The Magnus Protocol 48 - Temporary Positions

Summary

The Magnus Archives: The Magnus Protocol

Episode 48 – Temporary Positions
Release Date: August 21, 2025
Podcast Host/Creators: Rusty Quill; Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J. Newell
Starring: Shahan Hamza (Samalma Khalid), Anya Villette (Anya), Joji, Alice Dyer, and others

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Overview

In this thought-provoking and atmospheric episode, "Temporary Positions," Samalma Khalid comes face to face with the uncertainty of being pulled between worlds. As unexplained dimensional crossings threaten the safety of the post-Incursion world, Sam seeks answers from another traveler, Anya Villette, whose quietly devastating history reveals new depth to the magnitude of crossing between realities. The episode centers on identity, displacement, and survival after horror, weaving personal stories with the broader cosmic mysteries of the Magnus universe.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sam's Sudden Disappearance and "Return"

• [06:15 — 09:15]
  • Sam wakes up outside the perimeter fence in her pajamas, baffled and frightened.
  • Security (Joji) finds her and is skeptical:
    Joji: "Maybe I was sleepwalking."
    -- “Through two locked doors and a monitored patrol circuit with nobody seeing you? No, I don't think you walked anywhere.” [07:54]
  • Suggestion arises that Sam is being pulled back by the dimensional "hole" she originally emerged from:
    Joji: “Why would you suddenly be teleported back to the hole in the world you crawled out of? Gee, I wonder.” [08:15]

2. Dimensional Crossings and Past Incidents

• [09:50 — 11:00]
  • Joji reveals that Sam isn’t the first such case — rare but documented crossings have occurred, often into the Oxford Exclusion Zone.
  • The phenomenon is not centralized, and communication is patchy, creating research gaps.
  • Uncertainty remains about why Sam ended up where she did, and hints that it could be related to the elusive Archivist.

3. Meeting Anya Villette – Another “Traveler”

• [11:02 — 16:56]
  • Anya gives an account of her life before, during, and after falling through the cracks between worlds:
    • She describes being an ordinary person (“I was nobody. Still am, really…”) and accidentally entering this world while cleaning a strange house (possibly a thin place between realities).
    • Details her struggle to create an identity in a bureaucratic system where she technically didn’t exist.
    • Survived Incursion differently — not having her own "domain," but drifting through “fear pockets” in a state of semi-detachment and suffering.
    • Quote: “It was only once I found other people that I started to realise it was over.” [15:20]
  • Anya now lives communally near Abingdon, where history, paperwork, and official records have little meaning after the world changed.

4. Theories on Dimensional Travel & Comparisons

• [16:56 — 18:48]
  • Sam and Anya compare notes on their experiences of world-hopping.
  • Discussion deepens: Anya: “I’m pretty sure they didn’t all come from the same place. What’s something special about your world?” [17:18]
    • Sam notes the burning of the Magnus Institute in 1999 as a divergence point.
    • Anya suggests the use of the word “portal” is misleading:
      Anya: “These are more like holes leading to the space between places.” [17:57]

5. Uncertainty and Loss

• [19:05 — 19:47]
  • Anya reveals she’s never felt the pull to return to her original world, possibly due to being among the first to cross — or because her original world no longer exists. Anya: “Maybe my world’s gone and there’s nothing left to pull me back.” [19:37]

