https://simplecast.com Scattered Chris Garcia’s dad had one dying wish: That his family scatter his ashes off the coast of Cuba. Chris’s mom? She doesn’t give a crap about dying wishes. She’s vowed to never go back to Cuba again. As Chris tries to do right by his dad, he sets out to uncover the truth about a man he barely knew. Scattered is produced by WNYC Studios, home of other great podcasts including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and Nancy. ©WNYC Studios en-us Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:58:34 +0000 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered Scattered https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/543fcf99-cf75-48c3-8e65-15f3224dc327/ed08d890-0d92-47d4-b831-83af2d4e7359/3000x3000/scattered-square-wnycstudios-1400.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered serial Chris Garcia’s dad had one dying wish: That his family scatter his ashes off the coast of Cuba. Chris’s mom? She doesn’t give a crap about dying wishes. She’s vowed to never go back to Cuba again. As Chris tries to do right by his dad, he sets out to uncover the truth about a man he barely knew. Scattered is produced by WNYC Studios, home of other great podcasts including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and Nancy. WNYC Studios true https://feeds.simplecast.com/fOXNUQCU Cuba, Stand, up, History, Latin, America, Spanish, Grief, Loss, Death, Ashes, Funny, Comedy, FamilyDrama, Trauma, Latinx, Bilingual WNYC Studios wnycdigital@gmail.com 08fde511-e5b0-4436-9638-14464e57464f 7. Bonus: Karen Kilgariff and the Shark Fellow comedian Karen Kilgariff (My Favorite Murder) and Chris Garcia are members of the same sad club: they both lost their parents to Alzheimer’s. Karen tells Chris about caring for her mom, her too-real stand-up set, and how Alzheimer's is like the movie Jaws.

]]> Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 wnycdigital@gmail.com (WNYC Studios) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered Fellow comedian Karen Kilgariff (My Favorite Murder) and Chris Garcia are members of the same sad club: they both lost their parents to Alzheimer’s. Karen tells Chris about caring for her mom, her too-real stand-up set, and how Alzheimer's is like the movie Jaws.

]]> 7. Bonus: Karen Kilgariff and the Shark WNYC Studios 00:25:42 Fellow comedian Karen Kilgariff (My Favorite Murder) and Chris Garcia are members of the same sad club: they both lost their parents to Alzheimer’s. Karen tells Chris about caring for her mom, her too-real stand-up set, and how Alzheimer's is like the movie Jaws. Fellow comedian Karen Kilgariff (My Favorite Murder) and Chris Garcia are members of the same sad club: they both lost their parents to Alzheimer’s. Karen tells Chris about caring for her mom, her too-real stand-up set, and how Alzheimer's is like the movie Jaws. false bonus 1 10ae4db2-568b-4876-a43c-ee9ccb2b9d26 6. The End Ana puts on her hot pink visor, Chris gets heatstroke, and the Garcias say goodbye.

Follow @ScatteredPodcast for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more.

Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from This is How You Smile by Helado Negro.

Additional song: "Cuando Salí de Cuba" performed by Celia Cruz. Courtesy of Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. Written by Luis Aguilé. 

Special thanks to Lillian Guerra, Rachel Hynson, Emily Botein, Celia Muller, Janna Freed, Tobin Low, the entire Death Sex and Money team, Mark Szuchman, and Carrie Kahn. Ernesto Chavez, Suzie Lechtenberg, Julia Longoria, Katie Bishop, Megan Cunnane, Soren Wheeler, Raymond Guillemette, Edward Lattimer, and Carmen Cusido.

]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 wnycdigital@gmail.com (WNYC Studios) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered Ana puts on her hot pink visor, Chris gets heatstroke, and the Garcias say goodbye.

Follow @ScatteredPodcast for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more.

Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from This is How You Smile by Helado Negro.

Additional song: "Cuando Salí de Cuba" performed by Celia Cruz. Courtesy of Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. Written by Luis Aguilé. 

Special thanks to Lillian Guerra, Rachel Hynson, Emily Botein, Celia Muller, Janna Freed, Tobin Low, the entire Death Sex and Money team, Mark Szuchman, and Carrie Kahn. Ernesto Chavez, Suzie Lechtenberg, Julia Longoria, Katie Bishop, Megan Cunnane, Soren Wheeler, Raymond Guillemette, Edward Lattimer, and Carmen Cusido.

