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The Penumbra Podcast

THIRST S1E17: We Both Shall Live

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

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION.


Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 17: We Both Shall Live.


Here comes the....


Cast:


Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Joshua Ilon as "Dennis Cruz"

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Jamie McGonagill as Mrs. Murdock

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Marc Pierre as "Gaylord Murdock"

Brandon M. Reeves as Caller 1

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

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:


-Body horror

-Parasites, disease, pests, etcetera

-Violence and threats of violence

-Nonconsensual romantic and sexual scenarios

-Manipulation and “mind control”

-Violence towards animals

-Deep bodies of water

-Sudden loud noises

-Fire, explosives, weaponry

-Blood and gore

-Abuse of power/authority

-Restraint against one’s will

-Pursuit/being hunted or chased

-Vomiting

-Sexism, transphobia, homophobia

-Implications of domestic abuse

-Suicide/self-harm

-Dead bodies

-Deception and gaslighting


Please consider supporting our ability to continue making this show! We're independent and rely on your funding to buy the time and talent to write, direct, compose, product, act, and so much more for this show. You can find us at:


thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com

or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, it's Harley Takagi Kainer here with a couple of announcements ahead of the episode.

0:05.5

Firstly, we are taking a spring break to rest and then catch up on production, but don't worry,

0:11.1

the feed will stay active with bonus content until we are back on May 7th.

0:15.4

Also, have you ever wished you could play a role on thirst?

0:19.3

Well, this is your opportunity. Until March 19th, we are running a contest for Supercast and Patreon supporters, and the winners will receive a talk-on role, meaning they'll get to record a featured line in the show. We've never done a contest like this one before, and I'm really excited to get to include the audience in the world of thirst.

0:38.6

If you're not a subscriber already, now is a great time to sign up at the penumbra podcast.

0:43.7

com or patreon.com slash the penumbra podcast, and you'll be able to enter the contest, as well as gaining

0:52.4

access to behind-the-scenes content like ad-free episodes,

0:56.2

actors' scripts, and of course our companion podcast, Wet Hot American Doomsday.

1:01.7

On a more serious note, we do really need your financial support.

1:06.5

If Thirst or our previous shows have been meaningful to you. Please consider subscribing so that we can

1:11.6

continue to make the stories you love. And with that, on to today's episode. Can't tear my eyes

1:21.7

from you. Chapter 17. We both shall live.

1:39.6

Anook, we can't afford to wait anymore.

1:41.7

Sun's been up half an hour and it's getting hot.

1:51.2

The puddles the suit are left behind are going to dry up before you know it. Anuk! He'll be here soon! He said he would. What the hell is your attachment to Capote anyway? He's not exactly an outdoorsman. He's going to slow

1:55.6

us down. Maybe. So let's go. Valentina, on our first date... Don't call it a date.

2:01.2

You said you have to pick someone to trust if you want to get anything done.

2:05.7

I trust Capote.

2:06.8

Trust someone, not everyone. You've got me. I've got you.

2:11.6

And if something happens to one of us, what happens to the other?

2:14.6

It won't.

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