Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Emanations," the Voyager crew encounters an alien burial site, but Harry Kim is accidentally transported to their world from the "afterlife." Can he get back to the ship, and will their culture ever be the same? Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode a...

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Ex Post Facto," Tom Paris is in dutch, and it all started with a dame who encouraged bad habits like smoking... and murder.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao 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...

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Eye of the Needle," Voyager encounters a wormhole - a teeny, tiny wormhole. What it lacks in size it more than makes up in promise. Can they get a message home through to the other side? Who will be there to listen? Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episo...

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "The Cloud," what do you call a cloud in space? If you're Captain Janeway, you might cal it a potential source of coffee. But what if it turns out to be a living organism that needs help?  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mis...

In today's dramatic episode, John & Norm discuss the merits of vegan bacon and whether we've pushed the very definition of "bacon" too far. Join us for what could be the final episode of Dishin' with John & Norm - the one with the vegan bacon. Sponsored by - Champion Catering Production by Braden Cadenelli Our shows are part of the Roddenberry Entertainment family. For more great shows and to lear...

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Phage," Neelix goes along for an away mission to find dilithium but comes back with neither the crystals nor his lungs! Janeway must track down the aliens who are responsible while Neelix is kept alive by a risky medical procedure.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek u...

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Time and Again," when Voyager encounters a planet destroyed by a cataclysmic explosion, Janeway and Paris must work from a day in the past to prevent it, but did their actions cause the tragedy in the first place?  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episod...

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Parallax," Voyager encounters a spatial anomaly where a trapped ship is transmitting a distress call, but that ship is Voyager itself - in the future!  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao 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...

In the  Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Caretaker," a powerful alien transports the USS Voyager and a Maquis raider to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, stranding them in the Delta Quadrant. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao 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 episod...

We're just a week away from  Star Trek: Voyager , but your comments keep pouring in! In our final look back, Norman and John tackle more of your most thought-provoking and entertaining questions about DS9. Find us in the Delta Quadrant starting March 10! Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast where we explore the Star Trek universe one epi...

As we wrap up our Deep Space Nine coverage, our special guest is... YOU! From character arcs to what it all means, John, Norman, and Earl have selected your questions and comments to put the whole series under the microscope. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mi...

As we wrap up our time on DS9, we look back at the journey with Colonel Kira herself, Nana Visitor! Come for the Star Trek talk, but stay for the cocktails and dead rats. Laughter, and a few tears, on a special Mission Log Supplemental. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Ea...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "What You Leave Behind," while the fleet sets course for Cardassia, Julian and Ezri weigh out  their new relationship, the O'Briens plan a return to Earth, and Sisko confronts his destiny.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Dogs of War," Kira, Damar, and Garak do their best to disrupt the Dominion on Cardassia. Meanwhile, Quark gets some life-changing news from the Grand Nagus himself. Bashir and Dax take the turbolift to the next level.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek uni...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Extreme Measures," the key to curing Odo is in Sloan's head, but Sloan isn't talking - mostly because he's dying. O'Brien and Bashir will have to get inside Section 31's head, literally, to save their friend and the Alpha Quadrant. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Tacking Into the Wind," the Cardassian rebels hatch a daring plan to steal a Jem'Hadar ship in order to get a closer look at the Breen energy-dampening weapon. On DS9, the Klingon Empire is about to be turned upside down. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek univ...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "When It Rains...," with the Cardassians forming their own rebellion, they have an unlikely expert and ally in Colonel Kira. She helps Damar's reluctant team take on the Dominion while Odo fights through the virus that's killing him and the Founders. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where w...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Changing Face of Evil," one person's true face is revealed, another crosses the line to permanently side with evil, while a third emerges from the shadows to the side of good.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mi...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Strange Bedfellows," while Ezri and Worf face the very real possibility of execution at the hands of the Cardassians, Damar starts to see the cracks in the Dominion plan. Kai Winn and Dukat, meanwhile, cozy up. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one e...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "'Til Death Do Us Part," Captain Sisko decides if he's going to follow his heart or follow the Prophets, Kai Winn lets a stranger into her life, and Ezri and Worf torture each other by talking about their problems... between being tortured by the Breen.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, wh...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Penumbra," all Captain Sisko wants at the end of the war is a nice little place on Bajor to call his own and the hand of Kasidy Yates in marriage. He's going to hear from the Prophets on that one.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a ti...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges," a trip to Romulus to give a talk is not at all what it seems when Dr. Bashir is recruited to do some spy work for Section 31. When nobody around him can be trusted, he gains the confidence of a Senator which endangers both of them.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment po...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang," the mob moves in and pushes Vic Fontaine out of his own club. It's only a hologram, right? To Vic's friends, he's more than that, and they cook up a heist to put the mob on ice.  Hosted by John Champion & Norman lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode a...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Chimera," Deep Space Nine has a visitor: a changeling named Laas. Like Odo, he's been living away from the Great Link his whole life. Unlike Odo, he's ready to ditch these inferior humanoids and return to the Link after exploring the galaxy, and he wants Odo to go with him. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Enter...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Field of Fire," there's an outbreak of seemingly unconnected murders occurring on DS9. Ezri Dax is particularly attuned to figuring out the culprit when she communes with the darker side of her symbiont. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode a...