Star Trek: Voyager, Season 2, Episode 20 - "Investigations"
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
Roddenberry Entertainment
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2022
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Investigations," when Tom Paris goes rogue, Neelix goes full Woodward and Bernstein to get to the bottom of it.
Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao
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| 0:51.0 | A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast, Episode 471, Investigations. Welcome into another episode of Mission Log or Rotary Star Trek podcast. |
| 1:13.9 | I'm John Champion. |
| 1:15.4 | And I'm Norman Lough. |
| 1:16.5 | Each week on Mission Log, we examine an episode of Star Trek, searching for the morals, |
| 1:21.0 | meanings, and messages contained therein and see if it |
| 1:24.6 | withstands the test of time. |
| 1:26.5 | This week, investigations, the one |
| 1:28.9 | where Tom Paris finally shoves off |
| 1:31.6 | while Neelix stumbles upon a plot that threatens Voyager. |
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