Rogue Tyger

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One last update for the year (probably) as we let you know about the new shows coming in 2023, starting in January... as well as a couple special marathons to wrap up this year.Music: "Frankincense & Myrrh" by Scott Buckley

Narrowly escaping enemy agents in the Imperial capital on Acheron, the crew of the Tyger search for a safe haven for themselves and Princess Nalini.Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested. Contains sci-fi related action, nasty smells, alcohol drinking as Vic fully avails himself of an open bar, and sudden, but inevitable betrayal.Click here for full show notes.

In space, amid the wrecks of hundreds of past space battles, the Tyger faces an enemy armada. Beneath the Imperial capital on Acheron Prime, the remaining crew try and get Princess Nalini to safety.Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested. Contains sci-fi related action and peril — and Aidan almost says a naughty word.Click here for full show notes.

While the Tyger remains in the Hrageddor system, most of the crew –hidden aboard a Coutharian vessel– have landed covertly on Acheron Prime. Will they be able to escort Princess Nalini al-Zamin to safety?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains crowds, festivals, unpleasant smells, and a key discovery about Coutharian anatomy.Click here for full show notes.

Can the crew of the Tyger deliver Princess Nalini al-Zamin safely to Acheron?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains preconceived notions about other species being challenges, brief juvenile humor about mating, and lots and lots of ships.Click here for full show notes.

Rescuing the Royal Princess Nalini al-Zamin from deadly peril, the Tyger races back to the safety of the core systems.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains both confidence and concerns about the future, expectations of class and caste, plus skimmer refits.Click here for full show notes.

Will the Tyger escape before they are completely surrounded by the ships of the Zenocrate Cartel?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains cunning plans, explosions, a little moustache-twirling, and poetry.Click here for full show notes.

Trapped in a nebula, the crew of the Tyger search for a way out as enemy ships begin to close in.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains regrets about career choices and jewelry repair on the downlow.Click here for full show notes.

Trapped in a nebula surrounded by enemy ships, the crew of the Tyger search for a way to escape.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains expert medical angst, cynical political stratagems, and an important lesson about staying well within jump fields if you want to avoid bodily harm.Click here for full show notes.

Confronted by an old enemy at the edge of a nebula, Captain Macorum must decide to fight or flee.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains space pirates, the sort of skullduggery one might expect space pirates are involved in, and unexpected spaceship maneuvers.Click here for full show notes.

Rescuing the Royal Princess Nalini al-Zamin from deadly peril, the Tyger races back to the safety of the core systems.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains a lot of history of the Imperium, backstory on the characters, and so, so much patience.Click here for full show notes.

On a rescue mission on a distant moon, the crew finds they may have come too late.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains adventure-related action, including slicing, dicing, and blaster fire.Click here for full show notes.

On a rescue mission to a far-off moon, is the crew too late?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains adventure-related peril and thanatological discussions.Click here for full show notes.

On a mission to rescue royal diplomats, the crew journeys to a distant moon. Will they arrive in time?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains pretty much nothing objectionable unless you dislike plots moving forward and hints at character backstories.Click here for full show notes.

Trying to evade the vengeful Sylvia Malabar and her ship, the Silver Star, the crew of the Tyger follow a course given to them by a mysterious robot. Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains mean behavior towards robots, implicit implications of Asimov's laws, and a lotta legalese.Click here for full show notes.

Enling, Tormar, and Aidan have just escaped a wrecked ship before it careens into a minefield. With them is a mysterious robot. But can they be picked up before their enemies aboard the Silver Star get them first?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains zero-G maneuvers, explosions, and possible skullduggery.Complete shows notes are here.

Need a recap of season one before jumping into season two? We have you covered.Rated AD-G for general audience. Contains sci-fi action and peril.

Aidan, Enling, and Tormar are fighting to escape a wrecked courier, aided by a mysterious robot, while Grainne and Reg look for an opening to rescue their crewmates.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains explosions, decompression, and people earnestly trying to kill one another. This is an adventure after all.Click here for full show notes.

