HAVANA SYNDROME – Details, episodes & analysis

For fans of The Diplomat, The X-Files, and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? HAVANA SYNDROME is a groundbreaking new audio drama which follows the story of two siblings pulled unwillingly into the realm of global espionage when their sister goes AWOL from the CIA to track down the source of a mysterious sound which has plagued spies, diplomats, and military officers around the world. First episode premieres November 28th, 2024.

The first clue is already here: havanasyndromepodcast.com. Follow us on Instagram @stormfireproductions and TikTok @stormfire.audio.

Scripted and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.

Featuring the voice talents of:

• Lisette Alvarez

• Ryan Ruiz

• Adriene Arce

• Christiaan Voldstaad

• Scott Welnosky

• Whitney Johnson

• Ian DePriest

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3000 miles.

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Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.

Transcript

EPISODE 3 CAST:

Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz

Charlotte the Restaurant Hostess: Cherie Hendrie

Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce

Claire Menendez: Emily Buza 

Peter Menendez: Andrew Dos Santos

Rachelle Bhatia: Jasmine Lynn

American Flight Attendant: Anna Jay

Juniper Menendez: Lisette Alvarez

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Royalty-free music and sound effects sourced through Freesound.org including "Melancholy Beat" from LolaMoore.

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Who cares?

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Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.

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EPISODE 2 CAST:

Dimitri (Dee) Menendez: Ralph Ruiz

Guadalupe (Lupe) Menendez: Adriene Arce

Rachelle Bhatia: Jasmine Lynn

Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson

Special Agent David Foreman: Brendan Adams

The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky

Clips from Capitol Hill sourced through C-SPAN. Music and sound effects sourced through FreeSound.org.

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Voice note sent.

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Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.

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EPISODE 1 CAST:

• Dimitri (Dee) Menendez: Ralph Ruiz

• Guadalupe (Lupe) Menendez: Adriene Arce

• Claire Menendez: Emily Buza 

• Peter Menendez: Andrew Dos Santos

• Mark Williams: Nic Folson

• Aunt Gloria + Abuela: Yenni Ann

• Aunt Mal: Jayme Mantos

• Special Agent David Foreman: Brendan Adams

• FBI Agent: Jacob Beals

• HS Victim 1: Nashya Shiwdin

• HS Victim 2: Ken Dillon

• Juniper (Juni) Menendez: Lisette Alvarez

Help support the show! Check out our merch, including the limited handmade puzzle box on sale for 60% off.

Music and sound effects sourced through FreeSound.org and Blue Dot Sessions.

This is a Stormfire Productions podcast.

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Signals intelligence.

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Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.

You can join Nat on the forum (username nativebaddie03), now open to all users: whoisjudycarpenter.com. The clues are already there.

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EPISODE 5 CAST:

Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz

Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce

Natalie Johnson: Natalie Campos

Mark Williams: Nic Folson

Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson

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Our cast Q&A during the end of our immersive HAVANA SYNDROME "reverse escape room" event with Crosstown Arts in Memphis, Tennessee on December 6th, 2024. Featuring visiting cast members: Ralph Ruiz, Alex Darling, Ian DePriest, Andrew Dos Santos, Whitney Johnson and your moderator/host Lisette Alvarez.

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Oh. Canada.

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Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.

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EPISODE 4 CAST:

Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz

Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce

Mark Williams: Nic Folson

Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson

Natalie "Nat" Johnson: Natalie Campos

Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code), our Patreon, or our Artist Fund.

You can find the first clue on our website: havanasyndromepodcast.com.

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Harsh measures.

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Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Archival clips sourced through the National Archives and C-SPAN.

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EPISODE 11 CAST

Juniper Menendez aka Judy Carpenter: Lisette Alvarez

The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky

CIA Ops Officer: JK Robbins

Sarah, CIA handler: Diana Kennedy

Secretary, CIA: Melissa Peltier

Cuban Barista: Gabi Rosario

Berghain Stranger 1: Jack Clover Gontscharov

Berghain Stranger 2 and other voices: Milo

Xinyi Mo: Loretta Chang

Join the cast and crew on Thursday, February 13th at 8:30PM ET for the season finale listening party. Link, and other goodies, can be found on our website havanasyndromepodcast.com.

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Diversions.

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Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.

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EPISODE 10 CAST

Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz

Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce

Natalie "Nat" Johnson: Natalie Campos

The Flight Attendant: Lydia Winebrenner

The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky

Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson

The Mountie: Tyler Hyrchuk

Mark Williams: Nic Folson

Peter Menendez: Andrew Dos Santos

Juniper Menendez: Lisette Alvarez

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Celia's personal memo.

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Juni's Seattle geocache is coming soon. You can stay tuned via our newsletter and on the whoisjudycarpenter.com forum.

CODA CAST:

Special Agent Celia Whittaker: Whitney Johnson

The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky

Reporter: Nic Pugliese

Juniper Menendez: Lisette Alvarez

Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code), our Patreon, or our Artist Fund.

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