Episode 532: The Great Bird of the Galaxy

Show Notes Episode 532: Great Bird of the Galaxy This week Host Dave Bledsoe told us he was going on an Away Mission and might be gone for a while, when he was just really slipping out of the office to get drunk at the nearest dive bar. (Again) On the show this week we celebrate sixty years of Star Trek by examining the man who MADE the show, Leonard Nimoy.  Kidding! We are talking about Gene Roddenberry. Along the way we discover that Dave never had what  it took to study at Star Fleet Academy. (Rich parents) Then we turn to the real hero of this story, without whom we would never have had ANY Star Trek: Lucille Ball.  Finally we meet Gene, Gene goes to war, marries his sweetheart, becomes a Pan Am pilot, an LA Cop and then goes to work in television. (Gene's story sounds like it WAS television!) We see Gene gain acclaim and influence in Hollywood until he gets his big chance: the bang REALLY hot actresses! (Gene seizes the day, trust us!) At last we set the stage for Gene as a cult figure in the future.  (Again, Gene seizes the day.) Our Sponsor this week is Tam O’Shatner’s Toupees, no can tell it isn’t real hair!  We open the show with Gene in his own words and close with Kevin Laurence who just wants Gene to cheer up! Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ The Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehellwereyouthinkingpod/ Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kHmmrjptrq Our Website: https://www.whatthehellpodcast.com Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/6dyohZnRhOo?si=DJgQGkKzoBJSqmU4 Buy Our Stuff: https://www.seltzerkings.com/shop Citations Needed: The Clipper Eclipse… https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/ClipperEclipse-NC88845.htm Star Trek and Racial Ethics: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations https://andrewfiala.com/star-trek-and-racial-ethics-infinite-diversity-in-infinite-combinations/ Wikipedia: Personal life of Gene Roddenberry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_life_of_Gene_Roddenberry Wikipedia: Majel Barrett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majel_Barrett Gene Roddenberry was a sexist pig (and other observations about Star Trek and sex) https://bernoff.com/blog/gene-roddenberry-sexist-pig-observations-star-trek-sex Grace Lee Whitney on Trek, Life - Part I https://www.startrek.com/news/grace-lee-whitney-on-trek-life-part-i Despite Star Trek’s Hyper-Progressive Arcs, Gene Roddenberry Was Branded a “Sexist, manipulative person who disregarded women” by Crew Member https://fandomwire.com/despite-star-treks-hyper-progressive-arcs-gene-roddenberry-was-branded-a-sexist-manipulative-person-who-disregarded-women-by-crew-member/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices