The Clonestar Podcast

Cadet Pickford swallowed her combadge on the first day. Raffa Virago — the Brazilian-Canadian actress behind the role — joins Jodi to talk about life at Starfleet Academy, winning the 2024 Imagen Award for Dying in Plain Sight, and what it means to be part of a brand new era of Trek.

André Dae Kim played Transporter Chief Kyle on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Christian Ozera in Vampire Academy, and spent years as Winston Chu on Degrassi. Mike sits down with André to talk about all three worlds — what it means to step into a character with TOS roots, and how you build a career across some of Canada's biggest genre productions.

Hannah Cheesman played Lt. Commander Airiam in Star Trek Discovery — a character whose death stopped fans in their tracks. Mike and Jodi sit down with Hannah to talk about taking on that role, the experience of performing under full prosthetics, and a creative career that goes well beyond acting into writing, directing, and producing.

Raven Dauda played Dr. Tracy Pollard across all five seasons of Star Trek: Discovery — and she'll tell you it was the best set she's ever worked on. Mike and Jodi sit down with Raven to talk about life on the USS Discovery, working with Sonequa Martin-Green and Doug Jones, and a career built across stage, indie film, and some of Canada's biggest TV productions.

Ronnie Rowe Jr. won a major Canadian film award for playing a Black cop navigating racism from both sides of the law. Then he joined the crew of the USS Discovery. Mike and Seo sit down with Ronnie to talk about both worlds — indie film, Star Trek, representation, and what it means to build a career on your own terms.