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	<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our Big Bad Con episode! We had a great time there, and interviewed some wonderful folks, including the founder of Big Bad Con, Sean Nitner! Interviewees: Brian Thomas Ian Norris Dev Purkayastha Sean Nitner]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome to our Big Bad Con episode! We had a great time there, and interviewed some wonderful folks, including the founder of Big Bad Con, Sean Nitner! Interviewees: Brian Thomas Ian Norris Dev Purkayastha Sean Nitner]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Episode 8 (Actually 7.5):  Turtle Cartography</title>
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	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Episode 6: Moaning in Ogre (Monsters)</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Episode 6 of Carpe DM. In this episode, we talk about the monsters that infest the various worlds of Dungeons and Dragons. How to read stat-blocks, choose monsters for encounters, and make monsters unique and memorable! Is a Zombie Ogre an ogre who's a zombie, or a zombie who's an ogre? We literally never find out.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Episode 5: Hero Fatigue (NPCs Part 2)</title>
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	<title>Episode 2: Flavors of Fantasy</title>
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