Pawn Chain

Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 11:50 a.m.

In this short fiction a young boy and his grandmother in separate lockdown situations bond over a game of chess. This story links two generations and celebrates those working on the frontlines during the Covid crisis. This work was originally produced in English and has been adapted and translated into Spanish. You can listen to that version later on the episode.

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta, written by Juleyka-Lantigua Williams and Lisandra Maria Ramos. Juleyka Lantigua-Williams is the founder and CEO of Lantigua-Williams & Co, a Peabody-nominated digital media company focused on elevating the work of people from the margins. She created "70 Million Podcast", the first Open Source Solutions journalism podcast chronicling how locals are tackling jail reform across the U.S.. Lisandra Ramos is a generative artist and teacher. Lisandra is constantly creating work using imagination, physicality, movement, text, images, reflection and collaboration. She's one of the co-founders and co-director of Fulana, a Latina video and satire collective. Special thanks to Renata Sago, Ronald Young Jr., Jubemi Lantigua Williams for their performances in the English version of this episode. And thanks to Luis Enrique Rodríguez Silva, Adriana Maria Mayo Naranjo, Juan Sebastian Martinez Olarte for their participation in the Spanish adaptation.