local fruit

the podcast

about us

Hosted, Written, and Produced by:
Paola Ramírez & Ash Aranda
Engineer: Jesus Herrera
Edited by: Jesus Herrera & Ash Aranda
Media Management: Ash Aranda & Paola Ramírez
Special thanks to Freddy Aranda.
Paola Soyumi Ramírez Peña (@bassonthefloor) is a poet, screenwriter, and sociologist on multiple planets. She is the host and creator of Somos Poetas, a poetry workshop for people of all levels. Paola is a performing member of In Full Color, an artist coalition of WoC, and her premiere short film Noodz dropped May 2021. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas.Ash Aranda (@ayy.punk) is an artist, DJ, designer, curator, and director by birth. She’s participated in ancestral research with Maseualkualli Farms, and is currently assistant to both The Commons at KU and The American Studies Journal/Dialogues Blog. You can find Ash doing graphic design or illustrations or mixes instead of homework most days, but she enjoys spending time with her family, Wall-E the dog and her partner J.