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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, I speak with Daniela Candillari, Mark Delavan, and Matt Burns about Tosca.<p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/PrettyNoise">Support the show</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Episode One: 1910-1919. Bluebeard's Castle,  a psychological thriller ahead of its time.Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
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