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The Séance of Selena with Poet Melissa Lozada-Oliva

The Séance of Selena with Poet Melissa Lozada-Oliva

FromAmerican Hysteria


The Séance of Selena with Poet Melissa Lozada-Oliva

FromAmerican Hysteria

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Melissa Lozada-Oliva is a Guatemalan-Colombian-American poet, screenwriter, and educator, and co-host of the podcast Say More. She is the author of a novel in verse called Dreaming of You, about bringing 90s Mexican-American pop star Selena back to life through a séance and the disastrous consequences that follow. Along with our producer Miranda, we talk about the life and death of Selena who was murdered by a 'crazed fan', about the power of poetry and lyrics, and our favorite karaoke songs.

Find Melissa on Twitter @ellomelissa and on Instagram @ellomelissa
Order Dreaming of You and check out more of her work here

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American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith
Produced by Miranda Zickler
Sound design by Clear Commo Studios
Released:
Mar 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

American Hysteria is a podcast exploring the fantastical thinking and irrational fears of Americans through the lens of moral panics, urban legends, and conspiracy theories, how they shape our psychology and culture, and why we end up believing them. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith explores the sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying stories of historical and modern American freak-outs, and the real social issues they act to cover up. An in-depth alternative history, the show also analyzes how issues of race, gender, sexuality, and class have informed our beliefs from the Puritans to the present. Subscribe now on Apple, Google, Spotify, or where ever you get your podcasts.