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Dial the Gate
by David Read
Dial the Gate is a series which aims to celebrate the success of the Stargate television and movie franchise with the creators and fans in long-form, multi-part retrospective interviews.
Episodes
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395: Cast Roundtable: Tom McBeath ("Maybourne"), Jacqueline Samuda ("Nirrti") and Garwin Sanford ("Narim")
Dial the Gate is privileged to bring together "Harry Maybourne," "Nirrti" and "Narim" to discuss their careers, their craft and their lives in this intimate round-table setting.
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394: Stargate Production Art with James CD Robbins (Production Designer)
Stargate's Production Designer returns to explore his archive of artwork and share more anecdotes from his time with the franchise.
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393: Christopher Judge Part 2 ("Teal'c")
Indeed he returns! Christopher Judge, who portrayed the Jaffa Teal'c for ten television seasons and two DVD movies, is back for another round of Q&A!
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392: Joe Flanigan Part 2 ("John Sheppard")
We are privileged to be welcoming back the man who brought Colonel John Sheppard to life in Stargate Atlantis! Joe Flanigan takes your questions LIVE in this, our sixth season premiere!
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391: Stargate is Filming in London
(Old News. For archival purposes only) Join us as we discuss the possibilities of the fourth Stargate series filming in the heart of the United Kingdom.
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390: Robert Picardo Part 2 ("Richard Woolsey")
Robert Picardo brought Atlantis to San Francisco, and now he's across the bridge at Starfleet Academy! Join Dial the Gate in this very special interview as we discuss the latest edition to the Star Trek pantheon.
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389: Bill Nye ("Himself")
The Science Guy is here! Bill Nye joins Dial the Gate to discuss current topics in the science community, his work at the Planetary Society and share memories of playing a version of himself in Stargate Atlantis Season Five's "Brain Storm!"
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388: A Stargate Christmas Carol with Tom McBeath ("Maybourne"), Garwin Sanford ("Narim") and Jacqueline Samuda ("Nirrti")
Watch Tom McBeath ("Maybourne") reprise his "A Christmas Carol" role as Ebeneezer Scrooge along with Garwin Sanford ("Narim") and Jacqueline Samuda ("Nirrti") in special parts from the beloved Dickens classic.
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387: Martin Gero (Creator of the next Stargate Series)
The creator of the upcoming fourth Stargate television series, Martin Gero, joins Dial the Gate and GateWorld for his first interview since the announcement! Tune in and ask a question for free!
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386: Stargate Podcasts from Around the Web
Join us as we take a look at some of the other dedicated audio and video Stargate podcasts available to watch for free from the English-speaking world and beyond!
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385: That Star Wars Girl (Stargate Fan)
Stargate fans have been coming out of the woodwork for the past two weeks as they share in our excitement for the next series -- including YouTube's That Star Wars Girl! She joins us to talk SG and celebrate!
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384: Stargate Trivia 12 with Kevan Ohtsji ("Oshu")
It has come down to three people. Who will be crowned the king of Stargate nerd-dom for 2025? Kevan Ohtsji, Yu's First Prime, "Oshu," will join us as host in the most frenzied trivia yet.
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383: Stargate Fan Creations 2025
As we wind down Dial the Gate Season Five let's look back at some of the amazing things we've seen Stargate fans create over the past year, from whole Stargates to Stargate kids!
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382: Kelly Vint Part 2 ("Young Catherine Langford")
Young Catherine Langford" from the opening to the original STARGATE film returns to share her excitement for the return of Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich to the franchise and all the possibilities it may bring!
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381: Charles Shaughnessy ("Alec Colson")
Ex-billionaire Alec Colson disappeared into the galaxy at the conclusion of SG-1's "Covenant," and we still wonder where he went! Charles Shaughnessy joins us to discuss this pivotal character on Dial the Gate!
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380: Louis Ferreria ("Everett Young")
We have been waiting for this day for a long time -- our first chance to sit down and get to know the actor behind the man who led Destiny across the cosmos!
