Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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 Jadzia. Jadzia is all over Sisko, and Jake can't stop obsessing over Kira. The only two who can't seem to fall in love are the O'Briens. It's a mid-station's night dream when Fascination goes into the Mission Log.

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 influence, and even spiritual matters. Join John Champion, Ken Ray, Larry Nemecek, Josh Kurz from our newest podcast Shabam!, Roddenberry C.O.O. Trevor Roth and special guest Ming Chen - hosted by Clare Kramer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dark/Web).   Get in touch with us!   On Facebook: On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 Diego Comic Con presented by Larry Nemecek, “Is utopian Star Trek passé”? In the last fifty years, has Star Trek lost its idealistic roots? If so, is that a function of the writers or audience expectation? And what does utopia look like anyway?   Get in touch with us!   On Facebook: On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 mission to steal the Defiant in the name of the Maquis and challenge the Cardassians in the demilitarized zone. Is the mission about policy though, or is it about ego? We put Defiant into this week's Mission Log.   Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 Dax - and her spots. Dax meets Mr. Right. Back on DS9, Kira’s Mr. Right Now will not take a hint. True love and deepfakes when Mission Log goes to Meridian.    Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 the DS9 crew and Gul Dukat himself in a station that will soon self destruct. Civil Defense goes into the Mission Log.   Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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’Hadar baby. Odo will play his hand. Feeling some Founder responsibility, he tries to raise the Jem’Hadar kid as his own. Or at least NOT as a soulless killer. Meanwhile, Jake’s playing the love game with the dabo girl Mardah, though Sisko thinks he’s got an ace up his sleeve to wreck Jake’s game. You play your money, you take your chances, when The Abandoned goes into the Mission Log.    Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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. She doesn’t remember being a deep cover Cardassian operative either.  Wait, what?!? Complex, duplicitous Garak joins the crew to bring Kira back! Or Iliana. Whoever! This week, Second Skin goes into the Mission Log.   Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 Trill home world of Trill. Population: Lots of Trill - and a secret that could tumble Trill society. Don’t worry. It’ll all even out when Mission Log finds Equilibrium.   Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 school, due to a lack of students who aren’t Jake and Nog. What should she do next? Find out when Mission Log visits The House of Quark.    Get in touch with us!   On Facebook: On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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: @missionlogpod On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 Ken, asking about the show so far, interactions with listeners, and hopes for the future of Mission Log. Plus a short talk with Alison Pitt, host of the shortest podcast on the network, Daily Star Trek News!   Get in touch with us!   On Facebook: On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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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? What’s with the sneakers? Hear answers to these questions and so many more on this supplemental edition of Mission Log.    Get in touch with us!   On Facebook: On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 an interview with Trek conceptual artist Jim Martin. Hold tight - regular programming will return...   Get in touch with us!   On Facebook: On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 too - especially if it means cutting a deal for himself back on DS9. All the fun around the campfire stops, though, when a dangerous new enemy makes itself known. The Jem'Hadar drop into this week's Mission Log. Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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. A verdict that’s already decided, a defense attorney that can’t abide the idea of winning… if it all sounds terrible, just think of the children as Tribunal goes into the Mission Log.    Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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 door on Bareil’s chances, leaving the way clear for Vedek Winn. The Collaborator goes into this week’s Mission Log.    Get in touch with us!   On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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, the other Kira. Meet the Intendant but say goodbye to Quark and Odo when we put Crossover into the Mission Log.   Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.

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. Kind of like the last time they had lunch. And the time before. And the time before. It is The Wire on this week’s episode of Mission Log.    Get in touch with us! On Facebook: On Twitter: On Skype: missionlogpod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.