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M. Sutherland

### Character(s)

Sir Angelo (Second Citadel); Brock Engstrom, Dragon's Peak Narrator (Juno Steel)

### First Appearance

Juno Steel and the Train from Nowhere (Part 1) (credited as Emery Westlake)

### Latest Appearance

Second Citadel - Judgment of the Empire (Part 2)

**M. Sutherland** is an actor on the Penumbra Podcast. He voices Sir Angelo in Tales of the Second Citadel, Brock Engstrom in Juno Steel and the Train from Nowhere (Part 1) and Juno Steel and the Train from Nowhere (Part 2), and the Dragon's Peak ride narrator in Juno Steel and the Dragon's Den (Part 1) and Juno Steel and the Dragon's Den (Part 2).

## Episode Appearances

Juno Steel and the Train from Nowhere (Part 2)

 Juno Steel and the Dragon's Den (Part 1)
Juno Steel and the Dragon's Den (Part 2)
 Second Citadel - The Sportive Nymphs (Part 1)
Second Citadel - The Sportive Nymphs (Part 2)
 Second Citadel - The Hallowed Halls of Helicoid (Part 1)
Second Citadel - The Hallowed Halls of Helicoid (Part 2)
 Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 1)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 2)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 3)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 5)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 6)

Second Citadel - The Devil in the Sunlight (Part 2)
 Second Citadel - The Priestess' Fortune (Part 1)
Second Citadel - The Priestess' Fortune (Part 2)

## Trivia

* M. Sutherland was credited as Emery Westlake in the 2016 episodes Juno Steel and the Train from Nowhere (parts one and two), and as M. Sutherland subsequently.

## References

1. ↑ Confirmed in personal communication through Tumblr direct messages.
Peter Nureyev and the Angel of Brahma (Part 1)

—Peter Nureyev

**Peter Nureyev and the Angel of Brahma (Part 1)** is the sixteenth episode of the first season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released October 25, 2016.

## Overview

Who is Peter Nureyev? The question has dogged Juno Steel, Private Eye for six months now, ever since he first met that master of disguises. It doesn’t help that he changes identities like most people change clothes: Rex Glass, Duke Rose, Miasma’s anonymous “the Thief…” How is Juno supposed to know who he is? How is Juno supposed to trust him?

He needs to know he can, because the clock is ticking. Miasma’s experiments on Juno won’t last forever, and once his usefulness has passed, she’ll kill the both of them. And once they’re gone, who will stop her from using the Egg of Purus, the Martian super-weapon she now has under her control? Juno needs to trust Nureyev, but he hardly knows him. And so, that same old question remains: who is Peter Nureyev?

### Trigger Warnings

* Torture
* Death
* Some gore/“body horror”
* Sudden loud noises

## Cast and Crew

### Cast

Starring

* Noah Simes as Peter Nureyev
* Ryan Marchant as Mag
* Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
* Kate Jones as Miasma
* Sophie Kaner as Rossignol
* Additional voices by Jason Mellin, Scott Galica and Kevin Vibert

### Crew Edit

* Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Lead writer, Recording engineer
* Sophie Kaner, Co-creator, Director, Sound designer
* Grahame Turner, Lead editor
* Ryan Vibert, Composer and performer of original music

## Quotes

NUREYEV: Every family has its quarrels, whether you’re hurling insults across a dinner table, or nuclear warheads across five nebulae.

## Trivia

* This is the only story arc thus far to have all parts released on the same day, with an annoucnement at the end of part one that an intermission was occurring rather than the usual credit sequence.
* The Angel of Brahma was the first episode to be released with a name other than Juno Steel preceding it and is still one of only two; Mick Mercury and the Night Before, a bonus episode that debuted during the season 2 hiatus, was the second.

## References

 One-Shots
 Bonus Episodes

 Other Episodes
 Live Shows
Omar Khan

### Known Physical Features

Khan is a large man with a broad chest and strong arms. He has a very big mustache and beard.

## Voice

### First Heard

Juno Steel and the Midnight Fox (Part 1)

Omar Khan is the captain of the Hyperion City Police Department, 151st precinct. He is the father of several children and the Galaxy's Best Dad.

He works closely with Lieutenant Loo, one of the only other "good" cops in Hyperion City, to combat the corruption that pervades the HCPD.

## Early Life

Khan was raised by his mothers, affectionately referred to as Big Mom and Little Mom. Little mom made them curried lasagna every Tuesday without fail. He favors Earth furniture and traditions, implying close cultural ties.

Before the start of the series, he married his current wife, Noor, and had many children (Juno notes: "half-a-dozen sand-sleds up against the wall over there. I can tell at least three of your kids are little because one, those mittens are tiny and adorable, and two, all the left ones are missing") together. They are working on their communication and respecting each other's space.

Khan took over as captain of the 151st precinct at some point after Juno left.

## History

Juno goes to him for help with the Miasma situation, but he doesn't believe him. He attempts to arrest Juno at Ingrid Lake's party, but Juno evades him. He picks up a call from Juno's secretary Rita, who informs him all of Ingrid's art is stolen. He goes in to arrest Ingrid just as she is about to kill Valles Vicky and stuns her before she gets the chance. He agrees to let Juno and Vicky go for fear of bad press.

He runs into Juno again while trying to intercept one of Pilot Pereyra's crimes. He and Juno work together only reluctantly after Juno implies that he has more intel on the robbery Pilot is going to commit than he actually does, and as a result of their lack of preparation, the two are forced to helplessly stand by while a guard they didn't expect to encounter and had stunned unconscious is killed to make a point.

## Personality

Khan, despite being a cop at the HCPD, is a good person, who really wants to make things better for people.

He also cares deeply about his family.