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379: Ellie Harvie ("Lindsey Novak")
It took her a couple of tries to reach the Pegasus Galaxy, but once there she made herself indispensable! Ellie Harvie, the actor behind Dr. Lindsey Novak, stops by to talk about her Stargate journey!
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378: Ryan Purcell (Camera Operator)
While what we see on film is defined by the director, the camera operator is responsible for execution. Ryan Purcell joins us to talk about filming alien realms in Stargate Atlantis and Universe!
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377: The Future of Dial the Gate
Unscheduled off-world activation! If you want to contribute to our video project, please email me at [email protected]. And thank you.
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376: State of the Gate, November 2025
As we prepare to emerge from the 14-year void between galaxies, let’s welcome back industry veteran Jenny Stiven to take a well-earned victory lap at the end of a journey well undertaken.
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375: Michael Shanks Part 3 ("Daniel Jackson")
The man behind Daniel Jackson returns to Dial the Gate to give us his take on a fourth Stargate series and share more memories from an extraordinary decade of television!
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374: Lane Gates Part 2 ("Shifu")
The actor behind "Shifu" in SG-1's "Absolute Power" returned to Dial the Gate to surprise Michael Shanks... and ended up getting his own second episode with all of us!
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373: Steven Culp ("Henry Wallace")
What wouldn't you do to save the life of your child? Actor Steven Culp played this dilemma brilliantly as Henry Wallace in "Miller's Crossing." He joins us to discuss this episode and his larger career!
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372: Stargate Fan Roundable Part 2
Join fans from across the world in a gathering to celebrate the return of one of science fiction's most beloved franchises! This is the second of a two-part episode.
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371: Stargate Fan Roundtable Part 1
Well...that happened! Now join fans from across the world in the first of a two-day gathering to celebrate the return of one of science fiction's most beloved franchises!
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370: STARGATE IS BACK
Join Darren and David LIVE for a very special Stargate live stream celebrating the announcement of the fourth STARGATE television series!
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369: Stargate Trivia with Suanne Braun ("Hathor")
Our goddess Hathor returns to rule over the hardest game of Stargate trivia yet! This is one not to miss as Season Five comes to a close.
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368: Elizabeth Hoffman ("Catherine Langford")
David has found his lost 2019 interview with Elizabeth Hoffman, who portrayed Stargate Program matriarch Catherine Langford in Season One of SG-1, and invites you to hear her words of wisdom from her final years.
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367: Kirk Douglas (Special Effects Technician)
Special Effects Technician Kirk Douglas helped bring Stargate SG-1’s incredible practical effects to life from day one. He joins us to share stories from the set and pay tribute to his brother, Wray Douglas.
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366: Peter DeLuise Part 4 (Director, Producer)
Join us LIVE for a brand new discussion with Stargate Producer, Writer and Director Peter DeLuise to discover more stories from SG-1 Seasons Three and Five!
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365: Herbert Duncanson (Multiple Roles)
You may recognize him best as Douglas Anders' robot, "Grell," in Wormhole X-Treme!... but his involvement in Stargate SG-1 goes much further. Join us as we get to know actor Herbert Duncanson LIVE!
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364: Robert C. Cooper Part 12 (Executive Producer, Writer, Director)
Stargate SG-1, Atlantis and Unniverse's Executive Producer returns to Dial the Gate, alongside GateWorld's Darren Sumner, to take fan questions and share more memories from the franchise!
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363: Alison Matthews ("Brenna")
Alison Matthews joins Dial the Gate LIVE to explore her role as Brenna in SG-1's "Beneath the Surface," which adapts one of the oldest morality plays in science fiction.
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362: Armin Shimerman: From Actor to Author ("Anteaus")
Producer and Writer Diana Dru Botsford sits down LIVE with Armin Shimerman (the Nox "Anteaus") to explore the creation of character and story in his published fiction work!
