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    <title>News Chick Show</title>
	<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
    <link>http://kiroradio.com/newschick</link>
    <description>Linda Thomas goes beyond 140 characters and finds out the stories behind the tweets, screen names and status updates - from entrepreneurs and authors to parenting experts and local celebrities. </description> 
	<itunes:subtitle>Linda Thomas goes beyond 140 characters and finds out the stories behind the tweets, screen names and status updates - from entrepreneurs and authors to parenting experts and local celebrities. </itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>Linda Thomas goes beyond 140 characters and finds out the stories behind the tweets, screen names and status updates - from entrepreneurs and authors to parenting experts and local celebrities. </itunes:summary>
    <language>en-us</language> 
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		<itunes:name>KIRO RADIO</itunes:name>
		<itunes:email>feedback@mynorthwest.com</itunes:email>
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    	<category>News &amp; Politics</category>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[I've never liked Pomp and Circumstance, but that changed in five notes last week]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Value talent and wisdom over certificates and degrees. That advice was meant for a graduating class of 2013, but it's a good reminder for the rest of us too.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/06/c_newschick061813_9957645.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[Value talent and wisdom over certificates and degrees. That advice was meant for a graduating class of 2013, but it's a good reminder for the rest of us too.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Is the man who blew the whistle on NSA a patriot or a traitor?]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Whistleblower Edward Snowden is responsible for telling the world the U.S. has been collecting phone records and online communications. Now what?]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/06/c_newschick061013_9957252.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[Whistleblower Edward Snowden is responsible for telling the world the U.S. has been collecting phone records and online communications. Now what?]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Seattle students rally for a high school teacher being moved to another school]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[If students can't discuss race and social issues in a public school classroom, then what exactly is education for? Parents and students put that question to the Seattle School Board.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/06/c_newschick060613_9957102.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[If students can't discuss race and social issues in a public school classroom, then what exactly is education for? Parents and students put that question to the Seattle School Board.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Seattle election website asks WTF has Mike McGinn done]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new website, with a deliberately provocative title leads online users through a series of facts about Mike McGinn, who is seeking a second term in office as mayor of the state's largest city.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/06/c_newschick060513_9957051.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/06/c_newschick060513_9957051.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[A new website, with a deliberately provocative title leads online users through a series of facts about Mike McGinn, who is seeking a second term in office as mayor of the state's largest city.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Cafe Racer killer's father seeks change before there are more 'crimes and blood']]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Cafe Racer killer's father is horrified by what his son did one year ago today. Like any parent, he wishes he could have done more to control his mentally disturbed son. But what? ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick053013_9956789.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick053013_9956789.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[The Cafe Racer killer's father is horrified by what his son did one year ago today. Like any parent, he wishes he could have done more to control his mentally disturbed son. But what? ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll agrees to turn Russell Wilson loose]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Are you ready for some football? Seahawks coach Pete Carroll held a Town Hall meeting streamed online. He was taking questions from a crowd of season ticketholders and fans worldwide via social media. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick053013_9956790.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick053013_9956790.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Are you ready for some football? Seahawks coach Pete Carroll held a Town Hall meeting streamed online. He was taking questions from a crowd of season ticketholders and fans worldwide via social media. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[The blame game for the I-5 Skagit River bridge collapse]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Variations of this image mock anti-tax guru Tim Eyman. The implication is Eyman's initiatives over the years have reduced funding for transportation projects, road maintenance, and bridge replacements throughout the state. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick052913_9956726.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick052913_9956726.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Variations of this image mock anti-tax guru Tim Eyman. The implication is Eyman's initiatives over the years have reduced funding for transportation projects, road maintenance, and bridge replacements throughout the state. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[The unfortunate fortune cookie]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Is the universe trying to send me a message? An unfortunate message ended up in my fortune cookie.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick052413_9956568.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick052413_9956568.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Is the universe trying to send me a message? An unfortunate message ended up in my fortune cookie.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[The Silicon Sound has more high tech jobs than it can fill ]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Although Boeing recently announced the company is cutting tech jobs, there's a hiring boom for most local tech-related companies. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick052313_9956509.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick052313_9956509.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Although Boeing recently announced the company is cutting tech jobs, there's a hiring boom for most local tech-related companies. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Newly-released video shows glimpse into Susan Cox Powell's life]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[You can feel the tension in a video released of Susan Cox Powell describing every item in her Utah home about 18 months before she was reported missing.

The video, taken in July, 2008, is 44 minutes long and documents all the possessions she and her husband, Josh Powell, shared. The West Valley Police Department released the video and 30,000 pages of documents in an investigation into Susan Cox Powell's disappearance in Dec. 2009. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick052313_9956510.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick052313_9956510.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[You can feel the tension in a video released of Susan Cox Powell describing every item in her Utah home about 18 months before she was reported missing.

