Roddenberry Podcasts

He's Star Trek's most recognizable (and longest-serving) Klingon - and on today's Sci-Fi 5, we still haven't seen the last of Michael Dorn as Worf, son of Mogh! Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Johnny Kolasinski Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Investigations," when Tom Paris goes rogue, Neelix goes full Woodward and Bernstein to get to the bottom of it.  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 its ethical...

It's not even possible to imagine 1980's big screen Flash Gordon adventure without Queen's fearless rock opera accompanying it. On today's Sci-Fi 5, find out how this marriage of sound and image was arranged. Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry

Was any sequel to 2001 ever going to live up to the classic status of the original?  Who would be bold enough to try?  The story of the making of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry

It's a TV movie that could easily have been forgotten if not for the fact that it's an early directorial entry by a future Hollywood heavy hitter. Go Through The Magic Pyramid on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ryan Myers Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry

Faster than you can say "spoiler alert," the May 1982 issue of the Star Trek II fan club newsletter delivered the news about Spock's death weeks before the movie hit cinemas. The studio was ok with the leak though, as Dan Madsen tells us in this week's episode of The Trek Files. See the documents: Star Trek II movie fan club - May 1982 The Trek Files Season 9 on Memory Alpha All episodes and docum...

Star Trek: Prodigy's Aaron Waltke drops by to chat with Mission Log Live's callers and take questions about the making of the latest Star Trek animated series. Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page every Monday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

One of science fiction's most venerable pulp heroes returned to the big screen for the 1980s and became a cult favorite. Today's Sci-Fi 5 ponders if this was because of what happened behind the scenes... or in spite of it? Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Kim Horcher Music by Devin Curry

Borrowing the title of a sci-fi story he admired, Isaac Asimov explored the nature of morality through robots and his enduring Three Laws. Hear the origins of "I, Robot," released today in 1950, on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Mike Richards Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry

It left an indelible mark on both real astronomy and the public imagination.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, find out why both the beginnings and the end of the Arecibo Radio Telescope happened on this day. Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Lifesigns," looking for love in the Delta Quadrant is difficult no matter who you are, even for the EMH and his Vidiian girlfriend with a holographic uplink. 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 ep...

You almost certainly know Kevin Conroy as the voice of animated Batman, but the twists and turns of his career are worthy of their own epic story on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ryan Myers Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry

She penned one of the most influential American science fiction novels of the 20th century, a favorite of teachers' and librarians' reading lists for decades.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, find out why Madeleine L'Engle almost gave up writing. Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Kim Horcher Music by Devin Curry

When Star Trek fans relied on print for the latest information, one fan found his newsletter under scrutiny from Paramount. They agreed to make Dan Madsen's publication official and gave him access to scoops and the stars. Today we welcome Dan back to the show to talk about his relationship with the studio and one of the times he chatted with James Doohan. See the documents: James Doohan interview...

It turns out that visions of a high-tech utopian future were on the minds of many Hollywood scriptwriters in the early 1970s.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, explore space station Earth II's sole on-screen adventure, and meet the crew. Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Brian Clayton Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry

Rod Roddenberry inherited the responsibility for Star Trek from his parents and he takes it seriously. He also takes making the world a better place seriously, and DSTN's Managing Editor, T. Rick Jones, had a chance to sit down with him to talk about his "sibling rivalry" with Trek, the Roddenberry Foundation's current projects, and just what all those Executive Producers do on Star Trek.

Kenneth Mitchell has played a real-life astronaut, a multitude of characters in the Star Trek universe, and stopped in the Marvel universe along the way. On his birthday, we celebrate Ken's activism for ALS and anti-bullying charities on today's Sci-Fi 5! Visit Ken's shop at PunkArmy.net Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ashley Thomas Hosted by Roberto Lew...

As a decade known for inoffensive sitcoms drew to a close, CBS took a chance on a daring script by writer Rod Serling.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, the uphill battle Serling faced to tell the story of The Time Element to America's TV audience. Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Matthew Comegys Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry

Before he was known as a Time Lord, before the arrival of the Daleks or the Cybermen, the Doctor was a mysterious old man who hid his time machine in a junkyard.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, learn how the Doctor's travels were almost derailed by history itself. Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Tom Kozak Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry

You might know her as the star of the Halloween series, True Lies, or from other roles, but today's Sci-Fi 5 reveals that in her downtime, Jamie Lee Curtis is as much a genre fan as the rest of us! Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Johnny Kolasinski Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry

This week on The Trek Files, we share more of Larry's interview with Star Trek TOS director Ralph Senensky. Ralph directed seven episodes of the series and discusses here his final work on Star Trek, his professional relationship with Gene Coon, and his work on The Wild, Wild West. See the documents: Contract Request Form - Directors - 1967 The Trek Files Season 9 on Memory Alpha All episodes and...

Technical and scientific consultant on all of the current Trek series, Dr. Erin Macdonald, returns to Mission Log Live to take your calls and answer your questions about keeping Star Trek technically and scientifically accurate. Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page every Monday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

Every studio in Hollywood took a pass on Michael Crichton's story about a theme park that turns deadly. Then MGM came along and launched a franchise when "Westworld" debuted on this day in 1973. Hear the story on Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ashley Thomas Hosted by Kim Horcher Music by Devin Curry

It's Thanksgiving week in the United States, and STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE's John Billingsley (Doctor Phlox) and Bonita Friedericy (Rooney in the episode "Regeneration") joined DSTN's Managing Editor, T. Rick Jones, to talk about the Hollywood Food Coalition and their upcoming Star Trek-themed fundraiser . Along the way, they discussed first dates, Star Trek auditions, and doing good in the community.

It was an X-Men comic book classic whose story raised the stakes and reverberated into the X-Men movies decades later.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, the original telling of Days Of Future Past. Follow Sci-Fi 5  for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Isaiah Hardy Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry