Star Trek: Voyager, Season 5, Episode 25 - "Warhead"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, “Warhead," Harry Kim brings home a helpless orphan that happens to be an AI-driven weapon of mass destruction. When it takes over the EMH, Voyager is threatened with annihilation unless it is delivered to its original target. This week, Mission Log disarms the "Warhead." Hosted by John Champion and Benjamin R. Harrison Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we we explore the Star Trekuniverse 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 RODDENBERRY ENTERTAINMENT RODDENBERRY FOUNDATION THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: Listeners like you! for exclusive early access and the Mission Log Discord 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	You're listening to a Roddenberry Podcast.
0:07.0	Mission Log, A Roddenberry Podcast,
0:12.0	A Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm John Champion.
0:36.0	I'm Benjamin R Harrison sitting in for Norman Low.
0:40.0	Each week on Mission Log, we do exactly what we're programmed to do.
0:43.8	Examine an episode of Star Trek,
0:46.1	pick it apart for the morals, meanings, and messages,
0:49.5	and ask ourselves if it stands the test of time.
0:52.8	This week, Warhead, the one where the doctor learns to stop worrying
0:57.1	and love the bomb until he becomes the bomb
1:00.5	and then everyone better start worrying.
1:02.4	Welcome to the show, Ben, I'm so glad that you're here. and then everyone better start worrying.
1:02.5	Welcome to the show, Ben, I'm so glad that you're here.
1:05.8	They set us up the bomb this time.
1:08.5	Ben, for folks who do not know you, please let them know who you are and where you are from.
1:17.0	Oh, sure. I'm here in Southern California, in Los Angeles. My credential that got me onto this show is that I
1:24.8	co-host a Star Trek podcast called The Greatest Generation and another one called
1:29.4	Greatest Trek. Greatest Generation basically has the same format as this except for we're idiots and
1:36.2	Greatest Trek has the same format but for all the new shows so
1:40.3	We'll look you know when we're being generous as the professional podcasters that we are speaking of you and me
1:46.8	You know we always say that there is room for every type of Star Trek podcast under the sun. I really love what you and Adam do doing a comedy show. I had the pleasure of coming to one of your live shows.
1:58.0	Absolutely loved it. So I'm thrilled that we got to have Adam on, now we get to have you on. Yeah, we got to have Adam on now we get to have you on yeah we got to have you back we're doing one about the
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