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361: Mark Nicholson Part 2 (Prop Builder)
SG-1, Atlantis and Universe Prop Builder Mark Nicholson returns to Dial the Gate with more insights to building some of your favorite props from the latter half of the franchise and take your questions LIVE!
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360: David Rich (Writer, "Upgrades")
Years before the genre took off in film and TV, the SG-1 team became superheroes themselves! David Rich, the writer behind "Upgrades," joins us LIVE to explore the premise further!
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359: The Future of Visual Effects with John Gajdecki
John Gajdecki, the man behind some of Stargate's most amazing effects, returns to address the elephant in the room -- AI -- and explore how it will shape the VFX industry in the years to come.
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358: Tygh Runyan ("Robert Caine")
The man behind the enigmatic "Dr. Robert Caine" in Stargate Universe joins us LIVE on Dial the Gate to catch up on his career and explore what was really happening with the people left behind on the obelisk world of Eden.
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357: Follow the Yellow Gate Road Covention
Dial the Gate gets an exclusive look at the closing panel from the recent "Follow the Yellow Gate Road" UK convention with special guests Tony Amendola, Patrick Currie, Andee Frizzell and Michael Shanks!
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356: Christopher Judge at Dragon Con 2025 ("Teal'c)
The Jaffa legend teams up with Dial the Gate to bring you a fun-filled panel from this year's Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia!
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355: Joseph Mallozzi Part 16 (Executive Producer, Writer)
We welcome the return of Stargate Executive Producer and Writer Joseph Mallozzi to Dial the Gate to update us on his current projects and answer more of your questions from the franchise!
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354: Stargate and the United States Military
We are bringing together Stargate fans who have proudly served in the U.S. Armed Forces for a special discussion on how the military is portrayed throughout the franchise!
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353: Michael Greenburg (Executive Producer)
Dial the Gate is privileged to welcome Stargate SG-1 Executive Producer and Writer Michael Greenburg to learn all about his career, his years on MacGyver, and his experience on the set of SG-1.
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352: German Stargate Fandom
We continue our international journey through fandom with our next stop in Germany! This country has a significant Stargate presence, along with one of the oldest fan sites of all, Stargate-Project!
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351: Ona Grauer and Corin Nemec ("Ayiana" and "Jonas Quinn")
We are reuniting one of our favorite character parings from all of Stargate SG-1, Ona Grauer and Corin Nemec from the pivotal Ancient episode, "Frozen!" Join them LIVE to learn what's new and submit questions!
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350: The Gate Builders
For 15 years fans the world over worked to build an exact replica of the Milky Way Stargate. They succeeded. And they are going further. Come meet the team and witness how they did it!
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349: Stargate SG-1: The Alliance Video Game
Discover the video game Stargate fans were promised two decades ago along with the man who conceived its story. Ben Lenzo joins Dial the Gate to discuss STARGATE SG-1: THE ALLIANCE and reveal the story we nearly played!
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348: Remembering Don S Davis
Join friends and loved ones of Don S. Davis LIVE as we remember this pillar of our Stargate community, his enduring legacy as an artist and man, and his everlasting role as the father figure of Sierra Gulf One.
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347: Don S Davis ("George Hammond")
GateWorld's one and only interview with Don S. Davis joins the Stargate Oral History Project. Come with us as we remember the "George Hammond" actor with his own words about his character, life and legacy.
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346: Clayton Landey ("Dillon Everett")
He rode in on a white horse to save Atlantis in her darkest hour. Now "Dillon Everett" actor Clayton Landey joins Dial the Gate to remember that chapter from his past and discuss his overall career!
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How many episodes does Dial the Gate have?
Dial the Gate currently has 274 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Dial the Gate about?
Dial the Gate is a series which aims to celebrate the success of the Stargate television and movie franchise with the creators and fans in long-form, multi-part retrospective interviews.
How often does Dial the Gate release new episodes?
Dial the Gate publishes regularly with 274 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
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Who hosts Dial the Gate?
Dial the Gate is created and hosted by David Read.
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