The Penumbra Podcast - Podcast Rankings and reviews

there’s just no place to start or end with this podcast. the creative energy that goes into and is actively appreciated in the creation of this podcast from so many unique and lovely artists is just baffling.

i am so thankful for the conversations i get to hear during the extras and q&a’s too. the co-creators’ advice about writing, mental health, and queer issues has been a great comfort and encouragement for me. the effort they put into exploring all sorts of identities and issues is entertaining while still retaining the more realistic sub context and details. i won’t go into too much detail but specifically the aromantic and asexual representation and its variety meant more to me than i thought it could.

i’ve never cried to a podcast until the penumbra but there was this great feeling of being seen at moments that i simply was too moved by.

aside from the diversity in topics and cast, there’s also a diversity in storytelling! they somehow find something to add every season or a new way to re-animate or bring back things from old seasons and just: wow! from the music to the type of narration and shift in character development, wow!

it may be that i’m simply weak to detective stories, but the penumbra as a whole is a touching project. it’s perhaps the first i see creators and characters so like me making and in a story that still explores those parts of them while also being a lot more. it is a boundless source of inspiration that i could talk about endlessly, i love it a lot, and i wish for the creators and everyone who’s worked on it the absolute best of the best. thank you so incredibly much!

The Penumbra is one of those rare creations that deepens its connection to both the characters and the audience simultaneously over time, until listeners feel as though the characters are real-life figures in their lives. I’ve heard Penumbra listeners use these characters as examples for life lessons and refer to the plot points almost as historic fact. This is a testament to the full world that the creators have given us, and their courage to thread together stories that challenge and inspire our humanity.

It’s a good show, but maybe most importantly it’s a show that has created a community of listeners who engage with the material in a shadow of the phenomenons of Star Trek and Doctor Who. To join the Penumbra’s world is to join a community, and almost nothing is more important today.

I don’t know how they do it. This podcast is so wonderful. Balanced between genres. Thrilling, sweet, hilarious, queer in all ways. Fantasy which flips the monsters vs humans narrative with romance and morality, noir detective space pirates. Heart pangs all around. Why isn’t it it more popular among audio dramas? Why isn’t audio dramas more popular among podcast listeners? Get aboard the Ruby 7, folks!

I recommend this story to everyone I know! It has great queer and poly representation. The voices are distinct enough that I don’t have any issues identifying which character is talking, and the characters are easy to become attached to.

First of all, I hope everyone ignores the stupid homophobic comments because this show is amazing. The minute I started listening it became a new hyper fixation. The representation from early episodes made me so happy and I can’t wait to keep listening.