SyFy Sistas
77 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsFour Black women, who are O.G., Gen X, and Millennial Trekkies, discuss Black science fiction in tv, films, graphic novels, books and conventions.
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Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut - Our Pilot of the Enterprise
April 12, 2024 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.9 MBstartreklegacy The Sistas welcome actor and writer Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut to the podcast and this episode is basically a love fest. The Sistas geek out and Ashlei indulges us. Thank you Phumz Sitole for texting Ashlei and thank you Ashlei for saying yes. Find out more about Ashlei: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6569232/?ref_=nmawd_ov IG & Threads: @ashleisharpechestnut Twitter: @ashleisc Support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena...
Phumzile Sitole: Another Theater Kid on Star Trek
March 29, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBThis week all of the SyFy Sistas are on the show. And Phumzile Sitole, Star Trek Discovery's General Diatta Ndoye joins us. We fell in love with Phumz’s big heart and her smile that brightens up the entire room. And...we may have convinced her that Star Trek DS9 is worth a watch. Watch Star Trek Discovery on Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/ Find out more about Phumzile: IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8669708/ Instagram: @phuzap Support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patre...
Raven Dauda: Our Beloved Spiritual Alien
March 15, 2024 13:12 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBThe Doctor is In. When the Sistas met Raven Dauda, Star Trek Discovery's Dr. Tracy Pollard, at a random breakfast it was love at first sight. This week sit back and listen as they geek out together over the meaning of... Watch Star Trek Discovery on Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/ Find out more about Raven: https://www.ravendauda.com/ Support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackb...
A Conversation with David Ajala
March 01, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBPart 1 The Sistas embark on Season 4 with Shakespearean actor, dancer, drummer and beautifully Black David Ajala. We also learn some important tid-bits about season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery. Find out more about David Ajala: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2916966/ Twitter: @iamdavidajala IG: @davidajala Watch Star Trek: Discovery on Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/ Blues Alley https://www.bluesalley.com/ Support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patr...
3.24 - The Sistas Talk Foundation
December 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBThe Sistas end Season 3 talking about Isaac Asimov’s Foundation books and the remix of the books that is AppleTV+’s Foundation Season 1 & 2. Watch Foundation on AppleTV+: https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-plus/ Isaac Asimov: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Isaac_Asimov?so=search Support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70 Thank you to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous: @dos_...
3.23 - Happy Golden Jubilee Doctor Who
November 24, 2023 16:10 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBThe Sistas welcome their favorite Whovian Paul J. Salamoff back to the show. The talk about 60 glorious years of Doctor Who: PBS to Disney, Doctors and Companions, the upcoming the upcoming specials and the new Doctor. Join Paul, Subrina and Tamia for the Who-nerd-out. Follow Paul J. Salamoff: https://www.instagram.com/paulsalamoff/?hl=en https://twitter.com/PaulJSalamoff https://www.youtube.com/user/psalamoff https://linktr.ee/salamoff Doctor Who:https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Do...
3.22 - The Urban Nerd Con II
November 10, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBThe Sistas welcome back our first second appearance guest. Our friend Roy M. Evins is back giving us all the details for the upcoming: The Urban Nerd Con. Below is the list of Early Bird ticket prices! These prices will be valid until 11:59pm Sunday February 4th 2024. Name - TUNC-Young Nerd Badge-Donated $25 Description-This is the standard Donated weekend Young Nerd Badge. This badge is for students 17 and under. Link: https://square.link/u/4kIQBSLh Name - TUNC-Young Nerd Badge ...
3.21 - The Consummate Creator, Brandon Schultz
October 20, 2023 13:06 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB"Without Star Trek Discovery there is no SyFy Sistas." The Sistas welcomed Brandon Schultz to show. Brandon is the co-founder and Producer of Street Legends Ink. He is the writer of Blade: Blood Thirsty, Blokhedz Mission G, Star Trek Discovery and Short Treks: The Girl Who Made the Stars. He is the consummate creator. Find out more about Brandon Schultz: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776206/ Instagram and Twitter: @bschultzwriting Street Legends Ink: @blokhedz Morehouse University:...
