THIRST S1E3: Love Is a Four-Letter Word

The Penumbra Podcast

Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

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🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 3: Love Is a Four-Letter Word.

The first game is revealed.

Cast:

Ginny D'Angelo as Siobhan

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock

Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz

Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Jamie McGonagill as Megumi

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock

Alexander Stravinski as The Host

Amelia Young as Betsy

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

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Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer

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- Military violence

- Sudden loud noises

- Abuse of power/authority

- Deception and gaslighting

- Discussions of homophobia, transphobia, sexism, and racism

- Natural disasters and climate change-related disasters

- Animal abuse

- Violence and threats of violence

- Injury and hospitals

- Public humiliation

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