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Trek Untold Episode 77: Best of Trek Untold in 2021, Part One

As 2021 comes to a close, Trek Untold looks back on some highlights from this past year. In part one of two, let’s revisit our interviews with Jonathan Frakes, Duncan Regehr, Dey Young, Raven Dauda, Dennis Madalone, Ron Canada, Harvey Jason, John Putch, Noah Averbach-Katz. Check out “A Strange New Pod” here – www.strangenewpod.com Listen…

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Trek Untold Episode 70: Jill Jacobson, Vanessa from Star Trek TNG “The Royale” and Aroya from Star Trek DS9 “Broken Link”

Jill Jacobson, Vanessa from Star Trek TNG “The Royale” and Aroya from Star Trek DS9 “Broken Link” Trek Untold welcomes the ravishing Jill Jacobson to the podcast, who you may remember as the clueless Vanessa from the season 2 TNG episode “The Royale” and the DS9 season four finale “Broken Link” as Aroya, the owner…

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Trek Untold Episode 68: Shawn Ewashko, Visual Effects Project Manager at CBS, talks Star Trek VFX

Shawn Ewashko, Visual Effects Projects Manager at CBS, talks Star Trek VFX Visual effects are one of the most important parts of any sci-fi series, and is often an integral part of any TV show or film, whether you are aware of it or not. When it comes to Star Trek, everything from computer screens,…

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Trek Untold Episode 64: Robin Morselli, Background Actor & Stand-in for 120 Episodes of Star Trek

Robin Morselli, Background Actor & Stand-in for 120 Episodes of Star Trek Trek Untold digs deep with this interview with a performer who hasn’t told her story before anywhere. Robin Morselli was a regular background actor and stand-in, most notably on DS9 as a Bajoran Ops officer (and occasional civilian, and there’s a story about…

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Trek Untold Episode 61: Noah Averbach-Katz, Ryn from “Star Trek: Discovery”

Noah Averbach-Katz, Ryn from “Star Trek: Discovery” Noah Averbach-Katz was the Andorian named Ryn from season three of “Star Trek: Discovery” and quickly became a fan-favorite character. Underneath that makeup was Noah Averbach-Katz, a legit hardcore Trekkie with a deep passion for the franchise that started as a child. He is also the significant other…

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Trek Untold Episode 58: Marco Rodriguez, Captain Paul Rice & Glinn Telle from Star Trek TNG

Marco Rodriguez is a veteran actor with over 130 credits to his name, and two of those roles were on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”  Marco first appeared on TNG in the first season episode “The Arsenal of Freedom” as a holographic version of Captain Paul Rice, where he shared the screen with Jonathan Frakes,…

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Trek Untold Episode 56: Kitty Swink talks Star Trek DS9 and her Cancer Survivor Story

Many Trekkies know Kitty Swink from her two Star Trek DS9 appearances and for being the wife of Armin Shimerman, AKA Quark! However, Kitty has a story and career that go much deeper than her time in Trek, and today we get to dive into that tale. Kitty played Bajoran Minister Rozahn in “Sanctuary” and…

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Trek Untold Episode 52: Ron Canada talks Star Trek TNG, DS9, and VOY

Ron Canada went from Harlem to the Delta Quadrant in the span of his over four-decade-long career on stage and screen, starting in NYC in theater and not long after in Hollywood with over 200 appearances in the many facets of his performing resume. Trekkies may remember Ron best as Martin Benbeck in the Star…

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Trek Untold Episode 50: Jonathan Frakes talks Star Trek TNG & Directing

Trek Untold celebrates its 50th episode and nearly a full year of shows, a big milestone for this podcast! What better way to celebrate this first anniversary than by talking with another Number One. This week, Jonathan Frakes joins the show to tell some stories about playing William Riker in all seven seasons of “Star…

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Trek Untold Episode 47: Ian Lake, Tolor from “Star Trek: Discovery”

Ian Lake appeared in two episodes of the third season of “Star Trek: Discovery” as Tolor, an Orion who runs a salvage yard for his aunt Osyraa of the Emerald Chain. He appeared first in “Scavengers” and again in “The Sanctuary.”  Ian talks about the highly secretive audition process for DISCO, the makeup transformation process…

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