The Penumbra Podcast
Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert
Drama and fiction · Limited series · 224 episodes · ~38 min · 2016 · Explicit
Taste attributes: dramascience fictionmysteryfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a moving audio drama, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this 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…
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Details
- Publisher
- Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 224
- Typical episode
- About 38 minutes
- Latest episode
- 22 October 2026
- Categories
- Science Fiction, Fiction, Science, Arts, Performing Arts, Comedy
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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