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		<description>The Department of Nerdly Affairs is a bi-weekly talk podcast dedicated to exploring different aspects of nerdly arts and culture. Together bringing over 80 years of experience to the table, the hosts, Rob and Don, try to take a seasoned, knowledgeable, and real-world approach to looking at the creation of nerd culture and the forces shaping it. The podcast covers topics ranging from from film and comics to writing and history, and pretty much everything in between.  If it&#039;s a hobby shared by few or by many, you can expect to hear it talked about by the Department of Nerdly Affairs. New episodes every second Friday!

Come chat with us at obeythedna.com!</description>
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		<copyright>© 2015 The Department of Nerdly Affairs</copyright>
		<itunes:subtitle>A Light in the Dorkness</itunes:subtitle>
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		<itunes:summary>The Department of Nerdly Affairs is a bi-weekly talk podcast dedicated to exploring different aspects of nerdly arts and culture. Together bringing over 80 years of experience to the table, the hosts, Rob and Don, try to take a seasoned, knowledgeable, and real-world approach to looking at the creation of nerd culture and the forces shaping it. The podcast covers topics ranging from from film and comics to writing and history, and pretty much everything in between.  If it&#039;s a hobby shared by few or by many, you can expect to hear it talked about by the Department of Nerdly Affairs. New episodes every second Friday!

Come chat with us at obeythedna.com!</itunes:summary>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 141 &#8211; Martial Arts in Popular Culture (of the 20th Century)</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-141-martial-arts-in-popular-culture-of-the-20th-century/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are back exploring how movies and television took martial arts from being weird and forbidden arts practiced by a select few to the McDojos of the 1990s. Along the way, they discuss how the Shaw Brothers changed everything, how Bruce Lee never dies, and why American Ninja ruled the [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are back exploring how movies and television took martial arts from being weird and forbidden arts practiced by a select few to the McDojos of the 1990s. Along the way, they discuss how the Shaw Brothers changed everything, h]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,History,Hong Kong,Japan,Karate,Kung Fu,Martial Arts,Movies</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are back exploring how movies and television took martial arts from being weird and forbidden arts practiced by a select few to the McDojos of the 1990s. Along the way, they discuss how the Shaw Brothers changed everything, how Bruce Lee never dies, and why American Ninja ruled the [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are back exploring how movies and television took martial arts from being weird and forbidden arts practiced by a select few to the McDojos of the 1990s. Along the way, they discuss how the Shaw Brothers changed everything, how Bruce Lee never dies, and why American Ninja ruled the [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 141 &#8211; Martial Arts in Popular Culture (of the 20th Century)</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:34:23</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are back exploring how movies and television took martial arts from being weird and forbidden arts practiced by a select few to the McDojos of the 1990s. Along the way, they discuss how the Shaw Brothers changed everything, how Bruce Lee never dies, and why American Ninja ruled the [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FiveFingersofDeathPoster.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 140 &#8211; Marvel Product Tie-In Comics</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-140-marvel-product-tie-in-comics/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3372</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward take a trip back to the 1970s and 1980s, when a floundering Marvel Comics was saved by barbarians, vampires, giant robots and toys soldiers. It&#8217;s the story of product tie-ins brought life back to the dying comics company, and in the process reinvented the comics industry for [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward take a trip back to the 1970s and 1980s, when a floundering Marvel Comics was saved by barbarians, vampires, giant robots and toys soldiers. It&#8217;s the story of product tie-ins brought life back to the dying co]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Comics,History,Jack Ward,Japan</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward take a trip back to the 1970s and 1980s, when a floundering Marvel Comics was saved by barbarians, vampires, giant robots and toys soldiers. It&#8217;s the story of product tie-ins brought life back to the dying comics company, and in the process reinvented the comics industry for [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward take a trip back to the 1970s and 1980s, when a floundering Marvel Comics was saved by barbarians, vampires, giant robots and toys soldiers. It&#8217;s the story of product tie-ins brought life back to the dying comics company, and in the process reinvented the comics industry for [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:38:38</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward take a trip back to the 1970s and 1980s, when a floundering Marvel Comics was saved by barbarians, vampires, giant robots and toys soldiers. It&#8217;s the story of product tie-ins brought life back to the dying comics company, and in the process reinvented the comics industry for [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Questprobe_Vol_1_1.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 139 &#8211; Half-Hour Toy Commercials of the 80s</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-139-half-hour-toy-commercials-of-the-80s/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 02:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3361</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don revisit their childhoods as they talk about the time when capitalism and animation joined together to create one of the greatest marketing forces known to mankind &#8211; the half-hour animated toy commercials of the 1980s! Strawberry Shortcake! HE-MAN and the Masters of the Universe! GI JOE! The Transformers! JEM! [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don revisit their childhoods as they talk about the time when capitalism and animation joined together to create one of the greatest marketing forces known to mankind &#8211; the half-hour animated toy commercials of the 1980s! S]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>1980s,Animation,Culture,GI Joe,He-Man,History,Marketing,Transformers</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don revisit their childhoods as they talk about the time when capitalism and animation joined together to create one of the greatest marketing forces known to mankind &#8211; the half-hour animated toy commercials of the 1980s! Strawberry Shortcake! HE-MAN and the Masters of the Universe! GI JOE! The Transformers! JEM! [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don revisit their childhoods as they talk about the time when capitalism and animation joined together to create one of the greatest marketing forces known to mankind &#8211; the half-hour animated toy commercials of the 1980s! Strawberry Shortcake! HE-MAN and the Masters of the Universe! GI JOE! The Transformers! JEM! [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:06:26</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don revisit their childhoods as they talk about the time when capitalism and animation joined together to create one of the greatest marketing forces known to mankind &#8211; the half-hour animated toy commercials of the 1980s! Strawberry Shortcake! HE-MAN and the Masters of the Universe! GI JOE! The Transformers! JEM! [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Centurions.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 138 &#8211; Family in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-138-family-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 02:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3351</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob do their best Vin Diesel impressions and spend the whole episode talking about family. They talk about what family really is, its place in society over time, and most importantly, its place in drama up until today. All this, and why &#8220;Punch and Judy&#8221; was the original socially destabilizing [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob do their best Vin Diesel impressions and spend the whole episode talking about family. They talk about what family really is, its place in society over time, and most importantly, its place in drama up until today. All this, ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,Family,History</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob do their best Vin Diesel impressions and spend the whole episode talking about family. They talk about what family really is, its place in society over time, and most importantly, its place in drama up until today. All this, and why &#8220;Punch and Judy&#8221; was the original socially destabilizing [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob do their best Vin Diesel impressions and spend the whole episode talking about family. They talk about what family really is, its place in society over time, and most importantly, its place in drama up until today. All this, and why &#8220;Punch and Judy&#8221; was the original socially destabilizing [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:17:49</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob do their best Vin Diesel impressions and spend the whole episode talking about family. They talk about what family really is, its place in society over time, and most importantly, its place in drama up until today. All this, and why &#8220;Punch and Judy&#8221; was the original socially destabilizing [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Punch_and_Judy-1.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 137 &#8211; AI in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-137-ai-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3344</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don look back at the past of humanity&#8217;s relationship with Artificial Intelligence and ponder where it will be going in the future. The duo discuss recent innovations in AI, how people&#8217;s concept of what AI is has changed over the years, and why AI might not want to wipe us [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don look back at the past of humanity&#8217;s relationship with Artificial Intelligence and ponder where it will be going in the future. The duo discuss recent innovations in AI, how people&#8217;s concept of what AI is has chang]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>AI,Culture,Discussion,Media,The Future</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don look back at the past of humanity&#8217;s relationship with Artificial Intelligence and ponder where it will be going in the future. The duo discuss recent innovations in AI, how people&#8217;s concept of what AI is has changed over the years, and why AI might not want to wipe us [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don look back at the past of humanity&#8217;s relationship with Artificial Intelligence and ponder where it will be going in the future. The duo discuss recent innovations in AI, how people&#8217;s concept of what AI is has changed over the years, and why AI might not want to wipe us [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RobotOverlords.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 137 &#8211; AI in Popular Culture</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:09:59</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don look back at the past of humanity&#8217;s relationship with Artificial Intelligence and ponder where it will be going in the future. The duo discuss recent innovations in AI, how people&#8217;s concept of what AI is has changed over the years, and why AI might not want to wipe us [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RobotOverlords.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 136 &#8211; Classic Doctor Who</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-136-classic-doctor-who/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3334</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the 20th century versions of the iconic staple of U.K. science fiction &#8211; Doctor Who. The trio discuss how they first met The Doctor, the various incarnations and evolutions of the series, and how it affected their lives. All this, and which [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the 20th century versions of the iconic staple of U.K. science fiction &#8211; Doctor Who. The trio discuss how they first met The Doctor, the various incarnations and evolutions of the seri]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>British,Discussion,Doctor Who,History,Jack Ward,Science Fiction</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the 20th century versions of the iconic staple of U.K. science fiction &#8211; Doctor Who. The trio discuss how they first met The Doctor, the various incarnations and evolutions of the series, and how it affected their lives. All this, and which [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the 20th century versions of the iconic staple of U.K. science fiction &#8211; Doctor Who. The trio discuss how they first met The Doctor, the various incarnations and evolutions of the series, and how it affected their lives. All this, and which [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TomBaker-scaled.jpeg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 136 &#8211; Classic Doctor Who</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 14 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the 20th century versions of the iconic staple of U.K. science fiction &#8211; Doctor Who. The trio discuss how they first met The Doctor, the various incarnations and evolutions of the series, and how it affected their lives. All this, and which [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TomBaker-scaled.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 135 &#8211; Breaking Up With Fandom Is Hard To Do</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-135-breaking-up-with-fandom-is-hard-to-do/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 02:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3324</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the thorny issue of why people break up with their media darlings. The two delve into the reasons why people and the properties they love might go their separate ways, and explore whether that&#8217;s a good or bad thing. Along the way, the duo discuss heavy metal, isekai, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the thorny issue of why people break up with their media darlings. The two delve into the reasons why people and the properties they love might go their separate ways, and explore whether that&#8217;s a good or bad th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Culture,Discussion,Fandom,Marketing,Media</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the thorny issue of why people break up with their media darlings. The two delve into the reasons why people and the properties they love might go their separate ways, and explore whether that&#8217;s a good or bad thing. Along the way, the duo discuss heavy metal, isekai, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3324/dna-podcast-135-breaking-up-with-fandom-is-hard-to-do.mp3" length="87931137" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the thorny issue of why people break up with their media darlings. The two delve into the reasons why people and the properties they love might go their separate ways, and explore whether that&#8217;s a good or bad thing. Along the way, the duo discuss heavy metal, isekai, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 6 min</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the thorny issue of why people break up with their media darlings. The two delve into the reasons why people and the properties they love might go their separate ways, and explore whether that&#8217;s a good or bad thing. Along the way, the duo discuss heavy metal, isekai, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 134 &#8211; Brainstorming a Caravan Guards Story Setting</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-134-brainstorming-a-caravan-guards-story-setting/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3319</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob asks for Don&#8217;s help in brainstorming the setting for a story about caravan guards &#8211; the unspoken heroes of the fantasy world whose job it is to keep the goods flowing despite attacks by monster, bandits, and rats. Lots of rats. Along the way, the duo discuss real caravan guards in [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob asks for Don&#8217;s help in brainstorming the setting for a story about caravan guards &#8211; the unspoken heroes of the fantasy world whose job it is to keep the goods flowing despite attacks by monster, bandits, and rats. Lots of]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Brainstorming,Caravan Guards,D&amp;D,Fantasy,Tactics,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob asks for Don&#8217;s help in brainstorming the setting for a story about caravan guards &#8211; the unspoken heroes of the fantasy world whose job it is to keep the goods flowing despite attacks by monster, bandits, and rats. Lots of rats. Along the way, the duo discuss real caravan guards in [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob asks for Don&#8217;s help in brainstorming the setting for a story about caravan guards &#8211; the unspoken heroes of the fantasy world whose job it is to keep the goods flowing despite attacks by monster, bandits, and rats. Lots of rats. Along the way, the duo discuss real caravan guards in [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 134 &#8211; Brainstorming a Caravan Guards Story Setting</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 9 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob asks for Don&#8217;s help in brainstorming the setting for a story about caravan guards &#8211; the unspoken heroes of the fantasy world whose job it is to keep the goods flowing despite attacks by monster, bandits, and rats. Lots of rats. Along the way, the duo discuss real caravan guards in [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Caravan_GuardArt.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 133 &#8211; Malls in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-133-malls-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 03:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3313</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head to the mall to discuss capitalism and the place of malls in popular culture for the past hundred years. Along the way, the duo discuss the history of shopping, the origins of malls, and how malls reshaped capitalism. All this, and why the 80s were the peak of [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head to the mall to discuss capitalism and the place of malls in popular culture for the past hundred years. Along the way, the duo discuss the history of shopping, the origins of malls, and how malls reshaped capitalism. All]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Capitalism,Culture,History,Horror,Malls,Shopping</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head to the mall to discuss capitalism and the place of malls in popular culture for the past hundred years. Along the way, the duo discuss the history of shopping, the origins of malls, and how malls reshaped capitalism. All this, and why the 80s were the peak of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head to the mall to discuss capitalism and the place of malls in popular culture for the past hundred years. Along the way, the duo discuss the history of shopping, the origins of malls, and how malls reshaped capitalism. All this, and why the 80s were the peak of [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Chopping-Mall2.jpg.png"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 133 &#8211; Malls in Popular Culture</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hr 47 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head to the mall to discuss capitalism and the place of malls in popular culture for the past hundred years. Along the way, the duo discuss the history of shopping, the origins of malls, and how malls reshaped capitalism. All this, and why the 80s were the peak of [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Chopping-Mall2.jpg.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 132 &#8211; The Psychology of Comics</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-132-the-psychology-of-comics/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 04:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3306</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the psychology of comic books. The two delve deep into the unconscious desires of comic book readers, discuss why Manga failed to find an audience in 1980s America, and probe how comics are linked to human needs. All this, and why British girls comics are the anti-manga, is [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the psychology of comic books. The two delve deep into the unconscious desires of comic book readers, discuss why Manga failed to find an audience in 1980s America, and probe how comics are linked to human needs. All ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Discussion,Japan,Manga,Psychology,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the psychology of comic books. The two delve deep into the unconscious desires of comic book readers, discuss why Manga failed to find an audience in 1980s America, and probe how comics are linked to human needs. All this, and why British girls comics are the anti-manga, is [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the psychology of comic books. The two delve deep into the unconscious desires of comic book readers, discuss why Manga failed to find an audience in 1980s America, and probe how comics are linked to human needs. All this, and why British girls comics are the anti-manga, is [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Incredible-Freud.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 132 &#8211; The Psychology of Comics</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 32 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss the psychology of comic books. The two delve deep into the unconscious desires of comic book readers, discuss why Manga failed to find an audience in 1980s America, and probe how comics are linked to human needs. All this, and why British girls comics are the anti-manga, is [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Incredible-Freud.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 131 &#8211; Samurai TV</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-131-samurai-tv/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3294</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don walk the path of meifumado and explore the golden age of Samurai television on Japanese TV during the 70s and 80s. Along this path to hell, Rob discusses what he learned after watching way too many Japanese jidaigeki period TV shows, why he loves them so much, the different [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don walk the path of meifumado and explore the golden age of Samurai television on Japanese TV during the 70s and 80s. Along this path to hell, Rob discusses what he learned after watching way too many Japanese jidaigeki period T]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,History,Japan,Jidaigeki,Lone Wolf and Cub,Samurai,Sonny Chiba,Television,Zatoichi</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don walk the path of meifumado and explore the golden age of Samurai television on Japanese TV during the 70s and 80s. Along this path to hell, Rob discusses what he learned after watching way too many Japanese jidaigeki period TV shows, why he loves them so much, the different [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don walk the path of meifumado and explore the golden age of Samurai television on Japanese TV during the 70s and 80s. Along this path to hell, Rob discusses what he learned after watching way too many Japanese jidaigeki period TV shows, why he loves them so much, the different [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/SonnyChibaYagyu.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 131 &#8211; Samurai TV</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 36mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don walk the path of meifumado and explore the golden age of Samurai television on Japanese TV during the 70s and 80s. Along this path to hell, Rob discusses what he learned after watching way too many Japanese jidaigeki period TV shows, why he loves them so much, the different [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/SonnyChibaYagyu.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 130 &#8211; The Mandela Effect</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-130-the-mandela-effect/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3279</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the intersection of reality and human perception and how these two things often fail to match up. Along the way they discuss Don&#8217;s four ways reality and humanity tend to disagree, how the internet has been both a help and destructive force in determining reality, and more high [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the intersection of reality and human perception and how these two things often fail to match up. Along the way they discuss Don&#8217;s four ways reality and humanity tend to disagree, how the internet has been both ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Bigfoot,Culture,Discussion,Human Psychology,Legends,Media,Monsters,Urban Legends</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the intersection of reality and human perception and how these two things often fail to match up. Along the way they discuss Don&#8217;s four ways reality and humanity tend to disagree, how the internet has been both a help and destructive force in determining reality, and more high [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3279/dna-podcast-130-the-mandela-effect.mp3" length="96016194" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the intersection of reality and human perception and how these two things often fail to match up. Along the way they discuss Don&#8217;s four ways reality and humanity tend to disagree, how the internet has been both a help and destructive force in determining reality, and more high [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 13 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the intersection of reality and human perception and how these two things often fail to match up. Along the way they discuss Don&#8217;s four ways reality and humanity tend to disagree, how the internet has been both a help and destructive force in determining reality, and more high [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 129 &#8211; Anime Tabletop Roleplaying</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-129-anime-tabletop-roleplaying/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 03:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3267</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to talk about tabletop roleplaying&#8217;s relationship with anime and manga, and the many successful and failed attempts to simulate anime style adventures through RPGs. Along the way, the duo discuss Rob&#8217;s four types of anime RPGs, how anime and RPGs have both evolved over time, and the [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to talk about tabletop roleplaying&#8217;s relationship with anime and manga, and the many successful and failed attempts to simulate anime style adventures through RPGs. Along the way, the duo discuss Rob&#8217;s fo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime,BESM,Culture,Discussion,Japan,Mekton,Robotech,RPGs,Tabletop RPGs</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to talk about tabletop roleplaying&#8217;s relationship with anime and manga, and the many successful and failed attempts to simulate anime style adventures through RPGs. Along the way, the duo discuss Rob&#8217;s four types of anime RPGs, how anime and RPGs have both evolved over time, and the [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to talk about tabletop roleplaying&#8217;s relationship with anime and manga, and the many successful and failed attempts to simulate anime style adventures through RPGs. Along the way, the duo discuss Rob&#8217;s four types of anime RPGs, how anime and RPGs have both evolved over time, and the [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mekton2Cover.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 129 &#8211; Anime Tabletop Roleplaying</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 56mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to talk about tabletop roleplaying&#8217;s relationship with anime and manga, and the many successful and failed attempts to simulate anime style adventures through RPGs. Along the way, the duo discuss Rob&#8217;s four types of anime RPGs, how anime and RPGs have both evolved over time, and the [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mekton2Cover.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 128 &#8211; Who Gates the Gatekeepers?</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-128-who-gates-the-gatekeepers/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 03:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3259</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the issue of gatekeeping in our culture. Along the way, the three discuss who the new gatekeepers are, if they&#8217;re any different than the old ones, and why people feel the need to censor and monitor the expression of others. All this, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the issue of gatekeeping in our culture. Along the way, the three discuss who the new gatekeepers are, if they&#8217;re any different than the old ones, and why people feel the need to censo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Censorship,Discussion,Freedom of Speech,Gatekeeping,Social Justice,Social Media,Social Power</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the issue of gatekeeping in our culture. Along the way, the three discuss who the new gatekeepers are, if they&#8217;re any different than the old ones, and why people feel the need to censor and monitor the expression of others. All this, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3259/dna-podcast-128-who-gates-the-gatekeepers.mp3" length="81530422" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the issue of gatekeeping in our culture. Along the way, the three discuss who the new gatekeepers are, if they&#8217;re any different than the old ones, and why people feel the need to censor and monitor the expression of others. All this, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-block2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 128 &#8211; Who Gates the Gatekeepers?</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 53mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the issue of gatekeeping in our culture. Along the way, the three discuss who the new gatekeepers are, if they&#8217;re any different than the old ones, and why people feel the need to censor and monitor the expression of others. All this, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-block2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 126 &#8211; Injuries in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-126-injuries-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3251</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore how the way that injuries are portrayed in a story has a bit effect on how the audience perceives both stories and reality. Along the way, the two discuss how movies, role playing games, and comics have shown injuries, and what it says about their presentations of reality. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore how the way that injuries are portrayed in a story has a bit effect on how the audience perceives both stories and reality. Along the way, the two discuss how movies, role playing games, and comics have shown injuries]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Culture,Damage,Discussion,Injuries,Media,Movies,Violence</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore how the way that injuries are portrayed in a story has a bit effect on how the audience perceives both stories and reality. Along the way, the two discuss how movies, role playing games, and comics have shown injuries, and what it says about their presentations of reality. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3251/dna-podcast-126-injuries-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="96500777" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore how the way that injuries are portrayed in a story has a bit effect on how the audience perceives both stories and reality. Along the way, the two discuss how movies, role playing games, and comics have shown injuries, and what it says about their presentations of reality. