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The Penumbra Podcast

THIRST S1E11: L'enfer

The Penumbra Podcast

Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

Penumbra, Second Citadel, Audio Drama, Comedy, The Penumbra Podcast, Fiction, Performing Arts, Rusty Quill, Horror, Arts, Thirst, Scifi, Thirst Podcast, Audio Fiction, Science Fiction, Juno Steel

4.93.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

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

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock

Stewart Evan Smith as Taylor Kelley

Alexander Stravinski as The Host


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


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You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.


On staff at the Penumbra:

Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Operations

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

Joelle Kross -- Transcriptionist

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer


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TRIGGER WARNINGS:


- Violence and threats of violence

- Deception and gaslighting

- Manipulation

- Political violence

- Abuse of power

- Helplessness

- Starvation

- Racism, homophobia, transphobia

- Sudden loud noises

- Descriptions of domestic abuse

- Depictions of self-harm


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, travelers. Harley Takagi Kainer here with a few announcements if you are listening to this episode in real time.

0:07.0

First of all, we are currently running a big holiday sale on subscriptions.

0:11.4

Subscriptions are essentially the way we are able to keep the show running, and they are currently 25% off.

0:17.7

So you can find us at the penumbra podcast.supercast.com or patreon.com slash the penumbra

0:25.4

podcast. Ads are great, but we only make pennies every time someone listens to them. So even our

0:31.9

lowest-level subscribers are contributing literally hundreds of times more than that. Plus, you get to listen to the episodes

0:38.7

early. And yes, I do feel very yucky every time I ask you to subscribe, but if I don't do it,

0:45.5

our head of operations will yell, why do you hate money at me? So, happy holidays. In other news,

0:53.6

all you rabid and jimile fans should get excited for his cameo

0:57.5

appearance in this episode. And as a rabid and jimile fan myself, I must tell you to be sure to check out

1:03.5

his latest gorgeous single, Old Lanzine 2, which you can find at anjimile.bancamp.com.

1:13.5

I've been listening to it on repeat myself.

1:19.0

Our next episode will be out on December 25th, so you'll have to be a little patient,

1:21.9

but it'll be a doozy and worth the wait.

1:28.7

Can't tear my eyes from you, Chapter 11.

1:30.8

L'Enfair L'Enfair.

1:34.8

Look, I'll say it.

1:41.3

It's sexist is what it is.

1:43.3

Where is Jordan getting his biology information from?

1:46.0

Girls are always cold and other fascinating stereotypes?

1:49.0

Never read that one. Any good?

1:52.0

It's supposed to be a joke, baby.

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