Star Trek: Voyager, Season 6, Episode 8, "One Small Step"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode “One Small Step," the crew encounter a subspace anomaly hiding a startling artifact. Seven comes face-to-face with humanity's drive for exploration when Mission Log takes "One Small Step." Hosted by John Champion and Norman Lao 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: 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: - get four months FREE with subscription! 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.
0:10.4	Mission Log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast, episode 558, one small step. Welcome into another episode of Mission Log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm John
0:34.7	Champion. And I'm Norman Lau. Each week on Mission Log, we go head first into an
0:39.5	episode of Star Trek, sifting through the ancient detritus, seeing if we can find some morals,
0:44.5	meanings, and messages, and baseball scores to the historical records. This week, one small step.
0:51.0	The one where seven meets astronaut John Kelly, who like Buck Rogers, is also from
0:56.6	the 20th century, but unlike Buck, he isn't quite as chatty, and he lacks a robot sidekick.
1:03.1	Hey, Norm, I'm glad we get to do this one together. Glad to have you back. How are things going?
1:07.9	Beed-de-be-de-be-de. That's a.
1:11.4	Exactly.
1:12.2	Exactly.
1:12.9	I have to do it.
1:13.8	You know where I am.
1:15.0	I'm glad to be here.
1:16.3	I'm glad to do this episode. I wasn't sure about this episode because I've never seen it before.
1:20.3	I didn't even follow up about it.
1:22.9	Yeah.
1:23.5	You know, I had some expectations, you know, the one small step tagline.
1:31.0	You know, that's probably one of the most historical taglines in all of space travel history.
1:31.5	Yeah.
1:37.1	But I'm excited to talk to you about this because I'm just excited to be back on the air.
1:37.6	Excellent.
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