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(Summary by Steven Seitel)<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73958538</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:04:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73958538/collected_public_domain_poems_of_wallace_stevens_volume_1_wallace_stevens.mp3" length="32600629" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Archibald Grimké</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally published in 1912, this engaging book offers a simplified English translation of the authors earlier work, Fr•n pol till pol genom Asien och Europa (Bonnier, Stockholm, 1911). 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(Summary by Steven Seitel)<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73905903</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:03:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73905903/reign_of_george_vi_1900_1925_a_forecast_written_in_the_year_1763_samuel_madden_charles_william_chadwick_oman.mp3" length="101526578" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Archibald Grimké</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally published in 1912, this engaging book offers a simplified English translation of the authors earlier work, Fr•n pol till pol genom Asien och Europa (Bonnier, Stockholm, 1911). 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(Summary by Steven Seitel)<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73862277</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73862277/within_the_tides_joseph_conrad.mp3" length="174867493" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Archibald Grimké</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally published in 1912, this engaging book offers a simplified English translation of the authors earlier work, Fr•n pol till pol genom Asien och Europa (Bonnier, Stockholm, 1911). In Part 1, Hedin shares his remarkable journeys through Europe...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally published in 1912, this engaging book offers a simplified English translation of the authors earlier work, Fr•n pol till pol genom Asien och Europa (Bonnier, Stockholm, 1911). 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This work serves as a vital source for understanding the gods, heroes, and cosmology of the Norse world, blending myth with the cultural heritage of the Vikings. Its themes of bravery, fate, and the struggle between order and chaos continue to resonate today, inviting listeners to explore timeless questions about existence and morality. 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