Part one of Mission Inaction, focusing on Nano Ranger, based on a song chosen by his player. The 'Sentai of Little Shibuya' reality TV show is looking for some new talent and Tokusatsu hero-in-training Nano Ranger is perfect for the role... if he can keep his nerves in check. On this episode is Paolo as Nano Ranger, Ashley as Xandria and Ray as Raz Mataz

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The Talent Agency 13.1: Inaction

Part two of Mission Critic's Choice (Future Bass Remix) - an adaptation of the mission from the Shadowrun Anarchy: Chicago Chaos sourcebook. Raz Mataz and Xandria dive further into the not-so-abandoned Genesis Studios in Chicago. Blending in with the gang that have taken up residence will take some serious anime knowledge. Oh, and keeping one's outfit clean is of utmost importance.

The Talent Agency 12.2: Critic's Choice (Future Bass Remix)

Emerging from the depths, it's a new episode of The Talent Agency! To highlight Chicago Chaos, a splatbook for Shadowrun Anarchy, we run one of the new missions from that book! Raz Mataz and Xandria take a trip to the US to recover the property deeds for a burned-out film studio. Raz makes peace with the morals of his contacts. Xandria has a terse word with her jester.

The Talent Agency 12.1: Critic's Choice (Future Bass Remix)

The final part of Mission 3030, run in Hard Wired Island. With their information and resources gathered, Soyeoung, Maru and Junior infiltrate the underground auction run by the Terabyte Boiz; encountering corporate infidelity, grey ops technology and mediocre catering. A bumper-length episode of two hours, this session is Totally Orbsome.

The Talent Agency B-Sides 5.3: 3030 (Hard Wired Island)

Part Two of Mission 3030 run in Hard Wired Island! Maru, Soyeong and Junior investigate into the rowdy (and faintly useless) hacker gang the Terabyte Boiz and their hunt for the mysterious entity known as Architect Dreams. In their preparations they find a long-legged robot in a nightclub, get called out for performative wokeness and bluff about knowing where the cool kids hang out.

The Talent Agency B-Sides 5.2: 3030 (Hard Wired Island)

Welcome to The Talent Agency B-Sides, where we drift from Shadowrun into other systems! This time - Hard Wired Island. Life is hard on The Beanstalk - the space elevator stretching from the middle of the US to the Moon. Soyeong, Maru and Junior live one day at a time on the Marsha Stretch, a small LGBTQ+ community on the 7th Station Ring. But the threat of gentrification and replacement by robotics company Im-X and the rowdy techno-gang the Terabyte Boiz are going to make fighting the power just that little bit harder.

The Talent Agency B-Sides 5.1: 3030 (Hard Wired Island)

The final part of Mission Ashes in the Snow. With the Wonderland theme park investigated, Raz Mataz and Spurz put their plan to humiliate a politician into action. But they're not the only person with eyes set on the scheduled speech going poorly...

The Talent Agency 11.3: Ashes in the Snow

The second part of Mission Ashes in the Snow. Raz Mataz and Spurs sneak into the Wonderland theme park on the outskirts of Lisbon disguised as security. They try to dig up dirt on their politician target, but they find something maybe more insidious...

The Talent Agency 11.2: Ashes in the Snow

Part 1 of Mission Ashes in the Snow, song choice chosen by Ray/Raz Mataz. After many months working away from Phantom Arts Entertainment, Raz and Spurs have a chance reunion at a drive-in film festival. But there's no time to rest, ORPHEUS has her eyes on a bizarre theme park in Lisbon, Portugal and a politician's speech there is the perfect time to strike.

The Talent Agency 11.1: Ashes in the Snow

The final part of mission My Wife Who I Still Love. Alice, Data von Tase and Xandria crash the Pyramid artist-signing mixer at the Louvre but are still wary of the mysterious music-making culprit that has been haunting them.

The Talent Agency 10.3: My Wife Who I Still Love

Part two of Mission My Wife, Who I Still Love. Alice, Data von Tase and Alexandria sneak ex-producer Sandi Sugimura into the offices of CadenceBank Europe to find out more about the weird songs that are haunting her at every turn.

The Talent Agency 10.2: My Wife, Who I Still Love

Part one of Mission My Wife, Who I Still Love, based around the song choice of Jon, playing Alice. An ex-music producer and AI designer, Sandi Sugimura, hasn't slept in the last two days. She's been getting these weird phonecalls at all hours with disturbing-yet-relaxing audio. Alice, Data von Tase and Alexandria fly to Paris to investigate.

The Talent Agency 10.1: My Wife, Who I Still Love

The dramatic conclusion to Mission Prototype. This infiltration of an art gallery really isn't going to plan, and the gang get desperate. Alexandria offers mercy. Papaya has coffee-scented blood on her hands. Data Von Tase makes a cruel choice.

The Talent Agency 9.3: Prototype

Part two of Mission Prototype. With preparations made, the gang make a move on the art gallery premiere of Spider Byte 4: Noire Widow. Papaya makes damn fine coffee. Xandria protects the women's bathroom. Data Von Tase doesn't care for vodka-caviar.

The Talent Agency 9.2: Prototype

It's been a fabulous year producing The Talent Agency and as a member of the Shadowrun Actual Play podcast community I was invited to a roundtable with a bunch of other wonderful creators to talk about our work and what Shadowrun means to us. This Roundtable was hosted by The Shadowcasters Network. You can find a video version of this panel on their Twitch and Youtube.

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