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Simply put... this week Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, Juan Sanmiguel, and Jarrod Cooper review Season Three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... Hit it!!!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

What is the Legacy of Season 18 of the Classic Era of Doctor Who? What did Bidmead get wrong? What did he get right? Ring the Cloister Bell and join Mark Baumgarten, Jarrod Cooper, and Juan Sanmiguel as they look into the career of Christopher H. Bidmead. To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

This week, MarkWHO42 discussed James Gunn's Superman movie, now streaming on HBO Max. If you don't want to hear spoilers, you've come to the wrong place... Vicky provides a detailed synopsis of the film, highlighting key plot points including {REDACTED}, {REDACTED}, and especially {REDACTED}! Superman (2025) featured numerous callbacks to previous Superman iterations, particularly the Christopher Reeve films, and included appearances by characters from {REDACTED} and {REDACTED}. We also discuss the success of the Superman movie, which, as of Labor Day Weekend, had grossed $325 million in the US alone and was still playing in theaters after 8 weeks. Join Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, and Juan Sanmiguel as they share their love of Superman. It will be out of this {REDACTED}!!!This synopsis has been approved by A.R.G.U.S., and is now available to all listeners (after the standard {REDACTED} week delay for your protection...)To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

This time, MarkWHO42 interviews Elbert Smith! Mark Baumgarten & Victoria Jakubowski talk to this screenwriter, previous video editor for TROMA Films, and current comic creator for the Doctor Who Appreciation Society's Celestial Toyroom and for 77 Publishing's upcoming BLAZER! annual! This fascinating discussion covers his career, Hammer Films, Doctor Who, and even Pam Grier. To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

MarkWHO42 discusses the new Fantastic Four movie, analyzing its plot, characters, and creative elements while comparing it to previous adaptations. We explore the film's unique approach, including its space sequences, character development, and nods to Marvel's history, while also discussing the characters' roles as New York's primary superheroes. The conversation concludes with an evaluation of the movie's success, including its faithful adaptation of the comic book characters and its potential impact on future Marvel storytelling. Join Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, Juan Sanmiguel, and Zion Quiros as they review Fantastic Four: First Steps, but beware... SPOILERS abound!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

Who was Jim Shooter? What was his impact on comics? What is his legacy? Join Juan Sanmiguel and Patty Russell as they explore the life and career of Jim Shooter.To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our YouTube playlist! Check out one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

Join Juan Sanmiguel, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer as they talk about the 2025 Hugo Finalists. They will cover the following categories: Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Graphic Story, Best Dramatic Presentation, and Fancast. Come and listen to a fun discussion on the top works in Science Fiction and Fantasy.To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our YouTube playlist! Check out one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

Juan Sanmiguel interviews Jose Pablo Iriarte, who just released a book called AJ Torres and the Treasure of Captain Grayshark. Last year, they released Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed, which was nominated for the Ignyte Award and the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our YouTube playlist! Check out one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

Peter David wrote comics, novels, screenplays and was a columnist for the Comics Buyer's Guide for over 10 years.  He wrote in the Star Trek, DC, Marvel, and Babylon 5 universes. Sadly, he died on May 24, 2025. Come and join Juan Sanmiguel and guest Paul Weimer as they reminisce about Peter David.Paul Weimer can be found at:https://skiffyandfanty.com/ http://www.nerds-feather.com/To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our YouTube playlist! Check out one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

The last episode of Ncuti Gatwa’s Season 2 has dropped, and our minds are blown. Again, what the hell is going on? Did RTD's "kitchen sink" of an episode really back up all the plot points left by Wish World, or just sink? Our voices were split for the first time in this latest Doctor Who series. Some liked it, some didn't, and our faithful leader had issues... major issues. And then, what of the shock of the final reveal? Did I say issues???Join Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, Juan Sanmiguel, Zion Quiros, and special recurring guest, Jarrod Cooper, as we pick up the shattered pieces left from the television screen, broken through to bring you this 401st episode of the now simplified MarkWHO42! As we pick our jaws up off the floor to take a deep dive into this season closer… I’m so glad we had this time, together…  To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our YouTube playlist! Check out one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

What has The Rani been up to, and what is her endgame? Are we in an alternate universe, or has reality been altered? How was a world with such archaic views created? Why Conrad Clark? When will Mrs. Flood reach a breaking point? Who is Omega? What the hell is going on? Join Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, Zion Quiros, and special guest Jarrod Cooper as we dissect part one of the Doctor Who finale.To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our YouTube playlist! Check out one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

Some New Old Faces showed up on the latest episode of Doctor Who. Who is Susan? Who is The Rani? And what year is it anyhow? Your hosts are Mark Baumgarten and Jarrod Cooper.To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our YouTube playlist! Check out one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

In The Story and The Engine, The Doctor takes us to Nigeria. Why does The Doctor feel at home here? What happened to the Barbershop? Where is it going? How is a story so magical? Which face makes a surprise appearance? Do we learn more about Belinda’s story? The Doctor’s?Hijinks and danger interrupt The Interstellar Song Contest. Why does someone wish to blow the top off this intergalactic competition? What is driving The Doctor to new extremes? How does The Doctor's past play into his future? Where is the Earth? Who is The Rani? What is next for The Doctor and Bel?Listen as we discuss these questions and more in this week’s podcast with Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, Jarrod Cooper, and Zion Quiros.To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our YouTube playlist! Check out one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

Join MarkWHO42 as they talk all things Fugitive Doctor following on from her recent cameo in "The Story and the Engine". Will Mark Baumgarten and Jarrod Cooper figure out her timeline? OR will they leave more confused than before?To hear our older episodes from 2012 until now, including over 150 celebrity interviews from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and more, go to our YouTube playlist and listen! Try one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

