Introducing 'Foretold'

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🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

"Foretold" is the newest podcast from the L.A. Times, and we're sharing the first episode with you here today. In the fall of 2019, reporter Faith E. Pinho received a tip from a woman named Paulina Stevens. Paulina claimed she had grown up in an insular Romani community in California, where she was raised to be a wife, mother and fortuneteller — until she decided to break away. That first call unraveled a story spanning multiple continents, hundreds of years, and complex metaphysical realities. Follow "Foretold" wherever you get your podcasts to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up? It's Gustavo Oriano, and I've got a special treat for you today.
0:04.8	Earlier this week, the LA Times launched a new podcast called For Told, and we're sharing the first
0:09.6	episode with you here today. The series is hosted by Faith Binyu and follows a California-based
0:14.9	Romani fortune teller as she makes the decision to leave her tight-knit community.
0:19.8	It's a gripping story with rabbit holes and historical deep dives along the way.
0:24.3	To keep up with future episodes, follow foretold wherever you get your podcasts and check
0:28.9	back every Tuesday morning.
0:31.2	Enjoy episode one.
0:34.4	Episode 1, the G-word.
0:44.5	Where I live in Southern California, psychic shops are practically as plentiful as coffee shops.
0:46.2	They're a part of the landscape.
0:52.6	The neon sign outlining the palm of a hand, promising to tell your fortune or prophesying a long life.
0:53.9	I know people who have regular appointments
0:55.9	with their psychic. It's the kind of thing you can drop in casual conversation and no one bats an
1:01.5	eye. And I can understand why. People want security. They want to know what the future will hold.
1:09.9	And whether through tarot cards or a crystal ball, the fortune teller will hint at how your story
1:16.2	will play out.
1:19.0	Let me say up front that I don't know how this tale will play out or how this will end,
1:24.6	because in this story, the fortune teller came to me.
1:30.3	I mean, at the time I felt like, yeah, like I'm, you know, snitching because whatever.
1:37.3	Like I was ashamed for reaching out to you. Now I don't really view it that way. I feel like
1:43.3	I'm telling my story. but I never thought in a million
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