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      <title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 41-45</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Elvi figures out why Holden is immune to the proto-algic eyeball invader: his cancer meds. Turns out getting thoroughly irradiated is not without some long-term benefit. Meanwhile the Rocinante's rescue mission of the Barbapiccola is derailed by a nihilistic attack by the inner space militia. Very not cool.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Elvi figures out why Holden is immune to the proto-algic eyeball invader: his cancer meds. Turns out getting thoroughly irradiated is not without some long-term benefit. Meanwhile the Rocinante's rescue mission of the Barbapiccola is derailed by a nihilistic attack by the inner space militia. Very not cool.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Elvi figures out why Holden is immune to the proto-algic eyeball invader: his cancer meds. Turns out getting thoroughly irradiated is not without some long-term benefit. Meanwhile the Rocinante's rescue mission of the Barbapiccola is derailed by a nihilistic attack by the inner space militia. Very not cool.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>As Elvi races to find a solution to the eye algae, Alex arms Basia and sends him to attack Havelock's space militia. Shooting at people in zero-G is not that different from welding, if you think about it.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>As Elvi races to find a solution to the eye algae, Alex arms Basia and sends him to attack Havelock's space militia. Shooting at people in zero-G is not that different from welding, if you think about it.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>As Elvi races to find a solution to the eye algae, Alex arms Basia and sends him to attack Havelock's space militia. Shooting at people in zero-G is not that different from welding, if you think about it.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
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      <title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 31-35</title>
      <itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Things are not going well on Ilus. Between the planetwide cataclysm, the unending threat of the poisonous death slugs, the disabling of all fusion reactions, and the alien organism infecting everybody's eyeballs, the conflict among the colonists doesn't seem so bad. Holden can look on the bright side. Because he's the only one not going blind.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Things are not going well on Ilus. Between the planetwide cataclysm, the unending threat of the poisonous death slugs, the disabling of all fusion reactions, and the alien organism infecting everybody's eyeballs, the conflict among the colonists doesn't seem so bad. Holden can look on the bright side. Because he's the only one not going blind.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Things are not going well on Ilus. Between the planetwide cataclysm, the unending threat of the poisonous death slugs, the disabling of all fusion reactions, and the alien organism infecting everybody's eyeballs, the conflict among the colonists doesn't seem so bad. Holden can look on the bright side. Because he's the only one not going blind.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
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      <title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 26-30</title>
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      <podcast:episode>31</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Havelock realizes that Naomi, now his captive, is cooler than anybody on his side. He doesn't have much time to ponder this, because the planet explodes. This poses a major problem for the inhabitants of the planet.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Havelock realizes that Naomi, now his captive, is cooler than anybody on his side. He doesn't have much time to ponder this, because the planet explodes. This poses a major problem for the inhabitants of the planet.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Havelock realizes that Naomi, now his captive, is cooler than anybody on his side. He doesn't have much time to ponder this, because the planet explodes. This poses a major problem for the inhabitants of the planet.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
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      <title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 21-25</title>
      <itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>30</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Back on the Rocinante, the crew gets an an unfortunate downgrade when Basia joins as a prisoner, and Naomi is captured by Havelock (of all people!). Holden tries to stave off the inevitable bloody resolution of the conflict on the planet. None of them care that the moon is melting.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Back on the Rocinante, the crew gets an an unfortunate downgrade when Basia joins as a prisoner, and Naomi is captured by Havelock (of all people!). Holden tries to stave off the inevitable bloody resolution of the conflict on the planet. None of them care that the moon is melting.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Back on the Rocinante, the crew gets an an unfortunate downgrade when Basia joins as a prisoner, and Naomi is captured by Havelock (of all people!). Holden tries to stave off the inevitable bloody resolution of the conflict on the planet. None of them care that the moon is melting.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
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      <title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 16-20</title>
      <itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>29</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 16-20</itunes:title>
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      <link>https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/episodes/cibola-burn-chs-16-20</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Violence escalates on Ilus/New Terra as an attempted ambush is ambushed. There are increasing signs of the activity of non-human machinery on the planet, but Holden is having a tough time getting anybody else to care. These humans are just too occupied with killing each other over shiny dirt. </p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Violence escalates on Ilus/New Terra as an attempted ambush is ambushed. There are increasing signs of the activity of non-human machinery on the planet, but Holden is having a tough time getting anybody else to care. These humans are just too occupied with killing each other over shiny dirt. </p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1427</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Violence escalates on Ilus/New Terra as an attempted ambush is ambushed. There are increasing signs of the activity of non-human machinery on the planet, but Holden is having a tough time getting anybody else to care. These humans are just too occupied with killing each other over shiny dirt. </p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 11-15</title>