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image.jpeg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image.jpeg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 126 &#8211; Injuries in Popular Culture</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 11 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore how the way that injuries are portrayed in a story has a bit effect on how the audience perceives both stories and reality. Along the way, the two discuss how movies, role playing games, and comics have shown injuries, and what it says about their presentations of reality. [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 126 &#8211; Comics Writer Peter B Gillis</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-126-comic-writer-peter-b-gillis/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3241</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic book writer Peter Gillis to discuss his career writing comics for Marvel, First Comics and DC Comics during the 1980s and 90s. Along the way, the three discuss how Peter got into comics, his time writing for the big three, and his legendary works Strikeforce: [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic book writer Peter Gillis to discuss his career writing comics for Marvel, First Comics and DC Comics during the 1980s and 90s. Along the way, the three discuss how Peter got into comics, his time writing f]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Dr. Strange,FIRST Comics,Interview,Peter Gillis,Shatter,Strikeforce Morituri,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic book writer Peter Gillis to discuss his career writing comics for Marvel, First Comics and DC Comics during the 1980s and 90s. Along the way, the three discuss how Peter got into comics, his time writing for the big three, and his legendary works Strikeforce: [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3241/dna-podcast-126-comic-writer-peter-b-gillis.mp3" length="103289710" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic book writer Peter Gillis to discuss his career writing comics for Marvel, First Comics and DC Comics during the 1980s and 90s. Along the way, the three discuss how Peter got into comics, his time writing for the big three, and his legendary works Strikeforce: [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 18 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic book writer Peter Gillis to discuss his career writing comics for Marvel, First Comics and DC Comics during the 1980s and 90s. Along the way, the three discuss how Peter got into comics, his time writing for the big three, and his legendary works Strikeforce: [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 125 &#8211; Comics Artist Doug Rice</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-125-comics-artist-doug-rice/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3230</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comics artist and animator Doug Rice to discuss Doug&#8217;s long and fascinating career in comics and animation. Along the way, the trio discuss how Doug got into comics, his experiences working at FIRST Comics and MARVEL during the 1980s, and his crowning achievement &#8211; the comic [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comics artist and animator Doug Rice to discuss Doug&#8217;s long and fascinating career in comics and animation. Along the way, the trio discuss how Doug got into comics, his experiences working at FIRST Comics]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comics,Doug Rice,Dynamo Joe,FIRST Comics,John Ostrander,Phil Foglio</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comics artist and animator Doug Rice to discuss Doug&#8217;s long and fascinating career in comics and animation. Along the way, the trio discuss how Doug got into comics, his experiences working at FIRST Comics and MARVEL during the 1980s, and his crowning achievement &#8211; the comic [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3230/dna-podcast-125-comics-artist-doug-rice.mp3" length="97622425.6" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comics artist and animator Doug Rice to discuss Doug&#8217;s long and fascinating career in comics and animation. Along the way, the trio discuss how Doug got into comics, his experiences working at FIRST Comics and MARVEL during the 1980s, and his crowning achievement &#8211; the comic [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 15 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comics artist and animator Doug Rice to discuss Doug&#8217;s long and fascinating career in comics and animation. Along the way, the trio discuss how Doug got into comics, his experiences working at FIRST Comics and MARVEL during the 1980s, and his crowning achievement &#8211; the comic [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 124 &#8211; Comic Book Horror Hosts</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-124-comic-book-horror-hosts/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3222</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hey guys and ghouls! In this episode, Don and Rob explore the dark and ghoulish history of horror hosts in comic books. From the EC classics like Tales from the Crypt to Judge Edwina Strange (from Judge Dredd&#8217;s own horror anthology) the pair talk about the role that &#8220;hosts&#8221; have played in the history of [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hey guys and ghouls! In this episode, Don and Rob explore the dark and ghoulish history of horror hosts in comic books. From the EC classics like Tales from the Crypt to Judge Edwina Strange (from Judge Dredd&#8217;s own horror anthology) the pair talk a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,EC Comics,History,Horror Hosts</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey guys and ghouls! In this episode, Don and Rob explore the dark and ghoulish history of horror hosts in comic books. From the EC classics like Tales from the Crypt to Judge Edwina Strange (from Judge Dredd&#8217;s own horror anthology) the pair talk about the role that &#8220;hosts&#8221; have played in the history of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3222/dna-podcast-124-comic-book-horror-hosts.mp3" length="102760448" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hey guys and ghouls! In this episode, Don and Rob explore the dark and ghoulish history of horror hosts in comic books. From the EC classics like Tales from the Crypt to Judge Edwina Strange (from Judge Dredd&#8217;s own horror anthology) the pair talk about the role that &#8220;hosts&#8221; have played in the history of [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 22mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hey guys and ghouls! In this episode, Don and Rob explore the dark and ghoulish history of horror hosts in comic books. From the EC classics like Tales from the Crypt to Judge Edwina Strange (from Judge Dredd&#8217;s own horror anthology) the pair talk about the role that &#8220;hosts&#8221; have played in the history of [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 123 &#8211; Original English Light Novels with Brandon Varnell</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-123-original-english-light-novels-with-brandon-varnell/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3217</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with author of over 50 light novels, Brandon Varnell. The three discuss whether books written in English can really be light novels, how Brandon got into writing, and Brandon&#8217;s techniques for writing his books. All that, and more harem stories than you can shake a stick at, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with author of over 50 light novels, Brandon Varnell. The three discuss whether books written in English can really be light novels, how Brandon got into writing, and Brandon&#8217;s techniques for writing his books.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Brandon Varnell,Interview,Light Novels,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with author of over 50 light novels, Brandon Varnell. The three discuss whether books written in English can really be light novels, how Brandon got into writing, and Brandon&#8217;s techniques for writing his books. All that, and more harem stories than you can shake a stick at, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3217/dna-podcast-123-original-english-light-novels-with-brandon-varnell.mp3" length="98566144" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with author of over 50 light novels, Brandon Varnell. The three discuss whether books written in English can really be light novels, how Brandon got into writing, and Brandon&#8217;s techniques for writing his books. All that, and more harem stories than you can shake a stick at, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BrandonVarnellCover.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BrandonVarnellCover.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 123 &#8211; Original English Light Novels with Brandon Varnell</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 17mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with author of over 50 light novels, Brandon Varnell. The three discuss whether books written in English can really be light novels, how Brandon got into writing, and Brandon&#8217;s techniques for writing his books. All that, and more harem stories than you can shake a stick at, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BrandonVarnellCover.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 122 &#8211; US Comics in the UK with Richard Sheaf</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-122-us-comics-in-the-uk-with-eamon-clarke/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 20:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3209</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down again with UK comics historian Richard Sheaf to talk about how American comics were received across the pond in the UK. The trio discuss the experience of being a fan of American comics in the UK, how US comics were changed to suit UK publication, and UK [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down again with UK comics historian Richard Sheaf to talk about how American comics were received across the pond in the UK. The trio discuss the experience of being a fan of American comics in the UK, how US comics were ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comics,Marvel Comics,Richard Sheaf,UK Comics</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down again with UK comics historian Richard Sheaf to talk about how American comics were received across the pond in the UK. The trio discuss the experience of being a fan of American comics in the UK, how US comics were changed to suit UK publication, and UK [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3209/dna-podcast-122-us-comics-in-the-uk-with-eamon-clarke.mp3" length="92274688" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down again with UK comics historian Richard Sheaf to talk about how American comics were received across the pond in the UK. The trio discuss the experience of being a fan of American comics in the UK, how US comics were changed to suit UK publication, and UK [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 8 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down again with UK comics historian Richard Sheaf to talk about how American comics were received across the pond in the UK. The trio discuss the experience of being a fan of American comics in the UK, how US comics were changed to suit UK publication, and UK [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 121 &#8211; Novel Horizons with Jonathan Solis</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-121-novel-horizons-with-jonathan-solis/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3201</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jonathan Solis, author and publisher of original English light novels at Novel Horizons. The three discuss Jonathan&#8217;s philosophy about publishing light novels, the challenges of being a publisher, and Novel Horizons&#8217; unique strategies for promoting their books. All this, and the ancient war between &#8220;plot&#8221; and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jonathan Solis, author and publisher of original English light novels at Novel Horizons. The three discuss Jonathan&#8217;s philosophy about publishing light novels, the challenges of being a publisher, and Nove]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Interview,Jonathan Solis,Light Novels,Novel Horizons</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jonathan Solis, author and publisher of original English light novels at Novel Horizons. The three discuss Jonathan&#8217;s philosophy about publishing light novels, the challenges of being a publisher, and Novel Horizons&#8217; unique strategies for promoting their books. All this, and the ancient war between &#8220;plot&#8221; and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3201/dna-podcast-121-novel-horizons-with-jonathan-solis.mp3" length="85563801.6" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jonathan Solis, author and publisher of original English light novels at Novel Horizons. The three discuss Jonathan&#8217;s philosophy about publishing light novels, the challenges of being a publisher, and Novel Horizons&#8217; unique strategies for promoting their books. All this, and the ancient war between &#8220;plot&#8221; and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 58mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jonathan Solis, author and publisher of original English light novels at Novel Horizons. The three discuss Jonathan&#8217;s philosophy about publishing light novels, the challenges of being a publisher, and Novel Horizons&#8217; unique strategies for promoting their books. All this, and the ancient war between &#8220;plot&#8221; and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 120 &#8211; 2000AD Magazine with Eamonn Clarke</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-120-2000ad-magazine-with-eamonn-clarke/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3193</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob sit down with Eamonn Clarke of the Mega City Book Club podcast to talk about the legendary UK Comic magazine 2000AD. The trio discuss the origins of 2000AD, how Judge Dredd took over the magazine, and some of 2000ADs better and lesser known stories and strips. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob sit down with Eamonn Clarke of the Mega City Book Club podcast to talk about the legendary UK Comic magazine 2000AD. The trio discuss the origins of 2000AD, how Judge Dredd took over the magazine, and some of 2000ADs better an]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>2000AD,Comic Books,Judge Dredd,Mega City Book Club,UK Comics</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob sit down with Eamonn Clarke of the Mega City Book Club podcast to talk about the legendary UK Comic magazine 2000AD. The trio discuss the origins of 2000AD, how Judge Dredd took over the magazine, and some of 2000ADs better and lesser known stories and strips. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3193/dna-podcast-120-2000ad-magazine-with-eamonn-clarke.mp3" length="85983232" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob sit down with Eamonn Clarke of the Mega City Book Club podcast to talk about the legendary UK Comic magazine 2000AD. The trio discuss the origins of 2000AD, how Judge Dredd took over the magazine, and some of 2000ADs better and lesser known stories and strips. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 51 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob sit down with Eamonn Clarke of the Mega City Book Club podcast to talk about the legendary UK Comic magazine 2000AD. The trio discuss the origins of 2000AD, how Judge Dredd took over the magazine, and some of 2000ADs better and lesser known stories and strips. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 119: Moonquill Publishing with Jimmy Shi</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-119-moonquill-publishing-with-jimmy-shi/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3177</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jimmy Shi, co-founder of Moonquill Publishing to talk about his company and his experiences as a independent book publisher specializing in light novels. The three discuss the English webnovel community, the challenges of running Moonquill, and why Jimmy needs to be more evil. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jimmy Shi, co-founder of Moonquill Publishing to talk about his company and his experiences as a independent book publisher specializing in light novels. The three discuss the English webnovel community, the cha]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Chinese Webnovels,Kindle,Light Novels,Moonquill,Publishing,Small Press,Webnovels,Wuxia</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jimmy Shi, co-founder of Moonquill Publishing to talk about his company and his experiences as a independent book publisher specializing in light novels. The three discuss the English webnovel community, the challenges of running Moonquill, and why Jimmy needs to be more evil. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3177/dna-podcast-119-moonquill-publishing-with-jimmy-shi.mp3" length="77594624" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jimmy Shi, co-founder of Moonquill Publishing to talk about his company and his experiences as a independent book publisher specializing in light novels. The three discuss the English webnovel community, the challenges of running Moonquill, and why Jimmy needs to be more evil. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 47mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jimmy Shi, co-founder of Moonquill Publishing to talk about his company and his experiences as a independent book publisher specializing in light novels. The three discuss the English webnovel community, the challenges of running Moonquill, and why Jimmy needs to be more evil. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 118 &#8211; UK Comics with Richard Sheaf</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-118-uk-comics-with-richard-sheaf/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 03:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3120</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with UK Comics blogger Richard Sheaf to explore the fascinating world of UK Comic books. The three discuss how being weekly (as opposed to monthly) took UK comics in a totally different direction than American comics, how Pat Mills was UK&#8217;s version of Stan Lee (but with [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with UK Comics blogger Richard Sheaf to explore the fascinating world of UK Comic books. The three discuss how being weekly (as opposed to monthly) took UK comics in a totally different direction than American comics]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>British Comics,Interview,Judge Dredd,Pat Mills,Richard Sheaf,UK Comics</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with UK Comics blogger Richard Sheaf to explore the fascinating world of UK Comic books. The three discuss how being weekly (as opposed to monthly) took UK comics in a totally different direction than American comics, how Pat Mills was UK&#8217;s version of Stan Lee (but with [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3120/dna-podcast-118-uk-comics-with-richard-sheaf.mp3" length="85983232" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with UK Comics blogger Richard Sheaf to explore the fascinating world of UK Comic books. The three discuss how being weekly (as opposed to monthly) took UK comics in a totally different direction than American comics, how Pat Mills was UK&#8217;s version of Stan Lee (but with [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 55 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with UK Comics blogger Richard Sheaf to explore the fascinating world of UK Comic books. The three discuss how being weekly (as opposed to monthly) took UK comics in a totally different direction than American comics, how Pat Mills was UK&#8217;s version of Stan Lee (but with [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 117 &#8211; War in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-117-war-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 03:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3002</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore how war is presented in popular culture &#8211; from books, to music, movies, and games. Working from the difference between Protest stories and Propaganda stories, they discuss how this dichotomy shapes almost all stories related to war. From there, they talk a lot about heavy metal, fantasy literature, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore how war is presented in popular culture &#8211; from books, to music, movies, and games. Working from the difference between Protest stories and Propaganda stories, they discuss how this dichotomy shapes almost all st]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore how war is presented in popular culture &#8211; from books, to music, movies, and games. Working from the difference between Protest stories and Propaganda stories, they discuss how this dichotomy shapes almost all stories related to war. From there, they talk a lot about heavy metal, fantasy literature, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/3002/dna-podcast-117-war-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="108003328" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore how war is presented in popular culture &#8211; from books, to music, movies, and games. Working from the difference between Protest stories and Propaganda stories, they discuss how this dichotomy shapes almost all stories related to war. From there, they talk a lot about heavy metal, fantasy literature, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 30 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore how war is presented in popular culture &#8211; from books, to music, movies, and games. Working from the difference between Protest stories and Propaganda stories, they discuss how this dichotomy shapes almost all stories related to war. From there, they talk a lot about heavy metal, fantasy literature, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 116 &#8211; Leadership in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-116-leadership-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 03:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2846</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the disconnect in popular culture between how leaders act in film and television and how they really act in real life. Along the way, they touch the third rail of geekdom &#8211; Kirk versus Picard &#8211; and even talk about why Optimus Prime is a bad leader. All [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the disconnect in popular culture between how leaders act in film and television and how they really act in real life. Along the way, they touch the third rail of geekdom &#8211; Kirk versus Picard &#8211; and even ta]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Leadership,Military,Star Trek,Transformers,War</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the disconnect in popular culture between how leaders act in film and television and how they really act in real life. Along the way, they touch the third rail of geekdom &#8211; Kirk versus Picard &#8211; and even talk about why Optimus Prime is a bad leader. All [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2846/dna-podcast-116-leadership-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="91226112" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the disconnect in popular culture between how leaders act in film and television and how they really act in real life. Along the way, they touch the third rail of geekdom &#8211; Kirk versus Picard &#8211; and even talk about why Optimus Prime is a bad leader. All [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 6min</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the disconnect in popular culture between how leaders act in film and television and how they really act in real life. Along the way, they touch the third rail of geekdom &#8211; Kirk versus Picard &#8211; and even talk about why Optimus Prime is a bad leader. All [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 115 &#8211; Spies in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-115-spies-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 19:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2774</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don go on a mission with guest Jack Ward to reveal the truth about spies in popular culture. The trio explore the 60&#8217;s Spy Craze, talking about what led up to it, how it played out, and what parts of it are still influencing our popular culture today. From The [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don go on a mission with guest Jack Ward to reveal the truth about spies in popular culture. The trio explore the 60&#8217;s Spy Craze, talking about what led up to it, how it played out, and what parts of it are still influencin]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>James Bond,Mission Impossible,Secret Agent,Spies</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don go on a mission with guest Jack Ward to reveal the truth about spies in popular culture. The trio explore the 60&#8217;s Spy Craze, talking about what led up to it, how it played out, and what parts of it are still influencing our popular culture today. From The [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2774/dna-podcast-115-spies-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="90177536" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don go on a mission with guest Jack Ward to reveal the truth about spies in popular culture. The trio explore the 60&#8217;s Spy Craze, talking about what led up to it, how it played out, and what parts of it are still influencing our popular culture today. From The [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 1 min</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don go on a mission with guest Jack Ward to reveal the truth about spies in popular culture. The trio explore the 60&#8217;s Spy Craze, talking about what led up to it, how it played out, and what parts of it are still influencing our popular culture today. From The [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 114 &#8211; Board Games with Stephen Fraser</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-114-board-games-with-stephen-fraser/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2727</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don roll the dice with Stephen Fraser, a high school teacher and board game collector. The three of them discuss Stephen&#8217;s collection, the evolution of board gaming, and even the current trends in the hobby. Along the way, they learn the truth behind Secret Hitler, and develop Nictophobia as they [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don roll the dice with Stephen Fraser, a high school teacher and board game collector. The three of them discuss Stephen&#8217;s collection, the evolution of board gaming, and even the current trends in the hobby. Along the way, ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Board Games,Pandemic,Stephen Fraser</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don roll the dice with Stephen Fraser, a high school teacher and board game collector. The three of them discuss Stephen&#8217;s collection, the evolution of board gaming, and even the current trends in the hobby. Along the way, they learn the truth behind Secret Hitler, and develop Nictophobia as they [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2727/dna-podcast-114-board-games-with-stephen-fraser.mp3" length="100663296" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don roll the dice with Stephen Fraser, a high school teacher and board game collector. The three of them discuss Stephen&#8217;s collection, the evolution of board gaming, and even the current trends in the hobby. Along the way, they learn the truth behind Secret Hitler, and develop Nictophobia as they [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 14 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don roll the dice with Stephen Fraser, a high school teacher and board game collector. The three of them discuss Stephen&#8217;s collection, the evolution of board gaming, and even the current trends in the hobby. Along the way, they learn the truth behind Secret Hitler, and develop Nictophobia as they [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 113 &#8211; Dark Corners Interview</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-113-dark-corners-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 23:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2689</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Graham Trelfer and Robin Bailes, the hosts of the Dark Corners Reviews YouTube channel to talk about their show. Together the group discuss the ups and downs of running a popular YouTube channel, the origins of their show, and more bad horror movies than you can [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Graham Trelfer and Robin Bailes, the hosts of the Dark Corners Reviews YouTube channel to talk about their show. Together the group discuss the ups and downs of running a popular YouTube channel, the origins of ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Cult Movies,Dark Corners,Horror,Interview,YouTube</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Graham Trelfer and Robin Bailes, the hosts of the Dark Corners Reviews YouTube channel to talk about their show. Together the group discuss the ups and downs of running a popular YouTube channel, the origins of their show, and more bad horror movies than you can [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2689/dna-podcast-113-dark-corners-interview.mp3" length="71303168" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Graham Trelfer and Robin Bailes, the hosts of the Dark Corners Reviews YouTube channel to talk about their show. Together the group discuss the ups and downs of running a popular YouTube channel, the origins of their show, and more bad horror movies than you can [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 39 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Graham Trelfer and Robin Bailes, the hosts of the Dark Corners Reviews YouTube channel to talk about their show. Together the group discuss the ups and downs of running a popular YouTube channel, the origins of their show, and more bad horror movies than you can [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 112 &#8211; Science in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-112-science-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 02:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2666</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the ways that science is presented in popular culture, for better and worse. Along the way they discuss what science is, how our views of it have shaped society (and how our society has shaped science), and the shifting view of science in the United States. All this, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the ways that science is presented in popular culture, for better and worse. Along the way they discuss what science is, how our views of it have shaped society (and how our society has shaped science), and the shifti]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Fantasy,History,Pop Culture,Science,Science Fiction</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the ways that science is presented in popular culture, for better and worse. Along the way they discuss what science is, how our views of it have shaped society (and how our society has shaped science), and the shifting view of science in the United States. All this, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2666/dna-podcast-112-science-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="81788928" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the ways that science is presented in popular culture, for better and worse. Along the way they discuss what science is, how our views of it have shaped society (and how our society has shaped science), and the shifting view of science in the United States. All this, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 50 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the ways that science is presented in popular culture, for better and worse. Along the way they discuss what science is, how our views of it have shaped society (and how our society has shaped science), and the shifting view of science in the United States. All this, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 111 &#8211; The Secret Origin of Generation X</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-111-the-secret-origin-of-generation-x/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2020 02:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2609</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the cultural foundations of the children born between 1965 and 1980 &#8211; Generation X! Like the mutant superheroes they share a name with, these young people were bridges between the old world and the new &#8211; the pre and post internet ages. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the cultural foundations of the children born between 1965 and 1980 &#8211; Generation X! Like the mutant superheroes they share a name with, these young people were bridges between the old ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,Generation X,History,Jack Ward</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the cultural foundations of the children born between 1965 and 1980 &#8211; Generation X! Like the mutant superheroes they share a name with, these young people were bridges between the old world and the new &#8211; the pre and post internet ages. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2609/dna-podcast-111-the-secret-origin-of-generation-x.mp3" length="89128960" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the cultural foundations of the children born between 1965 and 1980 &#8211; Generation X! Like the mutant superheroes they share a name with, these young people were bridges between the old world and the new &#8211; the pre and post internet ages. