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From the personal archives of Gene Roddenberry - your weekly deep dive into Star Trek history. Hosted by "Dr. Trek" Larry Nemecek, Executive Producer Rod Roddenberry. See the documents at facebook.com/thetrekfiles For more great podcasts, visit podcasts.roddenberry.com

Jun 28, 2022

Mike DeMeritt returns to The Trek Files to help shed some light on the budgets of Star Trek's first two seasons. Every dollar adds up, and accounting can be creative - so what did that mean to Star Trek's bottom line then and now? 

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Jun 21, 2022

Star Trek producer Fred Freiberger gives Gene Roddenberry an update on scripts for the 1968 season of Star Trek. What's revealed is just as relevant to production today, and we welcome back Assistant Director and longtime Trek insider Michael DeMeritt to shed some light behind the scenes.

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Jun 14, 2022

A detailed budget and a memo from Star Trek producer Bob Justman spell out the very real need to keep on top of production expenses when it came to makeup supplies on TOS. We welcome back Michael Westmore to talk about keeping the ship running and what actors actually steal from the set.

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Jun 7, 2022

"The Tholian Web" started its life as a pitch called "In Essence, Nothing" by Judy Burns. Hear the story of what really motivated pitching to Star Trek when Judy herself joins The Trek Files today to discuss her work on the series!

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