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    <description>Welcome to Billet Doux, a show about literature and love. 

Listen to the greatest love letters ever composed or, if you’re so inclined, write and submit your own! 

If there’s something you’d like to say to that special guy or gal, don’t keep it to yourself… 

Send it over to billetdouxu@gmail.com and I’ll read it ON AIR for all the world to hear! 

Let’s relearn how to love, one letter at a time. 
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    <itunes:summary>Welcome to Billet Doux, a show about literature and love. 

Listen to the greatest love letters ever composed or, if you’re so inclined, write and submit your own! 

If there’s something you’d like to say to that special guy or gal, don’t keep it to yourself… 

Send it over to billetdouxu@gmail.com and I’ll read it ON AIR for all the world to hear! 

Let’s relearn how to love, one letter at a time. 
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      <title>Inside a HAUNTED Manor on HALLOWEEN Night! | Emily Hartley and Charlie Lennox</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In the tiny, sleepy town of Gibbon, Nebraska, a Halloween party was being held. </p><p><br></p><p>At the party, Emily Hartley–a hometown girl, recently returned from college–met Charlie Lennox, a handsome young man from Chicago. </p><p><br></p><p>Charlie had inherited Blackthorn Manor, an old, dilapidated mansion in which a ghost was rumored to dwell. </p><p><br></p><p>Together, Emily and Charlie explored the house. You’ll be surprised to learn what they found! </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In the tiny, sleepy town of Gibbon, Nebraska, a Halloween party was being held. </p><p><br></p><p>At the party, Emily Hartley–a hometown girl, recently returned from college–met Charlie Lennox, a handsome young man from Chicago. </p><p><br></p><p>Charlie had inherited Blackthorn Manor, an old, dilapidated mansion in which a ghost was rumored to dwell. </p><p><br></p><p>Together, Emily and Charlie explored the house. You’ll be surprised to learn what they found! </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:11:12 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In the tiny, sleepy town of Gibbon, Nebraska, a Halloween party was being held. </p><p><br></p><p>At the party, Emily Hartley–a hometown girl, recently returned from college–met Charlie Lennox, a handsome young man from Chicago. </p><p><br></p><p>Charlie had inherited Blackthorn Manor, an old, dilapidated mansion in which a ghost was rumored to dwell. </p><p><br></p><p>Together, Emily and Charlie explored the house. You’ll be surprised to learn what they found! </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <title>“Love is fed by the IMAGINATION, by which we become WISER than we know, BETTER than we feel, NOBLER than we are” | Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas</title>
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      <itunes:title>“Love is fed by the IMAGINATION, by which we become WISER than we know, BETTER than we feel, NOBLER than we are” | Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>While imprisoned in Reading Gaol for the crime of gross indecency, Oscar Wilde wrote a letter to his friend and lover, Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas (1897). </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>While imprisoned in Reading Gaol for the crime of gross indecency, Oscar Wilde wrote a letter to his friend and lover, Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas (1897). </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>While imprisoned in Reading Gaol for the crime of gross indecency, Oscar Wilde wrote a letter to his friend and lover, Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas (1897). </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>“What I DESIRE is impossible, for what I desire is YOU” | Rafiq Ahmed and Radha Menon</title>
      <itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:title>“What I DESIRE is impossible, for what I desire is YOU” | Rafiq Ahmed and Radha Menon</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Rafiq Ahmed and Radha Menon (1965) </p><p><br></p><p>“If my family finds out what I’ve been up to, they’ll never forgive me. I’ll be disowned!” </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Rafiq Ahmed and Radha Menon (1965) </p><p><br></p><p>“If my family finds out what I’ve been up to, they’ll never forgive me. I’ll be disowned!” </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:26:15 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Rafiq Ahmed and Radha Menon (1965) </p><p><br></p><p>“If my family finds out what I’ve been up to, they’ll never forgive me. I’ll be disowned!” </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, or a tale of romance you want to be told, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: billetdouxu@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <title>“My SOUL quivers to the vibration of your STRINGS” | Alejandro Moreno and Yelitza Rodriguez</title>