"He’s a real nice man, once you get past all the screamin’. Doesn’t know a thing about art," though, according to Rita at the end of Juno Steel and the Stolen City (Part 2).

## Trivia

* Harley Takagi Kaner stated in a patreon commentary that they like that Khan and his wife's relationship isn't perfect but they are working on it, probably also going to couple therapy.
* Kaner further stated that Khan knows all his kids very well, but does not know how many exactly there are.

## Episode Appearances

 Season 2* Juno Steel and the Stolen City (Part 1)
* Juno Steel and the Stolen City (Part 2)
* Juno Steel and the Long Way Home (Part 1) (Mentioned)
 Bonus
* The Rita Minute 3: Happy Birthday, Mista Steel!

## References

1. ↑ Juno Steel and the Stolen City (Part 1)
2. ↑ Juno Steel and the Stolen City (Part 1)
3. ↑ Juno Steel and the Stolen City (Part 1)
Sarah Gazdowicz

Sarah Gazdowicz (from About the Artists profile)

**Sarah Gazdowicz** is an actor for The Penumbra Podcast. Gazdowicz voices Buddy Aurinko and Yasmin Swift in the Juno Steel series.

## Career

Outside The Penumbra Podcast, Gazdowicz has performed and directed many theater productions in the Boston area, including *Twelfth Night*, *Alfred Hitchcock's the 39 Steps,* and *Peter and the Starcatcher.* Sarah is also credited as a shadow puppet designer for *The Fall River Axe Murders*.

## Episode Appearances

Juno Steel and the Tools of Rust (Part 2)
 Juno Steel and the Heart of It All (Part 1)
Juno Steel and the Heart of It All (Part 2)
Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond (Part 2)
Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond (Part 3)

## References

1. ↑ About the Artists entry: Sarah J. Gazdowicz.
Alondora

**Alondora** is a character who appears in the Ghost Pachuco Hop episode, "Alondra(episode)". She is the late grandmother of Adelina and Alejandro, and was once the ballet dancer before she passed away.On the Day of the Dead, Gabi Rodriguez discovered that she could see spirits on this very day, including Alondora.
 When she realized this, Alondora enlisted Gabi's help to stop her
grandchildren from losing the dance off to a rich man.
Puck Falco

—Puck Falco[src]

**Puck Falco** is Juno Steel's former partner from his HCPD days. With Juno, they both had Rita as a secretary.

Juno has stated that Puck was his only partner, and a major influence on him. The fact that Juno reaches out to Puck when the Aurinko crime family is captured points to Juno having a lot of trust in Puck, despite them both being estranged for over 10 years.

## Early Life

Puck is about 15 years older than Juno, and they are described as having white hair and being in great shape. Juno describes himself as a “little brother” to Puck.

Before they joined the HCPD Academy, Puck spend 5 years teaching at an elementary school, and 5 years as a dancer at a club. After they left the HCPD they eventually became a sheriff in Pickham Point, a small mining town on Io.

## History

After Juno's trip to meet them, Puck’s reaction upon seeing Juno is, to his surprise, not of upset but of nonchalance. They skip greetings to immediately ask him to drive around town and look out for Derek Mathers, a supposedly missing kid whose name sounds suspiciously similar to a certain antagonistic galactic organization. They also ask Juno to meet them at the Town Central Diner in three hours.

After arriving to the diner at the designated meeting time, Juno waits in the Ruby Seven and eventually sees Puck pull up in a car with an unidentified person in sunglasses. Puck goes inside and orders coffee as Juno agonizes over the identity of the person who gave Puck a ride, assuming them to be a Dark Matters agent due to the glasses. Before long Puck comes back out again, and getting into the Ruby Seven and handing off Juno's coffee, whose order they still remember after 10 years. They tell Juno that they received a lead that Derek might be at an abandoned mine shaft near a volcano far out of town. Part 1 leaves off with Juno suspicious, but driving off to the mine shaft with Puck in tow regardless.

## Episode Appearances

* Juno Steel and the Embrace of Ice (Part 2)
* Juno Steel and the Embrace of Ice (Part 3)

## Trivia

* Puck likes their coffee "sweet and thick as tapioca pudding."
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 5)

**Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 5)**is the fortieth episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast, and the fifth part of the Second Citadel Season Two finale. It was released March 12, 2019.

## Overview

*The Cliffside yawned behind them, yet*

*No mercy did they lend.*

*For even where no life would dare,*

*they battled at World’s End.*

### Trigger Warnings

* Sudden loud noises
* Pursuit
* Forced incarceration
* Violence and threats of violence
* Implied killing of people and animals
* Deception, gaslighting
* Paranoia and fear of being watched

## Cast and Crew

### Cast

* Melissa Ennulat as Rilla
* Matthew Zahnzinger as Sir Damien
* Stewart Evan Smith as Porcus
* Michael Underhill as Trotter
* Jason Mellin as Talfryn
* Melissa DeJesus as Quanyii
* Leslie Drescher as Sir Caroline
* M. Sutherland as Sir Angelo
* Noah Simes as Lord Arum
* Stefano Perti as Sir Marc
* Kat Buckingham as Queen Mira

### Crew

* Kat Buckingham, Head of Merchandise and Outreach
* Alice Chuang, Head of Design
* Sophie Kaner, Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer
* Noah Simes, Production manager
* Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer
* Ryan Vibert, Composer, and performer of original music

## Trivia

* The title of this arc refers to the poem Sir Damien recited during the events of Second Citadel - The Sportive Nymphs (Part 1), also named The Battle at World's End.
* Unlike previous episodes arcs in which episodes were released two weeks apart, the episodes in this arc were released within one week of each other.

