Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
Mission Log is a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast with the sole purpose of exploring the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. That’s right, this podcast will cover six different series and 30 seasons of television by journeying into every one of the 726 episodes with a single mission: to explore, debate and discuss one of the largest science fiction phenomena of all time, Star Trek. Starting with The Original Series’ initial pilot and continuing chronologically until we reach the last episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, each week our hosts will tackle a single episode, delving into the most historical and hysterical science fiction that Star Trek has to offer. Along with a variety of guests and interviews, Mission Log will attempt to reach Star Trek’s ethical subtext, understand it’s complex metaphors and finally figure out what was the trouble with those tribbles. Explore strange new details. Seek out new perspectives; deeper understandings. Boldly go where so many of us love to go, again and again. Join us for Mission Log!
Episodes
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Author, Author, The Doctor takes his first stab at fiction, but his holonovel hits a little too close to home. Captain Jenkins is a sadist, Tulak relishes punishment, and Lt. Marseilles just wants to get in your pants. The crew is shocked. The Doctor calls it “art,” and a Federation publisher calls it “contractually locked.” As Voyager debates creative expression vs. defamation, a dee...
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Q2, Q drops by Voyager for a surprise visit, and he brings Q with him. No, not himself… the other Q. His son. This junior Q is every bit as powerful, unpredictable, and exasperating as his old man, with none of the charm (yet). When the Continuum threatens to de-Q him permanently, it’s up to Aunt Kathy to teach Q some responsibility before he’s stuck living as an amoeba or worse, a teenager. Missio...
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Human Error, Seven of Nine is trying something new: a little music, a little cooking, and a little romantic roleplay—typical holodeck experiments in humanity. But when feelings get real and a Borg failsafe kicks in, the cost of vulnerability may be more than just emotional. Oh, and yes, Voyager is also facing a dangerous space-time shockwave, but honestly? We’re just here for the “Human Error,” thi...
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Workforce, Captain Janeway’s new life comes with decent hours, fair pay, and a promising romantic prospect. There’s just one catch: she doesn’t remember being Captain Janeway. Most of Voyager’s crew have been given new jobs and new identities thanks to some suspiciously convenient amnesia. Is this an alien utopia, or forced labor? Maybe a stranger called "Amal Kotay" can make it all make sense. Mis...
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode The Void, Voyager gets pulled into a dark, starless region of space—no exits, no resources, and no friendly neighbors. Other ships trapped there have survived by attacking anyone new… so naturally, Janeway decides to make friends instead. Can a little Federation idealism light the way out of The Void? Mission Log finds out.
Hosted by John Champion and Norman Lao
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Prophecy, after decades adrift in the Delta Quadrant, a Klingon generation ship crosses paths with Voyager and finds what they’ve been looking for: a prophesied savior. Or rather, the unborn child of B’Elanna and Tom. Cue the ceremonial declarations, theological debates, and one very reluctant bat’leth duel. But when the Doctor uncovers a life-threatening illness among the Klingons, p...
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Repentance, Voyager rescues a damaged transport ship carrying prisoners to their execution. But when the Doctor uncovers a neurological condition at the root of one inmate’s violent behavior, questions arise about guilt, rehabilitation, and justice. It’s a classic tale of “what if your criminal justice system is built on flawed science and societal fear?” This week, Mission Log gets a...
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Lineage, B’Elanna and Tom get the life-changing news that they’re going to be parents. But joy quickly gives way to fear as B’Elanna confronts the pain of her past: her father’s abandonment, her isolation, and the shame she felt about her Klingon heritage. Convinced she’s sparing her child from pain, she attempts to re-engineer her daughter’s DNA without telling Tom. But where’s the line between pr...
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode Shattered, time gets all wibbly-wobbly aboard Voyager. Sickbay’s in the past, the mess hall’s in the future, and Chakotay is the only one who knows what’s going on. Expect run-ins with old friends like Seska and new-old ones like adult Naomi Wildman. It's a grand tour of Voyager history; just avoid the temporal anomalies while Mission Log gets Shattered.
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Flesh and Blood, remember when Janeway handed over Starfleet holodeck tech to the Hirogen? Well, they ran with it, built a blood-soaked holosafari. Now their prey is sentient, self-aware, and hunting back. The Doctor is torn between creator and creation, and Voyager’s crew goes on the endangered species list. Mission Log enters “Flesh and Blood.”
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John and Norman drop in with a quick update for anyone feeling a little left out this convention season. While Mission Log is on a brief hiatus, our private Discord (a perk of Patreon membership) is running full warp with virtual programming — panels, watchalongs, community chats — your own personal Star Trek con from the comfort of home. We discuss the schedule here and tease what’s coming next week as we return to V...
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Nightingale, while Voyager’s parked for repairs, Harry scores a temporary promotion and a whole new ship to command. Finally! But his first mission quickly gets complicated, especially when Janeway’s carefully negotiated peace might be the thing standing in his way. Nightingale flies into in this week’s Mission Log.
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Body and Soul, Seven of Nine is acting strangely. Turns out it’s not the cheesecake, it’s The Doctor hiding out from anti-hologram zealots by taking a tour of her body. While the crew scrambles to stay one step ahead of their captors, The Doctor explores the joys (and complications) of physical existence. Mission Log uploads Body and Soul.
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Inside Man, there’s a new Reg in town, and he’s smoother, sharper, and more confident than ever. Almost… too confident. When Voyager receives the helpful hologram from Lt. Barclay, things seem a little off. Could it be sabotage? And is Reg really trying to kill the crew, or just flirting badly with Seven? This week, Mission Log finds the Inside Man.
Hosted by John Champion and Norman Lao
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Critical Care, the Doctor is forced to confront a system where medical care is doled out based on social status.
Good thing that’s just science fiction.
No parallels to the modern world at all.
Mission Log administers Critical Care.
Hosted by John Champion and Norman Lao
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Repression, a mysterious attacker is targeting Voyager's former Maquis crewmembers, and Tuvok is on the case. But in this whodunit, the call might be coming from inside the ship… and inside his own mind. Mission Log investigates “Repression.”
Hosted by John Champion and Norman Lao
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Drive, Tom enters a peace-promoting space rally. B’Elanna wonders if their relationship is running on fumes. A saboteur targets the Delta Flyer mid-race, but the biggest surprise of all? A detour into romance. Buckle up as Mission Log takes “Drive" out for a spin.
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Imperfection, Seven’s journey toward humanity takes a painful turn when a failing cortical node threatens to end her life. While Janeway and the crew search for a cure, the true remedy may lie not in medicine, but in an unexpected show of loyalty. A story of sacrifice, survival, and the value of every connection, this week, Imperfection goes into the Mission Log.
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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Unimatrix Zero,Part II, with Janeway and B’Elanna still Borg’d up, and Tuvok having a full identity crisis, the mission to plant a virus hangs by a thread. Meanwhile, a resistance inside Unimatrix Zero finds its voice, but the Borg Queen has an ultimatum that could end it all. Seven joins the fight and rekindles a personal connection that might not survive. Mission Log dives into Uni...
Before we warp into Voyager’s final season, we’re making a pit stop with someone who’s been in the thick of it, script whisperer and longtime Trek insider Lolita Fatjo. She joins us for a fast-paced debrief on your comments and questions: How did Seven’s arrival reshape the show? What network pressures shaped season six? Which untold stories still haunt the Delta Quadrant? Plus, Lolita updates us on the Star Trek: Voyager documenta...
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