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      <podcast:episode>10</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>“My SOUL quivers to the vibration of your STRINGS” | Alejandro Moreno and Yelitza Rodriguez</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Alejandro Moreno and Yelitza Rodriguez (2024) </p><p><br></p><p>“There is only one audience for whom I wish to play, and she is right here”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Alejandro Moreno and Yelitza Rodriguez (2024) </p><p><br></p><p>“There is only one audience for whom I wish to play, and she is right here”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:59:27 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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      <itunes:duration>2308</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Alejandro Moreno and Yelitza Rodriguez (2024) </p><p><br></p><p>“There is only one audience for whom I wish to play, and she is right here”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Send your comments and stories to: </p><p><br></p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: Billet Doux </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>love, love letters, literature, romance, romantic, passion, ASMR, history, books, sex, relationships, relations, men, women, dating, marriage, husband, wife, erotic, erotica, passionate, sleep, relaxation, wedding, advice, real life, guidance, call in, cheating, gay, straight, history, infidelity, sexual, calming, calm, love story</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>“As long as I’ve lived, I’ve YEARNED to love” | Erik Svensson and Katya Ivanova</title>
      <itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>9</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>“As long as I’ve lived, I’ve YEARNED to love” | Erik Svensson and Katya Ivanova</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A story of the romance between Erik Svensson and Katya Ivanova (AD 823): </p><p><br>Erik Svensson, a young Viking from Sweden, joined his warlord father on a mission to cross the Baltic Sea and invade the mainland of Russia. </p><p>While there, he met and fell in love with Katya Ivanova, a beautiful daughter of the enemy.  </p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>You can also reach me at: </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A story of the romance between Erik Svensson and Katya Ivanova (AD 823): </p><p><br>Erik Svensson, a young Viking from Sweden, joined his warlord father on a mission to cross the Baltic Sea and invade the mainland of Russia. </p><p>While there, he met and fell in love with Katya Ivanova, a beautiful daughter of the enemy.  </p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>You can also reach me at: </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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      <itunes:author>Daniel Finneran</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>2517</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A story of the romance between Erik Svensson and Katya Ivanova (AD 823): </p><p><br>Erik Svensson, a young Viking from Sweden, joined his warlord father on a mission to cross the Baltic Sea and invade the mainland of Russia. </p><p>While there, he met and fell in love with Katya Ivanova, a beautiful daughter of the enemy.  </p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>You can also reach me at: </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>love, love letters, literature, romance, romantic, passion, ASMR, history, books, sex, relationships, relations, men, women, dating, marriage, husband, wife, erotic, erotica, passionate, sleep, relaxation, wedding, advice, real life, guidance, call in, cheating, gay, straight, history, infidelity, sexual, calming, calm, love story</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>“Even before I rise, my thoughts rush to you, my IMMORTAL BELOVED!” | Ludwig van Beethoven to Antonie Brentano </title>
      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>8</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>“Even before I rise, my thoughts rush to you, my IMMORTAL BELOVED!” | Ludwig van Beethoven to Antonie Brentano </itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Ludwig van Beethoven’s <em>billet-doux </em>to Antonie Brentano (1812): </p><p><br>“I must live either wholly with you, or not at all”. </p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>You can also reach me at: </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Ludwig van Beethoven’s <em>billet-doux </em>to Antonie Brentano (1812): </p><p><br>“I must live either wholly with you, or not at all”. </p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>You can also reach me at: </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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      <itunes:author>Daniel Finneran</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>2259</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Ludwig van Beethoven’s <em>billet-doux </em>to Antonie Brentano (1812): </p><p><br>“I must live either wholly with you, or not at all”. </p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>You can also reach me at: </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: DanielEFinneran</p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>love, love letters, literature, romance, romantic, passion, ASMR, history, books, sex, relationships, relations, men, women, dating, marriage, husband, wife, erotic, erotica, passionate, sleep, relaxation, wedding, advice, real life, guidance, call in, cheating, gay, straight, history, infidelity, sexual, calming, calm, love story</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Two Athletes fall in LOVE at the Paris OLYMPICS | Rafael Pérez and Renée Trumbull</title>