 Bonus Episodes

 Bonus Episodes
Jon Smalls

Yelp profile picture

**Jon Smalls** is an actor on the Penumbra Podcast. He voices the character of Todd in the Juno Steel Series.

## Career

Jon has appeared in several films, including *Surprise, Surprise!!! (2014)* and *Hatfields & McCoys (2013).*

Until 2013, he reviewed movies for the Hartford Guardian in Connecticut.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5257806/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/anEffingChamp/status/293427813434933248
Juno Steel and the Lesson Learned (Part 2)

—Juno Steel

**Juno Steel and the Lesson Learned (Part 2)** is the fifth episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released May 23, 2017.

## Overview

Mick Mercury is a walking disaster, and appropriately enough, he's picked a disaster of a case to drop in on. In his attempt to prevent a murder, Juno Steel's added two potential victims: Mick Mercury... and himself.

### Trigger Warnings

* Sudden loud noises
* Depictions an descriptions of violence and death
* Depiction of (what initially appears to be) suicide
* Human death
* Close, claustrophobic spaces
* Depictions of illness
* Kidnapping/forced incarceration

## Cast and Crew

### Cast

Starring

* Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
* Matthew Zahnzinger as Ramses O'Flaherty
* Allison Choat as The Proctor
* Stefano Perti as Mick Mercury

### Crew

* Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Lead writer, Recording engineer
* Sophie Kaner, Co-creator, Director, Sound designer
* Noah Simes, Production manager
* Alice Chuang, Designer and financial manager
* Grahame Turner, Script editor
* Ryan Vibert, Composer and performer of original music
* Promotional art by Mikaela Buckley

## References

 Bonus Episodes

 Bonus Episodes
Juno Steel and the Long Way Home (Part 2)

—Juno Steel

**Juno Steel and the Long Way Home (Part 2)**is the twenty-seventh episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released September 11th, 2018.

## Overview

Down in the sewers, home seems like a distant memory. It's even more distant for Detective Steel now, because even aboveground home doesn't feel like home anymore. Hyperion City has changed. Even its sewers have changed, and the things that crawl in those sewers.

And at the bottom of it all is Ramses Takano, or should we say Jack O'Flaherty, or should we say any number of names that once belonged to this incredible disappearing and reappearing man. Blink and his face has changed. Blink and your city has changed. Blink and your home has changed — and once a thing like that has left you, can you ever find it again?

### Trigger Warnings

* Sudden loud noises
* Claustrophobia
* Violence and threats of violence
* Death and injury
* Violence towards animals
* Implied killing of animals
* Deception and gaslighting
* Abandonment
* Reference to suicide

## Cast and Crew

### Cast

Starring

* Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
* Matthew Zahnzinger as Jack Takano/Ramses O'Flaherty
* Marge Dunn as Hawk Hackett
* Bob Musset as Lorenzo Vega
* Melissa Barker as Jocelyn Chen
* Allison Choat as the Miranda Fairbanks reader
* Sophie Kaner as the THEIA and Small Fry
* Kate Jones as Rita
* Kevin Vibert as Comms Tutorial (uncredited)
* Alexander Stravinski as The Man in the Brown Jacket (uncredited)

### Crew

* Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer
* Sophie Kaner, Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer
* Kat Buckingham, Head of Merchandise and Outreach
* Alice Chuang, Head of Design
* Scott Galica, Recording engineer
* Noah Simes, Production manager
* Ryan Vibert, Composer and performer of original music

## References

 Bonus Episodes

 Other Episodes
 Live Shows
Juno Steel and the Midnight Fox (Part 2)

—Juno Steel

**Juno Steel and the Midnight Fox (Part 2)** is the twelfth episode of the first season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released August 16, 2016.

## Overview

Valles Vicky's Vixen Valley is your one-stop-shop if you’re interested in fine dining, good conversation, beautiful people, and contraband from across the galaxy. Juno Steel needs the last on that list: he’s after a killer with an eye for Ancient Martian artifacts, and only Valles Vicky herself can help Juno catch that killer. But a favor from Valles Vicky always comes at a price… and if Juno’s not careful, the bill might end up more than he can afford.

### Trigger Warnings

* Violence
* Gunfire
* Deception and gaslighting
* Sudden loud noises
* Alcohol

## Cast and Crew

Starring

* Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
* Kate Jones as Rita
* Elliott Sicard as Captain Omar Khan
* Leslie Drescher as Valles Vicky
* Jon Smalls as Todd
* Melissa Ennulat as Ingrid Lake
* Noah Simes as Peter Nureyev
* Sophie Kaner as Molly Chung (uncredited)

### Crew

* Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Lead writer, Recording engineer
* Sophie Kaner, Co-creator, Director, Sound designer
* Grahame Turner, Lead editor
* Ryan Vibert, Composer and performer of original music

## References

 One-Shots
 Bonus Episodes

 Other Episodes
 Live Shows
Sonny

Sonny worked as a waiter at the *Coeur Lion* on Mars, when Juno still worked at the HCPD. He had 40 years of working experience even before he started the job and observed customers to pass the time. He accidentally got entangled with “Ms. Shot” and her schemes and was abducted and likely killed by her associates.

## Episode Appearances

* Juno Steel and the Embrace of Ice (Part 2)
Kevin Vibert

**Kevin Vibert** is the co-creator and lead writer of The Penumbra Podcast, as well as Head of Operations for Hyperion City Productions.

His brother, Ryan Vibert, writes music for the podcast.

## Early Life

Kevin has a Bachelor’s in English from University of Massachusetts Amherst as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University.

## Career

Kevin is a high school English and Creative Writing teacher by day and strives to bring the central value of The Penumbra Podcast into every one of his classes: that everyone deserves to see themselves in stories.

