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Captains' Logs and Lightsabers

Jonathan Hile

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Frequency: 1 episode/35d. Total Eps: 48

Join Chris and Jonathan, two friends from Pittsburgh who love BOTH Star Trek and Star Wars and cover both franchises in this podcast. Many episodes begin with Fandom Frontier where Chris and Jonathan discuss things outside of Trek and Wars. The show regularly provides coverage of Steel City Con, a pop culture convention in Pittsburgh three times per year. Episodes cover notable news from both franchises before the topic of the week, which may be season breakdowns of shows, character studies, and more!

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CLL 42 - Technology Throwdown

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 • Duration 52:30

In episode 42 of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers, Chris and Jonathan reunite to compare and contrast the different types of technology in Star Trek and Star Wars. They wonder if phasers and blasters have similar technologies behind them. Is the Holo-Net like the Holodeck? Is a tricorder more useful than a droid? And finally, they tackle the age-old question of who would win in a fight between a Starfleet Vessel and the Death Star, just for fun! Before they get into that discussion, Chris and Jonathan talk about an upcoming trip to the Shore Leave convention in Lancaster, PA, trivia competitions, and the ap-peel of seeing the Savannah Bananas.

0:00 Introduction
2:30 Fandom Frontier
11:30 SNW & Reboot Rumors
23:30 Feature Discussion
54:20 Wrap-Up & Outro

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Email: logslightsaberspod@gmail.com

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CLL #41 - Cultural Comparisons

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 • Duration 01:15:24

In this episode, Jonathan and Chris share their exciting plans and experiences. Jonathan and Chris recently attended the 20th-anniversary screening of “Revenge of the Sith.” Jonathan is currently engrossed in games like “South of Midnight” and “Clair Obscur Expedition 33” on Gamepass. He and his wife are eagerly anticipating a summer filled with concerts and theatrical performances. On the other hand, Chris has been at the Toypalooza convention and is preparing for the Shore Leave convention in Lancaster, PA, with his wife this summer. Jonathan and Chris then engage in a discussion about the exceptional second season of Andor. Our Feature Discussion delves into the captivating comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars organizations and ideologies, exploring themes such as the Klingons versus the Mandalorians and The Borg versus the First Order.

0:00 Introduction
1:55 Fandom Frontier
13:45 Summer Plans
19:15 Andor Season 2
42:10 Feature Discussion
1:15:00 Wrap-Up & Outro

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CLL #32 - Past/Future Tense

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 • Duration 01:14:01

CLL #32 - Past/Future Tense

Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast is back for its final episode of 2023 and we take a look in the rear view mirror at our favorite Star Trek and Star Wars projects throughout the year. Jonathan waxes poetic about a video game, Chris and Jonathan rehash their adoration for Picard Season 3, and more! The hosts also mention some of the things they’re looking forward to in 2024 from both franchises, despite an overall lack of information about what’s to come from either franchise. Before Chris and Jonathan discuss past and future things, they catch up the audience on their personal and professional lives, Jonathan talks about seeing John Williams conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Chris and Jonathan discuss their coverage of Steel City Con for Geek News Now as well as talk about their personal experiences at the December show.

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CLL #31 - Benjamin Sisko

Sunday, October 15, 2023 • Duration 01:15:55

Geek News Now is “FUELED BY THE FANS” and Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast is too! On Star Trek Day, September 8, Geek News Now posted a photo asking YOU to react to your favorite Starfleet captain. The post was notably missing one Captain Benjamin Sisko and y’all let us know it! There were hundreds of comments asking about Sisko, so seeing as how Star Trek is kinda our thing, the hosts of CLL decided to get together and pick their favorite Sisko episodes and the things that we feel make Sisko a unique personality and a wonderful Starfleet captain! We brought back John Mark Tolly from the GNN shows War of the Stars: A Star Wars Podcast and Star Wars Through The Eyes of a Child to wax poetic about the inimitable Benjamin Sisko!

