We Are Starfleet

Strange New Worlds S3E8: "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans"STRANGE NEW WORLDS takes some extreme liberties with long established canon surrounding Vulcans. Mike Slamer and Ian Buckley are back to discuss this episode, with special guest IAN RAMSEY, well known for his song parodies of Star Trek! Host Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley Guest Ian Ramsey… 28 Aug 2025
1:53:11 Strange New Worlds S3E7: "What is Starfleet?""What is Starfleet?" Beto Ortegas asks 'What is Starfleet?' in this documentary-style episode of Strange New Worlds. Find out how well your hosts Craig Mackenzie and Ian Buckley think this episode answers that question! HOSTED BY Ian Buckley GUEST Craig Mackenzie SUPPORT Help support our show earn… 21 Aug 2025
1:01:12 Strange New Worlds S3E6: "The Sehlat Who Ate It's Tail"The crew is incapacitated and Craig takes command of the ship. Can Mike help him safely win the day by covering the latest episode of STAR TREK STRANGE NEW WORLDS, "The Sehlat Who Ate It's Tail?" A strong episode that accomplishes quite a bit to establish itself as a backdoor pilot for the… 14 Aug 2025
1:11:34 Strange New Worlds S3E5 : "Through The Lens of Time"Released from his inter-dimensional prison, Mike Slamer returns to host this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, chatting the Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode, "Through The Lens of Time" with Craig McKenzie. This episode returns us to Star Trek's high science fiction, but if you've ever had to… 7 Aug 2025
58:35 Strange New Worlds S3E4: "A Space Adventure Hour"On this week's We Are Starfleet , Ashley and Craig are joined by Mission Log: Gene-ology host and audio and technical producer Earl Green of TheLogBook.com to discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 episode 4, "A Space Adventure Hour." We've got a mystery to solve, so put on your best 60s… 31 Jul 2025
1:19:48 Strange New Worlds S3E3: "Shuttle To Kenfori"Strange New Worlds S3E3 "Shuttle To Kenfori" Captain Pike and Doctor M'Benga go on an "off the books" mission to hopefully give Captain Batel a fighting chance to live. Is there any genre Star Trek WON'T mash up? Join your hosts Mike Slamer and Ian Buckley for this week's coverage of Strange New… 24 Jul 2025
56:51 Strange New Worlds S3E2 "Wedding Bell Blues"Strange New Worlds S3E2 "Wedding Bell Blues" As the crew of the Enterprise gather to celebrate the Federation Centennial, a couple of unexpected arrivals force Spock to confront his feelings regarding Nurse Chapel. Join Ashley Thomas and her guest Geoff Owen as they explore their own feelings about… 17 Jul 2025
1:09:38 Strange New Worlds S3E1 "Hegemony, Part II"WE ARE STARFLEET is back, discussing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x01 "Hegemony, Part II." Can the Enterprise rescue our kidnapped crew members? Is Captain Batel the Monster’s Mother? Will Captain Pike’s hair get any taller? We discuss all this and more in today’s show! HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas… 17 Jul 2025
1:05:56 Happy First Contact Day!First Contact Day, that beautiful day of days when we set aside our differences to join the interstellar communities that await us. In this episode, we take a look at a few select episodes from across the STAR TREK franchise, from TOS, TNG, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer, Craig… 5 Apr 2025
1:26:08 Star Trek Section 31 ... is a movie we watched.The crew of the podcast is BACK! Kicking off 2025 with a brand new Star Trek movie, "SECTION 31!" It has been sufficiently panned by audiences and critics, but is there anything redeemable? Mike, Craig, Ashley and Ian get together to discuss their collective disappoint in the premise and execution… 29 Jan 2025
1:19:36 Celebrating 40 years of Star Trek III: The Search For SpockWE ARE STARFLEET comes together to look back at Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. As an older film it may be a product of it's time, but does it hold up? It's a Trek movie, so the answer is yes, even if it's an odd numbered movie! We discuss plot holes, recurring actors, a lack of characters… 23 Jul 2024
1:39:26 Discovery S5E10 "Life, Itself" - The Series FinaleWE ARE STARFLEET comes together to say goodbye to Star Trek Discovery. In this extra long episode, we chat through the episode "Life, Itself" as Burnham's quest for God comes to an end. Character arcs tied with a bow, goodbyes are shared. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer, Craig McKenzie, Ashley Thomas, Ian… 30 May 2024
