Skyjacks: Episode 167

Jonnit works to get his bearings and understand the rules of the wood. While trying to protect his loved ones he ends up returning to a nightmare he just relived a few weeks ago. Travis has an awkward visit with his estranged mother, just in time for the holidays. CONTENT NOTE Main Show: disorienting imagery, … Read more

Skyjacks: Episode 166

Travis struggles with his newfound necromantic control over Orimar’s body and finds himself in the least comforting place that could be called “home.” The Uhuru crew awakens in the heart of the wood finding themselves separated from the ship and each other. They work to get their bearings and get to safety. CONTENT NOTE Main … Read more

Skyjacks: Episode 165

With a little help from Dref, Travis finds a way to help Orimar’s body keep clinging to the edges of life and movement. Gable struggles through pain and disorientation to help Jonnit, but all is not as it appears. Elsewhere Jonnit tries to unravel one of the mysteries of the Queen’s Wood. While Orimar struggles … Read more

Skyjacks: Episode 164

The crew of the Uhuru awakens deep in the heart of what to most a sprawling and unfamiliar wood. To one member though, it is all too familiar. They do not know how long they have been sleeping, how far they have traveled, or what awaits them within the lurking roots and branches. To make … Read more

Skyjacks: Post Akaron Q&A

James answers listener questions after the Akaron arc of Skayjacks. SKYJACKS: CALL OF THE SKY SKYJACKS SETTING ZINE BLACK LIVES MATTER Find And Donate to a Local Bail Fund MAILING LIST If you want to be notified about our upcoming soundtrack, setting information, games, live shows, or anything else related to Skyjacks, join our mailing … Read more

Skyjacks: Episode 163

Orimar and Sifa reunite for a quiet moment amidst the Gobblenacht festivities. The Captain shares the new direction of his grand ambitions and the Bandit Queen cautions his pursuit. In the second half, James breaks down the now-finished arc! CONTENT NOTE Broken relationships, discussion of the arc’s characters and themes including separated families, absent parents, … Read more

Skyjacks: Episode 162

Gable helps Travis open some mail. The Kessler family reels from the news that their family was not destroyed but simply fractured. Everyone stands between a painful past and a fraught future trying to find the strength to keep moving. CONTENT NOTE Trauma, extreme anxiety, extreme guilt, separated family, absent parent, capitalism/colonialism forcing a family … Read more

Skyjacks: Episode 161

After the running of the turkeys, Jonnit and Zannah complete their coming-of-age ceremony to discover a long anguished secret. Travis receives a letter from Margaret, a large duck, a letter for Gable, and mysterious oddments from an old friend. CONTENT NOTE Extreme guilt, separated family, being failed by a parent, arguments, heavy family tension NETHER … Read more

Skyjacks: Episode 160

Gobblenoct begins in earnest with the running of the Turkeys. Jonnit and Zanah run alongside Orimar and Douglas towards adulthood and their futures. Someone arrives during the festivities with a very important message for Travis. CONTENT NOTE dangerous coming of age ceremonies,  kids growing up feelings, taking kid to a bar, if you don’t know … Read more

Skyjacks: Episode 159

Zannah arrives and everyone starts to wind down from the intensity of the Red Feather attack. Gable scolds Travis for being careless and putting Jonnit’s ambitions at risk. The Kessler siblings take a moment to discuss the tension surrounding their sibling rivalry. Douglas takes a moment to think about his babies growing up. Then everyone … Read more