Boosting The Signal Podcast

My guest on this Episode is Larry NemecekLarry is a noted Star Trek speaker, host, author, consultant, archivist, editor, and producer.Instagram does not allow for me to write out all of the accomplishments and contributions that Larry has made to the Star Trek community over the years, but thankfully we touch on every single one during this conversation. And if you're looking for more about Larry, be sure to check him out at,@larrynemecekstreklandGive him a follow and check out all of his social channels so that you never miss a moment of Dr. Trek.Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest on this episode is Anna RozayAnna Rozay is a very talented Drag-Cosplayer cosmetologist & wig-smith Self-taught crafter and self appointed Star Trek Nerd that j had the pleasure of sitting down with for a great in depth conversation about all things Star Trek and more.Honestly this conversation could have been about 3 hours longer if we would have kept going. I definitely hope you enjoy this one. Be sure to give @anna_rozay a follow and don't miss out on all the fun at @observationlounge2 as well.Anna Rozay can be found on TikTok, YouTube, Threads as well as Instagram.Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest on this episode is Spencer Garrett Spencer Garrett is the epitome of modern day classic Hollywood and a 2 time Star Trek guest star on both The Next Generation and Star Trek Voyager.He has also been a part of many of Hollywood's greatest films such as "Air Force One" & "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" plus appearances in the MCU and The Transformers universe not to mention a multitude of notable television appearances across his 250+ IMDB Credits.We sat down to discuss not only his history with Star Trek but as well his affinity for all things Classic Hollywood and his desire to one day have his own official Star Trek action figure. Be sure to check out this entire conversation and when you're done, head over to Instagram and give Spencer a follow on his official Instagram account so you never miss an announcement for an appearance.You can find him at @spencergarrett1 on IGBe sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest on this episode is Scott from Starfleet Archives on Instagram When setting the tone for Season 2 of Boosting The Signal I couldn't think of a better way to do than by sitting down with Scott from "Starfleet Archives" on Instagram to talk about his amazing Star Trek collection and discuss a few of our favorite books too.I truly hope you enjoy this conversation and will check out Scott on Instagram at @starfleet.archives I think if you're a Star Trek fan it is a account you really should follow and never miss a post, let's boost his signal.Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest on this episode is James Jacob James is an amazing model ship Creator whose Star Trek starships have captivated my Instagram feed for quite some time, and I believe that the rest of the world needs to see just how amazing his work is.James and I sat down for a great conversation discussing not only his process of creating these ships but as well focusing on some of his favorites and the fandom in general. Be sure to give James a follow on Instagram at @jamesjacobmodelmaking and let's boost his signal.Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest on this episode is Jason from The Trekommendations PodcastThis episode with Jason is the second part of our conversation, continued from his podcast @trekommendations in which I was his guest giving my "Trekomendation". Don't miss it, and you may even want to go watch that episode before this one.Be sure to give Jason a follow and all of his social channels @trekommendations Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest on this episode is Matt Jennings Matt has a wonderful story to tell and no matter if you are familiar or unfamiliar with Matt's story or his series "1701 A Blerd Story" then I think you're going to find this absolutely fascinating. And after you're done hearing Matt's story be sure to check out that series on YouTube at @1701Blerd Also don't forget to drop by all of Matt's Social Channels and show him some love, Remember, likes are free Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode. plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest on this episode is Danny from Lego Boldly on IGDanny is an amazing Lego ship designer and photographer that caught my attention almost from the beginning of my adventure on Instagram with the My Figure Universe channel, I have been looking forward to this conversation for quite some time and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.When you're done checking this episode out, I implore you to give Danny a follow at @legoboldly on IG.Remember, likes are free Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest this week is Brian Cleary Brian is an amazing artist that was brought to my attention by a previous guest of the pod (Mary from Snark Totes) and I'm so glad he was.Brian's art on Instagram needs to be seen, as he has a very eclectic grouping of paintings that he has created going across the various genres. I'm a big fan of so many of them.I cannot express how much everyone needs to head over to @artofbriancleary on IG and check it out, I'm sure you'll see dozens of great pieces that you'll love.While you're there give him a follow so you never miss any of his art.Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies.and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest this week is Writer, Director & Actor Mike McCafferty Mike is best known for playing "Albert Eberts" in the 2000 Sci-fi Channel series "The Invisible Man" as well as his appearances in films such as "Idiocracy" & "National Treasure" as well as TV shows like "Community", "Rick & Morty" & "Six Feet Under". But Mike is also a lifelong Trekkie who even hosted his own Star Trek Podcast for many years called "I Just want to talk about Star Trek" it's definitely a must listen podcast.We sat down to discuss our mutual love for Trek as well express a couple of our thoughts on the current product plus much much more.Plus don't forget to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies.and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode.plus be sure to follow Boosting the signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.All opinions expressed in this interview are of the individuals.

