The Penumbra Podcast

You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION.

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 18: The Man Behind Me.

The living contestants finally get the chance to grieve. Anouk remembers her childhood.

Cast:

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Joshua Ilon as "Dennis Cruz"

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Jamie McGonagill as Ms. Vasquez

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Brandon M. Reeves as the Lots and Lots of Guns Announcer

Stewart Evan Smith as Taylor Kelley

Alexander Stravinski as The Host

(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)

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You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.

On staff at the Penumbra:

Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Operations

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

-Death

-References to torture and assault

-Sexism, racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia

-Situations evoking grooming and sexual assault

-Gaslighting and manipulation

-Sudden loud noises

-Mentions of gun violence and death

-Gore and body horror

-Self-harm

-Stalking

-Child death (referenced, not shown)

-Child abuse

-Social ostracization

-Financial abuse

-Mass death and suicide

Please consider supporting our ability to continue making this show! We're independent and rely on your funding to buy the time and talent to write, direct, compose, product, act, and so much more for this show. You can find us at:

thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com

or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

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As we enter the last couple weeks of our spring break, here's an episode of our companion podcast, "Wet Hot American Doomsday," normally reserved for Supercast and Patreon supporters only! Harley and Kevin took the opportunity of our tenth episode of Thirst to talk about the making of the show.

This is just a taste of what you'll find at The Penumbra: SPECIAL EDITION, which you can subscribe to on Supercast or Patreon. Please consider subscribing if you can--since times are tough for everyone, we've lost a lot of financial support and we're really teetering on the edge of being able to continue making the show. Indie art needs your help to survive!

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the in-universe commercials from the first 17 episodes of THIRST, now compiled in one place. Ever wanted to just sit down and immerse yourself in the experience of flipping channels in the worst possible timeline? Want to get your friend to listen to Thirst but having them start with a full episode seems like too big an ask? Now you can listen to just the commercials, back to back to back! Enjoy, and don't forget to let us know which commercial is your favorite.

(Note: Episode 1 doesn't have a commercial, and episode 17's commercial is a continuation of the larger story, so TECHNICALLY this is just commercials 2-16, but you get what we mean.)

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

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Since we're on spring break from releasing Thirst episodes, please enjoy this episode of our companion podcast, "Wet Hot American Doomsday," normally reserved for Supercast and Patreon supporters only! We talked with Joshua Ilon (Dennis Cruz) about the events of Thirst episode 4, "Duck!", as well as reality TV, a subject near and dear to his heart.

This is just a taste of what you'll find at The Penumbra: SPECIAL EDITION, which you can subscribe to on Supercast or Patreon. Please consider subscribing if you can--since times are tough for everyone, we've lost a lot of financial support and we're really teetering on the edge of being able to continue making the show. Indie art needs your help to survive!

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION.

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 17: We Both Shall Live.

Here comes the....

Cast:

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Joshua Ilon as "Dennis Cruz"

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Jamie McGonagill as Mrs. Murdock

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Marc Pierre as "Gaylord Murdock"

Brandon M. Reeves as Caller 1

Stewart Evan Smith as Taylor Kelley

Alexander Stravinski as The Host

(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)

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You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.

On staff at the Penumbra:

Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Operations

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

-Body horror

-Parasites, disease, pests, etcetera

-Violence and threats of violence

-Nonconsensual romantic and sexual scenarios

-Manipulation and “mind control”

-Violence towards animals

-Deep bodies of water

-Sudden loud noises

-Fire, explosives, weaponry

-Blood and gore

-Abuse of power/authority

-Restraint against one’s will

-Pursuit/being hunted or chased

-Vomiting

-Sexism, transphobia, homophobia

-Implications of domestic abuse

-Suicide/self-harm

-Dead bodies

-Deception and gaslighting

Please consider supporting our ability to continue making this show! We're independent and rely on your funding to buy the time and talent to write, direct, compose, product, act, and so much more for this show. You can find us at:

thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com

or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For more, listen to How I Died.

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION.

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 16: Cutthroat.

A nature hike turns violent.

Cast:

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Mary

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang and Joe

Stewart Evan Smith as Taylor Kelley

Alexander Stravinski as The Host and Abraham

(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)

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You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.

On staff at the Penumbra:

Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Operations

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

-Physical and bodily trauma

-Choking and suffocating noises

-Violence and threats of violence

-Implied cruelty towards animals

-Hypnosis, mind control

-Unwanted sexual advances

-Insects, slugs, etcetera

-Vomit and sounds resembling vomiting

-Abuse of power/control

-Illness

-Death

-Sudden loud noises

-Use of weaponry

-Exposure, being lost in wilderness

-Domestic argument and struggle

-Fire and explosives

-Stalking

Please consider supporting our ability to continue making this show! We're independent and rely on your funding to buy the time and talent to write, direct, compose, product, act, and so much more for this show. You can find us at:

thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com

or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION.

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 15: Base, Part 2.

Missed connections and some unexpected bonding.

Cast:

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Marc Pierre as the TVU Announcer

Stewart Evan Smith as Taylor Kelley

(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)

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You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.

On staff at the Penumbra:

Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Operations

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

-Depictions of pornography, including images that may be interpretable as coercive/sexual assault

-Sudden loud noises

-Large bodies of water

-Violence and threats of violence

-Use of weapons (knives)

-Some descriptions that may trigger germaphobic reactions (mold, etc.)

-Deception and gaslighting

-Scenes resembling cult indoctrination

-Large and dangerous animals

-Abuse of power and authority

You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION. Please consider supporting our ability to continue making this show! We're independent and rely on your funding to buy the time and talent to write, direct, compose, product, act, and so much more for this show. You can find us at:

thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com

or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 14: Base, Part 1.

Misunderstandings, mistrust, and odd couples.

Cast:

Kat Buckingham as the Chill Pill Announcer

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Alexander Stravinski as a Warm Fellow

(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)

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You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.

On staff at the Penumbra:

Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Operations

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

-Tight, enclosed spaces (claustrophobia)

-Noises of vomiting

-Sudden loud noises

-Violence and threats of violence

-Deception and gaslighting

-Drug use

-Sexism, racism, homophobia

-Flirting and sexual advances

You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION.

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 13: Last Meal.

When the rules are broken, there will be consequences.

Cast:

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock and the General

Brandon M. Reeves as The President of the Forty-Seven Habitable States of America

Stewart Evan Smith as Taylor Kelley and the President's Show Announcer

Alexander Stravinski as The Host and the Francophone Villain

(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)

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You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.

On staff at the Penumbra:

Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Operations

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

-Body horror

-Insects, infestation, parasites

-Poisoned and tampered-with food

-Violence and threats of violence

-Deception and gaslighting

-Military violence

-Violent propaganda

-Implied violence against children

-Racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia

-Discussions of unwanted sexual aggression and advances

-Noises of eating and kissing

-Noises of vomiting

-Victim blaming

-Shame and guilt

-Death

-Starvation

You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION.

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.