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IPM and Department of Media & Cinema Studies team up to offer teen podcast workshops

Many teenagers love listening to podcasts. Now there's a new way to learn how to make them here thanks to a partnership between Illinois Public Media and the Department of Media & Cinema Studies. Professor Angela Aguayo founded the Content Creation Lab, which will allow central Illinois teenagers to learn how to make audio and video podcasts.

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