{"id":391,"date":"2026-09-29T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?p=391"},"modified":"2026-09-29T00:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:16:21","slug":"solving-the-coldest-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/podcast\/solving-the-coldest-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving the Coldest Case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than 180 years after the doomed Franklin Expedition vanished into the Canadian Arctic, DNA is giving names back to sailors lost in the ice. As scientists connect human remains to descendants living today, a 25-year-old episode of Star Trek: Voyager offers an unexpected parallel. What happens when the dead aren’t quite finished telling us who they are?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode of “The Prime Detective” was produced and hosted by Grayson Thagard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m participating in the Alzheimer\u2019s Association Walk to End Alzheimer\u2019s, I\u2019m raising awareness and funds to advance the fight against this disease: http:\/\/act.alz.org\/goto\/TVGuyGrayson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music for “The Prime Detective” is composed by Ben Wise: https:\/\/benwise.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website and publishing support thanks to David Moody, Producer: “Let’s Talk About Treks<\/a>” The Podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Original logo for “The Prime Detective” by Julie Hendrickson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode cover art by Jason from Why Kaye Productions. On Instagram @VHS_Jase<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com\/theprimedetective<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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