Permission to come aboard!
"Set Phasers sounds like if NPR made a Star Trek podcast" - Eric S.
Stevie Manns is Scottish musician, creator and an avid TNG fan – with a penchant for Voyager – and now of course, Picard (best Captain IMHO)
Akie Bermiss is a former computer-nerd turned music-nerd. he writes songs about aliens, makes long speeches to his cat, and drinks coffee at all ours of the night. You may also know him from the popular band, Lake Street Dive…
Akie and Stevie met in the bustling NYC music scene and immediately hit it off over a love of old BBC television shows, cigars, and – of course – Star Trek.
Join us, won’t you? The “final frontier” of Star Trek awaits us!
Episodes
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
47 min
DISCO gets a retrofit - sexy new controls, detached nacelles, and comm badges that do EVERYTHING!
They are told to stand-by for an important mission. Unfortunately, Michael finds out that Book is in trouble and so she and Georgiou jump on his abandoned ship to launch a rescue. AWOL on the first day on the job! Captain Saru is displeased.
Meanwhile, the crew continues to bond; Linus is all over the place (literally); and Tilly is *not* a cat person.
Nov 16, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
38 min
In Season 3, Episode 5 DISCO finally makes its to Star Fleet/Federation Headquarters... And everyone is very suspicious of them. The powers that be want to split up the crew and maybe even the ship (DUN DUN DUN!)
Captain Saru and First Officer Michael Burnham must race to prove their worth to this advanced Federation and keep the crew (and ship) together — but the future is a very strange place and sacrifices must be made...
Nov 9, 2020
Nov 9, 2020
37 min
So there *is* a Federation out there somewhere (though the location is a secret)! Fortunately, Adira, the newest member of Discovery’s crew, is hosting a symbiont that knows where that is. She just can’t access its memories!
DISCO heads to Trill and tries to convince them to help her. In the meantime, the crew’s morale is starting to fray in a dangerous way, so: Captain Saru throws a dinner party!
Nov 2, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
39 min
A tearful reunion begins Episode 3 of Season as Michael and the crew of Discovery are back together again. But Michael has been here in the future for a full year all alone, things have changed, *she* has changed...
Is Discovery still home for her? Saru becomes Captain, Book comes aboard, and DISCO jumps home to Earth to find that much has changed since 900 years ago...
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Oct 28, 2020
Oct 28, 2020
37 min
In Episode 2 of Season 3, we get to see what happens when the Discovery comes through the time-rift...
The crew is still pretty badly beaten from their fight with Control, but they are picking up the pieces (in the case of the USS Discovery, literal pieces) as they race to get the ship functioning after a crash landing and discover a future that is not at all what it was cracked up to be...
Oct 26, 2020
Oct 26, 2020
1 hr 2 min
Star Trek Discovery is back!!
930 years in the future, Michael Burnham arrives alone and injured.
She meets an unkind stranger (with a very large cat) who informs her that the Federation had collapsed! And then... they go shopping (and all hell breaks loose)!
Akie and Steph get all excited and discuss the episode and all the fun facts and theories from this brand new episode of our favourite series that is... Star Trek: Discovery!
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Oct 14, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
1 hr 6 min
It’s the season 2 finale of Star Trek: Discovery. It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end!
Who is the red angel? Why is the red angel? CONTROL has *control* of all of Section 31. It’s seem like utter self destruction is the only way to ensure it doesn’t get the Sphere data.
Michael and Spock are in a real bind until they realize the most important question really is: WHEN is the Red Angel?
Answer that and “the end” might only be the beginning...
Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020
1 hr 1 min
We’re in the home stretch of Season 2 but things are getting *very* hairy...
First off, Michael’s Mom is the Red Angel (let that sink in) – but it ain’t all hugs and kisses. Secondly, remember Leland? Who had his brain poked at through his eye by a periscope of some sort? Well he’s fine (that’s a relief!) but he is acting a little strange. There is yet another red signal DISCO has to check out where Pike is confronted with a fairly unfair choice. Oh, and evil supercomputer Control? It’s back, baby!
Oct 5, 2020
Oct 5, 2020
1 hr 2 min
In episodes 9 and 10 of Season two, there is a traitor onboard — and everyone thinks it’s Ash! But there is really no time to hunt that down. The DISCO is on the run, and so is Admiral Cornwell (because Section 31 has stopped responding to her hails, what the what?!)
Spock has arrived and he has an axe to grind with his adopted sister, Michael. There’s a minefield (both emotional and literal) to navigate. and the traitor? it’s Airiam — but she tells Michael to find “Project Daedalus” before she gets ejected out of the airlock! WHAT IS PROJECT DAEDALUS? (spoiler: we’ll tell you!)
Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020
1 hr 3 min
The search for Spock continues!
Captain Pike gets caught in a time rift, Michael returns home to Vulcan, Tyler struggles to gain acceptance after his... episodes during the Klingon War. Section 31 is a dangerous place full of people with dangerous secrets.
Oh, and we find Spock. And he has a beard! And well, *that’s* when things get *really* weird
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Sep 28, 2020
Sep 28, 2020
56 min
What does it mean to be Kelpien? To be human? to be Starfleet?! Explorations go deeper as Akie and Steph discuss episodes 5 & 6 of Discovery’s second season.
