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526 - Night
If five years in the Delta Quadrant wasn't lonely enough, Voyager now finds itself in a region of space with no stars, no planets, no light. Janeway is reclusive and the quadrant's worst garbagem...
Supplemental 78 - The One with David Mack
Author David Mack joins us before we warp back to the Delta Quadrant! We discuss David's story contributions to DS9 and he reveals fascinating details about a Voyager script that never made it to...
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Supplemental 77 - The One with Lisa Klink
As we say goodbye to season 4 of Star Trek: Voyager, we say hello to writer Lisa Klink! Lisa spent three seasons in the Delta Quadrant, and in this interview she reminisces about shaping some of ...
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525 - Hope and Fear
A friendly alien shows up on Voyager at the same time that a prototype Starfleet ship with slipstream warp drive appears in the Delta Quadrant. Janeway's skepticism goes into overdrive while the ...
524 - One
When Voyager enters a toxic nebula, the crew go into stasis leaving Seven and the Doctor in charge. The two experience an array of technical difficulties as well as symptoms of cabin fever. Seven...
523 - Demon
Critically low on deuterium, Voyager makes a pit stop on a deadly planet. Harry and Tom get lost and encounter a strange silver liquid, but when Chakotay and Seven find them later, they're fine. ...
522 - Living Witness
The good news: the holographic doctor has a backup! The bad news: it's 700 years in the future, and he is reactivated in a museum where Voyager's crew is accused of war crimes. Can the historic r...
521 - Unforgettable
Chakotay meets the love of his life for the first time for the second time when a mysterious alien visits Voyager. Unforgettable goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - get three months free wi...
520 - The Omega Directive
Do not attempt to adjust your monitor. Only authorized personnel with appropriate clearance level may access the following confidential information. When you have passed Starfleet security protoc...
519 - Vis a Vis
Tom Paris craves adventure, and his wish is granted when Steth, a bodysnatching alien, steals his body and ships him off into deep space. Imposter Tom wanders Voyager, fixing and, just as quickly...
518 - The Killing Game, Parts 1 & 2
Do you want to play a game? The crew of Voyager does not, but the Hirogen would love to. They lock the crew in the holodeck to play cat and mouse in Nazi-occupied France, but when the simulation...
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517 - Retrospect
The crew deals with a shady arms merchant while the Doctor and Seven must deal with a worrying recovered memory about him. As evidence mounts, both parties are displeased with the possible outcom...
516 - Prey
The Hirogen are enough of a nightmare for Voyager, but the situation gets more complicated when a stray 8472 shows up looking for refuge. And that battle is almost as tense as the one between Sev...
515 - Hunters
Things can't get more exciting for the Voyager crew when letters from home arrive. Unless, of course, the excitement also includes being hunted by ferocious killer aliens. Mission Log tracks down...
514 - Message in a Bottle
A communications relay opens a window for Voyager to communicate with the Alpha Quadrant. Maybe. The Doctor is the first to make contact, but he ends up on a Starfleet ship hijacked by Romulans. ...
513 - Waking Moments
You know things aren't right on Voyager when Tuvok shows up for work naked, Janeway sees ghosts, and Seven of Nine makes out with Harry Kim. A sleeping alien species brings nightmares to life whe...
512 - Mortal Coil
Neelix is mortally wounded on an away mission, but Borg technology brings him back to life. That's just the start of his crisis as faith, family, and purpose all drive Neelix to reconsider his pl...
Happy New Year from Mission Log!
As we ring in 2024, the crew at Mission Log want to thank you for your years of support and for sticking with us through the turbulence of 2023. With the new year beginning, we are proud to annou...
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511 - Concerning Flight
It's all fun and games in Leonardo's holodeck workshop until a nefarious trader steals a bunch of Voyager's gear, including the mobile emitter and the Maestro himself. Leonardo discovers strange ...
510 - Random Thoughts
Penny for your thoughts? What's kicking around in B'Elanna's head is worth a whole lot more on a planet full of telepaths. The thoughts in Tuvok's mind? Priceless. Painful, too. Mission Log has R...
Gene-ology 14 - Radioactive
Gene-ology ventures into another series from early in Gene Roddenberry's TV writing career, I Led 3 Lives - a show for which Gene himself had very little love. Get ready for a "rad" history les...
509 - Year of Hell, Parts 1 & 2
The best part about incursions in the timeline is all the rare food you get to try. The worst part is wiping entire civilizations from history. Voyager finds itself in the wrong time at the wrong...
Gene-ology 13 - Oil Lease
In the latest Gene-ology, an "Oil Lease" is in jeopardy as Earl and Norman examine Gene Roddenberry's final script for the 1950s cop show Highway Patrol. Guest starring Mark Pracht as Detective D...
508 - Scientific Method
That uncomfortable feeling could be a headache, or it could be a medical apparatus from another dimension probing your brain. Alien examinations are a real pain in the skull when Mission Log uses...
Gene-ology 12 - Prospector
In the latest Gene-ology, the Highway Patrol protects a wayward "Prospector" as Norm and Earl sift through another of Gene Roddenberry's 1950s TV scripts. Guest starring Paul Harvath as Asa McQue...
507 - The Raven
Seven's nightmares divert Voyager through an area of space where a faint Borg signal has appeared. Will the signal's draw be too strong for the ex-Borg, or will she say "nevermore" when The Raven...
Gene-ology 11 - Mental Patient
The Highway Patrol joins the hunt for a "Mental Patient", and Norm and Earl might just have witnessed the birth of Edith Keeler, in the latest Gene-ology. Guest starring Mark Pracht as Detective ...
506 - Revulsion
We are back in the Delta Quadrant with Voyager, and it's time to explore why holograms find organics revolting and why Seven finds Harry restless. Will we be revulsed of relieved when Revulsion g...
Gene-ology 10 - Human Bomb
The Highway Patrol faces a race against time as another 1950s Gene Roddenberry script sees Mathews trying to prevent a suicidal "Human Bomb" from taking others with him. Guest starring Mark Prach...
Gene-ology 9 - Reformed Criminal
It's 1955, and Gene, still writing as Robert Wesley, returns to the police drama with "Reformed Criminal", an early episode of the '50s TV mainstay Highway Patrol. Guest starring Mark Pracht as D...
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Gene-ology 8 - The Secret Weapon of 117
So what was Gene Roddenberry's first produced piece of television science fiction? This week, Earl and Norm field-strip The Secret Weapon of 117 and find, logically enough, some very familiar c...
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Gene-ology 7 - The Transporter
Gene-ology's survey of the early television writing of Gene Roddenberry arrives at the earliest instance of Gene writing in the genre for which he would become most famous. Step into "The Trans...
Gene-ology 6 - Police Brutality
It's Gene's last script for the 1950s series Mr. District Attorney... has he devised the DA's most cunning foil yet? And what about the alarming accusations of "Police Brutality"? Guest starrin...
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Gene-ology 5 - Patrol Boat
Crime knows no bounds, taking to land and sea, with Mr. District Attorney in hot pursuit. This week, Gene-ology checks the "Patrol Boat" episode to see if it's seaworthy. Guest starring Shawn M...
Gene-ology 4 - Court Escape
Mr. District Attorney is trying to solve a clever caper on his home turf, as Gene-ology digs into the inner workings of Gene's fourth script for that show. Guest starring Doug Robertson as Trey, ...
Gene-ology 3 -Police Academy
Gene-ology returns to the fifties - and Mr. District Attorney - yet again, and enrolls in "Police Academy", Gene's third script for the show. Guest starring John Krikorian as Paul Garrett and Dan...
Gene-ology 2 - Wife Killer
Is this episode about a wife killer...or about a wife who is a killer? Gene-ology cross-examines the "Wife Killer" episode of Mr. District Attorney from 1954. Guest starring John Krikorian as P...
Gene-ology 1 - Defense Plant Gambling
Gene-ology kicks off its deep dive into the early TV work of Gene Roddenberry with his first sold TV script, the "Defense Plant Gambling" episode of Mr. District Attorney from 1954. Guest starrin...
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Gene-ology 0 - Gene-ology 101
The Mission Log family tree has a new branch, exploring the TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry starting with his earliest script sale. Rod Roddenberry drops in to discuss the coming deep dive...
Supplemental 76 - The Demon-Haunted Panel
Live from the Roddenberry stage at STLV, an assembled panel of scientists and enthusiasts look at the line between science and pseudoscience and how understanding the difference will help us achi...
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Supplemental 75 - The One about the Strike
While the combined SAG and WGA strike continues to impact entertainment production, Mission Log welcomes two special guests: writer Bill Wolkoff and actor Michelle Hurd. They help us to understan...
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505 - Nemesis
Chakotay glimpses a clash against many motherless beasts and finds himself fighting to prevent himself from getting nullified. Fathom our tellings when Nemesis goes into the Mission Log. Sponsore...
Supplemental 74 - The Nostalgia Factor, Live at STLV
Does nostalgia help or hinder the creative process? Are we, as viewers, swayed too easily by the comfort of familiar stories and characters? John and Norman are joined by special guest James Kerw...
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504 - Day Of Honor
If a Klingon is going to do anything, they'll do it with honor. B'Elanna has some reservations though when it comes to expressing her personal truth until an accident forces her to confront her f...
503 - The Gift
Seven of Nine is here to stay on Voyager whether she likes it or not, and mostly she doesn't. That won't keep Janeway from insisting that a human collective is better than anything the Borg could...
502 - Scorpion, Part II
Remember the one about the scorpion from last week? This time the Borg play nice with the Voyager crew by sending an emissary to speak for the rest of them, but will she help them to safety, or w...
501 - Scorpion, Part I
Three years in the Delta Quadrant and very little sign of the Borg so far. That's good news until we find out why: the scarier, meaner, nearly indestructible Species 8472 has got them on the run....
500 - Worst Case Scenario
It's all fun and games on the holodeck until... an anonymous program pits Voyager's Maquis crew against Starfleet while holographic Seska threatens the real crew's safety. Got all that? It's the ...
499 - Displaced
The Voyager crew meet some new aliens, but they're slowly taking over the ship. That leaves the crew in an alien prison along with thousands of other captives. Any place would be better than this...
498 - Distant Origin
What's a little light heresy to come between the pursuit of scientific truth and protecting an entire culture's sacred doctrines? Voyager finds humanity's long, long lost cousins when Distant Ori...
497 - Real Life
The EMH expands his personality subroutines by inventing a holographic family that goes from squeaky clean to dysfunctional to tragic. Meanwhile, Voyager chases space tornadoes! Is this just fant...
496 - Before and After
Kes finds herself in the awkward predicament of jumping backward in time, experiencing various moments of her life that she can't remember. Might have something to do with that temporal torpedo l...
495 - Favorite Son
Wow, Harry Kim, you lucked out! A planet full of women who want to make you their husband to repopulate the species? Too bad they're only after your altered alien DNA and will kill you when they'...
494 - Rise
What goes up... must keep going until it reaches space. That's the problem facing Tuvok and Neelix when they find themselves stuck on a space elevator. Well, that and the fact that there's a murd...
493 - Darkling
When the Doctor toys with his personality subroutines, he adopts the strengths of great historical figures like Socrates, Lord Byron, and T'Pau. Unfortunately, their negative traits run amok too,...
492 - Unity
Last week left us worried that the Borg were back. This week? Welcome back, Borg! This is a very different kind of collective; the kind that's really into community farming and, as Chakotay learn...
491 - Blood Fever
It may not exactly be love that's in the air, but something powerful has taken hold of Vorik and, inadvertently, B'Elanna. Time to go pon farr out when Mission Log catches a Blood Fever. Sponsore...
490 - Coda
The problem with Captain Janeway's near-death experience is that it keeps happening over and over. She's not having it though, and gives the prospect of death a stern talking-to when we put Coda ...
489 - Alter Ego
She's a superb conversationalist, insightful, and beautiful. She also happens to be a holodeck character who has charmed both Harry Kim and Tuvok. But wait just a minuet* - this one isn't all she...
488 - Fair Trade
What's the worst thing that could happen when stopping to ask for directions? Getting wrapped up in a murderous drug ring for starters. Neelix goes looking for a Fair Trade on this week's Mission...
487 - Macrocosm
Tips for avoiding viral infections: stay 2 meters away from others, wear a mask, wash your hands, carry a phaser rifle, and if all else fails, fight the virus with a knife in a corridor. Mission ...
486 - The Q and the Grey
There's a civil war in the Q Continuum pitting Q against Q. Q has a novel solution to end it though, if only Captain Janeway would have a baby Q with him. The Q and the Grey goes into the Mission...
485 - Warlord
Kes isn't herself these days, and that's likely because of the centuries-old despot who has inhabited her psyche with the intent of taking over his old kingdom. Neelix may need to rethink their r...
Supplemental 73 - Ben Robinson and Tiny Starships Return
Ben Robinson, curator of Eaglemoss' Star Trek line, talks about the models' imminent availability at Master Replicas, and plans for many former Eaglemoss Star Trek product lines going forward.
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484 - Future's End, Parts 1 and 2
Voyager is hurled back in time to the confusing, quirky 1990s - the time of a greedy tech-guru and an eccentric astronomer who may be able to save the 29th century. Mission Log meets Future's End...
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483 - Sacred Ground
Kes is badly hurt while visiting an alien world which forces Janeway on a spiritual quest in order to save her life. More reasons not to stray from the guided tour when Mission Log visits Sacred ...
482 - Remember
A group of visiting aliens are masters of the arts and social etiquette. The Voyager crew are completely at ease with them until B'Elanna is haunted by disturbing scenes from their dark history. ...
481 - False Profits
Given a chance, a couple of Ferengi could exploit a whole planet. That's exactly what happens in the Delta Quadrant until Voyager comes along and tries to dethrone these "gods" from their followe...
480 - The Swarm
The EMH is losing his mind, and a reboot could make the problem worse. Enter holographic Doctor Zimmerman to make things better. Possibly. Also, Voyager is attacked by a swarm of swarming aliens ...
479 - The Chute
Tom and Harry take a ride down a chute. That sounds fun on the surface, but it's less fun when they realize it's an alien prison that offer no hope for escape. This week, Mission Log travels down...
478 - Flashback
When Tuvok starts having distracting visions, he takes Captain Janeway on a mind meld to his own past, under the command of Captain Sulu on the USS Excelsior! We're going back to the future's pas...
477 - Basics, Parts 1 and 2
The Kazon have got the Voyager crew right where they want them: stranded on a primitive planet. Say goodbye to season 2 and hello to season 3 when Mission Log gets back to Basics. Sponsored by -
476 - Resolutions
Janeway and Chakotay have resigned themselves to living out their lives on a planet in the Delta Quadrant while Voyager heads for home. Time to build a bathtub and break out the back rubs when Re...
475 - Tuvix
Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? Could be, but a new crew member leaves a void where once there were two. This week, Mission Log meets Tuvix. Sponsored by - Sponsored by listeners ...
474 - The Thaw
Virtual reality is just fun and games until fear manifests itself and tries to kill all the players. All we have to fear... is what Mission Log explores this week in The Thaw. Sponsored by - - ge...
473 - Innocence
It has all the makings of a sitcom: a logical Vulcan crash-lands on a moon where he has to take care of three unruly kids. Then the dark secret they're hiding is revealed. Innocence goes into the...
472 - Deadlock
It's double the trouble when a Voyager duplicate appears. One is just fine, but the other is rapidly falling apart. Which one will survive? Meet the new Harry Kim, same as the old Harry Kim, when...
471 - Investigations
When Tom Paris goes rogue, Neelix goes full Woodward and Bernstein to get to the bottom of it. This week, Mission Log investigates Investigations. Sponsored by - - get a free Federation medallion...
