THIRST S1E2: Behind Closed Doors

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 Georgia Whittaker

Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and Scientist 2

Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz and Bored Teenage Wet-Park Worker

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang and Scientist 1

Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock

Alexander Stravinski as The Host and Person in Excruciating Pain

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

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On staff at the Penumbra:

Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of operations

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, director, sound designer

Joelle Kross -- Transcriptionist

Noah Simes -- Production manager

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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Trigger warnings:

- Discussions regarding transphobia and racism

- Depictions of xenophobia

- Depictions of sex

- Implications of spousal abuse

- Body horror

- Sudden loud noises

- Abuse of power/authority

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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!

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