Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
If you're seeing this episode close to October 2025: welcome! THIRST released on our podcast feed earlier this year, and we've decided it's time to bring it back to Youtube.
We'll be catching up to the pace of the official feed's release (two Thursdays per month when we're on-season) by uploading one episode of THIRST to this channel every Thursday until we're in sync with the official release. That means Youtube will catch up to the feed on January 8th, 2026 and join the twice-a-month release schedule. Remember that you can subscribe to The Penumbra Podcast on any podcast platform and catch up now if you're hooked and want more!
Uploads of Seasons 4 and 5 will be coming shortly. Thanks for your patience, and enjoy the bizarre and delirious nightmare that is THIRST!
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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 1: Icebreaker.
Hoping to win a grand prize that promises safety and security in frightening times, a young couple prepares to join a reality TV competition.
Cast:
Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Claudia
Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker
Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and Lydia
Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz
Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker and Dave
Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara
Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang and Bill
Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock and the “Confess Your Crimes” host
Alexander Stravinski as The Host and Marcus
(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)
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Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions. You can find our transcripts here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing
On staff at the Penumbra:
Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach
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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The triggers below may be relevant to episode 1 of Thirst or to the series as a whole. It is not comprehensive, but we will include a more specific list of triggers with every episode. Please consider these as you decide whether Thirst is right for you:
- Climate disaster/climate horror
- Apocalyptic scenarios
- Sudden loud noises
- Violence and threats of violence
- Abuse of power
- Dictatorship, fascism
- Characters speaking in ways that suggest prejudice of most kinds: homophobia, sexism, transphobia, racism, ableism, etc.
- Body horror and gore
- Violence towards animals
- Illness, starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, etc.
- Public humiliation
- Depictions and descriptions of intense military violence
- Coercion and manipulation
- Sexual scenarios
- Profanity
- Unwanted sexual advances
- Exploitation of people in need
- Isolation and abandonment
- Gaslighting/propaganda/organized attempts to misrepresent reality
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: thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com
If you're seeing this episode close to October 2025: welcome! THIRST released on our podcast feed earlier this year, and we've decided it's time to bring it back to Youtube.
We'll be catching up to the pace of the official feed's release (two Thursdays per month when we're on-season) by uploading one episode of THIRST to this channel every Thursday until we're in sync with the official release. That means Youtube will catch up to the feed on January 8th, 2026 and join the twice-a-month release schedule. Remember that you can subscribe to The Penumbra Podcast on any podcast platform and catch up now if you're hooked and want more!
Uploads of Seasons 4 and 5 will be coming shortly. Thanks for your patience, and enjoy the bizarre and delirious nightmare that is THIRST!
---
Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 1: Icebreaker.
Hoping to win a grand prize that promises safety and security in frightening times, a young couple prepares to join a reality TV competition.
Cast:
Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Claudia
Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker
Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and Lydia
Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz
Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker and Dave
Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara
Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang and Bill
Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock and the “Confess Your Crimes” host
Alexander Stravinski as The Host and Marcus
(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)
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Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions. You can find our transcripts here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing
On staff at the Penumbra:
Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach
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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The triggers below may be relevant to episode 1 of Thirst or to the series as a whole. It is not comprehensive, but we will include a more specific list of triggers with every episode. Please consider these as you decide whether Thirst is right for you:
- Climate disaster/climate horror
- Apocalyptic scenarios
- Sudden loud noises
- Violence and threats of violence
- Abuse of power
- Dictatorship, fascism
- Characters speaking in ways that suggest prejudice of most kinds: homophobia, sexism, transphobia, racism, ableism, etc.
- Body horror and gore
- Violence towards animals
- Illness, starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, etc.
- Public humiliation
- Depictions and descriptions of intense military violence
- Coercion and manipulation
- Sexual scenarios
- Profanity
- Unwanted sexual advances
- Exploitation of people in need
- Isolation and abandonment
- Gaslighting/propaganda/organized attempts to misrepresent reality
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: thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com