      <itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>28</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 11-15</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <link>https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/episodes/cibola-burn-chs-11-15</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Holden arrives on Ilus and begins trying to make peace between the warring factions. It doesn't help that his extraterrestrial ride-along is waking up every dormant entity on the planet, which itself might be one big dormant entity.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </description>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Holden arrives on Ilus and begins trying to make peace between the warring factions. It doesn't help that his extraterrestrial ride-along is waking up every dormant entity on the planet, which itself might be one big dormant entity.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1588</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>Holden arrives on Ilus and begins trying to make peace between the warring factions. It doesn't help that his extraterrestrial ride-along is waking up every dormant entity on the planet, which itself might be one big dormant entity.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 5-10</title>
      <itunes:episode>27</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>27</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Cibola Burn: Chs. 5-10</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <link>https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/episodes/cibola-burn-chs-5-10</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>The cycle of violence escalates on Ilus. Holden is almost there, and when he gets there, he'll add his signature touch to the mix: doing violence, but feeling bad about it afterward.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </description>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>The cycle of violence escalates on Ilus. Holden is almost there, and when he gets there, he'll add his signature touch to the mix: doing violence, but feeling bad about it afterward.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1828</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>The cycle of violence escalates on Ilus. Holden is almost there, and when he gets there, he'll add his signature touch to the mix: doing violence, but feeling bad about it afterward.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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    <item>
      <title>Cibola Burn: Prologue-Ch. 4</title>
      <itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>26</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Cibola Burn: Prologue-Ch. 4</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <link>https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/episodes/cibola-burn-prologue-ch-4</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Let's read about the settlers of Ilus, humanity's first extrasolar colony. The humans have brought everything they need with them, including oppressive corporations and violent resource contention. Of course there are also the mysterious alien structures and the dire danger they pose to all humanity, but that's the kind of stuff only a space dork like James Holden would care about. He's on his way and he'll be here soon.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </description>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Let's read about the settlers of Ilus, humanity's first extrasolar colony. The humans have brought everything they need with them, including oppressive corporations and violent resource contention. Of course there are also the mysterious alien structures and the dire danger they pose to all humanity, but that's the kind of stuff only a space dork like James Holden would care about. He's on his way and he'll be here soon.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1717</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>Let's read about the settlers of Ilus, humanity's first extrasolar colony. The humans have brought everything they need with them, including oppressive corporations and violent resource contention. Of course there are also the mysterious alien structures and the dire danger they pose to all humanity, but that's the kind of stuff only a space dork like James Holden would care about. He's on his way and he'll be here soon.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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    <item>
      <title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 48-Epilogue</title>
      <itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>25</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 48-Epilogue</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <link>https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/episodes/abaddons-gate-chs-48-epilogue</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Bull makes his last stand. Then Holden attempts a series of last stands, each last-er than the last, but he keeps surviving. Clarissa decides that Anna's pacifism makes more sense then Cortez's planetary suicide plan, and saves the day. The gate defenses are lifted, and humanity is now free to explore what lies beyond.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </description>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Bull makes his last stand. Then Holden attempts a series of last stands, each last-er than the last, but he keeps surviving. Clarissa decides that Anna's pacifism makes more sense then Cortez's planetary suicide plan, and saves the day. The gate defenses are lifted, and humanity is now free to explore what lies beyond.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>2149</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>Bull makes his last stand. Then Holden attempts a series of last stands, each last-er than the last, but he keeps surviving. Clarissa decides that Anna's pacifism makes more sense then Cortez's planetary suicide plan, and saves the day. The gate defenses are lifted, and humanity is now free to explore what lies beyond.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
      <podcast:socialInteract protocol="atproto" uri="at://did:plc:jovo4wv5nr6smab56gzzdzzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3madu2te67l2p"/>
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      <title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 41-47</title>
