The eighth episode of the podcast CrossWorld Puzzles is now out!
I was excited to welcome storyteller Natalia Quintana-Feliciano, who I met through a writer’s group in DC (The Awesome Writers Accountability Club). Natalia is a Puerto-Rican & Colombian storyteller, poet, artist, and student reporter. She currently works as a communications and event coordinator at a health policy think tank. She has also worked at PBS KIDS, and has written for several award-winning publications.
We discuss the complicated relationship between Puerto Rico and the Continental United States, as well as the many layers of what it means to be American; her creative writing process and her muses, including the “vengeful woman”; how local journalism can build empathy; and the importance of feeling seen in children’s media as we grow up.
Many thanks to Natalia for sharing her fascinating thoughts on creativity, great outlook on life, and so much more!
The video podcast with Natalia is below, but please also check out the website, which has photos and a full transcript: https://crossworld-puzzles.com/episode8-natalia/.
The podcast can be followed on YouTube, Spotify, and (for audio only) Apple Podcasts.
ポッドキャスト「CrossWorld Puzzles」の最新エピソードです。今回は、ライター仲間であるナタリア・キンターナ＝フェリシアーノさんのお話を伺がいました。ナタリアさんはプエルトリコで生まれ、コロンビアとも関わりのある方です。作家、詩人、アーティスト、学生レポーターであり、医療政策シンクタンクで広報の仕事もしています。米国で子供向けのテレビ番組を提供する公共放送サービス、PBS KIDSでも働いた経験があります。
プエルトリコと米国本土の複雑な関係、ナタリアさんのアメリカ人としてのアイデンティティ、詩などの創作のプロセス、地域に根付いたジャーナリズムが人の心をつなぐ方法、子供向けのテレビ番組でマイノリティを取り上げることの重要性など、多岐にわたるトピックについて伺いました。ぜひご覧ください！