In the hunt for a crime boss's murderer, Detective Juno Steel and Agent Rex Glass have ended up somewhere very peculiar: a game show.Well, it should be peculiar. But in the house of the Kanagawas, Hyperion City's premier crime-family-slash-ente

1.01: Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask (Part 1)

2 2 Mar 16th, 2016 40m 46s

(Note: this episode is a rewrite, recasting, and remaster of the original "Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask (Part 1)," and is our recommended jumping-on point for the series. If you're curious about changes made, the original versi

1.18: Juno Steel and the Final Resting Place

1 1 Nov 8th, 2016 46m 5s

In all likelihood, this is the end. The only question is: the end of how much?The end of Juno Steel… that’s pretty likely. Alone in a Martian tomb, Peter Nureyev gone, and Miasma’s experiments drawing to a close. Juno will outlive his usefulnes

1.15: Juno Steel and the Train From Nowhere (Part 2)

1 1 Oct 4th, 2016 42m 25s

Somewhere in this desert lies the greatest weapon Mars has ever seen. It’s on board the Utgard Express, a mobile lockbox that shatters the speed of sound at its slowest setting, a train that no one has ever entered… until today.The plan is set.

1.14: Juno Steel and the Train From Nowhere (Part 1)

1 1 Sep 20th, 2016 41m 4s

He arrived in the night: Peter Nureyev, the burglar who got away, the thief Juno Steel couldn’t catch.Until he returned, things had been so simple: solving crimes, chasing a killer with her eye on Ancient Martian artifacts, and not letting pers

1.17: Peter Nureyev and the Angel of Brahma (Part 2)

1 1 Oct 25th, 2016 30m 14s

Who is Peter Nureyev?The question has dogged Juno Steel, Private Eye for six months now, ever since he first met that master of disguises. It doesn’t help that he changes identities like most people change clothes: Rex Glass, Duke Rose, Miasma’

1.12: Juno Steel and the Midnight Fox (Part 2)

Aug 16th, 2016 33m 57s

Detective Juno Steel didn’t want to end up at a party tonight – in fact, he never wants to end up at a party – but he’s not exactly in a position to turn down the invitation. Juno's client, Valles Vicky, is here, too, and her former lover Ingri

1.11: Juno Steel and the Midnight Fox (Part 1)

1 Aug 2nd, 2016 43m 36s

Valles Vicky’s Vixen Valley is your one-stop shop if you’re interested in fine dining, good conversation, beautiful people, and contraband from across the galaxy. Juno Steel needs the last on that list: he’s after a killer with an eye for Ancie

Bonus

BONUS: The Thief Among Us

1 Feb 21st, 2017 10m 20s

When Blair Rockridge, Olympus Mons trillionaire, receives a letter from a thief threatening to steal her priceless collection, she immediately calls in the best private detective money can buy. Granted, he is a little eccentric--but he's the be

1.03: Shaken

2 Apr 12th, 2016 33m 58s

Louise Serling is a talented young painter with a bright future and promising artistic career in front of her. But Louise's family history holds a dreadful secret; can she conceal it from the world, or will the truth shake her life to its very

1.05: Juno Steel and the Prince of Mars (Part 2)

1 May 10th, 2016 43m 30s

The Prince of Mars, the mascot of Saffron Pharmaceuticals, is the worst witness a detective could hope for. The Prince has an imagination like a runaway train: when he tells the story, drizzles come out hurricanes and a fender-bender comes out

1.06: The Coyote of the Painted Plains

1 2 May 24th, 2016 43m 56s

They warned her about the bandits, but Mary Anne didn’t listen. She was engaged, she said; her fiancée was moving to Crossroads, and even if Crossroads was crawling with bandits, she didn’t have much of a choice. Sheriff Beau Richmond asked her

1.04: Juno Steel and the Prince of Mars (Part 1)

1 Apr 26th, 2016 28m 43s

After an explosive murder case gone wrong, Detective Juno Steel is in the market for some slower work. His next client promises something quiet: a routine find-the-cheating-husband job. Well… it should be routine. But if your missing man heads

Holiday Special: The Miracle of Eight

2 Dec 15th, 2020 38m 33s

In the days following the fall of the First Citadel, humanity's last survivors looked to their Saints for guidance through drought, exhaustion, and famine. And many, many years later, four humans and a lizard-bug-man-thing found themselves with

2.09: Juno Steel and the Dragon's Den (Part 2)

1 Jul 18th, 2017 40m 14s

Illusions run wild in Polaris Park, whether they be holograms or robotics or secrets and lies. But here's something that's not illusory: Juno and Rita are in danger. Security chief Yasmin Swift, who was supposedly leading the investigation on a

2.08: Juno Steel and the Dragon's Den (Part 1)

1 Jul 4th, 2017 38m 11s

Someone is out to kill Ramses O'Flaherty -- and whoever they are, they should be here. A killer called this home, but it isn't any kind of home Juno's ever seen before. This is a place where the impossible happens, where an ancient heroine walk

2.02: Juno Steel and the Kitty-Cat Caper (Part 2)

1 Apr 11th, 2017 41m 21s

Juno Steel’s first day back on the job has started well: he’s outnumbered, cornered, and almost certainly going to be killed any second now. Just life as usual in the PI business.This case may be typical, but the solution will prove anything bu

1.16: Peter Nureyev and the Angel of Brahma (Part 1)

1 1 Oct 25th, 2016 25m 31s

2.05: Juno Steel and the Lesson Learned (Part 2)

1 May 23rd, 2017 38m 5s

Mick Mercury is a walking disaster, and appropriately enough, he’s picked a disaster of a case to drop in on. In his attempt to prevent a murder, Juno Steel’s added two potential victims: Mick Mercury… and himself.Welcome to the Penumbra, dear

2.04: Juno Steel and the Lesson Learned (Part 1)

1 May 9th, 2017 45m 49s

Working for a man as connected as Ramses O’Flaherty means access to places nobody else gets to go… or wants to, as it turns out. Because on this case Ramses is sending Juno into the Fortezza, Hyperion City’s prison for criminal genius, to stop

1.08: Juno Steel and the Day That Wouldn't Die (Part 2)

1 Jun 21st, 2016 41m 52s

It’s been a day of unpleasant surprises for Detective Juno Steel. He didn't expect to spend his day off down in the sewers, that’s for sure. He didn’t expect to go back to the town he’d grown up in and run away from, either. He didn’t expect to

1.07: Juno Steel and the Day That Wouldn't Die (Part 1)

1 Jun 7th, 2016 44m 2s

They thought they’d gotten away with it.They were just kids when it happened. Juno Steel, Sasha Wire, and Mick Mercury – they were just kids when they did it. It was supposed to be a game, the kind kids play when there are no adults around to t

3.21: Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond (Part 1)

Nov 24th, 2020 1h 1m

Juno Steel has been feeling a little out-of-body, lately. Kind of like... well, it's been so busy he hasn't even had time to listen to his own thoughts. But the day of a wedding demands reflection: on where we came from, and where we are going.

2.01: Juno Steel and the Kitty-Cat Caper (Part 1)

1 Mar 28th, 2017 35m 3s

Detective Steel is in a slump, and Maia King might have just the case to bring him out of it. One problem: half the case is going to be figuring out what the case even is, because if Ms. King is to be believed, the culprit would have to be… wel

Bonus

BONUS: The Rita Minute 2--The Rita Detective Agency

1 Nov 29th, 2016 9m 25s

A thrilling adventure in the life of Rita, Private Eye.Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. If you miss us between episodes, remember to follow us on Facebook (The Penumbra Podcast), Twitter (@thepenumbrapod), an