Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 25 - "Tribunal" Feb 07, 2019

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Tribunal," it's a very merry unvacation for the O'Briens. A romantic getaway for Keiko and Miles shifts quickly to Miles being sentenced to death on Cardassia Prime. All that's left now is the trial. A verdict that's already decided, a defense attorney that can't abide the idea of winning…

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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 Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 24 - "The Collaborator" Jan 31, 2019

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Collaborator," the time has come for Bajor to name a new Kai. Bareil looks like a shoe-in, though past ghosts may stand in his way. Actions taken by a few Bajorans during the Cardassian occupation may close the door on Bareil's chances, leaving the way clear for Vedek Winn.

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 23 - "Crossover" Jan 24, 2019

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Crossover," Major Kira and Doctor Bashir find themselves on DS9, but everything's a bit different. Cardassians are working with Klingons, humans are used for slave labor, and Kira is in charge! Not our Kira, the other Kira.

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 22 - "The Wire" Jan 17, 2019

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Wire," fun fact: the repetitive epic is the most elegant form in Cardassian literature. Also, Dr. Bashir is having lunch with plain, simple Garak. But things with Garak are not as simple as they seem. Kind of like the last time they had lunch. And the time before. And the time before.

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 20 & 21 - "The Maquis Part I & II" Jan 10, 2019

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Maquis Part I & II," after the Cardassians and the Federation formally ended hostilities, a number of colonists from both sides were left in limbo. A skirmish here, an attack there - before you know it, the colonists are drawing battle lines of their own. Have the Federation colonists given up on the Federation's ideals?

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 19 - "Blood Oath" Jan 03, 2019

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Blood Oath," three Klingons bound by a blood oath drop by Deep Space Nine and find their old friend Dax. Though it's a new Dax, and she's not necessarily bound by the same blood oath, she agrees to join their mission of vengeance. Will she uphold the blood oath?

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 18 - "Profit and Loss" Dec 20, 2018

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Profit and Loss," an old flame of Quark's happens by DS9. She's a Cardassian, but not just any Cardassian. She's teacher to a couple of students with radical ideas. This gets the interest of Garak the tailor. But he's not just any tailor. An outcast of his home world, he'd kill to get back to Cardassia. Literally.

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 17 - "Playing God" Dec 13, 2018

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Playing God," O'Brien is playing God to a bunch of Cardassian voles. Dax is playing God to a Trill initiate. Sisko is playing God to two whole universes. Who isn't playing God?!? Well… Odo. And Quark. But Kira is. Kind of.

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 16 - "Shadowplay" Dec 06, 2018

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Shadowplay," Odo and Dax stumble upon an idyllic little village where some of the residents have been disappearing. Where have they gone? And were they really 'there' in the first place? Plus Kira's got a date and Jake's got a job.

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2, Episode 15 - "Paradise" Nov 29, 2018

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In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Paradise," Ben Sisko and Miles O'Brien are surveying planets for future colonies. They find one that seems to have a colony already. A human colony. But there's no record of it, and they're not responding to hails. Leave well enough alone? That's not the Sisko way. The two men soon find themselves prisoners on a planet that's sworn off technology, under the thumb of a despotic leader. Will they escape? Will others follow if they do?

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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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