3.20 - Keith “Grandmaster” DeCandido
October 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBThe Sistas welcomed the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers’ Grandmaster; Keith DeCandido. If you have watched Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Stargate SG-1, Sleepy Hollow, Farscape, and Leverage then Keith has written a tie-in story for it. It is Star Trek Discovery’s 6th Anniversary so we invited Keith to talk about his upcoming Star Trek Discovery tie-in short story for the Star Trek Explorer Magazine. We talked, we laughed and we asked him ...
SyFy Sistas Book Club Author Series: Derek Tyler Attico
September 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBThis is the audio only version of Derek Tyler Attico’s live reading of his Star Trek Deep Space Nine short story, "The Dreamer and the Dream." This award-winning short story, along with other Star Trek short stories can be found at: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Strange-New-Worlds-2016/Various/Star-Trek/9781501161582 Pre-Order Derek’s highly anticipated upcoming novel, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko" at: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1803366230 Support the Sy...
Special 3.02: Taking Up Space
August 25, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes - 37.4 MBThe Sistas welcomed the Founder & CEO of Taking Up Space, Czarina Salido, to the show. This Special defintely shines a light on the non-profit BUT it quickly turned into a conversation between 5 grown women nerding out. We covered Alien Conspiracies, Ghosts, mothers and grandfather, little girls in STE(A)M and of course; Sci-Fi. Taking Up Space is a non-profit dedicated to increasing Native American representation and decreasing the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Ma...
3.19 - Shore Leave with Dayton Ward
August 11, 2023 14:10 - 38 minutes - 27 MBScribe Award winner Dayton Ward joined the Sistas for a live recording at Shore Leave 43 on July 8, 2023. Dayton talked about his love of writing, his mom, current Trek and his newest tie-in novel:"Star Trek Discovery: Somewhere To Belong." Check out Dayton Ward: http://www.daytonward.com Twitter: @daytonward IG: https:@daytonward_kc Check out Dayton’s newest novel "Star Trek Discovery: Somewhere To Belong" https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1668002299?tag=simonsayscom Donate ...
3.18 - Google It! The Strike Edition
July 28, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBRico E. Anderson has been a true Brotha to the SyFy Sistas from jump. He is always hyping us up and thanking us for the work that we love to do. So we wanted to thank him for his continued support and finally get one of our favorite humans on the show. Rico is an actor that has many credits, none of which you will hear about on this episode. Instead Tamia, Yvette and Rico talk about tap dancing, Black Studies, Marilyn Monroe & Ella Fitzgerald, being young and Black in the 90’s and of cour...
3.17 - Ensign Nyota Uhura
July 21, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 26.3 MBTHIS INTERVIEW WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE SAG-AFTRA STRIKE AND IS BEING AIRED WITH THE CONSENT OF OUR GUEST. SPOILERS! The Sistas were granted an interview by Paramount+ with Celia Rose Gooding following her starring role on Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode 206: "Lost in Translation." Join us as we sit down with the Grammy Award winning Actor for an overdue conversation regarding her place in Star Trek canon and in our collective hearts. Check out: Follow Celia on: Instagram @celi...
3.16 - The Author and the Dreamer
July 14, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 27 MBThe Sistas continue to celebrate 30 years of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with the author of the highly anticipated, “The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko” Derek Tyler Attico. Derek joined us for a live recording and we talked about his love of reading, writing and Benjamin Sisko/Benny Russell. The proposed release date is 10.10.2023. You can pre-order your copy of The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko here: https://titanbooks.com/71637-the-autobiography-of-benjamin-sisko/ Check out: www...
3.15 - Be Your True Self
June 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThe Sistas asked Matt Jennings from 1701: A Blerd Story, to come and celebrate Pride Month with us. We talked about being Black Queer Nerds, being Blerds, being Trek Fans and being True To Yourself. Happy Pride Everyone! You can find 1701: A Blerd Story here: https://www.youtube.com/@mattjennings5883 Follow Matt on: IG @mljenn TicToc @1701_a_blerds_tory Donate to send young women ages 14-18 to the Nichelle Nichols cadet space camp June 26-29, 2024 in Huntsville, Alabama. https://...
3.14 - Respice, Adspice, Prospice
June 23, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24.3 MBThe Sistas were granted an interview by Paramount +, with Yetide Badaki following her appearance on Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode 202: Ad Astra Per Aspera. Due to Yetide’s performance as Civil Rights Attorney Neera Ketoul, the episode is destined to be a classic Trek episode. In Yetide, the Sistas found a kindred soul and the geek out is palpable. Find out more about Yetide Badaki here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1462340/ Twitter: @yetidebadaki Instagram: @yetide Facebook: ...