1:44:50 Discovery S509 "LaGrange Point"In this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, hosts Mike & Ian strap in to not-explore a binary super-massive black home system in STAR TREK DISCOVERY "LaGrange Point." Does it matter who the Breen are under all the helmets? A great action episode that sets up the finale. Should it have been a part one?… 23 May 2024
1:04:15 Discovery S5E08 "Labyrinths"Discovery S5E8 "Labyrinths" (88) Welcome to our mind palace! Mike or Ian would have been just as annoying. In this episode of We Are Starfleet, Captain Ashley Thomas and Number One Craig McKenzie navigate the "Labyrinths" of Star Trek: Discovery 5x08. Can we find our way out? HOSTED BY Ashley… 16 May 2024
54:07 87: Discovery S5E7 "Erigah"WE ARE STARFLEET returns to Star Trek Discovery coverage with "ERIGAH!" And we're all here on vibes only. Considered a high water mark for the season, this podcsat invites long time listener Violet Hammond onto the show to discuss her unique perspectives on DISCOVERY, and Star Trek at large. Spore… 10 May 2024
1:00:13 86: Discovery S5E06 "Whistlespeak"In this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, Captain Ian Buckley and Number One Ashley Thomas are chatting "Whistlespeak" season 5, episode 6 of Star Trek: Discovery's final season. Let's go and meet the gods this week in this discussion. HOSTED BY Ian Buckley + Ashley Thomas SUPPORT Help support us, earn… 2 May 2024
1:16:32 85: Discovery S5E05 "Mirrors"Craig McKenzie and Mike Slamer take the helm for episode five of STAR TREK DISCOVERY, titled, "Mirrors." L'ak and Moll take center stage in this episode to give us their much-needed origin story. Meanwhile, Book & Burnham take a shuttle to a not-so-mysterious vessel, teased and hyped up online. The… 25 Apr 2024
53:04 84: Discovery S5E04 "Face The Strange"WE ARE STARFLEET returns to cover episode four of STAR TREK DISCOVERY, "Face The Strange." In this episode, Captain Burnham and First Officer Rayner get caught in their own little time loop! Your hosts Ian Buckley & Craig McKenzie unpack the events of the episode and break it all down. HOSTED BY… 19 Apr 2024
1:23:23 83. Discovery S5E03: "Jinaal"In today's episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, We take a walk in someone else's shoes...or is it the other way around? Discussing Star Trek: Discovery 5x03 "Jinaal" are Ashley Thomas, Mike Slamer, and special guest Brandi Jackola of WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS: A STAR TREK: DISCOVERY PODCAST. HOSTED BY Ashley… 11 Apr 2024
1:23:19 Star Trek: Discovery Season Five Premiere!WE ARE STARFLEET returns with your hosts Ashley Thomas, Ian Buckley, Craig McKenzie, and Mike Slamer! The premiere is a big double-episode bonanza so there's a lot to cover in this episode right from the get go. You'll hear a mix of opinions on the show, our hopes and dreams for what the season… 4 Apr 2024
1:37:01 81. Interview with John Billingsley aka Dr. Phlox!In this very special bonus episode of We Are Starfleet, Ashley and Ian sit down to chat with the one and only John Billingsley aka Dr. Phlox! We chat acting, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Trek Talks 3, a Star Trek telethon happening on January 13, 2024, live on YouTube. Trek Talks 3 benefits The… 7 Jan 2024
1:20:32 80. CERRITOS STRONG!WE ARE STARFLEET returns to your subspace feeds! Craig, Mike, and Ashley get together to discuss season four of STAR TREK LOWER DECKS. While we wait for the next Star Trek show to air (Discovery or Prodigy, any bets?) the wider Trek universe has a lot of applause for this season of Lower Decks. We… 9 Nov 2023
47:41 79. Strange New Worlds: S2E10 "Hegemony"We Are Starfleet completes its coverage of season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with the finale "Hegemony". Grab your closest nitrogen grenade and prepare for the coming of the reptilian adversary known as The Gorn. Mike Slamer hosts with Craig McKenzie, Ashley Thomas and Ian Buckley manning… 10 Aug 2023
1:30:03 78. Strange New Worlds: S2E9 "Subspace Rhapsody""But why are we singing?!" WE ARE STARFLEET covers the very first musical in Star Trek history. We've brought in a couple of guys that know a thing or two about musicals, Geoff Owen and Martyn Hearn. Warm up those vocals and tune in for our coverage of episode 2x09 of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS… 4 Aug 2023
1:05:38 77. Strange New Worlds: S2E8 "Under The Cloak Of War"WE ARE STARFLEET is a STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS podcast wrestling with the trauma of war this week, as Doctor M’Benga and Chapel revisit the horrors of their time on the moon of J’Gal. Tune in for our coverage of episode 2x08 of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, "Under the Cloak of War" Hosted by… 1 Aug 2023
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