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        <itunes:author>Phillip Poole</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>Three friends talk about games, movies, entertainment and the lighter aspects of life.</itunes:summary>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>EP 012 - Happy Halloween</p><p>Tonight we discuss movies to watch for Halloween as well as some criptids and general spooky stuff. </p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Well, That Took a Left Turn...</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:title>90&#39;s Movie Tournament Bracket</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>EP 010 - 90&#39;s Movies Tournament Bracket</p><p>We explore the movies the 90s to find the best year</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Do NOT Pass GO</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>EP 009 - My Journey into Table Top Gaming</p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>EP 008 - 80&#39;s Movies Tournament Bracket</p><p>We draft through each year of the 1980&#39;s to vote for which year had the strongest movies.</p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>EP 007 - The Rob&#39;s 007</p><p>We talk for two hours about James Bond, Mostly Rob. This was his night...</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Liquid Lunch</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>EP 006 - Liquid Lunch</p><p>We talk about various food and drink. And Drew cusses more than usual due to alcohol...</p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>EP 005 - We talk about the long lost institution of Saturday Morning Cartoons and list our favorite breakfast ceareals to eat during those early mornings.</p>]]></description>
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                <title>The Console Wars: Part 2</title>

                
                
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>EP 003 - The Console Wars Part 2: Electric Boogaloo</p><p>We finish up our talk about the golden age of Console Games as well as a brief moment to honor the late Dolly Parton.</p>]]></description>
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