6. Sam Faces Going “Home”

• [20:18 — 22:09]
  • Sam confides in Alice (her alternate’s partner in this world) that she may be returning to her own world.
  • Bittersweet exchange, marked by warmth and gallows humor as they grapple with impending separation: Alice: “Is it safe? Going back, I mean.”
    Sam: “Oh, yeah, it’ll be fine.”
    Alice: “You’ve always been a shit liar.” [21:44–21:47]
  • Sam is called away abruptly when Joji reports a sighting of the Archivist entering the exclusion zone, raising the stakes.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Joji’s Pragmatism:
  "I'd rather have a corpse I can burn than just making it your problem and hoping it all works out." [09:15]
• Anya’s Isolation:
  "The only thing that makes me different is that I’m not from here. But it’s just a different type of immigration, really." [11:41]
• On Suffering and Alienation:
  “Every time suffering. But every time as an extra. As a tourist.” [15:10]
• Anya’s World-No-Longer-Exists Theory:
  "Maybe my world’s gone and there’s nothing left to pull me back." [19:37]
• Alice’s Deflection With Humor:
  “So, am I gonna make it, Doc?”
  Sam: "I honestly don't know what I expected. It's not like I can read these charts."
  Alice: “Two days to live. Got it.” [21:06–21:12]
• Farewell That’s Not Final:
  “Go home, Sam. Go home. And don’t get yourself killed chasing this thing.” [22:09]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment/Event | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------| | 06:15 | Sam wakes up outside the compound, bewildered | | 07:54 | Joji challenges Sam’s sleepwalking explanation | | 09:49 | Joji reveals history of previous world travelers | | 11:02 | Anya Villette introduced | | 11:40–16:56| Anya tells her story; life pre/post crossing | | 17:16 | Discussion about other travelers and world differences| | 17:57 | Anya’s “holes not portals” theory | | 19:37 | Anya theorizes her world might be gone | | 20:18–22:09| Sam and Alice’s discussion on leaving/home | | 21:47 | Joji reports a sighting of the Archivist |

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Tone and Style

The episode continues The Magnus Archives’ signature blend of conversational intimacy and cosmic horror. Much of the dialogue is understated, reflective, and quietly tragic, with characters leaning on dry humor and shared trauma. The tone is marked by unease, longing, resignation—and a persistent hope for answers, even in a world irreparably changed.

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Final Reflection

"Temporary Positions" explores the disorientation and loneliness of being uprooted across universes, offering a vital perspective from Anya, whose story places Sam’s experiences—and the greater Magnus world—into new, haunting context. As threats escalate with the reappearance of the Archivist, questions about identity, belonging, and the meaning of home become existentially urgent.

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For listeners invested in the mythology of The Magnus Protocol, this episode deepens the lore of world-crossings while giving emotional weight to the survivors left behind—and those still searching for a way back.

Transcript

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[Samalma Khalid]

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[Shahan Hamza]

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[Joji]

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[Anya Villette]

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[Joji]

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[Narrator]

Rustyquill the Magnus Protocol Episode 48 Temporary Positions.

[Anya Villette]

SA.

[Samalma Khalid]

What? It's cold. I Where I.

[Anya Villette]

Oh.

[Samalma Khalid]

Oh no. How the hell did I get back here? Okay, calm down. Calm down. Okay, I'm guessing that's the perimeter fence and so. Oh, thank Christ. Hey. Hey, over here. I need help. I am glad to see you.

[Anya Villette]

Back up.

[Joji]

Stand in the headlight. Show me your hands. Hang on.

[Anya Villette]

You're the captain's pet, right? Sam something?

[Samalma Khalid]

Yeah, that's me.

[Joji]

I guess she's got half the wardens.

[Anya Villette]

Out looking for you.

[Joji]

What the hell are you doing here in your PJs?

[Samalma Khalid]

I have absolutely no idea.

[Anya Villette]

Sure. Well, get In.

[Joji]

I'll take you back to base. Thank you, but you're the one who.

[Anya Villette]

Explains this to the captain.

[Joji]

Seriously? No idea.

[Samalma Khalid]

I told you, I went to bed normally, fell asleep, and when I woke up.

[Joji]

Yeah, fine.

[Samalma Khalid]

Maybe I was sleepwalking.

[Joji]

Through two locked doors and a monitored patrol circuit with nobody seeing you? No, I don't think you walked anywhere.

[Samalma Khalid]

So you think I just, what, magically teleported there?

[Joji]

We don't say magic on base. It softens, it makes people complacent.

[Samalma Khalid]

Okay, so you think I just appeared there? Why?

[Joji]

Why would you suddenly be teleported back to the hole in the world you crawled out of? Gee, I wonder.

[Samalma Khalid]

So you think it's trying to pull me back?

[Joji]

Makes sense, I guess.

[Samalma Khalid]

So what now? I could just ping into the middle of the Zone at any time.

