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From the sweltering heat of Philadelphia in 1776 to the global stage of the 21st century, we move beyond the textbooks to analyze why things happened and who made them happen. We explore the founding ideals, the brutal conflicts, and the slow march toward a more perfect union.

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From the sweltering heat of Philadelphia in 1776 to the global stage of the 21st century, we move beyond the textbooks to analyze why things happened and who made them happen. We explore the founding ideals, the brutal conflicts, and the slow march toward a more perfect union.

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	<title>Episode 83 &#8211; The Battle of New Orleans (March 24th)</title>
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	<title>Episode 82 &#8211; The Treaty of Ghent (March 23rd)</title>
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	<title>Episode 81 &#8211; The Star-Spangled Banner (March 22nd)</title>
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	<title>Episode 80 &#8211; Dolley Madison Saves the Day (March 21st)</title>
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	<title>Episode 79 &#8211; The Burning of Washington (March 20th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 78 &#8211; The Fall of Tecumseh (March 19th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 77 &#8211; The Battle of Lake Erie (March 18th)</title>
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	<title>Episode 76 &#8211; The Surrender of Detroit (March 17th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 75 &#8211; Old Ironsides (March 16th)</title>
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	<title>Episode 74 &#8211; The War of 1812 Begins (March 15th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is March 15th. Welcome to Episode 74 of History in a Year. Today, the United States accidentally starts a war that it is catastrophically unprepare...]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 73 &#8211; The Battle of Tippecanoe (March 14th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-73-the-battle-of-tippecanoe-march-14th/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:06:53</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 72 &#8211; Tecumseh’s Confederacy (March 13th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-72-tecumsehs-confederacy-march-13th/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is March 13th. Welcome to Episode 72 of History in a Year. Today, the greatest indigenous resistance movement in North American history rises in th...]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:07:42</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Episode 71 &#8211; The War Hawks (March 12th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-71-the-war-hawks-march-12th/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:06:32</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 70 &#8211; James Madison Takes Office (March 11th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-70-james-madison-takes-office-march-11th/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is March 11th. Welcome to Episode 70 of History in a Year. Today, the "Father of the Constitution" inherits a fractured nation. Thomas Jefferson ha...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is March 11th. Welcome to Episode 70 of History in a Year. Today, the Father of the Constitution inherits a fractured nation. Thomas Jefferson ha...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:06:28</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 69 &#8211; The Embargo Act (March 10th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-69-the-embargo-act-march-10th/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is March 10th. Welcome to Episode 69 of History in a Year. Today, Thomas Jefferson tries to punish the world and accidentally bankrupts the United ...]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:06:25</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 68 &#8211; The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair (March 9th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-68-the-chesapeake-leopard-affair-march-9th/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is March 9th. Welcome to Episode 68 of History in a Year. Today, the United States suffers a massive, bloody humiliation right off its own coastlin...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is March 9th. Welcome to Episode 68 of History in a Year. Today, the United States suffers a massive, bloody humiliation right off its own coastlin...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:06:14</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 67 &#8211; The Burr Conspiracy (March 8th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 66 &#8211; The Shores of Tripoli (March 7th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 65: Ocean in View (March 6th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 64 &#8211; The Great Divide (March 5th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 63 &#8211; Sacagawea (March 4th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 62 &#8211; The Corps of Discovery (March 3rd)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-62-the-corps-of-discovery-march-3rd/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is March 3rd. Welcome to Episode 62 of History in a Year. Today, the greatest road trip in American history hits the water. Meriwether Lewis and Wi...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is March 3rd. Welcome to Episode 62 of History in a Year. Today, the greatest road trip in American history hits the water. Meriwether Lewis and Wi...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:duration>00:08:35</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 61 &#8211; Lewis and Clark (March 2nd)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-61-lewis-and-clark-march-2nd/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is March 2nd. Welcome to Episode 61 of History in a Year. Today, Thomas Jefferson looks at a blank map of the American West and decides to fill it ...]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:07:46</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 60 &#8211; The Louisiana Purchase (March 1st)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-60-the-louisiana-purchase-march-1st/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is March 1st. Welcome to Episode 60 of History in a Year. Today, the United States accidentally buys half a continent. Thomas Jefferson’s vision ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is March 1st. Welcome to Episode 60 of History in a Year. Today, the United States accidentally buys half a continent. Thomas Jefferson’s vision ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:duration>00:08:48</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 59 &#8211; February Recap (February 28th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-59-february-recap-february-28th/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 28th. Welcome to Episode 59 of History in a Year. Today, we pause to catch our breath and look back at the incredible, turbulent journe...