In this episode we speak with Carl Wonders. He’s a long-time Star Trek fan with an interest in film scores and composers. Carl also holds a PhD in Neuroscience! Check out this wide-ranging discussion on his fandom and his favorite episodes.
Topics
- On being alone in the Big City
- The “warmth” of vinyl records
- A writer compares playing physical media versus streaming
- The various AMT/ERTL plastic model kits
- The “Aztec” pattern for Starship model kits
- USS Enterprise E model by Steve Oster from STLV 2019
- Mr. Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise
- AwesomeCon in Washington DC
- The infamous McCoy outfit from Star Trek III & IV
- Deleted scene from Star Trek II that establishes Saavik as a half-Romulan
- The 1960’s novel Fail-Safe
- The “Han Shot First” controversy
- A brief primer on the Armenian Genocide
- Reno, Nevada sending mentally ill patients to San Francisco
- From the bonus material, see the image gallery below.
Playbill Magazine from Sir Pat’s One Man Show 
Inside Playbill for A Christmas Carol 
The Starfleet Uniform Recognition Manual 
Starfleet Officer Requirements 
Ships of the Starfleet front cover 
Ships of the Starfleet back cover 
A random page from inside Ships of the Starfleet
Episodes Discussed
- Star Trek Novel: The Entropy Effect
- Star Trek Novel: Q Squared
- Devil in the Dark TOS S1E25
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- The Wounded TNG S4E12
- The Siege of AR-558 DS9 S7E08
- All Good Things TNG Finale
- The Offspring TNG S3E16
- Duet DS9 S1E19
- Past Tense DS9 S3E11-12
- Far Beyond the Stars DS9 S6E13
- Deadlock VOY S2E21
- Lifesigns VOY S2E19
- New Eden DSC S2E2
Connect
Find Carl and connect with him on Twitter at @listeningtofilm
Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Visiting Professor of Cinematic Musicology at the Aldebaran Music Academy
Background photo by Ridwan Meah on Unsplash