[Joji]

I mean, PETA, you going in, and other stuff coming out.

[Samalma Khalid]

Thanks.

[Joji]

Just being honest.

[Samalma Khalid]

Well, fine then. If my world wants me back so much, and I'm such a burden, why don't I just go? The doctor said I'm basically recovered.

[Joji]

Paul, I'll be more than happy to send you on your merry way as soon as we've dealt with the potentially world ending monster you brought here with you.

[Samalma Khalid]

Fair. So do we think the Archivist is getting pulled back as well?

[Joji]

Maybe. If it does get pulled back through, fantastic. We'll pack you up and send you on your way. I'll even give you a lift.

[Samalma Khalid]

How generous.

[Joji]

But I'm not counting on it. My luck isn't that good. For now, the best we can do is call up some reserves and add more patrols just in case it turns up as suddenly as you did.

[Samalma Khalid]

Good idea.

[Joji]

Honestly though, I'd feel better dealing with it here on our terms. I'd rather have a corpse I can burn than just making it your problem and hoping it all works out.

[Samalma Khalid]

I understand.

[Joji]

Although it does. Remind me. Hello? Yeah, is Anya here yet? Good. Could you send her up? Thanks.

[Samalma Khalid]

What's going on?

[Joji]

I was going to tell you before you pulled your little disappearing act, but no time like the present, I guess.

[Samalma Khalid]

Okay.

[Joji]

I've got some friends over at the Oxford Exclusion Zone and I had a hunch, so I asked them if they'd ever heard of anyone turning up from another world like you.

[Samalma Khalid]

And they had.

[Joji]

More than once. Turns out it's. Well, not a regular thing, but it's happened a few times over the years. People turn up in the Zone, starved almost to death, and they generally help them recover and send them back.

[Samalma Khalid]

And no one thought to mention this to me?

[Joji]

Well, they told me when I asked, remember? Wardens are community formed, not centralized. And comms are still patchy. Also, most people just want to move on and forget about the Zones entirely. So there's a serious shortage of researchers.

[Samalma Khalid]

So why did I end up here, not in Oxford?

[Joji]

That is a fantastic question that I am not qualified to answer.

[Samalma Khalid]

Right. But it was almost certainly because the archivist, right?

[Joji]

Oh, yeah. Anyway, it's happened enough times up there that the Wardens have been looking into it a bit deeper. Turns out they managed to find someone who made the crossing pre incursion.

[Samalma Khalid]

Oh, ghoul.

[Joji]

Her name's Anya Villette. And I thought the two of you might have a few things to discuss. Maybe try and work out. Ms. Villette, thanks for coming.

[Anya Villette]

Glad to help. Are you the other Traveler?

[Samalma Khalid]

Yeah. Sam. Hey. Anya.

[Anya Villette]

Good to meet you.

[Samalma Khalid]

You too.

[Joji]

Well, I've got to write up this whole situation, so I'll leave you to talk. Let me know if you have any reality shattering insights.

[Samalma Khalid]

Will do. So, Anya, what's your story?

[Anya Villette]

Short version or the long version?

[Samalma Khalid]

It's not like I've got anywhere I need to be.

[Anya Villette]

