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Apr 2023
9m 14s

S2 Ep2: Dave

The Shift Podcast Network
About this episode
When his father needed haircut, it meant a trip to Dublin and that meant bookshops. Now when Dave hears that hushed quiet muffled chat that happens only in bookshops it instantly brings him back to those days. 

Written and performed by Dave Rudden

Promenade is produced and curated by Andy Gaffney 

Music in this episode: 

Dresden, The Flamingo - Waffles 

OneZero - Stratosphere 

Dresden, The Flamingo - A Good Bake 

Lost Ghosts - Words for a good man 


Soundscape recorded in Charlie Byrnes , Galway 

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