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        <title>Slice of Americana</title>
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        <itunes:author>Jacob Aloi </itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>In a country with so many distinct cultures and regional traditions, a term like Americana seems to serve no purpose, correct? Yet for some reason it is still in the American English vernacular. Join Jacob Aloi as he ventures out to learn about the distinct cultures, histories, and oddities the United States has to offer.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>Getting Back Together: The Minnesota State Fair</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
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                <itunes:title>That&#39;s Clever: American Media</itunes:title>
                <title>That&#39;s Clever: American Media</title>

                <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 05:42:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>The Most Wonderful time of Year</title>

                <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Aloi </itunes:author>
                
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                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2021 05:35:12 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>That&#39;s Clever: Tabletop RPGs and Video Games</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
                <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
                <itunes:author>Jacob Aloi </itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:title>Rainbow High: The American Theater Experience</itunes:title>
                <title>Rainbow High: The American Theater Experience</title>

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                <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
                <itunes:author>Jacob Aloi </itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:title>Of Thee I Sing: Tales of Americana</itunes:title>
                <title>Of Thee I Sing: Tales of Americana</title>

                <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Aloi </itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>For the first episode of the series, Jacob sits down and interviews a number of up and coming Artists, Journalists, and Poets about what Americana means to them. This episode also features an audio anthology of original work by Reid Luskey, Rose-Marie Athiley, and Anika Besst. 

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                <itunes:title>Episode Zero: Americana 101</itunes:title>
                <title>Episode Zero: Americana 101</title>

                
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Aloi </itunes:author>
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