First Flight Podcast

Episode 154 - Celebrating 60 Years of Star Trek, Part 1 | The Classic Series (TOS-ENT) First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris celebrate the six classic series of Star Trek and its unique brand of hope.  For each classic series they will highlight one episode that really explores the hope. The episodes discussed are: City on the Edge of Forever (TOS), The Time Trap (TAS), The Chase (TNG), Far Beyond the Stars (DS9),  The Void (VOY), and First Flight (ENT). We have to give a special shout out to those who submitted their own thoughtful picks for Star Trek episodes that reflected Roddenberry's unique brand of hope. Do you have a pick from the Kurtzman Era of Star Trek? We would love to include your voice in Part 2 of this celebration of Star Trek coming out later this year. Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds    Find Us on YouTube: Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

EP 153 BONUS- Interlude #4 | Featuring Music from Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: Nemesis August 2026 Welcome to First Flight's Bonus Interludes, our bimonthly short chat about two tracks of Trek music that we love. Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, music moments to highlight and analyze.  This month of (August) we are discussing "Star Trek Generations Overture" & "Kirk's Death" from the Movie Star Trek Generations, and "Repairs" and "Ideals" from Star Trek Nemesis. Feel free to let us know your thoughts on these bimonthly music tracks and if you have any connections or Grappler Ratings or thoughts of your own.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)   Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds    Find Us on YouTube: Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 152 - "Level-Five Transporter Accident" (BONUS) First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris critique and celebrate the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode, "Level-Five Transporter Accident." Then stick around for Chris to share a way of shifting the online discourse around Strange New Worlds into more productive, nuanced language based on the philosophy of aesthetics. Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)   Find Us on Twitter (X), Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds  Find Us on YouTube: Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 151 - Trek Threads | DS9 2-Parters (BONUS) First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about all the two part episodes of DS9. The episodes discussed are: Emissary, The Maquis, The Search, Past Tense, Improbable Cause/The Die Is Cast, The Way of the Warrior, Homefront/Paradise Lost, In Purgatory's Shadow/By Inferno's Light, What You Leave Behind Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)   Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds    Find Us on YouTube: Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 150- Why Enterprise: Celebrating 150 Episodes of First Flight (BONUS) First Flight is celebrating 150 episodes with a special bonus that explains how Abby and Chris would answer the question "Why Enterprise?"  They each picked one episode from each season, plus one bonus episode, that they would give to someone asking this.  This is a fun celebration of ALL of Enterprise and a heap ton of love for the series. Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)   Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds    Find Us on YouTube: Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf