In this episode we speak with the comics author, horror fan, reformed journalist, and Meme Lord Matt Schorr.

Topics

• Memes and such
• Discovering Star Trek as a child
• Over-the-air star trek viewing
• Matt does not have Paramount+
• Convention experiences
• Matt’s favorite comic shop: Rick’s Comic City
• John does not understand comic book scheduling
• When your host set up at a Star Trek fan meetup and interviewed attendees
  • Trek Profiles 13 & 14: Fans Galore Parts 1&2
• IDW Comics
• Jim Kirk’s Kelvin Cupcake
• Dating tip for nerds: slowly reveal the crazy
• Trigger Warning: A mention of the Twilight Saga
• A bit on Steampunk
• Cosplay rules
• The missing YouTube video: Ahab and the Aircraft Carrier and what it has to do with Matt’s comics
• You can see the original Sir Patrick in Moby Dick here
• Writer’s inspiration from Star Trek
• Matt admits to a rewatch faux pax for Star Trek: Enterprise
• Was Maritza culpable?
• Some info on Hannah Arendt
• Will Picard S3 change any of Matt’s Q-pinions?
• The importance of curiosity
• Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Solangen-Based life forms representative to the Federation Science Council
• From the Bonus Material
  • The binge strategy
  • Strong, yet arbitrary rules about podcast listening
  • John recommends this podcast for Ukraine war news: Ukraine – The Latest
  • More than you ever wanted to learn about the Twilight saga
  • Diversions on Dune, Game of Thrones, Asimov, and more
    • Frank Herbert didn’t explain much
    • The Federation is an expansionist technocratic empire
  • John’s hare-brained ideas on how to watch Star Trek and the lore and money
  • Chatting about Gene’s Vision ™
  • The Rampaging Bull in small town America
  • Why Mrs. Trek Profiles liked Galaxy Quest
  • Rich Corinthian Leather

Episodes

• The Wrath of Khan (Movie, 1982)
• Star Trek (Movie, 2009)
• The Best of Both Worlds TNG S3E26 & S4E01
• Schisms TNG S5E06
• Terra Prime ENT S4E21
• Duet DS9 S1E19
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Movie, 1991)
• Tapestry TNG S7E15

Connect

• Matt’s website is https://www.mattschorr.net/
• His YouTube is here
• Twitter is found here along with many of memes
• Instagram is also available
• Matt’s podcast: Tales from a Small-Town Journalist is here

Support

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Acknowledgements

Background photo by Dan Russo on Unsplash

Would you like to write some Kobayashi Maru lightning round questions? If you’d like to submit some for possible inclusion on the show, you can send me a message via Twitter or email me. I give some suggestions on good questions here.