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The Penumbra Podcast

At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships.

Or you might enter the world of the Second Citadel, where the merciless Sir Caroline must corral a team of emotionally distraught all-male knights to defend their city against mind-manipulating monsters...even the ones they’ve fallen in love with.

Or you might tune into the not-too-distant future of Thirst, a future America somehow even worse than the present, where four couples must survive a dangerous reality TV competition designed by a sadistic host and a cheerfully violent Algorithm.

These audio dramas and more await you in the Penumbra, dear traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (Start with "1.01: Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask" to follow the Juno Steel series, "1.09: Second Citadel - The Head of the Janus Beast" to follow the Second Citadel series, or "THIRST S1E1: Icebreaker" to listen to the Thirst series. Or, listen from oldest to newest to hear everything as we released it.)

The Penumbra is created and produced by Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert. Follow us on Bluesky (@thepenumbrapod.bsky.social‬), Tumblr (@thepenumbrapodcast), TikTok (@thepenumbrapodcast), Instagram (@thepenumbrapodcast), or Facebook (The Penumbra Podcast).

For early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, you can find The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION at: https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com

You can find all of our transcripts here. If you would like to view trigger warnings or SFX attributions, you can scroll to the end of the appropriate episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1bnWLw5dTW4l9A0bmOMzEiy6XqqsXHHi_

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Thirst S1E12: Prehistoric Reality

Dec 25, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 12: Prehistoric Reality. The contestants try to figure out whether they can trust one another. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker Josephine Moshiri...

THIRST S1E11: L'enfer

Dec 4, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 11: L'enfer. The third elimination challenge begins. Cast: Anjimile as Three-Time Grammy Award Winner Sal Butcher Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker...

Thirst S1E10: Billboard Row, Part 2

Nov 20, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 10: Billboard Row, Part 2. The contestants gather more information, but their interpersonal relationships suffer. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker...

Check out: [REDACTED] S1E1

Nov 13, 2025·—

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[REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1) —-------------- Introducing [REDACTED]; from Athan ( The Grotto ) and Jamie Petronis ( The Cellar Letters ) Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his...

THIRST S1E9: Billboard Row, Part 1

Nov 6, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 9: Billboard Row, Part 1. Anouk tells a story about her childhood. A rule is changed. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker Josephine Moshiri Elwood as...

THIRST S1E8: Stained

Oct 16, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 8: Stained. The second elimination challenge is completed. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride Eleanore Cho...

THIRST S1E7: Homosexual Romantic Tradition

Oct 2, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 7: Homosexual Romantic Tradition The loophole in the challenge is exploited, but not all of the contestants are happy about it. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as...

THIRST S1E6: Sexy Singles In Your Area

Sep 18, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 6: Sexy Singles In Your Area The forest reveals itself. Two new contestants are introduced and the next challenge begins. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia...

THIRST S1E5: Out There In the Hills

Sep 4, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 5: Out There in the Hills After the results of "The Newlywed Maim," the contestants decide to take drastic action. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Suspect 2 Amanda Egbu as...

THIRST S1E4: Duck!

Aug 21, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 4: Duck! The contestants play "The Newlywed Maim." Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and Mom Joshua Ilon...

We need your help to keep making THIRST, plus subscription sale on Supercast and Patreon

Aug 17, 2025·—

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Please consider supporting us however you can, whether that's monetarily or by talking about us online. We want to keep making THIRST more than anything, and we can only do it with you help. If you want to subscribe...

THIRST S1E3: Love Is a Four-Letter Word

Aug 7, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 3: Love Is a Four-Letter Word. The first game is revealed. Cast: Ginny D'Angelo as Siobhan Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride Amanda Egbu as...

THIRST S1E2: Behind Closed Doors

Jul 24, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 2: Behind Closed Doors. An interlude before the real fun begins. What are couples really like in private? Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Wet-Park Announcer Amanda Egbu as...

THIRST S1E1: Icebreaker

Jul 10, 2025·—

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 1: Icebreaker. Hoping to win a grand prize that promises safety and security in frightening times, a young couple prepares to join a reality TV competition. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine...

THIRST trailer

Jul 6, 2025·—

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This trailer is best viewed in its video form on any of our social media accounts: Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, or Bluesky. Episode 1 of THIRST is now available ad-free for early access subscribers over on The Penumbra...

First listen: THIRST, a new audio drama from the Penumbra

Jun 26, 2025·—

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What would you do for love, $100,000,000, and a house far away from the sea? Original music by Harrison M. Beck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spilling the tea on some big news ahead of Thirst!

Jun 2, 2025·—

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Jolly good news, eh wot? As always, you can support us over at The Penumbra: SPECIAL EDITION. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out Desert Skies, a sci-fi/fantasy audio drama!

May 15, 2025·—

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Listen to Desert Skies here or anywhere you get your podcasts. For early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, you can find The...

If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery (Episode 2), PLUS: Announcements and Subscription Sale

Mar 27, 2025·—

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Enjoy episode 2 of the audiobook for If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery, and if you want to join us for our post-audiobook livestream Q&A on April 5th at 7 PM EST, you can subscribe for 15% off now at...

Upcoming events: Drag Bingo, Storytime with Kevin, and THIRST!

Feb 9, 2025·—

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Hello, travelers! Harley Takagi Kaner here with an update about some upcoming events we’re hosting over on The Penumbra Podcast: Special Edition. We’ve got our first ever Drag Bingo event at 5 PM Eastern on February...

Teaser for total hunk hours in If Memory Serves, Part 2

Nov 17, 2024·—

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This is a short, pretty spoiler-free preview of our Juno Steel novel If Memory Serves. If you want access to the audiobook AND to give us the funding to make sure our next podcast Thirst happens, you just have to pledge...

Announcements! Part 1 of "If Memory Serves" is finished, and help us make our next show, Thirst!

Nov 4, 2024·—

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Hi all! Part 1 of If Memory Serves is finished over on The Penumbra: Special Edition, so what are you waiting around here for? Just head over to thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com and take in Juno's first case EVER as a...

If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery (Episode 1)

Oct 8, 2024·—

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A young Juno Steel, new to being a private eye and intensely depressed after explosively losing his job at the HCPD, is deep under the spell of a street drug that allows him to relive his past. Encouraged by his trusty...

First full episode of IF MEMORY SERVES now available on our new platform!

Oct 6, 2024·—

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When Kevin and Harley decided to go full-time as podcasters and artists, they knew it was a big risk. Independent media by queer creators doesn't generally pull in the big bucks, but it’s important to them to make the...

Season 5 Q&A, including 10-minute teaser for IF MEMORY SERVES

Sep 12, 2024·—

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Harley and Kevin answer Patreon subscribers' questions LIVE (hence the sub-par audio) with help from Joshua Ilon and Melissa DeJesus. IF MEMORY SERVES will be released starting in October on our new paid platform...