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THIRST S1E14: Base, Part 1

January 22, 2026 · 31 min

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Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 14: Base, Part 1.


Misunderstandings, mistrust, and odd couples.


Cast:


Kat Buckingham as the Chill Pill Announcer

Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride

Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker

Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang

Alexander Stravinski as a Warm Fellow


(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)


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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


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TRIGGER WARNINGS:


-Tight, enclosed spaces (claustrophobia)

-Noises of vomiting

-Sudden loud noises

-Violence and threats of violence

-Deception and gaslighting

-Drug use

-Sexism, racism, homophobia

-Flirting and sexual advances


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.

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!

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