The Penumbra Podcast

Chart trend

Position in the Science Fiction chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#23#44JunJulAugSep

#14

all-time peak

424

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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THIRST S1E25: Rerun

#21 trending · Science Fiction

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Sep 10
55 min

THIRST S1E24: Say Yes

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Aug 27
29 min

THIRST S1E23: The Reunion Episode

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Aug 6
35 min

THIRST S1E22: We'll Be Right Back

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Jul 23
26 min

THIRST S1E21: Mister Crowley

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Jul 9
38 min

THIRST S1E20: Blindfold

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Jun 25
44 min

THIRST S1E19: The Edit

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Jun 11
32 min

Check out: The Gentleman From Hell

Three private detectives investigate the mystery of Cold Sparrow - a town that's entire population disappeared without a trace over twenty years ago. Together, the detect

Jun 4
30 min

THIRST S1E18: The Man Behind Me

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May 28
53 min

From The Penumbra Special Edition: Wet Hot American Doomsday, Episode 10 (with Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert)

As we enter the last couple weeks of our spring break, here's an episode of our companion podcast, "Wet Hot American Doomsday," normally reserved for Supercast and Patreo

Apr 23
1 h 06 min

OOPS! All Commercials! (THIRST commercials episodes 1-17)

All the in-universe commercials from the first 17 episodes of THIRST, now compiled in one place. Ever wanted to just sit down and immerse yourself in the experience of fl

Apr 2
41 min

From The Penumbra Special Edition: Wet Hot American Doomsday, Episode 4 (with Joshua Ilon)

Since we're on spring break from releasing Thirst episodes, please enjoy this episode of our companion podcast, "Wet Hot American Doomsday," normally reserved for Superca

Mar 19
1 h 01 min

THIRST S1E17: We Both Shall Live

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Mar 5
37 min

Check out: How I Died S1E1

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Feb 26
28 min

THIRST S1E16: Cutthroat

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Feb 19
38 min

THIRST S1E15: Base, Part 2

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Feb 5
32 min

THIRST S1E14: Base, Part 1

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 Ra

Jan 22
30 min

THIRST S1E13: Last Meal

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 13: Last Meal. When the rules are broken, there will be consequences. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia W

Jan 8
46 min

Check out: Derelict S1E1

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Jan 1
51 min

Thirst S1E12: Prehistoric Reality

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 12: Prehistoric Reality. The contestants try to figure out whether they can trust one another. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph

Dec 25 2025
32 min

Chart positions

Where The Penumbra Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 14, 2026).

#125 ▼ 12 Fiction US

#33 ▼ 4 Science Fiction US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Hands down, this is the best narrative podcast I have listened to. It’s got compelling characters, well developed stories and settings, and superb acting and sound design. I do wish some of the episodes had better volume control because there is quite a bit of variation sometimes, but that is a very minor issue for such a fantastic creative work.

ra1137 · Aug 2025

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.

Bird99999 · Jul 2024

words just cant explain how much im in love with this podcast. it has the perfect balance of comedy, action, romance, angst, just everything. ive never see any flaws in this podcast at all and that says something. i could sound really dramatic when i say this but this podcast has helped me grow and change as a person and it seriously changed the way i view things. i always feel this weird feeling every time i finish an episode, like something in me has really changed. i always need to sit and just think before continuing. almost every fictional media has a moral or lesson or whatever, and it feels like its always the same things all the time, but this podcast has taught me things i dont think i would have ever learned anywhere else. im really at my lowest point right now but this podcast honestly keeps me going. maybe that sounds dramatic or fake but i really really mean it. i know you guys wont see this but thank you so much.

Kawai Potato🍩 · Jun 2024

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!

Teppy24 · Jan 2024

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.

KamdenJamden · Aug 2023

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