470 - Lifesigns
Looking for love in the Delta Quadrant is difficult no matter who you are, even for the EMH and his Vidiian girlfriend with a holographic uplink. This week, Mission Log looks for Lifesigns. Spons...
469 - Death Wish
Q drops by Voyager for a visit, but this Q wants asylum and the freedom to end his life. That's when Q shows up to tell Q he can't. Janeway has to decide between death and immortality when Death ...
468 - Dreadnought
A weapon of incredible power threatens Voyager and an innocent civilization. Making matters worse, B'Elanna has to negotiate with herself to try to defuse it. Dreadnought goes into the Mission Lo...
467 - Meld
All kinds of people make up Voyager's crew on the trip through the Delta Quadrant, including a sociopathic killer. Tuvok gets to the bottom of the case and nearly loses himself in the process. Me...
466 - Threshold
Two words: lizard babies. Two more words: Mission Log. The day has arrived when we take on one of the most discussed, debated, and derided episodes in Star Trek history. What's our verdict? Find ...
465 - Alliances
A desire for safe passage leads Captain Janeway to negotiate with the Kazon and the Trabe. Then one side tries an assassination which puts a real damper on the peace talks. Alliances make for str...
464 - Prototype
Automated Unit 3947 has a pleasant voice and is very friendly toward B'Elanna Torres, up until the point that he kidnaps her and endangers Voyager until she agrees to energize an army of robot so...
463 - Resistance
A traumatized man living on a fascist-ruled planet mistakes Captain Janeway for his daughter. While Voyager attempts to escape, Janeway helps him put his life together and search for his missing ...
462 - Maneuvers
Seska is back and she's got a... plan? At least she's spending a good deal of time manipulating the Kazon sects and making off with some Federation tech. Then when Chakotay shows up, she's got an...
461 - Cold Fire
The Caretaker wasn't alone, and Voyager may be able to get home if the crew can find his mate. Along they way, they'll have to deal with an Ocampa with a cult-like obsession and his sights on Kes...
460 - Tattoo
A familiar symbol on a distant world reminds Chakotay of his past. The secret it unlocks connects the Alpha and Delta Quadrants, and Chakotay to his ancestors. Plus, the EMH has the flu. That all...
459 - Persistence of Vision
It's all fun and games until the characters on the holodeck start haunting Captain Janeway everywhere else the ship. Soon, the rest of the crew are hallucinating distracting images from the deepe...
Supplemental 72 - How Far Is Too Far? The One From Las Vegas 2022
Recorded live at the Creation "56 Year Mission" Convention in Las Vegas - Norm and John welcome special guests Robert J. Sawyer and James Kerwin to discuss the times that Star Trek pushes the cre...
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458 - Parturition
Can Tom and Neelix find common ground over Kes? No. Can they cooperate on an away mission? Unlikely. Can they bond over a lizard baby? Almost certainly. Mission Log explores Parturition. Sponsore...
457 - Twisted
The ship's layout is changing. Voyager is plunging toward an uncertain fate, and the options seem to be to do everything possible to stop it, or do... nothing? Twisted goes into the Mission L...
456 - Non Sequitur
When Harry Kim wakes up in an alternate timeline at home in San Francisco, it might just be better than his reality on Voyager. If he stays, what about his crew? If he leaves, what about Libby? M...
455 - Elogium
Voyager's encounter with swarming aliens has a strange side-effect on Kes: accelerated maturity and the need to reproduce... right away! Can Neelix step up to be a father? Are both of them ready?...
454 - Projections
Would a hologram go to the holodeck for some time off? What if the ship's computer tried to convince the hologram that it is real and everything else is a simulation? It's not us, it's you when P...
453 - Initiations
Commander Chakotay finds himself in the unlikely position of father figure to a Kazon boy, but the boy, in turn, keeps trying to kill Chakotay. Forgiveness and saving face are part of the Initiat...
452 - The 37s
Voyager encounters one of the strangest things yet seen in the Delta Quadrant: a 1936 Ford truck. That leads to something even stranger: Amelia Earhart and more people from Earth's past. This wee...
Supplemental 71 - Voyager Season 1 Q&A
Before we launch into season 2, John, Norm, and Earl check in with each other and with your comments about Star Trek: Voyager season 1. From command style to costume choices, you sent us your tho...
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451 - Learning Curve
Neelix inadvertently releases a dangerous pathogen into the ship's bio-neural systems while Tuvok takes charge of Maquis crewmembers reluctant to meet Starfleet standards. Beware of alien cheese ...
450 - Jetrel
Neelix encounters the infamous Dr. Jetrel who is partly to blame for the deaths of thousands of Talaxians. He's bringing more bad news for Neelix, but can they resolve their differences to help e...
449 - Faces
B'Elanna comes face to face with her greatest fear: the human and Klingon halves that make her whole. Not to mention the Vidiian surgeon who is carrying out terrifying experiments on her. Mission...
448 - Cathexis
An alien force that threatens Voyager in a dark matter nebula has robbed Chakotay of his neural energy. When paranoia reaches a high among the crew, he may be the only one who can get them out. "...
447 - Heroes and Demons
Pour yourself a tankard of mead and join us on the holodeck for tales of warriors and beasts. "Dr. Schweitzer" takes on Beowulf when we put "Heroes and Demons" into the Mission Log. Sponsored by ...
Supplemental 70 - The One with Star Trek The Motion Picture Director's Edition 4K
Go behind the scenes of the astounding new Director's Edition of Star Trek The Motion Picture in 4K! We are thrilled to welcome David C. Fein and Daren Dochterman to talk about the painstaking an...
446 - State of Flux
An encounter with a Kazon ship presents a mystery: how did they get Federation technology? Then a bigger mystery: who on board Voyager is a traitor? "State of Flux" goes into the Mission Log. Spo...
445 - Prime Factors
A pleasure planet is only fun until the hosts want something in return, like keeping you as guests forever. The Voyager crew get to experience the prime directive from the other side when "Prime ...
444 - Emanations
The Voyager crew encounters an alien burial site, but Harry Kim is accidentally transported to their world from the "afterlife." Can he get back to the ship, and will their culture ever be the sa...
443 - Ex Post Facto
Tom Paris is in dutch, and it all started with a dame who encouraged bad habits like smoking... and murder. Tuvok turns gumshoe to save his hide so Voyager can dust out when Ex Post Facto goes in...
442 - Eye of the Needle
Voyager encounters a wormhole - a teeny, tiny wormhole. What it lacks in size it more than makes up in promise. Can they get a message home through to the other side? Who will be there to listen?...
441 - The Cloud
What do you call a cloud in space? If you're Captain Janeway, you might cal it a potential source of coffee. But what if it turns out to be a living organism that needs help? Mission Log encounte...
47 - Vegan Bacon
In today's dramatic episode, John & Norm discuss the merits of vegan bacon and whether we've pushed the very definition of "bacon" too far. Join us for what could be the final episode of Dishin' ...
440 - Phage
Neelix goes along for an away mission to find dilithium but comes back with neither the crystals nor his lungs! Janeway must track down the aliens who are responsible while Neelix is kept alive b...
439 - Time and Again
When Voyager encounters a planet destroyed by a cataclysmic explosion, Janeway and Paris must work from a day in the past to prevent it, but did their actions cause the tragedy in the first place...
Fanaddicts - Rob Kerkovich Loves X-Wing Miniatures
Mission Log is sharing with you today a sample episode of another Roddenberry podcast we think you'll love: Fanaddicts! Hosts Clare Kramer and David Magidoff welcome Rob Kerkovich (NCIS: New Orle...
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438 - Parallax
Voyager encounters a spatial anomaly where a trapped ship is transmitting a distress call, but that ship is Voyager itself - in the future! Shout "warp particles" with us when Parallax goes into ...
437 - Caretaker
A powerful alien transports the USS Voyager and a Maquis raider to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, stranding them in the Delta Quadrant. Mission Log kicks off coverage of Star Trek: Voyager w...
Supplemental 69 - DS9 Listener Mail
We're just a week away from Star Trek: Voyager, but your comments keep pouring in! In our final look back, Norman and John tackle more of your most thought-provoking and entertaining questions ab...
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Supplemental 68 - DS9 Roundtable with Norman, John, and Earl
As we wrap up our Deep Space Nine coverage, our special guest is... YOU! From character arcs to what it all means, John, Norman, and Earl have selected your questions and comments to put the whol...
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Supplemental 67 - The One with Nana Visitor
As we wrap up our time on DS9, we look back at the journey with Colonel Kira herself, Nana Visitor! Come for the Star Trek talk, but stay for the cocktails and dead rats. Laughter, and a few tear...
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436 - What You Leave Behind
While the fleet sets course for Cardassia, Julian and Ezri weigh out their new relationship, the O’Briens plan a return to Earth, and Sisko confronts his destiny. It's the final mission when ...
435 - The Dogs of War
Kira, Damar, and Garak do their best to disrupt the Dominion on Cardassia. Meanwhile, Quark gets some life-changing news from the Grand Nagus himself. Bashir and Dax take the turbolift to the nex...
434 - Extreme Measures
The key to curing Odo is in Sloan's head, but Sloan isn't talking - mostly because he's dying. O'Brien and Bashir will have to get inside Section 31's head, literally, to save their friend and th...
433 - Tacking Into the Wind
The Cardassian rebels hatch a daring plan to steal a Jem'Hadar ship in order to get a closer look at the Breen energy-dampening weapon. On DS9, the Klingon Empire is about to be turned upside dow...
432 - When It Rains...
With the Cardassians forming their own rebellion, they have an unlikely expert and ally in Colonel Kira. She helps Damar's reluctant team take on the Dominion while Odo fights through the virus t...
431 - The Changing Face of Evil
One person's true face is revealed, another crosses the line to permanently side with evil, while a third emerges from the shadows to the side of good. All that, and we say goodbye to a major par...
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430 - Strange Bedfellows
While Ezri and Worf face the very real possibility of execution at the hands of the Cardassians, Damar starts to see the cracks in the Dominion plan. Kai Winn and Dukat, meanwhile, cozy up. Break...
429 - 'Til Death Do Us Part
Captain Sisko decides if he's going to follow his heart or follow the Prophets, Kai Winn lets a stranger into her life, and Ezri and Worf torture each other by talking about their problems... bet...
428 - Penumbra
All Captain Sisko wants at the end of the war is a nice little place on Bajor to call his own and the hand of Kasidy Yates in marriage. He's going to hear from the Prophets on that one. You just ...
427 - Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
A trip to Romulus to give a talk is not at all what it seems when Dr. Bashir is recruited to do some spy work for Section 31. When nobody around him can be trusted, he gains the confidence of a S...
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426 - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang
The mob moves in and pushes Vic Fontaine out of his own club. It's only a hologram, right? To Vic's friends, he's more than that, and they cook up a heist to put the mob on ice. Mission Log goes ...
425 - Chimera
Deep Space Nine has a visitor: a changeling named Laas. Like Odo, he's been living away from the Great Link his whole life. Unlike Odo, he's ready to ditch these inferior humanoids and return to ...
424 - Field of Fire
There's an outbreak of seemingly unconnected murders occurring on DS9. Ezri Dax is particularly attuned to figuring out the culprit when she communes with the darker side of her symbiont. Memorie...
158 - The One With More Mission Log
The Roddenberry Podcast universe is expanding...and John, Norman and special guest Rod Roddenberry are here to answer your questions. (Episode 158 of Mission Log Live is appearing as a special su...
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423 - The Emperor's New Cloak
Gand Nagus Zek decides to open up some new business opportunities in the mirror universe and is quickly taken hostage. It's mirror Ezri who recruits Quark and Rom to help bust the Nagus out, if o...
Supplemental 66 - Another One with Mike McMahan
Closing out season two of Star Trek: Lower Decks, series creator Mike McMahan stops by to talk to John and Norm about everything from planning stories to fan reactions to his deep love of Cetacea...
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422 - Prodigal Daughter
Ezri Dax returns home only to find she can't go home again. There's her overbearing mother, her artistic brother and the other one. Oh hi, Chief O'Brien. Also, there's murder. Prodigal Daughter g...
421 - It's Only a Paper Moon
Nog returns after treating his wounds from AR-558, but the adjustment to life back on DS9 is complicated. He finds solace in Vic Fontaine's holographic world until reality puts a damper on the fa...
420 - Covenant
Kira is kidnapped to Empok Nor where she find the cult of the Pah-wraiths have an unlikely new leader: Gul Dukat. Faith becomes the battleground when Kira challenges his real motivations and the ...
419 - The Siege of AR-558
Starfleet isn't about to give up the Jem'Hadar communications post they've captured. The toll is high though, in morale and lives. Captain Sisko and the Defiant crew show up to see if they can pr...
418 - Once More Unto the Breach
The legendary Klingon, Kor, has returned for one final mission to reclaim his worthiness as a warrior. Time has been his enemy though, and General Martok does everything he can to prevent the agi...
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417 - Treachery, Faith and the Great River
Odo finds himself in the company of Weyoun - who is desperately trying to get away from Weyoun. Meanwhile, the Chief has too much work on his plate and Nog's offer of help comes with layers of co...
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416 - Chrysalis
Bashir helps Sarina, one of the genetically-altered foursome, to break out of her unresponsive state. The sudden change comes with new emotions and puts Bashir in complicated ethical territory. C...
415 - Take Me Out to the Holosuite
Captain Sisko works out his differences with a smug Vulcan in the only way he knows how - by recruiting his officers into a game of baseball. It's the Niners vs the Logicians when Take Me Out to ...
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Supplemental 65 - The One After Vegas
John and Norman discuss what all went down at Creation's 55 Year Mission convention in Las Vegas. From Covid compliance to the ins and outs of the Roddenberry Stage, we have you covered. Huge tha...
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414 - Afterimage
Ezri Dax is having a difficult time acclimating to life on DS9. She might stay, she might go, and in the meantime she's got her hands full with the emotional and psychological needs of the people...
413 - Shadows and Symbols
Bashir and O'Brien help Worf find some peace about Jadzia. Kira deals with Romulan all up in Bajor's business. Far away, Sisko confronts visions that would stop him from finding the Orb of the Em...
412 - Image in the Sand
A few months working at the family restaurant have been good for Ben Sisko - noodling away some jazz on the piano - until a vision from the prophets sets him on a path to find a missing orb and t...
411 - Tears of the Prophets
Sisko gets the go-ahead from Starfleet to lead an offensive against the Dominion, but the prophets warn him that it may not go as planned. On DS9 Dax plans for a baby while Bashir and Quark drown...
410 - The Sound of Her Voice
The crew of the USS Defiant rush to the aid of a stranded Starfleet officer. During the voyage, they keep her company over the communicator, but what happens if they arrive too late? The Sound of...
409 - Time's Orphan
The O'Brien family reunites for some relaxation on a peaceful planet, but Molly stumbles into an abandoned time portal. When she comes out, she's ten years older and not the same daughter Miles a...
408 - Profit and Lace
Chaos erupts on Ferenginar when Zek loses his power - all because he supports the right of women to wear clothes! When Ishka is waylaid, Quark has to step in as the voice of the future of female ...
407 - Valiant
Jake and Nog get sidelined on a mission and encounter the defiant crew of the Valiant. If only they had the valiant crew of the Defiant when they needed them. It's a starship run like a cult when...
406 - The Reckoning
Captain Sisko's interest in an ancient Bajoran tablet causes friction with Kai Winn when he brings it up to DS9 then destroys it. Their problems are just beginning though as the relic releases wo...
