Jack's Silly Little Friendly Neighborhood Star Trek Discovery Podcast

You knows who cares who the Red Angel is?  NOT ME, all I care about is sharing a dream with you, the Discoverino.  And that dream is the ultimate Talosian experience.  Barm and Kregg are back along with Richard Dunham (Ghibli Minute) to delve into Vena, the Talosians, the Cage/Menagerie, manipulative nostalgia, and some juicy Michael Burnham/Spock DRAMA.  Along the way, we’ll dish about Section 31 being a cancerous tumor (not a tumor!) that needs to be excised from Disco, the awesomeness of Culber and Pike, Saru’s fight club (don’t talk about it), how Discovery is ALREADY Tarantino Star Trek, Ethan Peck’s Spock, Red Angel BULLSHIT and so much more!  Jeez.

Spock!  Spock, Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock.  Kevin Young (Reopening the Wormhole) Spock Spock Spock, Spock Spock Spock.  Spock Spock Spock?  Spock Spock Spock, Spock Spock Spock!  Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock.  Spock Spock Sarek Sybok Spock.  Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock.  #prayforlorca #prayforsybok

Saru discovers his past is a LIE, and sets out to find the truth about his family, and his ability to transform into the powerful post-Va’harai Kelpien.  Ferengi expert Kregg Castillo makes his Season 2 debut on Jack’s Silly Little Friendly Neighborhood Star Trek Discovery Podcast, and discovers that along with Barm and Jack, they are about to become Kelpien/Ba’ul experts as well.   It’s an exciting time as we talk Ray Bradbury, Armus (of course), Saru’s wacky backstory shenanigans, the fun Ash Tyler/Captain Pike dynamic, the ridiculous and delightful over-the-top Ba’ul, Va’harai, making huge society changing decisions on a whim with no information and the tattered remains of the prime directive, and boldly going forward from here!  Of course, it wouldn’t be a Disco season 2 ‘cast without those nutty Red Angel theories.  THE PODCASTERS SPEAK.

Jack’s ApeCast cohost and Trek noob Geoff Clarke is back on the cast to endure Jack’s bellyaching about Section 31 and perhaps give him some much needed perspective.  Of course, he’s not too wild about some other aspects of this episode, particularly those involving a certain doctor in a certain network you may have heard about.  Their feelings on the episode, however, are not gonna stop these two goofballs from talking about Dr. Zaius and dinosaurs, characters like Linus and Jett Reno who do not appear in the episode, Tarantino movies and their lack of Schwarzenegger, Star Wars, and whatever other dumb stuff they feel like talking about!  Be like Georgiou, and enter into our snake pit!

Kevin decided to stick around for another week to hang out with Barm and Jack and find out just what the heck an obol is and what this Charon character needs with one anyway.  Along the way, they revisit the classic soft/hard G debate like the hard Gs that they are, talk Toto’s Africa too much, delight in the joys of Spanish-speaking Saru, speculate on the future of everyone’s favorite Saurian, Linus and what a future without fear chubs will be like, see how many languages Google can say “mushroom” in it, gush over their love of Jett Reno, and ruminate on the difficulties of podcasting on things that are neither great nor terrible.  This podcast is one tasty mushroom you’ll want to leave on your pizza for sure.

The latest and greatest episode of Jack’s Stilly Little Star Trek Discovery Podcast is here, and guess what?  It’s a full blown Reopening the Wormhole (re?)union!  That’s right, Sam Stovold (also of Marvel Star Wars Explorers) and Kevin Young (for about half the episode) join Jack to dish on Point of Light, the first episode of season 3 to really give them pause.  Since it’s basically an RTW episode, that means it going to get out of hand very quickly as the gang does their classic shtick talking The Fugitive and ’94 Oscars, how bad Section 31 is sitting with them, Emperor Georgiou and her wacky antics, Klingon hair, severed infant heads, and an epic mailbag leads Jack and Sam to spiral into a sprawling discussion on what they want from Star Wars!  It’s got everything, baby!  #prayforlorca

