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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Steel Sharpens Steel</title><link>https://www.youtube.com/@steelsharpenssteel5097</link><description><![CDATA[Tom Cunningham, Joy Stephens, and Jermaine Taylor tackle the issues of the day with no hold barred commentary. Parrying back and forth, each of these critical thinkers helps us hone our arguments as... 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We migrated to social media for the last several years, but we're returning to our roots in podcasting again. 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