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 5 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the cultural foundations of the children born between 1965 and 1980 &#8211; Generation X! Like the mutant superheroes they share a name with, these young people were bridges between the old world and the new &#8211; the pre and post internet ages. [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 110 &#8211; H.P. Lovecraft with Dave Towers</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-110-h-p-lovecraft-with-dave-towers/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2566</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Dave Towers to talk about the legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. They talk about Lovecraft&#8217;s life, his approach to writing, his legacy, and make a few story suggestions for those who want to dip their tow into Inssmouth Bay. Along the way, they discover [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Dave Towers to talk about the legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. They talk about Lovecraft&#8217;s life, his approach to writing, his legacy, and make a few story suggestions for those who want]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Call of Cthulhu,Dave Towers,History,Horror,Lovecraft,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Dave Towers to talk about the legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. They talk about Lovecraft&#8217;s life, his approach to writing, his legacy, and make a few story suggestions for those who want to dip their tow into Inssmouth Bay. Along the way, they discover [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2566/dna-podcast-110-h-p-lovecraft-with-dave-towers.mp3" length="102026444.8" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Dave Towers to talk about the legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. They talk about Lovecraft&#8217;s life, his approach to writing, his legacy, and make a few story suggestions for those who want to dip their tow into Inssmouth Bay. Along the way, they discover [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 21mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Dave Towers to talk about the legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. They talk about Lovecraft&#8217;s life, his approach to writing, his legacy, and make a few story suggestions for those who want to dip their tow into Inssmouth Bay. Along the way, they discover [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 109 &#8211; Competition in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-109-competition-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2020 22:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2537</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the concept of competition as it plays out in our society and media. Some societies see competition as healthy, while others consider it destructive and wasteful, and the media often goes back and forth between the two approaches. Along the [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the concept of competition as it plays out in our society and media. Some societies see competition as healthy, while others consider it destructive and wasteful, and the media ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Competition,Culture,Discussion,Politics,Popular Culture,TV</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the concept of competition as it plays out in our society and media. Some societies see competition as healthy, while others consider it destructive and wasteful, and the media often goes back and forth between the two approaches. Along the [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2537/dna-podcast-109-competition-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="87031808" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the concept of competition as it plays out in our society and media. Some societies see competition as healthy, while others consider it destructive and wasteful, and the media often goes back and forth between the two approaches. Along the [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/arm-wrestling-567950_1280.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 109 &#8211; Competition in Popular Culture</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 55 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the concept of competition as it plays out in our society and media. Some societies see competition as healthy, while others consider it destructive and wasteful, and the media often goes back and forth between the two approaches. Along the [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/arm-wrestling-567950_1280.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 108 &#8211; 80s Action Movies with Chad</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-108-80s-action-movies-with-chad/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 01:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2504</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are again joined by their friend Chad for a dangerous mission back in time to the 1980s where tough guys ruled the screen and one-liners flew thick and fast. Along the way, the three discuss what makes an 80s action hero, how these movies reflected the times they were [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are again joined by their friend Chad for a dangerous mission back in time to the 1980s where tough guys ruled the screen and one-liners flew thick and fast. Along the way, the three discuss what makes an 80s action hero, how]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>1980s,Action Movies,Predator,Rambo,Robocop</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are again joined by their friend Chad for a dangerous mission back in time to the 1980s where tough guys ruled the screen and one-liners flew thick and fast. Along the way, the three discuss what makes an 80s action hero, how these movies reflected the times they were [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2504/dna-podcast-108-80s-action-movies-with-chad.mp3" length="120586240" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are again joined by their friend Chad for a dangerous mission back in time to the 1980s where tough guys ruled the screen and one-liners flew thick and fast. Along the way, the three discuss what makes an 80s action hero, how these movies reflected the times they were [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CommandoImage.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CommandoImage.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 108 &#8211; 80s Action Movies with Chad</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 38 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are again joined by their friend Chad for a dangerous mission back in time to the 1980s where tough guys ruled the screen and one-liners flew thick and fast. Along the way, the three discuss what makes an 80s action hero, how these movies reflected the times they were [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CommandoImage.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 107 &#8211; Dinosaur Movies</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-107-dinosaur-movies/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2482</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to talk about their common childhood passion &#8211; dinosaur movies! From The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms to Jurassic Park, the trio explore the history of dinosaurs on film and how they&#8217;ve been portrayed through the decades. Along the way, they discover there are [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to talk about their common childhood passion &#8211; dinosaur movies! From The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms to Jurassic Park, the trio explore the history of dinosaurs on film and how they&#8217;v]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Chad,Dinosaurs,Godzilla,Movies</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to talk about their common childhood passion &#8211; dinosaur movies! From The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms to Jurassic Park, the trio explore the history of dinosaurs on film and how they&#8217;ve been portrayed through the decades. Along the way, they discover there are [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2482/dna-podcast-107-dinosaur-movies.mp3" length="108003328" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to talk about their common childhood passion &#8211; dinosaur movies! From The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms to Jurassic Park, the trio explore the history of dinosaurs on film and how they&#8217;ve been portrayed through the decades. Along the way, they discover there are [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/knight_mural_big.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/knight_mural_big.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 107 &#8211; Dinosaur Movies</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 31mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to talk about their common childhood passion &#8211; dinosaur movies! From The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms to Jurassic Park, the trio explore the history of dinosaurs on film and how they&#8217;ve been portrayed through the decades. Along the way, they discover there are [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/knight_mural_big.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 106 &#8211; Lost Genres 2 Sitcom Bugaloo</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-106-lost-genres-2-sitcom-bugaloo/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2457</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob dive into another round of the genres that time forgot as they explore more things that have washed away into the river of time. The pair jump right into the types of TV shows and TV stories that once ruled the airwaves but have faded, and then go on [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob dive into another round of the genres that time forgot as they explore more things that have washed away into the river of time. The pair jump right into the types of TV shows and TV stories that once ruled the airwaves but h]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,Media,Media History,Music,TV</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob dive into another round of the genres that time forgot as they explore more things that have washed away into the river of time. The pair jump right into the types of TV shows and TV stories that once ruled the airwaves but have faded, and then go on [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2457/dna-podcast-106-lost-genres-2-sitcom-bugaloo.mp3" length="98041856" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob dive into another round of the genres that time forgot as they explore more things that have washed away into the river of time. The pair jump right into the types of TV shows and TV stories that once ruled the airwaves but have faded, and then go on [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PacManFever-1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 106 &#8211; Lost Genres 2 Sitcom Bugaloo</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 16 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob dive into another round of the genres that time forgot as they explore more things that have washed away into the river of time. The pair jump right into the types of TV shows and TV stories that once ruled the airwaves but have faded, and then go on [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PacManFever-1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 105 &#8211; Disaster Films</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-105-disaster-films/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2443</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob struggle to understand the apocalypse they&#8217;ve found themselves in by talking about disaster films and how they reflect human society. They&#8217;re joined in the raging chaos by Jack Ward and Dave Towers, who drop by to share a few thoughts on the genre. Along the way, the group discusses [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob struggle to understand the apocalypse they&#8217;ve found themselves in by talking about disaster films and how they reflect human society. They&#8217;re joined in the raging chaos by Jack Ward and Dave Towers, who drop by to]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Apocalypse,Disaster Movies,Discussion,Irwin Allen,Media History,Movies</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob struggle to understand the apocalypse they&#8217;ve found themselves in by talking about disaster films and how they reflect human society. They&#8217;re joined in the raging chaos by Jack Ward and Dave Towers, who drop by to share a few thoughts on the genre. Along the way, the group discusses [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2443/dna-podcast-105-disaster-films.mp3" length="102236160" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob struggle to understand the apocalypse they&#8217;ve found themselves in by talking about disaster films and how they reflect human society. They&#8217;re joined in the raging chaos by Jack Ward and Dave Towers, who drop by to share a few thoughts on the genre. Along the way, the group discusses [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/remcoearthquaketower2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/remcoearthquaketower2.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 105 &#8211; Disaster Films</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 21 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob struggle to understand the apocalypse they&#8217;ve found themselves in by talking about disaster films and how they reflect human society. They&#8217;re joined in the raging chaos by Jack Ward and Dave Towers, who drop by to share a few thoughts on the genre. Along the way, the group discusses [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/remcoearthquaketower2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 104 &#8211; Lost Genres</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-104-lost-genres/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2429</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob cast a look back in time to the 20th century and look at comic book and film genres that were once popular but have faded into the past. Hillbillies, Funny Animals and Greek demi-gods abound in this journey into the vaults of time. All this, and the amazing art [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob cast a look back in time to the 20th century and look at comic book and film genres that were once popular but have faded into the past. Hillbillies, Funny Animals and Greek demi-gods abound in this journey into the vaults of]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,History,Media,Movies,Peplum,Sword and Sandals</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob cast a look back in time to the 20th century and look at comic book and film genres that were once popular but have faded into the past. Hillbillies, Funny Animals and Greek demi-gods abound in this journey into the vaults of time. All this, and the amazing art [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2429/dna-podcast-104-lost-genres.mp3" length="80950067.2" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob cast a look back in time to the 20th century and look at comic book and film genres that were once popular but have faded into the past. Hillbillies, Funny Animals and Greek demi-gods abound in this journey into the vaults of time. All this, and the amazing art [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/goliath-and-the-vampires-movie-poster-1964-1020254114.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/goliath-and-the-vampires-movie-poster-1964-1020254114.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 104 &#8211; Lost Genres</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 52 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob cast a look back in time to the 20th century and look at comic book and film genres that were once popular but have faded into the past. Hillbillies, Funny Animals and Greek demi-gods abound in this journey into the vaults of time. All this, and the amazing art [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/goliath-and-the-vampires-movie-poster-1964-1020254114.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 103 &#8211; Murder Hobos</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-103-murder-hobos/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2409</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the concept of the &#8220;murder hobo&#8221; and how this approach to fantasy roleplaying connects with other parts of movies, games, and popular culture. The pair look deep into the roots of D&#38;D, discuss how murder hobos reflect the fantasies of the audience, and the idea&#8217;s connections with Westerns. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the concept of the &#8220;murder hobo&#8221; and how this approach to fantasy roleplaying connects with other parts of movies, games, and popular culture. The pair look deep into the roots of D&#38;D, discuss how murd]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>D&amp;D,Fist of the North Star,Isekai,Murderhobos,Roleplaying,Westerns</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the concept of the &#8220;murder hobo&#8221; and how this approach to fantasy roleplaying connects with other parts of movies, games, and popular culture. The pair look deep into the roots of D&#38;D, discuss how murder hobos reflect the fantasies of the audience, and the idea&#8217;s connections with Westerns. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2409/dna-podcast-103-murder-hobos.mp3" length="78014054.4" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the concept of the &#8220;murder hobo&#8221; and how this approach to fantasy roleplaying connects with other parts of movies, games, and popular culture. The pair look deep into the roots of D&#38;D, discuss how murder hobos reflect the fantasies of the audience, and the idea&#8217;s connections with Westerns. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Hobo-with-a-Shotgun.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Hobo-with-a-Shotgun.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 103 &#8211; Murder Hobos</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 48mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the concept of the &#8220;murder hobo&#8221; and how this approach to fantasy roleplaying connects with other parts of movies, games, and popular culture. The pair look deep into the roots of D&#38;D, discuss how murder hobos reflect the fantasies of the audience, and the idea&#8217;s connections with Westerns. [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Hobo-with-a-Shotgun.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 102 &#8211; Scooby Doo</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-102-scooby-doo/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 15:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2392</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In honor of the canine sleuth&#8217;s 50th anniversary, Don leads Rob and the audience on a thrilling mystery through the history of Scooby Doo. Along the way, they discuss how Scooby&#8217;s success has been linked with Archie, The Battle of the Network Stars, and 80&#8217;s Sitcoms. They wrestle over the enigma that is Scrappy Doo. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In honor of the canine sleuth&#8217;s 50th anniversary, Don leads Rob and the audience on a thrilling mystery through the history of Scooby Doo. Along the way, they discuss how Scooby&#8217;s success has been linked with Archie, The Battle of the Network]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Cartoons,History,Saturday Morning,Scooby Doo</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In honor of the canine sleuth&#8217;s 50th anniversary, Don leads Rob and the audience on a thrilling mystery through the history of Scooby Doo. Along the way, they discuss how Scooby&#8217;s success has been linked with Archie, The Battle of the Network Stars, and 80&#8217;s Sitcoms. They wrestle over the enigma that is Scrappy Doo. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2392/dna-podcast-102-scooby-doo.mp3" length="98041856" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In honor of the canine sleuth&#8217;s 50th anniversary, Don leads Rob and the audience on a thrilling mystery through the history of Scooby Doo. Along the way, they discuss how Scooby&#8217;s success has been linked with Archie, The Battle of the Network Stars, and 80&#8217;s Sitcoms. They wrestle over the enigma that is Scrappy Doo. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Scooby-Doo-2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Scooby-Doo-2.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 102 &#8211; Scooby Doo</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 18mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In honor of the canine sleuth&#8217;s 50th anniversary, Don leads Rob and the audience on a thrilling mystery through the history of Scooby Doo. Along the way, they discuss how Scooby&#8217;s success has been linked with Archie, The Battle of the Network Stars, and 80&#8217;s Sitcoms. They wrestle over the enigma that is Scrappy Doo. [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Scooby-Doo-2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 101 &#8211; Werewolves in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-101-werewolves-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 02:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2370</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don stalk the werewolf&#8217;s place in popular culture, hunting the elusive man who walks like a wolf! Along the way, they explore the history of werewolves in real life and fiction, talk about the origins of werewolves on film, and explore the RPG called Werewolf: The Apocalypse! All this, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don stalk the werewolf&#8217;s place in popular culture, hunting the elusive man who walks like a wolf! Along the way, they explore the history of werewolves in real life and fiction, talk about the origins of werewolves on film,]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Film,History,Popular Culture,RPG,Werewolves</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don stalk the werewolf&#8217;s place in popular culture, hunting the elusive man who walks like a wolf! Along the way, they explore the history of werewolves in real life and fiction, talk about the origins of werewolves on film, and explore the RPG called Werewolf: The Apocalypse! All this, and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2370/dna-podcast-101-werewolves-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="82837504" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don stalk the werewolf&#8217;s place in popular culture, hunting the elusive man who walks like a wolf! Along the way, they explore the history of werewolves in real life and fiction, talk about the origins of werewolves on film, and explore the RPG called Werewolf: The Apocalypse! All this, and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/werewolf.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/werewolf.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 101 &#8211; Werewolves in Popular Culture</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 55mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don stalk the werewolf&#8217;s place in popular culture, hunting the elusive man who walks like a wolf! Along the way, they explore the history of werewolves in real life and fiction, talk about the origins of werewolves on film, and explore the RPG called Werewolf: The Apocalypse! All this, and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/werewolf.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 100 &#8211; Failure</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-100-failure/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 16:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2351</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this, the hundredth episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob, Don, and Jack sit down to discuss their greatest creative failures. The trio talk about the challenges they&#8217;ve faced, what they&#8217;ve learned from them, and what failure really means. Along the way, they delve into the power of psychology, marketing, and clowns. Which [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this, the hundredth episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob, Don, and Jack sit down to discuss their greatest creative failures. The trio talk about the challenges they&#8217;ve faced, what they&#8217;ve learned from them, and what failure re]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anniversary,Failure,Jack Ward,Podcasting,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this, the hundredth episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob, Don, and Jack sit down to discuss their greatest creative failures. The trio talk about the challenges they&#8217;ve faced, what they&#8217;ve learned from them, and what failure really means. Along the way, they delve into the power of psychology, marketing, and clowns. Which [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2351/dna-podcast-100-failure.mp3" length="98775859.2" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this, the hundredth episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob, Don, and Jack sit down to discuss their greatest creative failures. The trio talk about the challenges they&#8217;ve faced, what they&#8217;ve learned from them, and what failure really means. Along the way, they delve into the power of psychology, marketing, and clowns. Which [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/8226451812_96942a841f_h.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/8226451812_96942a841f_h.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 100 &#8211; Failure</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 17 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this, the hundredth episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob, Don, and Jack sit down to discuss their greatest creative failures. The trio talk about the challenges they&#8217;ve faced, what they&#8217;ve learned from them, and what failure really means. Along the way, they delve into the power of psychology, marketing, and clowns. Which [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/8226451812_96942a841f_h.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 099 &#8211; Trust Us, We&#8217;re Lying</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-099-trust-us-were-lying/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 15:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2330</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the book Trust Me, I&#8217;m Lying by Ryan Holiday and the implications that come with his tell-all book about media manipulation. The three delve into the techniques used by Holiday and media manipulators, how the media hacks human psychology, and why fake [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the book Trust Me, I&#8217;m Lying by Ryan Holiday and the implications that come with his tell-all book about media manipulation. The three delve into the techniques used by Holiday and med]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Blogging,Culture,Discussion,Jack Ward,Media,Media Manipulation,Trust Me I&#039;m Lying</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the book Trust Me, I&#8217;m Lying by Ryan Holiday and the implications that come with his tell-all book about media manipulation. The three delve into the techniques used by Holiday and media manipulators, how the media hacks human psychology, and why fake [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2330/dna-podcast-099-trust-us-were-lying.mp3" length="92274688" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the book Trust Me, I&#8217;m Lying by Ryan Holiday and the implications that come with his tell-all book about media manipulation. The three delve into the techniques used by Holiday and media manipulators, how the media hacks human psychology, and why fake [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 8 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss the book Trust Me, I&#8217;m Lying by Ryan Holiday and the implications that come with his tell-all book about media manipulation. The three delve into the techniques used by Holiday and media manipulators, how the media hacks human psychology, and why fake [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 098 &#8211; Vampires in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-098-vampires-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2019 01:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2313</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore vampires and their place in history and popular culture. The two intrepid stalkers of the night discuss vampire legends, obscure vampire lore, and the history of vampires on film. All this, and Rob&#8217;s rant about stupid vampire lords, is waiting to suck your attention in this episode of [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore vampires and their place in history and popular culture. The two intrepid stalkers of the night discuss vampire legends, obscure vampire lore, and the history of vampires on film. All this, and Rob&#8217;s rant about ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Popular Culture,Vampires</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore vampires and their place in history and popular culture. The two intrepid stalkers of the night discuss vampire legends, obscure vampire lore, and the history of vampires on film. All this, and Rob&#8217;s rant about stupid vampire lords, is waiting to suck your attention in this episode of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore vampires and their place in history and popular culture. The two intrepid stalkers of the night discuss vampire legends, obscure vampire lore, and the history of vampires on film. All this, and Rob&#8217;s rant about stupid vampire lords, is waiting to suck your attention in this episode of [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Vampire.png"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 098 &#8211; Vampires in Popular Culture</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 53 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore vampires and their place in history and popular culture. The two intrepid stalkers of the night discuss vampire legends, obscure vampire lore, and the history of vampires on film. All this, and Rob&#8217;s rant about stupid vampire lords, is waiting to suck your attention in this episode of [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Vampire.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 097 &#8211; Education in Popular Culture with Jack Ward</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-097-education-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 01:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2290</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their favorite teacher Jack Ward to discuss education and how it&#8217;s reflected in popular culture. The three explore the roles education plays in society, and how pop culture and education both reflect and change each other. They also discuss the different kinds of movies about teachers [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their favorite teacher Jack Ward to discuss education and how it&#8217;s reflected in popular culture. The three explore the roles education plays in society, and how pop culture and education both reflect and c]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Education,History,Movies,Teaching</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their favorite teacher Jack Ward to discuss education and how it&#8217;s reflected in popular culture. The three explore the roles education plays in society, and how pop culture and education both reflect and change each other. They also discuss the different kinds of movies about teachers [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2290/dna-podcast-097-education-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="73610035.2" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their favorite teacher Jack Ward to discuss education and how it&#8217;s reflected in popular culture. The three explore the roles education plays in society, and how pop culture and education both reflect and change each other. They also discuss the different kinds of movies about teachers [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/To-sir-with-love-movie-poster-1967.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/To-sir-with-love-movie-poster-1967.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 097 &#8211; Education in Popular Culture with Jack Ward</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 42 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their favorite teacher Jack Ward to discuss education and how it&#8217;s reflected in popular culture. The three explore the roles education plays in society, and how pop culture and education both reflect and change each other. They also discuss the different kinds of movies about teachers [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/To-sir-with-love-movie-poster-1967.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 096 &#8211; Rules Heavy and Lite RPGs</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/2019/08/23/dna-podcast-096-rules-heavy-and-lite-rpgs/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?p=2265</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the difference between Role Playing Games that use detailed rules systems (rules heavy) versus those who use minimalist rules (rules lite) and how each affects gameplay. Along the way, the trio discuss lots of oldschool RPGs, Japanese vs. American RPGs, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the difference between Role Playing Games that use detailed rules systems (rules heavy) versus those who use minimalist rules (rules lite) and how each affects gameplay. Along t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Baron Munchhausen,D&amp;D,Jack Ward,Lasers and Feelings,RPGs</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the difference between Role Playing Games that use detailed rules systems (rules heavy) versus those who use minimalist rules (rules lite) and how each affects gameplay. Along the way, the trio discuss lots of oldschool RPGs, Japanese vs. American RPGs, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2265/dna-podcast-096-rules-heavy-and-lite-rpgs.mp3" length="74448896" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the difference between Role Playing Games that use detailed rules systems (rules heavy) versus those who use minimalist rules (rules lite) and how each affects gameplay. Along the way, the trio discuss lots of oldschool RPGs, Japanese vs. American RPGs, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 43 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Jack Ward to discuss the difference between Role Playing Games that use detailed rules systems (rules heavy) versus those who use minimalist rules (rules lite) and how each affects gameplay. Along the way, the trio discuss lots of oldschool RPGs, Japanese vs. American RPGs, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 095 &#8211; Fantasy Tropes People Love with Jack Ward</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-095-fantasy-tropes-people-love-with-jack-ward/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 02:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2229</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss a recent Reddit survey on fantasy tropes people love. They discuss how people might be misusing the word and idea of tropes, and then go through people&#8217;s top choices for fantasy tropes, from the heroic last stand to the plucky young hero, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss a recent Reddit survey on fantasy tropes people love. They discuss how people might be misusing the word and idea of tropes, and then go through people&#8217;s top choices for fantasy tropes]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Dungeons and Dragons,Fantasy,The Hero's Journey,Tropes,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss a recent Reddit survey on fantasy tropes people love. They discuss how people might be misusing the word and idea of tropes, and then go through people&#8217;s top choices for fantasy tropes, from the heroic last stand to the plucky young hero, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2229/dna-podcast-095-fantasy-tropes-people-love-with-jack-ward.mp3" length="79691776" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss a recent Reddit survey on fantasy tropes people love. They discuss how people might be misusing the word and idea of tropes, and then go through people&#8217;s top choices for fantasy tropes, from the heroic last stand to the plucky young hero, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 46 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss a recent Reddit survey on fantasy tropes people love. They discuss how people might be misusing the word and idea of tropes, and then go through people&#8217;s top choices for fantasy tropes, from the heroic last stand to the plucky young hero, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 094 &#8211; Gaming Tropes</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-094-gaming-tropes/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 02:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2168</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don dig into the concept of tropes and discuss how they connect with tabletop RPG gaming. Few people think about how Hit Points are actually an artificial idea created by games, and how they affect the way we think about games- this is an example of a gaming trope. Don [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don dig into the concept of tropes and discuss how they connect with tabletop RPG gaming. Few people think about how Hit Points are actually an artificial idea created by games, and how they affect the way we think about games- t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Dungeons and Dragons,Fantasy,Gaming,GURPS,Star Trek,Tabletop Roleplaying,Tropes</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don dig into the concept of tropes and discuss how they connect with tabletop RPG gaming. Few people think about how Hit Points are actually an artificial idea created by games, and how they affect the way we think about games- this is an example of a gaming trope. Don [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2168/dna-podcast-094-gaming-tropes.mp3" length="54840524.8" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don dig into the concept of tropes and discuss how they connect with tabletop RPG gaming. Few people think about how Hit Points are actually an artificial idea created by games, and how they affect the way we think about games- this is an example of a gaming trope. Don [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 52 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don dig into the concept of tropes and discuss how they connect with tabletop RPG gaming. Few people think about how Hit Points are actually an artificial idea created by games, and how they affect the way we think about games- this is an example of a gaming trope. Don [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 093 &#8211; Death to Evil Overlords!</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-093-death-to-evil-overlords/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 03:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2107</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don listens as Rob goes on a tear about one of his pet peeves- Evil Overlords in Fantasy and Science Fiction. The pair discuss the origins of the Evil Overlord trope, why is exists, and what the problems are with it. Along they way, they discuss &#8220;Villains who say Bah!&#8221;, the Asian [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don listens as Rob goes on a tear about one of his pet peeves- Evil Overlords in Fantasy and Science Fiction. The pair discuss the origins of the Evil Overlord trope, why is exists, and what the problems are with it. Along they way, they]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Bionic Six,Evil Overlords,Fantasy,He-Man,Star Wars,Venture Brothers,Xianxia</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don listens as Rob goes on a tear about one of his pet peeves- Evil Overlords in Fantasy and Science Fiction. The pair discuss the origins of the Evil Overlord trope, why is exists, and what the problems are with it. Along they way, they discuss &#8220;Villains who say Bah!&#8221;, the Asian [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/2107/dna-podcast-093-death-to-evil-overlords.mp3" length="57776537.6" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don listens as Rob goes on a tear about one of his pet peeves- Evil Overlords in Fantasy and Science Fiction. The pair discuss the origins of the Evil Overlord trope, why is exists, and what the problems are with it. Along they way, they discuss &#8220;Villains who say Bah!&#8221;, the Asian [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don listens as Rob goes on a tear about one of his pet peeves- Evil Overlords in Fantasy and Science Fiction. The pair discuss the origins of the Evil Overlord trope, why is exists, and what the problems are with it. Along they way, they discuss &#8220;Villains who say Bah!&#8221;, the Asian [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 092 &#8211; Police in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-092-police-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 02:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1991</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the messy history of the police in popular culture. Starting off with a history of the police themselves, the pair explore how police stories are very much a reflection of the society which produces them, and how we seem to alternate between two forms of [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the messy history of the police in popular culture. Starting off with a history of the police themselves, the pair explore how police stories are very much a reflection of the society which produces them, and h]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Cops,Culture,Discussion,History,Law Enforcement,Media,Police,Sherlock Holmes,TV</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the messy history of the police in popular culture. Starting off with a history of the police themselves, the pair explore how police stories are very much a reflection of the society which produces them, and how we seem to alternate between two forms of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1991/dna-podcast-092-police-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="62495129.6" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the messy history of the police in popular culture. Starting off with a history of the police themselves, the pair explore how police stories are very much a reflection of the society which produces them, and how we seem to alternate between two forms of [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 10mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the messy history of the police in popular culture. Starting off with a history of the police themselves, the pair explore how police stories are very much a reflection of the society which produces them, and how we seem to alternate between two forms of [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 091 &#8211; tReading the Path of Heaven</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-091-treading-the-path-of-heaven/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1915</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jonathan Kinney and Richard Curtissmith from the tReading the Path of Heaven podcast to talk about Asian Light Novels and webnovels. The four of them discuss the differences between Japanese, Korean, and Chinese webnovels, some of their favorites, and what makes webnovels characters unique. All this, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jonathan Kinney and Richard Curtissmith from the tReading the Path of Heaven podcast to talk about Asian Light Novels and webnovels. The four of them discuss the differences between Japanese, Korean, and Chinese]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>China,Chinese Webnovels,Fantasy,Interview,Japan,Light Novels,Podcast,South Korea,Treading the Path of Heaven,Wuxia</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jonathan Kinney and Richard Curtissmith from the tReading the Path of Heaven podcast to talk about Asian Light Novels and webnovels. The four of them discuss the differences between Japanese, Korean, and Chinese webnovels, some of their favorites, and what makes webnovels characters unique. All this, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1915/dna-podcast-091-treading-the-path-of-heaven.mp3" length="68157440" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jonathan Kinney and Richard Curtissmith from the tReading the Path of Heaven podcast to talk about Asian Light Novels and webnovels. The four of them discuss the differences between Japanese, Korean, and Chinese webnovels, some of their favorites, and what makes webnovels characters unique. All this, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hr 15mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Jonathan Kinney and Richard Curtissmith from the tReading the Path of Heaven podcast to talk about Asian Light Novels and webnovels. The four of them discuss the differences between Japanese, Korean, and Chinese webnovels, some of their favorites, and what makes webnovels characters unique. All this, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Episode 90 &#8211; Crime and Villainy in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-90-crime-and-villainy-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 12:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1839</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into society&#8217;s dark underbelly and explore how popular culture and our image of criminals have become intertwined. Along the way, the pair discuss where our concepts of villainy come from, how the roles of hero and villain have switched places over history, and how TV and movies have [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into society&#8217;s dark underbelly and explore how popular culture and our image of criminals have become intertwined. Along the way, the pair discuss where our concepts of villainy come from, how the roles of hero an]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Crime,Criminals,Culture,Discussion,Gangsters,History,Movies,Serial Killers,Supervillains,TV</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into society&#8217;s dark underbelly and explore how popular culture and our image of criminals have become intertwined. Along the way, the pair discuss where our concepts of villainy come from, how the roles of hero and villain have switched places over history, and how TV and movies have [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1839/dna-episode-90-crime-and-villainy-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="76546048" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into society&#8217;s dark underbelly and explore how popular culture and our image of criminals have become intertwined. Along the way, the pair discuss where our concepts of villainy come from, how the roles of hero and villain have switched places over history, and how TV and movies have [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hr 30 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into society&#8217;s dark underbelly and explore how popular culture and our image of criminals have become intertwined. Along the way, the pair discuss where our concepts of villainy come from, how the roles of hero and villain have switched places over history, and how TV and movies have [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 089 &#8211; Mysticism Continued with Lothar Tuppan and David Towers</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-089-mysticism-continued-with-lothar-tuppan-and-david-towers/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 02:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1801</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Following up on the last episode, Don and Rob continue their exploration into the world of the occult with new guest Lothar Tuppan and returning guest David Towers. The four of them pick up where Dave left off, giving more context to the ancient Abrahamic origins of modern mystic thought, and then tumble forward in [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Following up on the last episode, Don and Rob continue their exploration into the world of the occult with new guest Lothar Tuppan and returning guest David Towers. The four of them pick up where Dave left off, giving more context to the ancient Abrahami]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>David Towers,Freemasonry,Lothar Tuppan,Magic,Mysticism</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Following up on the last episode, Don and Rob continue their exploration into the world of the occult with new guest Lothar Tuppan and returning guest David Towers. The four of them pick up where Dave left off, giving more context to the ancient Abrahamic origins of modern mystic thought, and then tumble forward in [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Following up on the last episode, Don and Rob continue their exploration into the world of the occult with new guest Lothar Tuppan and returning guest David Towers. The four of them pick up where Dave left off, giving more context to the ancient Abrahamic origins of modern mystic thought, and then tumble forward in [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hr 48 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Following up on the last episode, Don and Rob continue their exploration into the world of the occult with new guest Lothar Tuppan and returning guest David Towers. The four of them pick up where Dave left off, giving more context to the ancient Abrahamic origins of modern mystic thought, and then tumble forward in [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 088 &#8211; Mysticism with David Towers</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-088-mysticism-with-david-towers/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 13:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1763</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Don&#8217;s old friend David Towers to discuss mysticism. Dave has had a lifelong interest in the subject, and he shares the fruits of his research with the pair. Spiraling off from Don and Rob&#8217;s earlier episode about the Satanic Panic, the three of them delve deep [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Don&#8217;s old friend David Towers to discuss mysticism. Dave has had a lifelong interest in the subject, and he shares the fruits of his research with the pair. Spiraling off from Don and Rob&#8217;s earlier e]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Aleister Crowley,Anton Levey,Bothered about Dungeons and Dragons,David Towers,Freemasons,Mysticism,Rosicrucians,The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,The Golden Dawn,The Satanic Panic</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Don&#8217;s old friend David Towers to discuss mysticism. Dave has had a lifelong interest in the subject, and he shares the fruits of his research with the pair. Spiraling off from Don and Rob&#8217;s earlier episode about the Satanic Panic, the three of them delve deep [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1763/dna-podcast-088-mysticism-with-david-towers.mp3" length="46.8" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Don&#8217;s old friend David Towers to discuss mysticism. Dave has had a lifelong interest in the subject, and he shares the fruits of his research with the pair. Spiraling off from Don and Rob&#8217;s earlier episode about the Satanic Panic, the three of them delve deep [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 41 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Don&#8217;s old friend David Towers to discuss mysticism. Dave has had a lifelong interest in the subject, and he shares the fruits of his research with the pair. Spiraling off from Don and Rob&#8217;s earlier episode about the Satanic Panic, the three of them delve deep [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 087 &#8211; Automating Tabletop Gaming with Brian Welcher</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-087-automating-tabletop-gaming-with-brian-welcher/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 02:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1727</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with teacher, martial artist, and gamer Brian Welcher to discuss his project to automate some parts of tabletop gaming. The three discuss how Brian first got into gaming, and how his fascination with the RPG Pathfinder led him to look for ways to create scripts that would [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with teacher, martial artist, and gamer Brian Welcher to discuss his project to automate some parts of tabletop gaming. The three discuss how Brian first got into gaming, and how his fascination with the RPG Pathfind]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Automation,BattleTech,Brian Welcher,D&amp;D,Discussion,Interview,RPG,Tabletop Roleplaying,Wargaming</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with teacher, martial artist, and gamer Brian Welcher to discuss his project to automate some parts of tabletop gaming. The three discuss how Brian first got into gaming, and how his fascination with the RPG Pathfinder led him to look for ways to create scripts that would [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1727/dna-podcast-087-automating-tabletop-gaming-with-brian-welcher.mp3" length="53477376" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with teacher, martial artist, and gamer Brian Welcher to discuss his project to automate some parts of tabletop gaming. The three discuss how Brian first got into gaming, and how his fascination with the RPG Pathfinder led him to look for ways to create scripts that would [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 46 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with teacher, martial artist, and gamer Brian Welcher to discuss his project to automate some parts of tabletop gaming. The three discuss how Brian first got into gaming, and how his fascination with the RPG Pathfinder led him to look for ways to create scripts that would [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Episode 086 &#8211; Interview with Lee Gold</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-086-interview-with-lee-gold/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2019 02:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1679</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with the incomparable Lee Gold to discuss her life as an early RPG designer, editor of the long-running APA Alarums and Excursions, and filk songwriter. Along the way, the trio discuss the history of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS), how she started her APA, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with the incomparable Lee Gold to discuss her life as an early RPG designer, editor of the long-running APA Alarums and Excursions, and filk songwriter. Along the way, the trio discuss the history of the Los Angeles ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Dungeons and Dragons,Geek Culture,GURPS,History,Interview,Japan,Lee Gold,RPG,Science Fiction</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with the incomparable Lee Gold to discuss her life as an early RPG designer, editor of the long-running APA Alarums and Excursions, and filk songwriter. Along the way, the trio discuss the history of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS), how she started her APA, and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1679/dna-episode-086-interview-with-lee-gold.mp3" length="46137344" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with the incomparable Lee Gold to discuss her life as an early RPG designer, editor of the long-running APA Alarums and Excursions, and filk songwriter. Along the way, the trio discuss the history of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS), how she started her APA, and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 29 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with the incomparable Lee Gold to discuss her life as an early RPG designer, editor of the long-running APA Alarums and Excursions, and filk songwriter. Along the way, the trio discuss the history of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS), how she started her APA, and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 085 &#8211; Media and the Law</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-085-media-and-the-law/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 02:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1619</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward discuss the relationships between the law and entertainment media. These three gumshoes leave no stone unturned as they delve into the seedy and often antagonistic relationship between those who make the rules and those who make the fun. Along the way, they discuss how copyright law has [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward discuss the relationships between the law and entertainment media. These three gumshoes leave no stone unturned as they delve into the seedy and often antagonistic relationship between those who make the rules and ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Censorship,Copyright,Culture,Discussion,History,Jack Ward,Law,Manga,Media,Movies,Superhero,Television,Trademarks</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward discuss the relationships between the law and entertainment media. These three gumshoes leave no stone unturned as they delve into the seedy and often antagonistic relationship between those who make the rules and those who make the fun. Along the way, they discuss how copyright law has [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1619/dna-podcast-085-media-and-the-law.mp3" length="59731078" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward discuss the relationships between the law and entertainment media. These three gumshoes leave no stone unturned as they delve into the seedy and often antagonistic relationship between those who make the rules and those who make the fun. Along the way, they discuss how copyright law has [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hrs 4 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don and Jack Ward discuss the relationships between the law and entertainment media. These three gumshoes leave no stone unturned as they delve into the seedy and often antagonistic relationship between those who make the rules and those who make the fun. Along the way, they discuss how copyright law has [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 084 &#8211; Food in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-084-food-in-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2019 00:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1525</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Ronald McDonald 1.0 In this episode, Rob and Don explore the weird relationship between food and popular culture. From C3POs to Mac Tonight, the pair discuss how food is both shunned and adored in popular culture, and how this relationship has changed over time. Along the way, they ask the big questions, like &#8220;Can you [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ronald McDonald 1.0 In this episode, Rob and Don explore the weird relationship between food and popular culture. From C3POs to Mac Tonight, the pair discuss how food is both shunned and adored in popular culture, and how this relationship has changed ov]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,Dungeons and Dragons,Food,History</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ronald McDonald 1.0 In this episode, Rob and Don explore the weird relationship between food and popular culture. From C3POs to Mac Tonight, the pair discuss how food is both shunned and adored in popular culture, and how this relationship has changed over time. Along the way, they ask the big questions, like &#8220;Can you [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1525/dna-podcast-084-food-in-popular-culture.mp3" length="54525952" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ronald McDonald 1.0 In this episode, Rob and Don explore the weird relationship between food and popular culture. From C3POs to Mac Tonight, the pair discuss how food is both shunned and adored in popular culture, and how this relationship has changed over time. Along the way, they ask the big questions, like &#8220;Can you [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 50 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Ronald McDonald 1.0 In this episode, Rob and Don explore the weird relationship between food and popular culture. From C3POs to Mac Tonight, the pair discuss how food is both shunned and adored in popular culture, and how this relationship has changed over time. Along the way, they ask the big questions, like &#8220;Can you [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Episode 083 &#8211; Warhammer with Professor Otaku</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-083-warhammer-with-professor-otaku/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 02:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1394</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by Professor Otaku to discuss the legendary tabletop miniatures game Warhammer. From the original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay to the glory that is Warhammer 40k, the trio dive deep into the dark lore of the game which rules basement tables and hobby shops across the UK. Along [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by Professor Otaku to discuss the legendary tabletop miniatures game Warhammer. From the original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay to the glory that is Warhammer 40k, the trio dive deep into the dark lore of the ga]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Games Workshop,Mecha,Professor Otaku,RPGs,Warhammer,Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by Professor Otaku to discuss the legendary tabletop miniatures game Warhammer. From the original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay to the glory that is Warhammer 40k, the trio dive deep into the dark lore of the game which rules basement tables and hobby shops across the UK. Along [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1394/dna-episode-083-warhammer-with-professor-otaku.mp3" length="71303168" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by Professor Otaku to discuss the legendary tabletop miniatures game Warhammer. From the original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay to the glory that is Warhammer 40k, the trio dive deep into the dark lore of the game which rules basement tables and hobby shops across the UK. Along [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 23 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by Professor Otaku to discuss the legendary tabletop miniatures game Warhammer. From the original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay to the glory that is Warhammer 40k, the trio dive deep into the dark lore of the game which rules basement tables and hobby shops across the UK. Along [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 082 &#8211; Character Progression and Gamerisms in Media</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-082-character-progression-and-gamerisms-in-media/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 02:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1287</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob discuss Don&#8217;s view that tabletop RPGs and video games have influenced the way people write and consume stories. Delving deep into the topic, the pair discuss Kung Fu movies, westerns, Isekai stories and (naturally) litRPGs. All this and a deep discussion into where Dr. Who went wrong and how [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob discuss Don&#8217;s view that tabletop RPGs and video games have influenced the way people write and consume stories. Delving deep into the topic, the pair discuss Kung Fu movies, westerns, Isekai stories and (naturally) litRP]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime,Culture,D&amp;D,Discussion,Manga,Media,RPGs,Tabletop RPGs,Video Games</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob discuss Don&#8217;s view that tabletop RPGs and video games have influenced the way people write and consume stories. Delving deep into the topic, the pair discuss Kung Fu movies, westerns, Isekai stories and (naturally) litRPGs. All this and a deep discussion into where Dr. Who went wrong and how [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1287/dna-podcast-082-character-progression-and-gamerisms-in-media.mp3" length="67633152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob discuss Don&#8217;s view that tabletop RPGs and video games have influenced the way people write and consume stories. Delving deep into the topic, the pair discuss Kung Fu movies, westerns, Isekai stories and (naturally) litRPGs. All this and a deep discussion into where Dr. Who went wrong and how [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 14 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode Don and Rob discuss Don&#8217;s view that tabletop RPGs and video games have influenced the way people write and consume stories. Delving deep into the topic, the pair discuss Kung Fu movies, westerns, Isekai stories and (naturally) litRPGs. All this and a deep discussion into where Dr. Who went wrong and how [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 081 &#8211; DNA Millwood Chapter with Anika and Matt</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-081-dna-millwood-chapter-with-anika-and-matt/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 04:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1185</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[First Group picture pic.twitter.com/Ue75tvKTZy — DNA Millwood Chapter (@dnamillwood) November 10, 2016 A while ago, friend of the show Jack Ward approached us about making his High School&#8217;s nerdly arts club into a branch of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. We naturally were flattered, and accepted- thus the DNA Millwood Chapter was born! Now we [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[First Group picture pic.twitter.com/Ue75tvKTZy — DNA Millwood Chapter (@dnamillwood) November 10, 2016 A while ago, friend of the show Jack Ward approached us about making his High School&#8217;s nerdly arts club into a branch of the Department of Nerdly]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>DNA Millwood Chapter,Dungeons and Dragons,Geek Culture,Interview,Jack Ward,Sword Art Online</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[First Group picture pic.twitter.com/Ue75tvKTZy — DNA Millwood Chapter (@dnamillwood) November 10, 2016 A while ago, friend of the show Jack Ward approached us about making his High School&#8217;s nerdly arts club into a branch of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. We naturally were flattered, and accepted- thus the DNA Millwood Chapter was born! Now we [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1185/dna-podcast-081-dna-millwood-chapter-with-anika-and-matt.mp3" length="47185920" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[First Group picture pic.twitter.com/Ue75tvKTZy — DNA