SUPPLEMENTAL: Nerds and Nerd Royalty Talk Trek
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
Roddenberry Entertainment
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2014
⏱️ 58 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Curtis Armstrong, host and creator of King of the Nerds, and Kayla LaFrance, winner of King of the Nerds: Season Two, join John and Ken to talk Trek, TV, movies and the parallels with Sherlock Holmes.
Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray
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...
Join the Conversation: For as little as $1 a month, you can support our show and gain exclusive 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!
https://www.Patreon.com/MissionLogPod
Want to share your thoughts on an upcoming episode? Email us at: MissionLog@Roddenberry.com for a chance to be featured during our episode.
Follow us on Social Media:
X
Instagram
Instagram
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 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
Subscribe and Stay Updated: Never miss an episode! Subscribe on your preferred podcast payer, 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
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Mission Log supplemental. |
| 0:02.0 | NERG Supplemental. |
| 0:03.0 | NERDS Royalty. Talk Trek. Welcome to another episode of Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm John Champion. |
| 0:25.0 | And I'm Kanray. We call this a supplemental, but today's show is not just any old supplemental |
| 0:30.0 | Mission Log. Sometimes we're visited by fans, other times by trek celebrities but today |
| 0:35.6 | we are in the presence of royalty |
| 0:38.3 | Kayla La France is the winner of the second season of King of the nerdsords on TBS, she ascended the Throne of Games. |
| 0:45.4 | I love that. |
| 0:47.4 | And it's kind of a cool look at Throne too. |
| 0:49.0 | It is. |
| 0:50.0 | Yeah, it's not bad. |
| 0:50.8 | And she says that a lot of her nerd-dom come straight from Star Trek. |
| 0:55.0 | And today with Kayla we welcome Curtis Armstrong. |
| 0:59.0 | He is the host of King of the Nerves, though you may also know him from the Revenge of the |
| 1:05.1 | nerds movies and of course moonlighting that fabulous TV show. The point is |
| 1:10.5 | they're both huge Star Trek fans and we thought it would be fun to nerd out with them a little before we launch into the movies. |
| 1:17.6 | Now we'll pick up the conversation where Curtis is talking about his love of Sherlock Holmes and how that fandom parallels Star Trek |
| 1:25.0 | fandom and this is a thread that you'll find running all the way through today's |
| 1:29.5 | chat. I enjoy them I mean I always go out and see the new movies. I only started watching Voyager |
| 1:41.9 | really recently, fairly recently. |
| 1:46.8 | And, you know, some of that had to do with Kayla. |
| 1:50.7 | Frankly, because, you know, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Roddenberry Entertainment, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Roddenberry Entertainment and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.