Shared Nightmares

"We lived on top of this hill. There was an optical effect and it would usually happen around dusk with the light, where people were in the distance... You could actually see like seven streets down. It look like they were floating, like they were spirits. People would always say, 'Don't be afraid of them. Just let them do their thing.'" Ben Lopez is an established leader and...

"Last year, I hosted the official Oscars party for The Academy Museum. They had a special table reserved for me. But at some point I went and was working the party. I came back, and somebody was in my booth saying, "She was on your team." That shit terrifies me." Dani Fernandez is an LA based writer and actress. She wrote in the anthology series The Good Immigrant USA about her...

"We were on a beach in Sarasota. I thought was being swarmed by sharks. I think everyone heard my screaming. I can still hear it. My whole family was ten feet away and they were like, 'DON'T MOVE.' I'm standing there, swarmed by stingrays." Maggy Torres-Rodriguez is a Cuban-American filmmaker from Miami, Florida. Maggy did the cinematography for a film that got into the C...

"I loved the idea of being close to death. I just didn't care if I lived or died when I was driving. That's what made me such a good driver because I would do risky sh*t. Also, I was the only girl. I didn't give a f*ck." K. Broch (like the pins Abuelas wear) is a queer, mixed, dark comedy writer from West Michigan. As an organization queen, she's been a producer on severa...

"For me, part of being a closeted, gay person when you're young, is that you are always afraid. You have this secret that literally could mean the end of your life. You're so afraid that people could find out." Jose T. Nateras, one of the longest standing members of The LatinXorcists, joins us on the latest episode of Shared Nightmares. Jose reflects on his fears of being a young...

"It's scary to know that there's something out there that even your parents can't protect you from." Rubén Mendive, host of the La Lista Podcast, joins us for the first ever episode of Shared Nightmares. Rubén reflects on the fears of the immigrant experience, remembering his grandmother in the process. Follow Rubén @carnitasbae and listen to La Lista Podcast here on Spotify...