Millwood Chapter (@dnamillwood) November 10, 2016 A while ago, friend of the show Jack Ward approached us about making his High School&#8217;s nerdly arts club into a branch of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. We naturally were flattered, and accepted- thus the DNA Millwood Chapter was born! Now we [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 35 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[First Group picture pic.twitter.com/Ue75tvKTZy — DNA Millwood Chapter (@dnamillwood) November 10, 2016 A while ago, friend of the show Jack Ward approached us about making his High School&#8217;s nerdly arts club into a branch of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. We naturally were flattered, and accepted- thus the DNA Millwood Chapter was born! Now we [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 080 &#8211; J-Novel Club with Sam Pinansky</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-080-j-novel-club-with-sam-pinansky/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 03:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1072</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by J-Novel club founder Sam Pinansky. J-Novel club is the largest online seller of translated Japanese Light Novels, and one of the pioneers in bringing these Japanese works to English readers. During this great interview, the trio discuss Sam&#8217;s journey to becoming a publisher, the nature of [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by J-Novel club founder Sam Pinansky. J-Novel club is the largest online seller of translated Japanese Light Novels, and one of the pioneers in bringing these Japanese works to English readers. During this great in]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime,Fantasy,Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash,Interview,J-Novel Club,Japan,Light Novels,Manga,Publishing,Sam Pinansky,Sword Art Online</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by J-Novel club founder Sam Pinansky. J-Novel club is the largest online seller of translated Japanese Light Novels, and one of the pioneers in bringing these Japanese works to English readers. During this great interview, the trio discuss Sam&#8217;s journey to becoming a publisher, the nature of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/1072/dna-podcast-080-j-novel-club-with-sam-pinansky.mp3" length="56623104" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by J-Novel club founder Sam Pinansky. J-Novel club is the largest online seller of translated Japanese Light Novels, and one of the pioneers in bringing these Japanese works to English readers. During this great interview, the trio discuss Sam&#8217;s journey to becoming a publisher, the nature of [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 59mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by J-Novel club founder Sam Pinansky. J-Novel club is the largest online seller of translated Japanese Light Novels, and one of the pioneers in bringing these Japanese works to English readers. During this great interview, the trio discuss Sam&#8217;s journey to becoming a publisher, the nature of [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 079 &#8211; Giant Robot Smackdown with Professor Otaku</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-079-giant-robot-smackdown-professor-otaku/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 02:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=957</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob enter the arena of giant robot combat with blazing hearts to face off with Professor Otaku- mecha history expert extraordinaire! The three discuss why Japan is so darn fascinated by giant robots, super robots vs. real robots, and the nature of mecha anime characters. Then, for the main event, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob enter the arena of giant robot combat with blazing hearts to face off with Professor Otaku- mecha history expert extraordinaire! The three discuss why Japan is so darn fascinated by giant robots, super robots vs. real robots,]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime,Discussion,G-Fighter Gundam,Giant Robots,Gundam,Japan,Mecha,Professor Otaku</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob enter the arena of giant robot combat with blazing hearts to face off with Professor Otaku- mecha history expert extraordinaire! The three discuss why Japan is so darn fascinated by giant robots, super robots vs. real robots, and the nature of mecha anime characters. Then, for the main event, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob enter the arena of giant robot combat with blazing hearts to face off with Professor Otaku- mecha history expert extraordinaire! The three discuss why Japan is so darn fascinated by giant robots, super robots vs. real robots, and the nature of mecha anime characters. Then, for the main event, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 3 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob enter the arena of giant robot combat with blazing hearts to face off with Professor Otaku- mecha history expert extraordinaire! The three discuss why Japan is so darn fascinated by giant robots, super robots vs. real robots, and the nature of mecha anime characters. Then, for the main event, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 078 &#8211; We Robots with Jack Ward</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-078-robots-jack-ward/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 03:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=873</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don, and their friend Jack Ward attempt to delve into robots in popular culture, but what was intended as a light jaunt into robots and their place in entertainment turns into a deep existential discussion about what it really means to be human. Along the way, the trio explore possible definitions [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don, and their friend Jack Ward attempt to delve into robots in popular culture, but what was intended as a light jaunt into robots and their place in entertainment turns into a deep existential discussion about what it really means]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Androids,Artificial Intelligence,Astro Boy,Issac Asimov,Jack Ward,Robots,Science Fiction,The Golem</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don, and their friend Jack Ward attempt to delve into robots in popular culture, but what was intended as a light jaunt into robots and their place in entertainment turns into a deep existential discussion about what it really means to be human. Along the way, the trio explore possible definitions [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/873/dna-podcast-078-robots-jack-ward.mp3" length="52848230.4" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don, and their friend Jack Ward attempt to delve into robots in popular culture, but what was intended as a light jaunt into robots and their place in entertainment turns into a deep existential discussion about what it really means to be human. Along the way, the trio explore possible definitions [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 50 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob, Don, and their friend Jack Ward attempt to delve into robots in popular culture, but what was intended as a light jaunt into robots and their place in entertainment turns into a deep existential discussion about what it really means to be human. Along the way, the trio explore possible definitions [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 077 &#8211; Hub Comics with Tim Finn and Jesse Farrell</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-077-hub-comics-tim-finn-jesse-farrell/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 01:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=850</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don team do an international team-up with Tim Finn and Jesse Farrell of Hub Comics of Somerville, Mass. to expose the true nature of owning a comic shop in this modern age. Thrill as the intrepid foursome discuss the perils of pissing off your comic reading audience. Gasp as Tim [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don team do an international team-up with Tim Finn and Jesse Farrell of Hub Comics of Somerville, Mass. to expose the true nature of owning a comic shop in this modern age. Thrill as the intrepid foursome discuss the perils of pi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Comics,DC Comics,Graphic Novels,Hub Comics,Interview,Marvel Comics,Tim Finn</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don team do an international team-up with Tim Finn and Jesse Farrell of Hub Comics of Somerville, Mass. to expose the true nature of owning a comic shop in this modern age. Thrill as the intrepid foursome discuss the perils of pissing off your comic reading audience. Gasp as Tim [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/850/dna-podcast-077-hub-comics-tim-finn-jesse-farrell.mp3" length="59768832" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don team do an international team-up with Tim Finn and Jesse Farrell of Hub Comics of Somerville, Mass. to expose the true nature of owning a comic shop in this modern age. Thrill as the intrepid foursome discuss the perils of pissing off your comic reading audience. Gasp as Tim [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 24 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don team do an international team-up with Tim Finn and Jesse Farrell of Hub Comics of Somerville, Mass. to expose the true nature of owning a comic shop in this modern age. Thrill as the intrepid foursome discuss the perils of pissing off your comic reading audience. Gasp as Tim [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 076 &#8211; American Superhero Comics</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/2018/10/05/dna-podcast-076-american-superhero-comics/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 12:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?p=828</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob delve deep into the history of American superhero comics. From their early murky and pulpy origins to the modern digital age, the pair explore the rocky history of superhero comics and how they reflect American society.  All this, and the Crimson Bee, is waiting for you in this episode [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob delve deep into the history of American superhero comics. From their early murky and pulpy origins to the modern digital age, the pair explore the rocky history of superhero comics and how they reflect American society.  All ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Atlas,Batman,Charlton,Comics,DC,Gold Key,Marvel,Superhero,Superhero Comics,Superman,The Scarlet Pimpernel</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob delve deep into the history of American superhero comics. From their early murky and pulpy origins to the modern digital age, the pair explore the rocky history of superhero comics and how they reflect American society.  All this, and the Crimson Bee, is waiting for you in this episode [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/828/dna-podcast-076-american-superhero-comics.mp3" length="124446238" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob delve deep into the history of American superhero comics. From their early murky and pulpy origins to the modern digital age, the pair explore the rocky history of superhero comics and how they reflect American society.  All this, and the Crimson Bee, is waiting for you in this episode [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 52 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob delve deep into the history of American superhero comics. From their early murky and pulpy origins to the modern digital age, the pair explore the rocky history of superhero comics and how they reflect American society.  All this, and the Crimson Bee, is waiting for you in this episode [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 074 &#8211; Toxic Fandom</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-074-toxic-fandom/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2018 17:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=801</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the weird and wacky world of fandom. They talk about their own fandom backgrounds, explore modern fandom&#8217;s roots, and talk about how it evolved. Along the way, they discuss fandom&#8217;s positive side, and try to define toxic fandom. All this, and why the My Little Pony RPG [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the weird and wacky world of fandom. They talk about their own fandom backgrounds, explore modern fandom&#8217;s roots, and talk about how it evolved. Along the way, they discuss fandom&#8217;s positive side, and t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Conventions,Doujinshi,Dr. Who,Fandom,Rule 34,Star Trek,Usenet</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the weird and wacky world of fandom. They talk about their own fandom backgrounds, explore modern fandom&#8217;s roots, and talk about how it evolved. Along the way, they discuss fandom&#8217;s positive side, and try to define toxic fandom. All this, and why the My Little Pony RPG [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/801/dna-podcast-074-toxic-fandom.mp3" length="83886080" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the weird and wacky world of fandom. They talk about their own fandom backgrounds, explore modern fandom&#8217;s roots, and talk about how it evolved. Along the way, they discuss fandom&#8217;s positive side, and try to define toxic fandom. All this, and why the My Little Pony RPG [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 55 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the weird and wacky world of fandom. They talk about their own fandom backgrounds, explore modern fandom&#8217;s roots, and talk about how it evolved. Along the way, they discuss fandom&#8217;s positive side, and try to define toxic fandom. All this, and why the My Little Pony RPG [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 073- UFOs in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-073-ufos-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 02:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=759</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the place of UFOs in our popular culture with the help of Jack Ward. The trio explore the earliest UFO reports, talk about how UFOs have changed with the times, and what our ideas about aliens say about us. Along the way, Jack tells the story of his [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the place of UFOs in our popular culture with the help of Jack Ward. The trio explore the earliest UFO reports, talk about how UFOs have changed with the times, and what our ideas about aliens say about us. Along the ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Geek Culture,History,Jack Ward,Movies,Science Fiction,UFOs</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the place of UFOs in our popular culture with the help of Jack Ward. The trio explore the earliest UFO reports, talk about how UFOs have changed with the times, and what our ideas about aliens say about us. Along the way, Jack tells the story of his [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/759/dna-podcast-073-ufos-popular-culture.mp3" length="59768832" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the place of UFOs in our popular culture with the help of Jack Ward. The trio explore the earliest UFO reports, talk about how UFOs have changed with the times, and what our ideas about aliens say about us. Along the way, Jack tells the story of his [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 5 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob explore the place of UFOs in our popular culture with the help of Jack Ward. The trio explore the earliest UFO reports, talk about how UFOs have changed with the times, and what our ideas about aliens say about us. Along the way, Jack tells the story of his [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 072 &#8211; Time Travel in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-072-time-travel-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2018 23:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=728</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode, Rob and Don sit down to talk about time travel! The pair discuss the past, present, and future of time travel stories, how time travel seems to have developed fictional &#8220;rules&#8221; that everyone agrees on (but have no basis in fact), and what some of their favorite time travel stories are.  [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode, Rob and Don sit down to talk about time travel! The pair discuss the past, present, and future of time travel stories, how time travel seems to have developed fictional &#8220;rules&#8221; that everyone agrees on (but have n]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>History,Jack Ward,Movies,Science Fiction,Time Travel</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode, Rob and Don sit down to talk about time travel! The pair discuss the past, present, and future of time travel stories, how time travel seems to have developed fictional &#8220;rules&#8221; that everyone agrees on (but have no basis in fact), and what some of their favorite time travel stories are.  [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/728/dna-podcast-072-time-travel-popular-culture.mp3" length="53477376" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode, Rob and Don sit down to talk about time travel! The pair discuss the past, present, and future of time travel stories, how time travel seems to have developed fictional &#8220;rules&#8221; that everyone agrees on (but have no basis in fact), and what some of their favorite time travel stories are.  [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 47 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode, Rob and Don sit down to talk about time travel! The pair discuss the past, present, and future of time travel stories, how time travel seems to have developed fictional &#8220;rules&#8221; that everyone agrees on (but have no basis in fact), and what some of their favorite time travel stories are.  [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 071 &#8211; Fake News</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-071-fake-news/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 02:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=708</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss The News, exploring the past, present and future of our primary source of knowledge about the world around us. In the process, they discuss the relationship between the news makers and the audience, how the news has evolved to meet the needs of different eras, and how the [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss The News, exploring the past, present and future of our primary source of knowledge about the world around us. In the process, they discuss the relationship between the news makers and the audience, how the news has e]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,History,Media,News,Newspapers,Radio,TV</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss The News, exploring the past, present and future of our primary source of knowledge about the world around us. In the process, they discuss the relationship between the news makers and the audience, how the news has evolved to meet the needs of different eras, and how the [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/708/dna-podcast-071-fake-news.mp3" length="80740352" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss The News, exploring the past, present and future of our primary source of knowledge about the world around us. In the process, they discuss the relationship between the news makers and the audience, how the news has evolved to meet the needs of different eras, and how the [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 55mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss The News, exploring the past, present and future of our primary source of knowledge about the world around us. In the process, they discuss the relationship between the news makers and the audience, how the news has evolved to meet the needs of different eras, and how the [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 070 &#8211; Trinidad Dreams with Justin Charles</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-070-trinidad-dreams-justin-charles/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=685</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Justin Charles of the A Dude and Chick Walk Into a Studio podcast to talk about Justin&#8217;s life growing up as a geek in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The three explore how Trinidad and  Justin&#8217;s early loves of anime, video games, storytelling, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Justin Charles of the A Dude and Chick Walk Into a Studio podcast to talk about Justin&#8217;s life growing up as a geek in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The three explore how Trinidad and ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Audio Drama,Bitajin,Geek Culture,Interview,Justin Charles,Ruroni Kenshin,Trinidad,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Justin Charles of the A Dude and Chick Walk Into a Studio podcast to talk about Justin&#8217;s life growing up as a geek in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The three explore how Trinidad and  Justin&#8217;s early loves of anime, video games, storytelling, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/685/dna-podcast-070-trinidad-dreams-justin-charles.mp3" length="55574528" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Justin Charles of the A Dude and Chick Walk Into a Studio podcast to talk about Justin&#8217;s life growing up as a geek in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The three explore how Trinidad and  Justin&#8217;s early loves of anime, video games, storytelling, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 56 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Justin Charles of the A Dude and Chick Walk Into a Studio podcast to talk about Justin&#8217;s life growing up as a geek in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The three explore how Trinidad and  Justin&#8217;s early loves of anime, video games, storytelling, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 69 &#8211; Retro TV Recycle Bin with Jack Ward</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-69-retro-tv-recycle-bin-jack-ward/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 14:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=654</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Jack Ward to talk about the TV shows that might have died too soon (or not soon enough!). The trio leave no unfinished stone unturned as they delve into shows about science fiction, fantasy, comedy and cartoons that never made it past their freshman [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Jack Ward to talk about the TV shows that might have died too soon (or not soon enough!). The trio leave no unfinished stone unturned as they delve into shows about science fiction, fantasy, comedy ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Battlestar Galactica,History,Manimal,Media,Television,TV,TV Pilots</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Jack Ward to talk about the TV shows that might have died too soon (or not soon enough!). The trio leave no unfinished stone unturned as they delve into shows about science fiction, fantasy, comedy and cartoons that never made it past their freshman [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/654/dna-podcast-69-retro-tv-recycle-bin-jack-ward.mp3" length="58" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Jack Ward to talk about the TV shows that might have died too soon (or not soon enough!). The trio leave no unfinished stone unturned as they delve into shows about science fiction, fantasy, comedy and cartoons that never made it past their freshman [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hrs 1 min</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with their friend Jack Ward to talk about the TV shows that might have died too soon (or not soon enough!). The trio leave no unfinished stone unturned as they delve into shows about science fiction, fantasy, comedy and cartoons that never made it past their freshman [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 068 &#8211; Super Sentai with Squall Charlson</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-068-super-sentai-squall-charlson/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 03:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=645</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode&#8230;everybody say HAI! Because Rob and Don sit down with YouTuber and Tokusatsu fan Squall Charlson to discuss the history of Japan&#8217;s Super Sentai genre. Donning the colours of Red, Blue and Yellow, the three heroes discuss the genre&#8217;s origins, how it evolved over time, and the highlights of Super Sentai&#8217;s 43 year [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode&#8230;everybody say HAI! Because Rob and Don sit down with YouTuber and Tokusatsu fan Squall Charlson to discuss the history of Japan&#8217;s Super Sentai genre. Donning the colours of Red, Blue and Yellow, the three heroes discuss the ge]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>History,Japan,Media,Power Rangers,Squall Charlston,Super Sentai,Tokusatsu,TV</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode&#8230;everybody say HAI! Because Rob and Don sit down with YouTuber and Tokusatsu fan Squall Charlson to discuss the history of Japan&#8217;s Super Sentai genre. Donning the colours of Red, Blue and Yellow, the three heroes discuss the genre&#8217;s origins, how it evolved over time, and the highlights of Super Sentai&#8217;s 43 year [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode&#8230;everybody say HAI! Because Rob and Don sit down with YouTuber and Tokusatsu fan Squall Charlson to discuss the history of Japan&#8217;s Super Sentai genre. Donning the colours of Red, Blue and Yellow, the three heroes discuss the genre&#8217;s origins, how it evolved over time, and the highlights of Super Sentai&#8217;s 43 year [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hrs 21 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode&#8230;everybody say HAI! Because Rob and Don sit down with YouTuber and Tokusatsu fan Squall Charlson to discuss the history of Japan&#8217;s Super Sentai genre. Donning the colours of Red, Blue and Yellow, the three heroes discuss the genre&#8217;s origins, how it evolved over time, and the highlights of Super Sentai&#8217;s 43 year [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 67 &#8211; Intelligence in Popular Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-67-intelligence-popular-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=619</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jack Ward to discuss portrayals of Intelligence in popular culture. The three delve into the hows and whys of the way smart people are portrayed the way they are in the media, the difference between wisdom and intelligence, and how it&#8217;s all linked with the ways [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jack Ward to discuss portrayals of Intelligence in popular culture. The three delve into the hows and whys of the way smart people are portrayed the way they are in the media, the difference between wisdom and i]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Death Note,Discussion,Filmmaking,Intelligence,Jack Ward,South Korea,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jack Ward to discuss portrayals of Intelligence in popular culture. The three delve into the hows and whys of the way smart people are portrayed the way they are in the media, the difference between wisdom and intelligence, and how it&#8217;s all linked with the ways [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/619/dna-podcast-67-intelligence-popular-culture.mp3" length="54467007" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jack Ward to discuss portrayals of Intelligence in popular culture. The three delve into the hows and whys of the way smart people are portrayed the way they are in the media, the difference between wisdom and intelligence, and how it&#8217;s all linked with the ways [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 52 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Jack Ward to discuss portrayals of Intelligence in popular culture. The three delve into the hows and whys of the way smart people are portrayed the way they are in the media, the difference between wisdom and intelligence, and how it&#8217;s all linked with the ways [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 66- A History of Mecha Anime Part Two &#8211; Real Robots</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-66-history-mecha-anime-part-two-real-robots/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=617</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don continue exploring the world of mecha anime with a journey into the &#8220;Real Robot&#8221; subgenre. The pair discuss how the Real Robot genre split off from the Super Robot subgenre they covered in the last episode, and then recombined with Evangelion, to form a whole new kind of titanic [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don continue exploring the world of mecha anime with a journey into the &#8220;Real Robot&#8221; subgenre. The pair discuss how the Real Robot genre split off from the Super Robot subgenre they covered in the last episode, and th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime,Gundam,History,Japan,Macross,Mecha,Patlabor,Real Robots,Robotech,VOTOMS</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don continue exploring the world of mecha anime with a journey into the &#8220;Real Robot&#8221; subgenre. The pair discuss how the Real Robot genre split off from the Super Robot subgenre they covered in the last episode, and then recombined with Evangelion, to form a whole new kind of titanic [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/617/dna-podcast-66-history-mecha-anime-part-two-real-robots.mp3" length="60817408" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don continue exploring the world of mecha anime with a journey into the &#8220;Real Robot&#8221; subgenre. The pair discuss how the Real Robot genre split off from the Super Robot subgenre they covered in the last episode, and then recombined with Evangelion, to form a whole new kind of titanic [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 6 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don continue exploring the world of mecha anime with a journey into the &#8220;Real Robot&#8221; subgenre. The pair discuss how the Real Robot genre split off from the Super Robot subgenre they covered in the last episode, and then recombined with Evangelion, to form a whole new kind of titanic [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 65- A History of Mecha Anime Part One &#8211; Super Robots</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-history-mecha-anime-part-one-super-robots/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 13:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=598</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the origins of Super Robot mecha anime. The pair discuss how it exploded onto Japanese TV in the 1970&#8217;s, how it changed and evolved over time, and it&#8217;s invasion of the minds of youth everywhere. All this, and the story of how the genre started [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the origins of Super Robot mecha anime. The pair discuss how it exploded onto Japanese TV in the 1970&#8217;s, how it changed and evolved over time, and it&#8217;s invasion of the minds of youth everywhere]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Animation,Anime,Giant Monsters,History,Japan,Mazinger Z,Mecha,Super Robots,Superhero</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the origins of Super Robot mecha anime. The pair discuss how it exploded onto Japanese TV in the 1970&#8217;s, how it changed and evolved over time, and it&#8217;s invasion of the minds of youth everywhere. All this, and the story of how the genre started [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/598/dna-podcast-history-mecha-anime-part-one-super-robots.mp3" length="67729815" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the origins of Super Robot mecha anime. The pair discuss how it exploded onto Japanese TV in the 1970&#8217;s, how it changed and evolved over time, and it&#8217;s invasion of the minds of youth everywhere. All this, and the story of how the genre started [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hrs 21 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the origins of Super Robot mecha anime. The pair discuss how it exploded onto Japanese TV in the 1970&#8217;s, how it changed and evolved over time, and it&#8217;s invasion of the minds of youth everywhere. All this, and the story of how the genre started [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 064 &#8211; Russian Science Fiction with Simon Vale</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-064-russian-science-fiction-simon-vale/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 22:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=574</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Simon Vale of Magic Dome Books, a company which specializes in translating Russian science fiction into English. The trio discuss Russian geek culture, Russia&#8217;s fascination with litRPGs, and the nature of the Russian book markets. All this, and why the Strugatskie brothers are the greatest Science Fiction [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Simon Vale of Magic Dome Books, a company which specializes in translating Russian science fiction into English. The trio discuss Russian geek culture, Russia&#8217;s fascination with litRPGs, and the