#33 No Es Fácil

 

I’ve always romanticized Cuba as a mysterious forbidden island.
But growing up in Cuba is far more complicated than anything I could have expected.
This is the first episode of a four-part series on Cuba.

Featuring:  Yoser Cruz Perez  + Lazaro Guzman Garcia + Hannah Berkeley Cohen + Roberto Jose Lopez
Music: Kent Rockefeller + Danca + Musée Mécanique
Translation: Ernesto Ariel Suárez
Voice-over: Khalil LeSaldo
Visuals: Michael Eastman
Sponsors: Squarespace + Freshbooks + Blue Apron + MailChimp + The Knight Foundation

Megan Tan

Out of over 48 million podcast episodes, Megan Tan’s episode “WILD: How Do I Love Someone” was named “Best Podcast Episode of 2021” by Apple Podcasts. Alongside writer Erick Galindo, Megan co-created WILD, named “Best Podcast of 2021” by Spotify and The Atlantic, and served as its senior producer. In 2020, Adweek named Megan Tan “Producer of the Year” for her work on California Love. With a background in photojournalism and documentary film, she started her own audible-visual style while hosting, producing, and managing Radiotopia’s Millennial, which made The Atlantic’s “50 Best Podcast” list for three consecutive years. She has also produced shows and episodes for Gimlet Media’s The Habitat, Pineapple Street Media, TED, WNYC’s Radiolab, NPR’s Planet Money, NPR’s All Things Considered, and KALW’s The Stoop.