fortuneteller

Mei and Shing casually dismiss Angie’s insistence that Pat wanted to have her ashes scattered at sea, instead heeding the advice of their fortuneteller, arranging for a traditional ritual and internment in a columbarium.

Here, Frances Adams is told by a fortuneteller that she will lose her life at the hands of another.

The ‘Foretold’ podcast follows Paulina Stevens, who was raised to be a fortuneteller in a Romani family in California, as she redefines her identity.

A reporter goes on a 3½-year journey chronicling the life of Paulina Stevens, a Romani woman and fortuneteller, that results in a podcast, “Foretold.”

Tropes about fortunetellers are also pervasive, including in California, where psychic shops are plentiful.