172. KAHLIL MASKATI
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A MIXED-RACE WANNABE RAPPER DIY LATINO FILMMAKER shares growing up half Puerto Rican and half Indian in New Jersey, finding his creative voice through rapping and filmmaking, getting staffed on So Help Me Todd after the Paramount Writers Mentoring Program, and how making his indie feature led him to direct a new Chicano detective short set in Bakersfield. Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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171. YOHANNA BAEZ
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A BOUNDLESS & LIMITLESS LATINX WRITER shares growing up Dominican in L.A., how a short doc on climate justice in her native DR sparked her storytelling path, her move to NYC to pursue the indie route, and turning —a genre-blending audio series about bodegas, designer drugs, and interdimensional portals—into a podcast, video game, and manga. Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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170. SEBASTIÁN REA
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A QUEER ECUADORIAN WRITER FROM QUEENS shares his journey from Ecuador to Queens, his hustle as a teen party promoter, working with Tribeca and Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, and how the NBC TV Writers Program led him to his first staff job on Peacock’s upcoming limited series Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy. Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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169. TAWNYA BENAVIDES BHATTACHARYA
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A BOSS BABE LATINX WRITER WHO BUILT HER OWN LADDER & HELPS OTHERS CLIMB UP IT shares what it was like growing up in a tiny farming town in Eastern Washington, how uncovering family secrets led her to embrace her Mexican roots later in life, why she founded the screenwriting school , and how a relentless work ethic helped her staff on shows like Bel-Air, A Million Little Things, Ginny & Georgia, and My Life with the Walter Boys! Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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168. ELIJAH SARIÑANA
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A QUIETLY CHAOTIC GENRE-BENDING INDIGENOUS/CHICANO WRITER shares his upbringing in California’s Central Valley, his journey from progressive rocker to writing horror and sci-fi rooted in Mexican mythology, his reconnection with his Nahua heritage, and how a La Lista mixer landed him a gig on Nocturno: Tales From the Shadows, Sonoro’s Danny Trejo–narrated horror podcast! Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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167. CHYNNA LADAGE
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A BIRACIAL BISEXUAL BIPOLAR LATINA WRITER shares her upbringing in Burbank with her Mexican and Indonesian family, her experience traveling the country while working on Catfish: The TV Show (MTV), her journey overcoming imposter syndrome to finally call herself a writer, and how she worked her way up from office PA to story editor on All American (CW)! Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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166. OMAR PONCE
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A PROUD CHUNTI WRITER STRIVING FOR MEXCELLENCE In our Season 6 premiere, Omar Ponce shares his upbringing in L.A. and Hermosillo, Mexico, his journey from advertising to TV writing, the art of talking sh*t about loved ones at the ofrenda, and the significance of bringing "Mexcellence" into the mainstream on Lopez vs. Lopez! Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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165. KEVIN MADRIGAL GALINDO
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A DECOLONIALISH LATINX WRITER For our Season 5 finale, shares his journey from his childhood in South San Francisco to Stanford University bioengineering student, food justice advocate, and chef, detailing how transformative experiences in nonprofit work inspired him to write poetry and publish his first chapbook, ! Season 6 of the pod starts back up March 2025! Instagram & Twitter/X - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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164. MARCELLA OCHOA
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A PROUD TEJANA HORROR-OBSESSED LATINA WRITER & DIRECTOR shares her childhood in San Antonio, starting her career on the PR side of the industry, drawing writing inspiration from real life horror stories, and co-writing the social justice horror film, Madres, as part of Amazon’s ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse' series! Instagram & Twitter/X - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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163. JOSE VICENTE CHAVEZ
LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast
A SPIRITUAL CHICANO HORROR SURREALIST LATINO WRITER shares his super Catholic upbringing in Santa Fe, building a community of horror writers with , diving into the fears of TV/film creatives on his podcast ‘’ and we preview our upcoming spooky writers mixer in DTLA! Instagram & Twitter/X - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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Yohanna Baez shares growing up Dominican in L.A., how a short doc on climate justice in her native DR sparked her storytelling path, her move to NYC to pursue the indie route, and turning All Night Deli—a genre-blending audio series about bodegas, designer drugs, and interdimensional portals—into a podcast, video game, and manga.
Instagram - @lalistapodcast
Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks