SUPPLEMENTAL: The One With Robert J. Sawyer

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 17 December 2012

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Robert J. Sawyer joins John and Ken to talk why Star Trek matters to him, his thoughts on "Balance of Terror," and the job of Science Fiction. Plus: Listener feedback and thoughts on the Science Lab Christmas party. 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 littlle 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 weeky video chat with the hostst. 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 our episode. Follow us on Social Media: Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YOUTUBE? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like , , as well as exclusive content only available Youtube. ! Our shows are part of the Roddeberry 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: 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

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0:00.0	Mission Log supplemental, Number two, the second of the Mission Log, it's Mission Log Supplemental Number Two, the second of the Supplemental
0:25.4	Mission Logs. I'm Can Ray. And today the role of John Champion will be played by me,
0:30.8	John Champion. Oh, he does a good John Champion.
0:34.2	I've been told that, I appreciate it.
0:36.2	I'm going up for the John Champion Award next year,
0:38.5	so I hope I have your vote.
0:40.3	Congratulations. So once again, here we are on the supplemental we get to put all the stuff into kind of a unique
0:50.5	episode that doesn't fit into the regular mission log format.
0:54.0	Yeah, this is the place that we get to answer questions that people have posed to us, which we're going to do a little bit later.
0:58.0	We get to play some listener feedback, which we're going to do a little bit later, and we get to talk to some people with some
1:03.7	really interesting stuff to say about Star Trek which we are going to do right now.
1:08.3	If you know the television show Flash forward or the novel on which that television show was based. If you know the novel
1:14.8	calculating God, if you know oh oh hominids, humans and hybrids was a trilogy that
1:21.7	he did. Very exciting today. We're talking right now to
1:26.2	Hugo, Nebula, and John W Campbell Award-winning author Robert J Sawyer.
1:32.0	Rob, it's interesting. We were actually introduced author Robert J. Sawyer. Soir.
1:33.0	Rob, it's interesting.
1:34.0	We were actually introduced through a mutual fan and, uh, or mutual friend rather, and he said,
1:40.0	oh, you have to have Robert J Sawyer on because he's a huge Star Trek fan.
1:45.0	So... I'm guessing that was our buddy James Kerwin. The film...
1:49.0	You would be absolutely right.
1:51.0	We directed Star Trek's own Chase Masterson and the wonderful film
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