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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed, Miles, and Marcus debate the optimal age thresholds for drinking, driving, voting, and smoking. They compare America's age limits to other countries'  age limits around the world. Using data, prior knowledge, and reasoning, they determine which age limits should be changed and which limits should stay the same.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed, Miles, and Marcus debate the optimal age thresholds for drinking, driving, voting, and smoking. They compare America's age limits to other countries'  age limits around the world. Using data, prior knowledge, and reasoning, they determine which age limits should be changed and which limits should stay the same.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:18:17 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Was 2021 better than 2020?</title>
      <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
      <podcast:season>2</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>8</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Was 2021 better than 2020?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles recap the last 2 years and settle the debate: which year was better? They answer this question on the world scale first, recalling the Jan 6th attacks, the history of Covid-19,  the retreat from Afghanistan, and the summer Olympics. Then, they share their personal perspectives of what the last 2 years have been like for them as students in the era of online school.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles recap the last 2 years and settle the debate: which year was better? They answer this question on the world scale first, recalling the Jan 6th attacks, the history of Covid-19,  the retreat from Afghanistan, and the summer Olympics. Then, they share their personal perspectives of what the last 2 years have been like for them as students in the era of online school.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2022 20:13:17 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Creed and Miles recap the last 2 years and settle the debate: which year was better? They answer this question on the world scale first, recalling the Jan 6th attacks, the history of Covid-19,  the retreat from Afghanistan, and the summer Olympics. Then, they share their personal perspectives of what the last 2 years have been like for them as students in the era of online school.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Creed and Miles recap the last 2 years and settle the debate: which year was better? They answer this question on the world scale first, recalling the Jan 6th attacks, the history of Covid-19,  the retreat from Afghanistan, and the summer Olympics. Then, </itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Should businesses be banned from lobbying to congress?</title>
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      <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>7</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Should businesses be banned from lobbying to congress?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed debate if businesses and organizations should be able to lobby to members of congress. They outline how lobbying works in our government system including the distinction between direct lobbying and grassroots lobbying. Does lobbying give an unfair advantage to the powerful? Is lobbying a necessary part of our democracy? Is lobbying legal bribery or does it serve its purpose in giving groups a say in the matters they are invested in?</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:49:54 -0800</pubDate>
      <author>KMIH 88.9 The Bridge</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1188</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Miles and Creed debate if businesses and organizations should be able to lobby to members of congress. They outline how lobbying works in our government system including the distinction between direct lobbying and grassroots lobbying. Does lobbying give an unfair advantage to the powerful? Is lobbying a necessary part of our democracy? Is lobbying legal bribery or does it serve its purpose in giving groups a say in the matters they are invested in?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Miles and Creed debate if businesses and organizations should be able to lobby to members of congress. They outline how lobbying works in our government system including the distinction between direct lobbying and grassroots lobbying. Does lobbying give a</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Should we break up Big Tech?</title>
      <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
      <podcast:season>2</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>6</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Should we break up Big Tech?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed discuss the pros and cons of breaking up big tech- the collection of tech companies that together dominate the market. Are these companies monopolies? Do they partake in anti-competitive practices to justify a split? Would breaking up these companies be an effective way to balance the market? Do Elizabeth Warren's proposals to even the playing field make sense?</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed discuss the pros and cons of breaking up big tech- the collection of tech companies that together dominate the market. Are these companies monopolies? Do they partake in anti-competitive practices to justify a split? Would breaking up these companies be an effective way to balance the market? Do Elizabeth Warren's proposals to even the playing field make sense?</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 23:54:05 -0800</pubDate>
      <author>KMIH 88.9 The Bridge</author>
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      <itunes:duration>1184</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Miles and Creed discuss the pros and cons of breaking up big tech- the collection of tech companies that together dominate the market. Are these companies monopolies? Do they partake in anti-competitive practices to justify a split? Would breaking up these companies be an effective way to balance the market? Do Elizabeth Warren's proposals to even the playing field make sense?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Miles and Creed discuss the pros and cons of breaking up big tech- the collection of tech companies that together dominate the market. Are these companies monopolies? Do they partake in anti-competitive practices to justify a split? Would breaking up thes</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Is nuclear power worth investing in?</title>
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      <podcast:season>2</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>5</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Is nuclear power worth investing in?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed debate the pros and cons of utilizing nuclear power. They examine how nuclear power compares to other major power sources economically and environmentally. Is nuclear radiation a serious risk? What challenges does storing nuclear waste hold? Why can't we depend solely on renewables? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed debate the pros and cons of utilizing nuclear power. They examine how nuclear power compares to other major power sources economically and environmentally. Is nuclear radiation a serious risk? What challenges does storing nuclear waste hold? Why can't we depend solely on renewables? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 22:58:12 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Miles and Creed debate the pros and cons of utilizing nuclear power. They examine how nuclear power compares to other major power sources economically and environmentally. Is nuclear radiation a serious risk? What challenges does storing nuclear waste hold? Why can't we depend solely on renewables? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Miles and Creed debate the pros and cons of utilizing nuclear power. They examine how nuclear power compares to other major power sources economically and environmentally. Is nuclear radiation a serious risk? What challenges does storing nuclear waste hol</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>How Should We Enact Gun Reform?</title>
