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Sep 2021
16m 3s

Play the WAITING game in the Wicked Wild...

BIG LIFE JOURNAL
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Episode 55: Play the WAITING game in the Wicked Wild West!

Sheriff Zara is headed to the Wild West, investigating a series of strange cases aboard the Smokey Plain Steam Train. Find out how to be PATIENT for things that are just out of reach and meet the Californian musician who used patience to overcome big obstacles.


Additional show notes available at biglifejournal.com/podcast



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Produced by Alexandra Eidens and Big Life Journal team. Written and directed by Sarah Cyrano. Sound design and original music by Elettra Bargiacchi. Sound mixing by Mattia Marcelli. Characters played by Sean Chiplock and Ryan Bartley. Managed by Laura Maloney.


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