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is February 28th. Welcome to Episode 59 of History in a Year. Today, we pause to catch our breath and look back at the incredible, turbulent journe...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is February 28th. Welcome to Episode 59 of History in a Year. Today, we pause to catch our breath and look back at the incredible, turbulent journe...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>00:07:02</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 58 &#8211; The Peaceful Transfer (February 27th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-58-the-peaceful-transfer-february-27th/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 27th. Welcome to Episode 58 of History in a Year. Today, we witness a political miracle. After the most venomous and chaotic election i...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is February 27th. Welcome to Episode 58 of History in a Year. Today, we witness a political miracle. After the most venomous and chaotic election i...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is February 27th. Welcome to Episode 58 of History in a Year. Today, we witness a political miracle. After the most venomous and chaotic election i...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:06:37</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is February 27th. Welcome to Episode 58 of History in a Year. Today, we witness a political miracle. After the most venomous and chaotic election i...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 57 &#8211; The Midnight Judges (February 26th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-57-the-midnight-judges-february-26th/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 26th. Welcome to Episode 57 of History in a Year. Today, we witness the ultimate lame-duck revenge and the most brilliant legal magic t...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is February 26th. Welcome to Episode 57 of History in a Year. Today, we witness the ultimate lame-duck revenge and the most brilliant legal magic t...]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It is February 26th. Welcome to Episode 57 of History in a Year. Today, we witness the ultimate lame-duck revenge and the most brilliant legal magic t...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/673103747cece1-02211533/2375023/c1e-5wrn1s7g877a7k1o-5z39rd60t3m5-ogemmo.mp3" length="2346528" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is February 26th. Welcome to Episode 57 of History in a Year. Today, we witness the ultimate lame-duck revenge and the most brilliant legal magic t...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Episode 56 &#8211; Gabriel’s Rebellion (February 25th)</title>
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	<title>Episode 55 &#8211; Hamilton’s Choice (February 24th)</title>
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	<title>Episode 54 &#8211; The Midnight Judges (February 23rd)</title>
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	<title>Episode 53 &#8211; The Election of 1800 (February 22nd)</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 22nd. Welcome to Episode 53 of History in a Year. Today, the gloves come off. With George Washington gone, the United States descends i...]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
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	<title>Episode 52 &#8211; The Death of Washington (February 21st)</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 21st. Welcome to Episode 52 of History in a Year. Today, the unimaginable happens: George Washington dies. Just as the United States is...]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:09:11</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 51 &#8211; Nullification (February 20th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 50 &#8211; The Alien &#038; Sedition Acts (February 19th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 49 &#8211; The Quasi-War (February 18th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:duration>00:09:42</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 48 &#8211; The XYZ Affair (February 17th)</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 17th. Welcome to Episode 48 of History in a Year. Today, the United States is insulted on the world stage. To prevent a war with France...]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:10:09</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 47 &#8211; Abigail (February 16th)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-47-abigail-february-16th/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 16th. Welcome to Episode 47 of History in a Year. Today, we step inside the President's House to meet the most powerful, politically ac...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is February 16th. Welcome to Episode 47 of History in a Year. Today, we step inside the Presidents House to meet the most powerful, politically ac...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:duration>00:09:38</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 46 &#8211; His Rotundity</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-46-his-rotundity/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 45 &#8211; The Election of 1796</title>
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	<title>Episode 44 &#8211; Washington&#8217;s Farewell</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 43 &#8211; The Reynolds Pamphlet</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-43-the-reynolds-pamphlet/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 12th. Welcome to Episode 43 of History in a Year. Today, we step away from the battlefield and into the bedroom for the first major pol...]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 42 &#8211; The Jay Treaty</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-42-the-jay-treaty/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 11th. Welcome to Episode 42 of History in a Year. Today, war with Great Britain seems inevitable. The British are seizing American ship...]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:04:53</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Episode 41 &#8211; Fallen Timbers</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-41-fallen-timbers/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 10th. Welcome to Episode 41 of History in a Year. Today, we march into the deep woods of Ohio for the final showdown of the Northwest I...]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 40 &#8211; The Whiskey Rebellion (Part 2)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-40-the-whiskey-rebellion-part-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 9th. Welcome to Episode 40 of History in a Year. Today, the hammer falls. Following the violence in Western Pennsylvania, George Washin...]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 39 &#8211; The Whiskey Rebellion (Part 1)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-39-the-whiskey-rebellion-part-1/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 8th. Welcome to Episode 39 of History in a Year. Today, we travel to the wild frontier of Western Pennsylvania, where the spirit of 177...]