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In recognition of International Podcast Day, some of WBUR’s podcast hosts and producers share what makes the podcast medium meaningful to them, as well as a few of their favorite production moments.

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Magician Kali Moulton moves her hand across a deck of cards searching for the card just chosen by a member of the audience in Salem. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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