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CLL 30 - Strange New Worlds Season 2

Thursday, September 7, 2023 • Duration 01:49:48

CLL 30 - Strange New Worlds Season 2

On this supersized episode of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers podcast, Chris and Jonathan are joined by fellow GNN A/V Club stars John Mark Tolly and Shah. Mark is the host of both War of the Stars: A Star Wars Podcast and Star Wars Through The Eyes of a Child. Shah is a regular co-host of The Geek Gauntlet Podcast and YouTube show live every Saturday night at 10:00 PM EST. The hosts and guests talk about their geeky exploits in HDYGTW, discuss their thoughts about Ahsoka episodes 1 and 2, and briefly cover some news. Then it’s warp factor 5 into the brilliance that was Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 episode by episode. It’s a SPOILER-FILLED discussion, listen along and then head to the GNN posts about the episode to sound off yourself on SNW Season 2! Your comment could be featured on a future episode of CLL Podcast!

0:00 Introductions

2:50 HDYGTW

7:35 Ahsoka Premiere Discussion

13:28 News Recap

16:00 SNW Season 2 Breakdown

28:50 Ad Astra Per Aspera

35:02 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

43:00 Among the Lotus Eaters

47:55 Charades

56:50 Lost in Translation

1:06:00 Those Old Scientists

1:14:24 Under the Cloak of War

1:21:52 Subspace Rhapsody

1:36:00 Hegemony

1:44:00 Self-Promotion & Salutations

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CLL #29 - Picard S3, Pt. 2

Monday, July 24, 2023 • Duration 01:09:19

Episode 29 of CLL joins an already in-progress discussion of Season 3 of Star Trek Picard. Jonathan, Chris, and Mikey of the Deucecast Movie Show talk Episodes 6-10 of Picard’s final season. It should go without saying, but there are full spoilers for the plot of the season throughout the discussion. Jonathan kicks off the show with an announcement about an upcoming guest interview on the podcast. Since the initial recording was almost 3 hours, the three hosts get a little delirious towards the end, but there’s some fun stuff that gets left in. Thanks again for continuing to listen to the show. We’d love for you to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Check the links below the chapter stops for everywhere to find the show and subscribe to The Deucecast Movie Show!

0:00 Introduction

2:55 E6: The Bounty

16:47 E7: Dominion

27:50 E8: Surrender

36:18 E9: Vox

45:40 E10: The Last Generation

56:10 Overall Thoughts & Trek Futures

1:05:44 Wrap-Up & Outro

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CLL #28 - Picard S3, Pt. 1

Thursday, July 6, 2023 • Duration 01:38:04

Chris and Jonathan are joined by Mikey from the Deuceast Movie Show Podcast to break down the incredible third season of Star Trek Picard! The discussion was so lively and in depth that it ran for nearly THREE HOURS! So we’re releasing it in two parts the month of July, as Episodes 28 and 29.

Episode 28 of CLL has the usual stuff like How Did You Geek This Week and a couple news stories. Then, the first five episodes of Picard season three are discussed before the ending theme for the podcast kicks in. Fun was had in this first half, some potshots are taken at the Sequel trilogy, and much 12 Monkeys love gets showered upon the show!

0:00 Introduction

3:39 HDYGTW

15:15 Writers’ Strike Fallout

22:43 Picard Physical Media

31:00 E1: The Next Generation

43:30 E2: Disengage

54:15 E3: Seventeen Seconds

1:09:20 E4: No-Win Scenario

1:23:48 E5: Impostors

1:36:19 Outro

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CLL#10 - Dr. Erin MacDonald Interview