nature of ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Interview,Kindle,litRPGs,Magic Dome Books,Publishing,Russia,Russian Publishing,Science Fiction</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Simon Vale of Magic Dome Books, a company which specializes in translating Russian science fiction into English. The trio discuss Russian geek culture, Russia&#8217;s fascination with litRPGs, and the nature of the Russian book markets. All this, and why the Strugatskie brothers are the greatest Science Fiction [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/574/dna-podcast-064-russian-science-fiction-simon-vale.mp3" length="48653926.4" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Simon Vale of Magic Dome Books, a company which specializes in translating Russian science fiction into English. The trio discuss Russian geek culture, Russia&#8217;s fascination with litRPGs, and the nature of the Russian book markets. All this, and why the Strugatskie brothers are the greatest Science Fiction [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr  41mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Simon Vale of Magic Dome Books, a company which specializes in translating Russian science fiction into English. The trio discuss Russian geek culture, Russia&#8217;s fascination with litRPGs, and the nature of the Russian book markets. All this, and why the Strugatskie brothers are the greatest Science Fiction [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 063 &#8211; A History of GI Joe with Tim Finn</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-063-history-gi-joe-tim-finn/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 17:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=554</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Tim Finn, author of the upcoming book GI Joe: A Real American Book, to discuss the history of GI Joe. The trio discuss Joe&#8217;s origins as the first Action Figure for boys, how the GI Joe comic helped reboot the franchise, and the GI Joe: A [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Tim Finn, author of the upcoming book GI Joe: A Real American Book, to discuss the history of GI Joe. The trio discuss Joe&#8217;s origins as the first Action Figure for boys, how the GI Joe comic helped reboot ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>A Real American Book,Animation,GI Joe,Interview,Tim Finn,Toys</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Tim Finn, author of the upcoming book GI Joe: A Real American Book, to discuss the history of GI Joe. The trio discuss Joe&#8217;s origins as the first Action Figure for boys, how the GI Joe comic helped reboot the franchise, and the GI Joe: A [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/554/dna-podcast-063-history-gi-joe-tim-finn.mp3" length="71303168" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Tim Finn, author of the upcoming book GI Joe: A Real American Book, to discuss the history of GI Joe. The trio discuss Joe&#8217;s origins as the first Action Figure for boys, how the GI Joe comic helped reboot the franchise, and the GI Joe: A [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 22mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Tim Finn, author of the upcoming book GI Joe: A Real American Book, to discuss the history of GI Joe. The trio discuss Joe&#8217;s origins as the first Action Figure for boys, how the GI Joe comic helped reboot the franchise, and the GI Joe: A [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 062 &#8211; Taiwanese Comics with Julia Chien</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-062-taiwanese-comics-julia-chien/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 03:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=542</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Taiwanese writer Julia Chien to discuss the past, present and future of Taiwanese comic books. Along the way, they talk about comic codes, what life for comics artists was like under military rule, and why many of Taiwan&#8217;s best and brightest artists are working in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Taiwanese writer Julia Chien to discuss the past, present and future of Taiwanese comic books. Along the way, they talk about comic codes, what life for comics artists was like under military rule, and why many ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Comics,Japan,Manga,Manhua,Taiwan</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Taiwanese writer Julia Chien to discuss the past, present and future of Taiwanese comic books. Along the way, they talk about comic codes, what life for comics artists was like under military rule, and why many of Taiwan&#8217;s best and brightest artists are working in the [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/542/dna-podcast-062-taiwanese-comics-julia-chien.mp3" length="39845888" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Taiwanese writer Julia Chien to discuss the past, present and future of Taiwanese comic books. Along the way, they talk about comic codes, what life for comics artists was like under military rule, and why many of Taiwan&#8217;s best and brightest artists are working in the [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 18 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Taiwanese writer Julia Chien to discuss the past, present and future of Taiwanese comic books. Along the way, they talk about comic codes, what life for comics artists was like under military rule, and why many of Taiwan&#8217;s best and brightest artists are working in the [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 61 &#8211; What is Fantasy?</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-61-fantasy/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 01:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=529</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the Fantasy genre and explore some of their favorite Fantasy RPGs. Along the way, they discuss Don&#8217;s five types of Fantasy, look at how RPGs have redefined what Fantasy is, and debate the difference between magic and theology. All this, and the great debate over [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the Fantasy genre and explore some of their favorite Fantasy RPGs. Along the way, they discuss Don&#8217;s five types of Fantasy, look at how RPGs have redefined what Fantasy is, and debate the difference betwe]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Fantasy,Light Novels,Magic,RPG,Shadowrun,Star Wars,Taoism,The Monkey King,Warhammer,Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay,World of Darkness,Wuxia</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the Fantasy genre and explore some of their favorite Fantasy RPGs. Along the way, they discuss Don&#8217;s five types of Fantasy, look at how RPGs have redefined what Fantasy is, and debate the difference between magic and theology. All this, and the great debate over [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/529/dna-podcast-61-fantasy.mp3" length="52428800" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the Fantasy genre and explore some of their favorite Fantasy RPGs. Along the way, they discuss Don&#8217;s five types of Fantasy, look at how RPGs have redefined what Fantasy is, and debate the difference between magic and theology. All this, and the great debate over [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 44 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob take a look at the Fantasy genre and explore some of their favorite Fantasy RPGs. Along the way, they discuss Don&#8217;s five types of Fantasy, look at how RPGs have redefined what Fantasy is, and debate the difference between magic and theology. All this, and the great debate over [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 060 &#8211; Chinese Webnovels with Jeremy Bai</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-060-chinese-webnovels-jeremy-bai/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=519</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with translator and author Jeremy Bai to discuss the world of Chinese Webnovels. The trio discuss the history of Chinese adventure fiction being translated to English, how Chinese heroes differ from English heroes, and the best Webnovels for people new to the genre to check out. All [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with translator and author Jeremy Bai to discuss the world of Chinese Webnovels. The trio discuss the history of Chinese adventure fiction being translated to English, how Chinese heroes differ from English heroes, a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>China,Chinese Webnovels,Japan,Jeremy Bai,Light Novels,Novels,Wuxia,Xianxia</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with translator and author Jeremy Bai to discuss the world of Chinese Webnovels. The trio discuss the history of Chinese adventure fiction being translated to English, how Chinese heroes differ from English heroes, and the best Webnovels for people new to the genre to check out. All [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/519/dna-podcast-060-chinese-webnovels-jeremy-bai.mp3" length="54955924" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with translator and author Jeremy Bai to discuss the world of Chinese Webnovels. The trio discuss the history of Chinese adventure fiction being translated to English, how Chinese heroes differ from English heroes, and the best Webnovels for people new to the genre to check out. All [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 54 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with translator and author Jeremy Bai to discuss the world of Chinese Webnovels. The trio discuss the history of Chinese adventure fiction being translated to English, how Chinese heroes differ from English heroes, and the best Webnovels for people new to the genre to check out. All [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 059 &#8211; Portrayals of Strength in the Media</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-059-portrayals-strength-media/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 02:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=513</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob look at cultural views of strength in the media. The pair explore why lead characters being strong is so important to North American audiences, how views of strength have changed over time, and what a strong female fighter really means. All this, and how Free to Be You and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob look at cultural views of strength in the media. The pair explore why lead characters being strong is so important to North American audiences, how views of strength have changed over time, and what a strong female fighter re]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime,Culture,Death Wish,Discussion,Media,Strength,Wonder Woman</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob look at cultural views of strength in the media. The pair explore why lead characters being strong is so important to North American audiences, how views of strength have changed over time, and what a strong female fighter really means. All this, and how Free to Be You and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/513/dna-podcast-059-portrayals-strength-media.mp3" length="52428800" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob look at cultural views of strength in the media. The pair explore why lead characters being strong is so important to North American audiences, how views of strength have changed over time, and what a strong female fighter really means. All this, and how Free to Be You and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hr 45 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob look at cultural views of strength in the media. The pair explore why lead characters being strong is so important to North American audiences, how views of strength have changed over time, and what a strong female fighter really means. All this, and how Free to Be You and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 058 &#8211; Light Novels with Justus R Stone</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-058-light-novels-justus-r-stone/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=501</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head East with Justus R. Stone, YouTube Light Novel Reviewer, to discuss the ins and outs of the Japanese and American Light Novel markets. Along the way, Justus takes the pair on a tour of the origins of Light Novels, why they&#8217;re growing in popularity in English, and how [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head East with Justus R. Stone, YouTube Light Novel Reviewer, to discuss the ins and outs of the Japanese and American Light Novel markets. Along the way, Justus takes the pair on a tour of the origins of Light Novels, why th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime,Isekai,Japan,Light Novel,Manga,Ready Player One,Sword Art Online,Webfiction,Webnovels,Yen Press</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head East with Justus R. Stone, YouTube Light Novel Reviewer, to discuss the ins and outs of the Japanese and American Light Novel markets. Along the way, Justus takes the pair on a tour of the origins of Light Novels, why they&#8217;re growing in popularity in English, and how [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/501/dna-podcast-058-light-novels-justus-r-stone.mp3" length="73400320" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head East with Justus R. Stone, YouTube Light Novel Reviewer, to discuss the ins and outs of the Japanese and American Light Novel markets. Along the way, Justus takes the pair on a tour of the origins of Light Novels, why they&#8217;re growing in popularity in English, and how [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 25 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob head East with Justus R. Stone, YouTube Light Novel Reviewer, to discuss the ins and outs of the Japanese and American Light Novel markets. Along the way, Justus takes the pair on a tour of the origins of Light Novels, why they&#8217;re growing in popularity in English, and how [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 057 &#8211; Culture War Profiteering</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-057-culture-war-profiteering/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=496</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss Culture War Profiteering. What is Culture War Profiteering? And how is it being used on you on a daily basis? The trio will delve into this, the issues surrounding it, and what we can do about it. All this, and the sad [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss Culture War Profiteering. What is Culture War Profiteering? And how is it being used on you on a daily basis? The trio will delve into this, the issues surrounding it, and what we can do abo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>American Politics,Comics,Culture War,Culture War Profiteering,Marvel Comics,Ready Player One</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss Culture War Profiteering. What is Culture War Profiteering? And how is it being used on you on a daily basis? The trio will delve into this, the issues surrounding it, and what we can do about it. All this, and the sad [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/496/dna-podcast-057-culture-war-profiteering.mp3" length="58720256" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss Culture War Profiteering. What is Culture War Profiteering? And how is it being used on you on a daily basis? The trio will delve into this, the issues surrounding it, and what we can do about it. All this, and the sad [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 58mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to discuss Culture War Profiteering. What is Culture War Profiteering? And how is it being used on you on a daily basis? The trio will delve into this, the issues surrounding it, and what we can do about it. All this, and the sad [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 056 &#8211; Writing Shonen Manga</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-056-writing-shonen-manga/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 15:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=475</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss Rob&#8217;s new book- Write! Shonen Manga. The pair discuss the history of Shonen manga, the different types and meta-genres, and how the Japanese approach writing stories differently than Americans do. All this, and Rob shamelessly hawking his book, are waiting for you in this episode [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss Rob&#8217;s new book- Write! Shonen Manga. The pair discuss the history of Shonen manga, the different types and meta-genres, and how the Japanese approach writing stories differently than Americans do. Al]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Japan,Manga,Write! Shonen Manga,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss Rob&#8217;s new book- Write! Shonen Manga. The pair discuss the history of Shonen manga, the different types and meta-genres, and how the Japanese approach writing stories differently than Americans do. All this, and Rob shamelessly hawking his book, are waiting for you in this episode [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/475/dna-podcast-056-writing-shonen-manga.mp3" length="65011712" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss Rob&#8217;s new book- Write! Shonen Manga. The pair discuss the history of Shonen manga, the different types and meta-genres, and how the Japanese approach writing stories differently than Americans do. All this, and Rob shamelessly hawking his book, are waiting for you in this episode [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 6 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss Rob&#8217;s new book- Write! Shonen Manga. The pair discuss the history of Shonen manga, the different types and meta-genres, and how the Japanese approach writing stories differently than Americans do. All this, and Rob shamelessly hawking his book, are waiting for you in this episode [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 055 &#8211; Making the Biff Straker RPG</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-055-making-biff-straker-rpg/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2017 03:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=467</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with their friend Jack Ward to help him construct a tabletop RPG system for his Audio Drama series Spaceways Starring Biff Straker. In the process, the trio discuss the benefits of different dice systems, damage systems, character design approaches, and how to bring the feels to an [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with their friend Jack Ward to help him construct a tabletop RPG system for his Audio Drama series Spaceways Starring Biff Straker. In the process, the trio discuss the benefits of different dice systems, damage syst]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Biff Straker,Jack Ward,RPG,RPGs,Tabletop,Tabletop Roleplaying,Workshop Episode</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with their friend Jack Ward to help him construct a tabletop RPG system for his Audio Drama series Spaceways Starring Biff Straker. In the process, the trio discuss the benefits of different dice systems, damage systems, character design approaches, and how to bring the feels to an [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/467/dna-podcast-055-making-biff-straker-rpg.mp3" length="69206016" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with their friend Jack Ward to help him construct a tabletop RPG system for his Audio Drama series Spaceways Starring Biff Straker. In the process, the trio discuss the benefits of different dice systems, damage systems, character design approaches, and how to bring the feels to an [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 19 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with their friend Jack Ward to help him construct a tabletop RPG system for his Audio Drama series Spaceways Starring Biff Straker. In the process, the trio discuss the benefits of different dice systems, damage systems, character design approaches, and how to bring the feels to an [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 054 &#8211; TV Superheroes</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-054-tv-superheroes/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 02:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=459</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the history of American TV superheroes. From the open plains where the Lone Ranger roams, to Gotham City and Smallville, the pair chart the history of TV supers as from the dawn of TV to the present day. Along the way, they define what a [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the history of American TV superheroes. From the open plains where the Lone Ranger roams, to Gotham City and Smallville, the pair chart the history of TV supers as from the dawn of TV to the present day. A]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Astro Boy,Batman,DC Comics,Marvel Comics,Smallville,Superhero,Superman,Television,The Bionic Man</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the history of American TV superheroes. From the open plains where the Lone Ranger roams, to Gotham City and Smallville, the pair chart the history of TV supers as from the dawn of TV to the present day. Along the way, they define what a [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/459/dna-podcast-054-tv-superheroes.mp3" length="73400320" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the history of American TV superheroes. From the open plains where the Lone Ranger roams, to Gotham City and Smallville, the pair chart the history of TV supers as from the dawn of TV to the present day. Along the way, they define what a [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 26mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the history of American TV superheroes. From the open plains where the Lone Ranger roams, to Gotham City and Smallville, the pair chart the history of TV supers as from the dawn of TV to the present day. Along the way, they define what a [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 053 &#8211; The Horror of Paul E. Cooley</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-053-horror-paul-e-cooley/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=450</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with horror author Paul E. Cooley to talk about his genre of choice. The three discuss exactly what horror is, Don&#8217;s Eight Types of Horror, and the good and bad sides of podcasting your work. All this, and a heaping helping of Dead Robots&#8217; Society lore, are [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with horror author Paul E. Cooley to talk about his genre of choice. The three discuss exactly what horror is, Don&#8217;s Eight Types of Horror, and the good and bad sides of podcasting your work. All this, and a he]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Horror,HP Lovecraft,Paul E Cooley,Severed Press,Shadows Publications,The Cat People,The Dead Robots Society,Tor Johnson,Vampires</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with horror author Paul E. Cooley to talk about his genre of choice. The three discuss exactly what horror is, Don&#8217;s Eight Types of Horror, and the good and bad sides of podcasting your work. All this, and a heaping helping of Dead Robots&#8217; Society lore, are [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/450/dna-podcast-053-horror-paul-e-cooley.mp3" length="55574528" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with horror author Paul E. Cooley to talk about his genre of choice. The three discuss exactly what horror is, Don&#8217;s Eight Types of Horror, and the good and bad sides of podcasting your work. All this, and a heaping helping of Dead Robots&#8217; Society lore, are [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 2 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with horror author Paul E. Cooley to talk about his genre of choice. The three discuss exactly what horror is, Don&#8217;s Eight Types of Horror, and the good and bad sides of podcasting your work. All this, and a heaping helping of Dead Robots&#8217; Society lore, are [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 052- A Brief History of American Comics</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-052-brief-history-american-comics/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=437</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don plunge into the vast history of American comic books and try to make sense of it all. The pair explore the origins of the first comic books, and how the name Gains changed the comic book world not once, but twice! Then they face the challenge of the superheros [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don plunge into the vast history of American comic books and try to make sense of it all. The pair explore the origins of the first comic books, and how the name Gains changed the comic book world not once, but twice! Then they f]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>America,Archie Comics,Comic Books,Culture,DC Comics,EC Comics,History,Marvel Comics,Superhero,Superman,The Black and White Glut,TMNT</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don plunge into the vast history of American comic books and try to make sense of it all. The pair explore the origins of the first comic books, and how the name Gains changed the comic book world not once, but twice! Then they face the challenge of the superheros [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/437/dna-podcast-052-brief-history-american-comics.mp3" length="77594624" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don plunge into the vast history of American comic books and try to make sense of it all. The pair explore the origins of the first comic books, and how the name Gains changed the comic book world not once, but twice! Then they face the challenge of the superheros [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 39mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don plunge into the vast history of American comic books and try to make sense of it all. The pair explore the origins of the first comic books, and how the name Gains changed the comic book world not once, but twice! Then they face the challenge of the superheros [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 051 &#8211; Comedy Tabletop RPGs</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-051-comedy-tabletop-rpgs/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 20:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=431</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to discuss Comedy Tabletop Roleplaying Games. The three delve into the classics of the genre like Paranoia and Toon, check out their old Alma Mater, hang with Beach Bunny Bimbos with Blasters, and reminisce about being Teenagers from Outer Space. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to discuss Comedy Tabletop Roleplaying Games. The three delve into the classics of the genre like Paranoia and Toon, check out their old Alma Mater, hang with Beach Bunny Bimbos with Blasters, ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Alma Mater RPG,Attack of the Humans,Comedy,Paranoia,Role Playing,RPG,Teenagers from Outer Space,Toon</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to discuss Comedy Tabletop Roleplaying Games. The three delve into the classics of the genre like Paranoia and Toon, check out their old Alma Mater, hang with Beach Bunny Bimbos with Blasters, and reminisce about being Teenagers from Outer Space. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/431/dna-podcast-051-comedy-tabletop-rpgs.mp3" length="49283072" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to discuss Comedy Tabletop Roleplaying Games. The three delve into the classics of the genre like Paranoia and Toon, check out their old Alma Mater, hang with Beach Bunny Bimbos with Blasters, and reminisce about being Teenagers from Outer Space. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 42mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to discuss Comedy Tabletop Roleplaying Games. The three delve into the classics of the genre like Paranoia and Toon, check out their old Alma Mater, hang with Beach Bunny Bimbos with Blasters, and reminisce about being Teenagers from Outer Space. All this, and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 050 &#8211; Horror Tabletop RPGs</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-050-horror-tabletop-rpgs/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 22:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=424</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob trip the night fantastic with their friend Chad and discuss the creepy subject of Horror Role Playing Games. Long regarded as one of the harder types of RPGs to run, the three probe the different types of horror RPGs and do an overview of the classics of the genre. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob trip the night fantastic with their friend Chad and discuss the creepy subject of Horror Role Playing Games. Long regarded as one of the harder types of RPGs to run, the three probe the different types of horror RPGs and do a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Bureau 13,Call of Cthulhu,Chill,Ghostbusters,GURPS,Horror,Ravenloft,Role Playing Games,RPG,RPGs,Tabletop Roleplaying</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob trip the night fantastic with their friend Chad and discuss the creepy subject of Horror Role Playing Games. Long regarded as one of the harder types of RPGs to run, the three probe the different types of horror RPGs and do an overview of the classics of the genre. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/424/dna-podcast-050-horror-tabletop-rpgs.mp3" length="55574528" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob trip the night fantastic with their friend Chad and discuss the creepy subject of Horror Role Playing Games. Long regarded as one of the harder types of RPGs to run, the three probe the different types of horror RPGs and do an overview of the classics of the genre. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 45 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob trip the night fantastic with their friend Chad and discuss the creepy subject of Horror Role Playing Games. Long regarded as one of the harder types of RPGs to run, the three probe the different types of horror RPGs and do an overview of the classics of the genre. [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 049 &#8211; Star Trekking with Jack Ward</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-049-star-trekking-jack-ward/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 02:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=417</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to go where no man has boldly gone before! The past and future collide as the three discuss the history of Trek and whether or not it&#8217;s still relevant in today&#8217;s world. All this, and Jack and Rob&#8217;s big throwdown on Star Trek Enterprise, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to go where no man has boldly gone before! The past and future collide as the three discuss the history of Trek and whether or not it&#8217;s still relevant in today&#8217;s world. All this, and Jack a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,History,Science Fiction,Star Trek</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to go where no man has boldly gone before! The past and future collide as the three discuss the history of Trek and whether or not it&#8217;s still relevant in today&#8217;s world. All this, and Jack and Rob&#8217;s big throwdown on Star Trek Enterprise, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to go where no man has boldly gone before! The past and future collide as the three discuss the history of Trek and whether or not it&#8217;s still relevant in today&#8217;s world. All this, and Jack and Rob&#8217;s big throwdown on Star Trek Enterprise, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 54 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward to go where no man has boldly gone before! The past and future collide as the three discuss the history of Trek and whether or not it&#8217;s still relevant in today&#8217;s world. All this, and Jack and Rob&#8217;s big throwdown on Star Trek Enterprise, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 48 &#8211; History of Manga (Part 2)</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-48-history-manga-part-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 02:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=405</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don finish their discussion of the History of Japanese Comics. Starting in the 1980&#8217;s, they discuss the rise and fall of Shonen Jump, how Dragonball changed everything, and how modern manga have been influenced by animation. All this, and Bakuman, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. Closing [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don finish their discussion of the History of Japanese Comics. Starting in the 1980&#8217;s, they discuss the rise and fall of Shonen Jump, how Dragonball changed everything, and how modern manga have been influenced by animation]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Comics,Culture,Discussion,Dragonball,History,Japan,Manga,Pokemon</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don finish their discussion of the History of Japanese Comics. Starting in the 1980&#8217;s, they discuss the rise and fall of Shonen Jump, how Dragonball changed everything, and how modern manga have been influenced by animation. All this, and Bakuman, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. Closing [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/405/dna-podcast-48-history-manga-part-2.mp3" length="66060288" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don finish their discussion of the History of Japanese Comics. Starting in the 1980&#8217;s, they discuss the rise and fall of Shonen Jump, how Dragonball changed everything, and how modern manga have been influenced by animation. All this, and Bakuman, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. Closing [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dragonball-Z.