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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.

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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!

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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

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Written by Isaiah Hardy

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Death Wish," Q drops by Voyager for a visit, but this Q wants asylum and the freedom to end his life. That's when Q shows up to tell Q he can't.

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 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.

In this Episode of Mission Log we'll...

• Recap the story and analyze key moments.
• Discuss the moral dilemmas presented.
• Debate whether the episode holds up and if the messages are still relevant.

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Star Wars gaming was lost in space for a time, but the reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront that launched on this day in 2015 proved that the force was still strong with the mighty franchise. Hear the story on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Isaiah Hardy

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

Incarnations of Doctor Who crossing the time streams to work together was a tradition of classic Doctor Who. On today's Sci-Fi 5, it took a charity sketch to bring that tradition into the new series - and it hasn't stopped happening since.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry