Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Roddenberry Entertainment

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! read less

Our Editor's Take

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast is an audio treasure for Star Trek fans. The lighthearted podcast started in 2012. It overflows with engaging trivia and insights about the franchise. Hosts John Champion and Norman C. Lao discuss characters, sci-fi themes, and terminology. They also touch upon concepts and values in the scripts.

Champion is coproducer and cohost of the long-lived DVD Geeks podcast. He guides Mission Log with his passion for Star Trek. Cohost Lao is a sci-fi aficionado who started podcasting with TREK.FM. He has worked on podcast and YouTube content involving Babylon 5 and Highlander. The duo makes Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast a fun show to listen to.

The Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast offers relaxed chats between science fiction fans. It avoids formal narratives. Instead, it encourages listeners to join an inclusive and dynamic fandom. It broadcasts weekly hour-long episodes and features esteemed guests. Guests from the Star Trek world such as John de Lancie and Michelle Hurd have appeared on the podcast. de Lancie has played the omnipotent Q on multiple Star Trek series. Hurd plays Raffi Musiker on Star Trek: Picard.

Other guests include Mike McMahan and Rod Roddenberry. McMahan created Star Trek: Lower Decks, an animated series that debuted in 2020. Roddenberry has been an executive producer on recent Star Trek series. He is the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. His mother played Christine Chapel on the original series and was the voice of onboard computers on many Star Trek series.

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast is an enjoyable intergalactic journey. It may appeal to dedicated Trekkies and Starfleet newbies alike.

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Harry Kim has a message for Harry Kim, but first he's got to send it back in time before a terrible accident doomed Voyager and its crew to perish on an icy world. Timeless goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by Master Replicas - take 10% off your order with code MISSIONLOG Special thanks to guest star Garrett Wang

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Harry Kim has a message for Harry Kim, but first he's got to send it back in time before a terrible accident doomed Voyager and its crew to perish on an icy world. Timeless goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by Master Replicas - take 10% off your order with code MISSIONLOG Special thanks to guest star Garrett Wang

530 - Once Upon a Time

530 - Once Upon a Time

While Samantha Wildman struggles for her life on a dangerous away mission, Naomi escapes into the comfort of a holodeck fairytale. Neelix wants to hide the truth from Voyager's youngest, but Naomi sees through the illusion. Once Upon a Time... on Mission Log. Sponsored by Master Replicas - take an additional 10% off with checkout code MISSIONLOG

529 - In the Flesh

529 - In the Flesh

After more than four long years, it feels so good for the Voyager crew to get a taste of home. Never mind that "home" is just a clever facsimile with alien spies planning to take over the Alpha Quadrant. At least they have flowers and cocktails. Mission Log is In the Flesh.

528 - Extreme Risk

528 - Extreme Risk

Voyager races against the Malon to retrieve a lost probe, and that means it's time for some fast-flying new hardware. While Tom builds the Delta Flyer, B'Elanna struggles with depression and self harm. Mission Log takes on Extreme Risk. Sponsored by RocketMoney

Take a little Borg tech, a little human DNA, and mix it all together with a 29th century holo-emitter, and you've got the recipe for a brand new Borg. One thrilling combination, every move that he makes, goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - Tribble Toys Sponsored by - ExpressVPN Sponsored by - Master Replicas

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 garbagemen show up when Night falls on the Mission Log.

Supplemental 78 - The One with David Mack

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 production! Finally, we explore more of Seven of Nine's story with his latest novel, Star Trek: Picard "Firewall." Sponsored by RocketMoney Sponsored by Master Replicas - three for the price of two on Star Trek: Voyager ships!

Supplemental 77 - The One with Lisa Klink

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 her favorite episodes, areas left unexplored, and stories that didn't hold up quite as well as others. Sponsored by Factor Meals - take 50% off your first box with code "missionlog50" Sponsored by Master Replicas - three-for-two exclusive sale on Star Trek: Discovery!

525 - Hope and Fear

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 crew get to the bottom of the mystery. Hope and Fear go into the Mission Log. Sponsored by ExpressVPN - get three months free with our link. Sponsored by BetterHelp - get 10% off your first month with our link.

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 especially is susceptible, but her hallucinations may prove to be revelatory. One goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by RocketMoney

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. The two are happily breathing the toxic atmosphere and enamored with the desolate landscape - which means all is not as it seems when Demon goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by ExrpessVPN

522 - Living Witness

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 record be set straight, and even if it is, will it matter in the end? Living Witness goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by RocketMoney

521 - Unforgettable

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 ExpressVPN - get three months free with a one year subscription. Sponsored by Master Replicas - sign up for exclusive offers and special announcements.

520 - The Omega Directive

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 protocol, you may add The Omega Directive to the Mission Log. Sponsored by Better Help - try online therapy today. Sponsored by MasterReplicas - sign up for special announcements and exclusive drops.

519 - Vis a Vis

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, breaking “his” life apart. Real Tom finds a way back to Voyager hoping to convince the crew of the Freaky Friday body switch with the aid of Steth’s previous victim. Sponsored by Rocket Money Sponsored by listeners like you - supporters on Patreon

518 - The Killing Game, Parts 1 & 2

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 seeps into the real world, the stakes become deadly. Sponsored by Master Replicas

517 - Retrospect

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 outcome. Tensions and emotions rise as Retrospect goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by Master Replicas - sign up today to get notified about exclusive drops! Sponsored by RocketMoney - save hundreds of dollars a year when you drop your unwanted subscriptions!

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 Seven and Janeway. Prey drops into the Mission Log. Sponsored by ExpressVPN - get three months free! Sponsored by Better Help - give online therapy a try.

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 Hunters. Sponsored by Green Chef - Use code 60MISSIONLOG to get 60% off plus 20% off your next two months. Sponsored by RocketMoney - Stop wasting money on unwanted subscriptions.

514 - Message in a Bottle

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. Plus, not all EMHs are the same as we learn when Mission Log gets a Message in a Bottle. Sponsored by Better Help - get 10% off your first month with a licensed therapist. Sponsored by Factor Meals - get 50% off with code MISSIONLOG50