      <itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>24</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 41-47</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <link>https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/episodes/abaddons-gate-chs-41-47</link>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Holden, Anna, and Bull team up to launch a counter counter coup. Anna uses a message of peace and cooperation, while Holden and Bull use a message of bullets and explosives. Their plan works well until Ashford deploys his invincible power armor, and then things start to look pretty dire for the good guys.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </description>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Holden, Anna, and Bull team up to launch a counter counter coup. Anna uses a message of peace and cooperation, while Holden and Bull use a message of bullets and explosives. Their plan works well until Ashford deploys his invincible power armor, and then things start to look pretty dire for the good guys.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1710</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>Holden, Anna, and Bull team up to launch a counter counter coup. Anna uses a message of peace and cooperation, while Holden and Bull use a message of bullets and explosives. Their plan works well until Ashford deploys his invincible power armor, and then things start to look pretty dire for the good guys.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
      <podcast:socialInteract protocol="atproto" uri="at://did:plc:jovo4wv5nr6smab56gzzdzzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sartgbhk2a"/>
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      <title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 36-40</title>
      <itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>23</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 36-40</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden is reunited with his crew on the Behemoth. They're finally safe as long as there isn't a coup. There is a coup (technically a counter-coup), led by Ashford and Cortez. Holden's crew realizes it's up to them to fix everything. Anna is unconvinced by Cortez's doomer theology, so she realizes it's up to her to fix everything. Bull survives the coup and realizes that Ashford must be stopped and it's up to him to fix everything.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden is reunited with his crew on the Behemoth. They're finally safe as long as there isn't a coup. There is a coup (technically a counter-coup), led by Ashford and Cortez. Holden's crew realizes it's up to them to fix everything. Anna is unconvinced by Cortez's doomer theology, so she realizes it's up to her to fix everything. Bull survives the coup and realizes that Ashford must be stopped and it's up to him to fix everything.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden is reunited with his crew on the Behemoth. They're finally safe as long as there isn't a coup. There is a coup (technically a counter-coup), led by Ashford and Cortez. Holden's crew realizes it's up to them to fix everything. Anna is unconvinced by Cortez's doomer theology, so she realizes it's up to her to fix everything. Bull survives the coup and realizes that Ashford must be stopped and it's up to him to fix everything.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>22</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 29-35</itunes:title>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>Bull adjusts to his new situation. It involves a mech. Holden is extracted from his mind-bending cosmic experience and returned an experience he's quite comfortable with: Martian military custody. Anna, having kicked Melba's ass, is determined to save Clarissa's soul.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Bull adjusts to his new situation. It involves a mech. Holden is extracted from his mind-bending cosmic experience and returned an experience he's quite comfortable with: Martian military custody. Anna, having kicked Melba's ass, is determined to save Clarissa's soul.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1700</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Bull adjusts to his new situation. It involves a mech. Holden is extracted from his mind-bending cosmic experience and returned an experience he's quite comfortable with: Martian military custody. Anna, having kicked Melba's ass, is determined to save Clarissa's soul.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 23-28</title>
      <itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>21</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 23-28</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden has the cosmos downloaded into his brain. Then a Martian tries to blow him up, with dire consequences for everybody in the Slow Zone. Anna is injured in the calamity, and the injury leads her to experience combat drugs and then actual combat.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Holden has the cosmos downloaded into his brain. Then a Martian tries to blow him up, with dire consequences for everybody in the Slow Zone. Anna is injured in the calamity, and the injury leads her to experience combat drugs and then actual combat.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1576</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden has the cosmos downloaded into his brain. Then a Martian tries to blow him up, with dire consequences for everybody in the Slow Zone. Anna is injured in the calamity, and the injury leads her to experience combat drugs and then actual combat.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 17-22</title>
      <itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>20</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 17-22</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The remaining ships hasten to follow Holden into the Ring. Because if that doofus can go in, anybody can. Holden has already gone to the next level though, heading inside the mysterious object at the center of the mysterious space on the other side of the mysterious Ring.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>The remaining ships hasten to follow Holden into the Ring. Because if that doofus can go in, anybody can. Holden has already gone to the next level though, heading inside the mysterious object at the center of the mysterious space on the other side of the mysterious Ring.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1930</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The remaining ships hasten to follow Holden into the Ring. Because if that doofus can go in, anybody can. Holden has already gone to the next level though, heading inside the mysterious object at the center of the mysterious space on the other side of the mysterious Ring.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 11-16</title>
