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    <itunes:title>May the 4th Bring Dollars</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[May the 4th be with the Star Wars fans out there and may gravity continue to bring US Dollars all around the globe. Today we discuss US dollars flowing into foreign countries, which has nothing to do with Star Wars but still interesting, right!  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:title>TAX Smack</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Talking smack about Taxes!! Everyone hates taxes! should you? lets get into how taxes are grossly misunderstood and what we should be debating instead.  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Talking smack about Taxes!! Everyone hates taxes! should you? lets get into how taxes are grossly misunderstood and what we should be debating instead. </p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Time is a Tickin Brand USA </itunes:title>
    <title>Time is a Tickin Brand USA </title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brand USA get your rear in gear, the tournament is less than 60 days away. Today's discussion is about getting ready for the economic party headed this way. This is gonna be awesome!! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Brand USA get your rear in gear, the tournament is less than 60 days away. Today&apos;s discussion is about getting ready for the economic party headed this way. This is gonna be awesome!!</p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>One Nation Under a Doughnut </itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ever learn about the Pledge of Allegiance? This may surprise you but it turns out that the Pledge has been changed over the years and may even be totally un-American to begin with.  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Ever learn about the Pledge of Allegiance? This may surprise you but it turns out that the Pledge has been changed over the years and may even be totally un-American to begin with. </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever learn about the Pledge of Allegiance? This may surprise you but it turns out that the Pledge has been changed over the years and may even be totally un-American to begin with. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Pay For Pizza With Pizza??</itunes:title>
    <title>Pay For Pizza With Pizza??</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you pay for a pizza with an equal pizza that would net out to a big fat ZERO. Government Finance is kinda the same. Check it out! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>If you pay for a pizza with an equal pizza that would net out to a big fat ZERO.</p><p>Government Finance is kinda the same. Check it out!</p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Hey EPA my air is rather dirty.</itunes:title>
    <title>Hey EPA my air is rather dirty.</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Toady we discuss the Public Health Air Quality Act in the United States Senate. Clean air would be pretty nice!! Link to the Bill Below https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3529is/pdf/BILLS-119s3529is.pdf ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Toady we discuss the Public Health Air Quality Act in the United States Senate.</p><p>Clean air would be pretty nice!!</p><p>Link to the Bill Below</p><p><a href='https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3529is/pdf/BILLS-119s3529is.pdf'>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3529is/pdf/BILLS-119s3529is.pdf</a></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toady we discuss the Public Health Air Quality Act in the United States Senate.</p><p>Clean air would be pretty nice!!</p><p>Link to the Bill Below</p><p><a href='https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3529is/pdf/BILLS-119s3529is.pdf'>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3529is/pdf/BILLS-119s3529is.pdf</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Charter Schools, Good or Not?</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today we discuss my limited experienced with charter schools lol, and some other stuff.  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Today we discuss my limited experienced with charter schools lol, and some other stuff. </p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Pricey Toilets At The FED</itunes:title>
    <title>Pricey Toilets At The FED</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dive in to the Trump Admin going after Jerome Powell. Plus a few other things. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Dive in to the Trump Admin going after Jerome Powell. Plus a few other things.</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dive in to the Trump Admin going after Jerome Powell. Plus a few other things.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Exceptionally Rinse Ourselves! WTF!!</itunes:title>
    <title>Exceptionally Rinse Ourselves! WTF!!</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn what Bills our two parties are actually working on!! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Learn what Bills our two parties are actually working on!!</p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Bad EGGS!!</itunes:title>
    <title>Bad EGGS!!</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Just what we need lower egg prices!! Do we have to eat them though?? ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Just what we need lower egg prices!! Do we have to eat them though??</p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Bipartisan </itunes:title>
    <title>Bipartisan </title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes we see the two parties actually do something good. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes we see the two parties actually do something good.</p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Warning: May Contain AI</itunes:title>
    <title>Warning: May Contain AI</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ai warning labels are coming!! Join today's show maybe learn something, maybe not, either way, its fun.  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Ai warning labels are coming!! Join today&apos;s show maybe learn something, maybe not, either way, its fun. </p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Merry DivismASS!!</itunes:title>
    <title>Merry DivismASS!!</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Merry DivismASS from The Elephant Ass to all of you!! Lets promote peace and good will today people!! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Merry DivismASS from The Elephant Ass to all of you!! Lets promote peace and good will today people!!</p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Let the hippies have guns too!!</itunes:title>
    <title>Let the hippies have guns too!!</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cannabis use and gun violence.  Seriously people, and boozing with guns is totally fine... ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Cannabis use and gun violence.  Seriously people, and boozing with guns is totally fine...</p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Cannabis? Yes Please!</itunes:title>
    <title>Cannabis? Yes Please!</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Finally some progress on cannabis reform!! The economy will be thankful.  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Finally some progress on cannabis reform!! The economy will be thankful. </p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Mailbox Full...</itunes:title>
    <title>Mailbox Full...</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[You spent how much on political junk mail?? No wonder we have deficits. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>You spent how much on political junk mail?? No wonder we have deficits.</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You spent how much on political junk mail?? No wonder we have deficits.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Is this country a country club?</itunes:title>
    <title>Is this country a country club?</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is this a country club? What on earth are these politicians doing? Trying to make this country sooooo exclusive. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What is this a country club? What on earth are these politicians doing? Trying to make this country sooooo exclusive.</p>]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tired of the usual political nonsense? Join the Elephant Ass and stand up for America and against the two party system. Check us out at : https://www.ratherschemy.com The Elephant Ass is a production of Rather Schemy™ ]]></itunes:summary>
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