3.13 - Telling Stories Out of School
June 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBThe Sistas continue to celebrate 30 Years of Star Trek Deep Space Nine with Writer and Producer Ira Steven Behr. Emmy and Hugo nominee Ira Steven Behr drops all sorts of juicy nuggets about Fame, thirty years of DS9 and the current Writer’s Strike. Find out more about Ira Steven Behr here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066985/ Twitter: @irastevenbehr Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope log...
3.12 - If That Had Been a Sista
June 02, 2023 14:26 - 45 minutes - 31.8 MBThe first LIVE EPISODE recording of the The SyFy Sistas Podcast! The Sistas took the show on the road to Trek Long Island. They take a look at the many times a Star Trek episode would have been over in five minutes…IF THAT HAD BEEN A SISTA. Thank you to the crew at Trek Long Island for a wonderful experience. And thank you to all that joined us for this recording. Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for o...
3.11 - Boldly Go with the Nichelle Nichols Foundation
May 19, 2023 18:53 - 57 minutes - 40.1 MBThe Sistas discuss the mission of the Nichelle Nichols Foundation with Ms Nichols' sister, Marian Smothers and nieces, Nichelle and Nicole Nichols, co-owners of The Guilty Grape e-commerce shop. https://theguiltygrape.com/ From their fundraiser to send 20 teenage girls to the Nichelle Nichols Cadet Camp in Huntsville, AL to stories about Marian's celebrity sister these women of the Nichols Family exude charm and grace. Current Sponsors of the https://nichellenichols.foundation/ are h...
3.10 - Robb Pearlman For Grown-Ups and Kids
May 05, 2023 13:50 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBThe Sistas nerd out and speak 'book' with pop cultural king Robb Pearlman, who has written over 70 books, including Starfleet Is and Live Like a Vulcan, Love like a Wookie, Laugh like a Hobbit. With a self proclaimed agenda to "put out kindness" into the world, Robb is still determined to make you think. Sistas and Robb think about declaring things as canon and even delve into the world of Poet Smurf. Robb Pearlman’s website here: https://www.robbpearlman.com Instagram & Twitter: @robbp...
3.09 - A Picard Recap
April 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBOur fellow Trek Geeks Johnson Lee and Mike Thurlow from the Deep Space Pride Podcast join Subrina and Yvette for a season recap of Star Trek Picard. Four life long Trekkies with four different views of TNG and the last 10 episodes of Star Trek's most talked about season. We do a thorough job of spoiling the entire series...you have been warned. Deep Space Pride website here: www.deepspacepride.com Deep Space Pride Instagram & Twitter: @deepspacepride Please support the SyFy Sista...
3.08 - Paul J. Salamoff - Storyteller
April 07, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBWriter, Director, Producer, and Screenwriter launches his new novel The Silent Planet The Sistas sit down with Subrina's mentor, New York Film Academy screenwriting instructor Paul J. Salamoff, to talk about his new sci-fi novel The Silent Planet, described as Solaris meets Jurassic Park. This interview is a gift as Paul drops all sorts of wisdom from writing with a theme, to how to take a note, to the inspiration of collaboration. After over 30 years in Hollywood, Paul has a story about ...
3.07 - The Star Trek Cruise VI Recap
March 24, 2023 13:36 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBJust sit back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of The Star Trek Cruise. All the Sistas went this year. All the Sistas had a blast. Good friends, good music, good times. Bad news on the last day of the cruise when Doug Jones confirmed that our beloved Star Trek Discovery will come to an end in Season 5. So join all the Sistas as they reminisce, about seven glorious days, you're sure to get a laugh, Here on the SyFy Sistas podcast! https://startrekthecruise.com/ http://www.stormthedj.co...
3.06 - The Life and Times of Andreea Kindryd
March 10, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBAndreea Kindryd joined the Sistas from Australia for a chat about her sampler book "From Slavery to Star Trek." Ms. Kindryd drops names of 1960’s icons, a little bit of Star Trek and letters from Octavia Butler. Thank you to Larry "Dr. Trek" Nemececk for telling us about Ande’s book at the Star Trek Mission Chicago Convention. You can follow Andreea Kindryd: @akindryd Look for Andreea’s upcoming book "From Slavery to Star Trek." https://www.fromslaverytostartrek.com You can follow ...