      <itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>19</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 11-16</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Melba begins to enact her evil anti-Holden plot. It involves killing a lot of people who aren't Holden. The aftermath leaves Holden a wanted man in the entire solar system. Luckily, his ship is right next to a convenient exit from the solar system: The Ring.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </description>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Melba begins to enact her evil anti-Holden plot. It involves killing a lot of people who aren't Holden. The aftermath leaves Holden a wanted man in the entire solar system. Luckily, his ship is right next to a convenient exit from the solar system: The Ring.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1839</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Melba begins to enact her evil anti-Holden plot. It involves killing a lot of people who aren't Holden. The aftermath leaves Holden a wanted man in the entire solar system. Luckily, his ship is right next to a convenient exit from the solar system: The Ring.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 6-10</title>
      <itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>18</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Chs. 6-10</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden tries to get his crew as far from the Ring as possible, and do it without attracting attention. He is not good at avoiding danger or publicity, so he ends up heading directly toward the Ring with a documentary crew aboard. Melba, Anna, and Bull also head toward the ring for reasons  respectively evil, philosophical, and loyal.<br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </description>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Holden tries to get his crew as far from the Ring as possible, and do it without attracting attention. He is not good at avoiding danger or publicity, so he ends up heading directly toward the Ring with a documentary crew aboard. Melba, Anna, and Bull also head toward the ring for reasons  respectively evil, philosophical, and loyal.<br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1880</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden tries to get his crew as far from the Ring as possible, and do it without attracting attention. He is not good at avoiding danger or publicity, so he ends up heading directly toward the Ring with a documentary crew aboard. Melba, Anna, and Bull also head toward the ring for reasons  respectively evil, philosophical, and loyal.<br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
      <podcast:socialInteract protocol="atproto" uri="at://did:plc:jovo4wv5nr6smab56gzzdzzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ijxbchm42b"/>
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      <title>Abaddon's Gate: Prologue-Ch. 5</title>
      <itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>17</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Abaddon's Gate: Prologue-Ch. 5</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden's effort to avoid the Ring is not going well because it appears to be inside his head. Melba demonstrates her ability to enforce the terms of a deal. Bull gets an unpleasant promotion and demotion. Anna must decide between her family or adventure, and given the genre of this book the choice is obvious.<br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden's effort to avoid the Ring is not going well because it appears to be inside his head. Melba demonstrates her ability to enforce the terms of a deal. Bull gets an unpleasant promotion and demotion. Anna must decide between her family or adventure, and given the genre of this book the choice is obvious.<br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.</p><p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <title>Caliban's War: Ch. 49-Epilogue</title>
      <itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>16</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Somebody must go aboard the <em>Agatha King</em> to face a gauntlet of horrors and save humanity. Luckily Holden is there and that's his whole deal. Then Amos, Prax, and Bobbie go to Io to dispense violence and receive closure.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:14) - Chapter 49</li>
<li>(09:43) - Chapter 50</li>
<li>(15:09) - Chapter 51</li>
<li>(21:02) - Chapter 52</li>
<li>(24:59) - Chapter 53</li>
<li>(28:43) - Chapter 54</li>
<li>(36:12) - Review</li>
<li>(38:55) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Somebody must go aboard the <em>Agatha King</em> to face a gauntlet of horrors and save humanity. Luckily Holden is there and that's his whole deal. Then Amos, Prax, and Bobbie go to Io to dispense violence and receive closure.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:14) - Chapter 49</li>
<li>(09:43) - Chapter 50</li>
<li>(15:09) - Chapter 51</li>
<li>(21:02) - Chapter 52</li>
<li>(24:59) - Chapter 53</li>
<li>(28:43) - Chapter 54</li>
<li>(36:12) - Review</li>
<li>(38:55) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:14) - Chapter 49</li>
<li>(09:43) - Chapter 50</li>
<li>(15:09) - Chapter 51</li>
<li>(21:02) - Chapter 52</li>
<li>(24:59) - Chapter 53</li>
<li>(28:43) - Chapter 54</li>
<li>(36:12) - Review</li>
<li>(38:55) - Outro</li>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Caliban's War: Chs. 41-48</title>
      <itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>15</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The crew of the <em>Rocinante</em> meet Avasarala and Bobbie. Holden and Bobbie team up to make a plan to get out of their predicament: a battle, then a battle, followed by a battle.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:20) - Chapter 41</li>
<li>(06:38) - Chapter 42</li>
<li>(12:15) - Chapter 43</li>
<li>(15:43) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(18:10) - Chapter 45</li>
<li>(21:33) - Chapter 46</li>
<li>(23:52) - Chapter 47</li>
<li>(31:59) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The crew of the <em>Rocinante</em> meet Avasarala and Bobbie. Holden and Bobbie team up to make a plan to get out of their predicament: a battle, then a battle, followed by a battle.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:20) - Chapter 41</li>
<li>(06:38) - Chapter 42</li>
<li>(12:15) - Chapter 43</li>
<li>(15:43) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(18:10) - Chapter 45</li>
<li>(21:33) - Chapter 46</li>
<li>(23:52) - Chapter 47</li>
<li>(31:59) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1958</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The crew of the <em>Rocinante</em> meet Avasarala and Bobbie. Holden and Bobbie team up to make a plan to get out of their predicament: a battle, then a battle, followed by a battle.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:20) - Chapter 41</li>