Supplemental 64 - The One with Armin Shimerman
Mission Log sat down for a conversation with actor and author Armin Shimerman! In a wide-ranging interview, we cover the changes in direction for Quark on Deep Space Nine, the benefits of learnin...
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405 - His Way
Had enough of war and moral compromise? Step into the holosuite and meet your new best friend: Vic Fontaine. He hands out advice with the same ease he sings a classic tune. He's got Odo's number ...
404 - In the Pale Moonlight
Captain Sisko struggles with a difficult decision that could turn the tide of the war with the Dominion. How easy is it to compromise one's morals if it could save billions of lives - especially ...
403 - Inquisition
Inquisition, what a show... Doctor Bashir finds himself at the center of an investigation that accuses him of being a spy for the Dominion. As he questions his own sanity, he also questions the o...
402 - Wrongs Darker than Death or Night
Major Kira is given some disturbing news from Dukat; that her mother was his lover. To set things straight, she travels back to those pivotal days using the Orb of Time but discovers the truth is...
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401 - Change of Heart
Worf and Dax find themselves in an alien jungle on the trail of a Cardassian defector. It's not exactly the honeymoon they had in mind, but the mission proves to reveal some emotional truths abou...
400 - Honor Among Thieves
Chief O'Brien is undercover for Starfleet Intelligence to crack a gang of criminals working for the Orion Syndicate. Loyalties are compromised, though, when the Chief forms a strong bond with one...
399 - One Little Ship
The incredible shrinking runabout takes a fantastic voyage into the innerspace of the USS Defiant after the Jem'Hadar take Captain Sisko and his crew hostage. This week on Mission Log, honey, we ...
398 - Far Beyond the Stars
Captain Sisko inhabits the life of Benny Russell, a frustrated science-fiction writer in 1950s Harlem. It's a place Far Beyond the Stars but too close to home in this week's Mission Log. Sponsore...
397 - Who Mourns for Morn?
That guy at the end of the bar who keeps talking has finally said his last. When Morn disappears, he surprises everyone by leaving his fortune to Quark. That's when a few suspicious people also s...
396 - Waltz
Wounded and stranded on a barren planet is the last place Captain Sisko wants to be. Stranded alongside a violent Gul Dukat who is losing his mind just makes matters worse. Sisko will have to do ...
395 - The Magnificent Ferengi
Moogie has been kidnapped! Quark and Rom have a tough task ahead of them: to rescue their mother from the Dominion with the help of a rag-tag group of fellow Ferengi. The showdown is on Empok Nor...
Venetian Love Song/Down For the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement
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394 - Statistical Probabilities
A group of DS9 visitors have something in common with Dr. Bashir: they all are genetically altered. These unconventional people have a special insight, though, that could change the course of the...
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Sci-Fi 5 Preview - "Errand of Mercy" - March 23, 1967
Mary Chieffo (L'Rell, "Star Trek: Discovery") dropped by to give us a quick lesson on how the Klingons first appeared on Star Trek. Enjoy this preview episode, then drop by and follow Sci-Fi 5 fo...
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393 - Resurrection
Imagine Major Kira's surprise when Bareil just beams into Deep Space Nine one day. Then imagine everyone's surprise when they find out he's Bareil from the mirror universe. Seems like a good enou...
392 - You Are Cordially Invited
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Jadzia Dax and Worf. Also invited are all their close friends like the Deep Space Nine crew and Martok and, unfortunately, Martok's wife who seems dete...
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391 - Sacrifice of Angels
Dukat prepares to take down the minefield and execute Rom while luring Starfleet into a deadly trap. Sisko pushes through with the Defiant, but he'll need the help of some mysterious friends to c...
390 - Favor the Bold
As the war with the Dominion rages on, Starfleet is taking a beating. They're going to need a victory, something bold, something decisive, and Sisko knows just what to do - take back Deep Space N...
389 - Behind the Lines
With Sisko behind a desk at Starbase 375 and Dax commanding the Defiant, it's time to turn our attention to Terok Nor. The resistance cell plots a bold move to preserve the minefield, but their s...
388 - Sons and Daughters
The family dynamics of Deep Space Nine get even more complicated this week when the kids come home. First there's Dukat's daughter, Ziyal, who has been away at art school. Then there's Alexander ...
387 - Rocks and Shoals
Sisko and crew crash-land their damaged ship on a planet that happens to host a crashed group of Jem'Hadar. Their Vorta minder has a terrible bargain to offer Sisko - slaughter his soldiers and e...
386 - A Time to Stand
Check out Captain Sisko's sweet new ride: a captured Jem'Hadar ship that he and his crew will use to infiltrate and destroy an enemy facility. Meanwhile on Terok Nor, Kira talks Odo into taking a...
385 - Call to Arms
The Dominion keeps sending ships through the wormhole, threatening the safety of DS9 and the Alpha Quadrant. Captain Sisko orders the entry to be mined which only drives Weyoun to take the statio...
384 - In the Cards
Jake has his eye on the perfect thing to cheer up his dad - a 20th century baseball card. When he loses it at auction though, Nog hatches a scheme to get it back. They might be in over their head...
383 - Empok Nor
A trip to an abandoned Cardassian space station leads to a bad trip for Garak which is an even worse trip for O'Brien and Nog and... some other people. Mission Log goes to Empok Nor. Sponsored by...
382 - Blaze Of Glory
At long last, Sisko and Eddington get to spend some quality time together. There's the runabout trip followed by the Jem'Hadar attack and the other Jem'Hadar attack... all so Sisko can prevent a ...
381 - Children Of Time
Things go wibbly-wobbly for the crew of the Defiant when they encounter a village full of their own descendants - 200 years in the future! Which is really the present. Because for them it was the...
380 - Soldiers Of The Empire
General Martok has gotten a little rusty during his time in a Jem'Hadar prison. What he needs is the command of a Klingon crew on a daring rescue mission. What the crew needs is a sense of honor ...
379 - Ferengi Love Songs
Sometimes, one's problems can only be solved by one's Moogie. For Quark, those sympathetic lobes cause more problems though, when he discovers she's canoodling with the Grand Nagus. Then Brunt sh...
Supplemental 62 - Thanksgiving and Star Trek Cocktails
With Mission Log off for the week, Norman and John give thanks to the show's listeners plus answer a few questions and comments. Later, we are joined by Glenn Dakin, author of the new "Star Trek ...
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378 - Ties Of Blood And Water
Kira says goodbye to the unlikeliest friend - Tekeny Ghemor, the Cardassian who treated her like a daughter. As he shares his dying secrets with her, Kira wonders if some actions are beyond for...
377 - Business As Usual
There's not much that could get in the way of Quark making a few extra bars of gold-pressed latinum. He'll sell anything to anybody, but when desperation takes over, the Ferengi finds even he has...
376 - A Simple Investigation
Things are looking up for Odo. A beautiful woman, a mystery, a stolen piece of technology - all the makings of his perfect match. We really feel good about this one... Mission Log embarks on A Si...
375 - Doctor Bashir, I Presume
Doctor Lewis Zimmerman arrives at DS9 with an offer Dr. Bashir can't refuse: immortality through holography! The only catch is that Julian's parents will be interviewed during the process, and th...
374 - By Inferno's Light
Let's see... where did we leave off? Prison asteroid, changeling Bashir, and now Worf is being used by the Jem'hadar like he's a Klingon gladiator. As DS9 prepares for an eminent attack from Domi...
373 - In Purgatory's Shadow
Don't you hate it when you're answering a distress call and end up in a Jem'hadar prison on a remote asteroid in the Gamma Quadrant only to be confronted with bloodsport and the revelation that c...
62 - The One with Mike McMahan
We got to seriously geek out with the hilarious creator and Executive Producer of Star Trek Lower Decks, Mike McMahan! From writing the eighth season of The Next Generation to Rick & Morty to a T...
372 - For The Uniform
There, out in the darkness A fugitive running Fallen from grace Ben never shall yield Till they come face to face For the Uniform goes into the Mission Log. Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On ...
371 - The Begotten
Time to celebrate and pass the cigars because Odo is a father! We welcome a beautiful baby container of goo that has got Odo feeling all the feels - even some painful ones when his own "father" D...
370 - The Darkness and the Light
Major Kira is targeted by a major terror who is killing off members of her old resistance cell, one by one. Kira then breaks protocol by majorly hunting down this rogue Cardassian to protect hers...
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369 - Rapture
Captain Sisko has a change of personality when he communes with an ancient Bajoran artifact. While he's getting deep into Bajoran spirituality, Starfleet is getting anxious to welcome Bajor into ...
368 - The Ascent
Quark and Odo are climbing a mountain. Why are they climbing a mountain? This and other questions - like whether best friends can really be roommates - are answered when Mission Log takes on The ...
367 - Things Past
Living life as a solid has taken Odo to some dark places - none of them nearly as dark as an excursion to his own past on Terok Nor. This won't be a solo trip, though, since Odo is psychically li...
366 - Let He Who Is Without Sin...
Don't threaten Worf with a good time! Seriously. Do not do that. Worf is not into it, and he knows some other people who aren't either. They all take their misery out on the fun-loving guests of ...
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61 - The One with Walter Koenig
Mission Log checks in with Mr. Chekov, Walter Koenig. It's not the usual "warp factor" discussion though as we have a wide-ranging conversation about method acting, psychology, Hollywood history ...
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365 - Trials and Tribble-ations
The most fearsome adversary of the Klingons return - tribbles! Relive the days of miniskirts and bar brawls when the crew of the Defiant find themselves saving Captain Kirk's life. Only he'll nev...
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364 - The Assignment
Another rough patch for Miles and Keiko O'Brien? That doesn't sound right. Maybe it will pass on its own. Or maybe it's the ancient pah-wraith that has taken up residence in Keiko's body and is o...
363 - Nor the Battle to the Strong
Jake Sisko gets a firsthand look at the horrors of war when he and Dr. Bashir are diverted to help out at a medical unit. Cowardice and courage go under the microscope when Nor the Battle to the ...
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362 - Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places
It's just like the old song goes: Grilka came a knockin' at Quark's door; he's everything she's been looking for. Dax didn't know where it started or where it might end; she turned to Worf just l...
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361 - The Ship
It's The Ship! The Deep Space Nine episode with the ship. Not that ship, the other ship; the one Sisko and crew find crashed into a desert planet but the Vorta and Jem'Hadar want back. Who ships ...
360 - Apocalypse Rising
Take Sisko, Odo, O'Brien and Worf, dress them up like Klingon warriors, and put them in a stolen ship to root out the Changeling who has infiltrated the Empire. It's a plan so crazy has to work -...
359 - Broken Link
Odo is called home to rejoin with the Great Link. It's not a happy reunion, of course. He's being judged for killing one of their own. Since the changelings are new to all this, the punishment th...
358 - Body Parts
The bad news is that Quark thinks he's dying. The good news is that there's an opportunity for profit! The tragedy of it all comes when Quark realizes he's not dying and considers the ultimate ta...
60 - Your Feedback and Rod Roddenberry
Time to open hailing frequencies with our listeners! We field your comments and reviews plus take on some of the controversy around recent episodes. Executive Producer Rod Roddenberry drops in to...
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357 - The Quickening
A deadly virus has turned a once-beautiful civilization into a desolate nightmare. Doctor Bashir thinks he has the skill to save these people, but first he has to earn their trust. Sip from your ...
356 - To the Death
The DS9 crew team up with unlikely allies to track down rogue Jem'hadar who are onto a powerful secret. We learn a thing or two about cooperation along the way and reference a second-season TNG e...
355 - For the Cause
It's great to see Captain Sisko settling into a happy relationship with Kasidy Yates - until Odo and Eddington accuse her of smuggling supplies to the Maquis. They'll need to have a talk. Also ta...
354 - The Muse
Jake's got a new friend. She's a little older, a bit mysterious, and she feeds off creative psychic energy. But just think of the new book he'll get out of the deal! Meanwhile, Lwaxana drops by t...
353 - Shattered Mirror
Not content to stay in their own alternate universe, Smiley and Jennifer Sisko hatch a plan to lure our Benjamin over to help beef up their version of the Defiant. They use Jake as the bait which...
352 - Hard Time
Chief O'Brien has total recall of the punishment he suffered for a minor infraction, but it never really happened. The pain tears him from his family and friends until the Chief reaches a breakin...
351 - Rules of Engagement
It's the heated action of an extradition hearing when Worf's actions are debated by a Klingon lawyer and Captain Sisko! Watch out for flying verbal jabs and character witnesses! Is that an appeal...
350 - Accession
Great news! A long-lost Bajoran poet emerges from the wormhole convinced he is the Emissary. Bad news though, he's wasting no time in using the power of faith to upend Bajoran society. Sisko will...
The One with Dr. Anand Swaminathan
Mission Log welcomes an extended interview by our partner podcast, Shabam!, with Dr. Anand Swaminathan discussing the complicated issues around coronavirus. Logically, it's Trek-related too! Hear...
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349 - Bar Association
Working at Quark's Bar is tough, but Quark doesn't seem to care. When Rom has had enough, he's inspired to do something that breaks thousands of years of Ferengi tradition - unionize! Norma Rae, ...
348 - Sons of Mogh
Worf's brother, Kurn, has a simple request - kill him. So Worf does, or at least he tries to before Odo and Dax can save him. Kurn is only made more miserable so is there a resolution to save a l...
347 - Return To Grace
Gul Dukat has lost nearly everything - his family, his title, his authority. He does still have his daughter though, and an excess of confidence. With Kira on his side, maybe he'll be able to reg...
346 - Crossfire
Kira's old friend Shakaar visits DS9. They're happily falling for each other, but the only one who doesn't seem happy about that is Odo. Can you break a heart if it's made of shape-shifting gelat...
345 - Homefront and Paradise Lost
Changelings arrive on Earth and stir up unprecedented fear. Joseph Sisko stirs up his gumbo while his son, Benjamin, unravels a plot that could end the peaceful run of the Federation. Homefront a...
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344 - Our Man Bashir
Look up! Look Down! Look OUT! Here comes the biggest Bashir of all! Has Bashir finally met his match? The most extraordinary gentleman spy in all fiction... "Our Man Bashir" on Mission Log! Open ...
343 - The Sword Of Kahless
Kor returns to DS9 with the ultimate quest in mind: bring back the Sword of Kahless that will unify the Klingon Empire. That is if only he and Worf can stop fighting over it like a couple of chil...
342 - Little Green Men
Quark, Nog and Rom wind up in Roswell in 1947. Making the best of the situation, Quark figures he can cut some deals and run the galaxy in a few years - forget going back to Deep Space Nine! It's...
341 - Starship Down
Ever have one of those days where you're trying to save a stranded vessel but you're fighting off attack ships while your crew is separated and there's a hull breach and a torpedo stuck in your m...
340 - Rejoined
Dax's old flame comes for a visit on DS9. Even though both Trills are different on the outside, does the part of them that loved each other still call the shots? Find out when Mission Log gets Re...
339 - Indiscretion
Two old friends set out on a journey to find survivors of a lost ship... in a different episode. In this episode the two are Kira and Dukat. Kira wants to find Bajorans, Dukat wants to find his d...
338 - Hippocratic Oath
What’s a little disagreement between friends? It becomes serious when loyalty is the question - to the job, to each other, to a promise to help others. Doctor Bashir and Chief O’Brien challen...
337 - The Visitor
After Benjamin Sisko dies in an accident, he visits young Jake Sisko on DS9. Years later, the elder Jake is visited by a young writer looking for a good story. Norman and John are visited by some...
