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The Clonestar Podcast

The Clonestar Podcast

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Season 1

Lily Sloane: Women of First Contact ft. The Duras Sisters Podcast

Star Trek: First Contact turns 30. Jodi sits down with Ashlyn and Rhianna from The Duras Sisters Podcast to celebrate the film and the woman at its emotional core — Lily Sloane. A survivor, a builder, and the only person in the 24th century willing to tell Picard he was wrong.

Ron Jones: Scoring Star Trek TNG, the Borg, Family Guy & 40,000 Compositions

Ron Jones scored 42 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation — including The Best of Both Worlds — before being let go for making the music too good. He joins Seo to talk about TNG, the Borg, DuckTales, Family Guy, and a career built on refusing to write sonic wallpaper.

Raffa Virago on Cadet Pickford, Starfleet Academy & Life as a New Face in Trek

Cadet Pickford swallowed her combadge on the first day. Raffa Virago — the Brazilian-Canadian actress behind the role — joins Jodi to talk about life at Starfleet Academy, winning the 2024 Imagen Award for Dying in Plain Sight, and what it means to be part of a brand new era of Trek.

André Dae Kim on Chief Kyle, Strange New Worlds, Vampire Academy & Degrassi

André Dae Kim played Transporter Chief Kyle on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Christian Ozera in Vampire Academy, and spent years as Winston Chu on Degrassi. Mike sits down with André to talk about all three worlds — what it means to step into a character with TOS roots, and how you build a career across some of Canada's biggest genre productions.

Hannah Cheesman on Airiam, Star Trek Discovery & Building a Career Behind the Camera

Hannah Cheesman played Lt. Commander Airiam in Star Trek Discovery — a character whose death stopped fans in their tracks. Mike and Jodi sit down with Hannah to talk about taking on that role, the experience of performing under full prosthetics, and a creative career that goes well beyond acting into writing, directing, and producing.

Raven Dauda on Dr. Tracy Pollard, Star Trek Discovery & Life on the Best Set in TV

Raven Dauda played Dr. Tracy Pollard across all five seasons of Star Trek: Discovery — and she'll tell you it was the best set she's ever worked on. Mike and Jodi sit down with Raven to talk about life on the USS Discovery, working with Sonequa Martin-Green and Doug Jones, and a career built across stage, indie film, and some of Canada's biggest TV productions.

Ronnie Rowe Jr. on Lieutenant Bryce, Star Trek Discovery & Black Cop

Ronnie Rowe Jr. won a major Canadian film award for playing a Black cop navigating racism from both sides of the law. Then he joined the crew of the USS Discovery. Mike and Seo sit down with Ronnie to talk about both worlds — indie film, Star Trek, representation, and what it means to build a career on your own terms.

Rekha Sharma: From Battlestar Galactica to Star Trek Discovery — A Sci-Fi Icon

Rekha Sharma is a Canadian actress of Indo-Fijian descent, best known for her role as Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica (2006–2009), and Ellen Landry on Star Trek: Discovery. Mike and Seo sit down with Rekha to talk about two of sci-fi's most iconic roles and what it's like to be a beloved fixture in the genre. Sharma played the tough, doomed Commander Ellen Landry in the episodes "Context Is for Kings" and "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry", and later returned as the Mirror Universe version of Landry. We dig into her work on Discovery, her game-changing turn as Tory Foster across 31 episodes of BSG, and a career that's made her a sci-fi legend. A conversation about two franchises, two unforgettable characters, and an actress who's shaped some of the most important genre television of the past two decades.Welcome aboard the Clonestar Podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe through interviews, deep dives, and thoughtful conversation with the people behind the stories.

Michael Horton: From Star Trek to Murder, She Wrote | Clonestar Podcast

Michael Horton has appeared in over 150 network television shows, a dozen films, and 1500+ commercials. He's been Lt. Daniels in Star Trek: First Contact and Insurrection, Kovin in Voyager's "Retrospect," Grady Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote, voiced Chip Chase in Transformers, and appeared in Dances with Wolves. Seo and Jodi sit down with Michael to talk about a career that spans everything—from Trek to voice acting to working with Angela Lansbury—and how he pivoted from acting to founding the Los Angeles Creative Pro User Group, now 6000+ members strong.Welcome aboard the Clonestar Podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe through interviews, deep dives, and thoughtful conversation with the people behind the stories.

From Yesterday's Enterprise to Generations: David Carson's Trek Legacy

Director David Carson is known for Star Trek: Generations (1994) IMDb, the historic film that brought together the Original and Next Generation casts. Mike and Seo talk with David about helming this iconic film and the creative decisions that shaped it. During production, Carson fought to change Kirk's death from the original script, and after poor test screenings, the ending was re-written and re-filmed Wikipedia. Along with Jonathan Frakes, Carson is one of only two people to direct Star Trek for both television and film IMDb. Welcome aboard the Clonestar Podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe through interviews, deep dives, and thoughtful conversation with the people behind the stories.

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