<li>(06:38) - Chapter 42</li>
<li>(12:15) - Chapter 43</li>
<li>(15:43) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(18:10) - Chapter 45</li>
<li>(21:33) - Chapter 46</li>
<li>(23:52) - Chapter 47</li>
<li>(31:59) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Caliban's War: Chs. 35-40</title>
      <itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>14</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Caliban's War: Chs. 35-40</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Avasarala learns that the UN has sent a squadron of destroyers to destroy the Rocinante. So she sends Bobbie to commandeer their space yacht, which she does, and it is awesome. Meanwhile Holden and his crew have The Talk.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:09) - Chapter 35</li>
<li>(03:28) - Chapter 36</li>
<li>(06:39) - Chapter 37</li>
<li>(10:44) - Chapter 38</li>
<li>(14:19) - Chapter 39</li>
<li>(17:46) - Chapter 40</li>
<li>(23:52) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Avasarala learns that the UN has sent a squadron of destroyers to destroy the Rocinante. So she sends Bobbie to commandeer their space yacht, which she does, and it is awesome. Meanwhile Holden and his crew have The Talk.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:09) - Chapter 35</li>
<li>(03:28) - Chapter 36</li>
<li>(06:39) - Chapter 37</li>
<li>(10:44) - Chapter 38</li>
<li>(14:19) - Chapter 39</li>
<li>(17:46) - Chapter 40</li>
<li>(23:52) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1471</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Avasarala learns that the UN has sent a squadron of destroyers to destroy the Rocinante. So she sends Bobbie to commandeer their space yacht, which she does, and it is awesome. Meanwhile Holden and his crew have The Talk.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:09) - Chapter 35</li>
<li>(03:28) - Chapter 36</li>
<li>(06:39) - Chapter 37</li>
<li>(10:44) - Chapter 38</li>
<li>(14:19) - Chapter 39</li>
<li>(17:46) - Chapter 40</li>
<li>(23:52) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://jefflake.info">Jeff Lake</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
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      <title>Caliban's War: Chs. 28-34</title>
      <itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>13</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Caliban's War: Chs. 28-34</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Avasarala figures out the nefarious plot, and gets sent to Ganymede for her trouble (with Bobby). Meanwhile Holden gets fired, which solves most of his problems.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:16) - Chapter 28</li>
<li>(06:22) - Chapter 29</li>
<li>(10:55) - Chapter 30</li>
<li>(15:27) - Chapter 31</li>
<li>(18:39) - Chapter 32</li>
<li>(25:27) - Chapter 33</li>
<li>(28:19) - Chapter 34</li>
<li>(32:31) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Avasarala figures out the nefarious plot, and gets sent to Ganymede for her trouble (with Bobby). Meanwhile Holden gets fired, which solves most of his problems.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:16) - Chapter 28</li>
<li>(06:22) - Chapter 29</li>
<li>(10:55) - Chapter 30</li>
<li>(15:27) - Chapter 31</li>
<li>(18:39) - Chapter 32</li>
<li>(25:27) - Chapter 33</li>
<li>(28:19) - Chapter 34</li>
<li>(32:31) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1990</itunes:duration>
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<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:16) - Chapter 28</li>
<li>(06:22) - Chapter 29</li>
<li>(10:55) - Chapter 30</li>
<li>(15:27) - Chapter 31</li>
<li>(18:39) - Chapter 32</li>
<li>(25:27) - Chapter 33</li>
<li>(28:19) - Chapter 34</li>
<li>(32:31) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <title>Caliban's War: Chs. 21-27</title>
      <itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>12</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A series of escapes: Holden's crew escapes from their Earthling captors, then they escape from the doomed Ganymede station, then Naomi escapes from her relationship with the emotionally damaged Holden. They don't completely escape from the protomolecule, though.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:14) - Chapter 21</li>
<li>(06:08) - Chapter 22</li>
<li>(11:33) - Chapter 23</li>
<li>(17:09) - Chapter 24</li>
<li>(20:39) - Chapter 25</li>
<li>(25:50) - Chapter 26</li>
<li>(28:39) - Chapter 27</li>
<li>(34:21) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A series of escapes: Holden's crew escapes from their Earthling captors, then they escape from the doomed Ganymede station, then Naomi escapes from her relationship with the emotionally damaged Holden. They don't completely escape from the protomolecule, though.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:14) - Chapter 21</li>
<li>(06:08) - Chapter 22</li>
<li>(11:33) - Chapter 23</li>
<li>(17:09) - Chapter 24</li>
<li>(20:39) - Chapter 25</li>
<li>(25:50) - Chapter 26</li>
<li>(28:39) - Chapter 27</li>
<li>(34:21) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>2099</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A series of escapes: Holden's crew escapes from their Earthling captors, then they escape from the doomed Ganymede station, then Naomi escapes from her relationship with the emotionally damaged Holden. They don't completely escape from the protomolecule, though.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:14) - Chapter 21</li>
<li>(06:08) - Chapter 22</li>
<li>(11:33) - Chapter 23</li>
<li>(17:09) - Chapter 24</li>
<li>(20:39) - Chapter 25</li>
<li>(25:50) - Chapter 26</li>
<li>(28:39) - Chapter 27</li>
<li>(34:21) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Caliban's War: Chs. 15-20</title>
      <itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>11</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Bobbie goes to a meeting so boring she quits her job, career, and planet. Holden and his crew of mostly-expendables shoots their way into the secret lab where Mei was taken, find even more destruction than they themselves caused, then shoot their way back out.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:29) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:27) - Chapter 15</li>
<li>(10:52) - Chapter 16</li>
<li>(13:15) - Chapter 17</li>
<li>(17:44) - Chapter 18</li>
<li>(25:06) - Chapter 19</li>
<li>(29:17) - Chapter 20</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Bobbie goes to a meeting so boring she quits her job, career, and planet. Holden and his crew of mostly-expendables shoots their way into the secret lab where Mei was taken, find even more destruction than they themselves caused, then shoot their way back out.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:29) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:27) - Chapter 15</li>