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 • Duration 57:24

Travel back into the CLL Catalog with an interview from 2021 with Dr. Erin MacDonald, one of the current science advisors for Star Trek. With credits on Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds, this interview with Dr. Erin is not one to be missed! Jonathan and Chris had an incredible opportunity to interview Dr. Erin MacDonald, a PhD in Astophysics from the University of Glasgow in Scotland! MacDonald, in 2019, was hired as the official science consultant for the ever-expanding Star Trek Universe and currently works on all shows in development. Dr. Erin talks about her love of both franchises, her strong connections to Star Wars Rebels and Kathryn Janeway, how her love of Star Trek led to working on the franchise, and the science behind warp travel. Will humanity experience First Contact Day in 2063, or is this event purely a work of science fiction? Listen and find out the answer! 0:00 Introduction/Guest Background 2:25 First Trek/Wars Experience 6:45 Influential Characters 12:00 Learning About Janeway’s Return 15:15 Scientific Accuracy in Star Wars 18:05 The Mycelial Network in Discovery 21:10 First Contact Day On Time? 25:00 Turning Trek Love Into a Career 30:20 Dr. Mac Influences Trek Science 35:10 Kathryn Janeway/Kate Mulgrew 43:35 Advice for Women in the Sciences 46:20 Lasting Influence on Star Trek 49:45 Current Projects & Appearances 55:00 Contact Information/Outro Contact Dr. Erin MacDonald Website: http://www.erinpmacdonald.com Instagram: @drerinmac Twitter: @drerinmac Contact the Hosts Jonathan - justadisneygeek on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Chris - @chrisstough1 or @PghTrekChat on Twitter, Pittsburgh's Trek Chat on YouTube Email chistopherstoughlsw@gmail.comConnect with Geek News Now Twitter - @GNN_Home Facebook - Geek News Now Website - www.geeknewsnow.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cllpodcast/message

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CLL #27 - Mandalorian S3

Monday, June 5, 2023 • Duration 01:28:26

Thanks for checking out Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast! On episode #27, Jonathan and Chris get together for a full breakdown of Mandalorian Season 3 in the featured discussion! Before breaking down each individual episode of Season 3, the boys discuss news items like the closure of Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World, the Writers Guild of America Strike, and Indiana Jones franchise making its way to Disney+!

0:00 Introduction

3:10 HDYGTW

8:21 Galactic Starcruiser RIP

19:02 WGA Strike

27:17 Indiana Jones Franchise on D+

36:17 Mando Season 3 Breakdown

1:25:20 Final Thoughts/Outro

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CLL #26 - Mando, Picard, Steel City Con

Friday, April 28, 2023 • Duration 01:06:08

Thanks for checking out CLL Podcast! Episode 26 is here, listen as Chris and Jonathan discuss a range of topics. After the segment called How Did You Geek This Week, we get Chris’ most anticipated announcements from Celebration, discuss Mando and Picard season 3 with spoilers, and wrap up with a recap of their experiences with Steel City Con! Stay for a bit after the episode wraps for a brief interview with a local artist who had a table on the show floor! Don’t forget, our giveaway is still live. Enter by giving us a 5-star rating and review at the links below and send your screenshots to logslightsaberspod@gmail.com 0:00 Introduction 2:11 HDYGTW 6:30 Chris’s Thoughts on Celebration 13:45 Star Wars: The High Republic 16:00 Mando S3 Thoughts (Spoilers) 25:12 Picard S3 Thoughts (Spoilers) 37:39 Steel City Con Breakdown 1:03:11 Interview with Tricia Paints & Peoples EVERY ORDER 20% Off Mad Rabbit Tattoo Care!! https://sldr.page.link/GdXZ Check Out Paints & Peoples! https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintsandPeoples Contact the Show: Twitter - @CLL_Pod Facebook - www.facebook.com/LogsAndLightsabersPod Instagram - @logsandlightsaberspod Email: logslightsaberspod@gmail.com Apple Podcasts Link - Rate and Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/captains-logs-and-lightsabers/id1560069195 Spotify Link - Rate Us! https://open.spotify.com/show/0h44WzqUlc726aafvwwlD4 GNN Podcast Hub Spotify - Rate Us! https://open.spotify.com/show/79ErQ7hJGMBJEKdvsZt5Ij?si=7bJvHue9S4SNT1R8uw60og GNN Podcast Hub Apple Podcasts -Rate/Review https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geek-news-now-podcast-hub/id1516191190 Connect with Geek News Now Twitter - @GNN_Home Facebook - Geek News Now Website - www.geeknewsnow.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cllpodcast/message

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