336 - The Way of the Warrior
Just another quiet day at Deep Space Nine when the Klingons show up asking for shore leave. How many Klingons? How about ALL the Klingons. They're up to something, but we're not sure what so why ...
Supplemental 58 - The One with David C. Fein
Stepping into the Roddenberry Nexus, Producer David C. Fein takes us on a deep-dive into Star Trek The Motion Picture: The Director's Edition. David worked closely with Robert Wise bringing his v...
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Supplemental 57 - Your New Mission Log Co-Host
John and Rod would like to introduce you to your new Mission Log co-host. Who is it? Download and listen. We'll hear about favorite Treks, other fandoms and the anticipation and excitement of goi...
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Supplemental 56 - Q&A with John de Lancie
Trek favorite John de Lancie drops by to talk with John and Ken, discussing subjects as wide-ranging as science education, secularism, and seeing TOS for the first time. Share your thoughts with ...
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Supplemental 55 - Checking In with Rod Roddenberry
John Champion and Rod Roddenberry weigh in on recent major losses in the world of Star Trek, the rapid expansion of the franchise...and the future of Mission Log itself. Share your thoughts with ...
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335 - The Adversary
Commander Sisko finally makes captain, though there is little time to enjoy it. He and senior staff are being sent to the border of Tzenkethi space to head off possible hostilities. But things ma...
334 - Facets
Jadzia is not herself. She is a combination of herself, the Dax symbiont, and all of the hosts who have hosted Dax before. Now, it’s time for Jadzia to meet the previous hosts, which means Sisk...
333 - Shakaar
Kai Winn has added a title. She’s now also First Minister of the Bajoran Provisional Government. She’s got a problem though: A few farmers in Kira’s home province - farmers who were in her ...
332 - Family Business
Jake plays matchmaker for his father, while Quark plays inquisitor to this mother. Was she actually in business for herself? And worse - did she actually make a profit?!? Talking to strangers? We...
Supplemental 54 - A Change of Plans
After a little over seven-years, the Mission Log line-up is changing. Listen in as John and Ken explain what happens next. Share your thoughts with us: On Facebook: On Twitter: @missionlogpo...
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331 - Explorers
Ben and Jake Sisko hit the open seas - in space! Rocking! Rigging! Fireworks! In space! Also, father/son bonding. Meanwhile, Bashir waits on DS9 for his med school rival, who literally has no ide...
330 - The Die is Cast
Subterfuge. A dead Flaxian. An ill-fated reunion. Improbable Cause gets its answers when The Die is Cast on Mission Log. Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionl...
329 - Improbable Cause
What do you get when you cross Garak’s shop with an explosive device? What do you get when you cross a Flaxian assassin and a top secret military operation? What do you get when you cross the f...
328 - Through the Looking Glass
O’Brien is all smiles when he… takes Sisko at the point of a phaser to the mirror universe. Smiley has a job for Commander Sisko: Pretend to be Captain Sisko of the Terran rebellion and convi...
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327 - Distant Voices
Dr. Bashir has voices in his head that happen to sound and look like his crewmates. They're a little different though: they bicker with him and each other, they distract him and they stay the sam...
326 - Visionary
Miles O’Brien is unstuck in time. He keeps traveling a few hours into the future, where he sees dead people. Mostly him. Can he stop himself from dying, stop Deep Space Nine from exploding, sto...
325 - Prophet Motive
The Grand Nagus Zek is back and he is… happy? He’s humming! He’s glad to see people! He’s… buying people drinks? Giving away gifts? Setting up a Ferengi Benevolent Association? Somethin...
324 - Destiny
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Three vipers walk into a nest in the sky, fated to close the gates of… wait. That’s not how it goes. Oh - right! A comet glides into a wormhole, fated to�...
323 - Heart of Stone
Kira and Odo get sidetracked while returning to DS9 from a Bajoran colony only to wind up with Kira's foot, then her whole body, encased in suffocating crystal. Meanwhile, Nog is bucking family t...
322 - Life Support
Jake and Nog learn through a double date that they may have insurmountable cultural differences. Will it be the end of their friendship, or can they find a compromise that respects their diverse ...
321 - Past Tense: Part I and Part II
A transporter accident brings Sisko, Dax and Bashir to 21st century San Francisco - a place divided into haves and have-nots. Mistaken as indigent, Sisko and Bashir wind up in a Sanctuary Distric...
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Supplemental 53 - Getting to Trek: How to Build a Utopian Future with the Roddenberry Podcast Network
Live again before a casino audience, the shows of the Roddenberry Podcast Network - Mission Log, The Trek Files, Women at Warp, Priority One, Daily Star Trek News, and Shabam! - each make their c...
Supplemental 52 - From the Rio: Star Trek’s Job in the 21st Century
Live before a casino audience, John and Ken are joined by Mission Log Executive Producer Rod Roddenberry. The topic: Star Trek’s job today. Is it to inspire? Is it to make money? Are today’s ...
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320 - Fascination
Love - or a close proximity - is in the air when Lwaxana drops by Deep Space Nine for the Bajoran Gratitude Festival. She's still obsessed with Odo. Vedek Bareil's obsession shifts from Kira to J...
Supplemental 51 - Another One from Comic-Con
Taking the stage at San Diego Comic-Con, the Roddenberry team shared what's up in the podcasting world then segued into a discussion of science fiction topics: history of the genre, cultural infl...
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Supplemental 050 - Looking for Utopia at Comic-Con
Convention season means catching up with listeners, fellow podcasters and trying to hash out some big ideas brought up by Star Trek. This episode, we invite you to listen to the panel at San Dieg...
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319 - Defiant
Our old friend William T. Riker stops by Deep Space Nine during leave, but he's not acting like himself. In fact, he's not himself - he's Thomas Riker, Will's transporter clone. Thomas is on a mi...
318 - Meridian
From out of nowhere, the idyllic planet Meridian emerges for just a few days every 60 years. How lucky that the Defiant shows up to say hello! One of the locals, Deral, is totally intrigued by Da...
317 - Civil Defense
Back when Deep Space 9 was Terok Nor, the Cardassians laid out a series of deadly countermeasures in case there was a Bajoran uprising. All of those failsafes are now, uh, failing, which traps th...
316 - The Abandoned
You play your money, you take your chances! Quark buys a ship - sight unseen. The deal comes up snake eyes, or really - Jem’Hadar. He didn’t just buy a ship. He accidentally bought a Jem’Ha...
315 - Second Skin
Kira gets a strange call from Bajor. They want to ask her about the time she spent in a Cardassian detention center during the occupation. Kira doesn’t remember being there, but that’s okay. ...
314 - Equilibrium
Jadzia Dax has a song stuck in her head. She can hum it. She can even play it, even though she cannot play an instrument. Except she can. A few hallucinations later and it’s time to visit the T...
313 - The House of Quark
With the Dominion threat just a wormhole away, Quark’s business is dying. Nothing like a dead Klingon to liven it up, though how he died could get Quark killed. Meanwhile, Keiko has closed the ...
312 - The Search: Parts 1 & 2
Commander Sisko gets a ship! Odo finds his people! Everyone finds the Founders! Season 3 of Deep Space Nine begins with The Search: Parts 1 & 2! Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: @mi...
Supplemental 49 - Growing the Network and Turning the Tables
What can you say about a 6.5-year-old show going on a three-month hiatus? A decent amount, it turns out. Mission Log creator and executive producer Rod Roddenberry turns the tables on John and Ke...
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Supplemental 48 - The One with Gersha Phillips
This week, we’re happy to be joined by Gersha Phillips, costume designer on Star Trek: Discovery. How has technology changed the field? Were the Disco Klingons designed to thwart cosplayers? Wh...
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Supplemental 47 - Where Did Mission Log Go?
The Mission Log hiatus means John and Ken dip into the mailbag, responding to your comments while the computer works on her tan. What's on our minds? DS9, Section 31, thoughts on Paradise - plus ...
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311 - The Jem'Hadar
Commander Sisko leads an educational camping trip in the Gamma Quadrant for Jake and Nog. Quark comes along just to make it super uncomfortable, but maybe he'll find some time to bond with Ben to...
310 - Tribunal
It’s a very merry unvacation for the O’Briens. A romantic getaway for Keiko and Miles shifts quickly to Miles being sentenced to death on Cardassia Prime. All that’s left now is the trial. ...
309 - The Collaborator
The time has come for Bajor to name a new Kai. Bareil looks like a shoe-in, though past ghosts may stand in his way. Actions taken by a few Bajorans during the Cardassian occupation may close the...
308 - Crossover
Major Kira and Doctor Bashir find themselves on DS9, but everything's a bit different. Cardassians are working with Klingons, humans are used for slave labor, and Kira is in charge! Not our Kira,...
307 - The Wire
Fun Fact: The repetitive epic is the most elegant form in Cardassian literature. Also, Dr. Bashir is having lunch with plain, simple Garak. But things with Garak are not as simple as they seem. K...
306 - The Maquis, Part I and Part II
After the Cardassians and the Federation formally ended hostilities, a number of colonists from both sides were left in limbo. A skirmish here, an attack there - before you know it, the colonists...
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305 - Blood Oath
Three Klingons bound by a blood oath drop by Deep Space Nine and find their old friend Dax. Though it's a new Dax, and she's not necessarily bound by the same blood oath, she agrees to join their...
304 - Profit and Loss
An old flame of Quark’s happens by DS9. She’s a Cardassian, but not just any Cardassian. She’s teacher to a couple of students with radical ideas. This gets the interest of Garak the tailor...
303 - Playing God
O’Brien is playing God to a bunch of Cardassian voles. Dax is playing God to a Trill initiate. Sisko is playing God to two whole universes. Who isn’t playing God?!? Well… Odo. And Quark. Bu...
302 - Shadowplay
Odo and Dax stumble upon an idyllic little village where some of the residents have been disappearing. Where have they gone? And were they really 'there' in the first place? Plus Kira's got a dat...
301 - Paradise
Ben Sisko and Miles O’Brien are surveying planets for future colonies. They find one that seems to have a colony already. A human colony. But there’s no record of it, and they’re not respon...
Supplemental 46 - Inside Star Trek
Join John, Ken, Rod and Mission Log listeners inside the Sansar VR experience as we listen to tracks from the 1976 album "Inside Star Trek." What were Gene's thoughts on censorship, religion, sex...
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300 - Whispers
Miles O’Brien is back from a mission and things are really weird. His wife Keiko is even more annoyed than usual with the engineer. His daughter Molly won’t have anything to do with him. His ...
299 - Armageddon Game
Dr. Bashir and Chief O'Brien help the warring T'Lani and Kelleruns get rid of their most dangerous weapon, but they find themselves the target of a violent plot. Will they also find their friends...
298 - The Alternate
Odo’s dad shows up on Deep Space Nine. Well, his foster dad. Okay, the scientist who studied him from his days as an unrecognizable puddle. Their relationship is full of caring and misunderstan...
297 - Rivals
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast - 297 - Rivals On the Promenade, Quark has met his match. There’s a new con man on DS9, and he’s opened a gambling hall directly across from Qu...
296 - Sanctuary
The Skreeans are escaping oppression in the Gamma Quadrant and find themselves at DS9. If only they could settle on Bajor and get back to farming, just like their sacred texts have told them. Baj...
295 - Second Sight
295 - Second Sight Gideon Seyetik is bigger than life, about to take on the biggest challenge he’s ever faced: reigniting a dead star. Commander Sisko is up against a big, depressing anniversar...
Supplemental 45 - Doug Drexler is Caught in the Nexus
This week, Academy Award wining makeup artist and Star Trek journeyman Doug Drexler joins a group of people in the Roddenberry Nexus in Sansar to talk about his moves from makeup to art departmen...
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294 - Necessary Evil
Quark gets recruited by a dangerous dame for a box job that almost leaves him a stiff. Can a gumshoe like Odo solve that and a years old murder mystery? They both point to a con that moved a lot ...
293 - Rules of Acquisition
Pel isn't like your average Ferengi. He's loyal, smart, trustworthy, and has a serious crush on Quark. Pel also happens to be a female posing as a male since Ferengi only allow males to do things...
292 - Melora
There's a visitor on DS9 - Ensign Melora Pazlar. She comes from a low-gravity planet which means she's got some physical disadvantages in the space station's environment, but everyone there is gl...
291 - Cardassians
Plain, simple Garak is back, though there is nothing plain nor simple about the young Cardassian he’s spotted on DS9. The kid’s name is Rugal and he was raised on Bajor, as a Bajoran. Things ...
290 - Invasive Procedures
Verad is one of the 9-in-10 Trill who doesn't have a symbiont living inside him. He can't seem to get over it, though, and he's got his eyes on what Jadzia has... Dax. Can he steal the symbiont f...
289 - The Circle and The Siege
Major Kira must suddenly deal with feeling useless, while Li Nalas has to learn to be the hero everyone thinks he is. Quark ends up on the right side of the law, while Sisko steps outside of Star...
288 - The Homecoming
Li Nalas - famed Bajoran resitance leader - is alive! Sisko gives Major Kira the green light to head to Cardassia IV to retrieve him. The people are happy to have Li back. Maybe he can bring pe...
Supplemental 44 - 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 goes into the Mission Log. Get...
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Supplemental 43 - 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 talk fandom and podcasts and the ret...
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287 - In the Hands of the Prophets
A Bajoran spiritual leader takes issue with classes taught to schoolchildren on Deep Space Nine. But is it religious conviction or ruthless ambition that drives the contentiousness? This week, In...
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Supplemental 42 - 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 , Alison “Kenna” Pitt of , Christine Rideout of ,...
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286 - Duet
Major Kira suspects that the Cardassian bookkeeper on board DS9 is guilty of war crimes. Is Marritza who he claims to be, or is he the other, more notorious person he claims to be? Can Kira see p...
285 - Dramatis Personae
Things are tense on Deep Space Nine. Everyone is talking about choosing sides between Commander Sisko and Major Kira. Meanwhile, they are actually leading opposing sides! The only ones acting nor...
284 - The Forsaken
Deep Space Nine is overrun with unwanted lifeforms. There are ambassadors. There is a sort of sentient computer puppy. Also, Lwaxana Troi is here - trying to get close to Odo, who is just trying ...
283 - If Wishes Were Horses
Stop us if you've heard this one: Rumplestiltskin, a libidinous Trill and a long-dead baseball player walk into a space station... What happens next is anyone's guess when the crew of DS9 find th...
282 - Progress
Major Kira works to avert a crisis, while Nog and Jake pursue an opportunity. Kira trades the stubbornness of the past for her chosen path, while Nog and Jake trade yamok sauce for self-sealing s...
281 - The Storyteller
The Sirah is the one person who can prevent a terrifying sky-monster from destroying a quiet Bajoran village, but he's dying. Enter the man who would be Sirah... Miles O'Brien! Can he save the vi...
280 - Battle Lines
The Ennis and the Nol-Ennis hate each other. Really hate each other. They've hated each other for so long, their people can't even remember why they hate or why they fight. It's into this never-e...
279 - Vortex
A heist gone bad may be good news for Odo. The accused in the case says he has met other Changelings like Odo. He can even take Odo to them! Of course, the guy is a criminal - and he seems to do ...
278 - The Nagus
While the Ferengi are usually out for themselves, there is one Ferengi who rules them all. He is the Nagus and he is at Quark’s. What does he want? To make Quark the Nagus! But the vestments of...
277 - Move Along Home
Imagine a game where some of the people are players and some of the people are pieces, but none of the people know about the other people. It is First Contact meets I, Mudd meets A Piece of the A...
276 - The Passenger
It is a well known and established scientific fact that humanoids use about one one-millionth of their brains, leaving plenty of room for someone’s consciousness to hitch a lift, if they had a ...
