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		<description>The Ebony Ditch is a show by Third Tower Productions, the duo of Alyssa Honsowetz and Kristy McGowan, fiancees who tour anime conventions around the Midwest United States hosting panels that educate the next generation about queer theory, LGBTQ history, and disability theory through the lens of popular culture. We aim to make highbrow theory fun and accessible to all. To this end, as much as possible, we do away with pompous language, esoteric source material, and stiff, pretentious presentations. We're friends of low theory, unprofessional jokes, self-deprecation, and drunken theorizing. We believe that the theories of the past are worthy of preservation, but subject to eternal revision as the needs of our present society change. And, last but not least, we just want to do what we love: talk way too much about things only a few people actively care about. We hope you'll join us.</description>
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		<itunes:summary>The Ebony Ditch is a show by Third Tower Productions, the duo of Alyssa Honsowetz and Kristy McGowan, fiancees who tour anime conventions around the Midwest United States hosting panels that educate the next generation about queer theory, LGBTQ history, and disability theory through the lens of popular culture. We aim to make highbrow theory fun and accessible to all. To this end, as much as possible, we do away with pompous language, esoteric source material, and stiff, pretentious presentations. We're friends of low theory, unprofessional jokes, self-deprecation, and drunken theorizing. We believe that the theories of the past are worthy of preservation, but subject to eternal revision as the needs of our present society change. And, last but not least, we just want to do what we love: talk way too much about things only a few people actively care about. We hope you'll join us.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:subtitle>Queer Theory for Bottom Feeders</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:author>Third Tower Productions</itunes:author>
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				<title>Episode 4: (F)Highnal Fantasy VII (Part 4) - CirClackular</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>In this episode of Highnal Fantasy VII, Kristy and Alyssa finish Final Fantasy VII and discuss grief, queer temporality, and the overall themes and feelings behind the game. CW: Discussions of violence, death, sexual assault</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>In this, the final episode of Highnal Fantasy VII, Kristy and Alyssa finish Final Fantasy VII and discuss grief, queer temporality, and the overall themes and feelings behind the game. CW: Discussions of violence, death, sexual assault</p> <p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thirdtowerproductions">https://www.patreon.com/thirdtowerproductions</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdtowerproductions/">https://www.facebook.com/thirdtowerproductions/</a></p> <p>Kristy on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/qb_indeed">https://twitter.com/qb_indeed</a></p> <p>Alyssa on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/koejilaurant">https://twitter.com/koejilaurant</a></p> <p>Intro/Outro music "Club Transylvania" provided by Computer Music All-StarsURL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/Halloween_1182/CMAllstars_-_Club_Transylvania_1102</p>]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>In this episode of Highnal Fantasy VII, Kristy and Alyssa finish Final Fantasy VII and discuss grief, queer temporality, and the overall themes and feelings behind the game. CW: Discussions of violence, death, sexual assault</description>
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				<itunes:duration>1:23:20</itunes:duration>
				<author>thirdtowerproductions@gmail.com (Third Tower Productions)</author>
				<itunes:author>Third Tower Productions</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>final fantasy vii, ff7, queer theory, lgbt, lgbtq, sephiroth</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 02:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Episode 3: Highnal Fantasy VII (Part 3)</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>It's the highest episode yet as we battle mysterious audio issues and  discuss Cloud as an intersection of disability, femininity, and of course, queerness.</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>It's the highest episode yet as we battle mysterious audio issues and  discuss Cloud as an intersection of disability, femininity, and of course, queerness.</p> <p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thirdtowerproductions">https://www.patreon.com/thirdtowerproductions</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdtowerproductions/">https://www.facebook.com/thirdtowerproductions/</a></p> <p>Kristy on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/qb_indeed">https://twitter.com/qb_indeed</a></p> <p>Alyssa on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/koejilaurant">https://twitter.com/koejilaurant</a></p> <p>Intro/Outro music "Club Transylvania" provided by Computer Music All-StarsURL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/Halloween_1182/CMAllstars_-_Club_Transylvania_1102</p>]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>It's the highest episode yet as we battle mysterious audio issues and  discuss Cloud as an intersection of disability, femininity, and of course, queerness.</description>
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				<itunes:duration>1:30:54</itunes:duration>
				<author>thirdtowerproductions@gmail.com (Third Tower Productions)</author>
				<itunes:author>Third Tower Productions</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>final fantasy vii, ff7, queer theory, lgbt, lgbtq, sephiroth</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:07:59 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Episode 2: Highnal Fantasy VII (Part 2)</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>In this episode of Highnal Fantasy VII, Kristy and Alyssa finish disc 1 and talk queer monstrosities and non-binary icon Sephiroth.</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Highnal Fantasy VII, Kristy and Alyssa finish disc 1 and talk queer monstrosities and non-binary icon Sephiroth.</p> <p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thirdtowerproductions">https://www.patreon.com/thirdtowerproductions</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdtowerproductions/">https://www.facebook.com/thirdtowerproductions/</a>Kristy on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/qb_indeed">https://twitter.com/qb_indeed</a>Alyssa on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/koejilaurant">https://twitter.com/koejilaurant</a>Intro/Outro music "Club Transylvania" provided by Computer Music All-StarsURL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/Halloween_1182/CMAllstars_-_Club_Transylvania_1102</p>]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>In this episode of Highnal Fantasy VII, Kristy and Alyssa finish disc 1 and talk queer monstrosities and non-binary icon Sephiroth.</description>
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				<author>thirdtowerproductions@gmail.com (Third Tower Productions)</author>
				<itunes:author>Third Tower Productions</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>final fantasy vii, ff7, queer theory, lgbt, lgbtq, sephiroth</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Episode 1: Highnal Fantasy VII (Part 1)</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>We play Final Fantasy VII for the first time and discuss the intersections of queerness and (anti)capitalism and queer storytelling. Also, we're inebriated.</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The start of a ?-part special series! Kristy and Alyssa are playing Final Fantasy VII for the VERY FIRST TIME. The obvious course of action is to get wasted and document their thoughts as they go. Part one of this series touches on the intersections of queerness and (anti)capitalism and queer narrative storytelling.</p> <p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thirdtowerproductions">https://www.patreon.com/thirdtowerproductions</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdtowerproductions/">https://www.facebook.com/thirdtowerproductions/</a>Kristy on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/qb_indeed">https://twitter.com/qb_indeed</a>Alyssa on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/koejilaurant">https://twitter.com/koejilaurant</a>Intro/Outro music "Club Transylvania" provided by Computer Music All-StarsURL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/Halloween_1182/CMAllstars_-_Club_Transylvania_1102</p>]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>We play Final Fantasy VII for the first time and discuss the intersections of queerness and (anti)capitalism and queer storytelling. Also, we're inebriated.</description>
				<link>http://theebonyditch.aes-live.com/?name=2019-07-05_episode_2_-_highnal_fantasy_vii_part_1.mp3</link>
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				<itunes:duration>57:37</itunes:duration>
				<author>thirdtowerproductions@gmail.com (Third Tower Productions)</author>
				<itunes:author>Third Tower Productions</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>final fantasy vii, ff7, queer theory, lgbt</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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