I was nobody. Still am, really. Used to work as a cleaner now. I help with construction. Never cleaned anything special or built anything important. And I'm happy with that. I've met important people and I've seen their work. And let me tell you, being nobody is better. The only thing that makes me different is that I'm not from here. But it's just a different type of immigration. Really. I still don't know why it happened to me. I was just cleaning a house. It was big and a bit creepy, but people had lived there for decades. Probably. I don't know, maybe it had a reputation or something. But I never looked it up. Because, hey, it was just a cleaning job. But I went down into a basement that wasn't supposed to be there. Things weren't weird. And when I woke up, I'd lost time, I'd lost weight, and I'd lost home. I went back to that house a bunch of times over the years, trying to see if I could go back. But it never worked. So eventually I settled down and made do. My parents never met in this world, so no need to worry about doubling up. It wasn't easy. I didn't exist on any government database and I was constantly worried about being deported somewhere. But it never came to that. Gradually, I worked my way onto some official systems. Email address and a bank account. Then a stable address. Any real investigation in it would have all fallen apart. But I stayed out of trouble. Avoided stuff like credit checks, and it seemed fine. I got myself a job in a little cafe, managed to get a small friend group together. I even started dating. I had quite a nice little life built up by the time the world ended. Looks like you've been here a while. So I assume I don't need to explain the incursion. Great. They've explained how it worked. Everyone trapped in their own custom fear pocket. Well, I didn't have a domain of my own. I guess it's because of what happened to me. But who knows? The point is, stuff worked differently for me. I started trapped in a muddy ditch with maybe two others, and if you tried to escape, you couldn't help but slide back down. And there were long shards of broken glass hidden in the mud at the bottom so that they cut into you when you weren't trying to get out. I remember when I first arrived, I was mostly just confused. Not just because the world had suddenly changed, but more because everybody else seemed to know exactly what they were meant to do. They all immediately turned on one another with horrible violence or terrified flight. But even now, I still have no idea what they were thinking. It still hurt, though, when the glass cut my legs, or when someone tried to smother me in the muck. It all felt exactly as awful as you would think. Although I never screamed as loudly as the others, my wounds were never so serious, and I always climbed the highest. I guess it was just a bit easier for me. I actually started to feel guilty. Like an imposter. Soon the others noticed I was different. They stopped attacking me. And then they ignored me altogether. And I was just standing in the dirt, watching them, alone in the crowd. Then it all changed. Suddenly I wasn't in the pit. I was looking out of the window of an old, badly furnished apartment as fire swept up the crooked tenement. Now, I know you aren't meant to compare domains. They were specific. Everyone felt as bad as they could. That was the point. But feeling the fire burn through your flesh, that definitely hurts the most. No question. There are no words to describe it. And even if there were, I wouldn't. And yet, I handled it the best. I was the only one who seemed able to leave my own apartment. I was able to push through and keep moving. And I would fight my way inside other people's apartments to help them. Maybe that was my mistake. They would welcome my help at first, but soon they became suspicious, then outright hostile. It wasn't long before they were deliberately locking Their doors. And I was shut out. Then it all changed again. I lost count of how many times I moved. Drowning in an endless ocean, Pulled apart by a butcher's machine. Trapped as a lab rat, incubating diseases. Every time suffering. But every time as an extra. As a tourist. When the incursion finally ended, at first I just assumed I'd been shifted into another domain, albeit one much more boring than the others. It was only once I found other people that I started to realise it was over. Since then, I've joined a commune out near Abingdon. It's much easier for me now since basically no one has any official records. And even if they did, no one would care. Everyone's just glad of the help. We're doing alright. Crops are doing well. I didn't hear any of the rumours about the Oxford zone at first. We were all too busy. But eventually I learned there was some hole in the world near Cowley Road. It wasn't far, so I went to have a look, got chatting to one of the wardens and, well, here we are.

[Samalma Khalid]

How many times have you told that story?

[Anya Villette]

I've lost count. Does it sound anything like what happened to you?

[Samalma Khalid]

I mean, I haven't lived through the sort of hells you have, but in terms of changing dimensions, maybe a bit. So how many other travelers have you talked to?

[Anya Villette]

4, including you.

[Samalma Khalid]

Did they all come from my world?

[Anya Villette]

I'm pretty sure they didn't all come from the same place. What's something special about your world?

[Samalma Khalid]

You ever heard of the Magnus Institute?

[Anya Villette]

Everyone here knows the Institute since Towerfall.

[Samalma Khalid]

Right, of course. Well, in my world, it burned down in 1999.

[Anya Villette]

Right. Well, I never heard of it back in mine. Of the others I met, two of them came from somewhere where it was still active, although they didn't know much about it. And the third said it was based in Edinburgh.

[Samalma Khalid]

But they all came through the same portal in Oxford.

[Anya Villette]

In the exclusion zone. Yes, but I suspect thinking of it as a portal is what's confusing you.

[Samalma Khalid]

Because a portal is like a door and only has two sides?