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Episode 38 &#8211; The Cotton Gin</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-38-the-cotton-gin/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 7th. Welcome to Episode 38 of History in a Year. Today, a young Yankee schoolteacher named Eli Whitney sits on a porch in Georgia and t...]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:05:14</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 37 &#8211; The Plague</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-37-the-plague/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 6th. Welcome to Episode 37 of History in a Year. Today, the political fever of the summer breaks, only to be replaced by a biological n...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is February 6th. Welcome to Episode 37 of History in a Year. Today, the political fever of the summer breaks, only to be replaced by a biological n...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:duration>00:06:51</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is February 6th. Welcome to Episode 37 of History in a Year. Today, the political fever of the summer breaks, only to be replaced by a biological n...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 36 &#8211; Citizen Genêt</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-36-citizen-genet/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 5th. Welcome to Episode 36 of History in a Year. Today, a rock star diplomat arrives in America. Edmond-Charles Genêt, better known as...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is February 5th. Welcome to Episode 36 of History in a Year. Today, a rock star diplomat arrives in America. Edmond-Charles Genêt, better known as...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Episode 36 &#8211; Citizen Genêt</title>
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	<itunes:duration>00:06:13</itunes:duration>
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	<title>Episode 35 &#8211; The French Explosion</title>
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	<title>Episode 34 &#8211; The Bank (Extended Edition)</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Episode 33 &#8211; The Room Where It Happened</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 2nd. Welcome to Episode 33 of History in a Year. Today, the gridlock in Congress threatens to tear the United States apart. Alexander H...]]></description>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Episode 32 &#8211; The Cabinet Battle</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-32-the-cabinet-battle/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is February 1st. Welcome to Episode 32 of History in a Year. Today, the war against the British is over, but the war for America’s soul has just ...]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is February 1st. Welcome to Episode 32 of History in a Year. Today, the war against the British is over, but the war for America’s soul has just ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:07:45</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 31 &#8211; The Birth of a Nation: A Month in Review (20-Minute Special)</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-31-the-birth-of-a-nation-a-month-in-review-30-minute-special/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:17:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 31st. Welcome to the Season Finale of January. Today, we hit the pause button for a special 30-minute deep dive. For the last 30 days, w...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Episode 30 &#8211; The First Inauguration</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-30-the-first-inauguration/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 30th. Welcome to Episode 30 of History in a Year. Today, the experiment officially begins. We travel to New York City—the first capita...]]></description>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:07:56</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 30th. Welcome to Episode 30 of History in a Year. Today, the experiment officially begins. We travel to New York City—the first capita...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Episode 29 &#8211; The War of Words</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-29-the-war-of-words/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 29th. Welcome to Episode 29 of History in a Year. Today, the ink is dry on the Constitution, but the battle is just beginning. We witnes...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 29th. Welcome to Episode 29 of History in a Year. Today, the ink is dry on the Constitution, but the battle is just beginning. We witnes...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:09:06</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 28 &#8211; The Rising Sun</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-28-the-rising-sun/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 28th. Welcome to Episode 28 of History in a Year. Today, the miracle at Philadelphia is complete. We stand in the room on September 17, ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 28th. Welcome to Episode 28 of History in a Year. Today, the miracle at Philadelphia is complete. We stand in the room on September 17, ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 28th. Welcome to Episode 28 of History in a Year. Today, the miracle at Philadelphia is complete. We stand in the room on September 17, ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:08:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 28th. Welcome to Episode 28 of History in a Year. Today, the miracle at Philadelphia is complete. We stand in the room on September 17, ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 27 &#8211; We Need A President</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-27-we-need-a-president/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 27th. Welcome to Episode 27 of History in a Year. Today, the Founding Fathers try to solve the hardest puzzle of the Convention: The Pre...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 27th. Welcome to Episode 27 of History in a Year. Today, the Founding Fathers try to solve the hardest puzzle of the Convention: The Pre...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 27th. Welcome to Episode 27 of History in a Year. Today, the Founding Fathers try to solve the hardest puzzle of the Convention: The Pre...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:08:56</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 27th. Welcome to Episode 27 of History in a Year. Today, the Founding Fathers try to solve the hardest puzzle of the Convention: The Pre...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 26 &#8211; The Great Compromise</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-26-the-great-compromise/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 26th. Welcome to Episode 26 of History in a Year. Today, the Constitutional Convention hits a brick wall. The Big States and Small State...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 26th. Welcome to Episode 26 of History in a Year. Today, the Constitutional Convention hits a brick wall. The Big States and Small State...]