{"id":364,"date":"2026-09-15T03:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?p=364"},"modified":"2026-09-15T05:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:16:30","slug":"season-two-episode-zero-origin-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/podcast\/season-two-episode-zero-origin-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Season Two, Episode Zero: Origin Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4391\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-364-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/Introduction-9_13_26_5_46_PM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/Introduction-9_13_26_5_46_PM.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/Introduction-9_13_26_5_46_PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/Introduction-9_13_26_5_46_PM.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?powerpress_pinw=364-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/3955803\/content.blubrry.com\/3955803\/Introduction-9_13_26_5_46_PM.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Introduction-9_13_26_5_46_PM.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-4d3dd11d-3525-4c39-8e8a-da2020468a27\"><br>Before season two officially begins, I thought it was time to properly introduce myself. From small-market radio, to more than two decades at CNN and HLN, to my lifelong love of Star Trek, this is the unlikely, abridged, story of how a podcast about the moments when real life harmonizes with science fiction came to be. Plus, a preview of the stories ahead in season two.<br><br>Related listening: This episode mentions the Star Trek connection found in the official record of the JonBen\u00e9t Ramsey investigation. Hear the full Season One episode here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/TheStarbaseCipher\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/TheStarbaseCipher<\/a><br><br>Credits:<br>\u2022 This episode of &#8220;The Prime Detective&#8221; was produced and hosted by Grayson Thagard.<br>\u2022 Music for &#8220;The Prime Detective&#8221; is composed by Ben Wise: <a href=\"https:\/\/benwise.bandcamp.com\/\">https:\/\/benwise.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><br>\u2022 Website and publishing support thanks to David Moody, Producer: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.letstalkabouttreks.com\/\">Let&#8217;s Talk About Treks<\/a>&#8221; The Podcast.<br>\u2022 Original logo for &#8220;The Prime Detective&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/julie-hendrickson-4096332\/\">Julie Hendrickson<\/a>.<br>\u2022 Buy me a coffee: <a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/theprimedetective\">buymeacoffee.com\/theprimedetective<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before season two officially begins, I thought it was time to properly introduce myself. 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