[Anya Villette]

Yeah, these are more like holes leading to the space between places.

[Samalma Khalid]

Meaning you go in one and come out another randomly?

[Anya Villette]

Yes.

[Samalma Khalid]

No. No, that doesn't work. When I came through, I wasn't alone. We both left together and arrived at similar places at similar times. And I've got a friend back home. I think she's from here. Do you think I just got lucky with the swap or.

[Anya Villette]

I don't know. Maybe every time someone crosses it makes it easier for people to follow. Or maybe knowing her beforehand was enough of a link to this world that it pulled you along.

[Samalma Khalid]

Maybe.

[Anya Villette]

I'm not an expert, Sam.

[Samalma Khalid]

You're the closest we've got.

[Anya Villette]

Then I doubt we'll ever really know how any of this works.

[Samalma Khalid]

I'm hearing that a lot recently.

[Anya Villette]

Sorry.

[Samalma Khalid]

Not your fault. Listen, Anya, do you ever find yourself getting pulled back towards the port? The holes?

[Anya Villette]

The others asked me the same thing. They all disappeared eventually, so I'm guessing that's where they went.

[Samalma Khalid]

But you?

[Anya Villette]

No. It's never happened to me.

[Samalma Khalid]

Any idea why?

[Anya Villette]

My best guess? Bad timing. I might have been the first person ever to fall through. That means I slipped through a tiny crack before the incursion had even started. But now that hole and a bunch of others are blown wide open.

[Samalma Khalid]

But you're still here.

[Anya Villette]

For now. Maybe the effect wears off and they were too weak when I first came here. Maybe the incursion changed me. Maybe my world's gone and there's nothing left to pull me back. I have no idea. And honestly, I don't think there's even a way to find out.

[Samalma Khalid]

I get it. Thanks, Anya.

[Anya Villette]

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

[Samalma Khalid]

You were. And I really appreciate it. Does Georgie know all this?

[Anya Villette]

I talked her through most of it on a call yesterday, but she's asked I report to her before I head home.

[Samalma Khalid]

Right.

[Anya Villette]

Good luck, Sam. I hope we get a chance to talk again before. Before you go.

[Samalma Khalid]

Yeah, me too.

[Anya Villette]

Goodbye, Sam.

[Samalma Khalid]

By.

[Anya Villette]

It.

[Alice Dyer]

Have they found the cure yet?

[Samalma Khalid]

The cure?

[Alice Dyer]

Yeah. For being this goddamn gorgeous.

[Samalma Khalid]

Sorry. Didn't mean to wake you.

[Alice Dyer]

It's fine. My Sam had elephant feet, too. Should have heard him trying to sneak in a bed if he stayed up late. So, am I gonna make it, Doc?

[Samalma Khalid]

I honestly don't know what I expected. It's not like I can read these charts.

[Alice Dyer]

Two days to live. Got it.

[Samalma Khalid]

Well, you definitely sound better.

[Alice Dyer]

That's why I'm in hospital, babe. My jokes are sick, Alice. Yeah, yeah, I know. I've not forgotten who you are.

[Samalma Khalid]

No, it's not that. I. I think I'm probably going home soon.

[Alice Dyer]

Home? You mean back to your world? Your own Alice.

[Samalma Khalid]

I mean, assuming she hasn't trashed the place while I was away.

[Alice Dyer]

Classic Alice. Is it safe? Going back, I mean.

[Samalma Khalid]

Oh, yeah, It'll be fine.

[Alice Dyer]

You've always been a shit liar.

[Joji]

There you are.

[Samalma Khalid]

Hold on, Joji, I'm just.

[Joji]

No time. We've had a confirmed sighting of the archivist. Just crossed the edge of the zone, heading inwards. We're pursuing.

[Samalma Khalid]

Oh, okay. Yeah.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Let's go some way.

[Samalma Khalid]

Alice.

[Alice Dyer]

Don't. Don't chase it. Leave it to the wardens. It's their job.

[Joji]

We're leaving now, Sam.

[Alice Dyer]

You have to leave me. Okay, I get it. So. So go home, Sam. Go home. And don't get yourself killed chasing this thing.

