Roddenberry Podcasts

On today's show: w e say goodbye to Star Trek guest stars Sid Haig and Jack Donner, a  new Next Generation gambling game is set to debut next month, and  CBS gets a new marketing chief - from Amazon Studios.  All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcas...

This week, Ken talks with Dr. Robert Hurt, astronomer and Spitzer Space Telescope visualization scientist, about science, science-fiction, and Star Trek. What does Trek get right? When does it miss? Find out on this week's Mission Log Live!   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern  

On today's show:  Star Trek Online players hold a torchlight vigil for Aron Eisenberg, a  copyright infringement lawsuit against Star Trek: Discovery has been dismissed, and  ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish wants to concentrate on investment rather than mergers and acquisitions.  All this plus the week's Trek Trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Appl...

A selection of fan letters from some of Star Trek's youngest - and most ardent - fans from 1975. Some have specific technical questions, some want merchandise and some just need to let Gene Roddenberry know exactly how deeply their fandom runs. The Trek Files looks at how much has changed and stayed the same since the pre-internet days of fandom. See the original document: Star Trek  fan letters -...

On today's show: Aron Eisenberg, Deep Space Nine's Nog, has passed away at age 50. Also: t he sound editor for Star Trek s II and III, Cece Hall, is to be honored with a career achievement award, and t he Star Trek band Five Year Mission is gearing up for "Year Five".  We're catching up on the weekend's Star Trek news. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscrib...

On today's show:  Marina Sirtis - out of context - says she feels like one of President Trump's mistresses,  Kate Mulgrew reflects on 25 years since starting her stint on Voyager , and t he little convention that could, CaperCon, gets a new headliner in the form of Robert Picardo.  All this, plus the answer to Tuesday's trivia question and your weekend staying-in playlist! Support Daily Star Trek...

On today's show:  Star Trek: Discovery is heading to PaleyFest New York, t he comic book Star Trek: Year Five #6 is out now, and I've got a listener's review of her experiences at a recent Star Trek event.  All this, plus the Star Trek events in YOUR area to look forward to this weekend! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Po...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Visionary," Miles O'Brien is unstuck in time. He keeps traveling a few hours into the future, where he sees dead people. Mostly him. Can he stop himself from dying, stop Deep Space Nine from exploding, stop himself from dying, and stop himself from dying? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, whe...

On today's show:  Sir Patrick Stewart talks about the possibility of filming Picard season two next spring,  Anthony Rapp talks about his role in Star Trek Online and growing from loss in Discovery season two, and t he Smithsonian Enterprise model is going into storage.  All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Ap...

Wondering how to make the holodeck real? Otoy founder Jules Urbach joins John and Ken to talk augmented reality, virtual reality, and - yes - Star Trek. He's a Roddenberry family friend and interviewed Gene in the '80s. Jules Urbach and all of the realities on this week's Mission Log Live.     Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday...

Gene Roddenberry catches up with his friend, fellow TV producer Sam Rolfe, in this a letter from November of 1965. In it, Gene talks about the promise of a few pilots he's done such as "The Long Hunt of April Savage," "Police Story" and "Star Trek" which could make it to NBC's schedule the next fall. There's also mention of some Doc Savage/Ocean's Eleven show Bruce Geller is producing for Desilu....

On today's show: a  new Star Trek: Discovery novel focused on Lt. Stamets is due out in December,  Douglas Trumbull, VFX director for Star Trek: The Motion Picture , describes rebuilding the Enterprise for that iconic scene, and t he Star Trek fan film Axanar is set to start filming again next month.  All this plus this week's Trek Trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/daily...

On today's show:  Jonathan Del Arco says that Hugh is on a Borg cube in Star Trek: Picard ,  Star Trek: Discovery picks up its first Emmy award, and a handful of Saturns, and  I'm reflecting on Star Trek: The Motion Picture on the big screen.  All this and more, catching up on the weekend's Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Po...

On today's show:  Michael Dorn will NOT be appearing in Star Trek: Picard (probably), a  deepfake video shows what Sir Patrick Stewart might have looked like as Shinzon, and  CBS Chief Creative Officer David Nevins wants to build a "virtuous eco-system" at ViacomCBS.  All this, plus the answer to Tuesday's trivia question and your weekend staying-in playlist! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreo...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Prophet Motive," the Grand Nagus Zek is back and he is… happy? He's humming! He's glad to see people! He's… buying people drinks? Giving away gifts? Setting up a Ferengi Benevolent Association? Something is wrong - something only the beings in the wormhole can fix. Also, young Doc Bashir is up for an award. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mi...

On today's show:  Whoopi Goldberg joins the cast of Stephen King's The Stand on CBS All Access, t he Saturn Awards will be streamed live this Friday on CONtv, and  The Orville is heading to New York Comic Con.  All this, plus the Star Trek events in YOUR area to look forward to this weekend! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Googl...

On today's show:  Apple announced details for Apple TV+'s debut - and it's sooner and cheaper than you think,  William Shatner and Jeri Ryan star in the new film Devil's Revenge , and o ne YouTuber has figured out how to play the Star Trek theme on a Tesla coil.  All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podc...

This week, John and Ken take a deep dive with model-builder, prop-maker and all around creative force Max Cervantes. From working behind the scenes to time in front of the camera to touring a torn-up Logan's Run set, Max has a slew of stories to share. But for all of his sci-fi love, Trek is at the top. Find out why when Mission Log Live welcomes Max Cervantes to the show.     Be sure to join us l...

In 1967, Dorothy Fontana created the Tellarites for the TOS episode "Journey to Babel" with a few notes about their homeworld and physical characteristics. Fast forward more than fifty years and the Tellarites are still part of Star Trek lore on Discovery. To celebrate this find and talk about their snout-nosed origins, Larry welcomes our first "Disco" guest and Tellarite actor, Harry Judge! See t...

On today's show: y ou could have Thanksgiving dinner with William Shatner - for a price, f ormer gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks about making no mistakes and still losing, and w e're learning about Star Trek's influence on the hip-hop music industry.  All this plus this week's Trek Trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcast...

On today's show:  Alex Kurtzman welcomes fans to the new StarTrek.com,  Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker talks about his Trek fandom, and  a Star Trek: Discovery writer quits the show after being chastised for using the N-word.  All this and more, catching up on the weekend's Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podc...

On today's show:  Star Trek: Discovery season two will be released in steelbook format later this year,  Discovery designer Neville Page is hosting a panel at this weekend's LightBox Expo, and w e're getting to know Persis Khambatta, Ilia from Star Trek: The Motion Picture .  All this, plus the answer to Tuesday's trivia question and your weekend staying-in playlist! Support Daily Star Trek News o...

In the  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Destiny," stop me if you've heard this one: Three vipers walk into a nest in the sky, fated to close the gates of… wait. That's not how it goes. Oh - right! A comet glides into a wormhole, fated to… How does this one go again? Eh. Decide for yourself. Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log , a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where w...

On today's show: t he Star Trek Universe beams into New York Comic Con, f our women Star Trek actors are on board for the new crowdfunded series "Storyville", and  George Takei says that the US treatment of migrants on southern border is "even lower" than WWII internment camps.  All this, plus the Star Trek events in YOUR area to look forward to this weekend! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreo...

On today's show:  Jonathan Frakes says Star Trek: Discovery season three will be more "optimistic",  Star Trek Online teams up with Star Trek Adventures for an RPG campaign-writing contest, and s cientists in The Netherlands demonstrate a Star Trek-like scanner for detecting life at a distance.  All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailysta...