Episode 63: Ron Wrobel

In this episode we speak with fan Ron Wrobel. He’s a long-time fan who enjoys the lighter side of Star Trek. I hope you enjoy this conversation!

Topics

Being a listener of the show makes Ron a bit nervous
Ron’s house has a Ready Room
Gatekeeping in general
Early in life Star Trek fandom
A temper-tantrum in the National Air & Space museum
The various incarnations of Captain Pike
The weight of Command on Pike
The concepts of “work” and “home” don’t apply on a Starship
We all forget so many episodes
The Trekkies movie put Ron off on the convention idea for a while
The Shore Leave podcast helped out
Getting over Las Vegas
“One and done” is a joke
Convention scheduling is a futile exercise
John wonders about how many times one can see the same panel
TrekRanks and the Top Five Scenes in a Turbolift episode
Photo Ops are the thing
Collecting Quark
An Avery Brooks autograph
An authenticity discussion
A few thoughts on the Star Trek Cruise
Being with someone who isn’t a fan
Cosplay appreciation – Tholian and Pike Chair
Being a Facebook Admin for a Star Trek group
Voyager left it handing
Star Trek revisionism
Canon discussion
A theory on the Romulan psyche
The joy of low stakes in a Star Trek episode
Sanitized history in the holodeck
Dinnae light the candle!
A forceful defense of Move Along Home
A brief diversion into the novel Solaris
What do aliens want?
Interpreting history via artifacts
EMH Speculation
Doing too much in an episode
Kes defense
The complexities of Pike
Do we have stories of how we got to the Prime Directive? Where are the stories of the destroyed civilizations that we caused?
The Enterprise is an airport Marriott
Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Chief Assistant Xeno-Mixologist for 10 Forward