The video, taken in July, 2008, is 44 minutes long and documents all the possessions she and her husband, Josh Powell, shared. The West Valley Police Department released the video and 30,000 pages of documents in an investigation into Susan Cox Powell's disappearance in Dec. 2009. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Regulation of party buses, but not of behavior inside the rolling parties]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It wasn't until after I rented a party bus to take a group of seniors to their prom that I started wondering, who regulates those buses anyway?]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick051413_9956099.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick051413_9956099.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[It wasn't until after I rented a party bus to take a group of seniors to their prom that I started wondering, who regulates those buses anyway?]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Tacoma mom has new hope for finding her missing daughter]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After being abducted, raped and held captive in a Cleveland house for at least a decade, three young women were finally freed this week. As they slowly adjust to freedom with their families, their story is giving some hope to a Tacoma mom who lost her little girl 14 years ago. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick051013_9955948.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick051013_9955948.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[After being abducted, raped and held captive in a Cleveland house for at least a decade, three young women were finally freed this week. As they slowly adjust to freedom with their families, their story is giving some hope to a Tacoma mom who lost her little girl 14 years ago. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Sacramento's Kevin Johnson thinks it's time for Seattle investors to back off]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sacramento's mayor is telling Seattle's investors Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to "take the high road and be gracious" by taking a "step back" from their attempt to buy and relocate the Kings NBA franchise. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050813_9955857.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050813_9955857.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Sacramento's mayor is telling Seattle's investors Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to "take the high road and be gracious" by taking a "step back" from their attempt to buy and relocate the Kings NBA franchise. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Teaching her kids the value of freedom, by escaping a communist country]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most moms would do anything for their kids. Helen Szablya escaped a dictatorship with her three children so they could grow up in the U.S.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050613_9955736.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050613_9955736.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Most moms would do anything for their kids. Helen Szablya escaped a dictatorship with her three children so they could grow up in the U.S.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Massage is relaxing for most people, but not for me]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me realizes I'm a bit of a workaholic. Four years ago I tried yoga to relax and ended up getting kicked out of class because I wouldn't close my laptop. A friend convinced me to try something else to de-stress - Chinese Foot Massage. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050613_9955738.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050613_9955738.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me realizes I'm a bit of a workaholic. Four years ago I tried yoga to relax and ended up getting kicked out of class because I wouldn't close my laptop. A friend convinced me to try something else to de-stress - Chinese Foot Massage. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[UW students worry, but think they will be able to find jobs and pay off loans]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[About 41 percent of college graduates from the past two years are stuck in jobs that don't require their degrees. UW students I talked with think that worries them, yet they think they'll be the exception.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050213_9955601.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050213_9955601.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[About 41 percent of college graduates from the past two years are stuck in jobs that don't require their degrees. UW students I talked with think that worries them, yet they think they'll be the exception.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Some Ballard residents resent and lament changes to their Seattle neighborhood]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A dozen large condominiums and apartments are under construction in Ballard with more on the way. Many of those developments are replacing family businesses, increasing traffic and creating competition for parking spaces.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050113_9955550.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050113_9955550.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[A dozen large condominiums and apartments are under construction in Ballard with more on the way. Many of those developments are replacing family businesses, increasing traffic and creating competition for parking spaces.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[The most revolutionary tech device since the first iPhone?]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A former Microsoft evangelist admits, there are going to be people and governments who misuse a device he says will revolutionize the tech industry the same way Apple's first iPhone did. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick043013_9955495.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick043013_9955495.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[A former Microsoft evangelist admits, there are going to be people and governments who misuse a device he says will revolutionize the tech industry the same way Apple's first iPhone did. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[The tale of Robin Hood Lanes]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The iconic Robin Hood Lanes, an Edmonds bowling alley since 1960, closed forever at midnight. Demolition of the building is planned for May. It will be replaced by a new Walgreen's and a bank branch.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042613_9955336.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042613_9955336.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[The iconic Robin Hood Lanes, an Edmonds bowling alley since 1960, closed forever at midnight. Demolition of the building is planned for May. It will be replaced by a new Walgreen's and a bank branch.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[It happens every spring, another local high school has banned dirty dancing]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Across the country, and locally, public schools have been putting the brakes on grinding or freak dancing in a sexually suggestive manner. Some schools have cancelled dances. Others have come up with strict rules. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042413_9955254.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042413_9955254.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Across the country, and locally, public schools have been putting the brakes on grinding or freak dancing in a sexually suggestive manner. Some schools have cancelled dances. Others have come up with strict rules. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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