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<li>(13:15) - Chapter 17</li>
<li>(17:44) - Chapter 18</li>
<li>(25:06) - Chapter 19</li>
<li>(29:17) - Chapter 20</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:51:27 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>2137</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Bobbie goes to a meeting so boring she quits her job, career, and planet. Holden and his crew of mostly-expendables shoots their way into the secret lab where Mei was taken, find even more destruction than they themselves caused, then shoot their way back out.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:29) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:27) - Chapter 15</li>
<li>(10:52) - Chapter 16</li>
<li>(13:15) - Chapter 17</li>
<li>(17:44) - Chapter 18</li>
<li>(25:06) - Chapter 19</li>
<li>(29:17) - Chapter 20</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Caliban's War: Chs. 8-14</title>
      <itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>10</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Caliban's War: Chs. 8-14</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>It's a meeting extravaganza! Bobbie travels to Earth for a diplomatic meeting, where she meets Avasarala. Then Prax meets Holden and Amos, and takes them to meet his hacker friend, whose face Amos soon meets with a can of chicken.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:16) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:31) - Chapter 8</li>
<li>(05:14) - Chapter 9</li>
<li>(10:12) - Chapter 10</li>
<li>(15:10) - Chapter 11</li>
<li>(18:31) - Chapter 12</li>
<li>(23:01) - Chapter 13</li>
<li>(27:12) - Chapter 14</li>
<li>(34:49) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>It's a meeting extravaganza! Bobbie travels to Earth for a diplomatic meeting, where she meets Avasarala. Then Prax meets Holden and Amos, and takes them to meet his hacker friend, whose face Amos soon meets with a can of chicken.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:16) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:31) - Chapter 8</li>
<li>(05:14) - Chapter 9</li>
<li>(10:12) - Chapter 10</li>
<li>(15:10) - Chapter 11</li>
<li>(18:31) - Chapter 12</li>
<li>(23:01) - Chapter 13</li>
<li>(27:12) - Chapter 14</li>
<li>(34:49) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>2129</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>It's a meeting extravaganza! Bobbie travels to Earth for a diplomatic meeting, where she meets Avasarala. Then Prax meets Holden and Amos, and takes them to meet his hacker friend, whose face Amos soon meets with a can of chicken.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:16) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:31) - Chapter 8</li>
<li>(05:14) - Chapter 9</li>
<li>(10:12) - Chapter 10</li>
<li>(15:10) - Chapter 11</li>
<li>(18:31) - Chapter 12</li>
<li>(23:01) - Chapter 13</li>
<li>(27:12) - Chapter 14</li>
<li>(34:49) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Caliban's War: Prologue-Ch. 7</title>
      <itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>9</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Caliban's War: Prologue-Ch. 7</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>New book, new characters, new war! A horror appears on Ganymede, igniting the tense standoff between Earth and Mars into a deadly fire. Into this chaotic situation plunges James Holden, who is sure to calm things down.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:31) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:36) - Cover</li>
<li>(04:11) - Prologue</li>
<li>(06:01) - Chapter 1</li>
<li>(11:26) - Chapter 2</li>
<li>(14:51) - Chapter 3</li>
<li>(18:50) - Chapter 4</li>
<li>(23:45) - Chapter 5</li>
<li>(27:56) - Chapter 6</li>
<li>(31:05) - Chapter 7</li>
<li>(33:52) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>New book, new characters, new war! A horror appears on Ganymede, igniting the tense standoff between Earth and Mars into a deadly fire. Into this chaotic situation plunges James Holden, who is sure to calm things down.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:31) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:36) - Cover</li>
<li>(04:11) - Prologue</li>
<li>(06:01) - Chapter 1</li>
<li>(11:26) - Chapter 2</li>
<li>(14:51) - Chapter 3</li>
<li>(18:50) - Chapter 4</li>
<li>(23:45) - Chapter 5</li>
<li>(27:56) - Chapter 6</li>
<li>(31:05) - Chapter 7</li>
<li>(33:52) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>2071</itunes:duration>
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<li>(00:31) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:36) - Cover</li>
<li>(04:11) - Prologue</li>
<li>(06:01) - Chapter 1</li>
<li>(11:26) - Chapter 2</li>
<li>(14:51) - Chapter 3</li>
<li>(18:50) - Chapter 4</li>
<li>(23:45) - Chapter 5</li>
<li>(27:56) - Chapter 6</li>
<li>(31:05) - Chapter 7</li>
<li>(33:52) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/micah-sparkman">Micah Sparkman</podcast:person>
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      <title>Leviathan Wakes: Ch. 49-Epilogue</title>
      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>8</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Leviathan Wakes: Ch. 49-Epilogue</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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        <![CDATA[<p>As Eros (no longer a station) accelerates toward Earth, Holden and crew attempt a series of increasingly suicidal plans to stop it. Then Miller comes up with an even more radical plan: talking.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:16) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:31) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:10) - Chapter 49</li>
<li>(06:30) - Chapter 50</li>
<li>(08:51) - Chapter 51</li>
<li>(12:14) - Chapter 52</li>
<li>(17:30) - Chapter 53</li>
<li>(20:17) - Chapter 54</li>
<li>(26:27) - Chapter 55</li>
<li>(30:03) - Epilogue</li>
<li>(34:41) - Review</li>
<li>(36:12) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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<li>(00:31) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:10) - Chapter 49</li>
<li>(06:30) - Chapter 50</li>
<li>(08:51) - Chapter 51</li>
<li>(12:14) - Chapter 52</li>
<li>(17:30) - Chapter 53</li>
<li>(20:17) - Chapter 54</li>
<li>(26:27) - Chapter 55</li>
<li>(30:03) - Epilogue</li>
<li>(34:41) - Review</li>
<li>(36:12) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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<li>(00:31) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:10) - Chapter 49</li>
<li>(06:30) - Chapter 50</li>
<li>(08:51) - Chapter 51</li>
<li>(12:14) - Chapter 52</li>
<li>(17:30) - Chapter 53</li>
<li>(20:17) - Chapter 54</li>
<li>(26:27) - Chapter 55</li>
