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Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
Mission Log is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast with the sole purpose of exploring the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. That's right, this podcast will cover six different series and 30 seasons of television by journeying into every one of the 726 episodes with a single mission: to explore, debate and discuss one of the largest science fiction phenomena of all time, Star Trek. Starting with The Original Series' initial pilot and continuing chronologically until we reach the last…
Episodes
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 8 - "Necessary Evil"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Necessary Evil," Quark gets recruited by a dangerous dame for a box job that almost leaves him a stiff. Can a…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 7 - "Rules of Acquisition"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Rules of Acquisition," Pel isn't like your average Ferengi. He's loyal, smart, trustworthy, and has a serious crush…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 6 - "Melora"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Melora," there's a visitor on DS9 - Ensign Melora Pazlar. She comes from a low-gravity planet which means she's got…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 5 - "Cardassians"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Cardassians," plain, simple Garak is back, though there is nothing plain nor simple about the young Cardassian he's…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 4 - "Invasive Procedures"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Invasive Procedures," Verad is one of the 9-in-10 Trill who doesn't have a symbiont living inside him. He can't…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 2 & 3 - "The Circle and The Siege"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, "The Circle and The Siege," Major Kira must suddenly deal with feeling useless, while Li Nalas has to learn to be…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 1 - "The Homecoming"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Homecoming," Li Nalas - famed Bajoran resitance leader - is alive! Sisko gives Major Kira the green light to…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: But, is it Star Trek? Or, Yet another one from the Rio
Incendiary for six-years running, John and Ken pose the age old question, "But, is it Star Trek?" Spoiler alert: Yes. And, no? Yet another one from the Rio…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: The One with the Roddenberry Podcast Network
From Las Vegas, Nevada - Sue and Grace from Women at Warp, Elijah and Kenna from Priority One, Dr. Trek from The Trek Files, and John and Ken from Mission Log…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 20 - "In the Hands of the Prophets"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "In the Hands of the Prophets," a Bajoran spiritual leader takes issue with classes taught to schoolchildren on Deep…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: Divisions at San Diego Comic Con 2018
From the eye of the storm, John and Ken are happy to bring you Star Trek: A Fandom Divided? A panel from SDCC 2018, featuring Aaron Harvey of Saturday Morning…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 19 - "Duet"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Duet," Major Kira suspects that the Cardassian bookkeeper on board DS9 is guilty of war crimes. Is Marritza who he…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 18 - "Dramatis Personae"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Dramatis Personae," things are tense on Deep Space Nine. Everyone is talking about choosing sides between Commander…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 17 - "The Forsaken"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Forsaken," Deep Space Nine is overrun with unwanted lifeforms. There are ambassadors. There is a sort of…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 16 - "If Wishes Were Horses"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "If Wishes Were Horses," stop us if you've heard this one: Rumplestiltskin, a libidinous Trill and a long-dead…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 15 - "Progress"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Progress," Major Kira works to avert a crisis, while Nog and Jake pursue an opportunity. Kira trades the…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 14 - "The Storyteller"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Storyteller," the Sirah is the one person who can prevent a terrifying sky-monster from destroying a quiet…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 13 - "Battle Lines"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Battle Lines," the Ennis and the Nol-Ennis hate each other. Really hate each other. They've hated each other for so…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 12 - "Vortex"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Vortex," a heist gone bad may be good news for Odo. The accused in the case says he has met other Changelings like…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 11 - "The Nagus"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Nagus," while the Ferengi are usually out for themselves, there is one Ferengi who rules them all. He is the…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 10 - "Move Along Home"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Move Along Home," imagine a game where some of the people are players and some of the people are pieces, but none…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 9 - "The Passenger"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Passenger," it is a well known and established scientific fact that humanoids use about one one-millionth of…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 8 - "Dax"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Dax," Dax is charged with treason and murder. But should Jadzia Dax do the time if Curzon Dax did the crime? And do…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 7 - "Q Less"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Q Less," Q: How did Vash get to the Gamma Quadrant without going through the wormhole? A: Q. The troublesome…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: Star Trek Saves a Life
There are Trek geeks, then there are the Trek Geeks. On this supplemental edition of Mission Log, Dan Davidson of the podcast Trek Geeks joins us to talk about…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 6 - "Captive Pursuit"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Captive Pursuit," say hello to our first visitor from the Gamma Quadrant. He is Tosk... and that's about all we…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 5 - "Babel"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Babel," fire up the custard, there's Barney in the station when everything's infected, down to the loop and the…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 4 - "A Man Alone"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "A Man Alone," a shifty Bajoran and a shapeshifting lawman lock horns. Sounds simple… but the angry mob is on the…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 3 - "Past Prologue"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Past Prologue," an old friend of Kira's from her militant days seeks asylum on DS9. But is he seeking asylum? Or is…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 1 & 2 - "Emissary"
