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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What went down and where does Los Angeles go from here? -
How the conflict between two key leaders played out, each side's accusations and what the LAFD budget numbers reveal. -
La Tierra de la Culebra Park was established in the early 1990s by guerilla artist Tricia Ward in Highland Park. In the decades since, the neighborhood has been dubbed “ground zero” for gentrification. -
Students are already thinking about how they’ll make a difference during Donald Trump’s presidency. -
Mike Madrid says Democrats and Republicans have failed to unlock the Latino vote, which increasingly is U.S. born and growing rapidly. -
The 8th district councilmember reflects on homelessness as his top priority, 2028 Olympics preparations, the redistricting fight, and Kevin de Leon’s reelection campaign. -
Patrisse Cullors shares her perspective on what's at stake in the 2024 US presidential election and reflects on the current state of the Black Lives Matter movement. -
The gender scholar and philosopher dives into how the far-right demonized gender ideology to galvanize their base, and reflects on how that’s played out on the political stage. -
In Episode 4 of our latest Imperfect Paradise series about predators, host Antonia Cereijido reflects on why Jackie and Shadow’s story resonates so deeply. -
Return from Mexico: A mother barred from the U.S. for more than a decade reunites with her four kidsWhen Gloria de la Rosa learned that she would get her green card and could return to the U.S., she knew she was coming back to a changed family.
Stories by Antonia Cereijido
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