<li>(30:03) - Epilogue</li>
<li>(34:41) - Review</li>
<li>(36:12) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <title>Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 42-48</title>
      <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>7</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>After Miller murders Dresden, Holden and Miller have a falling-out, due to Holden's strict no-murder policy for his crew. Then Miller and Fred Johnson come up with an bold plan to deal with Eros. Hopefully nothing impossible happens to screw it up.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:38) - Chapter 42</li>
<li>(09:28) - Chapter 43</li>
<li>(12:33) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(19:02) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(22:23) - Chapter 46</li>
<li>(26:00) - Chapter 47</li>
<li>(29:17) - Chapter 48</li>
<li>(32:33) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>After Miller murders Dresden, Holden and Miller have a falling-out, due to Holden's strict no-murder policy for his crew. Then Miller and Fred Johnson come up with an bold plan to deal with Eros. Hopefully nothing impossible happens to screw it up.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:38) - Chapter 42</li>
<li>(09:28) - Chapter 43</li>
<li>(12:33) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(19:02) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(22:23) - Chapter 46</li>
<li>(26:00) - Chapter 47</li>
<li>(29:17) - Chapter 48</li>
<li>(32:33) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1994</itunes:duration>
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<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:38) - Chapter 42</li>
<li>(09:28) - Chapter 43</li>
<li>(12:33) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(19:02) - Chapter 44</li>
<li>(22:23) - Chapter 46</li>
<li>(26:00) - Chapter 47</li>
<li>(29:17) - Chapter 48</li>
<li>(32:33) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords>expanse, books, novels, scifi</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Leviathan Reads: Chs. 35-41</title>
      <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>6</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Leviathan Reads: Chs. 35-41</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The crew of the <em>Rocinante</em> find the stealth ship whose brutal attack started this whole mess, and they find its logs. With a heroic effort, they manage to prevent Holden from broadcasting them and starting a third war. Instead, it's time to head to the ship's home base for some vengeance.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:56) - Chapter 35</li>
<li>(05:08) - Chapter 36</li>
<li>(09:36) - Chapter 37</li>
<li>(13:29) - Chapter 38</li>
<li>(20:40) - Chapter 39</li>
<li>(23:59) - Chapter 40</li>
<li>(27:13) - Chapter 41</li>
<li>(32:20) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The crew of the <em>Rocinante</em> find the stealth ship whose brutal attack started this whole mess, and they find its logs. With a heroic effort, they manage to prevent Holden from broadcasting them and starting a third war. Instead, it's time to head to the ship's home base for some vengeance.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:56) - Chapter 35</li>
<li>(05:08) - Chapter 36</li>
<li>(09:36) - Chapter 37</li>
<li>(13:29) - Chapter 38</li>
<li>(20:40) - Chapter 39</li>
<li>(23:59) - Chapter 40</li>
<li>(27:13) - Chapter 41</li>
<li>(32:20) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
      </content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1980</itunes:duration>
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<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:56) - Chapter 35</li>
<li>(05:08) - Chapter 36</li>
<li>(09:36) - Chapter 37</li>
<li>(13:29) - Chapter 38</li>
<li>(20:40) - Chapter 39</li>
<li>(23:59) - Chapter 40</li>
<li>(27:13) - Chapter 41</li>
<li>(32:20) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 28-34</title>
      <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>5</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miller and Holden escape Eros (although they do take in some radiation and a few bullets) Then the crew follows Julie Mao's clues to track down the mysterious ship that started the war. Meanwhile Holden takes on his greatest challenge yet: a healthy romantic relationship.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:16) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:32) - Recap</li>
<li>(02:04) - Chapter 28</li>
<li>(05:58) - Chapter 29</li>
<li>(08:29) - Chapter 30</li>
<li>(11:52) - Chapter 31</li>
<li>(14:57) - Chapter 32</li>
<li>(19:22) - Chapter 33</li>
<li>(24:54) - Chapter 34</li>
<li>(34:11) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miller and Holden escape Eros (although they do take in some radiation and a few bullets) Then the crew follows Julie Mao's clues to track down the mysterious ship that started the war. Meanwhile Holden takes on his greatest challenge yet: a healthy romantic relationship.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:16) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:32) - Recap</li>
<li>(02:04) - Chapter 28</li>
<li>(05:58) - Chapter 29</li>
<li>(08:29) - Chapter 30</li>
<li>(11:52) - Chapter 31</li>
<li>(14:57) - Chapter 32</li>
<li>(19:22) - Chapter 33</li>
<li>(24:54) - Chapter 34</li>
<li>(34:11) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>2090</itunes:duration>
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<li>(00:32) - Recap</li>
<li>(02:04) - Chapter 28</li>
<li>(05:58) - Chapter 29</li>
<li>(08:29) - Chapter 30</li>
<li>(11:52) - Chapter 31</li>
<li>(14:57) - Chapter 32</li>
<li>(19:22) - Chapter 33</li>
<li>(24:54) - Chapter 34</li>
<li>(34:11) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <podcast:person role="Host" href="https://leviathanreads.armadillo.club/people/alice-sullivan">Alice Sullivan</podcast:person>
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      <title>Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 21-27</title>
      <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>4</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miller and Holden's crew's paths intersect on Eros station, where they rapidly encounter a gunfight, a cosmic horror, a corporate conspiracy, and an irradiated death trap. But things are about to get worse.<br></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:11) - Chapter 21</li>
<li>(07:21) - Chapter 22</li>
<li>(10:58) - Chapter 23</li>
<li>(14:42) - Chapter 24</li>
<li>(20:50) - Chapter 25</li>
<li>(24:27) - Chapter 26</li>
<li>(27:25) - Chapter 27</li>
<li>(31:45) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miller and Holden's crew's paths intersect on Eros station, where they rapidly encounter a gunfight, a cosmic horror, a corporate conspiracy, and an irradiated death trap. But things are about to get worse.<br></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:11) - Chapter 21</li>
