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Jul 2017
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465. How I make episodes of the podcast ...

Luke Thompson
About this episode

Talking about the technical side of making podcast episodes, including fascinating* insights about my recording equipment and an exciting** anecdote game. Includes upbeat music to absolutely guarantee*** that you will not be bored during the episode!

*insights may not actually be fascinating **management holds no liability for any lack of excitement experienced ***not actually a legally binding guarantee

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