If you’re looking for some religious inspiration in your life, you’ve found the one, true faith:  Jack’s Silly Little Friendly Neighborhood Star Trek Discovery Podcast!  Jack is the Lord, and along with his apostles Barm and Geoff Clarke of the ApeCast, will guide you to podcast heaven as they take a look at the surprising second episode of Disco’s second season.  It is written that they shall decree their thoughts on Captain Pike, Tilly’s spooky new pal, angels, religious undertones, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Apes and Star Trek, Saru’s C-3POness, Canada’s #1 drink the Caesar, mushrooms, that ol’ Trek feel, and all those other classic Trek topics that you spiritually hunger for.  How does it all fit into your life.  To understand the context, you’ll just have to hit play.  Context Is For Kings.

Better late than never!  You didn’t think Jack’s Silly Little Friendly Neighborhood Star Trek Discovery Podcast would falter in its quest to bring you the ultimate podcast experience for every single episode of the explosive CBS All Access smash hit Star Trek: Discovery, did you?  Nope, all the thrills you’ve come to expect are here with NEW Season 2 attitude.  Expect the unexpected, as Jack throws  everyone a curveball by bringing a very sleepy Barm on the show to start things off with a bang as they discuss how they like a lot of aspects of Season 2 of Discovery but that it also has some FLAWS…. I guess some things never change.  Featuring an all new original song by Kevin Young!    

I know, I know, when are they getting to the Season 2 factoryyyyyyy!?  We’re almost there, but Barm and I had to take ONE more pit stop along the way, and it turned out to be a goshdarned fun new book about Discovery’s breakout star Tilly and her wacky teeeeeen years.  You ever wished for a little more Judy Blume in your Star Trek?  Neither did we, until we got it.  The Tilly Book proves you can write a Star Trek book without a starship battle at the end (or at all) or a single phaser shot and still come out on top!  All it takes is a little heart, courage and spunk.  And mushroom talk.   A LOT of mushroom talk. 

Cudgel.  Harcourt.  Fenton.  MUDD.  Cudgel.  Barm.  Cudgel.  Short Treks.  Cudgel.  Geoff Clarke (The Apecast).  Cudgel.  Sam Stovold (Reopening the Wormhole, Marvel Star Wars Explorers).  Cudgel.  Kevin Young (Reopening the Wormhole).  Cudgel.  Tellarite.  Cudgel.  Burritos.  Cudgel.  Star Trek.  Cudgel.  Androids.  Cudgel.  Jippers!  KUDGEL. 

Magic happened and Jack managed to get three guests to buy and read the definitive highlight of the entire Star Trek franchise, the T’Kuvma comic.  But this time it’s back to regular old Disco novel/comic business, and that means it’s just Barm and Jack talking about the second and third HOTTEST comic EVENTS of 2018.  Succession, and the Star Trek Discovery Annual #1!  That’s right, Disco is FAR from done running the Mirror Universe into the ground, and me and Barm discover that maybe we LIKE it that way!  Also, witness the triumphant return of Fungibabble in Stamets Begins, aka Star Trek: Discovery Annual #1.  The fungi never stops on Jack’s Silly Little Friendly Neighborhood Star Trek Discovery Podcast.

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The thrilling conclusion is here!  Jack has been up all night and his facing the harsh of light of morning and some hard truths about his life.  Kregg has been sitting in his bathroom for six hours now.  They’re drunk and they’ve just spent three hours watching Ewok movies.  It’s the PERFECT TIME for them to bring a close to the DRUNK STAR WARS SAGA (at least until new Star Wars movies come out), by watching the one Star Wars movie that neither of them have ever seen.  The undisputed classic crown jewel of the Star Wars franchise, 2008’s “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”.  What will they think?  Will this become their favorite Star War?  Find out by firing up your copy and joining them on this adventure!  It’s the perfect way to spend the last hours of 2018.

