From Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny.
Felicia Day joins Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes for a wildly fun, funny, and surprisingly deep conversation about building a career by making your own lane, long before that was the norm.
They talk about Firefly, The Guild, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, The Librarians, Leverage, Critical Role, awkward auditions, Hollywood burnout, fantasy worlds, redheads, and the projects that changed nerd culture forever. Felicia also opens up about creating her new graphic novel, The Lost Daughter of Sparta, and why making your own thing can be the smartest move in the business.
There are also stories about Patrick Stewart, Gene Roddenberry, Rip Torn, Kathy Bates, Robin Williams, and more, plus a lot of chaos, laughter, and classic name dropping along the way.
If you enjoy stories about cult classics, geek culture, sci fi, creativity, and how iconic projects actually get made, this episode is for you.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Opening banter, old Hollywood, and Star Trek connections
00:05:31 Felicia Day joins the show
00:06:54 Firefly reunion talk, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, and Jewel Staite
00:08:20 Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, and why some shows feel more real
00:12:15 Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, and how improv changed Star Trek
00:13:23 Summer Glau, Buffy, Firefly, and Felicia’s early path
00:21:46 Leverage, The Librarians, Geek and Sundry, and internet era creativity
00:27:18 The Guild origin story, YouTube success, and keeping the IP
00:32:22 Auditions, Hollywood rejection, confidence, and making your own lane
00:44:08 Critical Role, Warm Springs, Kathy Bates, and The Lost Daughter of Sparta
Dropping Names…and other things is a show featuring Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes stepping away from the spotlight to share the real stories… the fans, the friendships, the near-misses, the unexpected moments, and the names you never thought they’d drop.
This is not a Star Trek podcast… but we’re sure it will come up.
And if you’re a Trekkie, you’re absolutely in the right place 🖖
Hosted by iconic actors with a combined century of experience in television, film, and pop culture, Dropping Names delivers candid conversations, behind-the-scenes moments, and stories that only come from a lifetime in Hollywood.
Expect:
• Unfiltered fan stories
• Hollywood behind-the-scenes moments
• Career highs, lows, and pivots
• Familiar faces and unfamiliar truths
Every episode explores a moment our guest remembers about someone famous, where they drop the name… and tell the story behind it.
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