Check out: [REDACTED] S1E1
The Penumbra Podcast
Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert
4.9 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
[REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1)
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Introducing [REDACTED]; from Athan (The Grotto) and Jamie Petronis (The Cellar Letters)
Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his late-brother’s life in hopes of a fresh start. Instead of finding stability, Jacob finds himself working within The [REDACTED] Unit, a covert agency tasked with containing impossible creatures and phenomena. As he becomes entangled with paranormal forces and secret agendas, Jacob begins to discover a sense of belonging in a place he never expected.
Equal parts horror and workplace satire, [REDACTED] takes inspiration from late 90s & early 2000s television like procedural monster-of-the-week shows X-files & Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the classic ensemble banter of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Psych.
Visit our website: https://theredactedunit.com/
Join the discussion: http://theredactedunit.com/discord
[REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1)
Jacob Kane makes a big life change
Starring:
Jamie Petronis as Jacob Kane
Athan as Eli Reyes
Dan Morris as The Strict Producer
Jeffrey Reddick as The Anxious Screenwriter
Karen Neat as Server
James Spurney as as Phil (Landlord)
Nathan Lundsford as Jordan Kane
Harlan Guthrie as ■■■
Zoe D. Lee as ■■■■■
Ben Akira Spencer as Officer
Ioana Adascalitei as Jody (Paramedic)
General Show Warnings
Recurring themes of violence and peril, horror, death and grief, sudden & unsettling audio, use of weapons, secret-police/cover-ups, strong language.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, travelers, Harley Takagi Kainer here. And as it is an off week from Thirst Release, I wanted to tell you a little bit about a new podcast coming from Athen and Jamie Petronus, which is a new full cast Monster of the Week horror comedy. If there's one thing about me and Kevin, we love horror comedies, let me tell you. And we also really |
| 0:22.4 | love the monster of the weak structure. The Second Citadel was originally supposed to be a |
| 0:27.2 | monster of the weak structure, but we rapidly lost the plot and started doing other things. |
| 0:32.6 | So we're really excited to listen to this new show. It follows Jacob Kane, a struggling actor who after his |
| 0:40.2 | twin brother's death takes on his brother's identity in search of a fresh start. Instead, he's |
| 0:45.8 | drawn into the redacted unit, a covert agency investigating impossible creatures and strange phenomena. |
| 0:53.8 | Each episode features a new threat, |
| 0:56.1 | or aberration. And part one of the pilot is out now, so you can keep listening to hear it, |
| 1:02.9 | and we hope you enjoy. We'll see you next week for the next episode of Thirst. |
| 1:12.2 | Hey, |
| 1:13.1 | hey, mom. |
| 1:15.1 | Yeah, yeah, I know it's late. |
| 1:18.2 | I'm sorry. |
| 1:20.5 | I just wanted to call you before the police do. |
| 1:24.9 | There's been an accident. |
| 1:31.1 | No, no, I'm fine fine a couple of scratches but mom |
| 1:32.2 | are you sitting down |
| 1:34.7 | yeah i think it would be best if you did |
| 1:38.1 | it's dad |
| 1:41.4 | he uh he was thrown from the car he must not have had his belt on mom dad is |
| 1:53.2 | he didn't make it who who was driving well i was but it's not my fault it mom it's raining and the car just started sliding |
| 2:07.0 | and i no no mom please mom please don't go mom please thank you jacob that that was great but |
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