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Aug 25
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RQ Network Feed Drop – The Penumbra Podc...

RUSTY QUILL
About this episode

This month we are featuring a feed drop from Thirst the new series recently launched on The Penumbra Podcast one of the brilliant shows on the RQ Network.

This episode is called “Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 1: Icebreaker.”

Thirst is a horror-satire about exploitative entertainment in a crumbling world,

Introduction and outro by Billie Hindle.  

You can listen to the next exciting episode of Thirst by clicking on this link, or by searching for The Penumbra Podcast wherever you find podcasts, on the Rusty Quill website and at www.thepenumbrapodcast.com

If you would like to support the creators of Thirst and The Penumbra and access behind-the-scenes content like production scripts, commentaries, blooper reels, and more you can find more information at The Penumbra Podcast: Special Edition.


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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You can find all of the 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 Merchandise and Outreach

Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

Joelle Kross -- Transcriptionist

Noah Simes -- Production manager

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 a more specific list of triggers is included 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

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