Interview with Paloma Moreno Jiménez

07/28/23 • 16 min

Inherited host Shaylyn Martos sits down with storyteller Paloma Moreno Jiménez, the creative mind behind Season 3, Episode 2, “Maíz es Vida.” Together, they talk about Paloma’s real-life inspiration for her fantastical story, as well as the joys and challenges of entering the audio industry as a young producer.

Paloma Moreno Jiménez (she/they) is an audio storyteller and a queer immigrant from the Tijuana-San Diego borderlands. Paloma is passionate about using audio as a missing mic and platform for intergenerational stories from LGBTQ+, POC, and displaced communities. She has interned with WNYC’s Radiolab, WBEZ’s Art of Power, and the Women’s Audio Mission in Oakland. Since graduating from Stanford University, Paloma has reported and produced for Feet in 2 Worlds as well as NPR's Next Generation Radio at USC Annenberg.

You can find Paloma on IG @paloalas.

Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.

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You can find Paloma on IG @paloalas.

Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.

For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.

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Previous Episode

“Maíz es Vida,” by Paloma Moreno Jiménez

Today, storyteller Paloma Moreno Jiménez conjures a folkloric audio fiction about the cross-cultural, agricultural importance of corn, and its relationship with humanity. Her experimental, sound-lush story anthropomorphizes the “three sisters” crops – Maíz (Corn), Calabaza (Squash), and Frijol (Bean) – as real sisters, and follows the eldest, Maíz, as she shares the story of a fantastical journey into the spirit world with her grandchild on the other side.

Special thanks to Ace the Storyteller for contributing original music to this episode.

Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.

For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.

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Next Episode

“Loss is on the Calendar,” by Mo Isu

In today’s episode, storyteller Mo Isu traces the repetitive cycle of loss and rebuilding in the rural Niger Delta region of Nigeria as the country weathers extreme seasonal flooding. After meeting a flood survivor in his hometown of Lagos, Mo travels twelve hours to Lokoja – the town where Nigeria’s largest rivers converge – to explore how directly impacted flood survivors endure the region’s relentless cycle of damage and repair.

Inherited is a critically acclaimed climate storytelling show made by, for, and about young people. We’re a production of YR Media and distributed by Critical Frequency.

For more information about our podcast, head to our website at yr.media/inherited, and follow us on the socials @inheritedpod.

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