3.05 - Tribbles Tribbles Tribbles with Science Division
February 17, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 40.1 MBThe Special that became an Episode. Jay and Kayleigha, the creaTORS of Star Trek Interactive Tribbles, join the Sistas to share their love of Trek and Tribbles, how they got started, and why they’re not opting to renew their Star Trek license with Paramount. Jay and Kayleigha come bearing gifts. They have site-wide discount deals and an exclusive SyFy Sistas deal until the end of March. Find Science Division here: https://sciencediv.com https://www.youtube.com/@sciencedivision9331 ...
3.04 - Our Man Sid
February 03, 2023 15:05 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBAlexander Siddig stopped by for a chat with Sistas. We fangirled out first (forgive us Sid). Then we spoke of his varied career in TV and Movies, 30 years of DS9, his virtual social group SidCity and the importance of Black and Brown representation. Find out more about Alexander Siddig: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796502/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 https://www.sidcity.net Twitter @alexsiddig Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you De...
Special 3.01 - Trek Long Island Convention w/ Stefanie Gangone
January 20, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBThe Sistas sat down and talked to Children’s Librarian Stefanie Gangone, founder of Library of the Kind and the Star Trek Long Island Convention. Trek Long Island is a new Science Fiction convention hosted by the Library for the Kind. The Librarian run organization promotes books and resources that celebrate diversity, inclusion, gender equality, LGBTQ+ and kindness. The Trek Long Island convention will focus on in-depth discussions about TOS, Trek's modern-day influences, Autism in Space...
3.03: David Livingston: the Director, the Producer, the Lionfish?
January 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBThe Sistas are kicking off their month-long celebration of 30 years of Star Trek Deep Space Nine with David Livingston. David has directed, produced and even co-written an episode of DS9. But what we are most grateful for is that he is the one the suggested Avery Brooks for the part of Benjamin Lafayette Sisko. Find out more about David Livingston here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0515237/ Follow David Livingston on social media here: Twitter @dclivingston Instagram @livingpix Plea...
3.02: Star Trek Prodigy is EPIC
December 30, 2022 14:54 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBParamount granted us not one, but two interviews with Kevin and Dan Hageman, the producers of Star Trek: Prodigy. You heard Part 1 on our You Tube channel or website, but Part 2 is new! Watching twenty episodes of some terrific Trek, we were full of questions. Join in as Kevin and Dan give us inside information on the kids’ epic journey, the Protostar, Chakotay’s fate, the Diviner as Dad, Holo Janeway, and the plan for Season 2. Follow the Hagemans at: twitter.com/brothershageman and t...
3.01: Oh Captain, Our Captain!
December 23, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 37 MBThe Sistas are kicking off season 3 with the woman that started it all: Sonequa Martin-Green. Sit back and enjoy being the proverbial fly on the wall for a conversation of love, support, pride and laughter between 5 Black women. Let’s Fly! Find out more about Sonequa Martin-Green here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2792296/ Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70 Thank you to...
HoFoCo, TREK*talks2 and John Billingsley
December 02, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBIt's the Season 2 finale! And the Sistas are ending this memorable season with our third Special. John Billingsley drops by for a leisurely chat. The Sistas and John talk about the upcoming TREK*talks2, the 8-hour telethon and the charity that it will benefit, The Hollywood Food Coalition (HoFoCo). Not to worry, there are plenty of Dr. Phlox/Star Trek Enterprise fan-girl moments. The mission of the Hollywood Food Coalition is to feed and serve the immediate needs of the hungry every day...
2.17 - Star Trek Hanging Chads
November 11, 2022 18:01 - 1 hour - 33.4 MBIn this episode the Sistas refer to storylines from Star Trek Discovery and Legacy Trek that went absolutely nowhere. *A hanging chad refers to a small piece of paper intended to be punched from a larger sheet of paper, but still remaining attached. Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70 Thank you to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous: @dos_theanonymous_1 You can find th...
2.16 - The Hair Episode
October 28, 2022 14:07 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBIt all started in Vegas and the Sistas are going to talk about it! A discussion about Black hair is NEVER just about style, but neither is a discussion about Star Trek hair. Man or woman, neither or both, alien or Starfleet, there's always something crazy going on with the hair. We discuss...the long and short of it. Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70 Thank you to our so...