## Episode Appearances

 Juno Steel and the Day That Wouldn't Die (Part 1)
Juno Steel and the Day That Wouldn't Die (Part 2)

Juno Steel and the Kitty-Cat Caper (Part 2)
 Juno Steel and the Long Way Home (Part 2) | Comms tutorial (uncredited)

## References

1. ↑ [1]https://twitter.com/LuchaLibris/status/1018702344589111296
Second Citadel - The Devil in the Sunlight (Part 2)

Poster by Milo Mars

**The Devil in the Sunlight (Part 2)** is an episode of the Tales of the Second Citadel. It is the 6th Second Citadel episode of season 3, and 12th overall. It was released April 21, 2020.

## Overview

A whisper from the darkness:

"One good turn deserves another, and so I'll give you two; Allow me this one favor and I'll do its twin for you."

### Trigger Warnings

* Mistaken identity
* Deception and gaslighting
* Violence and threats of violence
* Death
* Sudden loud noises
* Depictions of sexism
* Mass incarceration
* Close, claustrophobic spaces
* Events that may resemble child abuse/sexual assault

## Cast and Crew

* Marge Dunn as Olala
* Melissa DeJesus as Quanyii
* M. Sutherland as Sir Angelo
* Stewart Evan Smith as Jack of Shadows
* Leslie Drescher as Sir Caroline
Osiris

**Osiris** was an inhabited planet located on The Outer Rim of the galaxy.

It used to be inhabited by approximately 2 billion people until a cross-galactic meteorite carrying a deadly virus laded there about 200 years ago and within less than a day killed all inhabitants. Sasha Wire hints at Dark Matters being involved in the cover-up of the event.

This comet lead to four pharma megacorps Solar and Outer Rim, to team up and send a drone on a century long journey to the system the virus originated from and found the cure mother prime.

Osiris is probably name after the egyptian god of death and rebirth.
Kiki Samko

headshot from backstage.com

**Kiki Samko** is an actor on The Penumbra Podcast. She voices Sarah Steel and Andromeda in the Juno Steel series

## Early Life

Kiki Samko is married to Michael Underhill, who she lives with in Boston, Massachusetts.

## Career

Kiko Samko is a theater actor who has worked with fellow Penumbra actors Sarah Gazdowicz, Bob Musset, William Schuller, and her husband Michael Underhill. She made her directorial debut in "A Nightmare on Elf Street" in 2018.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.netheatregeek.com/2015/06/23/dying-city-brought-to-life-in-small-space/
2. ↑ https://www.netheatregeek.com/tag/kiki-samko/
3. ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/11/28/from-gold-dust-orphans-reindeer-games-and-slice-freddy-krueger/ivdnSGpnlYcoMWdXJcQNKL/story.html
Second Citadel - The Caves of Discord

**Second Citadel - The Caves of Discord** is the third episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released April 25, 2017.

## Overview

In an overgrown jungle where monsters roam free lies the Second Citadel, one of humanity’s last strongholds in a hostile, hungry world. The people of the Citadel live their lives on the edge of a knife – knowing that any day a beast might storm their homes, knowing that now and forever the monsters are planning the final assault that will end humanity for good.

The only defense against a world that wants them dead are the Knights of the Crown, led by the Second Citadel’s Queen; and she has a very important task for her best knights. A strange cave has been claiming the lives of the people who live nearby… and if the Knights can’t find a way to work together, it will claim their lives, too.

### Trigger Warnings

* Death
* Cruelty to monsters (may potentially be construed as cruelty to animals)
* Close, claustrophobic spaces
* Depictions of being chased
* Sudden loud noises
* Descriptions of gore and violence
* Depictions of injury
* Depictions of sexism
* Manipulation

## Cast and Crew

Starring

* Leslie Drescher as Sir Caroline
* M Sutherland as Sir Angelo
* Kat Buckingham as The Queen
* Noah Simes as Brother
* Kate Jones as Sister

## Trivia

* This episode is the first mention of Sir Damien.

## References

 Bonus Episodes

 Bonus Episodes
Northstar Entertainment

**Northstar Entertainment**is a Martian entertainment company founded by Miranda Fairbanks, specializing in children's media. Among its creations include "Andromeda, Chain Mail Warrior" and "Turbo, The Man of the Future". The company also created the popular amusement park, Polaris Park, which features rides based on various Northstar properties.

## Known Employees

### Current Employees

* Ramses O'Flaherty (CEO)
* Lorenzo Vega (Head of Research and Development, previously Member of Executive Board)

### Previous Employees

* Miranda Fairbanks (Founder)
* Sarah Steel (Head Writer, co-creator of Turbo and uncredited creator of Andromeda)
* Yasmin Swift (Polaris Park Chief of Security)
* Jack Takano (Head Writer, co-creator of Turbo and attributed creator of Andromeda)
* Jocelyn Chen (Head of Animation)

## Known Intellectual Properties

* Andromeda, Chain Mail Warrior
* Turbo, The Man of the Future
* Ian Ion

* + Episodes featured seminars on the crossroads between theoretical physics and thirtieth-century warfare.
* Money Girl and the Subsidiaries

* + Each episode ended with a forty-two-minute lecture on tax law.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Juno Steel and the Long Way Home (Part 1)
Sharon Oh

**Sharon Oh** is an official artist for The Penumbra Podcast. Her role as the poster artist for Juno Steel (series) was announced to Patreon patrons on 6 October 2019, and to the general public via Twitter on 7 October 2019. The first episode to feature a Sharon Oh poster was Juno Steel and the Man in Glass (Part 1). They continued as the Juno Steel (series) artist throughout season 3, choosing to "pass the baton" on the season's conclusion to focus on other projects. Their last episode as official artist was Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond (Part 3).

