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        <itunes:subtitle>The Podcast Where Every Glass Tells A Story!</itunes:subtitle>
        <itunes:author>History Repeatn&#39;</itunes:author>
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This is History Straight Up, the podcast where every glass tells a story!
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Follow your time-traveling hosts, Carol Taylor, John N. Daniello and Pete Gallo as they uncover the cocktails, brews, and spirits that shaped cultures, sparked revolutions, and defined eras.

From ancient mead halls to hidden speakeasies, History Straight Up dives into the fascinating tales behind history’s most iconic drinks, and the people and events that made them famous.

Pour yourself a glass and toast to outrageous stories, legendary libations, and the delicious chaos that happens when history and happy hour mix.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 16: Landmarks &amp; Libations</itunes:title>
                <title>S2, Ep 16: Landmarks &amp; Libations</title>

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                <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Big Ideas, Bigger Drinking Habits.</strong></p><p>Our time travelers take a field trip through history, exploring iconic American landmarks that rose between 1850 and 1920... an era that also happened to be the nation&#39;s golden age of drinking.</p><p><em>Pour yourself a glass and join in as they uncover the wild stories and surprising facts that you only get when history and happy hour mix.</em></p><p>Visit the <a href="https://historystraightup.com/" rel="nofollow">History Straight Up website</a> to get the recipes from the show!</p>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Ideas, Bigger Drinking Habits.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our time travelers take a field trip through history, exploring iconic American landmarks that rose between 1850 and 1920... an era that also happened to be the nation&amp;#39;s golden age of drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pour yourself a glass and join in as they uncover the wild stories and surprising facts that you only get when history and happy hour mix.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit the &lt;a href=&#34;https://historystraightup.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;History Straight Up website&lt;/a&gt; to get the recipes from the show!&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:55:01 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 15: Grapes of Sass</itunes:title>
                <title>S2, Ep 15: Grapes of Sass</title>

                <itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
                <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Our time traveling trio head to Bridge Lane Winery in Mattituck, NY to uncork the fascinating history of winemaking with Executive Winemaker Juan Micieli-Martinez. Get ready to discover everything you never knew about wine in this week’s special episode.</p><p>To learn more about Bridge Lane Winery, and purchase their selection of wine, visit <a href="https://bridgelanewine.com/" rel="nofollow"><em>bridgelanewine.com</em></a>.</p><p><em>Pour yourself a glass and join in as they uncover the wild stories and surprising facts that you only get when history and happy hour mix.</em></p><p>Visit the <a href="https://historystraightup.com/" rel="nofollow">History Straight Up website</a> to get the recipes from the show!</p>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Our time traveling trio head to Bridge Lane Winery in Mattituck, NY to uncork the fascinating history of winemaking with Executive Winemaker Juan Micieli-Martinez. Get ready to discover everything you never knew about wine in this week’s special episode.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Bridge Lane Winery, and purchase their selection of wine, visit &lt;a href=&#34;https://bridgelanewine.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;em&gt;bridgelanewine.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pour yourself a glass and join in as they uncover the wild stories and surprising facts that you only get when history and happy hour mix.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit the &lt;a href=&#34;https://historystraightup.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;History Straight Up website&lt;/a&gt; to get the recipes from the show!&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 14: Listener Questions</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>In this special episode, our time-traveling trio look back at their past adventures while tackling listener questions.</p><p><em>Pour yourself a glass and join in as they uncover the wild stories and surprising facts that you only get when history and happy hour mix.</em></p><p>Visit the <a href="https://historystraightup.com/" rel="nofollow">History Straight Up website</a> to get the recipes from the show!</p>]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:00:26 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 13: Steel, Steam, &amp; Stiff Sips</itunes:title>
                <title>S2, Ep 13: Steel, Steam, &amp; Stiff Sips</title>

                <itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:42 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 12: Westward Ho!</itunes:title>
                <title>S2, Ep 12: Westward Ho!</title>

                <itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode>
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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 11: War Dogs</itunes:title>
                <title>S2, Ep 11: War Dogs</title>

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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 10: Johnny Appleseed</itunes:title>
                <title>S2, Ep 10: Johnny Appleseed</title>

                <itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Show Hits The Road.</strong></p><p>Our hosts mark the tenth episode of season two with a road trip to the <em>Riverhead Ciderhouse</em> in Riverhead, NY. Inside the Prohibition Room, they chat with manager Nick Picataggio and head cidermaker Juan Micieli-Martinez about cider making, local history, and sample some specialty ciders. Along the way, the trio dig into the real history of Johnny Appleseed. Was he a barefoot folk hero, or is there a much stranger story rooted in Prohibition?</p><p><em>Pour yourself a glass and join in as they uncover the wild stories and surprising facts that you only get when history and happy hour mix.</em></p><p>Visit the <a href="https://historystraightup.com/" rel="nofollow">History Straight Up website</a> to get the recipes from the show!</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 9: The Whiskey Rebellion</itunes:title>
                <title>S2, Ep 9: The Whiskey Rebellion</title>

                <itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>War Debts and Angry Farmers.</strong></p><p>It turns out revolutions aren’t cheap. Our trio dive into the hefty bill left by the Revolutionary War, the whiskey taxes that followed, and the rebellion they sparked, while sampling whiskey cocktails inspired by the era.</p><p><em>Pour yourself a glass and join in as they uncover the wild stories and surprising facts that you only get when history and happy hour mix.</em></p><p>Visit the <a href="https://historystraightup.com/" rel="nofollow">History Straight Up website</a> to get the recipes from the show!</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>S2, Ep 8: Clandestine Clotheslines</itunes:title>
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