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The Penumbra Podcast
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Bending gender and genre for as long as they'll let us get away with it. Going strong since March 2016. 12 million downloads and counting. Currently releasing our Juno Steel novel "If Memory Serves" on Supercast and producing "Thirst" for summer 2025.
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 9d
And don't forget, THIRSTday means bonus content for Backstage Pass! On WHAD, Melody Perera (Anouk) shared her experience with us, and in the production script post Kevin walks through writing maybe the most disturbing scene he's ever written very, very carefully.

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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 9d
Dive into your dresses and buckle your boutonnieres, folks, because the bloody conclusion to Spin the Bottle is upon us!

(... or is it?)

Chapter 7 of THIRST, "Homosexual Romantic Tradition," is out now wherever pods are cast. Happy THIRSTday!
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 11d
Spoilers for Thursday's commercial
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 13d
Interested in girl talk? Y'know, when girls talk to girls? We've got plenty of that, along with psychotic game show hosts and harrowing domestic conflict, on this week's early release episode of THIRST, "Homosexual Romantic Tradition!"

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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 19d
Reminder that Backstage Pass supporters also get a Livestream VIP Club with Harley and Kevin every other month... and the next one is TONIGHT at 6 PM EST! Sign up and ask us questions about our satirical bloodbath, THIRST!

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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
Thirstday means bonus content for our Backstage Pass supporters, too -- like Wet Hot American Doomsday!

This week we're talking to series veterans Marge and Stefano about toxic relationships. They're delightful, but they play nightmare people! Actors, man. Wild.

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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
Those are all our main cast members for season 1 of THIRST, but as in this episode's commercial for Boots Goliath's Pre-Counterbullying Program, we've got tons of cameos from some of your favorite old voices to surprise you with. Thanks for supporting THIRST, and we hope you love the episode!
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
... Trinity Repertory Company, The Huntington, SpeakEasy Stage, Actor’s Shakespeare Project, Central Square Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and Greater Boston Stage Company. (2/2)
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
Josephine Moshiri Elwood (Valentina Ride) is a Boston-based actor. You may have heard her as Diamond Hijikata in Juno Steel or Bekko/Finlet in The Second Citadel. She has appeared onstage in the New England area with a number of companies, including... (1/2)
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
... an IRNE Award nomination for his work in Speakeasy Stage’s production of Between Riverside and Crazy. He was also a member of the sketch and improv troupe Rats in the Alley. (4/4)
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
... The Huntington, Greater Boston Stage Company, Actors Shakespeare Project, Weston Playhouse, Company One, Darkroom Productions, Solano Repertory Theatre, and Shit-Faced Shakespeare, earning... (3/4)
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
Film credits include the independent films “Uncanny Harbor,” “Scoundrel,” and “How to Win the Internet,” as well as the YouTube series “Staying in Boston.” On stage, he has performed with numerous theater companies in New England and the Bay Area, including... (2/4)
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
Stewart Evan Smith (Taylor Kelley) is an actor currently based in Boston. He can be heard in The Penumbra Podcast as Porcus, Jack of Shadows, and Sir Lamorak in The Second Citadel, as well as Palomine Aurinko and the Dokana Executives in Juno Steel. (1/4)
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
As of episode 6, "Sexy Singles In Your Area," the full cast for Season 1 of THIRST is assembled! Ain't they a treat, folks?

As always, we've got bios for our "newcomers" Stewart Evan Smith and Josephine Moshiri Elwood in the replies!
The full cast of THIRST season 1 in individual headshots. Moving clockwise from the top-left corner: Joshua Ilon; Melody Perera; Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff; Marc Pierre; Josephine Moshiri Elwood; Tooky Kavanagh (in the center-right); Stewart Evan Smith (bottom-right); Marge Dunn; Stefano Perti; Amanda Egbu; Quinn McKenzie; and Alexander Stravinski (center-left).
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 23d
Episode 6 of THIRST, "Sexy Singles In Your Area," is now available wherever pods are cast.

We have three returning Penumbra veterans featured in this episode! See if you can spot 'em and guess who they are in the comments before you get to the end credits!
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 25d
The Penumbra Podcast Special Edition not only gives you EARLY access to AD FREE episodes of our new show, Thirst, and the entire Penumbra Podcast show, but we have lots fun opportunities to connect about the weirdo art that you love. Join us on 9/22 at 6PM EST for a LIVE Q&A with Harley and Kevin!
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mysteriummaladies.bsky.social @mysteriummaladies.bsky.social · 26d
This week, a HOT new BOMBSHELL enters the ELDRITCH WOOD—I mean, Villa! Don’t worry about it!
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 27d
Don't delay; act NOW

These sexy singles are HOT to TROT and THIRSTY for one hundred million dollars and a plot of landlocked real estate!

Episode 6 of THIRST, "Sexy Singles In Your Area," is out now for Early Release supporters!

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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · 27d
Don't delay; act NOW

These sexy singles are HOT to TROT and THIRSTY for one hundred million dollars and a plot of landlocked real estate!

Episode 6 of THIRST, "Sexy Singles In Your Area," is out now for Early Release supporters!

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mysteriummaladies.bsky.social @mysteriummaladies.bsky.social · Sep 4
I think my favorite part of this show so far are the in-universe ads for this fictional network that escalate and get more and more horrifying as they go along, but “Police Interrogation Bloopers” is the most diabolical one yet.
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · Sep 4
Disaster has struck... but the game continues.

THIRST episode 5, "Out There in the Hills," is now available wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · Sep 4
Thirstday also means episode 5 of our companion podcast Wet Hot American Doomsday!

This week we're talking American religion &nationalism with Marc Pierre (Sgt. Murdock) and Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff (Holliday Murdock). They are absolute delights, so check it out at thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com!
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · Sep 4
Disaster has struck... but the game continues.

THIRST episode 5, "Out There in the Hills," is now available wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · Aug 31
Five days have passed. Nobody's seen the Host. But the show must go on.

Episode 5 of THIRST, "Out There In The Hills," is out now for early access supporters on Supercast and Patreon.

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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · Aug 25
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · Aug 25
Oh WOW, this is PERFECT! Mr. Second-Best himself takes center stage, just like he always wanted!

(Have you all listened to episode 4, "Duck!" yet?)
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wiz/sasha @spacizia.bsky.social · Aug 25
“I did it!! Anouk, were you looking?”
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If you like postapocalyptic gameshows and people suffering, listen to Thirst from @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social !! Also support the creators if you can!
Dennis looking into the camera with a wistful expression. His head is framed by a TV, behind him are swinging sharp objects, the TV is covered in blood. The rest of his body is drawn in warmer colour, there are reviews around him praising him and eyes watching him.
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The Penumbra Podcast @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social · Aug 24
Greetings Travelers! With the launch of the new show & all the perks available on The Penumbra Podcast Special Edition, our audiobook, If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery, will be leaving on September 15th. Now is a great time to support the show and listen to the book. Thank you for the support!
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