<li>(07:21) - Chapter 22</li>
<li>(10:58) - Chapter 23</li>
<li>(14:42) - Chapter 24</li>
<li>(20:50) - Chapter 25</li>
<li>(24:27) - Chapter 26</li>
<li>(27:25) - Chapter 27</li>
<li>(31:45) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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<li>(00:30) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:11) - Chapter 21</li>
<li>(07:21) - Chapter 22</li>
<li>(10:58) - Chapter 23</li>
<li>(14:42) - Chapter 24</li>
<li>(20:50) - Chapter 25</li>
<li>(24:27) - Chapter 26</li>
<li>(27:25) - Chapter 27</li>
<li>(31:45) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <title>Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 14-20</title>
      <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden and his crew escape the destruction of yet another ship and end up on a new ship, which they hope will not be destroyed any time soon. Miller realizes he's not as cool as he thought he was.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:29) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:27) - Chapter 14</li>
<li>(06:09) - Chapter 15</li>
<li>(12:22) - Chapter 16</li>
<li>(15:37) - Chapter 17</li>
<li>(21:24) - Chapter 18</li>
<li>(23:49) - Chapter 19</li>
<li>(28:15) - Chapter 20</li>
<li>(31:45) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden and his crew escape the destruction of yet another ship and end up on a new ship, which they hope will not be destroyed any time soon. Miller realizes he's not as cool as he thought he was.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:29) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:27) - Chapter 14</li>
<li>(06:09) - Chapter 15</li>
<li>(12:22) - Chapter 16</li>
<li>(15:37) - Chapter 17</li>
<li>(21:24) - Chapter 18</li>
<li>(23:49) - Chapter 19</li>
<li>(28:15) - Chapter 20</li>
<li>(31:45) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1945</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden and his crew escape the destruction of yet another ship and end up on a new ship, which they hope will not be destroyed any time soon. Miller realizes he's not as cool as he thought he was.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:29) - Recap</li>
<li>(01:27) - Chapter 14</li>
<li>(06:09) - Chapter 15</li>
<li>(12:22) - Chapter 16</li>
<li>(15:37) - Chapter 17</li>
<li>(21:24) - Chapter 18</li>
<li>(23:49) - Chapter 19</li>
<li>(28:15) - Chapter 20</li>
<li>(31:45) - Outro</li>
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      <title>Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 7-13</title>
      <itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>2</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>After a surprise message from the famous Fred Johnson, Holden and crew find refuge and captivity in the Martian battleship Donnager. It's a tense situation, made more so by the unplanned resumption of space combat.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:28) - Intro</li>
<li>(01:18) - Chapter 7</li>
<li>(04:39) - Chapter 8</li>
<li>(09:18) - Chapter 9</li>
<li>(15:35) - Chapter 10</li>
<li>(19:06) - Chapter 11</li>
<li>(25:57) - Chapter 12</li>
<li>(29:44) - Chapter 13</li>
<li>(36:01) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>After a surprise message from the famous Fred Johnson, Holden and crew find refuge and captivity in the Martian battleship Donnager. It's a tense situation, made more so by the unplanned resumption of space combat.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:28) - Intro</li>
<li>(01:18) - Chapter 7</li>
<li>(04:39) - Chapter 8</li>
<li>(09:18) - Chapter 9</li>
<li>(15:35) - Chapter 10</li>
<li>(19:06) - Chapter 11</li>
<li>(25:57) - Chapter 12</li>
<li>(29:44) - Chapter 13</li>
<li>(36:01) - Outro</li>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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      <itunes:duration>2201</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>After a surprise message from the famous Fred Johnson, Holden and crew find refuge and captivity in the Martian battleship Donnager. It's a tense situation, made more so by the unplanned resumption of space combat.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:28) - Intro</li>
<li>(01:18) - Chapter 7</li>
<li>(04:39) - Chapter 8</li>
<li>(09:18) - Chapter 9</li>
<li>(15:35) - Chapter 10</li>
<li>(19:06) - Chapter 11</li>
<li>(25:57) - Chapter 12</li>
<li>(29:44) - Chapter 13</li>
<li>(36:01) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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      <title>Leviathan Wakes: Prologue - Ch. 6</title>
      <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>1</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Leviathan Wakes: Prologue - Ch. 6</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden and his crew set out to investigate a mysterious distress signal, which leads to a world of trouble. Several worlds in fact.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:37) - On Sci Fi</li>
<li>(05:57) - Prologue</li>
<li>(08:44) - Chapter 1</li>
<li>(16:40) - Chapter 2</li>
<li>(21:39) - Chapter 3</li>
<li>(25:42) - Chapter 4</li>
<li>(28:16) - Chapter 5</li>
<li>(33:28) - Chapter 6</li>
<li>(38:13) - Outro</li>
</ul><br>We are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluebonnetcafe/">Alice Sullivan</a>, Micah Sparkman, and <a href="https://jefflake.info/">Jeff Lake</a>.<p>Find us at <a href="https://armadillo.club/">armadillo.club</a>!</p><p>Music: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/seccond-stand">second stand</a> by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov">Alexandr Zhelanov</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC-BY 3.0</a>.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden and his crew set out to investigate a mysterious distress signal, which leads to a world of trouble. Several worlds in fact.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:37) - On Sci Fi</li>
<li>(05:57) - Prologue</li>
<li>(08:44) - Chapter 1</li>
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<li>(25:42) - Chapter 4</li>
<li>(28:16) - Chapter 5</li>
<li>(33:28) - Chapter 6</li>
<li>(38:13) - Outro</li>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <author>The Armadillo Podcasting Club</author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Holden and his crew set out to investigate a mysterious distress signal, which leads to a world of trouble. Several worlds in fact.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:37) - On Sci Fi</li>
<li>(05:57) - Prologue</li>
<li>(08:44) - Chapter 1</li>
<li>(16:40) - Chapter 2</li>
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<li>(25:42) - Chapter 4</li>
<li>(28:16) - Chapter 5</li>
<li>(33:28) - Chapter 6</li>
<li>(38:13) - Outro</li>
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