The Traveller arrives in Port Taroth ready to begin their journey; and adds a very special recipe to the community archives...

Transcript available at www.monstrousproductions.org/travelling-light/tls01-e001

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Created by H.R. Owen and Matt McDyre.

Written and performed by H.R. Owen

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Every episode of Season 8 - Letters From Chen in one convenient episode for easy binging! 

The Cloudbreather receives a transmission from their home planet, Chen, bringing startling news about what's happened in their absense and begging the question...should they return?   

{Episodes originally aired daily in December 2025/January 2026}

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

featuring Jaz Moore as Commodore Donnell
Davis Cameron as Barfly Mose Calderan
Ejay Hernandez as Elwood Roxine
and Hannah Naiditch as Autumn Paulson

Art by Frankie Novick

Officer Maxwell pulls Annie Maddox into Panic Room Alpha for a highly classified discussion...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick

Life settles back to normal following the departure of the long range shuttle...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick

The Cloudbreather watches as the long range shuttle departs for Chen...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick

Minutes away from their departure, Father Lu joins pilot Claudio Atlos in the cockpit of their long-range shuttle...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick

Passengers aboard the Cloudbreather, preparing for departure back to Chen, say goodbyes to close friends they've made along the way...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick

Officer Maxwell and Bradley Theed hold a stakeout, waiting for the Returners to make their next move...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick

Following news that the Cloudbreather will be splitting up, Father Lu joins Martha Crittle for their weekly tea and gossip session...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick

During a public statement on Deep Space Radio, Captain Donnell is interupted by an important update from Chief Paulson...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick

Doctor Lake heads to a run-down part of the Cloudbreather to gather information about The Returners on behalf of Officer Maxwell...   

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Deep Space Radio is written and produced by Collin Gossel. 

Starring: Brandon Zelman as Security Officer Harold Maxwell
Cate Herrold as Teenager Mercury Theed
Charlie Towle as Father of the Celestial Direction Lu VanHorne
Dan Titmuss as Captain Donnell
Jalen Gilbert as Pilot Claudio Atlos
Juliana LaBarbiera as Computerized Shopkeeper Annie Maddox
Kayla Raelle as Barkeeper Ruth Hatchett
Lex LaRayne as Doctor Effie Lake
Meg Collins as Octogenarian Martha Crittle
Mickey Layson as Head of the PAA Bradley Theed
Molly Gloeckner as Exozoologist Kit Castille
Natalie Sullivan as Engineering Chief Tasha Paulson
Robert Keefe as Professor Ramiro Bolin

Art by Frankie Novick