[Samalma Khalid]

I can't.

[Alice Dyer]

You can. I won't let you die again.

[Joji]

I won't.

[Samalma Khalid]

Sorry.

[Alice Dyer]

Don't.

[Samalma Khalid]

Goodbye, Alice.

[Narrator]

The Magnus Protocol is a podcast distributed by rustyquill and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial share alike 4.0 international license. The series is created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J. Newell. Directed by Alexander J. Newell. This episode was written by Jonathan Sims and edited with additional materials by Alexander J. Newell with vocal edits by Loriann Davis, soundscaping by Tessa Vroom and mastering by Catherine Rinella with music by Sam Jones. It featured Shahan Hamza as Samalma Khalid, Sasha Sienna as Georgie Parker and Billy Hindle as Alice Dyer. The Magnus Protocol is produced by April Sumner with executive producer producers Alexander J. Newell, Danny McDonagh, Lynn C. And Samantha F.G. hamilton and Associate producers Jordan L. Hawke, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Ctier Sturraven and Megan. Nice to subscribe, View associated materials or join our Patreon visit rustyquill.com Rate and review us online. Tweet us thererustyquill, visit us on Facebook or email us@mail rustyquill.com thanks for listening.

[Anousha Battersby]

Hi, we are here to talk to you about Sucrobae, a perfumery we love so much. They have not one but two official the Magnus Archives perfumes, one inspired by John and Martin and another inspired by the mysterious Ex Altiora, a book from the library of Jurgen Leitner. Sucrobae also make official perfumes for our friends over at Old Gods of Appalachia, including Blood and Bone and Unknown Roads. You should check them out. Sucrobae is a women owned and operated perfumery that is vegan and cruelty free, witchy and sometimes irreverent. Expect perfumes like you're in a cult. Call your dad or vodka and swearing the ever popular Chloroform or Papa's Waffles. Sucrobae do a range of exciting and unique fragrances you won't find anywhere else. They broadly fit into the following five classic scents that pass the test of time. Goth scents for those who like it, dark and mysterious, witchy scents that are mysterious and potiony, nerdy scents for all the self professed nerds out there and fem scents the classically floral and sweet scents, but we recommend them for anyone of any gender. Sucrobase Small batch perfumes are not like any other. You can find out more by going to www.ruddyquil.com perfume that's rustyquil.com P E R F U M E Also, you can join the supportive and kind Sucrobay community with over 18,000 members on [e-mail] groups sukhrobay that's s u c R E A B E I L L.

[Shahan Hamza]

E hello everyone, it's Shahan, voice of Sam in the Magnus Protocol, and today I'm here to advertise Holodeciple, a podcast recently launched on the Arqun Network. Holodeciple is a thrilling dark science fiction podcast from the brilliant creator of Wake of Corrosion. In the vast abyss of dying stars lurks a forsaken Ve, silent and still. Stumbling upon it, the scavenger crew of the LP begin an ill fated rescue mission, convinced they have hit the jackpot. But when the scouting party stops responding, their luck takes a dark turn and the sinister nature of their prize and its unnerving history becomes all too apparent. Hollow Disciple has a deep lore full of mystery and discovery. Search for Hollow Disciple wherever you listen to your podcasts or go to L I N K T R EE Hollowdisciple or www.rustedquill.com for more information.

[Anousha Battersby]

Hi there, Anousha Battersby here, voice of Gwen in the Magnus Protocol. Today I'm here to advertise Thirst, a new story recently launched from the talented team behind the Penumbra podcast on the RQ Network. Thirst is a horror satire podcast about exploitative entertainment in a crumbling world. In a future America somehow even worse than the present, four couples must survive a dangero reality TV competition designed by a sadistic host and a cheerfully violent algorithm. Outside, sea levels are rising and the temperature is climbing. Inside, tensions quickly reach their boiling point. Ridiculous and horrifying Thirst asks how much the residents of this crumbling empire are willing to trade away for a chance at wealth and safety. Get hooked on Thirst by searching for the Penumbra podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts. Or go to www.thepanumbrapodcast.com or www.rustyquill.com for more information.