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When Azka knew she was about to \"make a wish,\" she drew a picture of a microphone and an audience and said she wanted to record a real podcast.

Her dream came true on April 10.

\"She did the whole podcast in one take,\" Sharief said. \"I'm proud of both of my daughters. Myself and my husband are both engineers and we are looking forward to the next generation of creativity.\"

Jessica Miller of Make-A-Wish Illinois, said this was the first podcast wish the organization has granted.

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PHOTO: Azka Sharief's 5-minute mystery story, "The Stealer of the Diamonds," has 3,500 plays on SoundCloud after only a few days of being posted online.
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\"The enjoyment and energy from everyone involved has been wonderful,\" Miller said, adding that Illinois grants over 700 wishes each year for local children with Make-A-Wish granting more than 15,000 wishes for children with critical illnesses in the U.S. every year.

The second part of Azka’s wish is to get feedback from listeners through her email, AzkasWish@gmail.com.

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