In the fictional story “Vaticinios” ( which means omens in Spanish), a biologist receives messages around-the-clock about a strange animal that people have been spotting around Bogota since the beginning of lockdown.

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Written by journalists and podcast producers Maru Lombardo and Rodrigo Rodríguez, who are based in Bogotá, Colombia. Their Spanish-language podcast “Recetario sonoro de ingredientes en peligro”, tells the history of the world’s most endangered ingredients. You can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts, and you can follow their work on Instagram and Twitter @loropodcast. Sound design by Clizia Sala. Special thanks to Alejandra Algorta, Ana Cristina Bossa, Maru Lombardo, for their voice work in Spanish on this piece. Thanks also to journalists Louis Pouillon, Christina Diciu and Nikki Hudgins for lending their voice to the English version. The English voice of Brunina was done by Nikki Hudgins, a freelance audio and video journalist focusing on human-centred stories from around the globe - specifically in the context of climate change. Follow her at @nikki_hudgins.

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