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    <title>Ep. 8 The Path to the Pokémon League</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A comic cushion, Pikachu's fans, and a major apology for my "Poké-crastination."  Send a text ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:title>Ep. 7 The Water Flowers of Cerulean City</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:title>Ep. 6 Clefairy and the Moon Stone</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Clefairy tale that features the premiere performance of a Pokémon voice icon, plus a meandering meditation on the moon and the Macarena. Send a text ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our man Flint, a new breed(er), and how I murdered a mother. My full confession plus a Pokémon pickle and the mystery of the missing child solved! (Sort of.)  Send a text ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The big Kakuna, Ash goes head to kabuto in his first Pokémon battle, and how Team Rocket ruined my life.   Send a text ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <title>Ep. 3 Ash Catches a Pokémon</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Pokémon milestone, the surprising source of Caterpie's creation, and a puzzling Pokémon predicament. Plus:  I try to unravel the secret of the slaps! Send a text ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:title>Ep. 2 Pokémon Emergency</itunes:title>
    <title>Ep. 2 Pokémon Emergency</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The focus is on the fabulous females of Pokémon as Ash encounters Jessie, Joy, Jennie, and Misty.  Plus plural Pikachu...gender issues...and the backstory of a very fishy Pokémon! Send a text ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A major disclaimer kicks off the premiere episode of this podcast series, and I admit my first Pokémon goofs. Also:  Ash awakes, Poké-pronunciation, the first Pokémerch, the Gary mystery, flash fixes, a puzzling Pika pun, the gender issue, and Misty 's censored slap. Send a text ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>A major disclaimer kicks off the premiere episode of this podcast series, and I admit my first <em>Pokémon </em>goofs. Also:  Ash awakes, Poké-pronunciation, the first Pokémerch, the Gary mystery, flash fixes, a puzzling Pika pun, the gender issue, and Misty &apos;s censored slap.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1663597/open_sms">Send a text</a></p>]]></description>
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