Special 2.02: Esther's Echo
October 14, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 13 MBOur Trek Geeks colleague and founder of Esther’s Echo, Matthew Cimone, drops by to share with the Sistas his important charity and how we can all donate. Esther Kanu is a leader. Esther is a survivor. After experiencing the horrors of female genital mutilation, poverty, forced marriage, and war, she dedicated herself to a mission: that no young woman in Sierra Leone should have to face the life Esther had. And with that mission, in the middle of a civil war, Esther started a school called...
2.15 - The SyFy Sistas’ Doctor Who Primer for Non-Whovians
September 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBThe 59 year old franchise will conclude the Thirteenth Doctor era this October with the BBC special "The Power of the Doctor". The franchise's first female Doctor, Jodi Wittaker, will make way for its first Black Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, in 2023. Before the Time Lord regenerates join the SyFy Sistas as they get a Doctor Who primer from devout Whovian Jamal Taylor. Follow Jamal Taylor on the following socials: Instagram: @jamaltaylor72 FaceBook: Jamal.TaylorNY Twitter: @Jamal__Taylor Fi...
2.14 - Auntie Adele
September 16, 2022 19:11 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBFYI: The Sistas have officially commandeered Jean-Luc Picard’s Aunt Adele. Picard’s Aunt Adele was mentioned in three episodes of The Next Generation (TNG). The namesake of Picard’s Aunt Adele was the Assistant Director of TNG for its entire run, as well as several seasons of Voyager. Ms. Simmons tells us all about TNG via the L.A. night club scene of Nat King Cole and Lena Horne, her 400 days in one of the most competitive training schools in the film industry and the slow mutation of ...
2.13 - The SyFy Sistas Star Trek Top 10: The First Seasons
August 12, 2022 14:04 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBAccording to Paramount Plus, Strange New Worlds holds the record from most watched original series in the franchise over its first 90 days. But is it the best first season of any Star Trek series? Inquiring Sistas wanted to know. So, they sent Sista Subrina, CPA into the depths of the IMDb ratings armed only with her vintage HP Scientific Calculator to search for the truth. Standby as the Sistas reveal results that will rock your Trekkie world. You can find Discovery Trek: Strange New Wo...
2.12 - The SyFy Sistas' Cookout!
July 29, 2022 14:52 - 56 minutes - 26.3 MBIT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR! This week the SyFy Sistas travel back through Legacy Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT) in search of the answer to the deep question…Who’s invited to the cookout? Which of your favorite Trek characters made the cut? Which series had the most invites and which one had none? Somebody put on the Frankie Beverly and Maze and break out the cards cuz it’s cookout time, SyFy Sistas style! Find Maze featuring Frankie Beverly http://www.mazemuze.com/flash/Renaissance/in...
The Urban Nerd Convention
July 15, 2022 13:15 - 30 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Sistas sat down and talked to Roy M. Evins II, founder of The Urban Nerd Con (TUNC). Join us and find out why Roy & the SyFy Sistas believe that the The Urban Nerd Con will become the Premier Urban and Multi-Cultural Comic, Gaming, Cos Play & Tech event in the South East! Providing Creators of African descent across the diaspora an opportunity to show case and sell their work! This is also a place where fans will be able to come see and buy some of the BEST Indy and Urban art work, co...
Special 2.01: The Urban Nerd Convention
July 15, 2022 13:15 - 30 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Sistas sat down and talked to Roy M. Evins II, founder of The Urban Nerd Con (TUNC). Join us and find out why Roy & the SyFy Sistas believe that the The Urban Nerd Con will become the Premier Urban and Multi-Cultural Comic, Gaming, Cos Play & Tech event in the South East! Providing Creators of African descent across the diaspora an opportunity to show case and sell their work! This is also a place where fans will be able to come see and buy some of the BEST Indy and Urban art work, co...
2.11 - Introducing Your New Pilot: Melissa Navia!
July 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 32 MBWARNING this episode of the SyFy Sistas Podcast is full of SPOILERS! If you have not watched season 1 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds please head to your Paramount+ streaming service and watch it now. The Sistas met Melissa in April and the assignment was to ask questions about this great new Star Trek Show but in the end; we bonded over short hair, the authentic portrayal of military women and of course, our beloved USS Enterprise’s newest pilot, Lt. Erica Ortegas. It is July, the fi...
