THIRST S1E15: Base, Part 2

About this episode

The episode explores missed connections and unexpected bonding among characters.

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 . Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 15: Base, Part 2. Missed connections and some unexpected bonding. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker Tooky Kavanagh as The Algorithm Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang Marc Pierre as the TVU Announcer Stewart Evan Smith as Taylor Kelley (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 . Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions. 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 -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS…

People in this episode

Hosts: Harley Takagi Kaner, Kevin Vibert

Guests: Marge Dunn, Amanda Egbu, Tooky Kavanagh, Quinn McKenzie, Stefano Perti, Marc Pierre, Stewart Evan Smith

Topics covered

• missed connections
• unexpected bonding
• fiction
• drama
• comedy

Keywords

• missed connections
• bonding
• fiction
• drama
• comedy
• Penumbra Podcast
• Base Part 2

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Penumbra Podcast

Books & works: Can't Tear My Eyes From You

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