# Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

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Podcast: [The Writers Panel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writers-panel-1063873)
Published: 2026-02-10T09:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/nerdistwriters/episodes/6977b84029bfee017d651403
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## Resource

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman (creator, Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ; Mission Impossible III ) and Noga Landau (creator, Nancy Drew and Tom Swift ; The Magicians ) discuss meeting for the first time, what each looks for in a collaborator, story from the inside out, learning storytelling through Trek , the special sauce of Starfleet Academy , how the strike helped season 1, mastering craft through watching, reading, and listening, and more. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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