First Flight Podcast

Episode 146- Season 4 Ep 14 The Aenar   Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  It's time we go to the ice of Andoria's moon and find more surprises than answers.  This trilogy ends masterfully and Chris and Abby have lots to say about it.   Archer tries to unify the Andorians, Tellarites and Vulcans in a plan to capture a marauder ship threatening to...

Ep. 143 BONUS - Interlude #3 June 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 (June) we are discussing "Everyone Wants a Piece of the Pike" (SNW- Strange New Worl...

Episode 144- Season 4 Ep 13 United Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Hold on to your antennae- Chris and Abby talk about love, life and honor among different species in this episode. Archer tries to unify the Andorians, Tellarites and Vulcans in a plan to capture a marauder ship threatening to destabilize the region.   Season 4 Format: -Welcome &...

Episode 143 - Season 4 Ep. 12 Babel One Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby talk about Tellerites, Andorians and Romulans (Oh my!).  Plus we share a drink with Shran. Enterprise journeys to Babel with a Tellarite ambassador on board for peace talks with the Andorians, when a distress call from Shran is received.    Season 4 Format: -...

Episode 142 - Season 4 Ep. 12 Zhan-Ko Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby talk about memories, Hoshi's brilliance and, did you know, Archer and Travis are pilots? When Trip loses his memory after an away mission, Archer, Hoshi and Travis find unexpected lessons with the planet's people.   Season 4 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoil...

EP 141 BONUS- May 2026 Trek of the Month Welcome to First Flight's bimonthly Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat! Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and Melanie has assigned them two great episodes to discuss. This month is (May) and our episodes are (You Are Cordially Invited… DS9 S6 Ep 7) and (Prophecy VOY S7 Ep 14).  Take a listen and hear what we love, what we question, what we find impor...

Episode 140 - Season 4 Mailbag Part 6 First Flight is chatting about Season 4 and we have YOUR thoughts to discuss. Chris and Abby respond to the feedback they have gotten from the First Flight Community over the first part of the season.  The conversations range from fun to serious and there are many great contributions from the Carrot Crew! Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks, Grappler...

Episode 139 - "Series Acclimation Mil" | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Ep. 5 (BONUS) First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about their first thoughts on episode 5 "Series Acclimation Mil" of Starfleet Academy's first season. Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscree...

Episode 138 - BONUS Thread TNG 2-Parters   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 TNG. The episodes discussed are: Encounter at Farpoint, Best of Both Worlds, Redemption, Unification, Time's Arrow, Chain of Command, Birthright, Descent, Gambit, All Good Things…  Feel free to let us know your th...

EP 137 BONUS- Interlude #2 April 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 (April) we are discussing "The Skygowanis the Limit" (SNW- New Life and New Civilizations),...

Episode 136- Season 4 Ep 11 Observer Effect Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby talk about creepy body takeovers, Hoshi getting a chance to be amazing and interfranchise connections. A pair of non-physical Organians study the response of the Enterprise crew to the infection of Hoshi Sato and Trip by a fatal silicon-based virus brough...

Episode 135- BONUS  Starfleet Academy, Ep. 3 "Vitus Reflux" As the first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy aired, Abby and Chris occasionally recorded their brief first reactions to some episodes. Here is the reaction podcast for "Vitus Reflux"! 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 an...

Episode 134- BONUS Thread Living Through Compressed Time First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about the theme of living through compressed time throughout the franchise.   The episodes discussed are: TNG- The Inner Light.  We will also cover DS9 Hard Time, VOY Blink of an Eye, ENT Vanishing Point, LOW Fully Dilated and, finall...

EP 133 BONUS - March 2026 Trek of the Month Welcome to First Flight's bimonthly Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat! Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and Melanie has assigned them two great episodes to discuss. This month is (March) and our episodes are (A Taste of Armageddon TOS S1 Ep 23) and (All the World's a Stage PRO S1 Ep 12).  Take a listen and hear what we love, what we question, wh...

Episode 135 - Season 4 Ep 10 Daedalus Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby talk about heroes, transporters and loyalty. The inventor of the transporter, Doctor Emory Erickson - a friend of Archer's father - boards Enterprise with his daughter in order to test a new form of subquantum transport that would make starships and warp drive...

Episode 131- Season 4 Ep 9 Kir'Shara Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby talk about the Shran and Soval relationship, katras and Vulcan social evolution. Archer, T'Pol and T'Pau attempt to bring the Kir'Shara — an artefact believed to contain Surak's original writings — to the Vulcan capital, as the NX-01 gets involved in a Vulcan-An...

EP 130 BONUS- Interlude #1  February 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 (February) we are discussing "Sleepy Space Flute" (DS9- Sanctuary), "Go Fast" (Prodigy-...

Episode 129- Season 4 Ep 8 Awakening Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Plus, this episode we have special guest Jim Moorehouse from the Trek Ranks Podcast!  Chris, Jim and Abby talk about parents, the Vulcan arc over the franchise and Soval's evolution.   Stick around after the regular episode to hear more details on Jim's experience manning the...

Episode 128- Season 4 Ep 7 The Forge Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby talk about losing a beloved character, going to Vulcan and pets! Admiral Forrest is killed in a terrorist bombing at the Earth embassy on Vulcan. When the Vulcan High Command believes a religious group known as the "Syrranites" to be responsible, T'Pol learns he...

EP 127 BONUS- January 2026  Trek of the Month Welcome to First Flight's bimonthly Bonus Trek of the Month episodes chat! Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and Melanie has assigned them two great episodes to discuss. This month is (January) and our episodes are (DS9 S1 Ep 12 Vortex) and (TNG S2 Ep 15 Pen Pals).  Take a listen and hear what we love, what we question, what we find important and a Grappler...

Episode 126- BONUS  Starfleet Academy First Thoughts First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about their first thoughts on the premiere episodes of Starfleet Academy. Beware of SPOILERS ahead! Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Dura...

Episode 125- Star Trek: Khan Abby and Chris discuss the new audio drama Star Trek: Khan! Season 4 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Pros (analysis of episode) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) -Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Ratings, VAMF Awards, Flipping Duras and/or your general thought...

Episode 124 - Season 4 Ep 6 The Augments Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby talk about provoking the Klingons, augmented genomes and siblings. In defiance of their "father," Arik Soong's Augments devise a heinous plot against the Klingons which will surely lead to interstellar war. Season 4 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler war...

EP 123 BONUS- Dec. 2025 Trek of the Month Welcome to First Flight's Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat! Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, thematic episode choices for each month.   This month of December the theme is Christmas/Solstice, and our episode picks are (The Gift VOY S4 Ep 2 and (Generations Movie TOS/TNG)  Ta...

Episode 122 - A Heart Divided: The History of the Xindi Civil War | (BONUS) As Chris and Abby worked their way through Enterprise's 3rd season, Chris was inspired to write a fictional history of the Xindi Civil War. This bonus episode serves as an audiobook version the introductory chapter of this fictional historical record of the events which led up to the Xindi Civil War and the Great Cataclysm...