Since 2017, I have posted the podcast Trekking Through Compliance each summer. Not only am I a full-fledged Trekkie, but there are many of us in the compliance community. To commemorate the 7th anniversary of this series, I have updated each episode with new commentary and insights for the compliance professional and business executive. Each episode is relatively short, coming in at 10 minutes or so. This allows you to get a handle on the storyline and the lessons learned from it. So, even if you have listed and re-listened over the past summers, you will learn something new and revisit one of the most significant TV series ever.

In this podcast series, I explore compliance, leadership, and risk management through the lens of Star Trek – The Original Series in a 79-episode offering. Each podcast reviews the episode’s creative team, story synopsis, and three key lessons learned on compliance, leadership, and governance. If you love Star Trek as I do, this podcast series is for you. I will use three key resources for each offering: (1) Eric’s Excruciatingly Detailed Star Trek (TOS) Plot Summaries, which has plot summaries for every episode; (2) MissionLogPodcast.com, a Rod Roddenberry podcast where  John Champion and Ken Ray explored every episode of Star Trek, the Original Series and (3) Memory Alpha, a great resource for all things Star Trek. Please note that I will use the order of release in this podcast series, so the first episode is the premier TV show on September 10, 1966, The Man Trap. This means that both pilots will appear later in the series. Also, the TV premiers are on a schedule different from the production schedule. So, listen over the next 79 episodes, revisit one of television’s outstanding achievements, and learn how to use Star Trek to improve your corporate compliance program and yourself as a compliance professional. We are going to have some fun.