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The SyFy Sistas: where science fiction meets Afrofuturism
Sci-fi movies, books, comics, TV series, conventions, and podcasts from a black female point of view.
the SyFy Sistas! Fran, Subrina, Tamia, and Yvette
Subrina
Subrina
Subrina
Just the facts, Ma'am. Subrina's got the research, the trivia, and the polls.
Tamia
Subrina
Subrina
Our podcast host, the thoughtful one, the writer, and the rebel. She'll always bring us back to the mission.
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Fran
Subrina
Yvette
The O.G. Trekkie and the romantic who comes up with some dope podcast topics. But don't mess with her because she'll fire a full phaser spread.
Yvette
Subrina
Yvette
The calm in the storm, the one with the trio of brilliant and beautiful daughters. She is sorely needed at Starfleet Security.
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the SYFY sistas cover the strange new world prEmiere
Anson Mount invited us to the Premiere of SNW, and we showed up. We got some super interviews and pictures doing coverage at our first 'Gold' Carpet. The parties were pretty great too!
Our interview with anson mount
Anson Mount granted us a one-on-one interview during the Paramount+ press junket for his new series Strange New Worlds... and then this happened.
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Tawny Newsome
Tamia and Yvette go to Star Trek Mission Chicago and get to meet and interview the delightful Actor, Writer, Comedian and Musician Tawny Newsome. We bond, we laugh, we cry and we don't record...ruh roh! Fast forward to Awesome Con and we hit record for a conversation with our friend Tawny Newsome.
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Behind the Scenes at the SNW Premiere in NYC
We experienced so many cool things, people, and places thanks to Anson Mount’s kind invitation to the NYC Premiere. He is the real deal. We did something we never dreamed we’d do and had to share it with you. We’d like to thank Trek Geeks Bill and Dan (Hi, Ted!) for getting us on this whole ride.
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ST: Discovery - Meet Jane Brook
We sit down with Jayne Brook, a film and TV actor that has earned three Screen Actors Guild nominations for Chicago Hope and a Prism Award for Performance in a Drama Series for Boston Legal. We know her for her role as Star Trek Discovery's Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell.
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Star Trek: The Cruise V Convo
The SyFy Sistas present our 12” Disco Version of Star Trek: The Cruise V our love letter to Royal Caribbean Cruises and Entertainment Cruise Productions, some of the hardest working people at sea. We aren’t the only ones telling sea stories. A few of our new friends joined us on the mic.
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The Many Faces of Dave Benjamin Tomlinson
David, the alter ego of Disco’s favorite Saurian - Linus, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation. The talented writer, producer, and actor spills the tea on keeping up as a Klingon, his cast buddies, and how he made Sonequa Martin-Green crack up his first day on the set as Linus.
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A Conversation with Marc Scott Zicree
Far Beyond the Stars, by Marc Scott Zicree, is one of the most celebrated episodes of the franchise. We talked to Marc about how the then controversial DS9 episode made it to the screen, why Avery Brooks had to direct it, and the efforts of the cast and crew to make it as authentic as possible.
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The BioTrekkie Explains EVERYTHING!
It's 'Science with Mohamed' as the Sistas get the answers to those questions you've been dying to ask. The episodes "Distant Origin" and "Lineage" from Voyager, and "Masterpiece Society," and "Up the Long Ladder" from TNG come up in this conversation.
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Critical Race Theory in Star Trek with Dr. Crystal
We sit down with Dr. Crystal Fleming, a critical race sociologist, author of three books and an internationally recognized expert on racism and antiracism. Our conversation ranges from Black Respectability politics to the myth of Utopia in the Star Trek universe, to our deep love of DS9 & The Sisko.
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The One, the Only, Nana Visitor!
Who would have believed that a nonchalant fangirl post on the SyFy Sistas Muthaship Facebook group could lead to an actual squeal before letting the Fabulous One into the zoom room? The best Anniversary present ever!
the syfy sistas' top ten women of trek
The Sistas have a few surprises for you on this list. Join us to count down our top ten women of the entire Star Trek franchise. (No sistas were harmed 'debating' this list).
LLAPy Awards pre-game Extraganza
The Trek Geeks, Bill Smith and Dan Davidson, asked the SyFy Sistas to join them for their LLAPy Awards Pre-Game Extravaganza. Watch who gets the most predictions right. It was a glamorous and hilarious night when EVERYONE was a SyFy Sista.
Virtual Trek MiniCon:
Join us as we do the impossible... pick our Top Ten Favorite Deep Space 9 episodes of all time. What were we thinking? There are ten in Season Five alone!
Trek* talks Telethon for the Hollywood Food Coalition: The SyFy Sistas kick off this incredible event with a 15-minute Pre-Show followed by EIGHT HOURS of incredible Trek panels that raised over $75,000!
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