Roddenberry Podcasts

A mid-season episode of a glitzy disco-era sci-fi series seems like the last place you'd expect to find Hollywood royalty, and yet it was on this day in 1979 that Fred Astaire guest starred on Battlestar Galactica. Find out why he took on this series in today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written and hosted by Norman C. Lao

Music by Devin Curry

Translating an offbeat comic book to the screen is a challenge, and Resident Alien - which premiered on this day last year - underwent a few changes, mostly to highly the talents of its fan-favorite star.  Find out what this unusual series is about in today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

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 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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Fast-spreading contagious diseases aren't just for the nightly news! In 1979, the Canadian movie "Plague" predicted, with eery accuracy, how we'd react to a global pandemic. That was just one of many fictional takes that hit too close to reality. 

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Written by Johnny Kolasinski

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

Irwin Allen had a string of TV hits in the 1960s, and he was ready to dazzle the networks again with a sci-fi spectacular to replace Star Trek. In 1971, NBC aired "City Beneath the Sea," and it quickly sank. Hear the story on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by John Champion

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

What does pet ownership say about characters on Star Trek? Does the show challenge or reinforce gendered stereotypes about pets and their owners? Why aren’t the cats on the Enterprise-D spayed/neutered? And would you take your pet on a starship? Content note: Includes discussion of pet death and euthanasia. HOSTS
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His acting career started later than most of his contemporaries, but Ernest Borgnine played an astonishing number of roles over the years, including more sci-fi parts than you may remember. Born on this day in 1917, Borgnine is the focus of today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

A roundup of last week's TREK*talks, which raised over $70k for charity; Star Trek: Discovery picks up a couple award nominations (here and here); Hallmark gives us a sneaky peek at its upcoming Star Trek Collection; and of course - alllll the new dates and renewals for Star Trek Universe shows! (Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks and of course Strange New Worlds.)

The Marvel universe is known for a tightly integrated slate of characters and stories, then DC came along and said, "hold my cape." DC's "Legends of Tomorrow" turned that convention upside down in a show called "the Justice League meets Doctor Who." 

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Written and hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

In the days before billionaires launching themselves into space, the thought of inventive, resourceful people doing home-grown spaceflight was pure science fiction.  Sci-Fi 5 revisits the Andy Griffith vehicle Salvage One, which premiered on this day in 1979.

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Written by Brian Clayton

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry