You're listening to a Rod Vary podcast.

On Geneology, a Rod Vary podcast.

This is a Rod Vary podcast where, week after week, we're digging through the archives, looking at Gene's earliest TV writing work in the decade before he began dreaming for his vision of the final frontier.

Geneology doesn't cover any one show but follows the path of one writer through a challenging industry.

We're telling the story of Gene telling his stories.

And we do what we always do in the Mission Log family of podcasts.

Look for signs of Gene's talent for slipping the audience a message wrapped up in an exciting story.

This week we're about to close the door on the DA's office for good, covering Gene's final script contribution to the syndicated 1950s police and legal drama,

Mr. District Attorney.

Earl will be back with an evidence bag full of trivia in a moment, but first, here's how you can reach us.

Geneology is meant to be entertaining and informative, but it's also the beginning of an ongoing conversation about the works of Gene Rod Vary.

Drop us a line at Mission Log at Rod Vary.com and join us on X, formerly known as Twitter and Facebook, at Mission Log Pod.

While you're at it, leave us a review and a rating at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform.

And please remember your comments could be used on future installments of Geneology.

And now, after sifting through that big bag of evidence, here's Earl with this week's trivia.

Thank you, Norm, as much as we try not to date stamp our podcasts.

The end of Gene's time on Mr. District Attorney may be an opportune time to remind everyone that part of the reason Geneology is appearing in the Mission Log podcast feed right now is not just because it's now part of the family, which it is.

But because the screen actor's guild is still on strike and in solidarity with our fellow creative professionals and in accordance with SAG's podcast guidance issued early in the strike,

the Mission Log is in a holding pattern right now, but will return.

And then you'll be getting both Mission Log and Geneology in the same week.

The writer's guild of America has returned to work, having ratified their new three-year minimum basic agreement contract.

So the writers are back at their word processors as we speak.

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