ART: HISPANIC LEGACY STUDIO
ABOUT THE SERIES
Timestorm is a middle-grade time-travel fiction podcast series.
When the Ventura twins are yanked into another dimension, 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.
CREATIVE TEAM
Dania Ramos (Creator, head writer, director)
Michael Aquino (Engineer, sound designer, composer)
Andrew Siañez-De La O (Scriptwriter)
Claudio Venancio (Guest writer, guest director)
MAIN CAST
Leilany Figueroa · Claudio Venancio
Alicia Rivas · Orlando Segarra · Angelica Ubiera
Joel D. Arandia · Jessica Bracken · Jennica Carmona · Frances Ramos · Walter F. Rodriguez
SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS
Juan Cartagena, Luis Diaz , Keisha TK Dutes, Lara Gonzalez, Jane Mandel,
Aurora Méndez, Gabriel Muñoz, William Ruiz, Christopher White III
SEASON 1 GUEST CAST
Philipe AbiYouness, Alyssa Bracken, Amanda Bracken, Trevor Brown,
Maria Diaz, Amanda Faison, Alina Figueroa, Luis Figueroa, AR Garcia, Deivis Garcia,
Ernio Hernandez, Yadier Johnson, Joseph Langham, Christine Mariani, Isabel Pask,
Alexis Pérez, Carlos Ponton, Isabella Ramirez, Marilyn Ricco, JF Seary,
Emily Smith Córdoba, Edward Terhune, Emilio Zappa, JD Zertuche, Liliana Zertuche
SEASON 2 GUEST CAST
Michael Aquino, Trevor Brown, Aaron Cataño-Saez, Moutarou Diallo, Darin F. Earl II,
Amanda Faison, 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
Andréa Agosto, Robert Asencio, Kelmi Bermúdez, Luis Bermúdez, Aaron Catano-Saez,
Leslie Gideon, Kate Hernandez, Chris Kent, Kristian Otero, Carlos Ponton,
DeAnna Ramos, Heriberto Ramos, Carmen Yolanda Rivera, Natasha Yannacañedo
ADDITIONAL VOICES
Michael Aquino & Dania Ramos
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: Ingrid Betancourt, David Ramos, Ousmane Traore
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
Timestorm is a proud member of TRAX from PRX and Kids Listen.
Support for TRAX comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Additional support for Timestorm comes from the Google Podcasts creator program.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
SL Bowman, Yadier Johnson & Family, Darcy Kennedy,
Tal Minear, Edward Terhune, Elaine Wong & Emilio Zappa
THANK YOU
Lindsay Abrams, Shaquille Anderson, Cynthia Becker, Barbara Blumenthal, Robert Carr, Bob Clyman, Cusi Cram, Marcia Del Rios, Melissa Del Rios, Moutarou Diallo, Kerry Donahue, Phoebe Farber, Elena Fernández Collins, Aida Guisse, Peter Hirsch, Kerri Hoffman, Gus Ibranyi, Yadier Johnson, Stephen Kaplan, Nishat Kurwa, David Kreizman, Stephanie Kuo, Eva Lee, Joaquin Lee, Yooree Losordo, Michael McGoldrick, Jonathan Mitchell, Salvador Navarro, Arame Niang, Corinne O’Flynn, Mark Pagán, Gloria E. Pérez, John Pietrowski, Brennen Power, Dave Ramos, Heri Ramos, Jeffrey Sánchez, Angelica Santiago, Michelle Smawley, Joe Sutton, Chris Tarry, Candy Warixi Soto, Shaneez Tyndall, Wil Williams, Charlie Vasquez, Louis Vetter, Melissa Victor, Lily Zertuche, JD Zertuche, Sue Zertuche, PRX, Google Podcasts, Gen-Z Media, NJ Theatre Alliance, Newark Public Library, 3Dio, Premiere Stages
“For budding historians, intrepid globe trekkers, and anyone who enjoys complex, immersive, gratifying storytelling.”
“Timestorm keeps the adventure fun and positive, without watering down the challenges of coming-of-age and finding one’s place in history.”
“...audio fiction with a mission, a fun kids’ sci-fi show that embeds its Latinx history message in young-adult appropriate adventures.”
“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.”
“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.”
“...both Atabey and Horacio mention that the twins can continue their mission to witness, find, and remember even in their mundane lives. History isn’t just a topic you read about in books. It is a living breathing thing that is happening all around us.”