]]> 6. The End WNYC Studios 00:36:21 Ana puts on her hot pink visor, Chris gets heatstroke, and the Garcias say goodbye. Follow @ScatteredPodcast for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more. Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from This is How You Smile by Helado Negro. Additional song: "Cuando Salí de Cuba" performed by Celia Cruz. Courtesy of Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. Written by Luis Aguilé.  Special thanks to Lillian Guerra, Rachel Hynson, Emily Botein, Celia Muller, Janna Freed, Tobin Low, the entire Death Sex and Money team, Mark Szuchman, and Carrie Kahn. Ernesto Chavez, Suzie Lechtenberg, Julia Longoria, Katie Bishop, Megan Cunnane, Soren Wheeler, Raymond Guillemette, Edward Lattimer, and Carmen Cusido. Ana puts on her hot pink visor, Chris gets heatstroke, and the Garcias say goodbye. Follow @ScatteredPodcast for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more. Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from This is How You Smile by Helado Negro. Additional song: "Cuando Salí de Cuba" performed by Celia Cruz. Courtesy of Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. Written by Luis Aguilé.  Special thanks to Lillian Guerra, Rachel Hynson, Emily Botein, Celia Muller, Janna Freed, Tobin Low, the entire Death Sex and Money team, Mark Szuchman, and Carrie Kahn. Ernesto Chavez, Suzie Lechtenberg, Julia Longoria, Katie Bishop, Megan Cunnane, Soren Wheeler, Raymond Guillemette, Edward Lattimer, and Carmen Cusido. false full 6 1 165a257c-80b1-43a7-a6ab-8986bd3570da 5. The Ashes Chris confronts the box in his closet.

Follow @ScatteredPodcast for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more.

Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from This is How You Smile by Helado Negro.

]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 wnycdigital@gmail.com (WNYC Studios) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered Chris confronts the box in his closet.

Follow @ScatteredPodcast for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more.

Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from This is How You Smile by Helado Negro.

]]> 5. The Ashes WNYC Studios 00:33:21 Chris confronts the box in his closet. Follow @ScatteredPodcast for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more. Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from This is How You Smile by Helado Negro. Chris confronts the box in his closet. Follow @ScatteredPodcast for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more. Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from This is How You Smile by Helado Negro. false full 5 1 3074c564-1aa0-44e0-b49b-8735971fea61 4. The Chunited States Andres catches a break. Mr. Bible-Jesus is born. And an American dog drinks café con leche.

]]> Wed, 6 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 wnycdigital@gmail.com (WNYC Studios) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered Andres catches a break. Mr. Bible-Jesus is born. And an American dog drinks café con leche.

]]> 4. The Chunited States WNYC Studios 00:37:04 Andres catches a break. Mr. Bible-Jesus is born. And an American dog drinks café con leche. Andres catches a break. Mr. Bible-Jesus is born. And an American dog drinks café con leche. false full 4 1 c711724b-d72c-4521-a03c-6f3b49d35362 3. The Cuckoo's Nest Was it torture, or treatment? 

]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:00:00 +0000 wnycdigital@gmail.com (WNYC Studios) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered Was it torture, or treatment? 

]]> 3. The Cuckoo's Nest WNYC Studios 00:26:39 Was it torture, or treatment?  Was it torture, or treatment?  false full 3 1 2e2359a2-9822-45cf-9d9b-10c0bde2f6d9 2. The Camp When Andres asked the Cuban government for permission to leave the country in 1969, he got a letter with a set of instructions.

]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:05:00 +0000 wnycdigital@gmail.com (WNYC Studios) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered When Andres asked the Cuban government for permission to leave the country in 1969, he got a letter with a set of instructions.

]]> 2. The Camp WNYC Studios 00:26:54 When Andres asked the Cuban government for permission to leave the country in 1969, he got a letter with a set of instructions. When Andres asked the Cuban government for permission to leave the country in 1969, he got a letter with a set of instructions. false full 2 1 4810f1b1-4968-49e1-993f-0542eddd1593 1. Soy Andres, a Tus Pies Chris’s dad was a classy guy. Whenever he met one of his son’s girlfriends, he’d extend his hand, give her a firm handshake and say, “Soy Andrés, a tus pies.” Which means, “I’m Andres, I serve at your feet.” 

