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Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Star Trek: Voyager, Season 7, Episode 4, "Repression"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Roddenberry Entertainment

Star, Tv & Film, Science, Ethics, Trek, Meaning, Analysis, Fiction, Morals, Arts, Commentary, Performing Arts, Scifi, Messages, Tv Reviews, Roddenberry, Philosophy

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Repression, a mysterious attacker is targeting Voyager's former Maquis crewmembers, and Tuvok is on the case. But in this whodunit, the call might be coming from inside the ship… and inside his own mind. Mission Log investigates “Repression.”

Hosted by John Champion and 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.

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0:00.0

You're listening to a Roddenberry podcast.

0:10.0

Mission Log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast, I'm Norman Lau.

0:35.6

And I'm John Champion. Each week on mission log, we reach into

0:39.2

the recesses of our minds to extract the morals, meanings, and messages from an episode of Star Trek

0:44.9

and see if we can take the whole thing hostage. I mean, see if it holds up. That's what I meant to say.

0:50.0

I mean, we're here to see if the whole thing stands the test of time.

0:59.8

This week, repression, the one where Tuvok and everyone else suddenly remembers that there are McKee crew members on board, and boy, are they upset.

1:03.8

I'll be back with trivia in a moment right after we throw Norman into the brig.

1:07.7

I mean, Norman tells you how to contact us.

1:09.5

That's what I meant to say.

1:11.3

Here's Norman with the contact information. We'd love to hear from you. Mission Log is a conversation

1:16.9

about Star Trek. Find us on Facebook at Mission Log Pod and on Instagram and threads at Roddenberry

1:23.2

podcasts. The conversation always continues in the Missionlog Discord with near daily live events

1:28.8

and 24-7 chat about the topics you love. Get your invitation to our private server by

1:34.0

joining patreon.com slash mission log. While you're at it, one of the most important ways to help

1:39.1

your favorite podcasts is to leave a five-star rating and a review at Apple or your preferred

1:44.1

podcast platform.

1:45.6

And remember, your comments could be used on the show.

1:49.5

And now, here's John Champion with this week's trivia.

1:53.4

All right, repression is a story credited to Ken Biller.

1:57.9

And Ken is a familiar name for Trek fans.

2:00.3

And the most recent of his episodes

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