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Despite facing fierce criticism from the press, Ingersolls wit and insight shine through in this collection of 30 engaging interviews, where he speaks candidly and humorously on a variety of subjects with the newspaper reporters of his time. (Compiled from The Works Of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 8, Dresden Edition, Pub. 1900. Summary by Michele Fry)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>425</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>critique,education,freethought,history,ingersoll,liberty,oratory,philosophy,religion,women’s rights</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/530c34a9cb21c05c7bf1ccf5bea00178.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>024 - Labor Question and Socialism</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/024-labor-question-and-socialism--69315633</link><description><![CDATA[Step into the world of Robert G. 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Despite facing fierce criticism from the press, Ingersolls wit and insight shine through in this collection of 30 engaging interviews, where he speaks candidly and humorously on a variety of subjects with the newspaper reporters of his time. (Compiled from The Works Of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 8, Dresden Edition, Pub. 1900. 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Despite facing fierce criticism from the press, Ingersolls wit and insight shine through in this collection of 30 engaging interviews, where he speaks candidly and humorously on a variety of subjects with the newspaper reporters of his time. (Compiled from The Works Of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 8, Dresden Edition, Pub. 1900. Summary by Michele Fry)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1690</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>critique,education,freethought,history,ingersoll,liberty,oratory,philosophy,religion,women’s rights</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/530c34a9cb21c05c7bf1ccf5bea00178.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>027 - Religion In Politics</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/027-religion-in-politics--69315638</link><description><![CDATA[Step into the world of Robert G. 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