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"Foretold" is the newest podcast from the L.A. Times, and we're sharing a preview of 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. 

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Introducing "Foretold"

Where I live in Southern California, psychic shops are practically as plentiful as coffee shops.

I know people who have regular appointments with their psychic.

It's the kind of thing you can drop in casual conversation, and no one bats an eye.

They want to know what the future will hold.

And whether through tarot cards or a crystal ball, the fortune teller will hint at how your story will play out.

Let me say up front that I don't know how this tale will play out or how it will end.

Because in this story, the fortune teller came to me.

At the very beginning of this podcast, I never thought in a million years.

My name is Faith Pinyu, and I'm a reporter at the Los Angeles Times.

But back in October 2019, I was working at a small community newspaper in Orange County called the Daily Pilot.

And that's where I first got a call from Paulina Stevens.

Paulina told me that from the time she was a child, she was told she would be a fortune teller.

That she came from a whole family of fortune tellers.

And then she mentioned something that made my ears perk up.

It was a warning about a psychic shop in Orange County.

She told me that this was the psychic shop that she had escaped.

I suggested we meet up in person at a local cafe.

I'm a little nervous, I'm sorry for like, I don't know, I'm like kind of nervous, but I'm okay.

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0:00.0	Where I live in Southern California, psychic shops are practically as plentiful as coffee shops.
0:07.0	They're a part of the landscape.
0:09.0	I know people who have regular appointments with their psychic.
0:12.0	It's the kind of thing you can drop in casual conversation, and no one bats an eye.
0:18.0	And I can understand why.
0:20.0	People want security.
0:22.0	They want to know what the future will hold.
0:25.0	And whether through tarot cards or a crystal ball, the fortune teller will hint at how your story will play out.
0:34.0	Let me say up front that I don't know how this tale will play out or how it will end.
0:39.0	Because in this story, the fortune teller came to me.
0:43.0	At the very beginning of this podcast, I never thought in a million years.
0:50.0	It would turn into what it is now.
0:53.0	My name is Faith Pinyu, and I'm a reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
0:57.0	But back in October 2019, I was working at a small community newspaper in Orange County called the Daily Pilot.
1:04.0	And that's where I first got a call from Paulina Stevens.
1:08.0	Paulina told me that from the time she was a child, she was told she would be a fortune teller.
1:13.0	That she came from a whole family of fortune tellers.
1:17.0	And then she mentioned something that made my ears perk up.
1:21.0	It was a warning about a psychic shop in Orange County.
1:24.0	She told me that this was the psychic shop that she had escaped.
1:29.0	I suggested we meet up in person at a local cafe.
1:32.0	I'm a little nervous, I'm sorry for like, I don't know, I'm like kind of nervous, but I'm okay.
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Introducing "Foretold"

Chasing Cosby

Los Angeles Times

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