Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 misunderstanding, like so many scientist/subject relationships. Dr. Mora turns into a controlling father figure who just wants Odo to come home, while Odo tur...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 Quark's. On the racketball court, O'Brien has met his match, and it is a total mismatch. Solar neutrinos are aligned - and that's not good. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Enterta...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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. Bajor isn't ready for that many guests, though, not so soon after the Cardassian occupation. So where can three million immigrants go? And couldn't they...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 anniversary. But there's something bigger than both of them and the big things they're facing: the emotional distress of Seyetik's wife - Nidell, and her imaginary double - Fenn...

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 department to computer graphics to how he got started in makeup in the first place. Plus - what's Doug into now? Here's a hint: Its initials are V.R. Doug Drexler's virtual meet up in the Nexus makes a very special...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 of lettuce to a lot of sharpers. Let Rom pour you some hooch - it's going to be a bumpy ride... Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mi...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 like business, reading, and wearing clothes. Will Quark return from the Gamma Quadrant with a huge profit and a boyfriend who's a girlfri...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 glad to help her out. Except Melora doesn't want their help. In fact, she's rather dismissive of everyone until a certain Doctor tries to break through he...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 get even less simple when Gul Dukat gets involved. And all pretense of simplicity gets shot out of an airlock when Rugal's biological father turns out...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 from her and escape to the Gamma Quadrant? If he does, what becomes of Jadzia? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, "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 Starfleet orders. War is hell, and it's coming to Bajor and DS9. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberr...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 peace to Bajor. Not everyone is pleased with Kira's initiative, though. In no time, Li Nalas is named her replacement on DS9, and she is out of a...

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.   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...

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 return of Picard on this supplemental edition of Mission Log.   Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast where we explore the Star Trek universe one episo...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one ep...

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  Saturday Morning Trek , Alison "Kenna" Pitt of Priority One: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast , Christine Rideout of TrekMovie.com , and Dr. Trek - Larry Nemecek of The Trek Files: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast .   Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 past her need for vengeance and learn compassion for this Cardassian? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainme...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 normal are Odo and Quark. Could all of this weirdness have to do with that Klingon who beamed aboard right after blowing up his ship and right...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 to keep himself together. Literally. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we expl...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 their imaginations becoming real - and dangerous. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment po...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 stem bolts, which they then trade for land. Kira proves something to herself, while Nog proves something to his uncle.  Hosted by John Champion & Ken...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 villagers while saving himself from a job he doesn't want? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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-ending war that Sisko, Kira, Bashir and special guest Kai Opaka find themselves - learning that if you can't die, the fight never ends. Hosted by...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 quite a bit of dissembling as well. But his shapeshifting key and the stories he knows… Could they all be the key to Odo's origins? Hosted by John Champ...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "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 the Nagus seem to put a target on Quark's back. Somebody is trying to kill him! And the old Nagus will be no help since he is dead. Or is he? Hosted b...