275 - Dax
Dax is charged with treason and murder. But should Jadzia Dax do the time if Curzon Dax did the crime? And do we even know that Curzon DID do the crime? Jadzia is definitely hiding something, but...
274 - Q Less
Q: How did Vash get to the Gamma Quadrant without going through the wormhole? A: Q. The troublesome twosome from TNG is back on the small screen, taking up temporary residence on Deep Space Nine....
Supplemental 41 - 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 joins us to talk about when and how the Deep Space Nine episode Capti...
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273 - Captive Pursuit
Say hello to our first visitor from the Gamma Quadrant. He is Tosk... and that's about all we know until a group of heavily-armed aliens show up looking for him. They say Tosk was born to be hunt...
272 - Babel
Fire up the custard, there’s Barney in the station when everything’s infected, down to the loop and the Rosy. O’Brien’s the first to go Pat, and he’s off his plates for good. Then Quark...
271 - A Man Alone
A shifty Bajoran and a shapeshifting lawman lock horns. Sounds simple… but the angry mob is on the Bajoran’s side. Odo is A Man Alone in this week’s Mission Log. Get in touch with us! On Fa...
270 - Past Prologue
An old friend of Kira’s from her militant days seeks asylum on DS9. But is he seeking asylum? Or is he looking for a way to strike a blow for Bajor? Also, it’s the Duras sisters! What are the...
269 - Emissary
Moving can be tough, especially when the military force that used to occupy your home wrecks it before leaving. Plus they’re still hanging around causing trouble. Plus nobody really wants you h...
Supplemental 40 - 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 interview, we cover turning down, then a...
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Supplemental 39 - 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 Corey and Lt. Jae herself, Tracee Lee ...
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Supplemental 38 - 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 Loathing Riker - More! More! More! ...
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268 - 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 Picard, violate Deanna Troi, and destroy the planet Earth. Are...
267 - 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 the Son'a and at least one greedy Starfleet Admiral like to find o...
266 - 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 the newly christened Enterprise 1701-E trace the technological ...
265 - 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, and - holy cow! Is that Captain James T. Kirk?!? Yes it is. N...
264 - All Good Things...
Captain Picard is moving back and forth through time. That’s the quickest way to get to the beginning. It is seven-years ago, and mankind is being put on trial by Q - not again, but still. Once...
263 - Preemptive Strike
Ro Laren is back from Advanced Tactical Training, and just in time. Starfleet wants her to go undercover and infiltrate the Maquis. The Maquis have taken to attacking the Cardassians. Yes, the sa...
262 - Emergence
Something has taken over the Enterprise, and that something is - the Enterprise. The ship is alive and trying to create life, too. But Picard and crew have places to be. Can they wrest back contr...
Supplemental 37 - 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 re-gifting. Re-gifting in this case mea...
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261 - Bloodlines
Completing week three of season seven’s three sons, we say hello to an old enemy and a new offspring. The Ferengi Bok is back to take revenge on Picard. Picard killed Bok’s son, now Bok will ...
260 - Firstborn
Alexander is back, as is Alexander. Worf’s son has come from the future to convince his younger self to down his prune juice and follow the way of the warrior. And if that doesn’t work, he’...
259 - Journey's_End
Wesley Crusher comes back to the Enterprise for a visit, but he's not the young man the others expect him to be. Meanwhile on Dorvan V, the Native American colonists are being forced to uproot by...
258 - Genesis
Everybody seems edgy. Well, except for the people who seem to be groggy and forgetful. And the ones turning into frogs and lemurs and whatever Worf is turning into. Can Data and Captain Picard sa...
257 - Eye of the Beholder
A shocking suicide on the Enterprise leads Deanna Troi on a psychic journey into a killer's memories. It's part Columbo, part Sixth Sense and more TNG mind-bleepery. This week, Eye of the Beholde...
256 - Masks
What do Masaka, Ihat, an old man, and a frightened child have in common? Many things. They are all a part of some ancient, unknown pantheon. They are all taking over Data’s brain. And each is c...
255 - Thine Own Self
Data's mission to retrieve radioactive material from a pre-industrial world goes haywire when he forgets who he is. He doesn't forget science though, which means he might be able to clean up the ...
254 - Lower Decks
Ever wondered about all of those OTHER people on the Enterprise? This week, they get names! And plot lines! Meet the one that annoys Riker! The one being tested by Worf AND Picard! And who could ...
253 - Sub Rosa
Beverly’s recently deceased, 100-year-old grandmother had a 34-year-old boyfriend. It is cool though. He was actually 800-years-old. It is not cool though. He was a ghost. No wait! He was a can...
252 - Homeward
Worf's adopted-brother has been quietly studying the people of Borall II until it looks like the whole planet is about to be destroyed. With the help of the Enterprise, he gets out of there, but ...
251 - The Pegasus
Riker gets a visit from his old commanding officer, the pugnacious Admiral Pressman, who has his sights set on retrieving their old ship, the USS Pegasus. Why? Because... reasons. Reasons he won'...
250 - Parallels
What is weirder than a lauging Vulcan and his dog? How about Lieutenant Wesley Crusher? Or a blue eyed Data? Or Worf’s wife, Deanna Troi? Everything is as it should be, except that none of it i...
Supplemental 36 - 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 Hello and Battle at the Binary Stars...
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249 - Inheritance
Did you know Data has a mom? Yeah, neither did Data. She is aboard the Enterprise, looking to share with him and make up for lost time. But the two of them have more in common than even she reali...
248 - Force of Nature
Some people say you can't train a cat, but that doesn't stop Data from trying to outwit Spot. Some people also say that warp drive is destroying a little stretch of the galaxy while others are sa...
247 - Attached
Welcome to Kesprytt III, home to the Kes and the Prytt. The Kes seem nice, but they’re actually a little too paranoid and devious for the Federation. The Prytt seem sort of xenophobic, but they...
246 - Dark Page
The Cairn are a telepathic race looking to join the Federation, and helping them to learn spoken language is Lwaxana Troi. When she opens their minds, her own secrets start to come to the surface...
245 - Phantasms
Data is a simple android with simple dreams. He dreams of drinks from the head of a commanding officer, robocidal workers from the early 20th century, and cellular peptide cake (with mint frostin...
244 - Gambit: Part I and Gambit: Part II
Picard is dead until he's "Galen." Riker has gone rogue. Then there's the Romulan who's not, and they're all in search of an artifact that isn't what it seems. How many gambits can fit into two e...
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Supplemental 35 - Another Show from the Rio
The friends! The Costumes! The Cocktails! John and Ken have hit the Rio again for Star Trek Las Vegas 2017! Listen in as they - and Mission Log Executive Producer Rod Roddenberry - talk TNG 30: T...
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Supplemental 34 - The One at San Diego Comic Con
It's convention season, and with John and Ken on the road we bring you the fun from the stage. This week: "live" from San Diego Comic Con 2017, host Larry "Dr. Trek" Nemecek covers the state of T...
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243 - Interface
Description intentionally left blank. Find out why when we put Interface in the Mission Log. Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 On...
242 - Liaisons
The Enterprise crew is taking part in a cultural exchange. Two Iyaarans will visit the ship, while Picard visits their homeworld. The Iyaarans on the ship are tough to deal with, but Picard's Iya...
241 - Descent
The Borg are acting weird, but they are not the only ones. Their erratic behavior may have rubbed off on Data. He's showing anger and, seemingly, enjoying it. When the Enterprise pursues the Borg...
240 - Timescape
A rift in the space-time continuum freezes the Enterprise and a Romulan warbird in battle... or so it looks to Picard, Data, Troi and LaForge from the outside. When they dig a little deeper, they...
239 - Second Chances
Riker adores a jazz quartet, the holodeck, and has Troi regret... and so does the other Riker. This week, Will meets Thomas, and considers the road not taken when Second Chances goes into the Mis...
238 - Rightful Heir
He's been gone for 15 centuries, but Kahless, the spiritual leader of the Klingons is back! He's ready to lead his people back to peace and glory, and he wants Worf's help to do it. Only he might...
237 - Suspicions
Dr. Reyga, a Ferengi scientist, has invented a type of shielding which could allow a spacecraft to safely enter a star's corona. Testing it on board one of the Enterprise's shuttles leaves a fell...
Supplemental 33 - Roddenberry Podcast Network at the Disco
On this supplemental edition of Mission Log, John and Ken formally introduce you to Women at Warp and Priority One - founding members of the Roddenberry Podcast Network. Plus everybody goes to th...
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236 - Frame of Mind
Commander Riker is having a bad week. He may have gone insane! He may have killed a guy! He may have sided with his captors against Worf and Data! Or none of this may have happened. Take a spin w...
235 - The Chase
Captain Picard is visited by his old archaeology professor with an intriguing proposal: leave the Enterprise and come with him to uncover one of the great mysteries of the ages. Hot on his tail t...
234 - Lessons
Romance is in the air when Captain Picard finds himself falling for a certain strong willed, highly-professional redhead on the crew. Nope, not that one. This one is Lt. Cdr. Nella Daren, and Pic...
233 - Starship Mine
Starship Mine The Enterprise is due for a baryon sweep which means it's the perfect time for the crew to get a little R&R. With no one minding the ship, it's also the perfect time for a group of ...
232 - Birthright Parts I & II
Worf hears the worst news he could imagine: that his father is alive and well on a Romulan prison planet. He sets off to investigate what became of the Klingons who survived the Khitomer massacre...
231 - Tapestry
Captain Picard is mortally wounded while on a mission, but when he walks toward the light, it's Q on the other side! If he had it all to do over again, would a simpler, less dangerous life be a b...
230 - Face of the Enemy
What are those bumps on Counselor Troi’s forehead? Wait! That IS her forehead! She’s been kidnapped. And yet, she is in command of a Romulan ship because - as far as anyone knows - she is a R...
229 - Aquiel
Lt. Aquiel Uhnari works at a communications relay station way out in the middle of nowhere. She might be dead, she might be a killer, or she might be a pile of coalescent microorganisms. Doesn't ...
228 - Ship in a Bottle
He's suave, dangerous, brilliant and Data's favorite holodeck challenge. He also happens to have consciousness, and he wants a life out there in the real universe. Moriarty is back! It's elementa...
227 - Chain of Command, Parts I & II
Captain Picard is on a secret mission and command of the Enterprise is turned over to Captain Edward Jellico. The Enterprise crew finds Jellico's abrasive style hard to handle. Still, he may be l...
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226 - The Quality of Life
The Quality of Life Exobots are great for helping out around the workplace: they can float, they make their own tools, they can be programmed for a variety of tasks. They also learn. In fact, the...
225 - A Fistful of Datas
The Enterprise has nowhere to go for 48 hours. But even sitting in stationary orbit with nothing to do, the crew can find trouble. The holodeck has gone haywire! Data is turning into a cowpoke! D...
224 - Rascals
Picard is shorter and has more hair than usual. In fact, he's a 12 year old kid, and so are Keiko, Guinan and Ensign Ro. Are they still themselves even after a physical transformation? Can they s...
Supplemental 32 _ The One with Adam Nimoy
We're sitting down with Adam Nimoy to discuss his work on Star Trek, his documentary "For the Love of Spock," and celebrate the life of Leonard Nimoy who we lost two years ago. Adam also sets the...
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223 - True Q
Meet Amanda Rogers. She is young, smart, driven, and possibly some sort of mage. She can make puppies appear and disappear. She can change the direction of falling objects. She can contain a warp...
222 - Schisms
Do you have trouble concentrating at work? Do you have problems sleeping at night? Are you feeling anxious and snapping at the people who care about you? Maybe you need a good night's sleep. Or m...
221 - Relics
An old ship, an older engineer, and a structure that’s older than anyone knows. Old things, but not useless things. It is part flashback, part after school special. Say hello again to Montgomer...
220 - Man of the People
Ambassador Alkar is a guest aboard the Enterprise while en route to negotiate a peace treaty. When he shows up, Deanna Troi starts doing things she doesn't normally do: showing a bit more skin, l...
219 - Realm of Fear
Reginald Barclay learns there's nothing to fear about the transporter except when that fear is completely legitimized by the appearance of the giant quasi-energy microbes that attack him. It's Re...
218 - Time's Arrow I & II
Whatever happens to Data’s head in the future is going to happen in the past... which hasn’t happened yet. It’s time travel in search of neural vampires, plus Mark Twain in search of a dece...
217 - The Inner Light
The Inner Light Remember that time Picard had a wife and kids and mastered playing the flute? Except it wasn't Picard - it was the entirety of Kamin's life, played out on the dying planet Kataan....
216 - The Next Phase
When Ensign Ro and Geordi LaForge are beamed back from a damaged Romulan ship, a transporter accident leaves them missing and presumed dead. The rest of the crew are organizing a memorial service...
Supplemental 31 - John and Ken's Rocking New Year Q&A
This week, John and Ken field many questions from and a few other people. - Why is the computer not listed as a co-host? - When will we go back to the movies? - What other podcasts should you lis...
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215 - I Borg
Meet Hugh. Hugh is Borg. Injured, Hugh has been healed on the Enterprise. Now, Gerodi has a job: turn Hugh into a good, old fashioned bit of 20th century malware that will destroy the Borg comple...
214 - Imaginary Friend
Imagine living on a starship. Now imagine you have an imaginary friend on that starship. Now imagine that imaginary friend is real and is threatening to kill you! Now imagine… you are not imagi...
213 - The Perfect Mate
Captain Picard meets his ideal woman: she's brilliant, bold, adventurous, independent. Of course she is, because Kamala is a metamorph who becomes the perfect woman for every man she meets. Unfor...
212 - Cost of Living
Alexander, Lwaxana and the whimsiest whimsies that ever whimsied give us life lessons. Also, there is a B-plot. See it all in its glittery glory when we put Cost of Living in the Mission Log. ...
211 - The First Duty
Wesley Crusher is a pilot on an elite team of flyers. Yeah. We are not sure when that happened either. Tragedy has hit the team though. A crash has led to the death of a member of Nova Squadron. ...
210 - Cause and Effect
The Enterprise explodes. Then it explodes again. And again. And again. Eventually, it does not explode. This week we follow Cause and Effect into the Mission Log. Hello, I’m listening: On Faceb...
209 - The Outcast
The J’naii are a race that have sworn off gender. No males. No females. Just J’naii. But there is one J’naii that loves the way Riker moves her. Yes, her. Also, what happens when you clip n...
208 - Ethics
Is it better to die, or live a life that is less than one’s ideal? Is it better to follow the rules, or cut corners to potentially save lives? Is it better to tell fellow players that you are s...
207 - Power Play
It's business as usual on the Enterprise until Troi, Data and O'Brien start taking hostages in Ten Forward. Could it be the "ghosts" of a long lost star ship crew influencing their actions? Find ...
206 - Conundrum
The crew of the Enterprise is struck with amnesia. Worf commands! Picard leads! Data makes drinks! And MacDuff sounds the charge to carry out their mission, and destroy the Lysian Central Command...
205 - The Masterpiece Society
The colonists on Moab IV live in perfect balance with their world. They have to - they were genetically bred to do so. When a stellar core fragment threatens to upset that delicate ecosystem, the...
204 - Violations
The Ullians who are visiting the Enterprise have a unique talent for helping people retrieve lost memories. When that power is exploited, though, it's a dangerous and invasive procedure that leav...
203 - Hero Worship
A Federation starship has been destroyed, and it is all the fault of one little boy. At least the one little boy thinks so. His judgement should be questioned though, since he also thinks he is a...
