# The Trek Files: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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Official site: http://thetrekfiles.com
Author: Roddenberry Entertainment
Episodes: 349

## Resource

Your weekly deep-dive into the archives of Roddenberry Entertainment, from the personal files of Gene Roddenberry. Each week, "Dr. Trek" himself, Larry Nemecek, and his guest host will take a behind-the-scenes look at documents that haven't been viewed in decades—many being revealed publicly for the very first time!

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## Episodes
- [15-11 The Next Generation Before Picard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-11-the-next-generation-before-picard) — 2026-07-21T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-10 Star Trek II Retakes: The Scenes That Changed The Wrath of Khan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-10-star-trek-ii-retakes-the-scenes-that-changed-the-wrath-of-khan) — 2026-07-14T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-9 No Landing Gear Required - The Origin of Star Trek's Transporter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-9-no-landing-gear-required-the-origin-of-star-trek-s-transporter) — 2026-07-07T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-8 Rewriting Joan Crawford](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-8-rewriting-joan-crawford) — 2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-7 Majel's Vision - Lwaxana in the 24th Century, Revisited](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-7-majel-s-vision-lwaxana-in-the-24th-century-revisited) — 2026-06-23T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-6 How an Official Star Trek Stage Show Nearly Reached Broadway](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-6-how-an-official-star-trek-stage-show-nearly-reached-broadway) — 2026-06-16T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-5 Inside the 1994 UK Star Trek Stage Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-5-inside-the-1994-uk-star-trek-stage-show) — 2026-06-09T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-4 The Face of First Contact](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-4-the-face-of-first-contact) — 2026-06-02T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-3 Star Trek IV Call Sheets and B-Tank Memories with Effects Artist Stuart Ziff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-3-star-trek-iv-call-sheets-and-b-tank-memories-with-effects-artist-stuart-ziff) — 2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-2 Stuart Ziff on the Troubled Effects Production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-2-stuart-ziff-on-the-troubled-effects-production-of-star-trek-the-motion-picture) — 2026-05-22T07:00:00+00:00
- [15-1 Tawny Newsome on the Lost Lwaxana Troi Sitcom Pitch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/15-1-tawny-newsome-on-the-lost-lwaxana-troi-sitcom-pitch) — 2026-05-19T07:00:00+00:00
- [14-24 Denise Crosby on Auditioning for TNG: How Macha Hernandez Became Tasha Yar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-24-denise-crosby-on-auditioning-for-tng-how-macha-hernandez-became-tasha-yar) — 2026-02-17T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-23 Star Trek IV's Lost Saavik Scene with Robin Curtis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-23-star-trek-iv-s-lost-saavik-scene-with-robin-curtis) — 2026-02-10T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-22 How 'The Chase' Inspired Star Trek: Discovery's Final Season](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-22-how-the-chase-inspired-star-trek-discovery-s-final-season) — 2026-02-03T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-21 Questor Rebooted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-21-questor-rebooted) — 2026-01-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-20 How Star Trek: The Next Generation Built a Believable Warp Drive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-20-how-star-trek-the-next-generation-built-a-believable-warp-drive) — 2026-01-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-19 The Book That Launched a Franchise Revival](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-19-the-book-that-launched-a-franchise-revival) — 2026-01-13T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-18 Exploring Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novel Preface](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-18-exploring-gene-roddenberry-s-star-trek-the-motion-picture-novel-preface) — 2026-01-06T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-17 How Star Trek TNG's Tech Stayed (Almost) Scientifically Accurate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-17-how-star-trek-tng-s-tech-stayed-almost-scientifically-accurate) — 2025-12-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-16 The Breen, From TNG to Discovery: Trek Writer Carlos Cisco Explains](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-16-the-breen-from-tng-to-discovery-trek-writer-carlos-cisco-explains) — 2025-12-23T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-15 What really happened to Jonathan Archer after Enterprise?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-15-what-really-happened-to-jonathan-archer-after-enterprise) — 2025-12-16T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-14 Designing Voyager with Rick Sternbach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-14-designing-voyager-with-rick-sternbach) — 2025-12-09T17:35:00+00:00
- [14-13 Roddenberry Family Album – Stories from the Inside](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-13-roddenberry-family-album-stories-from-the-inside) — 2025-12-02T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-12 Fan Letters and Fandom Flashpoints – November 1986](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-12-fan-letters-and-fandom-flashpoints-november-1986) — 2025-11-25T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-11 Interface, Probes, and Saying Goodbye](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-11-interface-probes-and-saying-goodbye) — 2025-11-18T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-10 Your Move, Doug – First Contact with TNG](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-10-your-move-doug-first-contact-with-tng) — 2025-11-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [14-9 From Saving Trek to Shaping It – Doug Drexler's Journey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-9-from-saving-trek-to-shaping-it-doug-drexler-s-journey) — 2025-11-04T07:00:00+00:00
- [14-8 Majel, Lincoln Enterprises, and Life Behind the Table](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-8-majel-lincoln-enterprises-and-life-behind-the-table) — 2025-10-28T07:00:00+00:00
- [14-7 The True One – Cash Edwards and the Early Days of TNG](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-7-the-true-one-cash-edwards-and-the-early-days-of-tng) — 2025-10-21T07:00:00+00:00
- [14-6 Star Trekkies Maintain the Faith – 50 Years of Fandom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-6-star-trekkies-maintain-the-faith-50-years-of-fandom) — 2025-10-14T07:00:00+00:00
- [14-5 Animated, Allegorical, and Ahead of Its Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-5-animated-allegorical-and-ahead-of-its-time) — 2025-10-07T07:00:00+00:00
- [14-4 Hugh, Borg, and the Burden of Lore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-4-hugh-borg-and-the-burden-of-lore) — 2025-09-30T07:00:00+00:00
- [14-3 Artifacts and Aspirations – Trek's Smithsonian Legacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/14-3-artifacts-and-aspirations-trek-s-smithsonian-legacy) — 2025-09-23T07:00:00+00:00

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