## Early Life

In her own words: "**Sharon Oh** is a Sagittarius character designer and gamer. She was born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles with a computer mouse in hand. She has a huge love for animation and video games, but you'll catch her often obsessing over chickens, classical music, mini things, dogs, bugs, taxidermy, and outdoor cooking videos."

## Career

Sharon Oh graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Animation and Digital Art in 2017.

## Trivia

* Prior to creating official art for the show, Oh posted fanart for the Juno Steel series on social media.
	+ Juno portrait
	+ Nureyev action illustration
	+ Nureyev Angel of Brahma illustration

## References

1. ↑ The Penumbra Podcast Twitter, 7 October 2019
2. ↑ Sharon Oh on Twitter: April 5, 2021
3. ↑ Sharon Oh's bio
Hoosegow

**Hoosegow** is a prison run by Kanagawa Productions. Its inmates are closely watched, filmed, and televised for the benefit of the Kanagawa Family. Cecil Kanagawa owns the footage, though it is implied and "hypothetically" confirmed by Min Kanagawa that she is the one who truly has control over it.

According to Juno interior is grey, "because that is what some entertainment exec floating over Uptown thinks a prison looks like" (Juno Steel and the Prince of Mars (Part 2)).

**Prisoners include:**

Cassandra Kanagawa (formerly)

The Prince of Mars (formerly)

Ingrid Lake (formerly)
Second Citadel - Knight of the Crown, Lord of the Swamp (Part 2)

—Sir Damien

**Second Citadel - Knight of the Crown, Lord of the Swamp (Part 2)** is the sixth episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released June 20, 2017.

## Overview

On the second night of the Festival of the Three, Sir Damien the knight will be dueling on Lord Arum the monster’s terms: in a forest of tricks and traps and cunning biological inventions. Sir Damien may have bested Lord Arum in a physical duel, but he certainly isn’t prepared for the sorts of challenges a second meeting with the monster will pose… but to be fair, Lord Arum isn’t prepared, either.

### Trigger Warnings

* Sudden loud noises
* Depictions and descriptions of violence and death
* Close, claustrophobic spaces
* Violence and death towards animals (a monster, really)
* Depictions of being chased

## Cast and Crew

Starring

* Matthew Zahnzinger as Sir Damien
* Noah Simes as Lord Arum
* Melissa Ennulat as Rilla
* M Sutherland  as Sir Angelo

## References

 Bonus Episodes

 Bonus Episodes
Leslie Drescher

Drescher in a production of "As You Like It"

### Character(s)

Sir Caroline (Second Citadel); Valles Vicky, Cassandra Kanagawa (revised), Cecil Kanagawa (revised) (Juno Steel)

### First Appearance

Second Citadel - The Head of the Janus Beast (Part 1)

### Website

https://twitter.com/Nebbishtwee

**Leslie Drescher** is an actor on The Penumbra Podcast. She voices Cecil Kanagawa, Cassandra Kanagawa, and Valles Vicky in the Juno Steel series and Sir Caroline in Tales of the Second Citadel.

## Career

Outside of The Penumbra Podcast, Leslie is a Boston-based actor who has starred in numerous theater productions around the Greater Boston area.

## Episode Appearances

 Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 1)Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 3)Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 5)Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 6) | Sir Caroline

Second Citadel - The Devil in the Sunlight (Part 2)
 Second Citadel - The Priestess' Fortune (Part 1)
Second Citadel - The Priestess' Fortune (Part 2)
 Second Citadel - Judgment of the Empire (Part 1)
Second Citadel - Judgment of the Empire (Part 2)

 Second Citadel - The Frozen King of Flame | Sir Caroline
Bonus: Merry Christmas, Mary Anne!

**Bonus: Merry Christmas, Mary Anne!** is a bonus episode of the first season of The Penumbra Podcast and a continuation of The Coyote of the Painted Plains. It was released December 25, 2016.

## Overview

A late-night crime on Christmas Eve gets Mary Anne and Chance Sequoyah a whole lot of trouble... and a visitor that neither of them could have expected.

## Episode Summary

The episode begins with Mary Anne (now Mary Anne Sequoyah) and Chance Sequoyah trekking through the snow. They had left the children and their horse, Moonshine, back at home in order to complete a heist on Christmas Eve for their family's big Christmas dinner.

The plan was for Chance to raid the unsuspecting Parson's family pantry as Mary Anne stayed watch at the door. While waiting, Mary Anne hears a baby crying in the distance. She's surprised to find the baby abandoned, wrapped in a blanket in the snow. Unfortunately, while heading out to check on the noise, Mary Anne left her post at the door and forgot to warn Chance about the two men standing around the houses, chatting amongst themselves. Mary Anne ends up bringing the baby with her in her coat as she runs back to warn Chance about the two men patrolling around the neighborhood. Together, they manage to make a narrow escape from the house.

Chance finds a barn for her and Mary Anne to hide out in while they wait for the police to stop looking for them. While Mary Anne and Chance discuss how they plan to safely leave and return home, the baby in Mary Anne's coat begins crying. In order to distract Chance from the child, Mary Anne begins blabbering nonsense and crying to mask the baby's cries. Mary Anne then sends Chance on a wild goose chase for a blanket to protect her from the cold in order to distance her from the baby while Mary Anne concocts a plan to mask the baby until they return home. Mary Anne becomes distracted thinking about how she plans on hiding the baby from Chance when Chance finds her talking to the baby.

