The Penumbra Podcast

Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert
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The Penumbra Podcast Podcast

At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships. Or you might enter the world of the Second Citadel, where the merciless Sir Caroline must corral a team of emotionally distraught all-male knights to defend their city against mind-manipulating monsters...even the ones they’ve fallen in love with. These audio dramas and more await you in the Penumbra, dear traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (Start with "1.01: Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask" or "1.09: Second Citadel - The Head of the Janus Beast.") The Penumbra is created and produced by Sophie Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert. Follow us on Twitter (@thepenumbrapod), Tumblr (@thepenumbrapodcast), or Facebook (The Penumbra Podcast). You can find all of our transcripts here. If you would like to view trigger warnings or SFX attributions, you can scroll to the end of the appropriate episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1bnWLw5dTW4l9A0bmOMzEiy6XqqsXHHi_

  1. Season 5 Q&A, including 10-minute teaser for IF MEMORY SERVES

    12 SEPT

    Season 5 Q&A, including 10-minute teaser for IF MEMORY SERVES

    Harley and Kevin answer Patreon subscribers' questions LIVE (hence the sub-par audio) with help from Joshua Ilon and Melissa DeJesus. IF MEMORY SERVES will be released starting in October on our new paid platform. Details can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/big-news-from-q-111733218 THIRST will begin release summer 2025 on our public podcast feed. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 51m
  2. Series Q&A on Patreon Sept 8, plus what's next!

    4 SEPT

    Series Q&A on Patreon Sept 8, plus what's next!

    Hi travelers, Harley here. I wanted to make sure that you knew about our upcoming series Q&A happening on Patreon this Sunday, September 8th, at 3:00 PM Eastern, for all of our Patreon supporters. Kevin and I will be answering questions live from those who attend, so make sure to come prepared with everything you’re still dying to know! The Q&A will be co-hosted by Joshua Ilon, who voices Juno Steel, and Melissa DeJesus, who voices Quanyii and also edits our scripts, so we’ll have representatives from both of our main series there too if you want to hit them with a few actor questions.  The Q&A will also be the very first time that we announce what’s coming next for you all as well as giving you a sneak preview, so if you want to be the first to know, make sure you attend at patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast. It’s not too late to pledge to our Patreon at any level, and the livestream will be recorded in case you can’t make it. We can’t wait to see you there! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1 min
  3. 5.28: Juno Steel and the Case Closed (Part 2)

    20 AUG

    5.28: Juno Steel and the Case Closed (Part 2)

    Home is what you make it. Thank you for joining us at The Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you've enjoyed your stay. (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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode. 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 -------- Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. “Outside Bars Night Skopje Ambience” by damjancd https://freesound.org/people/damjancd/sounds/321616/ “Electronic club rave music” by TheoJT https://freesound.org/people/TheoJT/sounds/739962/ “suburb spring morning traffic 01 200314_0119.wav” by klankbeeld https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/560159/ “Confirm Beeps (No Delay)” by Dylan Kelk https://freesound.org/people/SilverIllusionist/sounds/664262/ “Bus ride.wav” by theplax https://freesound.org/people/theplax/sounds/614941/ “Seedy motel.wav” by MoveAwayPodcast https://freesound.org/people/MoveAwayPodcast/sounds/555375/ Battle Of Kandahar by coruscate (c) copyright 2024 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Coruscate/67657  Shrimp Rich by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/59735 Ft: PerchanceMusic Boring Walking Blues by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2021 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/63608 Ft: Rhonin I Miss You (Techno Blues Remix) feat. Snowflake by Attic Ella (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Levihica/47589 Ft: Snowflake -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS: - Sudden loud noises - Deception and gaslighting - Alcohol use - Drug abuse - Theft - Discussions of mortality Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    58 min
  4. 5.27: Juno Steel and the Case Closed (Part 1)

    6 AUG

    5.27: Juno Steel and the Case Closed (Part 1)

