Episode 1: The Storm

Alexa and Beni Ventura are yanked into a timestorm where they meet a distant cousin who gives them an extraordinary mission: travel through time to preserve their culture’s true history. EPISODE CREDITS Written and directed by Dania Ramos Audio engineering, sound design & original music by Michael Aquino Episode art layout: M. Aquino; original image by Shutterstock/Molotok743 Alicia Rivas as Atabey Orlando Segarra as Horacio Méndez Leilany Figueroa as Alexa Ventura Claudio Venancio as Beni Ventura Walter F. Rodriguez as Ramiro Ventura Jennica Carmona as Clara Ventura Joseph Langham as Captain Thanks for the Share-out, JD! Episode consultant: Wil Williams Content consultant: Charlie Vázquez Series art: Hispanic Legacy Studio Series Listening Guide | Map Guides | More About Puerto Rico Episode 1 Guide: Printable | Text only Episode transcript: Transcript Sources: The Center for Puerto Rican Studies - Puerto Rican Experience in the U.S. Military: A Century Of Unheralded Service | National Geographic Resource Library - Barometer 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. Timestorm is produced in Essex County, NJ, the traditional territory of the Leni Lenape people.