Microsoft is kicking off a new podcast series focused on talking to interesting people about technology. The first episode of its Next at Microsoft podcast features George Takei.
Before he became an Internet sensation, Takei was best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek.
It was his Facebook page, however, that brought the actor and activist to a whole new fan base.
For the first episode of the podcast (which you can preview above and listen to in its entirety below), Takei talks about how he uses social media to drive social change. He also visits Microsoft's campus to record an episode of his web series and offers up his opinion on the Skype Translator and Eye Gaze projects at Microsoft.
The Skype Translator project is notable because its impetus was actually first displayed on Star Trek 50 years ago.