    Well, Juno Steel. Time's up. It's time to answer the question: Who will you be next? Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode. 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 -------- Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. “Outside Bars Night Skopje Ambience” by damjancd https://freesound.org/people/damjancd/sounds/321616/ “Electronic club rave music” by TheoJT https://freesound.org/people/TheoJT/sounds/739962/ “Fm Radio Static White Noise” by IcedPhoenix49 https://freesound.org/people/IcedPhoenix49/sounds/732435/ “suburb spring morning traffic 01 200314_0119.wav” by klankbeeld https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/560159/ “Confirm Beeps (No Delay)” by Dylan Kelk https://freesound.org/people/SilverIllusionist/sounds/664262/ -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS: - Sudden loud noises - Deception and gaslighting - Alcohol use - Drug abuse - Theft - Discussions of mortality Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    57 min
  5. 5.26: Second Citadel--The World to Come (Part 3)

    16 JUL

    5.26: Second Citadel--The World to Come (Part 3)

    Given but one short and precious life, what world will you bring to bear? Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode. 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 -------- Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. “Desolated Lands Atmosphere” by original_sound https://freesound.org/people/original_sound/sounds/365153/ “Tyrael - Sword Slice Flesh - 02.wav“ by SoundFlakes https://freesound.org/people/SoundFlakes/sounds/492254/ “Sword_cut_off_neck_or_slash_flesh_sounds.mp3” by Artninja https://freesound.org/people/Artninja/sounds/700234/ “Electronic Tanpura 3” by sankalp https://freesound.org/people/sankalp/sounds/155500/ “Avalanche.wav” by mystiscool https://freesound.org/people/mystiscool/sounds/7141/ -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS: - Military action - Gunfire and weaponry - Sudden loud noises - Death and injury - Violence and threats of violence - Violence and significant harm towards children - Deception - Abuse of authority - Body horror - Self-harm/self-destruction - Fire - Sexism and xenophobia Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 18m
  6. 5.25: Second Citadel--The World to Come (Part 2)

    2 JUL

    5.25: Second Citadel--The World to Come (Part 2)

    Above, a cataclysmic war to determine the fate of the Universe; below, an adventure deep into the bowels beneath an undersea palace; all while a traitor leads the enemy onward... and forces our heroes to make a terrible choice. Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode. 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 -------- Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. “Infinite Storm.wav” by digifishmusic https://freesound.org/people/digifishmusic/sounds/41739/ “BombEplosion.wav” by Lord Razu https://freesound.org/people/Lord%20Razu/sounds/107792/ “Gripen bombingrun1.mp3“ by SoundLover16 https://freesound.org/people/SoundLover16/sounds/274303/ “Action Music Loop 2 "Hunted”” by MathewHenry https://freesound.org/people/MathewHenry/sounds/685597/ “small-spill-splash-pour-splat-paint.wav” by newagegroup https://freesound.org/people/newagesoup/sounds/344537/ “Welding Torch 2.wav” by Razzvio https://freesound.org/people/Razzvio/sounds/79576/ “nord_analog_howling_wind_storm.wav” by medialint https://freesound.org/people/medialint/sounds/11863/ “Creepy Dungeon Door Slam” by Hybrid_V https://freesound.org/people/Hybrid_V/sounds/320737/ “52pickup.wav” by FreqMan https://freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/19906/ “Walking quickly in a river” by arnaud coutancier https://freesound.org/people/arnaud%20coutancier/sounds/320175/ “drop-cards.wav” by themfish https://freesound.org/people/themfish/sounds/45815/ “Moving the grave stone.With stone sand(5lrs,mltprcssng).wav” by newlocknew https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/530268/ “shotgun_moving stones in stone river1_Sierra Albarracin_010921_David Albanes Bonillo_SONOTOMIA.wav” by Sonotomia https://freesound.org/people/Sonotomia/sounds/611887/ “Parking Garage - Walla, Man Scream” by soundadvices https://freesound.org/people/soundadvices/sounds/187290/ “Breaking bones 3” by studiobonk https://freesound.org/people/studiobonk/sounds/649117/ “Monster bite” by soundmast123 https://freesound.org/people/soundmast123/sounds/571967/ “Intense Gore Sound: Opening Chest Cavity” by MinecraftGamerLR https://freesound.org/people/MinecraftGamerLR/sounds/728695/ “Dinosaur Footsteps-01.wav” by jamesrodavidson https://freesound.org/people/jamesrodavidson/sounds/192365/ “Wet Meat.mp3” by RICHERlandTV https://freesound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/264184/ -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS: - Military action - Gunfire and weaponry - Sudden loud noises - Death and injury - Violence and threats of violence - Violence and significant harm towards children - Deception - Abuse of authority - Body horror - Self-harm/self-destruction - Fire - Sexism and xenophobia Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    42 min
  7. 5.24: Second Citadel--The World to Come (Part 1)

