THIRST S1E20: Blindfold

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 20: Blindfold The ultimate loser loses. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and the Make Money Now Announcer Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang 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.) ------- 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 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 -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS: Transphobia and coded transphobic language Bodily harm Torture Self-inflicted pain Electrocution Death and violence Gaslighting and manipulation Sudden loud noises References to child trafficking Abuse of power Loss of consciousness Fire and burning Social ostracization Please 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.com or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook! We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!