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It is January 26th. Welcome to Episode 26 of History in a Year. Today, the Constitutional Convention hits a brick wall. The Big States and Small State...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 26th. Welcome to Episode 26 of History in a Year. Today, the Constitutional Convention hits a brick wall. The Big States and Small State...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Episode 26 &#8211; The Great Compromise</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:08:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 26th. Welcome to Episode 26 of History in a Year. Today, the Constitutional Convention hits a brick wall. The Big States and Small State...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 25 &#8211; The Convention Begins</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-25-the-convention-begins/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 25th. Welcome to Episode 25 of History in a Year. Today, fifty-five men gather in a sweltering room in Philadelphia to perform a "peacef...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 25th. Welcome to Episode 25 of History in a Year. Today, fifty-five men gather in a sweltering room in Philadelphia to perform a peacef...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Episode 24 &#8211; Shays&#8217; Rebellion</title>
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	<title>Episode 23 &#8211; A Rope of Sand</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 22 &#8211; Peace &#038; Resignation</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-22-peace-resignation/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
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	<title>Episode 21 &#8211; The Man Who Wouldn&#8217;t Be King</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-21-the-man-who-wouldnt-be-king/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 21st. Welcome to Episode 21 of History in a Year. Today, the American Revolution faces its final and most dangerous test—not from the ...]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:09:35</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Episode 20 &#8211; The World Turned Upside Down</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 20th. Welcome to Episode 20 of History in a Year. Today, the trap snaps shut. General Cornwallis retreats to the Virginia coast, waiting...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 20th. Welcome to Episode 20 of History in a Year. Today, the trap snaps shut. General Cornwallis retreats to the Virginia coast, waiting...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>00:10:02</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 19 &#8211; Cowpens &#038; Guilford Courthouse</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-19-cowpens-guilford-courthouse/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 19th. Welcome to Episode 19 of History in a Year. Today, the Americans stop running and start fighting smart. General Nathanael Greene t...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 19th. Welcome to Episode 19 of History in a Year. Today, the Americans stop running and start fighting smart. General Nathanael Greene t...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:duration>00:10:04</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 18 &#8211; The Swamp Fox &#038; The Overmountain Men</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-18-the-swamp-fox-the-overmountain-men/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 18th. Welcome to Episode 18 of History in a Year. Today, the war moves into the shadows. With the regular American army destroyed, the S...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 18th. Welcome to Episode 18 of History in a Year. Today, the war moves into the shadows. With the regular American army destroyed, the S...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:11:05</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/the-story-of-america.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 17 &#8211; Treason!</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-17-treason/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 17th. Welcome to Episode 17 of History in a Year. Today, while the war rages in the South, the American Revolution nearly dies from a kn...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 17th. Welcome to Episode 17 of History in a Year. Today, while the war rages in the South, the American Revolution nearly dies from a kn...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Episode 17 &#8211; Treason!</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:10:46</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 17th. Welcome to Episode 17 of History in a Year. Today, while the war rages in the South, the American Revolution nearly dies from a kn...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/historyinayearamerica.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 16 &#8211; The War Moves South</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-16-the-war-moves-south/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 16th. Welcome to Episode 16 of History in a Year. Today, the British change their strategy. Frustrated by the stalemate in the North, th...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 16th. Welcome to Episode 16 of History in a Year. Today, the British change their strategy. Frustrated by the stalemate in the North, th...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 16th. Welcome to Episode 16 of History in a Year. Today, the British change their strategy. Frustrated by the stalemate in the North, th...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:07:11</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/the-story-of-america.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 15 &#8211; Valley Forge</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-15-valley-forge/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 15th. Welcome to Episode 15 of History in a Year. Today, we enter the "Winter of Despair." While Benjamin Franklin drinks champagne in P...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 15th. Welcome to Episode 15 of History in a Year. Today, we enter the Winter of Despair. While Benjamin Franklin drinks champagne in P...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 15th. Welcome to Episode 15 of History in a Year. Today, we enter the "Winter of Despair." While Benjamin Franklin drinks champagne in P...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>00:06:40</itunes:duration>