202 - New Ground
The Enterprise is going on a surfing safari, following a test ship riding a soliton wave warp speed. Also, Alexander Rozhenko - son of son of Mogh - is back, and this time he is back to stay. Lyi...
201 - A Matter of Time
Professor Berlinghoff Rasmussen is a blast from the future. He is here to study his history in its natural habitat: back in time. He has picked a boring mission to study though. It is just a run ...
200 - Unification I and Unification II
Part I: Q: Where’s Spock? A: He’s on Romulus.” Part II: Q: Will the Romulans and Vulcans get back together? A: No. All of that and a lesson on design when we put Unifications in the Mission...
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199 - The Game
Wesley Crusher is back on the Enterprise, though there is very little time for him. Everyone is playing this great new game! The only one with a real interest in Wes is Robin, a fetching young en...
Supplemental 30 - Gene Roddenberry Versus Star Trek
John, Ken, and Mission Log Executive Producer Rod Roddenberry talk over Star Trek with and without its creator - Gene Roddenberry. Plus questions from panel attendees. Once more from the Rio, we ...
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Supplemental 29 - Ten Essential TOS from STLV50
Ken and John return to the Rio. From the Roddenberry Interactive Stage and Lounge, Mission Log presents the 10 to 20 best or essential episodes of Star Trek: TOS, plus a few episodes of the anima...
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198 - Disaster
Everything is going so well, right until it does not. A student tour turns into a deadly turbo lift ride! A chair on the bridge turns into a hot seat! An impromptu audition turns into a radioacti...
197 - Silicon Avatar
The Enterprise says “hello” to an old enemy. Or tries to say “hello.” And tries to figure out whether it is an enemy. Along to help is Dr. Kila Marr. Or is it help she is offering? She is...
196 - Ensign Ro
A Bajoran terrorist attack on a Federation colony has got everyone a little jumpy. Enter Ensign Ro Laren, Starfleet officer and Bajoran herself, who has been released from prison to help find the...
Supplemental 28 - Another One with Your Questions
Mission Log gets caught up on current events: the passing of Anton Yelchin, the buzz around Star Trek Beyond plus Star Trek 2017. Then we tackle listener questions about fan "gatekeeping," religi...
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195 - Darmok
Listeners, waiting, their ears unfurled. The Enterprise makes rendezvous with a race known as the Children of Tama. No one has understood them for 100-years and it looks like the Tamarian captain...
194 - Redemption and Redemption II
The Klingon empire is on the verge of civil war! Gowron is set to take command of the Klingon High Council, though he is challenged by a surprise son of Duras. But these episodes are full of surp...
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193 - In Theory
Deep and mysterious is the Mar Oscura nebula. Almost as deep as the human heart. And the robotic heart. This week, Data becomes the ultimate emotionally unavailable boyfriend for Lt. Jenna D’So...
192 - The Mind's Eye
From the people who brought you the Star Trek edition of Monopoly and the Star Trek edition of Risk, it is the Star Trek edition of The Manchurian Candidate. Angela Lansbury is a Klingon. Henry S...
191 - The Host
Beverly Crusher is in love with a new guy. He is a sensitive soul with a body to match, until he moves into another body - the one usually inhabited by Commander Riker. Can Beverly’s love make ...
190 - Half a Life
Dr. Timicin’s attempt to save his planet’s dying star has failed. Now, he has to kill himself. That has nothing to do with the failed science experiment. It’s just his time. You see, Timici...
189 - The Drumhead
A Klingon spy on board the Enterprise has been passing secrets to the Romulans, and that invites a deep inquiry from Starfleet. But when Admiral Satie shows up, the specter of conspiracy threaten...
188 - Qpid
Captain Picard is keyed up. He has to give a speech to a bunch of archeologists and he is nervous. But his old flame Vash is on the ship and he finds a way to relax. Until Q shows up. Then everyo...
187 - The Nth Degree
Reg Barclay is back on the holodeck, but he’s not up to his old tricks. He’s up to new ones, including bending space, teaching Einstein a thing or two, hitting on Deanna Troi, and acting! Sho...
186 - Identity Crisis
Susanna, an old friend of Geordi’s, is on the Enterprise because other friends of theirs are disappearing. They were all members of an away mission five years ago, and they seem to be returning...
185 - Night Terrors
You would think that being trapped immobile in space would be the biggest problem facing the Enterprise. It is not. The biggest problem is that almost no one is dreaming. If they do not start soo...
184 - Galaxy's Child
There is a baby space something attached to the Enterprise, feeding on its energy, and jeopardizing the lives of everyone on the ship. But Geordi has bigger problems: his real life crush just fou...
183 - First Contact
When on Malcor, do as the Malcorians do. That’s what Commander Riker does when he pretends to be one of the locals while the Federation learns what they can about this pre-warp society. Things ...
182 - Clues
Clues Something strange has happened to the Enterprise. It has gone through a wormhole. But that is just the beginning of the strangeness. A planet that looked class-M turned out to be unlivable....
181 - Devil's Due
The population of Ventax II is losing its collective mind. That's because Ardra, the deity that brought 1,000 years of peace to the planet, is coming back to collect her payment: the servitude of...
180 - The Wounded
The Federation and the Cardassians enjoy a tenuous peace. But that peace is thrown into jeopardy when Captain Benjamin Maxwell takes his ship into Cardassian space and starts blowing things up. T...
179 - Data's Day
Which of these is the least important? A - A wedding that may not happenB - Feeding a catC - A standoff with the RomulansD - Learning to dance Find out the correct answer when we put Data’s Day...
178 - The Loss
The Enterprise is being dragged to its doom by two-dimensional creatures headed to a destructive cosmic string. Time with Counselor Troi might help us deal, but she has her own problems. She has ...
177 - Final Mission
Wesley Crusher is headed to Starfleet Academy. He just needs to run a quick errand, survive a shuttle crash, solve a logic problem, and save the life of Captain Picard. Also, the Enterprise does ...
176 - Future Imperfect
You think Wesley Crusher is amazing? Will Riker gets married, has a kid, becomes captain of the Enterprise, and makes peace with the Romulans - all in one afternoon! It all seems too good to be t...
175 - Reunion
Worf + one love interest + one child + one leader - one leader + two would be leaders - one love interest - one would be leader - one child = Reunion. Got something to add? Let us have it: On Fac...
174 - Legacy
The Enterprise is on a rescue mission. Two Starfleet officers have ended up on Turkana IV - failed Earth colony and birthplace of former Enterprise security chief Tasha Yar. Imagine their surpris...
173 - Remember Me
Everyone is disappearing from the Enterprise… or is it just one person who has disappeared? Honestly, we cannot remember. See if you can when we put Remember Me in the… oh… what is that thi...
172 - Suddenly Human
Jono is a teenage Talarian warrior in training. Before that though, he was Jeremiah - a little boy from a Federation colony that was destroyed by the Talarians. Now it is time to get the boy home...
171 - Brothers
Jake and Willie Potts are like any brothers: practical jokes and hurt feelings followed by forgiveness. Data and Lore are like brothers too: built-in homing device, colonist murder, identity thef...
170 - Family
The time of Locutus has passed, though it is still taking its toll on Captain Picard. With the Enterprise getting repairs in Earth’s orbit, Jean Luc decides to go to his ancestral home in Franc...
169 - The Best of Both Worlds
Remember the Borg? They're like the neighborhood association. They just want to raise the quality of life for all species. Did you have other plans? Locutus of Borg (formerly Captain Jean Luc Pic...
168 - Transfigurations
It is a long slow period of star charting for the Enterprise, and good thing too. The ship has picked up a potentially troubling alien. He seems nice enough, and he can heal people with a touch. ...
167 - Menage a Troi
All Lwaxana Troi wants is for her daughter, Deanna, to settle down and raise a family. Or that is all she wanted before she, Deanna and Commander Riker were kidnapped by a particularly unscrupulo...
166 - Sarek
An old friend returns to the Star Trek universe. The 1701-D will play host to a series of negotiations to be directed by Ambassador Sarek. However, when an illness plaguing the ambassador puts th...
165 - The Most Toys
A seemingly routine mission ends with the loss of Lt. Commander Data. Only (spoiler alert) he is not dead. He has been added to a collection of priceless items by an amoral collector. Will the c...
164 - Hollow Pursuits
Not fitting in is hard enough. Not fitting in to the extent that it's hurting your career while you escape into a holodeck fantasy needs some serious intervention. Lt. Barclay makes his debut thi...
163 - Tin Man
A lonely alien, an insufferable telepath, and the least consequential Romulans ever faced. There is peril! There is learning! There are inconsequential Romulans! See it all when we put Tin Man in...
Supplemental 27 - Another one from Star Trek Las Vegas 2015
Your Star Trek Pals would like to introduce you to some of their Star Trek Pals from the 2015 Creation Convention in Las Vegas. You'll meet costumer-extraordinaire Brooke, the Commodore of Barfle...
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162 - Captain's Holiday
Time off from work means curling up with a good book, sitting by the pool and maybe meeting someone special. If you're Captain Picard, it might also mean a conniving Ferengi, security officers fr...
161 - Allegiance
A tale of two Picards - one is trapped in a cell with three strangers, the other tries to spark a romance with Dr. Crusher. Will the real Picard make it back to the Enterprise before the imposter...
Supplemental 26 - The One with Your Star Trek Pals
John and Ken - your Star Trek Pals - have a 10-minute conversation about the upcoming Star Trek series on CBS All Access. And it only takes 31-minutes! We know nothing, and we are glad to talk ab...
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160 - Sins of the Father
The Klingon/Starfleet cross-cultural exchange program continues with Commander Kurn of the Klingon Defense Force serving a short stint as first officer aboard the Enterprise. But everyone is in f...
159 - The Offspring
The Enterprise is a family ship, and today we welcome the newest addition: a five-foot android with heuristic learning systems and the strength of ten men. Meet Data's child. She's Lal, and she's...
158 - Yesterday's Enterprise
Be sure to listen to this podcast today. If you listen today, it's Yesterday's Enterprise. If you listen yesterday, it will be Today's Enterprise. If you are listening from the future, please avo...
157 - A Matter of Perspective
Commander Riker is on trial for murder. He tells his story, but the widow of the dead man tells a different story that tears holes in the story told by Riker… and Counselor Troi says neither pe...
156 - Deja Q
Is Q still Q without the power of Q? Find out when we put Deja Q into the Mission Log. Is Q still Q without the power of Q? Find out when we put Deja Q into the Mission Log. Got a message for us?...
155 - The High Ground
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast - 155 - The High Ground Ansata separatists and the government of Rutia IV have been fighting for 70 years. Of course, the Federation does not take sid...
154 - The Hunted
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast - 154 - The Hunted Imagine giving someone the escape artistry of a Harry Houdini and the killing ability of everyone else. Now, imagine trying to keep...
153 - The Defector
The Enterprise is tasked with stopping a galactic war between the Federation and the Romulan Empire. But are they actually being tricked into starting that war? And if so, by whom? Where does the...
152 - The Vengeance Factor
The Acamarians have survived centuries of blood feuds. On the road to a more peaceful future, there is still one band of Acamarians - the Gatherers - bent on a violent existence. But even they wo...
151 - The Price
There is a seemingly stable wormhole and control of it is up for negotiation. Counselor Troi is taken with one of the negotiators, though he is hiding a secret that may win him the negotiations, ...
150 - The Enemy
The Enterprise answers a distress call from an unidentified ship at Galorndon Core. Turns out the ship was Romulan, and the one Romulan survivor is not doing well. More Romulans are on the way to...
Supplemental 25 - Another one from the Rio
In Vegas, you can see Wayne Newton, showgirls and Celine Dion. If you go to the Rio when Creation's Star Trek convention is in town, you'll catch John Ray and Ken Champion. If you're really lucky...
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149 - Booby Trap
The Enterprise stumbles upon a ship with a one-thousand-year-old mystery. While mysteries can be fun, this one is killing the crew of the Enterprise. Can Geordi and his pretend girlfriend save th...
148 - The Bonding
A young boy aboard the Enterprise is orphaned when his mother dies on a mission led by Lt. Worf. Now it is up to Counselor Troi to take care of the boy. Or is it up to Lt. Worf? Or maybe it is up...
147 - Who Watches the Watchers
Think of the worst game of hide-and-seek you have ever had. Now quintuple it. Yours may have ended with name calling and hurt feelings. This one is derailing the development of a civilization and...
146 - The Survivors
Welcome to Rana IV - population 11,000. Scratch that - population 2. Scratch that? Hmmm. A devastating attack destroys everything on the planet except for one house and its two inhabitants. Inves...
Supplemental 024 - The One With George Takei
Some people say it's George's world, we're just living in it. George Takei may be best known as Hikaru Sulu, but we were excited to tackle a range of topics from politics to human rights to publi...
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145 - The Ensigns of Command
Tau Cygna V has got it all: a thriving community, strong leadership and plenty of water. The only problem is the Sheliak Corporate who are coming to wipe them out like vermin. Can Data alone conv...
144 - Evolution
Doctor Paul Stubbs is on the verge of completing the work of his life - an experiment on which he has worked for 20 years. It is also an experiment that can only be run once every two centuries, ...
Supplemental 23 - The One with Marina Sirtis
Between seasons two and three of The Next Generation, we thought it would be a good time to check in with Marina Sirtis who played Counselor Deanna Troi. The outspoken and unfiltered Sirtis talks...
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143 - Shades of Gray
Riker gets stung. Then Riker has flashbacks. Was it poison or acid in that thorn? Interestingly, it was actually a sort of parasitic or symbiotic life form that… WHO CARES? IT IS A CLIP SHOW! W...
142 - Peak Performance
It is war-games a go-go when the Enterprise faces off against the Hathaway, a derelict ship commanded for the games by William T. Riker. Shooting, bobbing, weaving. It is all in good fun, until t...
141 - The Emissary
This week, a couple of blasts from the past. First, an old flame of Worf’s shows up. Then, a ship full of Klingons - frozen for 75 years and looking for a fight. She’s already been stuffed in...
140 - Manhunt
It is the return of Lwaxana Troi. Ostensibly on an ambassadorial mission, she is in fact a woman on the prowl. Lwaxana is going through “The Phase,” a time in the life of a Betazed woman that...
139 - Up The Long Ladder
Meet the Bringloidi: Danilo, Brenna and the colonists. Their interests include farming, washing and drinking. Also meet the Mariposans: Granger, Granger, Granger and the others. Their interests i...
138 - Samaritan Snare
They are smiley. They are pudgy. They are incredibly deadly. The Enterprise comes across a benign seeming race known as Pakleds. They have much technology, but the cannot make it go. Luckily, Geo...
Supplemental 22 - The One with Wil Wheaton
On today's Mission Log, the inevitable interview with Wil Wheaton. Wil talks to us about a range of topics from early TOS fandom to leaving TNG, from religion to how not to be a jerk on the inter...
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137 - Q Who
Our old friend Q is back. And he is taking the Enterprise to meet some new friends. They are not very friendly though. They destroyed Guinan’s planet 100 years ago. Guinan and Q are also old fr...
136 - Pen Pals
How long has it been since we broke the Prime Directive. Like REALLY broke the Prime Directive. Well get ready. The Enterprise is studying a system of planets, every one of which is literally fal...
Supplemental 21 - Another One with David Gerrold
We know that as a writer David Gerrold has always got at least one more interesting story to tell. For his return to Mission Log, we dig deep into the circumstances around the first two seasons o...
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135 - The Icarus Factor
Riker is sad because his dad is on the Enterprise. Worf is sad because he has no dad to watch him get beaten ritualistically. Troi is sad because Riker is leaving the Enterprise. And Wesley… is...
