Podcast

Secrets of Stargate

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The Secrets of Stargate explores the deeper themes, characters, and ideas within the Stargate franchise — from the original film and SG-1 through Atlantis, Universe, and the upcoming new Stargate series in production. Instead of simple recap or fandom chat, this podcast dives into storytelling, moral questions, and cultural meaning, unpacking what makes the Stargate universe resonate with fans across generations. Whether you’re a longtime Stargate enthusiast or new to the franchise, each episode offers thoughtful conversation and fresh insight into a beloved sci-fi legacy.

Episodes
292
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
41 min
On air since
2021
Latest episode
4 days ago

Episodes

292 episodes, newest first

  1. Search and Rescue (SGA)

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    Rodney McKay delivers a baby on a Wraith ship in Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Episode 1. Lisa Jones, Victor Lams, and Jeff Haecker weigh the rescue, Carter's sudden exit, and Amazon's new Stargate plans.

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    50 min
  2. Continuum

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    A Goa'uld erases the Stargate program by sinking one ship in 1939. Victor Lams, Lisa Jones and Jeff Haecker take on Stargate: Continuum, SG-1's final film, its Arctic shoot and its missing Vala.

    The post Continuum appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 19 min
  3. The Last Man (SGA)

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    A solar flare throws Sheppard 48,000 years ahead, and a hologram of old McKay tells him how it all went wrong. Jeff Haecker, Lisa Jones and Victor Lams take on Stargate Atlantis S4E20, "The Last Man," the season 4 finale.

    The post The Last Man (SGA) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    42 min
  4. The Kindred, Parts 1 & 2 (SGA)

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    A cloned Carson Beckett, a pregnant Teyla strapped down in Michael's lab, and a plague built from an old anti-Wraith drug. Jeff Haecker, Lisa Jones and Victor Lams take on Stargate Atlantis S4E18 and E19, "The Kindred."

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    54 min
  5. Midway (SGA)

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    Two warriors who can't stand each other, a station billed as unhackable, and the day the Wraith almost walked onto Earth. Victor Lams, Jeff Haecker and Lisa Jones take on Stargate Atlantis S4E17, "Midway."

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    34 min
  6. Trio (SGA)

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    Three people, one collapsing Genii mine, no way up. Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker and Victor Lams dig into Stargate Atlantis S4E16 "Trio" — the tilting cube set, eight stunt gags, and a McKay who panics hardest right before he saves everyone.

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    37 min
  7. Outcast (SGA)

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    A Replicator that can't replicate is loose on Earth, and Atlantis S4E15 spends the hour at a funeral instead. Jeff Haecker, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams argue whether backstory without consequence earns its keep.

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    30 min
  8. Harmony (SGA) – The Secrets of Stargate

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    A 13-year-old heir, a day's hike, and a forest full of Genii assassins. Victor Lams, Jeff Haecker, and Lisa Jones take on Atlantis S4E14 "Harmony" — the bottle episode that gave the franchise its funniest painting.

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    33 min
  9. Announcing Holy Troublemakers

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    Announcing Holy Troublemakers, a new podcast from StarQuest. In this weekly podcast host Dom Bettinelli will introduce you to the difficult people who built the Catholic Church. From mystics who argued with popes to missionaries who walked into places nobody sane would go, every episode tells one of their stories.

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    2 min
  10. Quarantine (SGA)

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    Every door in Atlantis seals at once — and the one man who could fix it is trapped in the botany lab with an engagement ring and no computer. Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker, and Victor Lams take on Stargate Atlantis S4E13, "Quarantine."

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    50 min
  11. Spoils of War (SGA)

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    The Wraith don't breed. They're grown. Season 4's "Spoils of War" (S4E12) finally shows how, and Jeff Haecker, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams weigh a cloning facility, a pregnant Teyla, and the episode where Sheppard names Todd.

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    43 min
  12. Be All My Sins Remember’d (SGA)

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    Atlantis aims Earth ships, Wraith hives, and Traveler vessels at the same planet in Stargate Atlantis S4E11. Victor Lams, Jeff Haecker, and Lisa Jones on the biggest battle the franchise ever staged, and the face in that last shot.

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    41 min
  13. This Mortal Coil (SGA)

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    Cut your hand and watch it close. That's the first sign Atlantis isn't Atlantis in Stargate Atlantis S4E10. Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker, and Victor Lams weigh a sharp premise against an episode that talks its way straight through it.

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    38 min
  14. Miller’s Crossing (SGA)

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    A dying girl, a father with a billionaire's resources, and nanites nobody finished coding. Jeff Haecker, Victor Lams, and Lisa Jones take apart Stargate Atlantis S4E9 — and the moment Sheppard hands a guilty man his own way out.

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    37 min
  15. The Seer (SGA)

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    A dying psychic's visions expose the Asuran replicators' slaughter of human worlds and force an uneasy Wraith alliance. Victor Lams, Jeff Haecker, and Lisa Jones weigh Carter vs. Woolsey in Stargate Atlantis S4E8 — and Teyla's secret gets out.

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    40 min
  16. Missing (SGA)

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    A routine checkup on New Athos becomes a run-for-your-life survival story when the cannibal Bola Kai overrun the village. In Atlantis S4E7 "Missing," Jeff Haecker, Victor Lams, and Lisa Jones weigh Teyla and Keller's brutal two-hander.

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    41 min
  17. Tabula Rasa (SGA)

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    Everyone on Atlantis wakes up with no memory and a deadly clock ticking. In Stargate Atlantis S4E6, "Tabula Rasa," Victor Lams, Jeff Haecker, and Lisa Jones unpack the amnesia mystery, Major Lorne's villain turn, and one very effective Polaroid.

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    34 min
  18. Travelers (SGA)

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    A nomadic human fleet, an Aurora-class battleship, and a character study gone wrong. Victor Lams, Lisa Jones, and Jeff Haecker weigh the best idea in SGA S4E5 "Travelers" against writing that can't make Larrin (Jill Wagner) land.

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    39 min
  19. Doppelganger (SGA)

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    A crystal entity turns Sheppard into every crew member's nightmare in SGA S4E4 "Doppelganger." Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker, and Victor Lams tackle fear-feeding aliens, Heightmeyer's death, and what Robert C. Cooper called his "Nightmare on Atlantis Street."

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    45 min
  20. Reunion (SGA)

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    Ronon's Satedan comrades are back — and they've been turned by the Wraith. Jeff Haecker, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams break down SGA S4E3 "Reunion," Carter's first episode in command of Atlantis.

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    41 min