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. Mission Log is In the Flesh.

529 - In the Flesh

Dayton Ward: Pliable Truths.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The best tie-in fiction is something that takes the reader on a journey they never knew they needed to go on and transforms the way they look at the source material forever when they are done. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Jonathan Koan welcome author Dayton Ward to talk about his new Star Trek: The Next Generation book, Pliable Truths. We discuss the genesis of the book, Picard’s struggle, similar themes and true evil, an inconvenient truth, the O’Briens, cameos, the Oceanside, capital Qs, the end, where to find and what’s next plus our final thoughts. Feature: Dayton Ward Idea for the Book (00:03:11) Picard’s Struggle (00:08:01) Similar Themes and True Evil (00:10:50) Inconvenient Truth (00:20:07) The O’Briens (00:27:36) Cameos (00:34:22) The Oceanside (00:39:53) Capital Qs (00:45:30) The End (00:49:05) Where to Find and What’s Next (00:55:35) Final Thoughts (01:01:42) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Hosts Matthew Rushing and Jonathan Koan&nbsp; Guest&nbsp; Dayton Ward Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Literary Treks 376: I Didn’t Know I Needed That

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. There are so many stories to tell in the universe of Star Wars and animation had become one of the best tools to help fill in those gaps in character’s stories that make their arcs just that much richer. In this crossover with Aggressive Negotiations, Matthew Rushing and John Mills talk about Tales of the Empire. We discuss something different, the arcs for Morgan Elsbeth and Barriss Offee as well as give our ratings for the series.&nbsp; Chapters Something Different (00:02:51) Morgan Elsbeth Arc (00:05:21) Barriss Offee Arc (00:26:56) Ratings (00:50:08) Hosts Matthew Rushing and John Mills&nbsp; Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm

The 602 Club 470: It Clouds Your Judgment

While Samantha Wildman struggles for her life on a dangerous away mission, Naomi escapes into the comfort of a holodeck fairytale. Neelix wants to hide the truth from Voyager's youngest, but Naomi sees through the illusion. Once Upon a Time... on Mission Log. Sponsored by  - take an additional 10% off with checkout code MISSIONLOG

530 - Once Upon a Time

Harry Kim has a message for Harry Kim, but first he's got to send it back in time before a terrible accident doomed Voyager and its crew to perish on an icy world. Timeless goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by  - take 10% off your order with code MISSIONLOG Special thanks to guest star Garrett Wang

531 - Timeless

IF. John Krasinski is known for his stand-out role in The Office as Jim Halpert but in the last few years he’s become known as a fine director of films with original ideas.&nbsp; In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about IF. We discuss coming into the movie, dealing with loss, childhood, our favorite IF, the cast, the music, being family friendly and our ratings.&nbsp; Chapters Coming Into the Movie (00:02:44) Dealing With Loss (00:06:29) Childhood (00:18:03) A Favorite IF (00:29:11) Cailey Fleming (00:31:35) Ryan Reynolds (00:34:35) John Krasinski (00:38:25) Fiona Shaw (00:40:51) Alan Kim (00:42:54) The Music (00:43:31) Family Friendly (00:45:29) Ratings (00:48:52) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris&nbsp; Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)&nbsp; Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm

The 602 Club 471: The True Depth

“Bounty” 20th-anniversary reflections The Empire never forgets its enemies. That’s something Jonathan Archer learns when he decides to trust a surprisingly friendly Tellarite offering vacationing tips. Turns out he’s a bounty hunter working for the Klingons, who still haven’t forgiven Archer for escaping from Rura Penthe. The Enterprise crew sets out on a mission to rescue their captain but find it difficult to focus while T’Pol runs around the ship in her skivvies trying to mate with everyone. In this episode of Warp Five, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 20th-anniversary retrospective that takes you through all of Star Trek: Enterprise, one episode at a time. In this installment, we continue Season 2 with “Bounty” as we discuss how the story marks the end of the show’s original concept, sets a course for serialization, adds texture to pon farr, and proves that Tellarites are terrible travel guides. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Bringing Back the Tellarites (00:02:20) The End of the Original Concept (00:09:38) All In on Serialization (00:17:37) Fleshing Out Pon Farr (00:23:34) Sexualizing T’Pol (00:31:07) Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:36:58) Closing (00:39:14) Hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)

Warp Five 252: Bitten by the Love Bug

Seven of Nine has company. After a couple of decades assimilating beings in her life as a Borg, the voices of her former victims are competing for attention in her head. The cause is a piece of Borg tech baited by another pieces who want to wipe them out for good, but will they spare Seven? Infinite Regress goes into the Mission Log. Hosted by John Champion and Earl Green Support us on Patreon for our unedited shows and exclusive access to the Mission Log Discord! Join today at  Follow all the great shows at Roddenberry Podcasts -

532 - Infinite Regress

Meet Crell Moset: a charming, brilliant scientist who is conjured up in the holodeck by Voyager's Doctor to assist with the complicated task of removing an alien parasite from B'Elanna. She isn't pleased at all to see this new Cardassian character on board. Making matters worse, the real Crell's history taints his valuable research leading B'Elanna to prefer death over complicity. Nothing Human goes into the Mission Log. Hosted by John Champion and Holly Amos Sponsored by  - get three months free with subscription! Sponsored by  - take 10% off your order with checkout code MISSIONLOG

533 - Nothing Human

Inside Out 2. Pixar has struggle to find an audience recently has many of its releases were relegated to Disney Plus, but secondly the films were not connecting with audiences in the same ways its golden age offerings had. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Inside Out 2. We discuss going back inside, growing up, core beliefs, driven inward, toxic emotions, navigating life, new voices, mining the mind and our ratings.&nbsp; Chapters Back Inside (00:02:04) Growing Up (00:06:13) Core Beliefs (00:12:38) Driven Inward (00:22:14) Toxic Emotions (00:24:55) Navigate Life (00:33:44) New Voices (00:41:43) Mining the Mind (00:49:28) Ratings (00:53:38) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris&nbsp; Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)&nbsp; Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm

The 602 Club 472: This is Your Life

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Literary Treks 376: I Didn’t Know I Needed That

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