About this episode
Robert Picardo discusses his return as The Doctor in Starfleet Academy and reflects on his character's evolution in the Star Trek universe.
Robert Picardo joins Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating for a wide-ranging conversation, with particular emphasis on his latest return as The Doctor in Starfleet Academy . He now serves as Chief Medical Officer on the USS Athena, centuries older, more experienced, and still evolving in unexpected ways. Bob reflects on stepping back into the role at this stage of his career, what has changed, what hasn’t, and how the character fits into a very different era of Star Trek . This conversation was recorded just one day after the announcement that Starfleet Academy will conclude with its second season, so we delve into Bob’s immediate reaction to the news, including his knowledge on why the show is ending. We speak about his contributions to the show, including episode ideas that sadly will never get to air. Along the way, he and Connor and Dominic revisit The Doctor on Voyager , and how his legacy carries forward into this final chapter. Each week in The D-Con Chamber, we boldly revisit Star Trek: Enterprise through behind-the-scenes stories, watch-along commentaries, and conversations with the people whose lives were forever changed by the franchise. Whether they are breaking down…
People in this episode
Hosts: Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating
Guest: Robert Picardo
Topics covered
- Star Trek
- Robert Picardo
- Starfleet Academy
- The Doctor
- Voyager
- character evolution
- behind-the-scenes
Keywords
- Robert Picardo
- Starfleet Academy
- The Doctor
- Star Trek
- Voyager
- USS Athena
- character development
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Starfleet Academy, USS Athena
Books & works: Star Trek, Star Trek: Enterprise, Voyager
More episodes of The D-Con Chamber
- Enterprise "Dawn" watch party | S02 E13 · May 24, 2026 · 45 min
- Marvin Rush · May 17, 2026 · 1h 11m
- Enterprise "The Catwalk" watch party | S02 E12 · May 10, 2026 · 42 min
- Enterprise "Precious Cargo" watch party | S02 E11 · May 9, 2026 · 48 min
- Enterprise "Vanishing Point" watch party with DAVID STRAITON | S02 E10 · April 26, 2026 · 49 min
- Vince Deadrick · April 19, 2026 · 1h 2m
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The D-Con Chamber podcast page.