      <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>7</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Two Athletes fall in LOVE at the Paris OLYMPICS | Rafael Pérez and Renée Trumbull</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A story of the romance between Rafael Pérez and Renée Trumbull (2024). </p><p><br></p><p>Renée Trumbull, a Canadian gymnast, and Rafael Pérez, a Spanish swimmer, qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. </p><p><br></p><p>One bright July morning, while walking through the Olympic Village, they met. </p><p><br></p><p>Over the course of the next few weeks together at the Games, they fell in love. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read ON AIR–right here on this podcast, for all the world to hear!–send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects, to which you can listen on this streaming platform: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A story of the romance between Rafael Pérez and Renée Trumbull (2024). </p><p><br></p><p>Renée Trumbull, a Canadian gymnast, and Rafael Pérez, a Spanish swimmer, qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. </p><p><br></p><p>One bright July morning, while walking through the Olympic Village, they met. </p><p><br></p><p>Over the course of the next few weeks together at the Games, they fell in love. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read ON AIR–right here on this podcast, for all the world to hear!–send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects, to which you can listen on this streaming platform: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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      <itunes:author>Daniel Finneran</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1885</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A story of the romance between Rafael Pérez and Renée Trumbull (2024). </p><p><br></p><p>Renée Trumbull, a Canadian gymnast, and Rafael Pérez, a Spanish swimmer, qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. </p><p><br></p><p>One bright July morning, while walking through the Olympic Village, they met. </p><p><br></p><p>Over the course of the next few weeks together at the Games, they fell in love. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read ON AIR–right here on this podcast, for all the world to hear!–send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects, to which you can listen on this streaming platform: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>love, love letters, literature, romance, romantic, passion, ASMR, history, books, sex, relationships, relations, men, women, dating, marriage, husband, wife, erotic, erotica, passionate, sleep, relaxation, wedding, advice, real life, guidance, call in, cheating, gay, straight, history, infidelity, sexual, calming, calm, love story</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>"Our love is FORBIDDEN, but it can’t be helped" | Kenji Matsumoto and Li Mei</title>
      <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>6</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>"Our love is FORBIDDEN, but it can’t be helped" | Kenji Matsumoto and Li Mei</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Kenji Matsumoto and Li Mei (1937): </p><p><br></p><p>Kenji Matsumoto, a young soldier conscripted to the JAPANESE imperial army, was taken from his university and stationed outside Yan’an. </p><p><br></p><p>While patrolling the countryside, he met a beautiful CHINESE peasant girl by the name of Li Mei. </p><p><br></p><p>Between them, under the cover of darkness, a forbidden love was forged. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read ON AIR--right here on this podcast for all the world to hear--send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Kenji Matsumoto and Li Mei (1937): </p><p><br></p><p>Kenji Matsumoto, a young soldier conscripted to the JAPANESE imperial army, was taken from his university and stationed outside Yan’an. </p><p><br></p><p>While patrolling the countryside, he met a beautiful CHINESE peasant girl by the name of Li Mei. </p><p><br></p><p>Between them, under the cover of darkness, a forbidden love was forged. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read ON AIR--right here on this podcast for all the world to hear--send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1561</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The love story of Kenji Matsumoto and Li Mei (1937): </p><p><br></p><p>Kenji Matsumoto, a young soldier conscripted to the JAPANESE imperial army, was taken from his university and stationed outside Yan’an. </p><p><br></p><p>While patrolling the countryside, he met a beautiful CHINESE peasant girl by the name of Li Mei. </p><p><br></p><p>Between them, under the cover of darkness, a forbidden love was forged. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read ON AIR--right here on this podcast for all the world to hear--send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>love, love letters, literature, romance, romantic, passion, ASMR, history, books, sex, relationships, relations, men, women, dating, marriage, husband, wife, erotic, erotica, passionate, sleep, relaxation, wedding, advice, real life, guidance, call in, cheating, gay, straight, history, infidelity, sexual, calming, calm, love story</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>“I’ll forget your NAME the day I forget the FOOD I live on” | Michelangelo to Tommaso de Cavalieri </title>
