Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 8 - "Miri"
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
Roddenberry Entertainment
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2012
⏱️ 58 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, “Miri”, a planet, a plague and a group of 300 year old truants. Throw in an Enterprise away team and what have you got?
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...
In This Episode of MISSION LOG:
-
Story recap and analysis of key moments.
-
A discussion of the moral dilemmas presented.
-
How 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 exclusive access to our Discord community while supporting our show. We continue the episode 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: [email protected] for a chance to be featured during the episode.
Follow us on Social Media:
INSTAGRAM
X
THREADS
FACEBOOK
Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YOUTUBE? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like Mission Log: Prodigy, a Star Trek Prodigy Podcast, Mission Log: The Orville, as well excllusively you can only find on YouTube. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and enjoy our shows in a whole new way!
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 player, leave a review, and join Mission Log on the journey of weekly deep dives into the Star Trek universe.
Produced by Roddenberry Entertainment.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Now entering nerdist.com. |
| 0:05.8 | Mission Log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. |
| 0:33.7 | I'm John Champion. |
| 0:35.1 | And I'm Ken Ray. |
| 0:36.5 | Each week on the Mission Log, we set a course through each episode of Star Trek |
| 0:40.1 | and then radio back a subspace message to say what we found. |
| 0:44.2 | We like to dig into the stories one by one to see if there are morals |
| 0:48.4 | or important bits of wisdom to share with a 21st century audience. |
| 0:53.3 | This week, we're here to bong, bonk you over the head |
| 0:56.5 | with some nuggets of Star Trek knowledge gleaned from the episode, Mary. And by the way, we want to |
| 1:02.0 | hear from you, as much as this may feel like a one-way thing, no, Mission Log is a two-way street. We |
| 1:07.9 | want your comments, your ideas, and your feedback. Get us up on Twitter |
| 1:12.4 | at Missionlogpod pod or email us, Missionlog atroddenberry.com. You can even leave us a voicemail |
| 1:19.3 | on Skype at Missionlog pod or call us at 323-522-5641. Remember, your comments may be played on a future episode of MissionLog. |
| 1:31.5 | And we should, of course, mention the website as well, |
| 1:33.5 | MissionLogpodcast.com. |
| 1:35.8 | Sometimes there are deals there. |
| 1:37.0 | Sometimes it's just neat to see what's happening, what's coming up. |
| 1:39.5 | We've also got our archives there, but those are accessible, |
| 1:41.7 | or accessible, rather, through iTunes as well. |
| 1:44.7 | Missionlogpodcast.com for that. |
| 1:48.4 | Ken, do you think that people will want to listen to our archives after listening to |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in -4562 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
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 2025.