‘Starfleet Academy’ Season Finale “Rubincon” Review + Alex Kurtzman & Noga Landau Interviews

‘Starfleet Academy’ Season Finale “Rubincon” Review + Alex Kurtzman & Noga Landau Interviews

From All Access Star Trek - A TrekMovie.com Podcast by TrekMovie.com editors Anthony Pascale and Laurie Ulster

March 13, 2026 · 1h 25m

About this episode

The episode reviews the season finale of 'Starfleet Academy' and features interviews with Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau.

[Review starts at 22:37 / Interviews start at 59:27] Anthony and Laurie start with Anthony’s recap of his evening on the red carpet and in the press room at the Saturn Awards last weekend. After that, they dig into Alex Kurtzman’s comments about his ongoing discussions with Paramount Skydance, Henry Alonso Myers’ optimism for a Strange New Worlds spin-off (and news on the fate of its sets), Olatunde Osunsanmi’s optimism for more Starfleet Academy after season 2. Optimism! They also talk about the new Waze update that adds The Doctor’s voice to your driving directions. Then it’s time to get into the Starfleet Academy season 1 finale, “Rubincon,” which pulled together elements from across the season. They wrap up by playing the audio from Tony’s recent interviews with showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau.

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Hosts: Anthony Pascale, Laurie Ulster

Guests: Alex Kurtzman, Noga Landau

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Organizations: Paramount Skydance, Waze

Books & works: Starfleet Academy, Strange New Worlds, Rubincon

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