134 - Time Squared
Captain Picard returns to the Enterprise in shuttle number five. Now they will have a matching set since there are already a Captain Picard and a shuttle number five onboard. The new ones are fro...
133 - The Royale
Investigating the wreckage of a 300-year-old spaceship from Earth, the Enterprise finds a building capable of supporting life in a very unlikely place. But what they find inside is even more unli...
132 - Contagion
The Enterprise has a rendezvous with its ailing sister ship, the Yamato. Sadly, it explodes and Picard takes up its mission. But the Enterprise starts suffering some of the same symptoms of the Y...
131 - The Dauphin
Wesley is in love. With a girl. Maybe. Most of the time she is a girl. The rest of the time, she is not even human. Puppy love! Shape shifting! Planet saving! It is just another day on the Enterp...
130 - The Measure of a Man
An old foil wants to take Data apart in an effort to study him and make more Datas. Data says there is a problem though, that might kill him. But the would be studier says that is not a problem: ...
129 - A Matter of Honor
Did you know Starfleet has an exchange program? Well it does. And Commander Riker is away on a Klingon ship. For a very short time. Because the Klingon ship is about to be destroyed by a subatomi...
128 - Unnatural Selection
Get to know Dr. Katherine Pulaski! When a mysterious illness starts making people very old very quickly, Dr. Pulaski wants to know why. Also, she wants to save a group of super children, genetica...
127 - The Schizoid Man
Dr. Ira Graves is a genius with an ingenious idea: transfer his consciousness into a computer. What could possibly go wrong? Well, he has this idea in the Star Trek universe, so probably a lot co...
Supplemental 020 - Remembering Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek fans are heartbroken with the loss of Leonard Nimoy. We'll share our own thoughts on the legacy of Spock and share some of the comments we've received from Mission Log listeners as well...
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126 - Loud as a Whisper
The Enterprise is taking the negotiator Riva to Solais V to negotiate an end to their 15-century civil war. Things are going great until someone kills the chorus. So what? Just a little less musi...
125 - The Outrageous Okona
The Enterprise encounters a freighter in distress. But Captain Okona is a captivating guy. All the guys want to know home while the ladies want to KNOW him. There is a problem though. Okona is be...
124 - Elementary, Dear Data
Geordi La Forge has an idea: Pit Data as Sherlock Holmes against a foe on the holodeck. But the foe has ideas of his own. Seriously. He is thinking. Really. And he may have control of the Enterpr...
123 - Where Silence Has Lease
Charting a previously unexplored section of the galaxy, the Enterprise is trapped in an inky blackness. An even inkier blackness than the void of space through which she normally cruises. It is g...
122 - The Child
The birth of season two sees the birth of a baby. Counselor Troi is suddenly pregnant. Very suddenly. Within a day, she gives birth. A day later, the child is the equivalent of eight years old. M...
121 - The Neutral Zone
The end of season one of TNG is a blast from the past. Actually it is a few blasts. Three people from the 20th century end up on the Enterprise. Plus - say hello to our new old bad guys - the Rom...
120 - Conspiracy
This is Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers on Star Trek, plus or minus a few features and points. Friends of Picard think Starfleet officers are being replaced by...
119 - We'll Always Have Paris
A lost love of Captain Picard’s ends up on the Enterprise. It could be a chance for Picard to correct an old wrong, though there are a couple of problems. First - she is married. Second - exper...
118 - Skin of Evil
It is the La Brea tar pits meets Doomsday! It is Star Trek: The Next Generation meets The Blob! It is Tasha Yar meets her demise! It is Skin of Evil meets Mission Log! Got something to say to ...
117 - Symbiosis
The Enterprise comes across two races: one suffering from a plague and another with the medicine to keep the plague at bay. But it does not take long to realize this is not a sick person/healer r...
116 - The Arsenal of Freedom
In search of a missing ship, the Enterprise arrives at a dead planet filled with live ammunition. The automated sales system would like to give them a demo, which they get - ready or not. See Geo...
115 - Heart of Glory
The Enterprise picks up three Klingons from a ship in distress in the Neutral Zone. No sooner are they aboard than they start working on Worf to throw off his allegiance to Starfleet, help them t...
114 - Coming of Age
Wes is off to take the Starfleet Academy entrance exams. Making friends and facing fears are the order of the day, but does he have what it takes to succeed? Meanwhile an old friend of Picard’s...
113 - Home Soil
The Enterprise pays a visit to a group of terraformers. There’s just one problem: that terra may not be theirs to form. There’s something going on on the planet, and all signs point to aline ...
112 - When the Bough Breaks
The imaginary planet of Aldea turns out to be real - and it has a real problem. Its inhabitants can no longer reproduce. Their solution: kidnap kids from the Enterprise. Oddly enough, this does n...
111 - Too Short a Season
Admiral Jameson is called out of retirement to negotiate with a people he last saw 45-years ago. His frail body may not be up to the challenge. Good thing he has a wonder-drug that will literally...
110 - 11001001
Get ready to fall in love with the holodeck all over again. But really this time. In love. Commander Riker meets the girl of his dreams and he’s not sure a little thing like her not being real ...
109 - Angel One
Angel One - a lovely, peaceful planet. At least it was until four off-worlder men landed there and started thinking that men and women should be treated as equals. Not a popular idea on this matr...
108 - Datalore
What does it mean to be alive? What does it mean to find out that you are not exactly one of a kind? Can Data find a new sense of being now that he has a brother? Or will the TV curse of the evil...
107 - The Big Goodbye
Captain Picard has some time to kill, but there is trouble. A malfunction may turn his trip to the holodeck from some time to kill, to kill or be killed. Will he escape in time to impress the ins...
106 - Haven
The Enterprise is on its way to an almost magical planet for a little rest and relaxation. But there is no rest for Counselor Troi. Her mother is coming and she is bringing the man Deanna is to w...
105 - Hide and Q
Will there ever be another Q? Yes. And for at least a little while, his name is William Riker. Riker is given the powers of the Q so the Q he knows can better study humanity. Or maybe he is just ...
104 - The Battle
This episode marks the return of the Ferengi, both to TNG and to the life of Jean Luc Picard. It turns out his first time meeting the Ferengi was long before The Last Outpost. And now, he is forc...
103 - Justice
The Enterprise happens on a planet of sex and violence, minus the violence. Unless you step on the flowers, in which case punishment is both swift and final. Can Captain Picard save one of his ow...
102 - Lonely Among Us
The Enterprise is carrying delegations from two warring races to a neutral planet for negotiations. They may as well not be there though. The REAL story is that energy cloud the Enterprise skimme...
101 - Where No One Has Gone Before
The Enterprise is a ship of exploration. It does a lot of traveling. So how can a guy who calls himself The Traveler shake up everything the Enterprise crew knows? And who’s the jerk he’s rid...
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Supplemental 019 - The One from Star Trek Las Vegas 2014
Ken and John talk to attendees of Star Trek Las Vegas 2014 from the floor of Star Trek Las Vegas 2014. Plus an inside look at Roddenberry Entertainment - what it is and what it does today.
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100 - The Last Outpost
The Enterprise is chasing a Ferengi vessel. What is a Ferengi? Exactly. Small and scheming or big and bad? Find out when we put The Last Outpost in the Mission Log. Having fun with the Next Gener...
099 - Code of Honor
The Enterprise is sent to negotiate with a lower-tech planet for a life-saving vaccine. Sounds harmless right? Wait until you see it. This week, John and Ken put Code of Honor into the Mission L...
098 - The Naked Now
The new crew of the new Enterprise goes on a really old mission. Did you see “The Naked Time?” Luckily so did Commander Riker. Kind of. That helps him, his captain, and his crew make their wa...
097 - Encounter at Farpoint
Meet the Enterprise and her crew for the first time. Again. For the first time. This is NCC 1701-D with Captain Picard, First Officer Riker and - you get the idea: New ship, new crew. All of that...
Supplemental 018 - More with Mike and Denise Okuda
On this supplemental edition, John and Ken revisit The Final Frontier, revisit The Undiscovered Country, and - believe it or not - revisit This Side of Paradise. Ken was dragged to that last one....
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096 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
The last flight of the original crew is full of deep topics and high adventure. The Klingon Empire is collapsing. Some want to let it, though it falls to Captain Kirk of all people to make sure t...
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095 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
In Star Trek II we found Khan. In Star Trek III we found Spock. In Star Trek IV we found whales. What is bigger than all of that? One of us is looking for God. And - surprise! We find Spock’s b...
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094 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Saving Spock was relatively simple. How will the crew of the stolen Klingon vessel save the whales when the whales have been dead for over 200 years? Find out as Kirk and crew blast off from Vulc...
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093 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Finding Spock proves easier than finding a way to find Spock. But Kirk, McCoy, Uhura, Scotty, Sulu and Chekov will not be dissuaded. Commandeer a ship or two and join Star Trek III: The Search fo...
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Supplemental 017 - The One with a Little Bit of Everything
Upcoming business - listener email - listener voicemail - a snippet of an interview - this episode has... a little bit of everything. Wanna add to the mix? On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod...
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092 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
This is it. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Seriously. What else is there to say? Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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091 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Ten years after the original series and five years after the animated series, Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the crew of the Enterprise head to the cinema - and just in time, too! Something is headed to ...
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Supplemental 016 - The one with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
In the last supplemental before heading to the movies, Ken and John are joined by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. They wrote the book on Star Trek: Phase Two, the Star Trek series that could ...
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Supplemental 015 - Nerds and Nerd Royalty Talk Trek
Curtis Armstrong, host and creator of King of the Nerds, and Kayla LaFrance, winner of King of the Nerds: Season Two, join John and Ken to talk Trek, TV, movies and the parallels with Sherlock Ho...
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090 - Saturday Morning Number Eleven
He’s not Apollo, he’s not the devil but he is another incredibly powerful creature demanding praise. Find out whether Kirk and crew give in this time in How Sharper Than a Serpents Tooth. The...
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089 - Saturday Mornings Number 10
It is no laughing matter for Kirk and crew when the Enterprise becomes The Practical Joker. Then McCoy stands accused of genocide in Albatross. Knock knock. Who’s there? Mission Log! On Fa...
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088 - Saturday Morning Number Nine
The Enterprise comes across some Orions - DRESSED AS ORIONS! But they are actually The Pirates of Orion. Then lizards, a god-like being and a bug eyed monster are just some of the things we tackl...
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087 - Saturday Morning Number Eight
Kirk, Spock and McCoy take a trip to the zoo. But the zookeepers think it’s a one-way trip for the men. See what happens in The Eye of The Beholder. Then, Kirk and Spock are on a mission both i...
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086 - Saturday Morning Number Seven
Kirk and Spock feel like fish out of water - even aboard the Enterprise. Find out why in The Ambergris Element. Then, Spock, Uhura and Sulu venture out on their own on a Planet Express-type run. ...
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085 - Saturday Morning Number Six
The crew of the Enterprise finds out that it’s wild to get small in The Terratin Incident. Then it’s Enterprise in the corner pocket as they follow a Klingon ship into The Time Trap. Enjoying...
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084 - Saturday Morning Number Five
The animated series looks back to the original series. This week, John and Ken revisit Shore Leave in Once Upon a Planet. Then they say hello to one of the biggest crooks in the galaxy in Mudd’...
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083 - Saturday Mornings Number Four
No school today, just a cartoon edition of Mission Log. First, how many Spocks is too many? Find out in The Infinite Vulcan. Then science and magic are interchangeable, as are aliens and the devi...
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082 - Saturday Morning Number Three
Time for another Saturday morning edition of Mission Log. First, it's a cartoon sequel to an original series episode: More Tribbles, More Troubles. Then, life's tough for a space squid with serio...
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081 - Saturday Morning Number Two
Grab your cereal bowl and your favorite action figure. This week, Ken and John tackle “One of Our Planets is Missing” and “The Lorelei Signal” from Star Trek: The Animated Series Got a...
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080 - Saturday Morning Number One
Join John and Ken as they boldly go into Star Trek: The Animated Series. This week, the loneliness found "Beyond the Farthest Star" and growing up is tough in "Yesteryear." Wanna talk cartoons? B...
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Mission Log Supplemental 014 - The One with Richard Arnold
Outspoken, sometimes controversial, a wealth of Star Trek knowledge - these are some of the words used to describe Richard Arnold, the man who was Gene Roddenberry’s assistant and archivist. Jo...
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Supplemental 013 - The One with Almost Everyone
Wrapping up the TOS wrap-up shows with a host of guests. Joining John and Ken today, Mike and Denise Okuda, Vic Mignogna of Star Trek Continues, and Phil Plait - AKA The Bad Astronomer. Plus conv...
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Supplemental 012 - Recapping TOS with Rod Roddenberry
Mission Log creator Rod Roddenberry joins John and Ken as part of the wrap-up of Star Trek: The Original Series. Parting shots for TOS? Send them to us: On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: Mis...
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Supplemental 011 - The one with Nichelle Nichols
John and Ken have the honor of speaking with Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura from Star Trek: The Original Series Our hailing frequencies are always open: On Facebook: On Twitter: On Sky...
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079 - Turnabout Intruder
It’s Star Trek meets Victor, Victoria (kind of). Captain Kirk is a man trapped in a woman’s body in a man’s world. Or galaxy. Or Federation. Boldly go into the last episode of the original ...
078 - All Our Yesterdays
Kirk, Spock and McCoy are trapped in the past. But different pasts! On an alien planet! But they’ve got bigger problems than that. Spock is reverting to a sort of pre-enlightenment Vulcan. All ...
077 - The Savage Curtain
Four of the worst villains in history square off against Kirk, Spock, Surak the Vulcan and Abraham Lincoln in the - theoretically - ultimate battle of good versus evil. All of this for the benefi...
076 - The Cloud Minders
Kirk and Spock discover - then take part in - a fight between tradition and progress, between prejudice and civil rights, between the haves and have-nots. You’ll climb from the deepest depths a...
075 - The Way to Eden
The Enterprise catches a few hippies hot roddin’ in a stolen spaceship. Turns out they’re not just punks, though. They’re highly intelligent people led by one insane individual. They’re o...
074 - Requiem For Methuselah
Kirk’s in love, which is nothing new. For an added twist, this week he’s in love with a robot. A robot built by someone who is seemingly immortal. Things get sticky, though, when we find out ...
073 - The Lights of Zetar
Two people with god-like powers pursue each other for thousands of years across the galaxy. What drives their hatred? It's almost too silly to say. But say we will when we put Let That Be Your L...
072 - That Which Survives
From Gideon - a planet of almost countless people - to a barren rock with one inhabitant. She doesn't want to hurt you. She just wants to touch you. Sadly, that will kill you. Also, she's knocked...
071 - The Mark Of Gideon
Gideon is a paradise seeking admission into the Federation. Well, it used to be a paradise. Today it has a problem: too many Gideons. But they have a plan! One that involves kidnapping Kirk, fool...
070 - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Two people with god-like powers pursue each other for thousands of years across the galaxy. What drives their hatred? It's almost too silly to say. But say we will when we put Let That Be Your La...
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069 - Whom Gods Destroy
Kirk and Spock are on a medical mission to deliver sanity saving drugs to an institute for the incorrigibly criminally insane. Bad news though; one's a homicidal, master-strategist shape-shifter....
068 - Elaan of Troyius
Kirk and crew are playing taxi to Elaan from Elas and an ambassador from Troyius. Their mission: get everyone safely from point A to point B. Sounds easy, right? Now add in Elaan's near-barbarism...
