Captains' Logs and Lightsabers

Captains' Logs and Lightsabers

Join Chris and Jonathan, two friends from Pittsburgh who love BOTH Star Trek and Star Wars and cover both franchises in this podcast. Many episodes begin with Fandom Frontier where Chris and Jonathan discuss things outside of Trek and Wars. The show regularly provides coverage of Steel City Con, a pop culture convention in Pittsburgh three times per year. Episodes cover notable news from both franchises before the topic of the week, which may be season breakdowns of shows, character studies, and more!

Episodes

April 1, 2025 57 mins

Chris and Jonathan go back to the roots of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers when the episode topics were more of a compare and contrast format between Star Wars and Star Trek. What makes a leader? Chris put together a fantastic dissection of the various leadership styles we see in Star Trek and Star Wars. Using several Star Trek captains as examples Chris breaks down each one’s unique style of leadership, the similarities they share,...

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Chris and Jonathan are back for January’s episode of CLL Podcast!  Topics discussed on this episode include a retro toys and clothing convention, Jonathan’s quest to complete the Laurel Highlands Pour Tour, a milestone anniversary for Star Trek Voyager, and the latest casting and rumors for Ahsoka Season 2, and more!  Listen after the news rundown for Jonathan’s  and Chris’ thoughts on the recently ended Star Wars Sk...

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December 10, 2024 68 mins

Jonathan and Chris got together to discuss the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek Generations. This is a film that Jonathan hadn’t seen in almost 20 years and at the time he wasn’t a fan. Did a rewatch of the film change his opinion? Listen and find out. But before that reveal, Chris recounts his trip to a Star Trek Convention in Seacaucus, New Jersey, they visit the Fandom Frontier, and their thoughts on the new Wicked film

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October 26, 2024 55 mins

CLL Podcast is back again, this time as part of a new network called Feast of Fandoms! On this episode, Chris and Jonathan reintroduce How Did You Geek This Week’s rebrand as Fandom Frontier, the first and only season of The Acolyte, and other topics!

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CLL #36 - Eclipses, Cons, & Disco

Chris and Jonathan got together in late April to discuss everything from the latest Steel City Con to Hallmark ornaments, Star Wars trailers to eclipses. Oh, and they’re really liking the final season of Star Trek Discovery! Catch a discussion of the first four episodes of the 10-episode fifth season.  Create your podcast today  https://zencastr.com/?via=jonathan-hile#MadeOnZencastr

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On episode 35 of CLL, Jonathan is joined by John Ambrose from the Geek News Now writing team. Ambrose has been a staff writer for GNN for just about one year and he recently published his 100th article for the site. Ambrose has a lot of available spaces on his geeky bingo card and is launching a new project called “An Old Geek Watches” where he tries to catch up on the geeky things in media that he’s missed up to this point in his ...

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March 23, 2024 54 mins

You know what they say about the road to Hell…the promise of more content has eluded the CLL crew since early January.  But Jonathan and Chris are back to discuss their thoughts on the first half of Season 3 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. In this Biizarro World episode of the podcast, the segments are out of their typical order, but we still cover them!

0:00  Introduction
1:00  HDYGTW
7:09  Steel City Con Spr...

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January 31, 2024 61 mins

Chris and Jonathan return with the first CLL of 2024 to catch up on a bunch of news stories that have broken throughout January from both Star Trek and Star Wars. The episode wraps up with a lively discussion about the Bad Batch Season 3 trailer and expectations. Contrary to Jonathan’s counting snafu, this is actually Episode 33…

0:00  Introduction

1:35  HDYGTW

8:35 Star Trek Film News

21:47  Picard’s Astra TV Awards

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December 20, 2023 74 mins

CLL #32 - Past/Future Tense

Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast is back for its final episode of 2023 and we take a look in the rear view mirror at our favorite Star Trek and Star Wars projects throughout the year. Jonathan waxes poetic about a video game, Chris and Jonathan rehash their adoration for Picard Season 3, and more! The hosts also mention some of the things they’re looking forward to in 2024 from both franchises, desp...

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October 14, 2023 75 mins

Geek News Now is “FUELED BY THE FANS” and Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast is too! On Star Trek Day, September 8, Geek News Now posted a photo asking YOU to react to your favorite Starfleet captain. The post was notably missing one Captain Benjamin Sisko and y’all let us know it! There were hundreds of comments asking about Sisko, so seeing as how Star Trek is kinda our thing, the hosts of CLL decided to get together and pick...

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September 7, 2023 109 mins

CLL 30 - Strange New Worlds Season 2

On this supersized episode of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers podcast, Chris and Jonathan are joined by fellow GNN A/V Club stars John Mark Tolly and Shah. Mark is the host of both War of the Stars: A Star Wars Podcast and Star Wars Through The Eyes of a Child. Shah is a regular co-host of The Geek Gauntlet Podcast and YouTube show live every Saturday night at 10:00 PM EST. The hosts and guests ta...

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July 24, 2023 69 mins

Episode 29 of CLL joins an already in-progress discussion of Season 3 of Star Trek Picard.  Jonathan, Chris, and Mikey of the Deucecast Movie Show talk Episodes 6-10 of Picard’s final season.  It should go without saying, but there are full spoilers for the plot of the season throughout the discussion.  Jonathan kicks off the show with an announcement about an upcoming guest interview on the podcast.  Since the ...

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July 6, 2023 98 mins

Chris and Jonathan are joined by Mikey from the Deuceast Movie Show Podcast to break down the incredible third season of Star Trek Picard!  The discussion was so lively and in depth that it ran for nearly THREE HOURS!  So we’re releasing it in two parts the month of July, as Episodes 28 and 29.  


Episode 28 of CLL has the usual stuff like How Did You Geek This Week and a couple news stories.  Then, the firs...

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June 19, 2023 57 mins
Travel back into the CLL Catalog with an interview from 2021 with Dr. Erin MacDonald, one of the current science advisors for Star Trek. With credits on Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds, this interview with Dr. Erin is not one to be missed! Jonathan and Chris had an incredible opportunity to interview Dr. Erin MacDonald,  a PhD in Astophysics from the University of Glasgow in Scotland!  MacDonald, in 2019, w...
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June 5, 2023 88 mins

Thanks for checking out Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast!  On episode #27, Jonathan and Chris get together for a full breakdown of Mandalorian Season 3 in the featured discussion!  Before breaking down each individual episode of Season 3, the boys discuss news items like the closure of Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World, the Writers Guild of America Strike, and Indiana Jones franchise making its way to Disney...

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April 28, 2023 66 mins
Thanks for checking out CLL Podcast! Episode 26 is here, listen as Chris and Jonathan discuss a range of topics. After the segment called How Did You Geek This Week, we get Chris’ most anticipated announcements from Celebration, discuss Mando and Picard season 3 with spoilers, and wrap up with a recap of their experiences with Steel City Con! Stay for a bit after the episode wraps for a brief interview with a local artist who had ...
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April 14, 2023 74 mins
Thanks for checking out Captains’s Logs and Lightsabers Podcast.  On Episode 25, we’re talking all about the biggest news to come out of Star Wars Celebration Europe the weekend of April 7-10!  Chris and Jonathan were unable to get together this time because of scheduling conflicts, but Jonathan called in reinforcements from the GNN team.  None other than the host of the Cantina Happy Hour on GNN’s YouTube channel answered the call...
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March 23, 2023 65 mins
CLL #24 - Landon Ginn Interview Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers returns from it’s short hiatus with a very special guest interview episode. If you’ve been listening to CLL for a while, you know that Jonathan and Chris are massive fans of Star Trek Prodigy. Our guest today served as a technical director for the series, spending nearly 2 years on the project! What does a technical director do for 3D Animation? Guess you’ll have to ...
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February 16, 2023 93 mins
Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers is back again with another comparison episode! But this time, it’s not about the shows and films…but the fan experience! Chris and Jonathan have both attended mega-fan events like Star Trek Las Vegas and Star Wars Celebration, as well as other fan-centric events! Listen as they recount their exploits, share panels attended, cool cosplay, and more! This episode of CLL features a way for you to get in...
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January 19, 2023 59 mins
On this animation-focused episode of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast, Chris and Jonathan discuss The Bad Batch season 2, episodes 1-3 and the final four episodes of the first season of Star Trek Prodigy. No news this episode, just How Did You Geek This Week and straight into discussing the two shows. FULL SPOILERS for Bad Batch S2 and Prodigy S1 finale! 0:00 Introduction & Catch Up 3:50 HDYGTW 6:40 Feature Discussion Int...
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