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	<description>A Weekly Discussion About Books and Ideas</description>
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	<itunes:subtitle>A Weekly Discussion of Books and Ideas from the Studios of WRIR 97.3 LPFM in Richmond, Virginia</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>Wordy Birds is a weekly discussion about books, words and ideas, hosted by Liz Humes and produced at the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM in Richmond, Virginia. 

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		<title>Leanne Meadows Ladin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legendary Santa&#8217;s: Stories from the Chair Original air date: December 23, 2011 &#8220;Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! He is Legendary Santa and he has made Richmond, Virginia his home for 75 years. From the day after Thanksgiving to the afternoon of Christmas Eve, Legendary Santa, sitting in his great gilded chair amidst the [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Legendary Santa&#8217;s: Stories from the Chair
Original    air date: December 23, 2011
 
&#8220;Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!  He is  Legendary Santa and he has made Richmond, Virginia his home for 75  years. From the day after Thanksgivin[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Legendary Santa&#8217;s: Stories from the Chair
Original    air date: December 23, 2011
 
&#8220;Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!  He is  Legendary Santa and he has made Richmond, Virginia his home for 75  years. From the day after Thanksgiving to the afternoon of Christmas  Eve, Legendary Santa, sitting in his great gilded chair amidst the  twinkling lights of Santa Land, listens to the Christmas wishes of  thousands of youngsters and the young at heart. 
 Generations of Richmonders have made visiting Legendary Santa a  cherished Christmas tradition since he first set up shop downtown at the  grand flagship store of Miller and Rhoads. His followers come from  across town, as well as from across the country.  They all make their  pilgrimage, from near or far, because of one pure and enduring  belief…this is the real Santa.&#8221;

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		<title>Noah Scalin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing at Home, at Work and in Your Studio Original air date: November 11, 2011 &#8220;In this book are 52 inspiring project prompts designed for any field and any level of experience. The activities can be done randomly or one per week for an entire year [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get
(and Keep) Your Creativity
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Original    air date: November 11, 2011
 
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		<itunes:summary>Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get
(and Keep) Your Creativity
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Original    air date: November 11, 2011
 
&#8220;In this book are 52 inspiring project prompts designed for any  field and any level of experience. The activities can be done randomly  or one per week for an entire year of creativity building. With tasks  divided by time commitment (from 30 seconds to several hours), pick one  that fits your schedule and get started right now! There’s  plenty of room to sketch, journal, and document your experiences. Along  the way, peek inside the brains of 12 creative professionals and see  exactly how they stay motivated. Unstuck is the ultimate DIY guide to regaining your creative flow!&#8221;


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		<title>Phil Ford and Beth Brown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richmond Macabre: Nightmares from the River City Original air date: September 30, 2011 &#8220;Welcome to Richmond, Virginia, a city in which tradition and proper appearances are held in the highest regard. Those who pay close attention, however, know that something sinister has made its home in this town… These fifteen tales of ghosts, vampires, zombies, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Kelly Lambert</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lab Rat Chronicles   Original air date: September 23, 2011 &#8220;What can the common laboratory rat tell us about being human? According to behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert, a whole lot. Her twenty- five-year career conducting experiments that involve rats has led her to a surprising conclusion: Through their adaptive strategies and good habits, these [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>The Lab Rat Chronicles
 
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		<itunes:summary>The Lab Rat Chronicles
 
Original air date: September 23, 2011

 &#8220;What can the common laboratory rat tell us about being human? According to behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert, a whole lot. Her twenty- five-year career conducting experiments that involve rats has led her to a surprising conclusion: Through their adaptive strategies and good habits, these unassuming little animals can teach us some essential lessons about how we, as humans, can lead successful lives. From emotional resilience and a strong work ethic to effective parenting and staying healthy, the lab rat is an unlikely but powerful role model for us all.&#8221;
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		<title>Rich Babbitt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Paperboy to Boomer Original air date: September 9, 2011 &#8220;This curious book tells the stories of the work standards, people practices, business basics, and leadership skillsthat we learned while we were only 13 and 14 years old! Babbitt describes how the Boomer Work Ethic was founded in these two jobs, Paper Routes and Lawn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brian Burns</title>
		<link>http://wordybirds.org/2011/08/12/brian-burns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lewis Ginter: Richmond&#8217;s Gilded Age Icon Original air date: August 12, 2011 &#8220;As a war hero, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Lewis Ginter was many things to Richmond. Performing integral missions for &#8220;Stonewall&#8221; Jackson and Robert E. Lee, Ginter was commended for gallantry on the battlefield and became affectionately known as the &#8220;Fighting Commissary.&#8221; After the war, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jack R. Johnson</title>
		<link>http://wordybirds.org/2011/05/27/jack-r-johnson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 03:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Animal&#8217;s Guide to Earthly Salvation Original air date: May 27, 2011 &#8220;An assistant at an urban veterinary clinic, Jeffrey Rawlings has decided to take a break from graduate studies and instead pulls nightshift at an animal hospital while studying the modern philosophers ¾ &#8220;from Kierkegaard to Marx&#8221; ¾ to no avail: wounded animals hound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tameka B. Hobbs</title>
		<link>http://wordybirds.org/2011/04/22/tameka-b-hobbs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To Collect, Protect, and Serve: Behind the Scenes at the Library of Virginia Original air date: April 22, 2011 &#8220;The Library of Virginia is the oldest cultural institution in the state and the official archive (a place where history is kept) and library of the Commonwealth. In the book To Collect, Protect, and Serve: Behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt</title>
		<link>http://wordybirds.org/2011/01/21/elizabeth-thalhimer-smartt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lizhumes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding Thalhimers Original airdate: January 21, 2011 &#8220;Finding Thalhimers traces the authorâ€™s obsessive quest to find the true story of her fatherâ€™s family and their beloved department store. Riveting and poignant, this multigenerational narrative weaves together history, biography, and memoir into an unforgettable portrait of an ambitious American retail family.&#8221; &#8211; findingthalhimers.com Listen to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gene Cox</title>
		<link>http://wordybirds.org/2011/01/07/gene-cox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six Pigs in a Tub: A Grammar Repair Kit Original air date: January 7, 2011 &#8220;People who understand correct grammar demand it. Those who don’t, assume it’s unnecessary.  So I turned to humor to convey the message. The most often asked question is about the title, “Six pigs in a Tub.”  I usually respond by [...]]]></description>
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