The Drunk Star Wars Party rages on as Jack and Kregg follow up Caravan of Courage by immediately watching its superior sequel, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, and quickly discover any movie with Teek and Wilford Brimley in it can’t be that bad.  Along the way we’ll be offering up all kinds of half-baked theories about what’s going on that could be solved by actually paying attention to the movie, and delving deep into the culture and mythology of Endor.  Oh, and DIA-BEETUS.

Drunk Star Wars is going full steam ahead to the forest moon of Endor, as Jack introduces Kregg to the wonderful world of Ewok Adventures, and Kregg introduces Jack to the wonderful world of podcasting from the bathroom.  Like Mace and Cindel, they are at the beginning of a long and arduous journey.  Will there be a Wicket to save them, in this, the DRUNK COMMENTARY TRACK for Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure?  There’s only one way to find out!  Gunda!

Happy Life Day everyone!  Your gift is more Drunk Star Wars!... in commentary form.  We’re going into the deeper gnostic regions of the Star Wars cinematic universe as Jack guides Kregg to some Hi-Third-Oh unseen Star Wars films for him.  We’re kicking it off with something amazing; the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special!  What more can be said here, except to tell you that if you want to follow along with us, try to find a version titled “The Star Wars Christmas Special” (even though that’s not what’s it called; the War on Christmas started MUCH earlier than we imagined), which also has commercials from the original airing, which are honestly more fun to see than the Special itself.  It’s like a skyscraper made of hot dogs! 

Jack has once again handed the reins over to Continuity Carlos for his 2nd Annual Christmas Special, and what a special it is.  Chagrined that Jack left him out of the five million Last Jedi podcasts that he’s recorded, Carlos has decided to take matters into his own hands, and assembled a team of podcast all stars, namely DS9’s own Thot Gor, Last Jedi star Chewbacca the Wookiee, Charlie Brown’s teacher, an African Elephant, and of course, Jack’s Silly host Jack Stovold (you couldn’t expect him not to keep an eye on things at least).  Try and see how far you can get!  ‘Tis the season for this silly podcast to release its THIRD Last Jedi episode.   Of course, it’s late because Carlos couldn’t get his s**t together in time.

In this thrilling outtake from an ApeCast recording, Jack, ApeCast cohost Geoff Clarke and ApeCast theme song composer Amos Dunn talk about a sick Michael Burnham, the upcomng Picard show, Spaghett, boxes, Tom Jones, and so much more! (Actually, almost nothing more). It's the perfect appetizer to whet your appetite for more holiday fun to come!\\In this thrilling outtake from an ApeCast recording, Jack, ApeCast cohost Geoff Clarke and ApeCast theme song composer Amos Dunn talk about a sick Michael Burnham, the upcomng Picard show, Spaghett, boxes, Tom Jones, and so much more! (Actually, almost nothing more). It's the perfect appetizer to whet your appetite for more holiday fun to come!

Barm’s back again for a trip, a Short Trek if you will, to Kaminar, to see the long awaited origin of Saru.  And now that we’ve seen it… well.  Just listen to the episode.  We’re talking about kelp, kelp farming, Kelpiens, Final Fantasy X villages, classic haphazard Discovery storytelling, Stargate, The Predator, JJ Abrams-style Mystery Boxes, and most importantly, Saru, his family, and his abduction at the hands of the ruthless, bloodthirsty Philippa Georgio.  Oh, and CGI Hummingbird Bug Things.

Join Jack and Barm on a Calypso cruise to the sora-hawk, Betty Boop and taco-filled future that awaits us some 1300 years from now.  While we marvel at the simple beauty of the show, we’re also talking short dicks and shorter Treks, Discovery’s love of holograms, the surprising ways this reminds them of TNG, some fantastic story ideas for the upcoming animated Trek show, and Calypso, man.  Like, what does it mean, what’s it all ABOUT, you know what we’re saying?