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    UnFictional

    Haunted

    Tara has always believed in ghosts, so she wasn’t surprised when a ghost starting haunting her Los Feliz apartment. That is, until she found out that the ghost was actually something far more frightening.

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    By Bob Carlson • Mar 22, 2018 • 18m Listen

    Tara loves magic, and she'd always believed in ghosts, so she wasn’t surprised when she started to notice strange things at her Los Feliz apartment, like open doors and strange sounds. But then she discovered something more frightening than any ghost.

    Tara with Eugene Burger, her teacher at the Magic and Mystery School.

    Photo courtesy of Tara Walker

    The first night Tara (right) attended the Magic Castle as a member,

    with Sabrina (left) and friend Steve Shin. Photo courtesy of Tara Walker.

    Tara's Los Feliz backyard with friends Photo courtesy of Tara Walker.

    Tara's backyard. Photo courtesy of Tara Walker.

    Engineer: Ray GuarnaEditors: Bob Carlson and Nick WhiteTheme music by Alex Weston, with music help from Joe Augustine and Narrative Music.Episode art by Tina Carlson.

    The music featured is “Unknown Destination” by Norwegian composer Kaada from his forthcoming album Closing Statements.“Unknown Destination" is available now on iTunesFor more about Kaada

    Special thanks: Matt Holzman and everyone who came to Tara’s magic show

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Carla Green

      Managing Producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Tara Walker

      producer

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