Chance takes to the baby well, greeting them and asking them their name. Mary Anne apologizes for taking on another child, knowing full well that Chance and her can barely make ends meet for the kids back at home already. Chance accepts the child as one of their own and admits that she knew Mary Anne has been hiding the child ever since she saw her pick them up outside the Parson's house. The episode ends with Chance and Mary Anne wishing each other Merry Christmas.

## Cast and Crew

### Cast

Starring

* Kate Jones as Mary Anne
* Sophie Kaner as Chance Sequoyah

## Trivia

 One-Shots
 Bonus Episodes
Lorenzo Vega

Sarah Steel (previous coworker)

**Lorenzo Vega** is the head of Research and Development (also known as Resmirks and Developgrins) at Polaris Park and used to be on the executive board for Northstar Entertainment. He created Andromeda and the Dragon's Peak and regards it as his "baby." He was born without legs and uses robotic prosthetics.

## Personality

Engineering genius and general misanthrope who sees himself as having a cold, biting wit, but often speaks completely incoherently in his attempt to manufacture jabs and insults. In his sixties or seventies, very terse, and carries himself with more confidence than he probably should.

## Relationships

### Jack Takano

Jack and Lorenzo were colleagues at Northstar entertainment. Vega insisted that they had a deep bond, unique or stronger than with any of their other colleagues. When Takano disappeared, Vega insisted he had left a hidden message for Vega alone. Whether Takano returned Vega's affections is, and will remain, unknown.

## Episode Appearances

* Juno Steel and the Dragon's Den (Part 2)
* Juno Steel and the Monster's Reflection (Part 3) (mentioned)
* Juno Steel and the Long Way Home (Part 1)
* Juno Steel and the Long Way Home (Part 2)
Juno Steel and the Time Gone By (Part 2)

—Juno Steel

**Juno Steel and the Time Gone By (Part 2)** is the eighteenth episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released April 10, 2018.

## Overview

People bury a great deal beneath these Martian sands: bodies and secrets and even entire cities. But some things refuse to stay buried long – like the past. Those we thought lost, hoped lost, but never gone for good.

Buddy Aurinko is learning that lesson the hard way. Her buried past has a face and a name, and though all Buddy wants is to forget, her past does not seem content to be forgotten.

### Trigger Warnings

* Sudden loud noises
* Depictions of xenophobia and classism
* Slavery and forced incarceration
* Gunfire and explosions
* Alcohol use
* Violence and threats of vioence
* Death and mortality
* Claustrophobic and dark spaces
* Blood and gore
* Depictions of extreme illness (both physical and mental)

## Cast and Crew

### Cast

Starring

* Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
* Alexander Stravinski as The Man in the Brown Jacket
* Sarah Gazdowicz as Buddy Aurinko
* Chloé Cunha as Vespa
* William Schuller as Rasbach

### Crew

* Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Lead writer, Recording engineer
* Sophie Kaner, Co-creator, Director, Sound designer
* Noah Simes, Production manager
* Alice Chuang, Designer and financial manager
* Grahame Turner, Script editor
* Ryan Vibert, Composer and performer of original music
* Promotional art by Mikaela Buckley

## Trivia

* This episode arc contains several references to the classic film Casablanca (1942), as both the film and these episodes seem to revolve around similar premises.
	+ Both Casablanca and this episode arc feature two former lovers, with one looking to rekindle their romance and save them. However, in Casablanca, Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) decides to let Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) leave with her husband, while in "Time Gone By," Buddy and Vespa reunite and decide to try again.
	+ Both have a love story with a political underpinning of people being trapped in a desperate situation.
	+ Similarities can be drawn between Rick Blaine and Buddy Aurinko—both own establishments in which illicit activities occasionally take place, and both have been waiting for their lovers in a remote location for years.
	+ The title "Juno Steel and the Time Gone By" seems to be a reference to the song "As Time Goes By," which is played throughout Casablanca.
	+ The initials of Semi-Automatic Music Machine are S.A.M.M., which is a reference to Sam, the piano player.

## References

 Bonus Episodes

 Other Episodes
 Live Shows
Juno Steel and the Embrace of Ice (Part 2)

Story poster by Ellison Estephan.

**Juno Steel and the Embrace of Ice (Part 2)** is the second episode of The Penumbra Podcast season 4. It was released October 12, 2021.

## Overview

Seventeen years apart, two hot pursuits get hotter.

### Trigger Warnings

* Isolation
* Dark and claustrophobic spaces
* Sudden loud noises
* Violence; implied torture and death
* Discussion and use of firearms
* Discussion and use of alcohol and cigarettes
* Deception / lying

## Episode Summary

In the present, Juno Steel and Puck Falco approach the abandoned mineshaft they suspect the missing child may have gone to.

17 years earlier, Juno and Diamond Hijikata buy clothes and go undercover "on a date" at the restaurant whose staff knows Captain Hijikata as mob boss "Ms. Shot." Juno loudly asks where the restroom is as a cover to investigate the restaurant's back room, where he discovers a note addressed to himself and receives a phone call from Ms. Shot. Her voice is obviously Hijikata's, but she denies her identity and threatens and belittles Juno. He realizes that her people have been keeping Sonny, the waiter who let her identity slip a previous night, tied up in an adjacent room, but is too late to stop him from being moved by hovercycle. Juno takes off running.

Back in the present, Juno muses that it would be easier to let go of the career and marriage he didn't get to have, if only nobody else had gotten hurt in the battle between himself and Captain Hijikata.

