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Podcast: Richard Syrett's Strange Planet
Episode: 1062 Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry and the Council of Nine
Description: EPISODE #1062 STAR TREK CREATOR GENE RODDENBERRY AND THE COUNCIL OF NINERichard welcomes journalist/author Mary Joyce to discuss whether Gene Roddenberry was receiving his inspiration for Star Trek, the television series, from a group of otherworldly entities known as The Council of Nine.GUEST: Mary Joyce has worked for two major metropolitan newspapers - The Orlando Sentinel in Florida as an artist and columnist, and The Oakland Press in Michigan as a Sunday magazine editor and then feature editor. On the side, she’s written magazine articles and books. Since 2008, she has been the mai...