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The Penumbra Podcast

THIRST S1E8: Stained

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

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 8: Stained.


The second elimination challenge is completed.


Cast:


Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock

Sarah Gazdowicz as the Fix-Your-Face Announcer

Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz

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:


- Verbal and emotional abuse

- Sudden loud noises

- Death

- Violence and threats of violence

- Gore and body horror

- Body dysmorphia and body image issues

- Homophobia and racism

- Discussions around objectification and sexualization

- Unwanted sexual advances

- Graphic language

- Abuse of authority

- Deception

- Vomiting

- Body shaming


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm currently out of office.

0:04.4

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0:14.4

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0:21.6

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0:23.6

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0:28.6

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1:25.5

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1:30.2

This is an ad by better help. Did I talk too much? I should have handled that better. Why can't I just let it go?

1:36.1

Why did I do that? I wish I would stop overthinking so much. Oh, why did I do that? Take a breath. You're not alone.

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