EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 53 MIN
THIRST S1E18: The Man Behind Me
from The Penumbra Podcast
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 18: The Man Behind Me. The living contestants finally get the chance to grieve. Anouk remembers her childhood.Cast:Marge Dunn as Raine RandolphJosephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina RideJoshua Ilon as "Dennis Cruz"Tooky Kavanagh as The AlgorithmQuinn McKenzie as Capote WhittakerJamie McGonagill as Ms. VasquezMelody Perera as Anouk KalharaStefano Perti as Dennis LangBrandon M. Reeves as the Lots and Lots of Guns AnnouncerStewart Evan Smith as Taylor KelleyAlexander Stravinski as The Host(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)-------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 OperationsMelissa DeJesus -- Script editing teamHarley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designerGrahame Turner -- Script editing teamKevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writerRyan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original musicJeff Wright -- Graphic designer--------TRIGGER WARNINGS:-Death-References to torture and assault-Sexism, racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia-Situations evoking grooming and sexual assault-Gaslighting and manipulation-Sudden loud noises-Mentions of gun violence and death-Gore and body horror-Self-harm-Stalking-Child death (referenced, not shown)-Child abuse-Social ostracization-Financial abuse-Mass death and suicidePlease 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.comor patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 18: The Man Behind Me. The living contestants finally get the chance to grieve. Anouk remembers her childhood.Cast:Marge Dunn as Raine RandolphJosephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina RideJoshua Ilon as "Dennis Cruz"Tooky Kavanagh as The AlgorithmQuinn McKenzie as Capote WhittakerJamie McGonagill as Ms. VasquezMelody Perera as Anouk KalharaStefano Perti as Dennis LangBrandon M. Reeves as the Lots and Lots of Guns AnnouncerStewart Evan Smith as Taylor KelleyAlexander Stravinski as The Host(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)-------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 OperationsMelissa DeJesus -- Script editing teamHarley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designerGrahame Turner -- Script editing teamKevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writerRyan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original musicJeff Wright -- Graphic designer--------TRIGGER WARNINGS:-Death-References to torture and assault-Sexism, racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia-Situations evoking grooming and sexual assault-Gaslighting and manipulation-Sudden loud noises-Mentions of gun violence and death-Gore and body horror-Self-harm-Stalking-Child death (referenced, not shown)-Child abuse-Social ostracization-Financial abuse-Mass death and suicidePlease 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.comor patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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