A glimpse at what the audience sees. The contestants discover that their popularity affects the game.
Chapter 19, "The Edit," is out NOW wherever you get your podcasts. Happy THIRSTday! You can also listen to Thirst on our Youtube here.
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A glimpse at what the audience sees. The contestants discover that their popularity affects the game.
Chapter 19, "The Edit," is out NOW wherever you get your podcasts. Happy THIRSTday! You can also listen to Thirst on our Youtube here.

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The living contestants finally get the chance to grieve. Anouk remembers her childhood... but what she remembers can't be true.
... Can it?
Chapter 18, "The Man Behind Me," is out NOW wherever you get your podcasts.
And remember that you can get our bonus podcast and production scripts over on Supercast and Patreon.
Good news: we're returning from midseason hiatus TOMORROW with an episode we in the biz call "a doozy."
Early Access supporters and above can listen to chapter 18, "The Man Behind Me," tomorrow morning; public release THIRSTday. Enjoy -- this one drops more than one big, big bomb on you.
You can join Early Access and help us continue to make Thirst on Supercast or Patreon.
We’ve got brand new "Rough Riders" merch for the thirstiest among you! Guaranteed to be Valentina Ride approved. Fresh design... probably fine to wear while operating heavy machinery... unless Valentina is driving. Grab yours at www.shopethepenumbrapodcast.com
Spring Cleaning? How about some new art for your walls! Shop The Penumbra Podcast poster sale! All posters are 15% off for a limited time...while there, you can shop our all-new "Thirst" merch! www.ShopThePenumbraPodcast.com

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Aspiring writer? Fan of Thirst, Juno, or Second Citadel? We've got just the MEGAPOST for you!
Over on Supercast and Patreon, I wrote an extensive Megapost going over the scrapped first draft of Thirst! You might recognize the names, but the question remains: who the hell are these freaks?
In order to talk through why this draft didn't work out, I had to go into it all: our philosophy around storytelling, what we kept from the old series and what we left behind, the challenges of making something brand new, and why you can't actually have every cool idea you come up with. If you want to know how we make the stories we do, this post has more dirt than the grave we buried this script in.
Backstage Pass supporters can read the Megapost NOW over on Supercast and Patreon. See you there!
-- Kevin
TONIGHT: all of our Penumbra Special Edition supporters at all tiers get to watch Capote Whittaker himself (Quinn McKenzie) DM three of our actors through a LIVE Dungeons and Dragons sesh!
It'll be at 6:30 PM Eastern, so if you want to join the adventure with Quinn, Joshua (Juno/Cruz), Stew (Sir Lamorak/Taylor), and Tooky (the Algorithm), sign up on the Special Edition!
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At last: a supercut of every horrifying and ridiculous in-universe commercial for THIRST, compiled for your listening pleasure. If you've been looking for a quick way to help us keep making THIRST and spread the word, show your friends these FIFTEEN micro-nightmares to get them on board. We'd really appreciate it -- we need your help!
And if that ain't enough for you and you have some money to give, Harley and Kevin went through every single commercial and talked through their creation over on Wet Hot American Doomsday, only for Supercast and Patreon Behind-the-Scenes supporters.
Our supporters get a special treat this Sunday!
Join us for D&D with the Penumbra cast on Sunday, April 5th at 6:30 PM Eastern. We'll be streaming live ONLY to our subscriber platforms and we can't wait to see you there!
Travelers, roll for initiative... it's livestream time!
Subscribers to The Penumbra Podcast Special Edition are invited to join us on April 5th (time TBA) for a very special Dungeons & Dragons livestream featuring some of your favorite voices!
Dungeon Master: Quinn McKenzie (Capote in Thirst; Chip Hoffman in Juno Steel)
Players: Joshua Ilon (Dennis Cruz in Thirst; Juno Steel in Juno Steel) Tooky Kavanagh (The Algorithm in Thirst) Stewart Evan Smith (Taylor in Thirst; Lam in Second Citadel)
Expect chaos, character choices, questionable dice luck, and a story you won’t want to miss.
Watch it LIVE with us, or catch the recording after!
Not a subscriber yet? You know what to do.

