Chris confronts the box in his closet. 
Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scatteredpodcast/" target="_blank">@ScatteredPodcast</a> 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.

Chris confronts the box in his closet. 
Follow&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/scatteredpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@ScatteredPodcast</a>&nbsp;for updates on the show, old photos of the fam back in Cuba, and more.
Our theme song is "Please Won't Please" from&nbsp;This is How You Smile&nbsp;by Helado Negro.

5. The Ashes

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.

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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.

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 &amp; Money, On the Media and Nancy.

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