On a routine salvage job, Aidan, Enling, and Tormar find themselves trapped on the wreck… with an armed boarding party closing in.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains wushu, passive-aggressive use of particle beam weaponry, and the disturbing realization that one is alone.Click here for full show notes.

Exploring a wrecked courier in a far-off star system, Captain Macorum's old ship, the Silver Star, appears out of nowhere — and her new captain doesn't like competition.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains creepiness, veiled threats, and assorted skulking about.Click here for full show notes.

Far away from the core system, the band of adventurers on board the Tyger have found a wrecked ship in the remote star system of Russahn. But will their search bring them riches or ruin?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains mysterious abandoned ships, veiled threats, and more than a little allusion to backstory.Click here for the full show notes.

Taking leave of the intrigue of Flatrock, the Tyger crew travels far off the beaten path in search of riches. Will they find what they're looking for in the seemingly deserted star system of Russahn?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains anxiety about science fiction tropes involving abandoned ships.Click here for the full show notes.

Aidan finds himself facing down the barrel of blaster in the hands of a dead man — even while agents of the Zenocrate Cartel hunt him and Captain Macorum down in the wilds of the Two-Forty.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains sci-fi action, secrets, and morally ambiguous deals.Click here for the full show notes.

Thanks to a tip by Flatrock fixer Vic Ratha, Aidan and Reg are off to “the Two-Forty,” the artificial moon's nature preserve, where Louie Hardin's partner, Icarus Crane, may be hiding. But how will they find him? And how does Zenocrate factor into it all?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains sci-fi noir related peril and flagrant bribes.Click here for full show notes.

Evading cops and booby traps, Reg and Aidan are left with a dead body and lots of questions. Will a visit to Morgantown and Vic Ratha provide the answers?Rated AD-PG for general audiences. Contains alcohol, corpses, and a bit too much perfume.Click here for full show notes.

The tangled webs continue to be woven this week as the Tyger's crew continue to deal with skullduggery on the Frontier port of Flatrock. What fates await Reg Macorum and his crew, especially Aidan?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains sci-fi noir related peril.Click here for the full show notes

The Tyger has left the Haapsalu system for the celebrated Frontier port of Flatrock. But what fates await Reg Macorum and his crew, especially Aidan?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains sci-fi related peril.Click here for the full show notes.

Finishing repairs in the nick of time, the crew of the Tyger are forced into a desperate plan to escape the Nokari mercenaries closing in on them.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains sci-fi related action and peril, things blowing up, and characters discussing life and death.Click here for full show notes.

The crew of the Tyger race to repair the ship, treat their injured pilot, and come up with a way to escape as the Nokari mercenaries comb the asteroid field looking for them.Rated AD-PG, Parental guidance suggested. Includes the angst and tension you might expect if one were hunted by mercenaries, plus people doing shots of alcohol.Click here for full show notes.

The crew of the Tyger must assess the damage done to their ship and themselves, all while trying to escape the ruthless enemy ships pursuing them.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains fancy flying, sci-fi related peril, and discussion of injuries. The bad guys chasing the Tyger are rather mean after all.Click here for full show notes.

The crew of the Tyger are being pursued by a mysterious ship right after leaving the spaceport of Haapsalu. Are these simple, run-of-the-mill commerce raiders or something more sinister? More to the point, can they escape?Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains adventure, aerobraking, and all sorts of rocketry.Click here for full show notes.

Aidan Vosky, a youth trapped on an uneventful planet in the backwater Haapsalu system longs to travel among the stars. He goes to the spaceport in an effort to join the crew of one of the vessels… but may get more than he bargained for when he meets the crew of the Tyger.Rated AD-G for general audiences. Contains youthful idealism, non-human prejudice, and occasional high g-forces.Click here for full show notes.