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(Summary by Martin Geeson)<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8996</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/287ebde43b60335a655cf0fcd8d8ce03.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>My Mother and I-Elizabeth Gertrude Stern</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-mother-and-i-elizabeth-gertrude-stern--73784903</link><description><![CDATA[Dive into the captivating world of autobiographical narratives from a bygone era. In this intriguing work, Peter Abelard, the medieval philosopher and composer, offers a succinct yet vivid account of his tumultuous life. 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(Summary by Martin Geeson)<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73784903</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:05:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73784903/my_mother_and_i_elizabeth_gertrude_stern.mp3" length="104044629" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Pierre Abelard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dive into the captivating world of autobiographical narratives from a bygone era. In this intriguing work, Peter Abelard, the medieval philosopher and composer, offers a succinct yet vivid account of his tumultuous life. Written as a letter to a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dive into the captivating world of autobiographical narratives from a bygone era. 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(Summary by Martin Geeson)<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12993</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/287ebde43b60335a655cf0fcd8d8ce03.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner-George-Günther von Forstner</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/journal-of-submarine-commander-von-forstner-george-gunther-von-forstner--73750612</link><description><![CDATA[Dive into the captivating world of autobiographical narratives from a bygone era. In this intriguing work, Peter Abelard, the medieval philosopher and composer, offers a succinct yet vivid account of his tumultuous life. 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