150 episodes

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_

The Penumbra Podcast Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

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    • 4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

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_

    5.04: Second Citadel--The End Begins (Part 2)

    5.04: Second Citadel--The End Begins (Part 2)

    As fire rains from the sky, a group of survivors interrogates a soldier from parts unknown... only to find that far more than their lives are at stake.
    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.)
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    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
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    Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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    Trigger warnings:
    - Violence and threats of violence
    - Warfare and mass destruction
    - Xenophobia/racism
    - Sudden loud noises
    - Deception
    - Choking/strangulation
    - Death


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    • 30 min
    5.03: Second Citadel--The End Begins (Part 1)

    5.03: Second Citadel--The End Begins (Part 1)

    A few moments before the end of the world, two brothers engage in an argument that could be the end of something much more personal.
    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.)
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    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
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    Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
    Loop_Jungle_War_Drums_03.wav by LittleRobotSoundFactory https://freesound.org/people/LittleRobotSoundFactory/sounds/321033/
    “Snapping-chain” by CosmicEmbers https://freesound.org/people/CosmicEmbers/sounds/161650/
    “Ambience, Large Crowd, A.wav” by InspectorJ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/403180/
    “Crowd people slow street 150427_02.flac” by klankbeeld https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/273052/
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    Trigger warnings:
    - Violence and threats of violence
    - Warfare and mass destruction
    - Xenophobia/racism
    - Sudden loud noises
    - Deception
    - Choking/strangulation
    - Death


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    • 26 min
    5.02: Juno Steel and the Vanishing Act (Part 2)

    5.02: Juno Steel and the Vanishing Act (Part 2)

    A very dramatic thief has struck this production of Freedom in Chains with a very peculiar called shot: a calling card claiming that the Prismacrystal Chimes will be stolen at the climax of the play. Can Juno stop the thief before the Chimes vanish... and more importantly, is the dramatic thief in question the man he's been looking for?
    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.)
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    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
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    Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
    “Istanbul Dervish Cafe music” by tagirov https://freesound.org/people/tagirov/sounds/165192/
    “Cash Register” by kiddpark https://freesound.org/people/kiddpark/sounds/201159/
    Words of gratitude by magmavander (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/magmavander/42035 Ft: SackJo22
    Number 5 (B) by DeMeriden (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/DeMeriden/35023 Ft: Peter Harp
    “Welding a piece of metal with sparks flying all over the place.aif” by Tomlija https://freesound.org/people/Tomlija/sounds/103333/
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    Trigger warnings:
    Sudden loud noisesDeception and gaslightingUse of firearmsDepiction of imprisonmentEnclosed dark spacesViolence and threats of violence

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    • 34 min
    5.01: Juno Steel and the Vanishing Act (Part 1)

    5.01: Juno Steel and the Vanishing Act (Part 1)

    Hot on the trail of a certain missing thief and low on cash, Juno and Rita wind up on the night-life planet Lono. There they take a job from an old friend to prevent the theft of a valuable treasure... a treasure threatened by a thief with a style that seems just a little familiar.
    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.)
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    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
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    Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode "Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba
    “2009-07-19-03_12-piolho-terraza-closing-timbal-binaural.aiff” by 20020 https://freesound.org/people/20020/sounds/76072/
    “Ramadan Night in Cairo” by RTB45 https://freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/639284/
    Mysterium by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/doxent/50929 Ft: Mr_Yesterday
    Death Of A Music Box (Instrumental) by Aussens@iter (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/tobias_weber/58522 Ft: Hans Atom
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    Trigger warnings:
    Sudden loud noisesDeception and gaslightingUse of firearmsDepiction of imprisonmentEnclosed dark spacesViolence and threats of violence

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    • 35 min
    FINAL JUNO STEEL AND SECOND CITADEL SEASON Bonus Spectacular!

    FINAL JUNO STEEL AND SECOND CITADEL SEASON Bonus Spectacular!

    Gearing up for our VERY LAST season of both Juno Steel and Second Citadel, we're here to give you all the details on our PATREON BONUS SPECTACULAR. We genuinely can't afford to make this show (or live!) without our Patreon supporters, so we hope you'll consider pledging to receive some of the wild and wonderful rewards we'll be making for you. You can find everything at patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for considering supporting us!


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    • 13 min
    Hiatus updates! Live show, post-show Q&A, and new merch dropping TODAY!

    Hiatus updates! Live show, post-show Q&A, and new merch dropping TODAY!

    Harley and Kevin deliver some updates about what's coming up for Hyperion City Productions and aggressively move their heads towards and away from the mic.
    Remaining live show tickets: https://www.crystalballroomboston.com/events/the-penumbra-podcast-live/
    Tickets for the post-show Q&A with Harley and Kevin: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-penumbra-podcast-live-post-show-talkback-tickets-598721842147
    New merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/the-penumbra-podcast
    Ad-free episodes and all kinds of bonus rewards at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast


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    • 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
2.9K Ratings

2.9K Ratings

guffle01 ,

LOVE IT

they start very classically mid 2010s podcast complete with tropes you know and love and quickly and cleverly move towards more subtle and meaningful nuanced stories of healing and love and understanding. tpp should be commended they should make academy awards for podcasts so i can give them all to this show. if you’re considering listening i can’t recommend it enough

DarkerWolfer232 ,

Awesome show

Rita needs her own spin-off show, better switch reverse episode be cool

amazed1009 ,

Juno Steel is the best!

Love all the Juno Steel stories! Ruby 7, Rita, Peter and all the rest are such great characters! Really enjoy these stories. Leaves me wanting MORE!

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