{"podcast":{"title":"The Trek Files: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast","slug":"the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998","podcast_index_feed_id":6385998,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/112755/rss","website_url":"http://thetrekfiles.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/7/0/9/1709ef3a01266ca0/TTF-Cover-1400x1400.jpg","author":"Roddenberry Entertainment","episode_count":349,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:19:16.461968+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998"},"episode":{"title":"14-18 Exploring Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novel Preface","slug":"14-18-exploring-gene-roddenberry-s-star-trek-the-motion-picture-novel-preface","published_at":"2026-01-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998","url":"https://thetrekfiles.trekfm.libsynpro.com/14-18-exploring-gene-roddenberrys-star-trek-the-motion-picture-novel-preface","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thetrekfiles/14-18_STTMP_novel_preface_1979.mp3?dest-id=631303","summary":"Writer/producer Mike Sussman returns to The Trek Files with a personal favorite: the creative and very meta preface to Gene Roddenberry's novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture . In it, Gene (writing as himself and as Admiral Kirk) casts the original Star Trek series as a fictionalized dramatization of real events. Wait… what? Join Mike and Larry Nemecek as they unpack Roddenberry's playful (and possibly defensive) retcon of Trek canon, written at a time when Gene was emerging as a sci-fi thought leader in the post- Star Wars , post-lecture-circuit era. It's Roddenberry as revisionist historian, spinning group consciousness, mind control revolts, and alternate human evolution… all in the introduction to his own movie tie-in novel. You may never look at the \"real\" Kirk, or Trek canon, the same way again. Documents and additional references: Admiral Kirk's Preface , Star Trek: The Motion Picture novelization by Gene Roddenberry (1979) Reference: Star Trek: The Motion Picture novelization – Memory Alpha The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-sc enes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today !","meta_description":"Writer/producer Mike Sussman returns to The Trek Files with a personal favorite: the creative and very meta preface to Gene Roddenberry's novelization of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-trek-files-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast-6385998/episodes/14-18-exploring-gene-roddenberry-s-star-trek-the-motion-picture-novel-preface/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}