My guest this week is Mandeep Bahra Mandeep is avid Science Fiction fan as well as a fan of Science itself. He is most likely the biggest fan of the show Supernatural that I know and next to me, perhaps the biggest fan of the "V" Franchise as well. We spent time discussing his love of those shows among other things and we touched on Star Trek as well. It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Mandeep for this conversation, it was very much well over due. Be sure stop by Mandeep's social channels at @reaver_dna and say Hi, He has the best adventures in the convention world and You won't be disappointed. Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode. plus be sure to follow Boosting the Signal on IG at @boostingthesignal The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guest this week is Jeff from Renegade Shipyards Jeff is an immensely talented artist that has been gracing his social channel with the most amazing custom starships and Playmates Action Figures. he sat down with me and shared some of process he goes through to create these stellar designs and its a conversation that you don't want to miss. Be sure check out Jeff on Instagram at @renegadeshipyards give him a follow and I'm sure you'll see quite a few pictures you're going to want to like too. Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies. and hit that notification bell to make sure you never miss an episode. The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My guests this week are Dylan Schaefer, Anthony LeBlanc, Keely Smith, Bernadette Santos-Schwegel & Carlos Rivera from "Starship Edsel".Starship Edsel is a Star Trek-inspired improvised farce set aboard the Federation Starship Edsel. And this group of talent was kind enough to come on the podcast and tell us all more about their amazing show.Starship Edsel is Based out of Chicago from the Otherworld Theatre Performance Venue and Bar and is a must see show for Trekkies and lovers of comedic improv alike After you've finished the conversation be sure to go give them a follow on IG at @starship_edsel and at @otherworldtheatreAnd go check them out on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@otherworldtheatreLet's boost their signal Be sure to like, follow and share The Boosting the Signal podcast with all your friends, family and Trekkies.The original Boosting The Signal theme song is written and performed by RVB for exclusive use with the podcast.

My Guest this week is Jason from Talking Tubi Jason and I had a really good discussion covering multiple subjects from Star trek, to Smallville and even a little bit of talk about video games. Plus we discussed his awesome YouTube channel "Talking Tubi" and the other facets of the podcast multiverse that he has dipped his toes into. Be sure to give him a follow on IG at @talking_tubi Plus be sure to check out theseYouTube channels that feature Jason ‪@talkingtubi‬ ‪@CaptainsQuadrant‬ ‪@jasonroygaston‬ Like, Subscribe and Boost The Signal and be sure to follow all things ‪@myfigureuniverse‬ on YouTube, Instagram, Threads & Blue sky. Original Boosting The Signal Theme by RVB for Exclusive use with the Boosting The Signal Podcast

My Guest this week is Jessi from the Crusher Convo Podcast.Jessi and I had a great conversation about all things Star Trek, Doctor Who and of course Beverly Crusher too.Plus Jessi discusses her plan to hold an amazing giveaway once she reaches 1,000 followers on both Instagram and YouTube. And yeah you're going to want to hear about this one. Be sure to give her a follow on IG at @crusherconvoAnd on YouTube at Like, Subscribe and Boost The Signaland be sure to follow all things ‪@myfigureuniverse‬ on YouTube, Instagram, Threads & Blue sky.Original Boosting The Signal Theme by RVB for Exclusive use with the Boosting The Signal Podcast

My Guest this week is Producer, Director and Founder and CEO of The Nacelle Company Brian Volk Weiss. Brian And I sit down to discuss Star Trek, Favorite films, Collections, everything revealed at the Nacelle Star Trek panel at NYCC 2025 plus Much much more. Be sure to give Brian a Follow on his Social Channels and for more information on the Nacelle Company be sure to follow them at ‪@nacellecompany‬ Like, Subscribe and Boost The Signal and be sure to follow all things ‪@myfigureuniverse‬ on Instagram, Threads & Blue sky. Original Boosting The Signal Theme by RVB for Exclusive use with the Boosting The Signal Podcast

My guest on this week's episode of Boosting The Signal is Mary Olson from Snark Totes, she has a very talented individual with a background in toy manufacturing and marketing that has had a hand in bringing to us many amazing pieces of licensed Star Trek merchandise. She has an amazing story to tell not only about her adventures in the merchandising universe but as well her love of Star Trek. Not to mention she's here to talk about all the amazing things that are available and will be available from Snark Totes ( @snarktotes ). Plus she has graciously donated a few pieces of Star Trek merchandise from her personal Collection to curate a giveaway listeners of the boosting the signal podcast. For Full Details Check out the My Figure Universe IG PageOriginal Theme Song used in this Podcast is for use with this podcast and was created by RVB for exclusive use here

This week my guest on Boosting The Signal is Jeremy from Comic Fury on Instagram.Jeremy is a long time comic book collector and Spider-Man enthusiast that captivated my attention with not only his amazing collection of comic books but as well his wonderful vast array of comic book related statues.Not only that, but he is one third of the STS Guys Podcast, a podcast that I have been loyally following for nearly 6 years.Jeremy and I sit down for a conversation and it goes from zero to 60 pretty fast as we continue our conversation that we started almost 3 years ago on his podcast. I truly hope you enjoy this one, be sure to give Jeremy a follow @comicfury and check out his podcast @stsguys wherever you enjoy podcasts.🖖🏻Original music for the podcast created by RVB for exclusive use with this podcast

This week's guest on Boosting The Signal is Comic book artist Sean Von Gorman.Sean is best known as the co-creator of The Pedestrian comic book series along with Joey Esposito. He also is well known for multiple Star Trek comic book variant covers for IDW comics, and even most recently for his upcoming project with the Lawrence Brothers.This was a lively conversation full of wonderful information and some really interesting behind the scenes knowledge. Be sure to follow Sean Von Gorman at all of his social channels @vongormanart and at his website seanvongormanart.com Thanks for listening and helping boost the signal. 🖖🏻Original music for boosting the signal podcast created by RVB exclusively for use with this podcast.

In the 5th Episode of Boosting the Signal I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Justine from Custom Playmates on Instagram.She is a very talented custom figure maker that uses the retro Star Trek Playmates figures to create the figures that were ignored by Playmates Toys in the 90's.I really had a great time talking with her and learning more about her process.enjoy the Conversation and be sure to give her a follow on IG at @customplaymates Musical Note: Boosting The Signal Theme song is an original track created by RVB for use with this Podcast.