{"id":3556,"date":"2026-02-01T09:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:42:15","slug":"staggering-stories-podcast-490-of-academies-and-estates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3556","title":{"rendered":"Staggering Stories Podcast #490: Of Academies and Estates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_79\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3556-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast490_02-02-2026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast490_02-02-2026.mp3\">https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast490_02-02-2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast490_02-02-2026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"StaggeringPodcast490_02-02-2026.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 58:50 &#8212; 33.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/Podcast490.jpg\" alt=\"60\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jay Doran, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the first three episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and the Ninth Doctor Big Finish story Snare, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>01:21 &#8212; Welcome!<\/li>\n<li><strong>01:54 &#8211; News:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>02:01 &#8212; Blake&#8217;s 7: Reboot enters development hell.<\/li>\n<li>05:47 &#8212; Doctor Who: Three new Target books.<\/li>\n<li>08:02 &#8212; Star Wars: Kennedy steps down.<\/li>\n<li>10:38 &#8212; Life on Mars: Third series not as dead as we thought?<\/li>\n<li>12:33 &#8212; Masters of the Universe: New film trailered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>15:47 &#8211; Star Trek: Starfleet Academy episodes 1-3.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>39:13 &#8211; Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Snare (Big Finish).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>51:13 &#8211; Jean&#8217;s Jabberings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>56:10 &#8211; Farewell for this podcast!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>56:55 &#8212; End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vital Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/\">Staggering Stories<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blake%27s_7\">Wikipedia: Blake&#8217;s 7<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/\">BBC: Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/\">Star Wars<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Life_on_Mars_(UK_TV_series)\">Wikipedia: Life on Mars (UK TV Series)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masters_of_the_universe\">Wikipedia: Masters of the Universe<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.startrek.com\/\">Star Trek<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek:_Starfleet_Academy_(TV_series)\">Wikipedia: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (TV series)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/doctor-who-the-ninth-doctor-adventures-snare-3242\">Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Snare<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/26860495434\">Facebook: Staggering Stories Group<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jay Doran, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the first three episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and the Ninth Doctor Big Finish story Snare, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune. 01:21 &#8212; Welcome! 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