2.10 - Hi Krys Marshall!
June 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBIf you haven't watched the latest episode of For All Mankind: “Game Changer” (season 3; episode 2), head to your nearest AppleTV streaming service and watch it now. WARNING this episode of the SyFy Sistas Podcast is full of SPOILERS! The Sistas came to For All Mankind a season late. But as soon as we started watching and were introduced to Krys Marshall’s character Engineer/Astronaut and Trekkie Commander Danielle Poole, we were hooked. Join us as Subrina Fangirls over NASA and Dani Poole...
2.09 - Tawny Newsome
June 10, 2022 13:46 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBTamia and Yvette go to Star Trek Mission Chicago and get to meet and interview the delightful Actor, Writer, Comedian and Musician Tawny Newsome. We bond, we laugh, we cry and we don't record...ruh roh! Fast forward to post Awesome Con and we hit record for a conversation with our friend Tawny Newsome. For more on Tawny Newsome checkout her website: www.tawnynewsome.com Star Trek Mission Chicago: https://www.startrekmissions.com/en-us.html Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo ...
2.08 - Behind the Scenes at the Strange New Worlds Premiere & VIP Party
May 20, 2022 19:01 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBWe experienced so many cool things, people, and places thanks to Anson Mount’s kind invitation to the NYC Premiere. He is the real deal. We got to do something we never dreamed we’d do and had to share it with you. We’d like to thank Trek Geeks Bill and Dan (Hi, Ted!) for getting us on the screeners and junket lists, which starting this whole incredible thing. We’d also like to acknowledge Mackenzie who helped us on interview day and got us that spot on the Red Carpet, and Leigh for helping...
2.07 - Meet Jayne Brook
May 13, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBThe SyFy Sistas sit down with Jayne Brook, a film and TV actor that has earned three Screen Actors Guild nominations for Chicago Hope and a Prism Award for Performance in a Drama Series for Boston Legal. We know her for her role as Star Trek Discovery's Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell. This role finally redeems StarFleet Admirals in every Star Trek "universe" and/or "timeline". Our conversation ranges from underwear fittings, the Garage Door explanation, the epic tweet, SMG, Bio Trekkies, bei...
2.06 - Star Trek: The Cruise V Convo
April 01, 2022 18:18 - 1 hour - 45 MBIt’s been a while, so the SyFy Sistas present our 12” Disco Version of Star Trek: The Cruise V. This is our love letter to Royal Caribbean Cruises and Entertainment Cruise Productions, some of the hardest working people at sea. But we aren’t the only ones telling sea stories. We taped a few of our new friends while on board for a real “And You Were There” feel.
2.05 - The Many Faces of David Benjamin Tomlinson
February 25, 2022 15:11 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBDavid Benjamin Tomlinson, the alter ego of Star Trek Discovery’s favorite Saurian science officer, Linus, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation. The talented writer, producer, and actor spills the tea on keeping up as a Klingon, his cast buddies, and how he made Sonequa Martin-Green crack up his first day on the set as Linus.
2.04 - Far Beyond the Stars 24th Anniversary Tribute
February 04, 2022 22:12 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBFar Beyond the Stars, one of the most celebrated episodes in the Star Trek franchise, was written by one of the most creative, thought-provoking, and prolific tv science fiction writers of our time, Marc Scott Zicree. The Sistas sat down with Marc to talk about how the then controversial Deep Space Nine episode made it to the screen, why Avery Brooks had to direct it, and the efforts of the cast and crew to make it as authentic as possible. But Marc told us we could ask him anything, so we ...
2.03 - Dr. Mohamed Noor: The Bio Trekkie Explains EVERYTHING!
January 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBIt's 'Science with Mohamed' as the Sistas get the answers to those questions you've been dying to ask. The episodes "Distant Origin" and "Lineage" from Voyager, and "Masterpiece Society" and "Up the Long Ladder" from TNG come up in this conversation. But as we delve into that whale movie and any season of Discovery it becomes science 2.0. Dr. Noor debunks a Sista's "in the year 2525" theory, explains the difference between selective breeding and genetic engineering, and confirms that if the...