      <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>5</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>“I’ll forget your NAME the day I forget the FOOD I live on” | Michelangelo to Tommaso de Cavalieri </itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Michelangelo’s <em>billet-doux </em>to Tommaso de Cavalieri (1533): </p><p><br></p><p>“Perhaps you said this to try me, or to rekindle a greater flame in me, if it were possible. Whichever it is, I know for sure that <strong>I’ll forget your name the day I forget the food I live on</strong>; in fact, I could sooner forget my food, which nourishes only the body, than your name, which nourishes body and soul, and fills both with such sweetness that <strong>I can feel no pain nor fear of death while my mind remembers it</strong>. Imagine how happy I would be if my eye also had its share.”</p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Michelangelo’s <em>billet-doux </em>to Tommaso de Cavalieri (1533): </p><p><br></p><p>“Perhaps you said this to try me, or to rekindle a greater flame in me, if it were possible. Whichever it is, I know for sure that <strong>I’ll forget your name the day I forget the food I live on</strong>; in fact, I could sooner forget my food, which nourishes only the body, than your name, which nourishes body and soul, and fills both with such sweetness that <strong>I can feel no pain nor fear of death while my mind remembers it</strong>. Imagine how happy I would be if my eye also had its share.”</p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Michelangelo’s <em>billet-doux </em>to Tommaso de Cavalieri (1533): </p><p><br></p><p>“Perhaps you said this to try me, or to rekindle a greater flame in me, if it were possible. Whichever it is, I know for sure that <strong>I’ll forget your name the day I forget the food I live on</strong>; in fact, I could sooner forget my food, which nourishes only the body, than your name, which nourishes body and soul, and fills both with such sweetness that <strong>I can feel no pain nor fear of death while my mind remembers it</strong>. Imagine how happy I would be if my eye also had its share.”</p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Mindfulness Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>“It was the flame of LUST rather than the feeling of LOVE” | Peter Abèlard and Heloïse</title>
      <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>4</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>“It was the flame of LUST rather than the feeling of LOVE” | Peter Abèlard and Heloïse</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A touching exchange of <em>billets-doux </em>between Heloïse and Peter Abèlard (12th century). </p><p><br></p><p>“Every wife, every young girl desired you in your absence and was on fire in your presence; queens and great ladies envied me my joys and my bed”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A touching exchange of <em>billets-doux </em>between Heloïse and Peter Abèlard (12th century). </p><p><br></p><p>“Every wife, every young girl desired you in your absence and was on fire in your presence; queens and great ladies envied me my joys and my bed”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A touching exchange of <em>billets-doux </em>between Heloïse and Peter Abèlard (12th century). </p><p><br></p><p>“Every wife, every young girl desired you in your absence and was on fire in your presence; queens and great ladies envied me my joys and my bed”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>love, love letters, literature, romance, romantic, passion, ASMR, history, books, sex, relationships, relations, men, women, dating, marriage, husband, wife, erotic, erotica, passionate, sleep, relaxation, wedding, advice, real life, guidance, call in, cheating, gay, straight, history, infidelity, sexual, calming, calm, love story</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>“I should LOVE her FOREVER, were it only for that” | Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway</title>
      <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>“I should LOVE her FOREVER, were it only for that” | Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A beautiful <em>billet-doux</em> sent from Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway (1786). </p><p><br></p><p>“Friendship is precious not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and, thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Check out my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A beautiful <em>billet-doux</em> sent from Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway (1786). </p><p><br></p><p>“Friendship is precious not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and, thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Check out my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A beautiful <em>billet-doux</em> sent from Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway (1786). </p><p><br></p><p>“Friendship is precious not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and, thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine”. </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Check out my other projects: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations)</p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>love, love letters, literature, romance, romantic, passion, ASMR, history, books, sex, relationships, relations, men, women, dating, marriage, husband, wife, erotic, erotica, passionate, sleep, relaxation, wedding, advice, real life, guidance, call in, cheating, gay, straight, history, infidelity, sexual, calming, calm, love story</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>“My only LUCID moments were DREAMS of you" | Hector Berlioz to Harriet Smithson </title>
