Host Wil Wheaton (The Ready Room) virtually sits down with Star Trek: Lower Decks Creator and Executive Producer Mike McMahan, Brent Spiner (Data), Jonathan Frakes (William Riker), and The Pod Directive co-host Paul F. Tompkins to discuss the vitality of comedy to the Star Trek franchise. The group covers everything from Spiner's favorite Data moments to the role comedy plays in humanizing some of our favorite sci-fi heroes. Stream full episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Picard, and other series in the Star Trek Universe on Paramount+. Air Date: Apr 5, 2021