Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Mission Log creator Rod Roddenberry joins John and Ken as part of the wrap-up of Star Trek: The Original Series. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log examines a single episode of Star Trek, diving into its ethical subtext, metaphors, and cultural significance. From the show's most iconic moments to its hidden gems, we analyze what makes Star Trek one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time... Join the Conversation: For as littlle as $1 a month, you can support our show and gain exclusive access to our Mission Log Discord Community! There, we continue the discussion with dedicated channels and a weeky video chat with the hostst. Become a member of our Patreon today! https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod Want to share your thoughts on an upcoming episode? Email us at: MissionLog@Roddenberry.com for a chance to be featured during our episode. Follow us on S

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 Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:  Email:  We may use your comments on the show!

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 series as we put Turnabout Intruder in the Mission Log.   Parting shots for TOS? Send them to us: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!  

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 of that and the Enterprise may be destroyed by a star that’s expected to go supernova in minutes! Will everyone make it through? Find out when we put All Our Yesterdays in the Mission Log. Remember, kids, any time is the right time to contact Mission Log: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 benefit of a race of aliens that really doesn't get the whole good and evil thing. Which side will prevail? Find out when we put The Savage Curtain in the Mission Log. Have something to say? Let your voice be heard! On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on the show! Special thinks to this week’s sponsor, Connected Data. Find out what they have to offer and get 10% your order with offer code MLOG at http://FileTransporterStore.com!

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 and soar the highest heights when we put The Cloud Minders in the Mission Log. Have something to say? Let your voice be heard! On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: We may use your comments on the show! Special thinks to this week’s sponsor, Connected Data. Find out what they have to offer and get 10% your order with offer code MLOG at !

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 on the road to paradise, and they’re willing to kill to get there. Will the crew of the Enterprise survive? Find out when we put The Way to Eden in the Mission Log. Have something to say, brother? Then sing it out, sister! On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 that he’s in love with his robot too. Also, everyone on the Enterprise is sick. They need medicine or they will die. This is not a requiem for them, though. This week, we’re Requiem for Methuselah in the Mission Log. Have something to say? Bleep blorp it to us: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpodOn Twitter: @missionlogpodOn Skype: MissionLogPodOn the phone: (323) 522-5641Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 Last Battlefield in the Mission Log. Have something to say? Put it down in black and white. Or, white and black: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpodOn Twitter: @missionlogpodOn Skype: MissionLogPodOn the phone: (323) 522-5641Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 the Enterprise half way across the galaxy. What will the crew do? Find out when we put That Which Survives in the Mission Log. Have something to say? Wa are for you: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpodOn Twitter: @missionlogpodOn Skype: MissionLogPodOn the phone: (323) 522-5641Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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, fooling Spock, and letting a young woman die. Pay no attention to the mass of creepy people watching as we put The Mark of Gideon in the Mission Log. Have something to say? We'd love to hear it: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpodOn Twitter: @missionlogpodOn Skype: MissionLogPodOn the phone: (323) 522-5641Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 Last Battlefield in the Mission Log. Have something to say? Put it down in black and white. Or, white and black: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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. He takes over the asylum, with an eye on taking over the Enterprise. Can Kirk and Spock defeat him? Well… yes. Dude's insane. But HOW do the defeat him? Find out when we put Whom Gods Destroy in the Mission Log.   Have something to yell at us? Shout it out!   On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod  On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on the show!

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, a bit of sabotage, and hostile Klingon ship. Can Kirk civilize Elaan, evade the Klingons and keep the Enterprise from blowing up? Find out as we put Elaan of Troyius in the Mission Log. Have something to say to us? We don't care! Or maybe we do. try us: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 be and will they be cool with it? Find out, when we put The Empath in the Mission Log.  Have something to say to us? We feels your need: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 get back to normal time? Find out, when we put Wink of an Eye in the Mission Log. Have something to say to us? Do it quick: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpodOn Twitter: @missionlogpodOn Skype: MissionLogPodOn the phone: (323) 522-5641Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 love to hear it: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!

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 and the Enterprise is being webbed in by Tholians! Lots happening as we put The Tholian Web in the Mission Log.   We would love to hear from you:   On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpod On Twitter: @missionlogpod On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:   We may use your comments on the show!

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 Sky in the Mission Log. Have something to say? Let us know. For your thoughts are important, and we would love to hear them: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpodOn Twitter: @missionlogpodOn Skype: MissionLogPodOn the phone: (323) 522-5641Online: http://missionlogpodcast.comWe may use your comments on the show!

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 episode of Star Trek. Anyway, we're on the verge of war. But why? And what can be done? Find out when we put Day of the Dove in the Mission Log. Lookin' to start somthin' with us? Lots of ways to do that: On Facebook: facebook.com/missionlogpodOn Twitter: @missionlogpodOn Skype: MissionLogPodOn the phone: (323) 522-5641Online: http://missionlogpodcast.com We may use your comments on the show!