      <itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>2</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>“My only LUCID moments were DREAMS of you" | Hector Berlioz to Harriet Smithson </itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A beautiful love story, written by Hector Berlioz for Harriet Smithson (1865). </p><p><br></p><p>“A plan began to take shape in my mind: Harriet Smithson should hear of me! She should know that I also was an artist!” </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other podcasts: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations) </p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A beautiful love story, written by Hector Berlioz for Harriet Smithson (1865). </p><p><br></p><p>“A plan began to take shape in my mind: Harriet Smithson should hear of me! She should know that I also was an artist!” </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other podcasts: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations) </p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:51:10 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1470</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A beautiful love story, written by Hector Berlioz for Harriet Smithson (1865). </p><p><br></p><p>“A plan began to take shape in my mind: Harriet Smithson should hear of me! She should know that I also was an artist!” </p><p><br></p><p>If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at <a href="mailto:billetdouxu@gmail.com">billetdouxu@gmail.com</a>. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done! </p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @danielethanfinneran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/">https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Wait! </p><p><br></p><p>Before you go…</p><p><br></p><p>Take a peek at my other podcasts: </p><p><br></p><p>Finneran’s Wake (Interviews) </p><p><br></p><p>Pneuma (Meditations) </p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Welcome to Billet Doux</title>
      <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>1</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Welcome to Billet Doux</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to <em>Billet Doux</em>, a show about literature and love. </p><p><br></p><p>On this show, dear friend–than which you’ll not find another lovelier, nor sweeter–we’ll read some of the most arrestingly beautiful love letters ever to have been penned. </p><p><br></p><p>Letters written by,<strong> </strong>to take just a few noteworthy examples<strong>: </strong>Michelangelo, Beethoven, Elizabeth Taylor, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Shakespeare, Nancy Reagan, and Oscar Wilde. </p><p><br></p><p>What’s more...</p><p><br></p><p>You, dear friend, will have the opportunity to submit a love letter of your own composition–of your very own making–of which I, in my role as humble host, will perform a reading. </p><p><br></p><p>Before the entire world, an audience spanning countless countries, you can make known to your beloved precisely how you feel about him (or her). </p><p>Please, send your letters and comments to <strong>billetdouxu@gmail.com.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>I hope that you enjoy this program. </p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to <em>Billet Doux</em>, a show about literature and love. </p><p><br></p><p>On this show, dear friend–than which you’ll not find another lovelier, nor sweeter–we’ll read some of the most arrestingly beautiful love letters ever to have been penned. </p><p><br></p><p>Letters written by,<strong> </strong>to take just a few noteworthy examples<strong>: </strong>Michelangelo, Beethoven, Elizabeth Taylor, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Shakespeare, Nancy Reagan, and Oscar Wilde. </p><p><br></p><p>What’s more...</p><p><br></p><p>You, dear friend, will have the opportunity to submit a love letter of your own composition–of your very own making–of which I, in my role as humble host, will perform a reading. </p><p><br></p><p>Before the entire world, an audience spanning countless countries, you can make known to your beloved precisely how you feel about him (or her). </p><p>Please, send your letters and comments to <strong>billetdouxu@gmail.com.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>I hope that you enjoy this program. </p><p><br></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 22:11:29 -0400</pubDate>
      <author>Daniel Finneran</author>
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      <itunes:duration>61</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to <em>Billet Doux</em>, a show about literature and love. </p><p><br></p><p>On this show, dear friend–than which you’ll not find another lovelier, nor sweeter–we’ll read some of the most arrestingly beautiful love letters ever to have been penned. </p><p><br></p><p>Letters written by,<strong> </strong>to take just a few noteworthy examples<strong>: </strong>Michelangelo, Beethoven, Elizabeth Taylor, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Shakespeare, Nancy Reagan, and Oscar Wilde. </p><p><br></p><p>What’s more...</p><p><br></p><p>You, dear friend, will have the opportunity to submit a love letter of your own composition–of your very own making–of which I, in my role as humble host, will perform a reading. </p><p><br></p><p>Before the entire world, an audience spanning countless countries, you can make known to your beloved precisely how you feel about him (or her). </p><p>Please, send your letters and comments to <strong>billetdouxu@gmail.com.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>I hope that you enjoy this program. </p><p><br></p>]]>
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