      <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
      <podcast:season>2</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>4</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>How Should We Enact Gun Reform?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed are joined by Marcus Heu-Weller to discuss how gun reform can play a part in curbing America's gun violence. With such a complex topic comes many questions: Why does America fair so much worse than similar countries in dealing with gun violence? Is the country willing to change? How does the second amendment affect how we deal with the issue?  Should a history of mental health issues make a person ineligible to receive a gun? All these questions and more are considered in this episode.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed are joined by Marcus Heu-Weller to discuss how gun reform can play a part in curbing America's gun violence. With such a complex topic comes many questions: Why does America fair so much worse than similar countries in dealing with gun violence? Is the country willing to change? How does the second amendment affect how we deal with the issue?  Should a history of mental health issues make a person ineligible to receive a gun? All these questions and more are considered in this episode.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:44:49 -0700</pubDate>
      <author>KMIH 88.9 The Bridge</author>
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      <itunes:duration>2486</itunes:duration>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed are joined by Marcus Heu-Weller to discuss how gun reform can play a part in curbing America's gun violence. With such a complex topic comes many questions: Why does America fair so much worse than similar countries in dealing with gun violence? Is the country willing to change? How does the second amendment affect how we deal with the issue?  Should a history of mental health issues make a person ineligible to receive a gun? All these questions and more are considered in this episode.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Growing Up in China as a Foreigner</title>
      <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
      <podcast:season>2</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Growing Up in China as a Foreigner</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles interviews his co-host, Creed, about his childhood in China. Creed gives a personal account into his life in the village that he lived in. He compares Chinese education, food, and culture to America's. Creed grew up as the only white person that many people had ever seen. This affected how people interacted with him and it created pressure to do well. He expresses how life in China has molded him into the person he is and what he considers to be his true home.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles interviews his co-host, Creed, about his childhood in China. Creed gives a personal account into his life in the village that he lived in. He compares Chinese education, food, and culture to America's. Creed grew up as the only white person that many people had ever seen. This affected how people interacted with him and it created pressure to do well. He expresses how life in China has molded him into the person he is and what he considers to be his true home.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>1911</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Miles interviews his co-host, Creed, about his childhood in China. Creed gives a personal account into his life in the village that he lived in. He compares Chinese education, food, and culture to America's. Creed grew up as the only white person that many people had ever seen. This affected how people interacted with him and it created pressure to do well. He expresses how life in China has molded him into the person he is and what he considers to be his true home.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Miles interviews his co-host, Creed, about his childhood in China. Creed gives a personal account into his life in the village that he lived in. He compares Chinese education, food, and culture to America's. Creed grew up as the only white person that man</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Is space tourism a good use of resources?</title>
      <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
      <podcast:season>2</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>2</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Is space tourism a good use of resources?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles debate whether the new era of space tourism will bring more harm or good. In the past few months, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin have all hosted civilian passengers on trips outside of the Earth's atmosphere. This debate includes questions of whether or not this will be good for the environment and if it is a productive use of money. Other factors to consider are how commercial space travel can serve a scientific purpose and if this service will eventually become accessible for non-billionaires.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles debate whether the new era of space tourism will bring more harm or good. In the past few months, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin have all hosted civilian passengers on trips outside of the Earth's atmosphere. This debate includes questions of whether or not this will be good for the environment and if it is a productive use of money. Other factors to consider are how commercial space travel can serve a scientific purpose and if this service will eventually become accessible for non-billionaires.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:14:58 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Creed and Miles debate whether the new era of space tourism will bring more harm or good. In the past few months, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin have all hosted civilian passengers on trips outside of the Earth's atmosphere. This debate includes questions of whether or not this will be good for the environment and if it is a productive use of money. Other factors to consider are how commercial space travel can serve a scientific purpose and if this service will eventually become accessible for non-billionaires.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Creed and Miles debate whether the new era of space tourism will bring more harm or good. In the past few months, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin have all hosted civilian passengers on trips outside of th</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Should America have stayed in Afghanistan?</title>
      <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
