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Oct 2022

16m 50s

Episode 200: Ghost Story

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Music

Rauelsson plays Mom, in Ukraine
Group Listening plays Julie With
Richard Birkin plays Vigil II
Colleen plays Les Ondes Silencieueses
Taylor Deupree and Marcus Fischer play Bell
The Ensemble Rescerche plays Morton Feldman’s Something Wild in the City: Mary Ann’s Theme

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