This is an audio commentary for the first episode of Star Trek: Voyager Season 8. Podcast episode supports chapters for easy listening.

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Upon Voyager’s arrival back at Earth, Project Pathfinder personnel arrive onboard with Admiral Paris and prepare the USS Voyager for her refit on Mars. The crew is offered four months shore leave. In the meantime Starfleet Command wants the USS Voyager to celebrate her return. As they prepare to celebrate, the threads from the crews lives they left behind in the Alpha Quadrant, start to catch up with them.

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Upon Voyager’s arrival back at Earth, Project Pathfinder personnel arrive onboard with Admiral Paris and prepare the USS Voyager for her refit on Mars. The crew is offered four months shore leave. In the meantime Starfleet Command wants the USS Voyager to celebrate her return. As they prepare to celebrate, the threads from the crews lives they left behind in the Alpha Quadrant, start to catch up with them.

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With Captain Janeway having departed from her ship, what’s left for the rest of the crew to do before travelling to Earth?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Tuvok's News

6:17 - To Absent Friends

11:56 - Little Green Bag

20:33 - We'll Always Have Paris

23:57 - Patterson Cake Baker's Man

29:32 - Kid's, Who'd Have Them?

34:15 - The Alpha Flyers

39:03 - We're Home

41:45 - Seven Not Nine

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To join the Patreon for early access to episodes and other perks, donate here: www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

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Podcast is available on iTunes, Spotify and RSS. Click here to download.

Written, edited by Jonathan JK Morris

New Cover Art by NightWing1975

Writing assistance from Chris Bullard.

Music credit goes to Star Trek Voyager: SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION SUITE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10s&v=xXGAmnH9DkM

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After their first full day back in the Alpha Quadrant, the crew of the USS Voyager begin to feel the pressure with returning home and go their separate ways. Familiar feelings and thoughts greet them in a myriad of ways.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

4:45 - "What Did We Miss"?

10:06 - Janeway's Slumber

15:57 - Top Men

21:23 - Let There Be Light

23:05 - Flying the Flyer

30:27 - Destiny

32:41 - WIldman and Wildmen

29:31 - Family Ties

This episode makes use of the podcast chapters feature. If your podcast player of choice has this feature you can use it to save your position or skip ahead. A huge thankyou to those who have been listening to the story already.

Support

To join the Patreon for early access to episodes and other perks, donate here: www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

There is also a Discord channel.

Show Links and Credits

Twitter - https://twitter.com/JonathanJK

Email - [email protected]

Podcast is available on iTunes, Spotify and RSS. Click here to download.

Written, edited and spoken by Jonathan JK Morris

Cover Art by Gazomg Trek

New Cover Art by NightWing1975

Writing assistance from Chris Bullard and @wunderlandcheri

Music credit goes to Star Trek Voyager: SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION SUITE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10s&v=xXGAmnH9DkM

Credit also goes to everyone who contributed on these Reddit forums:

r/DayStrom Institute

r/Star_Trek

Star Trek sound effects from trekcore.com and Two Sober Dwarves Productions

Geek information from Memory Alpha.

Disclaimer

"Star Trek" and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by CBS Studios Inc. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with CBS, Paramount Pictures, or any other "Star Trek" franchise, and is a non-commercial, not for profit, fan-made audiobook and ebook series intended for recreational use. No alleged independent rights will be asserted against CBS or Paramount Pictures.

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