Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
She Flies The Ship!
Melissa Navia, Erica Ortegas from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, joins us this week for a very special episode of The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast! Melissa talks with us about being a part of the Trek family, and what it's like to work on SNW's. She also shares about her late husband, and her process of grieving in some candid and powerful moments, as well as her love for writing. You will be so encouraged and inspired by this discussion in more than one way. If you're a fan of SNW, then this is the episode for you!
Check out Melissa's powerful essay: talkhouse.com/an-actor-a-helmsman-and-my-brian-boldly-going-where-no-widow-has-gone-before
This podcast is a proud part of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network and works hard to bring you great content from all over the science fiction universe. We would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas. Take a moment to send us an email at thebigscifipodcast@gmail.com (mailto:thebigscifipodcast@gmail.com)
Music heard on this podcast opening is from Mikhail Smusev of SignmaMusicArt and provided by Pixabay. Listen to more of his music at: pixabay.com/users/sigmamusicart-36860929
Music heard at the end of this podcast is from Ivan Ohanezov of PumpUpTheMind and provided by Pixabay. Listen to more of his music at: pixabay.com/users/pumpupthemind-19969411
Check our podcast out and learn more about the other great podcasts on the network by visiting trekgeeks.com (http://trekgeeks.com) .
We've got the merch! If you want BIG Sci-Fi swag, check out this link and support us by wearing us everywhere you go! teepublic.com/thebigscifipodcast (teepublic.com/thebigscifipodcast)
Check out all of our social links in one place:
https://linktr.ee/thebigscifipodcast
Check out Cris' amazing YouTube channel for Trek content galore:
youtube.com/@yellingaboutstartrek1532
Check out Brian's new book available at Amazon for Kindle and in paperback:
amazon.com/stores/Brian-Donahue/author/B0C3BQ93VD
Subscribe for free to Brian's Substack page where he writes original science fiction and fantasy: bdonahue.substack.com
Listen to Brian's music including his new brand new compilation album "My Story" at: reverbnation.com/765591/album/330256
Find Adeena's books here: crazyrobot.myshopify.com
Follow her on Substack here: beyondthedroid.substack.com
She Flies The Ship!
Melissa Navia, Erica Ortegas from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, joins us this week for a very special episode of The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast! Melissa talks with us about being a part of the Trek family, and what it's like to work on SNW's. She also shares about her late husband, and her process of grieving in some candid and powerful moments, as well as her love for writing. You will be so encouraged and inspired by this discussion in more than one way. If you're a fan of SNW, then this is the episode for you!
Check out Melissa's powerful essay: talkhouse.com/an-actor-a-helmsman-and-my-brian-boldly-going-where-no-widow-has-gone-before
This podcast is a proud part of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network and works hard to bring you great content from all over the science fiction universe. We would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas. Take a moment to send us an email at thebigscifipodcast@gmail.com (mailto:thebigscifipodcast@gmail.com)
Music heard on this podcast opening is from Mikhail Smusev of SignmaMusicArt and provided by Pixabay. Listen to more of his music at: pixabay.com/users/sigmamusicart-36860929
Music heard at the end of this podcast is from Ivan Ohanezov of PumpUpTheMind and provided by Pixabay. Listen to more of his music at: pixabay.com/users/pumpupthemind-19969411
Check our podcast out and learn more about the other great podcasts on the network by visiting trekgeeks.com (http://trekgeeks.com) .
We've got the merch! If you want BIG Sci-Fi swag, check out this link and support us by wearing us everywhere you go! teepublic.com/thebigscifipodcast (teepublic.com/thebigscifipodcast)
Check out all of our social links in one place:
https://linktr.ee/thebigscifipodcast
Check out Cris' amazing YouTube channel for Trek content galore:
youtube.com/@yellingaboutstartrek1532
Check out Brian's new book available at Amazon for Kindle and in paperback:
amazon.com/stores/Brian-Donahue/author/B0C3BQ93VD
Subscribe for free to Brian's Substack page where he writes original science fiction and fantasy: bdonahue.substack.com
Listen to Brian's music including his new brand new compilation album "My Story" at: reverbnation.com/765591/album/330256
Find Adeena's books here: crazyrobot.myshopify.com
Follow her on Substack here: beyondthedroid.substack.com