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A message for anyone who has NOT YET LISTENED TO THIRST PODCAST
NOW IS THE TIME TO START!!
Podcast description:
To existing Penumbra Podcast fans who haven’t listened:
ABANDON THE IDEA THAT YOU HAVE TO CATCH UP ON JUNOVERSE OR SECOND CITADEL BEFORE YOU START LISTENING TO THIRST.
You can just start it! No one can stop you!
If you enjoy other stories from The Penumbra Podcast, you will almost certainly enjoy this one. The creators of the show clearly learned a lot of lessons from their time making the Junoverse/Second Citadel series, and the experience shows in Thirst. The sound design quality is well-done, there’s a vast variety of talented actors involved, and the writing is engaging and balanced
To non-horror fans:
As someone who is certifiably not a fan of horror and gets scared very easily, I promise that there is not a single episode of this show that has left me feeling overly frightened or anxious. The show definitely has dark themes and a general feeling of existential dread, but instead of giving me nightmares, my reaction after finishing each episode is always just excitement to see what’s going to happen next
That being said, obviously you can check content warnings, which are provided alongside every episode, with timestamps
To horror fans:
I can’t speak to this a ton as I’m not a horror fan, but from listening to behind the scenes content I can safely say this podcast has a lot of work put into the horror elements, and it does some really interesting exploration of many different themes, ranging from existential dread, psychological horror, death games, and even some other elements which have been recently foreshadowed…
Anouk Kalhara is THE haunted final girl protagonist
Somebody else could probably talk more about this than I could, but at least from seeing horror enjoyers talking about the show, it seems to really deliver on its themes and genre references
Reasons to listen (for anyone):
Genuinely compelling and nuanced female protagonist (Anouk Kalhara my beloved)
Relevant political themes and exploration of those themes
A cast of varied and unique characters with a range of personalties that you can pick your favorite from and get unreasonably attached to
An intriguing mystery that is still in the process of unraveling
Queer characters and themes, including a bisexual protagonist, lesbians, and a trans man as one of the primary characters
Lotssss of ingrained criticism of heteronormativity and amatonormativity
A very fun conceit of a fucked-up death game disguised as a cute romance-themed reality show
And more!
Why NOW is the time to start listening:
The show just announced it will be going on a two-month hiatus, which means now is the perfect time to catch up while no new episodes are being released
Because it’s good and deserves more fans PLEEASSEEEE 🙏🙏🙏
So that everyone can start posting about Anouk Kalhara immediately
Link to the first episode (Spotify link, but also available on all the usual podcast platforms)
"Love at First Flight" reaches its conclusion, and the Suitor claims its mate. It's elimination day.
Chapter 17, "We Both Shall Live," is out now on Supercast and Patreon.
Also: heads up that we're going on a brief two-month midseason break after this episode to build up our backlog and recover from a year of non-stop grinding on THIRST. We love THIRST and we're so grateful you're listening. Stay tuned -- we have a contest coming with a new kind of prize you won't want to miss!
- Kevin, lead writer and co-creator of The Penumbra Podcast
I need more people to watch Thirst by the Penumbra podcast. I need more discourse about the fabulous writing and amazing acting.
Thank you so much! We love Thirst too <3
If you're out there and you haven't given it a shot yet, please dip a toe into these wild waters! It's made by the same people who make the Juno and Second Citadel series you like, and we need early adopters like this lovely person to help get the word out.
I know in the streaming and binging era it's tempting to wait until the end of a season or series to binge the whole thing, but shoestring indie projects like ours can't survive long without regular listeners. I know it sounds hyperbolic, but we mean it in the most literal sense when we say that without you listening and talking about it, indie art can't survive long-term. The Netflixes and Amazons of the world can afford to wait four years and release a season all at once because they're so big and wealthy; we have bills now, and those bills can't wait until the end of the season or series. If you wait until then, the grim reality is that it will probably be too late to help us keep telling our stories.
So please: even if you can't afford to help fund us on Supercast or Patreon, try Thirst out and tell your friends. Word of mouth is the only advertising that has ever worked for us, and it's also the one kind we can't do ourselves. We need your help.
Thank you for the kind words... and thank you to anybody who gives Thirst a shot! We're on the same podcast feed as always and you can find us on Youtube now, too. See you there!
-- Kevin, lead writer and co-creator of The Penumbra Podcast
A hike through the woods turns murderous... and someone out here is hunting for love.
Thirst 16, "Cutthroat," is out now.
Please help us continue making our show by supporting us on Supercast or Patreon! We can't do it without you.
It's murder most foul on THIRST this week, but you know what they say: all's foul in love and war.
Who did Valentina kill? Early access supporters can find out now - and by pledging to Early Access, you can help us keep making THIRST!
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In the archives of Saint Narcisse, Capote & Lang discover that something unfathomable might be behind this twisted game... and trapped in the walls, Raine & Georgia meet it for themselves. Episode 14 of THIRST out now on Early Access: thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast
TONIGHT! 6 PM EST, Backstage Pass supporters on Supercast and Patreon are invited to our first Livestream VIP Club of the year! Come ask questions about THIRST, Juno, and Second Citadel, hang out, decompress, digest the general horrors. See you there!
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