
Antonia Cereijido
Host, Imperfect Paradise
(she/her)
Antonia Cereijido is the host of Imperfect Paradise, a weekly narrative series about dreamers and schemers, hidden worlds and fascinating people. It’s a show about the gap between our ideal version of California and the messy reality we live in. Previously, she served as Executive Producer at LAist Studios and was the host of the LAist podcast Norco '80. She was a producer for six years on NPR’s Latino USA and hosted her own segment, The Breakdown. She has hosted podcasts for Mic and Slate. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, NPR’s Code Switch, and All Things Considered.
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Freakier Friday actor on the enduring allure of the body swap conceit.
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Goloka Bolte reflects on what it's like to cast the drag queen reality competition.
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Jessica Lee Gagné reflects on creating the rigid world of Severance and purposefully breaking away from its boundaries.
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Two members of the Black Eyed Peas, Taboo and will.i.am, release a song condemning ICE and celebrating the community that raised them.
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L.A. and coffee are synonymous, but how does it compare to other major U.S. cities?
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What is competitive table setting? And why do people do it? We talked to some veteran tablescapers and got some answers.
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On its 30th anniversary, Clueless costume designer reflects on the film’s impact.
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Inside the debate around why the Democratic party lost Latino support.
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With the entertainment industry still hurting from the pandemic and strikes, young filmmakers are finding work making bingeable micro dramas designed to be watched on phones.
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What’s motivating this trend of women making “lonche” for their blue collar husbands at 3 a.m.?
Stories by Antonia Cereijido
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