Andres carried his wife’s purse when they went out, taught Chris to throw a knuckle ball by age eight, and loved a good joke at Fidel Castro’s expense. But behind it all was a dark past that Chris was too scared to ask about. 

]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:00:00 +0000 wnycdigital@gmail.com (WNYC Studios) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered Chris’s dad was a classy guy. Whenever he met one of his son’s girlfriends, he’d extend his hand, give her a firm handshake and say, “Soy Andrés, a tus pies.” Which means, “I’m Andres, I serve at your feet.” 

Andres carried his wife’s purse when they went out, taught Chris to throw a knuckle ball by age eight, and loved a good joke at Fidel Castro’s expense. But behind it all was a dark past that Chris was too scared to ask about. 

]]> 1. Soy Andres, a Tus Pies WNYC Studios 00:30:10 Chris’s dad was a classy guy. Whenever he met one of his son’s girlfriends, he’d extend his hand, give her a firm handshake and say, “Soy Andrés, a tus pies.” Which means, “I’m Andres, I serve at your feet.”  Andres carried his wife’s purse when they went out, taught Chris to throw a knuckle ball by age eight, and loved a good joke at Fidel Castro’s expense. But behind it all was a dark past that Chris was too scared to ask about.  Chris’s dad was a classy guy. Whenever he met one of his son’s girlfriends, he’d extend his hand, give her a firm handshake and say, “Soy Andrés, a tus pies.” Which means, “I’m Andres, I serve at your feet.”  Andres carried his wife’s purse when they went out, taught Chris to throw a knuckle ball by age eight, and loved a good joke at Fidel Castro’s expense. But behind it all was a dark past that Chris was too scared to ask about.  false full 1 1 fda587e9-ccb0-489c-9cd3-ea9970e85735 Introducing Scattered Chris Garcia’s dad had one dying wish: That his family scatter his ashes off the coast of Cuba -- the country he was born in, and the country that would break him. Chris’s mom? She doesn’t give a crap about dying wishes. She’s vowed to never go back to Cuba again. 

So for now, the ashes are sitting on a shelf in a closet, between a Paul McCartney record and a Gizmo Halloween mask. As Chris tries to do right by his dad, he sets out to uncover the truth about a man he barely knew, who survived Castro’s labor camps only to lose his way in search of the American dream.

Scattered, a new podcast from WNYC Studios, drops on October 23rd

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000 wnycdigital@gmail.com (WNYC Studios) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/scattered Chris Garcia’s dad had one dying wish: That his family scatter his ashes off the coast of Cuba -- the country he was born in, and the country that would break him. Chris’s mom? She doesn’t give a crap about dying wishes. She’s vowed to never go back to Cuba again. 

So for now, the ashes are sitting on a shelf in a closet, between a Paul McCartney record and a Gizmo Halloween mask. As Chris tries to do right by his dad, he sets out to uncover the truth about a man he barely knew, who survived Castro’s labor camps only to lose his way in search of the American dream.

Scattered, a new podcast from WNYC Studios, drops on October 23rd

]]> Introducing Scattered WNYC Studios 00:03:33 Chris Garcia’s dad had one dying wish: That his family scatter his ashes off the coast of Cuba -- the country he was born in, and the country that would break him. Chris’s mom? She doesn’t give a crap about dying wishes. She’s vowed to never go back to Cuba again.  So for now, the ashes are sitting on a shelf in a closet, between a Paul McCartney record and a Gizmo Halloween mask. As Chris tries to do right by his dad, he sets out to uncover the truth about a man he barely knew, who survived Castro’s labor camps only to lose his way in search of the American dream. Scattered, a new podcast from WNYC Studios, drops on October 23rd Chris Garcia’s dad had one dying wish: That his family scatter his ashes off the coast of Cuba -- the country he was born in, and the country that would break him. Chris’s mom? She doesn’t give a crap about dying wishes. She’s vowed to never go back to Cuba again.  So for now, the ashes are sitting on a shelf in a closet, between a Paul McCartney record and a Gizmo Halloween mask. As Chris tries to do right by his dad, he sets out to uncover the truth about a man he barely knew, who survived Castro’s labor camps only to lose his way in search of the American dream. Scattered, a new podcast from WNYC Studios, drops on October 23rd false trailer 1