Wake up and smell the Roddenberries

Join Emily and Vee as they dive into the fascinating life and career of Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek. Vee does their very best to tell a coherent story despite Emily's frequent screaming. The cohosts discuss how Roddenberry's legacy of fan interaction can inspire future showrunners.

Topics include: Star Trek, Kirk/Spock, zines, conventions, Gene Roddenberry

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Sources from today's ep:

• Crossover on Fanlore
• Can We Talk About the Mail? I’ve Been Dying to Talk About the Mail by gayfranzkafka
• AO3 Ship Stats 2026 by centreoftheselights
• Gene Roddenberry on Wikipedia
• How Gene Roddenberry Stayed Connected to Fandom Through Letters by Maria Jose and John Tenuto
• Our Kirk/Spock episode
• Kirk/Spock on Wikipedia
• How are Spock and Kirk straight? on Reddit
• Roddenberry commenting on Kirk/Spock on Reddit
• The Roddenberry Footnote on Fanlore

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