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	<title>Episode 14 &#8211; The French Alliance</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-14-the-french-alliance/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 13 &#8211; Gentleman Johnny’s Mistake</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-13-gentleman-johnnys-mistake/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 12 &#8211; Victory or Death</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-12-victory-or-death/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 12th. Welcome to Episode 12 of History in a Year. Today, the American Revolution is on life support. George Washington has lost New York...]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:08:28</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/history-in-a-year-america.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 11 &#8211; The Empire Strikes Back</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-11-the-empire-strikes-back/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:08:28</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 11th. Welcome to Episode 11 of History in a Year. Today, the celebration ends. While the ink is still drying on the Declaration of Indep...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 10 &#8211; The Miracle of the Guns</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-10-the-miracle-of-the-guns/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 10th. Welcome to Episode 10 of History in a Year. Today, we witness a miracle of logistics. A 25-year-old bookseller named Henry Knox co...]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 10th. Welcome to Episode 10 of History in a Year. Today, we witness a miracle of logistics. A 25-year-old bookseller named Henry Knox co...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:09:15</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 10th. Welcome to Episode 10 of History in a Year. Today, we witness a miracle of logistics. A 25-year-old bookseller named Henry Knox co...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/historyinayearamerica.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 9 &#8211; Common Sense</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-9-common-sense/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 9th. Welcome to Episode 9 of History in a Year. Today, we meet the most unlikely Founding Father of them all: a bankrupt corset-maker na...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 9th. Welcome to Episode 9 of History in a Year. Today, we meet the most unlikely Founding Father of them all: a bankrupt corset-maker na...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 9th. Welcome to Episode 9 of History in a Year. Today, we meet the most unlikely Founding Father of them all: a bankrupt corset-maker na...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:08:28</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 9th. Welcome to Episode 9 of History in a Year. Today, we meet the most unlikely Founding Father of them all: a bankrupt corset-maker na...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/history-in-a-year-america.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 8 &#8211; Don&#8217;t Fire Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-8-dont-fire-until-you-see-the-whites-of-their-eyes/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 8th. Welcome to Episode 8 of History in a Year. Today, the "Ragtag" army proves it can bite. We witness the first offensive strike of th...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 8th. Welcome to Episode 8 of History in a Year. Today, the Ragtag army proves it can bite. We witness the first offensive strike of th...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 8th. Welcome to Episode 8 of History in a Year. Today, the "Ragtag" army proves it can bite. We witness the first offensive strike of th...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:08:59</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 8th. Welcome to Episode 8 of History in a Year. Today, the "Ragtag" army proves it can bite. We witness the first offensive strike of th...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/American-250th.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 7 &#8211; The Shot Heard &#8216;Round the World</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-7-the-shot-heard-round-the-world/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 7th. Welcome to Episode 7 of History in a Year. Today, the talking stops and the shooting begins. After a long winter of tension, Genera...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 7th. Welcome to Episode 7 of History in a Year. Today, the talking stops and the shooting begins. After a long winter of tension, Genera...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 7th. Welcome to Episode 7 of History in a Year. Today, the talking stops and the shooting begins. After a long winter of tension, Genera...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:09:02</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 7th. Welcome to Episode 7 of History in a Year. Today, the talking stops and the shooting begins. After a long winter of tension, Genera...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/the-story-of-america.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 6 &#8211; The Empire Punishes Boston</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-6-the-empire-punishes-boston/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 6th. Welcome to Episode 6 of History in a Year. Yesterday, the tea went into the harbor. Today, the Empire strikes back. We witness the ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 6th. Welcome to Episode 6 of History in a Year. Yesterday, the tea went into the harbor. Today, the Empire strikes back. We witness the ...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 6th. Welcome to Episode 6 of History in a Year. Yesterday, the tea went into the harbor. Today, the Empire strikes back. We witness the ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:06:06</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 6th. Welcome to Episode 6 of History in a Year. Yesterday, the tea went into the harbor. Today, the Empire strikes back. We witness the ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/historyinayearamerica.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 5 &#8211; The Boston Tea Party</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-5-the-boston-tea-party/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It is January 5th. Welcome to Episode 5 of History in a Year. Today, we attend the most famous protest in American history. But the Boston Tea Party w...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It is January 5th. Welcome to Episode 5 of History in a Year. Today, we attend the most famous protest in American history. But the Boston Tea Party w...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is January 5th. Welcome to Episode 5 of History in a Year. Today, we attend the most famous protest in American history. But the Boston Tea Party w...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:09:52</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It is January 5th. Welcome to Episode 5 of History in a Year. Today, we attend the most famous protest in American history. But the Boston Tea Party w...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://pointedwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/the-story-of-america.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 4 &#8211; The Boston Massacre</title>
	<link>https://pointedwords.com/podcast/episode-4-the-boston-massacre/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 01:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pointed Words]]></dc:creator>
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