A window into the set-up from which an audio heartthrob emerged: Charlie Park. A neurotic and immensely talented puppeteer conceived of by artist Phoebe Wang and performed by sound artist Mitchell Akiyama.\xa0
\n\nThis is episode 2 of The Shadows from CBC Podcasts: an auto-fictional series in which KP explores the life she would have had if she\u2019d become a puppeteer instead of a radio producer. There IS a Terry Gross cameo in this episode. Listen closely.\xa0You also hear the real life puppetry aficionados: Jessie Orr, Max Kelly and Bekky O\u2019Neil.
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\nAND: Don\u2019t forget to call your representatives and support a ceasefire in Palestine.