067 - The Empath
Gem is - by definition - empathetic. But is she empathetic enough to make her planet worth saving in the eyes of the Vians? It seems likely that someone will die in this episode, but who will it ...
066 - Wink of an Eye
Faster than you can say anything, the Enterprise is overtaken by the people of Scalos. Captain Kirk seems to have disappeared, but he's really just living life in the ultra-fast lane. How will he...
065 - Plato's Stepchildren
They're the least platonic friends the Federation has ever encountered. This week, we press Plato's Stepchildren between the virtual pages of the Mission Log. Have something to say to us? We'd lo...
064 - The Tholian Web
The Enterprise encounters a ghost ship, and Kirk gets caught on it. It's up to Spock and McCoy to get him back, but can they conquer their own differences first? Plus, madness is hitting the crew...
063 - For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
McCoy is dying. And he's in love! And he's getting married to a woman who lives on a spaceship set to crash into a planet. Lots happening as we put For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the ...
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062 - Day of the Dove
St. Elmo's fire forces a fight between a ship of Klingons and the crew of the Enterprise. St. Emlmo's fire as in a ball of lightning, not the movie from the 1980s. That would be an AMAZING episo...
061 - Spectre of the Gun
It's “Tombstone” meets “Forbidden Planet.” It's “My Darling Clementine” meets “This Island Earth.” William Shatner plays Captain Kirk playing Ike Clanton against his will. All he ...
060 - Is There In Truth No Beauty
The ugliest thing almost no one has ever seen - a Medusan - is brought aboard the Enterprise. His handler is gorgeous, and not just a little nutty. Smiling Spock makes an appearance, and we kn...
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059 - And the Children Shall Lead
Kids! An evil non corporeal being! Space swords! How does one explain an episode that defies explanation? Summon John and Ken to find out as they put "And the Children Shall Lead" in the Mission ...
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Supplemental 010 - Star Trek Into Bob Orci
Today, John and Ken take an extensive look at Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, the fandom and the work of screenwriter Bob Orci. Got something to say? Call it out: On Facebook: facebo...
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058 - The Paradise Syndrome
Amnesia! Ancient technology! Asteroids! Hardly sounds tranquil, but it's everything a forgetful Jim Kirk could ever want. Find out why when we put The Paradise Syndrome in the Mission Log. Got...
057 - The Enterprise Incident
The Romulans have a new bit of technology called a "cloaking device" (just go with it). Kirk pretends to be crazy, then pretends to be a Romulan to get to it. Meanwhile, Spock pretends to be in...
056 - Spock's Brain
This week in the Mission Log, two words: Spcok's Brain. Three more words: Remote control Spock. Oh yes. This is that time. Message and message! What is message?! On Facebook: facebook.com/m...
Supplemental 009 - John and Ken Play a Room at the Rio
The voices of Mission Log hosted a panel at Star Trek Las Vegas 2013, moderated by Star Trek author, interviewer, editor, commentator, producer, and event wrangler Larry Nemecek. This is that thi...
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055 - Assignment_ Earth
The Enterprise goes back in time to 1968 to find out how the Earth avoided a particular disaster. But will Gary Seven - the futuristic man they meet - cause the disaster or stop it? And what part...
054 - Bread and Circuses
54Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast - Episode #054 - Bread and Circuses Kirk, Spock and McCoy trace the lost spaceship The Beagle to a planet a lot like Earth. But on this planet,...
Supplemental 008 - The one from Las Vegas with Connor Trinneer and Anthony Montgomery
From the heart of Star Trek Las Vegas, interviews with Connor Trinneer and Anthony Montgomery of Enterprise
053 - The Ultimate Computer
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast - Episode #053 - The Ultimate Computer When control of the Enterprise is handed over to a computer, what is a starship captain like Kirk to do? Luck...
052 - The Omega Glory
It's the Stars and Stripes forever, even on a planet far, far away from Earth with no contact with Earth before. Who are the good guys? Who are the bad guys? This week, we put The Omega Glory in ...
051 - By Any Other Name
Beings from theAndromeda galaxy take human form, then take over the Enterprise for the 300-year journey home. But has being human changed them. Are they still Andromedans? Find out as we put By A...
050 - Patterns of Force
Kirk drops in on an old history professor. He's a kind and brilliant man, who just happens to have set himself up as the fuhrer of a new Nazi party on a distant planet. Can the Enterprise crew pu...
Supplemental 007 - The One with David Gerrold
David Gerrold joins us to talk tribbles, troubles and Trek. Plus listener feedback and a look ahead to Star Trek Las Vegas 2013 Got troubles or treks you want to share? Please do: On Fac...
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049 - Return to Tomorrow
Kirk lends his body to a half-a-million-year-old being. He just wants to walk around, breathe, kiss his wife and build himself a robot body. But the half-a-million-year-old being borrowing Spock'...
048 - A Private Little War
What do you get when you add the hill people + the Enterprise + Klingons + the Village People? It is a complicated equation. Work through it with us as we put A Private Little War in the Mission ...
047 - The Immunity Syndrome
The Enterprise is on the hunt for a single cell organism. Won't be hard to find - it's 11,000 miles long. Sure it's alive, but can the Enterprise kill it? Find out when we put The Immunity Syndro...
046 - A Piece of the Action
Kirk, Spock and McCoy land on a planet of 1920s Chicago gangsters. But it was an old encounter with people from Earth that made them that way. Can the Enterprise fix what the Horizon broke? Find ...
045 - The Gamesters of Triskelion
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast - Episode #045 - “The Gamesters of Triskelion” Kirk, Uhura and Chekov fight for their lives on a planet run entirely for the amusement of thr...
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044 - The Trouble with Tribbles
One of the most persistent species throughout the Star Trek universe makes its debut. Say your first hello to your furry friend who's fun to be around (for a little while) as we put The Trouble w...
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043 - Wolf in the Fold
People are being murdered. They all have two things in common: each is a woman and Scotty is standing over each body. He cannot be the killer can he? Find out when we put Wolf in the Fold in the ...
042 - Obsession
Kirk and the crew come a across a cloud that he swears he has seen before. It has to be stopped, but at what cost? Find out when we put Obsession in the Mission Log. We are obsessed with your ...
041- The Deadly years
We all hope we'll grow old gracefully. But what if we were forced to grow old in 72 hours or less? Kirk and his crew find out when we put "The Deadly Years" in the Mission Log. Send your rambl...
040 - Friday's Child
Kirk, Spock and McCoy head to a planet peopled by a warrior race to negotiate mining rights. But there are Klingons about, luring the Enterprise away and leaving our landing party in peril. What'...
Supplemental 006 - The One with Scott Mantz
Access Hollywood movie critic Scott Mantz stops in to talk about his love of Star Trek and to re-argue "This Side of Paradise." Plus your feedback to us and our feedback to your feedback. Want...
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039 - Journey to Babel
Spock's dad has a war to stop. Spock has to save his dad's life. But he also has to command the Enterprise. Plus there's sabotage afoot! So much happens as we put "Journey to Babel" in the Missio...
038 - Metamorphosis
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast - Episode #038 - “Metamorphosis” It’s the usual story: energy being meets boy meets girl. What has to change to turn this unlikely trio int...
037 - I, Mudd
The entire crew of the Enterprise is stranded on a planet populated by 200,000 androids controlled by an old nemesis, Harry Mudd. But who is really in control? Find out when we put "I, Mudd" into...
036 - Catspaw
Members of the Enterprise crew end up in a castle run by a couple of interesting people. But is it a castle? And are they people? We're through the funhouse mirror as we put "Catspaw" in the Miss...
035 - The Doomsday Machine
The Enterprise encounters an obsessed commodore and a planet eating device. It's a cornucopia of destruction when we put "The Doomsday Machine" in the Mission Log. Got a cornucopia of comments...
Supplemental 005 - Another One with Rod Roddenberry
John talks with Rod Roddenberry about "Devil in the Dark" and "The City on the Edge of Forever" as well as more general thoughts on Star Trek. Then Ken and John address some listener feedback. ...
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034 - The Apple
How are things for the people of Vaal? Well they seem good, but not good enough for Captain Kirk. Hitting up another side of “This Side of Paradise,” we’re putting “The Apple” in the Mi...
033 - Mirror, Mirror.mp3
Beaming up from peaceful negotiations, Kirk, McCoy, Uhura and Scotty find themselves on a militaristic Enterprise in a less than peaceful alternate universe. We are through the looking glass when...
032 - The Changeling
The Enterprise encounters Earth's first deep space probe, but something is different. Instead of discovering new life, it wants to wipe all wipe out all imperfect life. How will Kirk and crew esc...
031 - Who Mourns for Adonais
The Enterprise confronts its most powerful super-being so far. Can getting away be as simple as choosing to not believe in it? Find out as Mission Log asks, "Who Mourns for Adonais?"
030 - Amok Time
Pulling a "The Cage/The Menagerie" play, John and Ken cut the first episode they ever recorded into the 30th episode of Mission Log. Spock's gotta have it, though what it is he will not say. But ...
029 - Operation: Annihilate!
Madness is sweeping the galaxy. Or - more accurately - madness is drawing a straight line through the galaxy. Can Kirk, Spock and McCoy stop it without killing a million people? Find out when we ...
Supplemental 004 - The One with Mark Altman
John and Ken talk with Mark Altman about his movie “Free Enterprise,” his time with William Shatner, and why he loves Star Trek. Then they re-argue the TOS episode “This Side of Paradise.�...
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028 - The City on the Edge of Forever
Kirk faces an ethical and moral dilemma: Let the woman he loves die? Or let the Nazis win World War II? It's a hard knock life in The City on the Edge of Forever.
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027 - The Alternative Factor
When the Enterprise finds one guy who may be two guys (or two guys who may be one guy) on an uninhabited planet along with an undetectable source of radiation, it's up to Kirk, Spock and McCoy to...
Supplemental 003- The One With Bobby Clark
John and Ken talk with Bobby Clark - AKA “The Gorn” - about his times on Star Trek. Plus listener feedback! It’s a festival!
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026 - Errand of Mercy.mp3
War is brewing between the Federation and the Klingons, and the fate of an undeveloped race - the Organians - hangs in the balance. But there's more to the Organians than meets the eye, as the En...
025 - The Devil In The Dark
The Enterprise comes to the aid of a group of miners being hounded by a monster deep under ground. But - in true Star Trek fashion - we are left to wonder whether there is a monster at all when w...
024 - This Side of Paradise.mp3
Spock's in love, the plants are in bloom, and everybody is happy. But nothing lasts forever this side of paradise. Happiness is getting in touch with us! On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlo...
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023 - A Taste Of Armageddon
Is war without the mess proper for any society? Kirk takes upon himself to decide when we put “A Taste of Armageddon” in the Mission Log. Reach us how and when you want! On Facebook: fac...
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022 - Space Seed
Before there was the wrath of Khan, there was Khan. Discussion of eugenics, tyranny and abusive relationships: so much grows when we plant "Space Seed" in the Mission Log. Got something to say? R...
021 - The Return of the Archons
Are you of the body? Are you here for Festival? Is this technology run amok or order so stringent, it's killing the society it was set up to protect? Much to consider as Mission Log returns with ...
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020 - Court Martial
Trips to Starbase 11 always seem to involve legal troubles. Last time it was Spock on trial. This time, Captain James T. Kirk Faces "Court Martial." Have something to say? Let us hear it: On Face...
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Supplemental 002 - The One With Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer joins John and Ken to talk why Star Trek matters to him, his thoughts on "Balance of Terror," and the job of Science Fiction. Plus: Listener feedback and thoughts on the Science ...
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019 - Tomorrow Is Yesterday
A twentieth-century man is trapped on a twenty-third-century ship that is trapped in the twentieth-century. Can everybody get back to their own time without wrecking time for everybody? Find out ...
018 - Arena
When combat is ship to ship with an unseen enemy, Captain Kirk is ready to kill. But would he make the same decision face to face? Find out as we put “Arena” in the Mission Log. Have somethin...
Supplemental 001 - The One with Rod Roddenberry
Rod Roddenberry joins John and Ken to talk his history with Star Trek, thoughts on his father and creating the Mission Log podcast. Plus: Hypnosis or Mind Meld? A listener wants to know!
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017 - The Squire of Gothos
The crew of the Enterprise endures forced hospitality on an inhospitable planet. Is their host a military genius, a god, or a five-year-old? Find out as we put “The Squire of Gothos” in the M...
016 - The Galileo Seven
After well over a decade in Starfleet Spock is given his first command. Spoiler alert: leading is about more than logic, as evidenced by the fate of “The Galileo Seven.” Have something to say...
015 - Shore Leave
What would happen if all of your dreams came true? And what if some of those dreams were nightmares? The crew of the Enterprise finds out as the Mission Log goes on “Shore Leave.” Have someth...
014 - Balance of Terror
After over 100 years, the Romulans are back to their warrior ways. The crew of the Enterprise faces an old enemy, a seemingly unstoppable weapon and its own bigotry as put "Balance of Terror" in ...
013 - The Conscience of the King
Is Kirk watching MacBeth? Or is he seeing a war criminal, believed to be dead for the past 20 years? The Mission Log's the thing wherein we'll examine "The Conscience of the King." Have something...
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012 - The Menagerie Part 1&2
The cast of Star Trek watches the original pilot for Star Trek. Loyalty, compassion and what might have been are examined as "The Menagerie" goes into the Mission Log. Have something to say? Let ...
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011 - The Corbomite Maneuver
A scary looking alien gives the Enterprise a lot of grief, but Kirk has a way out. Going into the Mission Log, it's "The Corbomite Maneuver". Have something to say? Let us hear it: On Facebook: f...
010 - Dagger of the Mind
Sometimes memories light the corners of the mind. Other times lights steal memories. This Mission Log finds the Enterprise running into another mad scientist wielding a "Dagger of the Mind". Have...
009 - Miri
Start with a planet, a plague and a group of 300 year old truants. Throw in an Enterprise away team and what have you got? You've got "Miri" on this week's edition of Mission Log. Have some...
008 - What are Little Girls Made of?
Ancient robot technology and a brilliant but misguided scientist leave Kirk, Chapel and the crew of the Enterprise in a lurch. "What are Little Girls Made of?" We'll find out on this week's Missi...
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007 - Mudd’s Women
Chicanery. Bureaucracy. Misogyny. It's just another day on the 23rd Century frontier. This week, the Mission Log tracks the adventures of "Mudd's Women." Have something to say? Let us hear it: On...
006 - The Enemy Within
Everyone's got a dark side, except for Kirk. He's got a living, breathing dark alter-ego. So does this episodes's special guest, a dog in a unicorn costume. This week in the Mission Log, it's "Th...
005 - The Naked Time
Breaking a sweat leads to multiple breakdowns on the Enterprise. Singing! Swordplay! Kirk is torn between two lovers! This week, we're putting "The Naked Time" in the Mission Log! Have some...
004 - Where No Man Has Gone Before
TML004: Where No Man Has Gone Before - (Re)Meet the crew of the Enterprise, and meet a couple of people who are quick to develop a God complex! The third broadcast episode and second Star Trek pi...
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003 - Charlie X
Working an equation where X = an adolescent male who's never seen another living person. Throw in superhuman powers and there's a real problem to address on this week's Mission Log! Have somethin...
002 - The Man Trap
Get ready for a salty look at Star Trek’s first broadcast episode and your introduction to the last of a dying breed. Enjoy a cast of redshirts before they wore red shirts. Boldly go where so...
001 - The Cage
Is there anything better than sitting in a cave and watching TV? If it means giving up a large portion of your freedom, then according to Captain Christopher Pike of the starship Enterprise, yo...