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The Ventura twins travel through time to witness Puerto Rico’s true history.

Summary

The Ventura twins are yanked into another dimension where they meet a distant cousin who gives them an extraordinary mission: travel through time to witness their culture’s true history. Alexa and Beni visit three continents across the span of five centuries, meeting people who have left their mark on Puerto Rican heritage. In the twenty-first century, the twins navigate school, friendship, and family while keeping their time-traveling quests a secret.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES

About Cocotazo Media

Cocotazo Media produces podcasts, music, and educational audio resources. 

Creative Team

MICHAEL AQUINO (he/him) - Sound designer, composer, producer
Michael Aquino is a sound designer, composer, musician, and audio producer. He is the composer, sound designer, and engineer for the podcast series Timestorm. Recognition for Timestorm: 2022 Anthem Awards (Silver Medal), 2021 NJ WebFest (Best Family-friendly Podcast), 2020 Webby Awards Honoree, 2019 Audio Verse Awards (Vocal Composition). Solo albums: Giants Will Fall (2015), City Stars (2017). Compilations: Puerto Rico del Alma (2017), Stuff This in Yer Face (Cocotazo Music/You Don’t Know Jersey 2018), New Year | Año Nuevo (2021). Samples of work. MichaelAquino.com

DANIA RAMOS (she/her) - Series creator, head writer, voice director, producer 
Dania Ramos is a writer, podcast producer, and arts educator. She is the creator and head writer of Timestorm, which has been recognized by the Anthem Awards (2022 Silver Medal), NJ WebFest (2021 Best Family-friendly Podcast), and the Webby Awards (2020 Honoree). Her stage plays have been produced or developed by Luna Stage, Writers Theatre of New Jersey, Speranza Theatre Company, Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, Repertorio Español, and Teatro Vivo. Dania is the author of the middle-grade mystery novels Ignacio in the Dark (Overdue Books 2018) and Who’s Ju? (Northampton House Press 2015). DaniaRamos.com

ANDREW SIAÑEZ-DE LA O (he/they) - Scriptwriter
Andrew Siañez-De La O is a Mexican-American fiction writer and playwright from El Paso, Texas. PlayLab Writer (Pipeline Theatre Company, NYC); Gish Jen Fellow (Writers’ Room of Boston); Betsy Carpenter Playwriting Award winner; Playwright Fellow (Company One, Boston). Publication: Lo Siento Miguel (Wilde Press in 2017); 2020 Webby Awards Honoree (Timestorm). AndrewSianezDeLaO.com

CLAUDIO VENANCIO (he/him) - Guest scriptwriter

Series & Script Development

Culture/Sensitivity consultants: Aida Guisse, Arame Niang, Candy Warixi Soto
Culture/History consultants: Moutarou Diallo, Elsaris Núñez Méndez
Creative consultant: Wil Williams
Language consultant: Gloria E. Pérez
Additional research sources: Ousmane Traore, David Ramos
Script consultants: Andrew Siañez-De La O, Charlie Vasquez
Script readers: Joel Arandia, Jennica Carmona, Mia Diaz, Darin Earl, Luis Figueroa,
Christine Mariani, Alexis Pérez, Frances Ramos, Daria M. Sullivan, Claudio Venancio
First Listeners: Abel, Eva, Isabella, Joseph, JD, Liliana, Olivia, Yadier

CAST

MAIN AND RECURRING CAST
Leilany Figueroa as ALEXA VENTURA
Claudio Venancio as BENI VENTURA
Orlando Segarra as HORACIO MÉNDEZ
Alicia Rivas as ATABEY
Jennica Carmona as CLARA VENTURA
Walter F. Rodriguez as RAMIRO VENTURA
Frances Ramos as  JANELLY
Jessica Bracken as SONIA
Joel D. Arandia as DATU
Angelica Ubiera as JOSIE
Amanda Faison as BETINA

SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS
Juan Cartagena · Luis Diaz · Keisha TK Dutes · Lara Gonzalez · Jane Mandel · Aurora Mendez · William Ruiz · Christopher White III

SEASON 1 GUEST CAST
Philipe AbiYouness · Alyssa Bracken · Amanda Bracken · Trevor Brown · Maria Diaz · Alina Figueroa · Luis Figueroa · AR Garcia · Deivis Garcia · Ernio Hernandez · Yadier Johnson · Joseph Langham · Isabel Pask · Alexis Pérez · Carlos Ponton · Isabella Ramirez · Marilyn Ricco · JF Seary · Emily Smith Córdoba · Edward Terhune · Emilio Zappa · John Diego Zertuche · Liliana Zertuche

SEASON 2 GUEST CAST
Michael Aquino · Trevor Brown · Aaron Catano-Saez · Moutarou Diallo · Darin F. Earl II · Florence Faison · Rachel Faison · Luis Figueroa · Gary-Kayi Fletcher · Deivis Garcia · Ariana Martinez · Donatella Nesti · Mark Pagán · Daniela Palacios · Tanya Pérez · Joseph Respicio · Andrew Siañez-De La O · Daria M. Sullivan · Wesley Tahsir Rodriguez · Cooper Tate · Brissae Valdes · Ashley Kristeen Vega · Louis J. Vetter