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dragonball-Z.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 48 &#8211; History of Manga (Part 2)</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 25 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don finish their discussion of the History of Japanese Comics. Starting in the 1980&#8217;s, they discuss the rise and fall of Shonen Jump, how Dragonball changed everything, and how modern manga have been influenced by animation. All this, and Bakuman, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. Closing [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dragonball-Z.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Episode 47 &#8211; The History of Manga (Part 1)</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/2017/07/29/dna-episode-47-history-manga-part-1/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 20:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?p=392</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don journey back into the past of Japanese comic books to explore it from its roots 1300 years ago until the great experimental manga age of the 1970s.  They explore the European roots of Manga, how the medium was shaped by the winds of Japan&#8217;s history, and the major figures who [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don journey back into the past of Japanese comic books to explore it from its roots 1300 years ago until the great experimental manga age of the 1970s.  They explore the European roots of Manga, how the medium was shaped by the w]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime,History,Japan,Manga</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don journey back into the past of Japanese comic books to explore it from its roots 1300 years ago until the great experimental manga age of the 1970s.  They explore the European roots of Manga, how the medium was shaped by the winds of Japan&#8217;s history, and the major figures who [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/392/dna-episode-47-history-manga-part-1.mp3" length="63192954" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don journey back into the past of Japanese comic books to explore it from its roots 1300 years ago until the great experimental manga age of the 1970s.  They explore the European roots of Manga, how the medium was shaped by the winds of Japan&#8217;s history, and the major figures who [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Tagosaku_to_Mokube_no_Tokyo_Kenbutsu.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Tagosaku_to_Mokube_no_Tokyo_Kenbutsu.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Episode 47 &#8211; The History of Manga (Part 1)</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 11 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don journey back into the past of Japanese comic books to explore it from its roots 1300 years ago until the great experimental manga age of the 1970s.  They explore the European roots of Manga, how the medium was shaped by the winds of Japan&#8217;s history, and the major figures who [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Tagosaku_to_Mokube_no_Tokyo_Kenbutsu.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 046 &#8211; Interview with Larry Houston</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-046-interview-larry-houston/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 02:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=386</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Larry Houston, storyboard artist and animation producer, to talk about his history in animation and work on X-men: The Animated Series. The trio discuss how Larry broke into the animation industry back in the 1980&#8217;s, what  it was like to work with Stan Lee, and his techniques [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Larry Houston, storyboard artist and animation producer, to talk about his history in animation and work on X-men: The Animated Series. The trio discuss how Larry broke into the animation industry back in the 19]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Animation,Interview,Larry Houston,Storyboarding,X-Men the Animated Series</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Larry Houston, storyboard artist and animation producer, to talk about his history in animation and work on X-men: The Animated Series. The trio discuss how Larry broke into the animation industry back in the 1980&#8217;s, what  it was like to work with Stan Lee, and his techniques [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/386/dna-podcast-046-interview-larry-houston.mp3" length="53477376" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Larry Houston, storyboard artist and animation producer, to talk about his history in animation and work on X-men: The Animated Series. The trio discuss how Larry broke into the animation industry back in the 1980&#8217;s, what  it was like to work with Stan Lee, and his techniques [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/XMen05.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/XMen05.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 046 &#8211; Interview with Larry Houston</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hr 47 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down with Larry Houston, storyboard artist and animation producer, to talk about his history in animation and work on X-men: The Animated Series. The trio discuss how Larry broke into the animation industry back in the 1980&#8217;s, what  it was like to work with Stan Lee, and his techniques [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/XMen05.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Episode 045 &#8211; Affluence in the Media</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-045-affluence-media/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 03:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=376</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the topic of Affluence in the Media. Where do our ideas of wealth come from? How does the media shape our ideas of what it is to be wealthy? And why is Richie Rich a post-apocalyptic warlord? All this, and Sigmund Freud’s Nephew are waiting for you [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the topic of Affluence in the Media. Where do our ideas of wealth come from? How does the media shape our ideas of what it is to be wealthy? And why is Richie Rich a post-apocalyptic warlord? All this, and Sigmund ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Affluence,Behaviorism,Capitalism,Cognitive Dissonance,Cyberpunk,Edward Bernays,George Orwell,Psychology,Socialism,The Media,Wealth</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the topic of Affluence in the Media. Where do our ideas of wealth come from? How does the media shape our ideas of what it is to be wealthy? And why is Richie Rich a post-apocalyptic warlord? All this, and Sigmund Freud’s Nephew are waiting for you [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the topic of Affluence in the Media. Where do our ideas of wealth come from? How does the media shape our ideas of what it is to be wealthy? And why is Richie Rich a post-apocalyptic warlord? All this, and Sigmund Freud’s Nephew are waiting for you [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/taxes-tax-evasion-police-handcuffs.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/taxes-tax-evasion-police-handcuffs.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Episode 045 &#8211; Affluence in the Media</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 53mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don delve into the topic of Affluence in the Media. Where do our ideas of wealth come from? How does the media shape our ideas of what it is to be wealthy? And why is Richie Rich a post-apocalyptic warlord? All this, and Sigmund Freud’s Nephew are waiting for you [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/taxes-tax-evasion-police-handcuffs.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 044 &#8211; Musical Brains</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-044-musical-brains/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 02:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=369</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[&#160; In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Richard Moule to discuss music and how it affects us. The trio explore the physical processes behind our reactions and interactions with music and discuss how music and humans evolved together over time. The three also delve into music as soundtrack, and discuss [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[&#160; In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Richard Moule to discuss music and how it affects us. The trio explore the physical processes behind our reactions and interactions with music and discuss how music and humans evolved togethe]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,Music,Richard Moule</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160; In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Richard Moule to discuss music and how it affects us. The trio explore the physical processes behind our reactions and interactions with music and discuss how music and humans evolved together over time. The three also delve into music as soundtrack, and discuss [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/369/dna-podcast-044-musical-brains.mp3" length="50331648" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&#160; In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Richard Moule to discuss music and how it affects us. The trio explore the physical processes behind our reactions and interactions with music and discuss how music and humans evolved together over time. The three also delve into music as soundtrack, and discuss [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Escucha_musica.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Escucha_musica.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 044 &#8211; Musical Brains</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hr 45 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[&#160; In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Richard Moule to discuss music and how it affects us. The trio explore the physical processes behind our reactions and interactions with music and discuss how music and humans evolved together over time. The three also delve into music as soundtrack, and discuss [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Escucha_musica.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 043 &#8211; Post Apocalyptic RPGs</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-043-post-apocalyptic-rpgs/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 13:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=357</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by their friend Chad to discuss Post-Apocalyptic (Tabletop) Role Playing Games. The three discuss the different ways in which an RPG can be Post-Apocalyptic, the importance of post-apocalyptic hygiene, and then go through the history of the Post-Apocalyptic gaming genre with side trips into movies, anime [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by their friend Chad to discuss Post-Apocalyptic (Tabletop) Role Playing Games. The three discuss the different ways in which an RPG can be Post-Apocalyptic, the importance of post-apocalyptic hygiene, and th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Chad,Culture,Gamma World,History,Post Apocalypse,RIFTS,RPG</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by their friend Chad to discuss Post-Apocalyptic (Tabletop) Role Playing Games. The three discuss the different ways in which an RPG can be Post-Apocalyptic, the importance of post-apocalyptic hygiene, and then go through the history of the Post-Apocalyptic gaming genre with side trips into movies, anime [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/357/dna-podcast-043-post-apocalyptic-rpgs.mp3" length="59034828.8" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by their friend Chad to discuss Post-Apocalyptic (Tabletop) Role Playing Games. The three discuss the different ways in which an RPG can be Post-Apocalyptic, the importance of post-apocalyptic hygiene, and then go through the history of the Post-Apocalyptic gaming genre with side trips into movies, anime [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/apocalyptic-374208_1920.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/apocalyptic-374208_1920.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 043 &#8211; Post Apocalyptic RPGs</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hrs, 3 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined again by their friend Chad to discuss Post-Apocalyptic (Tabletop) Role Playing Games. The three discuss the different ways in which an RPG can be Post-Apocalyptic, the importance of post-apocalyptic hygiene, and then go through the history of the Post-Apocalyptic gaming genre with side trips into movies, anime [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/apocalyptic-374208_1920.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 042 &#8211; Dungeons and Dragons</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-042-dungeons-dragons/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=338</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by fellow gamer Jack Ward to discuss the granddaddy of tabletop roleplaying- Dungeons and Dragons. The intrepid trio throw on their adventuring gear and delve deep into the many editions of D&#38;D while sharing their thoughts on how D&#38;D became a cultural fixture in our society.  All [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by fellow gamer Jack Ward to discuss the granddaddy of tabletop roleplaying- Dungeons and Dragons. The intrepid trio throw on their adventuring gear and delve deep into the many editions of D&#38;D while sharing th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>D&amp;D,Dungeons and Dragons,Fantasy,Pathfinder,Record of Lodoss War,RPGs,Tabletop Roleplaying,Wizards of the Coast</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by fellow gamer Jack Ward to discuss the granddaddy of tabletop roleplaying- Dungeons and Dragons. The intrepid trio throw on their adventuring gear and delve deep into the many editions of D&#38;D while sharing their thoughts on how D&#38;D became a cultural fixture in our society.  All [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/338/dna-podcast-042-dungeons-dragons.mp3" length="62914560" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by fellow gamer Jack Ward to discuss the granddaddy of tabletop roleplaying- Dungeons and Dragons. The intrepid trio throw on their adventuring gear and delve deep into the many editions of D&#38;D while sharing their thoughts on how D&#38;D became a cultural fixture in our society.  All [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DD.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DD.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 042 &#8211; Dungeons and Dragons</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hrs 5 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by fellow gamer Jack Ward to discuss the granddaddy of tabletop roleplaying- Dungeons and Dragons. The intrepid trio throw on their adventuring gear and delve deep into the many editions of D&#38;D while sharing their thoughts on how D&#38;D became a cultural fixture in our society.  All [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DD.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 041 &#8211; Remakes, Sequels and Reboots. Oh My!</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-041-remakes-sequels-reboots-oh/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=336</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the issues involved with remakes, prequels, sequels and reboots, and why at best they&#8217;re a tough act to pull off well, and at worst they&#8217;re totally awful. Along the way, they delve into the nature of story itself and how stories reflect the writers and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the issues involved with remakes, prequels, sequels and reboots, and why at best they&#8217;re a tough act to pull off well, and at worst they&#8217;re totally awful. Along the way, they delve into the nat]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,Movies,Prequels,Reboots,Remakes,Sequels,Stories,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the issues involved with remakes, prequels, sequels and reboots, and why at best they&#8217;re a tough act to pull off well, and at worst they&#8217;re totally awful. Along the way, they delve into the nature of story itself and how stories reflect the writers and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/336/dna-podcast-041-remakes-sequels-reboots-oh.mp3" length="46137344" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the issues involved with remakes, prequels, sequels and reboots, and why at best they&#8217;re a tough act to pull off well, and at worst they&#8217;re totally awful. Along the way, they delve into the nature of story itself and how stories reflect the writers and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SDCC13_-_Robocop_9348030116.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SDCC13_-_Robocop_9348030116.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 041 &#8211; Remakes, Sequels and Reboots. Oh My!</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 33mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to discuss the issues involved with remakes, prequels, sequels and reboots, and why at best they&#8217;re a tough act to pull off well, and at worst they&#8217;re totally awful. Along the way, they delve into the nature of story itself and how stories reflect the writers and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SDCC13_-_Robocop_9348030116.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 040 &#8211; Mister Kitty&#8217;s Stupid Comics</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-040-mister-kittys-stupid-comics/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=330</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Shain and Dave from Misterkitty.org to talk about their ongoing Stupid Comics project where they showcase some of the most awful and unique pieces of comic book art visited upon mankind. Along the way, the four talk about the pair&#8217;s Mister Kitty&#8217;s Lo-Fi Landfill audio project, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Shain and Dave from Misterkitty.org to talk about their ongoing Stupid Comics project where they showcase some of the most awful and unique pieces of comic book art visited upon mankind. Along the way, the four ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anime Hell,Archie,Canada,Captain Harlock,Chargeman Ken,Comics,Danguard Ace,Kids in the Hall,Littlest Hobo,Misterkitty.org,Omaha the Cat Dancer,Stupid Comics</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Shain and Dave from Misterkitty.org to talk about their ongoing Stupid Comics project where they showcase some of the most awful and unique pieces of comic book art visited upon mankind. Along the way, the four talk about the pair&#8217;s Mister Kitty&#8217;s Lo-Fi Landfill audio project, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/330/dna-podcast-040-mister-kittys-stupid-comics.mp3" length="46804385" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Shain and Dave from Misterkitty.org to talk about their ongoing Stupid Comics project where they showcase some of the most awful and unique pieces of comic book art visited upon mankind. Along the way, the four talk about the pair&#8217;s Mister Kitty&#8217;s Lo-Fi Landfill audio project, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/c7d4326ed7be5ac51d796dd116fa1354.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/c7d4326ed7be5ac51d796dd116fa1354.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 040 &#8211; Mister Kitty&#8217;s Stupid Comics</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 37mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Shain and Dave from Misterkitty.org to talk about their ongoing Stupid Comics project where they showcase some of the most awful and unique pieces of comic book art visited upon mankind. Along the way, the four talk about the pair&#8217;s Mister Kitty&#8217;s Lo-Fi Landfill audio project, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/c7d4326ed7be5ac51d796dd116fa1354.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 039 &#8211; Bad Movies We Love</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-039-bad-movies-love/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=323</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to talk about the movies that they know are awful, but can&#8217;t help but have soft spots in their hearts for. This journey takes the trio from classic 50&#8217;s monster movies, to the heights of 80s cheese and the depths of Asia&#8217;s cinematic [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to talk about the movies that they know are awful, but can&#8217;t help but have soft spots in their hearts for. This journey takes the trio from classic 50&#8217;s monster movies, to the heigh]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Bad Movies,Cult Movies,Daikaiju,Giant Monsters,Inframan,Kung Fu Cult Master,Star Wars Holiday Special</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to talk about the movies that they know are awful, but can&#8217;t help but have soft spots in their hearts for. This journey takes the trio from classic 50&#8217;s monster movies, to the heights of 80s cheese and the depths of Asia&#8217;s cinematic [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/323/dna-podcast-039-bad-movies-love.mp3" length="58720256" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to talk about the movies that they know are awful, but can&#8217;t help but have soft spots in their hearts for. This journey takes the trio from classic 50&#8217;s monster movies, to the heights of 80s cheese and the depths of Asia&#8217;s cinematic [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Plan_9_Alternative_poster.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Plan_9_Alternative_poster.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 039 &#8211; Bad Movies We Love</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 56mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by their friend Chad to talk about the movies that they know are awful, but can&#8217;t help but have soft spots in their hearts for. This journey takes the trio from classic 50&#8217;s monster movies, to the heights of 80s cheese and the depths of Asia&#8217;s cinematic [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Plan_9_Alternative_poster.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 038 &#8211; Interview with Spiritual Medium Mary Bezaire</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-038-interview-spiritual-medium-mary-bezaire/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 02:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=318</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with psychic medium Mary Bezaire to discuss what it&#8217;s like to see spirits and be a channel into the unknown. The three discuss a wide variety of topics, from the nature to spirit guides, to the most haunted places in Essex County, to the existence of evil [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with psychic medium Mary Bezaire to discuss what it&#8217;s like to see spirits and be a channel into the unknown. The three discuss a wide variety of topics, from the nature to spirit guides, to the most haunted pla]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Ghosts,Mary Bezaire,Psychic Abilities,The Supernatural</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with psychic medium Mary Bezaire to discuss what it&#8217;s like to see spirits and be a channel into the unknown. The three discuss a wide variety of topics, from the nature to spirit guides, to the most haunted places in Essex County, to the existence of evil [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/318/dna-podcast-038-interview-spiritual-medium-mary-bezaire.mp3" length="58720256" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with psychic medium Mary Bezaire to discuss what it&#8217;s like to see spirits and be a channel into the unknown. The three discuss a wide variety of topics, from the nature to spirit guides, to the most haunted places in Essex County, to the existence of evil [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/doyle11.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/doyle11.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 038 &#8211; Interview with Spiritual Medium Mary Bezaire</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 48 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with psychic medium Mary Bezaire to discuss what it&#8217;s like to see spirits and be a channel into the unknown. The three discuss a wide variety of topics, from the nature to spirit guides, to the most haunted places in Essex County, to the existence of evil [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/doyle11.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 037 &#8211; Death and the Nerdly Arts</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-037-death-nerdly-arts/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2017 04:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=311</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Rob, Don and Jack Ward explore the place of death in the nerdly arts. From superheroes who never die, to the real life celebrities who do (for now), and how our own fears of death shape our entertainment of choice, the trio head down a funerary rabbit hole. It&#8217;s an episode of grave humour, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rob, Don and Jack Ward explore the place of death in the nerdly arts. From superheroes who never die, to the real life celebrities who do (for now), and how our own fears of death shape our entertainment of choice, the trio head down a funerary rabbit ho]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Carrie Fisher,Death,Discussion,Geek Culture,Jack Ward,Science Fiction,Star Trek</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rob, Don and Jack Ward explore the place of death in the nerdly arts. From superheroes who never die, to the real life celebrities who do (for now), and how our own fears of death shape our entertainment of choice, the trio head down a funerary rabbit hole. It&#8217;s an episode of grave humour, and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/311/dna-podcast-037-death-nerdly-arts.mp3" length="55574528" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rob, Don and Jack Ward explore the place of death in the nerdly arts. From superheroes who never die, to the real life celebrities who do (for now), and how our own fears of death shape our entertainment of choice, the trio head down a funerary rabbit hole. It&#8217;s an episode of grave humour, and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BillandTedBogus.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BillandTedBogus.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 037 &#8211; Death and the Nerdly Arts</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Rob, Don and Jack Ward explore the place of death in the nerdly arts. From superheroes who never die, to the real life celebrities who do (for now), and how our own fears of death shape our entertainment of choice, the trio head down a funerary rabbit hole. It&#8217;s an episode of grave humour, and [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BillandTedBogus.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 036 &#8211; Interview with Will Meugniot</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-036-interview-will-meugniot/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2017 04:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=303</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic artist and animation director and producer Will Meugniot to talk about Will&#8217;s long history in the comics and animation industry. In this deep exploration of the animation industry of the 80&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s, they discuss the DNAgents, Will&#8217;s role as showrunner for X-Men the Animated [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic artist and animation director and producer Will Meugniot to talk about Will&#8217;s long history in the comics and animation industry. In this deep exploration of the animation industry of the 80&#8217;s a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Animation,Exo-Squad,History,Interview,Marvel,Villains and Vigilantes,Will Meugniot,X-Men the Animated Series</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic artist and animation director and producer Will Meugniot to talk about Will&#8217;s long history in the comics and animation industry. In this deep exploration of the animation industry of the 80&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s, they discuss the DNAgents, Will&#8217;s role as showrunner for X-Men the Animated [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/303/dna-podcast-036-interview-will-meugniot.mp3" length="67108864" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic artist and animation director and producer Will Meugniot to talk about Will&#8217;s long history in the comics and animation industry. In this deep exploration of the animation industry of the 80&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s, they discuss the DNAgents, Will&#8217;s role as showrunner for X-Men the Animated [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/meugniot_will_1984.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/meugniot_will_1984.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 036 &#8211; Interview with Will Meugniot</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr47min</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic artist and animation director and producer Will Meugniot to talk about Will&#8217;s long history in the comics and animation industry. In this deep exploration of the animation industry of the 80&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s, they discuss the DNAgents, Will&#8217;s role as showrunner for X-Men the Animated [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/meugniot_will_1984.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 035 &#8211; The Hero&#8217;s Journey Strikes Back!</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-035-heros-journey-strikes-back/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2017 02:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=296</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward for a spirited debate about Joseph Campbell&#8217;s Hero&#8217;s Journey. Does Campbell&#8217;s opus really hold the key to writing satisfying stories? Jack thinks so, but Rob and Don aren&#8217;t so sure, and this leads to a long discussion involving comparative mythology, newspaper comic strips, 1970&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward for a spirited debate about Joseph Campbell&#8217;s Hero&#8217;s Journey. Does Campbell&#8217;s opus really hold the key to writing satisfying stories? Jack thinks so, but Rob and Don aren&#8217;t so s]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Jack Campbell,Jack Ward,The Hero's Journey,Writing,Writing Formulas</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward for a spirited debate about Joseph Campbell&#8217;s Hero&#8217;s Journey. Does Campbell&#8217;s opus really hold the key to writing satisfying stories? Jack thinks so, but Rob and Don aren&#8217;t so sure, and this leads to a long discussion involving comparative mythology, newspaper comic strips, 1970&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/296/dna-podcast-035-heros-journey-strikes-back.mp3" length="67108864" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward for a spirited debate about Joseph Campbell&#8217;s Hero&#8217;s Journey. Does Campbell&#8217;s opus really hold the key to writing satisfying stories? Jack thinks so, but Rob and Don aren&#8217;t so sure, and this leads to a long discussion involving comparative mythology, newspaper comic strips, 1970&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/51QKze8PWIL._SX349_BO1204203200_.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/51QKze8PWIL._SX349_BO1204203200_.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 035 &#8211; The Hero&#8217;s Journey Strikes Back!</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hrs 10 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by Jack Ward for a spirited debate about Joseph Campbell&#8217;s Hero&#8217;s Journey. Does Campbell&#8217;s opus really hold the key to writing satisfying stories? Jack thinks so, but Rob and Don aren&#8217;t so sure, and this leads to a long discussion involving comparative mythology, newspaper comic strips, 1970&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/51QKze8PWIL._SX349_BO1204203200_.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 034 &#8211; What are litRPGs?