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About the author
Tim McLarty is creative director at Ontrack Communications in Toronto. He’s a podcaster, and his background includes 9 years as professor of media creation at Humber College and 17 years as a broadcaster across Canada. Ontrack is a media studio creating video, motion graphics, audio and podcast content. In his spare time he makes short films and travels to any country that will have him.