SEASON 3 GUEST CAST
Robert Asencio · Kelmi Bermúdez · Luis Bermúdez · Aaron Catano-Saez · Leslie Gideon · Kate Hernandez · Chris Kent · Kristian Otero · Carlos Ponton · DeAnna Ramos · Carmen Yoly Rivera · Natasha Yannacañedo

SHOW ART

PRESS

Common Sense Media - Podcast Reviews: Timestorm (Lauri Anderson)
Medium - PRX Announces Podcast Streaming Partnership with Sensical
School Library Journal - Top Trendsetting Podcasts from 2020 | Kidcasts (Anne Bensfield & Pamela Rogers)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting - Public Media Highlights ‘VOCES’ and Other Latino Voices for Hispanic Heritage Month
Centro Voices - Google Sponsors Cocotazo Media Podcast on Puerto Rican History and Culture (Nestor David Pastor)
The Bello Collective - Indie Fiction Podcasts You Should Be Listening to in 2019 (Elena Fernández Collins)
Discover Pods - 12 Adventurous and Educational Podcasts for Kids (Elena Fernández Collins)
Lonely Planet - 9 kids podcasts for curious explorers (Sarah Stocking)
Women.com - Fans of Historical Fiction Need to Listen to These 5 Podcasts (Michelle Nati)
The Cinemaholic - 15 Best Podcasts For Children (Diksha Sundriyal)
Latina Media Co - 11 Latinix Podcasts Changing the White Voice of the Industry (Elena Fernández Collins)
Medium - Kicking off the Google Podcasts creator program (Lindsay Abrams)
Medium - Meet our Six Inaugural Teams for the Google Podcasts creator program (Lauren Rothering)
Fast Company - 6 podcasts that Google and PRX will help bring to your ears (Melissa Locker)
RadioPublic - 2018 in (Podcast) Retrospect (Ma’ayan Plaut)
The Bello Collective - Audio Drama Debuts: The Sun Upon the Page (Elena Fernández Collins)
Audio Dramatic - First Look: Timestorm Celebrates Puerto Rican History for Young Adults (Elena Fernández Collins)

For budding historians, intrepid globe trekkers, and anyone who enjoys complex, immersive, gratifying storytelling. — Anne Bensfield & Pamela Rogers, School Library Journal

Timestorm keeps the adventure fun and positive, without watering down the challenges of coming-of-age and finding one’s place in history. — Lauri Anderson, Common Sense Media

...audio fiction with a mission, a fun kids' sci-fi show that embeds its Latinx history message in young-adult-appropriate adventures. — Eve Batey, Inside Podcasting

The representation here is strong in creators and cast, as well as in the message it sends about histories that have been erased by colonization and oppression. It takes a positive and hopeful outlook, even when characters are grappling with the oncoming Hurricane María, in school bullying, and keeping their time travel a secret. — Elena Fernández Collins, Discover Pods

The show masterfully interweaves life in the modern-day with a past that’s often overwritten; listeners experience both the lives of the Ventura family on the mainland while Hurricane Maria ravages Puerto Rico and the thoughtful stories of marginalized peoples — stories that scrap the lens of colonization, but never forget its effects, and celebrate Puerto Rican ancestral history. — Elena Fernández Collins, The Bello Collective

CONTACT & CONNECT

Website: TimestormSeries.com
TRAX: TRAX.fm
Twitter: @TimestormPod | @CocotazoMedia
Facebook: facebook.com/CocotazoM
Instagram: @TimestormPod | @CocotazoMedia
Patreon: patreon.com/CocotazoM
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/K3K0HZPU
Timestorm Episode Resources: cocotazomedia.com/timestorm-resources
Timestorm Map Guides: cocotazomedia.com/timestorm-map-guides
KidsListen: app.kidslisten.org/pod/Timestorm
Hashtags: #Timestorm #WitnessFindRemember #PodsinColor #LatinxCreate #PodcastsforKids #KidsListen

RECOGNITION

2022 Anthem Awards - Silver Medal: Education, Art, & Culture (Timestorm)
2021 New Jersey Web Fest - Best Family-friendly Podcast (Timestorm)
2021 On Air Fest Official Selects - Take Up Space (Season 2 minisode)
2020 Webby Award Honoree - Podcasts: Family & Kids
2020 Discover Pods Awards Finalist: Kids and Family Podcast
2019 Audio Verse Awards - Vocal Composition: "In the Timestorm" Michael Aquino
PRX Google Podcast creator program (Inaugural cohort)

PARTNERSHIPS | AFFILIATIONS | SUPPORT

Timestorm is a Cocotazo Media production made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Google Podcasts creator program, TRAX from PRX, and our Patreon community. 
Special thanks to equipment sponsor 3DioSound and the KidsListen community.