Matthew Davies - Designing for Star Trek & Bodybuilding in the Future
From Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show by Hosted by Fausto Fernós & Marc Felion
March 29, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 22 · Episode 3156
About this episode
Matthew Davies discusses the future of bodybuilding and his work on Star Trek's Starfleet Academy.
People love sports for the thrill of the challenge, to push their bodies to boldly go where they’ve never gone before. But in Star Trek, how would people compete in a universe where physical augmentation makes almost anything possible? What happens to bodybuilding a thousand years from now? Today’s episode is a dual drop from Feast of Fun and Let’s Grow Big Together, think of it as a transporter mishap where two podcasts are fused as one, but not as awkward as Tuvix. In this series, we take a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains. The new series Starfleet Academy centers the Star Trek universe around the school for new recruits with a fresh focus on youth culture and hot bodies. Today Starfleet Academy’s production designer Matthew Davies joins us to look at his work imagining schools, starships, gyms and nightclubs of the future. Davies is also an accomplished bodybuilder, so we’re having a little fun imagining what bodybuilding might look like in that world. How will technology shape bodybuilding? What will giant, glorious bodies mean centuries from now? Plus-- • Lesbians in Space…
People in this episode
Hosts: Fausto Fernós, Marc Felion
Guest: Matthew Davies
Topics covered
- bodybuilding
- Star Trek
- future technology
- muscle worship
- youth culture
- sports
- interpersonal relationships
Keywords
- bodybuilding
- Star Trek
- muscle
- future
- technology
- youth culture
- sports
- interpersonal relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Starfleet Academy, Let’s Grow Big Together, Heated Rivalry
Books & works: Star Trek
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