Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 24 - "This Side of Paradise"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 17 January 2013

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "This Side of Paradise," Spock's in love, the plants are in bloom, and everybody is happy. But nothing lasts forever this side of paradise.

Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray

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0:00.0	Now entering nerdist.com.
0:05.6	Mission Log, a Rodenberry Star Trek podcast, episode 24, this side of paradise. We hope you're very happy right where you are, and you're not going anywhere anytime soon.
0:34.0	You just stay right there, and don't worry about things like deadly radiation. It's time for
0:39.5	another mission log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm John Champion. And I'm Bertold Ray,
0:45.9	but you can call me Ken. Each week we watch an episode of Star Trek then take it apart,
0:50.2	examine the pieces, try to figure out the messages, morals, and meanings of a given episode,
0:54.4	and whether any or all of it is applicable today.
0:57.1	This week, it's the Summer of Love meets the Little Shop of Horrors, and they do that,
1:01.7	this side of paradise.
1:03.6	I see what she did there with Bertolt Ray.
1:05.8	You like that?
1:06.3	You like that?
1:06.7	I did.
1:07.2	I didn't know you were such a Brecht fan either.
1:10.0	Or somebody on Star Trek is a Brecht fan.
1:12.4	Don't cross me because apparently I will try to kill every bit of animal life I can.
1:17.7	Well, but it takes about a week. So we have a really good week.
1:21.5	That's true. Yeah, don't worry. Don't worry right now. Right now you'll be fine.
1:25.5	Yeah. But if you come back in a week, I'll be more than a bit surprised.
1:28.6	And remember, guys, if you want to reach us and talk about what you like about Star Trek,
1:33.2	you can find us at Facebook, Skype, and Twitter at the handle Mission Logpod. Or you can call us at
1:39.5	323-2-2-2-6-41. You can even email us,
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