      <podcast:season>2</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>1</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Should America have stayed in Afghanistan?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed debate whether or not America made the right move by withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan. This decision has had major implications on American soldiers and the people of Afghanistan. How will the withdrawal affect our budget? Is being the policemen of the world our duty? Will we see a resurgence in terrorism from groups like Al Qaeda or ISIS?</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Miles and Creed debate whether or not America made the right move by withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan. This decision has had major implications on American soldiers and the people of Afghanistan. How will the withdrawal affect our budget? Is being the policemen of the world our duty? Will we see a resurgence in terrorism from groups like Al Qaeda or ISIS?</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>1178</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Miles and Creed debate whether or not America made the right move by withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan. This decision has had major implications on American soldiers and the people of Afghanistan. How will the withdrawal affect our budget? Is being the policemen of the world our duty? Will we see a resurgence in terrorism from groups like Al Qaeda or ISIS?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Miles and Creed debate whether or not America made the right move by withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan. This decision has had major implications on American soldiers and the people of Afghanistan. How will the withdrawal affect our budget? Is being </itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Top 5 Sports in the World </title>
      <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
      <podcast:season>1</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>8</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Top 5 Sports in the World </itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles discuss the top 5 sports in the world and give their personal top 5. They pull from memories of throwing a bowling ball upside down, crushing Americans in Badminton, and watching Kawhi Leonard make a shot after it bounces 4 times on the rim. And they settle the age old debate: Is soccer a sport?</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles discuss the top 5 sports in the world and give their personal top 5. They pull from memories of throwing a bowling ball upside down, crushing Americans in Badminton, and watching Kawhi Leonard make a shot after it bounces 4 times on the rim. And they settle the age old debate: Is soccer a sport?</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:41:59 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>2511</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Creed and Miles discuss the top 5 sports in the world and give their personal top 5. They pull from memories of throwing a bowling ball upside down, crushing Americans in Badminton, and watching Kawhi Leonard make a shot after it bounces 4 times on the rim. And they settle the age old debate: Is soccer a sport?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Creed and Miles discuss the top 5 sports in the world and give their personal top 5. They pull from memories of throwing a bowling ball upside down, crushing Americans in Badminton, and watching Kawhi Leonard make a shot after it bounces 4 times on the ri</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Cancel Culture: More Harm than Good?</title>
      <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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      <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>7</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Cancel Culture: More Harm than Good?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles debate whether cancel culture has an overall positive or negative impact in society.  How does social media impact the way we communicate? Should people be held accountable for statements from their past? Is cancelling even an effective way to de-platform someone?</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles debate whether cancel culture has an overall positive or negative impact in society.  How does social media impact the way we communicate? Should people be held accountable for statements from their past? Is cancelling even an effective way to de-platform someone?</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 18:12:48 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>1464</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Creed and Miles debate whether cancel culture has an overall positive or negative impact in society.  How does social media impact the way we communicate? Should people be held accountable for statements from their past? Is cancelling even an effective way to de-platform someone?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Creed and Miles debate whether cancel culture has an overall positive or negative impact in society.  How does social media impact the way we communicate? Should people be held accountable for statements from their past? Is cancelling even an effective wa</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Should America have Universal Healthcare?</title>
      <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
      <podcast:season>1</podcast:season>
      <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>6</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Should America have Universal Healthcare?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Creed and Miles debate whether Universal Healthcare is desirable and reasonable for America to pursue. Among the topics discussed are access to care, healthcare as a right, the role of insurance companies, and America's attitude towards socialism.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:summary>From the founding fathers to Columbus, conflict has been stirring in America as for what to do with their statues. Miles and Creed debate if their lives are too tarnished to warrant this honor, or if their statues should remain as a monument for the good they did and their impact on the world.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:34:53 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>In this episode, Creed and Miles take a more casual approach to the show with many smaller questions revolving gaming and esports.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Miles and Creed debate whether or not we should pursue global denuclearization. Factors they consider include the possibility of nuclear war, the difficulty of safely disposing of nuclear weapons, and if the world is more peaceful because of the availability of such threatening weaponry.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Miles and Creed debate whether or not we should pursue global denuclearization. Factors they consider include the possibility of nuclear war, the difficulty of safely disposing of nuclear weapons, and if the world is more peaceful because of the availability of such threatening weaponry.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:summary>In this episode, Miles and Creed debate whether or not we should pursue global denuclearization. Factors they consider include the possibility of nuclear war, the difficulty of safely disposing of nuclear weapons, and if the world is more peaceful because of the availability of such threatening weaponry.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <![CDATA[<p>   In their premier episode, Miles and Creed debate the recent legislation by the Mercer Island City Council which prohibits homeless camping on public property if shelter space is available. Is this a backwards move by the city or does it benefit all parties involved?<br>   Near the end of the show, they transition to interesting news going on in the world.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>   In their premier episode, Miles and Creed debate the recent legislation by the Mercer Island City Council which prohibits homeless camping on public property if shelter space is available. Is this a backwards move by the city or does it benefit all parties involved?<br>   Near the end of the show, they transition to interesting news going on in the world.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:summary>   In their premier episode, Miles and Creed debate the recent legislation by the Mercer Island City Council which prohibits homeless camping on public property if shelter space is available. Is this a backwards move by the city or does it benefit all parties involved?
   Near the end of the show, they transition to interesting news going on in the world.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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