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Emissary," moving can be tough, especially when the military force that used to occupy your home wrecks it before…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: The One with Gates McFadden
Mission Log needs a check up so who better to welcome this week to reflect on The Next Generation than Dr. Crusher herself, Gates McFadden. In this candid…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: TNG Recap No. 2
Lt. Jae speaks! This week, John and Ken continue their look back at Star Trek: The Next Generation and welcome special guests: "True Q" story writer Matthew…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: TNG Recap No. 1
This week, John and Ken take a first pass at a last look at Star Trek: The Next Generation. Topics include: - Favorite Villains - Cinematic Episodes - A Self…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Nemesis
In Star Trek: Nemesis, are two Jean Luc Picards better than one? Not when one is a clone raised under the Romulan whip, now determined to kill the original…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Insurrection
In Star Trek: Insurrection, the Ba'ku live an idyllic life on their planet: creative, fun and peaceful and hardly aging a day. What's their secret? Wouldn't…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: First Contact
In Star Trek: First Contact, it's the return of the Borg! You remember them! And the return of the Borg Queen! You remember her! No? Well, Picard does. He and…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: Generations
In Star Trek: Generations, Picard and crew have landed on the big screen, and they've brought some history with them. There are the Duras sisters, and Guinan…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 25 & 26 - "All Good Things..."
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "All Good Things...," Captain Picard is moving back and forth through time. That's the quickest way to get to…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 24 - "Preemptive Strike"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Preemptive Strike," Ro Laren is back from Advanced Tactical Training, and just in time. Starfleet wants her to…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 23 - "Emergence"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Emergence," something has taken over the Enterprise, and that something is - the Enterprise. The ship is alive…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: Holiday Feedback Fun!
It is a holiday supplemental edition of Mission Log, and John and Ken are getting the presents! Presents in this case are comments from you, which they are…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 22 - "Bloodlines"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Bloodlines," completing week three of season seven's three sons, we say hello to an old enemy and a new…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 21 - "Firstborn"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Firstborn," Alexander is back, as is Alexander. Worf's son has come from the future to convince his younger…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 20 - "Journey's End"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Journey's End," Wesley Crusher comes back to the Enterprise for a visit, but he's not the young man the others…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 19 - "Genesis"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Genesis," everybody seems edgy. Well, except for the people who seem to be groggy and forgetful. And the ones…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 18 - "Eye of the Beholder"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Eye of the Beholder," a shocking suicide on the Enterprise leads Deanna Troi on a psychic journey into a…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 17 - "Masks"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Masks," what do Masaka, Ihat, an old man, and a frightened child have in common? Many things. They are all a…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 16 - "Thine Own Self"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Thine Own Self," Data's mission to retrieve radioactive material from a pre-industrial world goes haywire when…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 15 - "Lower Decks"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Lower Decks," ever wondered about all of those OTHER people on the Enterprise? This week, they get names! And…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 14 - "Sub Rosa"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Sub Rosa," Beverly's recently deceased, 100-year-old grandmother had a 34-year-old boyfriend. It is cool…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 13 - "Homeward"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Homeward," Worf's adopted-brother has been quietly studying the people of Borall II until it looks like the…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 12 - "The Pegasus"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Pegasus," Riker gets a visit from his old commanding officer, the pugnacious Admiral Pressman, who has his…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 11 - "Parallels"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Parallels," what is weirder than a lauging Vulcan and his dog? How about Lieutenant Wesley Crusher? Or a blue…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastSUPPLEMENTAL: Discovering Discovery Live
In our very first episode of Mission Log Live, we have a spoiler-filled conversation with our listeners about Star Trek Discovery's debut episodes: The Vulcan…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 10 - "Inheritance"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Inheritance," did you know Data has a mom? Yeah, neither did Data. She is aboard the Enterprise, looking to…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 9, Episode 9 - "Force of Nature"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Force of Nature," some people say you can't train a cat, but that doesn't stop Data from trying to outwit Spot…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 8 - "Attached"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Attached," welcome to Kesprytt III, home to the Kes and the Prytt. The Kes seem nice, but they're actually a…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 7 - "Dark Page"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Dark Page," the Cairn are a telepathic race looking to join the Federation, and helping them to learn spoken…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 6 - "Phantasms"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Phantasms," Data is a simple android with simple dreams. He dreams of drinks from the head of a commanding…
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek PodcastStar Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 4 & 5 - "Gambit Part I & II"
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, "Gambit Part I & II," Picard is dead until he's "Galen." Riker has gone rogue. Then there's the Romulan who's…