David Read

Dial the Gate

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Dial the Gate is a series which aims to celebrate the success of the Stargate television and movie franchise with the creators and fans in long-form, multi-part retrospective interviews.

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David Read

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Podcast website

www.dialthegate.com

Latest episode

May 11, 2026

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Episodes

087: Joseph Mallozzi Part 8 (Writer, Exec. Producer) 23.05.2021

We've reached the end of our analysis of SG-1! Stargate Writer & Executive Producer, Joseph Mallozzi, explores the tenth and final season of the landmark series in this LIVE episode.

086: Rachel Luttrell Part 2 ("Teyla Emmagan") 16.05.2021

Rachel Luttrell is back! In this episode, we will be exploring the Teyla-heavy episodes of "Michael," "The Queen," and more, as well as take your questions LIVE!

084: Alex Zahara (Multiple Roles) 08.05.2021

The actor behind more than a hundred (yes, it's true!) Stargate characters joins DialtheGate to share his life and legacy, and take your questions!

083: Todd Masters (MastersFX) 02.05.2021

Stargate has had a great many magical ingredients, from prosthetics makeup to aliens. One of the key parties is Todd Masters and his company, MastersFX. Dial the Gate welcomes the artist to discuss his work on the franchise, from Asgard puppets to age-advancing makeup. He also answers fan questions LIVE!

082: David Arnold (Composer) 02.05.2021

The man responsible for bringing the iconic Stargate theme (plus so many more) to life joins DialtheGate LIVE to share stories about the post-production process of making the hit film and take your questions!

081: Musetta Vander ("Shau'nac") 25.04.2021

She was gone too soon! Dial the Gate is privileged to welcome actress Musetta Vander, who played "Shau'nac" and her dream variant in Stargate SG-1. She also takes your questions LIVE!

080: Suanne Braun Part 2 ("Hathor") 25.04.2021

Actress Suanne Braun, Stargate SG-1's "Hathor" and your goddess, returns for another LIVE installment on DialtheGate. This time, in addition to taking your questions, she will unveil her remaining guests for Season Two of her ongoing YouTube show!

079: Sally Malcolm (Stargate Novels) 25.04.2021

The owner of StargateNovels.com joins Dial the Gate to discuss years of printed adventures in SG-1 and Atlantis!

078: Joseph Mallozzi Part 7 (Writer, Exec. Producer) 24.04.2021

Stargate SG-1 Executive Producer Joseph Mallozzi returns to Dial the Gate to discuss the transformative ninth season of Stargate SG-1 and take your questions LIVE!

077: Carl Binder (Writer, Exec. Producer) 18.04.2021

The Stargate Executive Producer, and writer of some of your favorite SGA and SGU episodes, sits down to discuss his career, Stargate legacy, and answer your pre-submitted questions!

075: Garry Chalk ("Colonel Chekov") 11.04.2021

We may have lost him at the battle of the Ori Supergate, but Colonel Chekov will not be forgotten. Garry Chalk, the chameleon actor behind the Russian character, joins Dial the Gate to share memories of Don S. Davis, meeting Thor and shooting pool.

074: David Hewlett Part 2 ("Rodney McKay") 11.04.2021

From aliens to metaphysics to McKay, David Hewlett returns for another riveting two-hour discussion of Stargate memories, and to take your questions.

073: Jay Brazeau ("Harlan" & "Lord Protector") 11.04.2021

Comtrya! SG-1's Harlan joins Dial the Gate to take us back to the early years of production and making the iconic android character.

072: Elyse Levesque ("Chloe Armstrong") 04.04.2021

Other than perhaps Eli, it'd be hard to argue over another character who underwent more of a transformation in two seasons of Stargate Universe other than Chloe Armstrong. Elyse Levesque took a senator's daughter and made her a vital member of the Destiny crew near the end of its all-too-short run. Now she joins Dial the Gate to discuss the journey.

071: Peter DeLuise (Writer, Producer, Director) 04.04.2021

One of our favorite Stargate directors stops by to give us a gut-busting good time filled with laughs and fond memories. Director Peter DeLuise, notorious for his cameos and clever jokes, shares some of the most entertaining and poignant Stargate stories yet.

069: Gary Jones Interviews Jen Kirby, Fan 28.03.2021

Sometimes we all need a little bit of a break. Jennifer, a big-time Stargate fan, shares with Gary Jones how important it was for her to escape through Stargate and meet fellow fans at conventions.

068: Joseph Mallozzi Part 6 (Writer, Exec. Producer) 28.03.2021

Joseph Mallozzi returns for his sixth installment with Dial the Gate! For the month of March we explore Season Eight of Stargate SG-1 and cover episodes such as "New Order," "Full Alert" and "Moebius." He also answers your questions LIVE!

067: Wondercon 2021 SG AMA 27.03.2021

Dial the Gate is privileged to be a part of this year's WonderCon festivities! Though we cannot be together in person, we are definitely extending our reach online, and are glad you are with us. In this installment, Host David Read and Co-Producer Linda Furey are joined by Cleo Consulting/Kaleidoko's Jenny Stiven, who has been a major player behind the Stargate scenes for years, to talk about the...

064: Robert C. Cooper Part 3 (Executive Producer, Writer, Director) 21.03.2021

Writer and Executive Producer Robert C. Cooper returns! This time we are going back to (nearly) the beginning of SG-1. We've already discussed episodes like "The First Commandment" and "The Torment of Tantalus," but what about the remainder of Season One and classic episodes such as "There But For the Grace of God?"

063: Peter Kelamis ("Adam Brody") 14.03.2021

He played a couple of different roles in SG-1, but you wouldn't necessarily believe it under make-up! SGU's "Brody" actor Peter Kelamis sits down with David to explore his Stargate history, along with all the broken noses that made it to screen!

062: Remembering Cliff Simon ("Baal") 14.03.2021

In light of Cliff's tragic passing in a kite-boarding accident this past Tuesday, Darren Sumner of GateWorld will be joining me to reminisce of our memories of Cliff, replay select moments of our interviews over the years, and read fan messages.

061: Vaitiare Hirshon ("Sha're" / "Amaunet") 07.03.2021

Stargate SG-1's first queen, both of Abydos and the Goa'uld, joins Dial the Gate to explore her origins initially in the feature film (yes, she auditioned for it!) on through SG-1 as both Amaunet and Sha're.

060: Saul Rubinek ("Emmett Bregman") 07.03.2021

It was arguably the best one-off appearance by a guest star in SG-1. The riveting Saul Rubinek shook things up at SGC as documentary maestro Emmett Bregman in "Heroes." Dial the Gate is privileged to sit down and discuss the performance with him now.

059: Robert Picardo ("Richard Woolsey") 07.03.2021

The legendary actor behind SG-1's Richard Woolsey joins David Read to reminisce about being his unique brand of pain-in-the-ass to the various members of the Stargate teams -- and eventually leading Atlantis himself!

058: Simone Bailly ("Ka'lel") 01.03.2021

The actress behind the Jaffa Ka'lel sheds her symbiote to take us back to the days of "Birthright" and the Jaffa high council chamber in Stargate SG-1 -- and to update us on her new YouTube Channel!

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