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            <title><![CDATA[Rate Your Experience of Being Alive]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:40:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Growing Up in Small-Town Country Bars]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Money: The Illusion of Power]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:06:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Being Creative When You’re Depressed]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:41:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reinventing Myself at 70]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:01:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:19:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:21:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Happy 38th, Suz]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:49:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
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