Episode 101: Jonathan Frakes

"You may best recall him as "Number 1", however Actor/Director Jonathan Frakes has proven throughout his career to be the same wise, reliable presence in everything he's a part of. Listen in as he joins Gates to discuss life, work, jazz and more." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Treat for Next Generation fans everywhere

I don't think I'll review each episode, but having listened to a couple a can say that this series as a whole is delicious. You can imagine being in a cafe, eaves dropping on the conversation of two wonderful people, and then you know if you come back next week the wonderful hostess, Gates McFadden, will be back to talk to another one of her "Space Friends" from the Star Trek Next Generation cast. They also don't hold back, so you'll likely get stories you've never heard before on a personal level.

I will say, though, if you're expecting a bunch of Trek talk, that you will not get. There will be discussion of the experience of acting in relation to the show, but it almost feels like the host and guest made an agreement beforehand to not lean on Trek material at all. So this is really a program to listen to if you want to know the actors as people and not as their characters.