We go into the Mycelial network to lose new friends and find old ones; we go to Kaminar to, well, kick butt; AND we go to Section 31 where we must confront our own intentions. What does it mean, after all, to be unified?
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Sep 21, 2020
Sep 21, 2020
54 min
With Season 2 underway, the happily ever after is starting to show some signs of stress....
The nascent Klingon Empire is have some stability problems, Tilly is still seeing visions of her deceased friend May Ahearn (and that may lead to some ship-wide troubles), Mr. Saru is suffering some deadly growing pains, and Michael’s mom, Amanda, drops by with news about her estranged brother Spock - ever heard of him?!
And, oh yeah, there’s still the mysterious Red Angel to deal with...
Sep 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020
1 hr 5 min
The adventure begins anew... While still reeling from the Klingon war (peacefully concluded at great cost) giant, inexplicable red “signals” in the cosmos have the entire Federation worried and confused.
Is it science? Is it divine design? Is it destiny?!
Season two of Star Trek: Discovery starts furiously and doesn’t let up for a moment. Captain Pike said it and we mean to honor it: make some noise.
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Sep 10, 2020
Sep 10, 2020
32 min
All’s well that ends well, right?! Season one comes to a defending climax with the Klingons having control of most of Alpha Quadrant, the DISCO attempting a suicidal mission to find the weaknesses in Qo’Onos, and this could be the end. Will it be well?! Or just: all’s that ends?
The good news is, the Kelpian feasting, murder ambitious, machiavellian emperor from the Mirror Universe is in charge of this new assault so — wait. Is that good news?
Oh dear. Will you take my hand?
Sep 7, 2020
Sep 7, 2020
1 hr 5 min
In episodes 13 and 14 of Season 1 of Star Trek Discovery, things get complicated; things get *very* complicated...
Evil Lorca, who is the only Lorca we ever knew, makes a renewed attempt at his coup of the fascistic Terran Empire. Michael is conflicted about stopping him which will save Evil Georgiou, the Emperor. Ash Tyler is no longer a Klingon sleeper-agent, but he’s not quite human either. There is war in the Mirror Universe, there is war in the “prime” Universe – and everyone is sorta at war with themselves.
There is only one episode left in the season: will it end in complete and utter annihilation?! ARGGGGH!
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2020
54 min
Oh my, oh my, oh my. We’re late for an appointment at the palace!
In this episode of Set Phasers, Steph and Akie discuss the insanity of the Mirror Universe, the nameless Emperor of the Terrans is revealed, delicacies are shared — and also: secrets? Or maybe not.
Also, there’s a war on, folks and Lt. Stamets is having a heart-to-heart...with Lt. Stamets ?!
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Aug 24, 2020
Aug 24, 2020
56 min
Where to begin? This week Steph and Akie discuss Star Trek: Discovery's eighth and ninth episodes in which there is some glorious Klingon battling, some disturbing (and progressive) loss of control of mental faculty, not a little bit of dire intrigue, and a great deal of everything else being turned completely inside out and all hell breaking loose!!! *PANTS*
In short: it doesn't matter where we begin – we shall end up somewhere completely unexpected!
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Aug 17, 2020
Aug 17, 2020
50 min
Strap in tight and hold on to your butts!
In episodes 7 & 8 of Star Trek: Discovery we are forced to contend with the consequences of serial time loops, the curious biology of Space Whales, sentient planets and the perverse nature of perpetual fear.
It is, indeed, “magic to make the sanest man go mad.” and in the end, no matter how lofty our goals, we’ll all end up in the Mudd.
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Aug 10, 2020
Aug 10, 2020
55 min
Stage a prison-break on a Klingon warship? And inject your head-scientist with the 23rd century equivalent of psychedelic (quantum) mushrooms? AND engage in dangerous liaisons with superior officers?! AND do a Vulcan mind-meld across time and space?! AND FALL IN LOVE?!?!?!
In episodes 5 & 6 of season one of Star Trek: Discovery the crew of the USS Discovery does it all – proving they have what it takes to stay alive in the 23rd century!
Also, Akie really wants one of those sweet DISCO shirts...
Aug 3, 2020
Aug 3, 2020
42 min
Akie and Steph discuss Season 1, Episode 4 of Star Trek: Discovery.
Discovery's fancy new "displacement spore drive" doesn't seem to be working and a nearby mining colony is under attack. AND they only have six hours to get there!! AND Captain Lorca is not all that understanding when it comes to failure!!!
Also, when Klingons fall in love over dilithium processors, we all get hot and bothered...
Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
37 min
Akie and Steph discuss Season 1, Episode 3 of Star Trek: Discovery. New ship, who this? The chief engineer is a bit prickly, the captain hoards secrets, and the new roommate... snores.
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Jul 20, 2020
Jul 20, 2020
36 min
Akie and Stephanie discuss Episode 2 of Star Trek Discovery: wherein Michael Burnham has to face the music and has to decide whether she Vulcan (or Vulcan’t) live with the consequences of her actions. Also, the Klingons attack!!! (after...100 years!!)
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Jul 13, 2020
Jul 13, 2020
42 min
Akie and Stephanie discuss the pilot episode of Star Trek: Discovery!
It's called The Vulcan Hello, it's all about Klingons (who haven't been seen for 100 YEARS!), and we get thoroughly confused a couple of times. Nonetheless, nerd-dom prevails in this first episode of Set Phasers: A Highly Illogical Star Trek Podcast.
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