## Cast and Crew

* Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
* Chelsea Ruscio as Puck Falco
* Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Diamond Hijikata
* Regine Vital as Captain Hijikata
* Bob Mussett as Sonny
* Lydian Melocarro as Detective Parsons

## Quotes

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> | DIAMOND: | If you want to outwit my mother, you'll need to think from every possible angle. Trust me. It took me fifteen years to figure out how to sneak out of the house without her catching me. Without a disguise, we're sunk.
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> | HIJIKATA: | (THROUGH COMMS)
> | HIJIKATA: | See, there you go again! That's exactly the kind of thing I wanted to talk to you about. Cuz the thing is, stranger, you seem to be under some odd impression that you and I have met before, and so I just wanted to set the record straight.
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Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 1)

**Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 1)**is the thirty-sixth episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast, and the first part of the Second Citadel Season Two finale. It was released February 12, 2019.

## Overview

*Two giants bearing broken swords*

*Stood by a river’s bend*

*Whose water fell straight down to Hell:*

*They battled at World’s End.*

### Trigger Warnings

* Sudden loud noises
* Pursuit
* Forced incarceration
* Violence and threats of violence
* Implied killing of people and animals
* Deception, gaslighting
* Paranoia and fear of being watched

## Cast and Crew

### Cast

* Kat Buckingham as Queen Mira
* Leslie Drescher as Sir Caroline
* Melissa Ennulat as Rilla
* M Sutherland as Sir Angelo
* Melissa DeJesus as Quanyii
* Jason Mellin as Talfryn
* Noah Simes as Lord Arum

### Crew

* Kat Buckingham, Head of Merchandise and Outreach
* Alice Chuang, Head of Design
* Sophie Kaner, Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer
* Noah Simes, Production manager
* Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer
* Ryan Vibert, Composer and performer of original music

## Trivia

* The title of this arc refers to the poem Sir Damien recited during the events of Second Citadel - The Sportive Nymphs (Part 1), also named The Battle at World's End.
* Unlike previous episodes arcs in which episodes were released two weeks apart, the episodes in this arc were released within one week of each other.

 Bonus Episodes

 Bonus Episodes
Second Citadel - The Lovers of the Fallen Tower (Part 1)

The Lovers of the Fallen Tower poster by Milo Mars

**The Lovers of the Fallen Tower (Part 1)** is an episode of the Tales of the Second Citadel. It is the 3rd Second Citadel episode of season 3, and 7th overall. It was released February 11, 2020.

## Overview

Untold years ago, a monster woman and a human man witnessed the end of the world. It went like this: one explosion; then two explosions; then a great rumbling; and then, darkness. And that should have been the end of it, and them, and everything.

But today, one-and-a-half monsters and two-and-a-half humans will witness that end again -- and if they aren't careful, it might be their end, too.

### Trigger Warnings

* Sudden loud noises
* Violence and threats of violence
* Death
* Xenophobia/racism
* Violence and death
* Lying and deception

## Cast and Crew

* Noah Simes as Lord Arum
* Marge Dunn as Olala and Pix
* Matthew Zahnzinger as Sir Damien
* Melissa Ennulat as Rilla
* William Schuller as David
* Stefano Perti as Sir Marc
Rasbach

**Rasbach** is a villain in the Juno Steel series. He works for the Board of Fresh Starts, which forced Vespa Ilkay into servitude for medical debt after she suffered significant radiation poisoning.

## Early Life

Rasbach is from Balder, an Outer Rim planet.

## History

Rasbach attempts to purchase the a case of Curemother from Buddy Aurinko while Jet Sikuliaq and Juno Steel stand by as backup. The sale is interrupted by Vespa Ilkay, who stabs Rasbach and unsuccessfully attempts to steal the Curemother in the aftermath. Having observed that Buddy recognizs Vespa, Rasbach blackmails and extorts Buddy into agreeing to buy out Vespa's contract of indenture, taking every cred she has, as well as her ship. Vespa attacks again during this second sale, this time succesfully; Buddy bitterly observes that she can not regain her money and ship without Rasbach's consent, but chooses not to kill him, saying he is not powerful enough to save a single soul with his death.

## Personality

Rasbach appears to be very suspicious of others and untrustworthy himself. He loves his family, at least to the extent of accruing wealth on their behalf. Rasbach speaks with an accent consistent with one of the many languages spoken in the Outer Rim.

## Episode Appearances

* Juno Steel and the Time Gone By (Part 2)

## Trivia

* In the episode commentary for Juno Steel and the Time Gone By, lead writer Kevin Vibert revealed that Rasbach's speech pattern was heavily based on that of his French-speaking family members.
Season 5

**Season 5** of The Penumbra Podcast concludes the storylines of the Juno Steel series and Tales of the Second Citadel. It premiered with a Juno story on June 27, 2023.

## Overview

Depending on who you ask, the Penumbra is either the grandest hotel this side of Nowhere or a twice-monthly podcast series. Each episode takes the form of a 30-50 minute radio play.

The Penumbra is all about stories you recognize told in ways you won’t expect. Your femme fatale might be an homme fatale; you might find that not every haunting needs a ghost. Your criminal underworld might advertise on billboards ten miles tall, and when push comes to shove your home might have a bit more heart than you’re comfortable with. It’s never just a heist, a Western, an adventure. It’s the parts we think are still fresh about those genres — along with what we keep locked behind our doors.

And what’s behind those doors, you ask? Well… see for yourself.
Juno Steel and the Kitty-Cat Caper (Part 1)

—Ramses O'Flaherty

**Juno Steel and the Kitty-Cat Caper (Part 1)** is the first episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released March 28, 2017.

## Overview

Detective Steel is in a slump, and Maia King might have just the case to bring him out of it.

One problem: half the case is going to be figuring out what the case even is, because if Ms. King is to be believed, the culprit would have to be… well, something that doesn’t exist.

The stakes are life-or-death here… so hopefully Juno can figure out whose life or death before time runs out.

