4.01: Juno Steel and the Embrace of Ice (Part 1)

On the recently-frozen moon Io, Juno meets an old friend and reflects on the worst mistake of his life. It's just as a member of his family once said: "We may look backward only to ensure we have not walked this path before." Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. (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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode. The Wanderer is a predominantly single-narrator queer fairy tale audio drama about being separated from the ones you love to keep them safe, to bring them home. It will delight fantasy fans and audio fiction fans alike, especially those who enjoy books like Silver in the Woods and podcasts like Old Gods of Appalachia and The Far Meridian. Each episode also features an original folk song and score. Visit callofthewander.com or find The Wanderer on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @callofthewander. On staff at the Penumbra: Kat Buckingham -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach Alice Chuang -- Head of Design Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer Ellison Estephan -- Promotional artist Noah Simes -- Production manager Grahame Turner -- Script editing team Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music Recorded by Mertz at The Bridge Sound & Stage -------- Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode "Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: http://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657 travelLight by airtone (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/56883 Xena's Kiss / Medea's Kiss by mwic (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mwic/58883 “Scanner.Scanning process(7lrs,mltprcssng).wav” by newlocknew https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/571123/ “Spaceship Engine - noise + heavy beep.wav” by Nexotron https://freesound.org/people/Nexotron/sounds/371283/ “UI_Microprocess start glitch(3lrs,mltprcssng).wav by newlocknew https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/563403/ “UI Futuristic Up Down Scroll” by EminYILDIRIM https://freesound.org/people/EminYILDIRIM/sounds/554428/ “Interesting tech 2.wav” by spoonsandlessspoons https://freesound.org/people/spoonsandlessspoons/sounds/378215/ “BodyDrag2.aif” by bennychico11 https://freesound.org/people/bennychico11/sounds/44407/ “Car over frozen snow ice 002 141228_0475 MS.wav” by klankbeeld https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/259707/ --------- 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 -Reference to persecution and public humiliation -Derogatory language regarding mental health For early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, you can find The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION at: https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com (In old episodes, you will often hear us mention Patreon, which was our old platform and is no longer live. Please feel free to ignore!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy