Dec 18, 2025
After seven seasons and one very contested transporter accident, we welcome Voyager executive producer and co-creator of Tuvix, Ken Biller, for a wide-ranging conversation about the legacy of Star Trek: Voyager. Guest co-host Earl Green joins John to explore the creative pressures behind the series finale, the constraints of ’90s television, and how a light-hearted idea about a goofy transporter mix-up became one of Trek’s most morally complex debates. Also: alternate titles, unwritten sequels, and that time Ken was a Jeopardy! answer.
It’s a candid, thoughtful look back from someone who was there from the first season to Endgame.
Hosted by John Champion and Earl Green
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