Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 1, Episode 5 - "The Last Outpost"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 21 August 2014

⏱️ 76 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Last Outpost," the Enterprise is chasing a Ferengi vessel. What is a Ferengi? Exactly. Small and scheming or big and bad? 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. Join the Conversation: What are your thoughts on this episode? Share your take on the ethical questions and themes explored, and let us know how it fits into the broader Star Trek narrative. We'd love to hear from you! For as little as $1 a month, you can gain access to our Mission Log Discord Community! There, we continue the discussion with dedicated channels and a weekly video chat with the hosts. Become a member of our Patreon today! Want to share your thoughts on an upcoming episode? Email us at for a chance to be featured during the episode. Follow us on Social Media: X INSTAGRAM THREADS FACEBOOK Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YouTube? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like Mission Log: Prodigy, Mission Log: The Orville, as well as exclusive content only available on YouTube. Subscribe now! Our shows are part of the Roddenberry Entertainment family. For more great shows and to learn how we live the legacy of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, follow us here: RODDENBERRY PODCASTS https://www.instagram.com/RoddenberryPodcasts RODDENBERRY ENTERTAINMENT https://x.com/roddenberry RODDENBERRY FOUNDATION https://x.com/RoddenberryFdn Subscribe and Stay Updated: Never miss an episode! Subscribe on your preferred podcast player, leave a review, and join Mission Log on the journey of weekly deep dives into the Star Trek universe. Produced by Roddenberry Entertainment | All Rights Reserved

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0:00.0	Mission Log, A Rodd Robinberry Star Trek podcast.
0:22.0	I'm Kan Ray, and I'm John Champion each week on
0:25.4	Mission Log. We take a good long look at a Star Trek story trying to suss out the
0:30.8	messages, morals, and meanings presented, and whether they and the stories themselves pulled up today.
0:38.0	You know, John, a lot of people ask, well people ask from time to time why we don't do a video show.
0:43.2	Do they? Yeah, I guess they do.
0:45.3	Yeah, and I don't, I think the reason is because we are humans.
0:50.7	Oh, you, G, L, Y, we ain't got no alibi, we ugly, except, you know,
0:56.0	we do have an alibi, it's because we are humans with our tiny little ears
1:01.0	and our, you know know teeny tiny noses.
1:04.4	Humans just they offend every sense.
1:08.2	They really do.
1:09.2	It is twisted.
1:10.2	It's amazing that we were able to cry out out the primordial ooze that we apparently climbed out up.
1:15.6	And don't even get me started on our women with their clothes?
1:19.2	Ugh!
1:20.2	Barbarian.
1:21.2	I know.
1:22.2	So, so there's your answer.
1:26.1	Very good well and and can you so cleverly set up the fact that today we're talking about the last
1:31.4	outpost and it is the introduction of the
1:33.6	pharingi to the Star Trek universe. I am clever for a human. For a human.
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