THIRST S1E2: Behind Closed Doors

The Penumbra Podcast

Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

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🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 2: Behind Closed Doors.

An interlude before the real fun begins. What are couples really like in private?

Cast:

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Wet-Park Announcer

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and Scientist 2

Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz and Bored Teenage Wet-Park Worker

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang and Scientist 1

Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock

Alexander Stravinski as The Host and Person in Excruciating Pain

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

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Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, director, sound designer

Joelle Kross -- Transcriptionist

Noah Simes -- Production manager

Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, lead writer

Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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Trigger warnings:

- Discussions regarding transphobia and racism

- Depictions of xenophobia

- Depictions of sex

- Implications of spousal abuse

- Body horror

- Sudden loud noises

- Abuse of power/authority

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0:00.0	Hello, Harley Takagi Kainer here with a quick announcement. I wanted to let you know that this
0:04.9	Saturday, July 26th at 3 p.m. Eastern, the Penumbra Podcast special edition subscribers will be able
0:11.6	to come hang out in a live stream with me and my co-creator Kevin. The Penumbra podcast special
0:17.0	edition is also where you can find the Thirst Companion Podcast, Wet Hot American Doomsday,
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