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Mar 2021
16m 26s

Discover your inner SHARK with practice ...

BIG LIFE JOURNAL
About this episode

Zara and Leo are in the Bahamas for a beach party! Zara has signed up for a DJ set, but there’s just one problem... she has never DJ’d before. Discover the key to mastering ANY skill and meet the ocean conservationist who found a way to fulfill her lifelong dream... swimming with sharks!


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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