SciFi #102: Where Silence Has Lease

Daniel O’Connell (aka Baby Dan) returns to discuss his transition from stand-up comedian to hip hop artist. Jesse and Dan share stories of collaborating on beats for Dan’s new project, discuss creativity as political action, and Dan’s first forays into Star Trek. Find Baby Dan on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/danielofconnell Support Jesse’s content Read more…

SciFi #100: Beverly Fucks a Ghost

Jesse and Jeff Tapia break down the seventh and final season of Star Trek the Next Generation in the first half of our 100th episode celebration. Jesse shares an acoustic version of his new song, ‘Beam Me Away.’ Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a positive rating and review on Read more…

SciFi #93: Star Trek Discovery

A lifelong Star Trek nerd shares his reaction to the first two episodes of Star Trek Discovery. Spoilers! To sign up for CBS All Access while supporting this podcast, use this link: http://cbs-allaccess.7eer.net/c/314688/400489/3065 Please leave a positive rating and review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scifi-with-jesse-mercury/id1014844182?mt=2 Support this podcast and the rest of Read more…

SciFi #91: The Orville Takes Flight & TNG Season 6 (Part 2)

Jesse shares his thoughts on The Orville premiere, then continues his discussion of Star Trek the Next Generation season 6 with Jeff Tapia. Follow this week’s guest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RatQueenJeff Please leave a positive rating and review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scifi-with-jesse-mercury/id1014844182?mt=2 Learn how to support this podcast and the rest of Read more…

SciFi #90: TNG Season 6 (Part 1 of 2)

Jeff Tapia returns to discuss season 6 of Star Trek the Next Generation with Jesse during a live YouTube stream. Follow this week’s guest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RatQueenJeff Please leave a positive rating and review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scifi-with-jesse-mercury/id1014844182?mt=2 Learn how to support this podcast and the rest of Jesse’s SciFi Project Read more…

SciFi #87: Very Prime Directive

Zac and Jesse dive deep into Star Trek philosophy. They examine the beauty of the Prime Directive (Star Trek’s policy of non-interference) and how it can be applied to our fractured society. Check out Zac’s podcast Losing Our Religion, in which he discusses his past as a megachurch pastor and Read more…

SciFi #86: Losing Zac Gandara

Jesse’s guest is Zac Gandara, creator of the Losing Our Religion podcast. Zac shares his story of transition from megachurch pastor to heathen podcaster, triggered by a near-fatal congenital kidney issue. Jesse and Zac discuss their mutual desire to see Star Trek philosophy applied to real life, and fall down Read more…

SciFi #2: Oops! Wrong species.

Bolians! Evil space worms! Bobbing for Klingon hairstyles! Audri Tapia and Jesse Mercury continue their discussion of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1. As a recent first time viewer, Audri shares her initial impressions of each episode. Jesse has uncontrollable nostalgia tremors while discussing TNG on the big screen, Read more…

SciFi #1: TNG Trek Begins

In the innagural episode of SciFi with Jesse Mercury, our titular host and guest Audri Tapia delve into Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1. Audri is a recent arrival in the world of Trek and Jesse is a die-hard Trekkie from the days of old. Listen as they examine the show Read more…