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.

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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