Star Trek: Voyager, Season 5, Episode 4 - "In the Flesh"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "In the Flesh," after more than four long years, it feels so good for the Voyager crew to get a taste of home. Never mind that "home" is just a clever facsimile with alien spies planning to take over the Alpha Quadrant. At least they have flowers and cocktails. Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao 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. Technical Director: Earl Green 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 Star Trek podcast. I'm John Champion.
0:36.0	And I'm Norman Lough. Each week on Mission Log, we explore Star Trek one episode at a time looking for the morals, meanings, and messages and trying to determine
0:46.0	if the whole thing stands the test of time.
0:49.0	This week, In The Flesh, the one where we have a relaxing trip back to Starfleet headquarters except it's not
0:56.1	really Starfleet and it's not really relaxing when you determine that probably everyone there
1:01.8	wants to kill you.
1:03.0	John will be right back with trivia after I tell all of you how to reach us.
1:07.0	Mission Log is a conversation about Star Trek.
1:10.0	Drop us the line at Mission Log at Rodinberry.com and join us on X and Facebook at Mission Log
1:15.2	Pod.
1:16.2	While you're at it, leave us a review and a rating at Apple Podcasts or your favorite Podcasts
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1:21.7	And please remember your comments could be used on Mission Log or
1:24.4	engage on the Rod and Barry YouTube channel. And now here's John Champion or
1:29.2	so he says with this week's trivia.
1:33.0	All right, we have an episode in the flash written by Nick Sagan and I hope you all
1:39.0	recognize that name and not just because he was credited as a writer on two T&G episodes
1:45.1	attached and bloodlines. Nick is the son of the late Carl Sagan and among his
1:51.7	many other writing credits he pitched to Star Trek pretty often.
1:56.2	This story, like most others, took some radical changes from concept to finish product, though. At one point point we had kind of an ancient aliens thread
2:05.9	with species 8472 having visited Earth in the past and then we had a much more
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