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#55 - How I Get By

Series: SaltCast: the Backstory to Great Radio Storytelling
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Length: 00:14:35

Focus. Focus. Focus. Read the full description.
Saltcast 55 How I Get By Andy Mills
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Focus. Focus. Focus. Someties, the most daunting task for a producer is staying focused. With all the tape and characters and ideas and narration and ambiance and.... it's a challenge to wade through the mountains of info and whittle it down for clarity and intelligibility. Producer and recent Salt Radio grad Andy Mills knows all to well about the "slug-fest" with focus. We feature his story on Maine's youngest medical marijuana user on this edition of the Saltcast.

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