We are halfway through the current season of Doctor Who. How do we feel? What are we looking forward to? And what could the future hold beyond the End of the season? Join host Mark Baumgarten and special guest Jarrod Cooper as they share their thoughts and views on this special episode of MarkWHO42!To hear our older episodes from 2012 until now, including over 150 celebrity interviews from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and more, go to our YouTube playlist and listen! Try one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

It’s your Lucky Day…the fourth episode of Doctor Who Season 2 is out and Ruby Sunday is back.  Who is Conrad Clark, and what is the ace up his sleeve? How is Ruby doing post-Doctor? Where is Mel? What is Think Tank? Are they upping the ante with their U.N.I.T. exposé?  Could the future of the program and the planet be at risk?  Is Kate Lethbridge-Stewart bluffing when she releases the Shreek? What is next for Ruby? How is The Doctor’s speech to Conrad relevant for today’s world? Does Mrs. Flood’s cameo mean we will meet Conrad again? Bet your bottom dollar that Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, and Juan Sanmiguel will discuss these questions and more on this week’s podcast.To hear our older episodes from 2012 until now, including over 150 celebrity interviews from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and more, go to our YouTube playlist and listen! Try one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

This Doctor Who season’s second episode, “Lux,” has given viewers a whole new aspect to The Doctor and his companion, Belinda Chandra. How will the Vindicator take Belinda home? Who is Mr. Ring-a-Ding? What happened to the 15 people who disappeared in the movie theatre? Will we see the Whovians, Lizzie, Hassan, and Robyn again? Why would The Doctor give Lux what he wanted?The third episode, “The Well,” brings us back to a familiar planet. Midnight was a diamond-covered planet with an unknown entity that The Tenth Doctor faced 400,000 years earlier. Why has the planet gone silent? What happened to the people operating the mining operation? How did Aliss Fenly become the lone survivor? Where are the human race and Earth? Has the entity survived?Listen to this week’s podcast as Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, Juan Sanmiguel, and Zion Quiros discuss these two episodes, the clues they leave behind, and the recurring Mrs. Flood appearances.To hear our older episodes from 2012 until now, including over 150 celebrity interviews from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and more, go to our YouTube playlist and listen! Try one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

Our celebration of the New Series of Doctor Who is bittersweet as we learn of the passing of actress Jean Marsh. Best known to Doctor Who fans as First Doctor Companion "Sara Kingdom", Marsh found fame worldwide thanks to the hit show 'Upstairs, Downstairs'. We here at MarkWHO42 send our condolences to her friends and family.As Episode 1 of the Second Season of the new Doctor Who arrives, the cancellation rumors are in a frenzy. However, as Mark Twain once said, "The report of my death was an exaggeration." Instead, we prefer to focus on this week’s episode.  Who is Belinda Chandra, and is she a new Impossible Girl? Why is she needed on Missbelindachandra One? What is the AI Generator? Will the temporal explosion have additional consequences? What happened to the Earth on 24th May 2025? Where will “The Long Way Around” take The Doctor and Belinda?  Listen as Mark Baumgarten and Vicky Jakubowski, with special guests Zion Quiros, Jarrod Cooper, and Neisha T Mulchan, ponder these questions and more.One of our special guests on this episode is Neisha T Mulchan, aka Neisha M, Your Geek Mom to her friends, fans, and followers. She is a Nurse Practitioner Clinical Researcher, and author, with 26 years of experience in health care; with specialties in Family Practice,  Neuro-Psychiatry, Self-Care & Mental Wellness. As part of their dedication to address mental health disparities, she and her daughter founded Diversely Geek in 2011. Diversely Geek is a global SM-based non-profit mental wellness organization that promotes the ethos of "Embracing Our Inner Geek, which helps us to establish positive self-identity and to transform our fandom passions into positive action."To hear our older episodes from 2012 until now, including over 150 celebrity interviews from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and more, go to our YouTube playlist and listen! Try one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

The fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks has streamed. With its meta moments and subversive humor, this animated series has given fans another view of the Star Trek universe. Why did we enjoy this season, and what was different about the show as a whole?  How has Mariner grown as a character since the first season? What have we learned about the Orions beyond pirates and dancing?  Did the Upper Decks episode show us a deeper side to Ransom and Shaxs? Could one ever imagine a Klingon farmer? Was the final double episode an appropriate series ending? Will the fans succeed in getting their sixth season? Listen as Juan Sanmiguel and Vicky Jakubowski bid farewell to the U.S.S. Cerritos.To hear our older episodes from 2012 until now, including over 150 celebrity interviews from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and more, go to our YouTube playlist and listen! Try one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!Tune in next week for the beginning of our Doctor Who season review of episode one of the new series, The Robot Revolution...To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!

This week, MarkWHO42 looks back at 20 Years of Doctor Who, the new series. It first arrived on BBC One on March 26th, 2005.Join Mark Baumgarten, Juan Sanmiguel, and special guests Jarrod Cooper and Sean Rivera, as they share some of their favorite moments from the last 20 years of the New Series. Oh, and see how long they can discuss New Who without talking about Classic Who... bad show host, bad show host...This show is dedicated to the late Simon Fisher-Becker, a frequent guest of ours back in the day, who passed on March 9th, 2025.To hear our older episodes from 2012 until now, including over 150 celebrity interviews from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and more, go to our YouTube playlist and listen! Try one of our MarkWHO42 Classic episodes by clicking this link!To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!