### Trigger Warnings

* Animal Abuse
* Some gore/"body horror"
* Sudden loud noises
* Depictions of being chased

## Cast and Crew

### Cast

Starring

* Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
* Kate Jones as Rita
* Kristie Norris as Maia King
* Noah Simes as Dr. Munrovian
* Matthew Zahnzinger as Ramses O'Flaherty
* Sophie Kaner as The Piranha (uncredited)
* Kevin Vibert as Bosco (uncredited)

### Crew

* Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Lead writer, Recording engineer
* Sophie Kaner, Co-creator, Director, Sound designer
* Noah Simes, Production manager
* Alice Chuang, Designer and financial manager
* Grahame Turner, Script editor
* Ryan Vibert, Composer and performer of original music
* Promotional art by Mikaela Buckley

## References

 Bonus Episodes

 Other Episodes
 Live Shows
Chloé Cunha

Chloé Cunha photographed by Jose Zapata

**Chloé Cunha** is an actor for The Penumbra Podcast. She voices Vespa in the Juno Steel series.

## Early Life

Cunha was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

## Career

Cunha is a poet, comedian, and occasional actor. She hosts and produces The Queer Qomedy Hour at ImprovBoston and does stand-up and poetry readings all throughout the greater Boston area.

As an actor, she has played the sapphic vampire Élisabeth in retro indie horror film *Blood of the Tribades* and voices the recurring role of Melody on the sci-fi podcast *Solutions to Problems*.

## Episode Appearances

 Juno Steel and the Shadows on the Ship (Part 1)
Juno Steel and the Shadows on the Ship (Part 2)
 Juno Steel and the Heart of It All (Part 1)
Juno Steel and the Heart of It All (Part 2)
 Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond (Part 1)
Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond (Part 2)
Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond (Part 3)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boston Poetry Slam poet profile: Chloe Cunha
2. ↑ Tasty Chicks Comedy: Comedy Night with Chloe Cunha
3. ↑ IMDb: Chloe Cunha
4. ↑ Solutions to Problems: Cast & Crew
The Janus Beast

Art by Mikaela Buckley

### Known Physical Features

Large, humanoid, two-headed, many teeth and limbs that can twist and turn either direction

## Voice

### Voice Actor(s)

Kate Jones
Noah Simes

### First Heard

Second Citadel - The Head of the Janus Beast (Part 1)

**The Janus Beast** is a two-headed, ogre-like monster that preys on humans. It first appears in the Second Citadel episodes Second Citadel - The Head of the Janus Beast (Part 1), Second Citadel - The Head of the Janus Beast (Part 2), as well as the bonus episode Bonus: The Revenge of the Janus Beast.

The Janus Beast is described to be extremely large and humanoid, with human-like tracks measuring about two feet in length. It has two heads, one looking forward and one looking backwards, which helps prevent anybody from sneaking up on it. Additionally, its arms and legs can twist around to face either side. The monster also has least sixty-four teeth.

The monster has magical regenerative powers, which it activates by chanting a bizarre rhyme: "Two and two makes four... plus two minus two makes four...and two and two and two and two makes four twos or two fours plus two and two and two and two!" Despite the fact that the Janus Beast has two heads, it is quite simple minded and easily tricked by others.

It is also suggested that the Janus Beast may have some sort of psychic ability, as it is able to pinpoint and exploit the insecurities of Sir Marc, Sir Caroline, and Sir Talfryn as they fight it.

The beast was created by Lord Arum using the Moonlit Hermit, with the purpose of creating monsters that could drive back the human infestation.

## Episode Appearances

* Second Citadel - The Head of the Janus Beast (Part 2)
 Season 2* Second Citadel - The Spiral Sage (Part 1) (Mentioned)

## Trivia

* The Janus Beast most likely gets its name from the two-headed Roman god Janus, god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and endings.

## References

1. ↑ Second Citadel - The Spiral Sage (Part 1)
Cerberus Province

The **Cerberus Province** is a accumulation of settlements and hideout of outlaws in the Martian desert. It seems to be located in a ring of volcanoes. A lighthouse that turns on during the night prevents ships from landing inside the volcanoes.

Since it does not have a dome the Cerberus Province is "more meeting place than city – a non-stop crime convention to trade business cards and thermonuclear weaponry." as Juno describes "the biggest hideout of thieves and murderers and outlaws in the solar system" in Juno Steel and the Time Gone By (Part 1).

Despite those myths about it, the Cerberus Province is also home to some unlucky people who have no other choice. It's inhabitants come from all over the Galaxy, including the Outer Rim.

## Locations within the Cerberus Province

* The Lighthouse, "an intricate crossing of plates and pipes that looked like somebody had spun a spiderweb from gold, then grabbed its center and pulled it up to scratch the clouds"
* Buddy Aurinko's Bar (in the first floor of the infamous light house), a famous meeting point for outlaws
* Cerberus Board of Fresh Starts, a clinical institution selling Blood Filtration Bracelets to inhabitants who are suffering from severe radiation poisoning, forcing them to take uncontrollable debts just to stay alive.
Melissa Ennulat

**Melissa Ennulat** is an actor on The Penumbra Podcast. Her roles include Ingrid Lake from the Juno Steel series and Rilla from the Second Citadel.

## Career

Melissa is an actor based in the Massachusetts area. She has previously starred in theater productions including *Brigadoon* (Fiona), *Street Scene* (Greta Fiorentino)*, Urinetown* (Hope)*, Children of Eden* (Eve)*, Gianni Schicchi* (Ciesca)*,* and *Cabaret* (Fraulein Kost)*.*

## Episode Appearances

 Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 1)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 2)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 3)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 4)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 5)
Second Citadel - The Battle at World's End (Part 6)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.backstage.com/u/melissaennulat/