    18 JUN

    5.24: Second Citadel--The World to Come (Part 1)

    The center of the Universe, mere hours before the battle that will determine its final fate. This is a war that not all will survive. Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode. 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 -------- Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. “EK Cobra Pistol Crossbow.mp3” by Tairblenn https://freesound.org/people/Tairblenn/sounds/540406/ “MCU_or_movie_inspired_blade_stab_or_slash_flesh_sounds.mp3” by Artninja https://freesound.org/people/Artninja/sounds/700235/ Winterstorm II: A Cinematic and ambient soundscape - by Kjartan Abel. Visit https://kjartan-abel.com/library to find free music for your next project. This work is licensed under the following: CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS: - Military action - Gunfire and weaponry - Sudden loud noises - Death and injury - Violence and threats of violence - Violence and significant harm towards children - Deception - Abuse of authority - Body horror - Self-harm/self-destruction - Fire - Sexism and xenophobia Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    57 min
  8. 5.23: Juno Steel and the Thief's Honor (Part 2)

    4 JUN

    5.23: Juno Steel and the Thief's Honor (Part 2)

    BEGIN LIFEUPGRADE? Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode. 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 -------- Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. “Banging on wooden door.wav” by jack.cooper https://freesound.org/people/jack.cooper/sounds/455885/ “Control Room Alarms (It's all kicking off!)” by Jeff.Sergeant https://freesound.org/people/Jeff.Sergeant/sounds/647575/ “Error Bleep 1” by original_sound https://freesound.org/people/original_sound/sounds/372200/ “Scifi_button_beeping_modern_starwars_inspired_” by Artninja https://freesound.org/people/Artninja/sounds/734959/ “TILT.wav” by Moeder Babelutte https://freesound.org/people/Moeder%20Babelutte/sounds/55351/ -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS: - Violence and threats of violence - Sudden loud noises - Death and murder - Blood - Medical abuse and abuse of authority - Torture - Intent to self-harm and suicidal ideation - Armed conflict Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    38 min
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At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships. Or you might enter the world of the Second Citadel, where the merciless Sir Caroline must corral a team of emotionally distraught all-male knights to defend their city against mind-manipulating monsters...even the ones they’ve fallen in love with. These audio dramas and more await you in the Penumbra, dear traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (Start with "1.01: Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask" or "1.09: Second Citadel - The Head of the Janus Beast.") The Penumbra is created and produced by Sophie Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert. Follow us on Twitter (@thepenumbrapod), Tumblr (@thepenumbrapodcast), or Facebook (The Penumbra Podcast). You can find all of our transcripts here. If you would like to view trigger warnings or SFX attributions, you can scroll to the end of the appropriate episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1bnWLw5dTW4l9A0bmOMzEiy6XqqsXHHi_

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  • Creator
    Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    179
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert
  • Show Website
    The Penumbra Podcast

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