The Penumbra Podcast

The Penumbra Podcast

Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

4.9from 6,909 ratings

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37Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
224
Episodes
56
Transcribed
6,909
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2016
First episode

About 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_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher
Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert
Category
arts · comedy · fiction
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
5 Mar 2016
Latest episode
22 Oct 2026
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56 of 224 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    THIRST S1E27: A Grain of Salt

  2. 1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    THIRST S1E26: May the Best Man Win

  3. 10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    THIRST S1E25: Rerun

Inside a recent episode

THIRST S1E27: A Grain of Salt

Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Weren't you in community with Taylor? as musicians, as traumatized children, as human beings, when you decided he was an acceptable loss? I didn't kill him. No, but you judged him. I read that game perfectly well, thank you. One of us was going to die, but you still found a way to advantage yourself. […]

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Who has been a guest on The Penumbra Podcast

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  • Miranda Dotson
  • Tooky Kavanagh
  • Jamie McGonagill
  • Quinn McKenzie
  • Melody Perera

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
2,991 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
3,918 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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34
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
100

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