</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-034-litrpgs/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=290</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Don and Rob are joined by the awesome Ramon Meija of the litRPG podcast to talk about the biggest new genre you&#8217;ve probably never heard of- litRPGs. The three discuss the origins of the genre, what makes a litRPG, what books you should be checking out, and how the litRPG genre reflects the world we live [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Don and Rob are joined by the awesome Ramon Meija of the litRPG podcast to talk about the biggest new genre you&#8217;ve probably never heard of- litRPGs. The three discuss the origins of the genre, what makes a litRPG, what books you should be checking ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Fiction,Genre Writing,Interview,litRPG,litRPG Podcast,Ramon Meija</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Don and Rob are joined by the awesome Ramon Meija of the litRPG podcast to talk about the biggest new genre you&#8217;ve probably never heard of- litRPGs. The three discuss the origins of the genre, what makes a litRPG, what books you should be checking out, and how the litRPG genre reflects the world we live [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/290/dna-podcast-034-litrpgs.mp3" length="38797312" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Don and Rob are joined by the awesome Ramon Meija of the litRPG podcast to talk about the biggest new genre you&#8217;ve probably never heard of- litRPGs. The three discuss the origins of the genre, what makes a litRPG, what books you should be checking out, and how the litRPG genre reflects the world we live [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/the-legendary-moonlight-sculptor-5507219.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/the-legendary-moonlight-sculptor-5507219.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 034 &#8211; What are litRPGs?</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hr 19 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Don and Rob are joined by the awesome Ramon Meija of the litRPG podcast to talk about the biggest new genre you&#8217;ve probably never heard of- litRPGs. The three discuss the origins of the genre, what makes a litRPG, what books you should be checking out, and how the litRPG genre reflects the world we live [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/the-legendary-moonlight-sculptor-5507219.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 033 &#8211; Writing Formulas</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-033-writing-formulas/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=281</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss story structure. They explore the origins of the 3-act structure, discuss Chris Fox&#8217;s Write to Market strategy, and break down the Lester Dent Master Pulp Writing Formula and Michael Moorcock&#8217;s How to Write a Book in Three Days method. All this, and why Buffy the [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss story structure. They explore the origins of the 3-act structure, discuss Chris Fox&#8217;s Write to Market strategy, and break down the Lester Dent Master Pulp Writing Formula and Michael Moorcock&#8217;s]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Discussion,Formula,Lester Dent,Michael Moorcock,Self Publishing,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss story structure. They explore the origins of the 3-act structure, discuss Chris Fox&#8217;s Write to Market strategy, and break down the Lester Dent Master Pulp Writing Formula and Michael Moorcock&#8217;s How to Write a Book in Three Days method. All this, and why Buffy the [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss story structure. They explore the origins of the 3-act structure, discuss Chris Fox&#8217;s Write to Market strategy, and break down the Lester Dent Master Pulp Writing Formula and Michael Moorcock&#8217;s How to Write a Book in Three Days method. All this, and why Buffy the [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dent2.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 033 &#8211; Writing Formulas</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2hrs 23mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss story structure. They explore the origins of the 3-act structure, discuss Chris Fox&#8217;s Write to Market strategy, and break down the Lester Dent Master Pulp Writing Formula and Michael Moorcock&#8217;s How to Write a Book in Three Days method. All this, and why Buffy the [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dent2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 032 &#8211; Voice Acting with Kimlinh Tran</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-032-voice-acting-kimlinh-tran/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2017 03:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=271</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the possibilities of sound by talking with voice actress Kimlinh Tran about her experiences and perspectives gained voice acting in anime and video games. They talk about her efforts to improve her craft, why being near entertainment production centers is a must, and why recording walla is so much [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the possibilities of sound by talking with voice actress Kimlinh Tran about her experiences and perspectives gained voice acting in anime and video games. They talk about her efforts to improve her craft, why being ne]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Animation,Culture,Interview,Kimlinh Tran,Media Production,Video Games,Voice Acting</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the possibilities of sound by talking with voice actress Kimlinh Tran about her experiences and perspectives gained voice acting in anime and video games. They talk about her efforts to improve her craft, why being near entertainment production centers is a must, and why recording walla is so much [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the possibilities of sound by talking with voice actress Kimlinh Tran about her experiences and perspectives gained voice acting in anime and video games. They talk about her efforts to improve her craft, why being near entertainment production centers is a must, and why recording walla is so much [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Kimlinh-Characters.png"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 032 &#8211; Voice Acting with Kimlinh Tran</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 14 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don explore the possibilities of sound by talking with voice actress Kimlinh Tran about her experiences and perspectives gained voice acting in anime and video games. They talk about her efforts to improve her craft, why being near entertainment production centers is a must, and why recording walla is so much [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Kimlinh-Characters.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 031 &#8211; Comics Creator Ben Dunn and Antarctic Press</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-031-comics-creator-ben-dunn-antarctic-press/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 04:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=258</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic book creator and founder of Antarctic Press, Ben Dunn. The three of them sit and chat about Ben&#8217;s long career in comics, how Antarctic Press came to be, and the ups and downs of running a comic book company. Along the way, Ben gives great [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic book creator and founder of Antarctic Press, Ben Dunn. The three of them sit and chat about Ben&#8217;s long career in comics, how Antarctic Press came to be, and the ups and downs of running a comic book ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Antarctic Press,Ben Dunn,Comic Books,Comics,Fred Perry,History,Interview,Self Publishing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic book creator and founder of Antarctic Press, Ben Dunn. The three of them sit and chat about Ben&#8217;s long career in comics, how Antarctic Press came to be, and the ups and downs of running a comic book company. Along the way, Ben gives great [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/258/dna-podcast-031-comics-creator-ben-dunn-antarctic-press.mp3" length="44040192" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic book creator and founder of Antarctic Press, Ben Dunn. The three of them sit and chat about Ben&#8217;s long career in comics, how Antarctic Press came to be, and the ups and downs of running a comic book company. Along the way, Ben gives great [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/NinjaHighSchool1Cover.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 031 &#8211; Comics Creator Ben Dunn and Antarctic Press</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hr 23 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by comic book creator and founder of Antarctic Press, Ben Dunn. The three of them sit and chat about Ben&#8217;s long career in comics, how Antarctic Press came to be, and the ups and downs of running a comic book company. Along the way, Ben gives great [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/NinjaHighSchool1Cover.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 030 &#8211; Interview with Dr. R.N. Shukul</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-030-interview-dr-r-n-shukul/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 01:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=250</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Rob and Don sit down with Journalist and TV Producer Dr. Rashid Narain (R.N.) Shukul to discuss Television and Media in India. Along the way, they touch on RN&#8217;s career as a cameraman and war correspondent, his time as TV game show producer in India, his time producing documentaries for Fremantle Media, and some of [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rob and Don sit down with Journalist and TV Producer Dr. Rashid Narain (R.N.) Shukul to discuss Television and Media in India. Along the way, they touch on RN&#8217;s career as a cameraman and war correspondent, his time as TV game show producer in India]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,Game Shows,India,Interview,Media,News,Rn Shukul,TV Production</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rob and Don sit down with Journalist and TV Producer Dr. Rashid Narain (R.N.) Shukul to discuss Television and Media in India. Along the way, they touch on RN&#8217;s career as a cameraman and war correspondent, his time as TV game show producer in India, his time producing documentaries for Fremantle Media, and some of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rob and Don sit down with Journalist and TV Producer Dr. Rashid Narain (R.N.) Shukul to discuss Television and Media in India. Along the way, they touch on RN&#8217;s career as a cameraman and war correspondent, his time as TV game show producer in India, his time producing documentaries for Fremantle Media, and some of [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RNShukul.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>DNA Podcast 030 &#8211; Interview with Dr. R.N. Shukul</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hour 32mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Rob and Don sit down with Journalist and TV Producer Dr. Rashid Narain (R.N.) Shukul to discuss Television and Media in India. Along the way, they touch on RN&#8217;s career as a cameraman and war correspondent, his time as TV game show producer in India, his time producing documentaries for Fremantle Media, and some of [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RNShukul.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 029 &#8211; Our One Year Anniversary</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-029-one-year-anniversary/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2016 01:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=246</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Rob and Don have been at this for a year, and take a show to look back on 28 episodes of the Department of Nerdly Affairs and how far they&#8217;ve come. They discuss the origins of the show, some behind the scenes thoughts about the different episodes and their guests, and finish with a special [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rob and Don have been at this for a year, and take a show to look back on 28 episodes of the Department of Nerdly Affairs and how far they&#8217;ve come. They discuss the origins of the show, some behind the scenes thoughts about the different episodes a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anniversary,Discussion,History,Ultraman</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rob and Don have been at this for a year, and take a show to look back on 28 episodes of the Department of Nerdly Affairs and how far they&#8217;ve come. They discuss the origins of the show, some behind the scenes thoughts about the different episodes and their guests, and finish with a special [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/246/dna-podcast-029-one-year-anniversary.mp3" length="56623104" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rob and Don have been at this for a year, and take a show to look back on 28 episodes of the Department of Nerdly Affairs and how far they&#8217;ve come. They discuss the origins of the show, some behind the scenes thoughts about the different episodes and their guests, and finish with a special [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/block.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/block.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 029 &#8211; Our One Year Anniversary</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hours 10 minutes</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Rob and Don have been at this for a year, and take a show to look back on 28 episodes of the Department of Nerdly Affairs and how far they&#8217;ve come. They discuss the origins of the show, some behind the scenes thoughts about the different episodes and their guests, and finish with a special [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/block.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 028 &#8211; The Nature of Nerdliness</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/2016/11/04/dna-podcast-028-nature-nerdliness/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?p=240</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with guest Jack Ward to discuss what it means to be a nerd. The trio discuss exactly what nerds are, where they came from, and whether nerds as a concept is even still relevant in modern culture.  All this, and why The Nutty Professor was the great [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with guest Jack Ward to discuss what it means to be a nerd. The trio discuss exactly what nerds are, where they came from, and whether nerds as a concept is even still relevant in modern culture.  All this, and why T]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Comic Books,Culture,Discussion,Fanzines,Geek Culture,History,Jack Ward,Nerds,Science Fiction,Star Trek</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with guest Jack Ward to discuss what it means to be a nerd. The trio discuss exactly what nerds are, where they came from, and whether nerds as a concept is even still relevant in modern culture.  All this, and why The Nutty Professor was the great [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/240/dna-podcast-028-nature-nerdliness.mp3" length="58403059" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with guest Jack Ward to discuss what it means to be a nerd. The trio discuss exactly what nerds are, where they came from, and whether nerds as a concept is even still relevant in modern culture.  All this, and why The Nutty Professor was the great [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nutty-prof.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nutty-prof.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 028 &#8211; The Nature of Nerdliness</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hours</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with guest Jack Ward to discuss what it means to be a nerd. The trio discuss exactly what nerds are, where they came from, and whether nerds as a concept is even still relevant in modern culture.  All this, and why The Nutty Professor was the great [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nutty-prof.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 027b &#8211; Horror Hosts Extra with Michael Monahan</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-027b-horror-hosts-extra-michael-monahan/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=235</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This is an extra after-show conversation which occurred after the recording of episode 27 and continues on from where we left off. Among other things, we talk about the passing into history of the original horror hosts, how Horror Hosts dealt with national tragedies like the Kennedy Assassination and 9/11, and the changing relationship between [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This is an extra after-show conversation which occurred after the recording of episode 27 and continues on from where we left off. Among other things, we talk about the passing into history of the original horror hosts, how Horror Hosts dealt with nation]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,History,Horror Hosts,Michael Monahan</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is an extra after-show conversation which occurred after the recording of episode 27 and continues on from where we left off. Among other things, we talk about the passing into history of the original horror hosts, how Horror Hosts dealt with national tragedies like the Kennedy Assassination and 9/11, and the changing relationship between [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/235/dna-episode-027b-horror-hosts-extra-michael-monahan.mp3" length="26214400" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is an extra after-show conversation which occurred after the recording of episode 27 and continues on from where we left off. Among other things, we talk about the passing into history of the original horror hosts, how Horror Hosts dealt with national tragedies like the Kennedy Assassination and 9/11, and the changing relationship between [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/superhost.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/superhost.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 027b &#8211; Horror Hosts Extra with Michael Monahan</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>54 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This is an extra after-show conversation which occurred after the recording of episode 27 and continues on from where we left off. Among other things, we talk about the passing into history of the original horror hosts, how Horror Hosts dealt with national tragedies like the Kennedy Assassination and 9/11, and the changing relationship between [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/superhost.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 027 &#8211; Horror Hosts with Michael Monahan</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-027-horror-hosts-michael-monahan/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=233</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Michael Monahan, author and co-producer of the documentary American Scary, to talk about Horror Hosts. We delve into the origins of the Horror Host phenomena from its early days with Vampira to the megahit Ghoulardi and the modern incarnations which still stalk the airwaves. All this, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Michael Monahan, author and co-producer of the documentary American Scary, to talk about Horror Hosts. We delve into the origins of the Horror Host phenomena from its early days with Vampira to the megahit Ghoul]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,History,Horror Hosts,Interview,Michael Monahan</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Michael Monahan, author and co-producer of the documentary American Scary, to talk about Horror Hosts. We delve into the origins of the Horror Host phenomena from its early days with Vampira to the megahit Ghoulardi and the modern incarnations which still stalk the airwaves. All this, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/233/dna-podcast-027-horror-hosts-michael-monahan.mp3" length="50331648" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Michael Monahan, author and co-producer of the documentary American Scary, to talk about Horror Hosts. We delve into the origins of the Horror Host phenomena from its early days with Vampira to the megahit Ghoulardi and the modern incarnations which still stalk the airwaves. All this, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/220px-Ghoulardi.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/220px-Ghoulardi.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 027 &#8211; Horror Hosts with Michael Monahan</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 45 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Michael Monahan, author and co-producer of the documentary American Scary, to talk about Horror Hosts. We delve into the origins of the Horror Host phenomena from its early days with Vampira to the megahit Ghoulardi and the modern incarnations which still stalk the airwaves. All this, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/220px-Ghoulardi.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 026 &#8211; Indie RPGs with Graham MacLean</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/2016/10/08/dna-podcast-26-indie-rpgs-graham-maclean/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2016 03:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?p=221</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by scholar and game designer Graham MacLean to talk about the Independent Tabletop RPG scene. The trio talk about the origins of Indie RPGs, why D&#38;D was the first Indie RPG, and how the Fruitful Void can make you look at games in a new way. All [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by scholar and game designer Graham MacLean to talk about the Independent Tabletop RPG scene. The trio talk about the origins of Indie RPGs, why D&#38;D was the first Indie RPG, and how the Fruitful Void can make y]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>D&amp;D,Indie RPG,RPG</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by scholar and game designer Graham MacLean to talk about the Independent Tabletop RPG scene. The trio talk about the origins of Indie RPGs, why D&#38;D was the first Indie RPG, and how the Fruitful Void can make you look at games in a new way. All [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/221/dna-podcast-26-indie-rpgs-graham-maclean.mp3" length="53120269" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by scholar and game designer Graham MacLean to talk about the Independent Tabletop RPG scene. The trio talk about the origins of Indie RPGs, why D&#38;D was the first Indie RPG, and how the Fruitful Void can make you look at games in a new way. All [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Sorcerer_Cover.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Sorcerer_Cover.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 026 &#8211; Indie RPGs with Graham MacLean</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 50mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by scholar and game designer Graham MacLean to talk about the Independent Tabletop RPG scene. The trio talk about the origins of Indie RPGs, why D&#38;D was the first Indie RPG, and how the Fruitful Void can make you look at games in a new way. All [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Sorcerer_Cover.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 025 &#8211; The Kevin Doak Comedy Hour</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/2016/09/23/dna-pocast-025-kevin-doak-comedy-hour/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?p=210</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comedian Kevin Doak to discuss comedy and the nerdly arts. The trio debate which superhero you want to have over for dinner, why the Walking Dead needs more laughs, and the depressed turnout of Batman v. Superman. All this, and why Shawn of the Dead is [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comedian Kevin Doak to discuss comedy and the nerdly arts. The trio debate which superhero you want to have over for dinner, why the Walking Dead needs more laughs, and the depressed turnout of Batman v. Superma]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Batman v. Superman,Comedy,Comic Books,DC Comics,Doak,Marvel Comics,Zombies</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comedian Kevin Doak to discuss comedy and the nerdly arts. The trio debate which superhero you want to have over for dinner, why the Walking Dead needs more laughs, and the depressed turnout of Batman v. Superman. All this, and why Shawn of the Dead is [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/210/dna-pocast-025-kevin-doak-comedy-hour.mp3" length="43902353" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comedian Kevin Doak to discuss comedy and the nerdly arts. The trio debate which superhero you want to have over for dinner, why the Walking Dead needs more laughs, and the depressed turnout of Batman v. Superman. All this, and why Shawn of the Dead is [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/001.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/001.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 025 &#8211; The Kevin Doak Comedy Hour</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:31:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comedian Kevin Doak to discuss comedy and the nerdly arts. The trio debate which superhero you want to have over for dinner, why the Walking Dead needs more laughs, and the depressed turnout of Batman v. Superman. All this, and why Shawn of the Dead is [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/001.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 24 &#8211; Science Fiction Author Gary Gibson</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-24-science-fiction-author-gary-gibson/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=206</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don interview Scottish science fiction writer Gary Gibson about his career, writing Space Opera, and why Science Fiction has become boring. All this, and why Zardoz is a classic film, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. Closing Music: Ode to Joy performed by Oliver Eckelt  Things Discussed: [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don interview Scottish science fiction writer Gary Gibson about his career, writing Space Opera, and why Science Fiction has become boring. All this, and why Zardoz is a classic film, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly A]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Gary Gibson,Interview,Science Fiction,Writing,Zardoz</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don interview Scottish science fiction writer Gary Gibson about his career, writing Space Opera, and why Science Fiction has become boring. All this, and why Zardoz is a classic film, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. Closing Music: Ode to Joy performed by Oliver Eckelt  Things Discussed: [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/206/dna-podcast-24-science-fiction-author-gary-gibson.mp3" length="40894464" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don interview Scottish science fiction writer Gary Gibson about his career, writing Space Opera, and why Science Fiction has become boring. All this, and why Zardoz is a classic film, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. Closing Music: Ode to Joy performed by Oliver Eckelt  Things Discussed: [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/marauder-by-gary-gibson.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/marauder-by-gary-gibson.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 24 &#8211; Science Fiction Author Gary Gibson</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr 25mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don interview Scottish science fiction writer Gary Gibson about his career, writing Space Opera, and why Science Fiction has become boring. All this, and why Zardoz is a classic film, in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. Closing Music: Ode to Joy performed by Oliver Eckelt  Things Discussed: [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/marauder-by-gary-gibson.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 023 &#8211; Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Be a Writer</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-023-shouldnt-writer/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=200</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the cons of becoming a professional writer (or artist). While the internet is filled with people telling you that you&#8217;re one Kindle book away from quitting your day job (mostly by people selling writing how-to advice and services) Rob and Don look at some of the cold, hard costs [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the cons of becoming a professional writer (or artist). While the internet is filled with people telling you that you&#8217;re one Kindle book away from quitting your day job (mostly by people selling writing how-to a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Advice,Dinosaur Porn,Tips,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the cons of becoming a professional writer (or artist). While the internet is filled with people telling you that you&#8217;re one Kindle book away from quitting your day job (mostly by people selling writing how-to advice and services) Rob and Don look at some of the cold, hard costs [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/200/dna-podcast-023-shouldnt-writer.mp3" length="41943040" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the cons of becoming a professional writer (or artist). While the internet is filled with people telling you that you&#8217;re one Kindle book away from quitting your day job (mostly by people selling writing how-to advice and services) Rob and Don look at some of the cold, hard costs [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Houghton_Typ_805.94.8320_-_Pride_and_Prejudice_1894_Hugh_Thomson_-_Protested.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Houghton_Typ_805.94.8320_-_Pride_and_Prejudice_1894_Hugh_Thomson_-_Protested.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 023 &#8211; Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Be a Writer</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr25mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don discuss the cons of becoming a professional writer (or artist). While the internet is filled with people telling you that you&#8217;re one Kindle book away from quitting your day job (mostly by people selling writing how-to advice and services) Rob and Don look at some of the cold, hard costs [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Houghton_Typ_805.94.8320_-_Pride_and_Prejudice_1894_Hugh_Thomson_-_Protested.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 022 &#8211; Heavy Metal Thunder</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-022-heavy-metal-thunder/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 00:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=194</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by music historian Richard Moule to discuss their mutual love and admiration for the musical art form known as Heavy Metal. The trio trace Metal&#8217;s history and inspirations, and talk about how metal became THE nerdly music of choice. All this, and why Death Metal is really redneck [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by music historian Richard Moule to discuss their mutual love and admiration for the musical art form known as Heavy Metal. The trio trace Metal&#8217;s history and inspirations, and talk about how metal became THE]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Blue Oyster Cult,Hammer Horror,Heavy Metal,Iron Maiden,Judas Priest,Manowar,Nightwish,Transformers</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by music historian Richard Moule to discuss their mutual love and admiration for the musical art form known as Heavy Metal. The trio trace Metal&#8217;s history and inspirations, and talk about how metal became THE nerdly music of choice. All this, and why Death Metal is really redneck [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/194/dna-podcast-022-heavy-metal-thunder.mp3" length="53477376" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by music historian Richard Moule to discuss their mutual love and admiration for the musical art form known as Heavy Metal. The trio trace Metal&#8217;s history and inspirations, and talk about how metal became THE nerdly music of choice. All this, and why Death Metal is really redneck [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/12-IMG_0146.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/12-IMG_0146.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 022 &#8211; Heavy Metal Thunder</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1hr41min</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by music historian Richard Moule to discuss their mutual love and admiration for the musical art form known as Heavy Metal. The trio trace Metal&#8217;s history and inspirations, and talk about how metal became THE nerdly music of choice. All this, and why Death Metal is really redneck [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/12-IMG_0146.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 021 &#8211; Interview with Tim Eldred</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-021-interview-with-tim-eldred/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2016 16:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=188</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic artist and director of Marvel&#8217;s Avengers Assemble animated series Tim Eldred to discuss his career in the comic book industry and how it led him into the world of animation. Along the way, they discuss Tim&#8217;s advice for aspiring comic book artists, why getting your [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic artist and director of Marvel&#8217;s Avengers Assemble animated series Tim Eldred to discuss his career in the comic book industry and how it led him into the world of animation. Along the way, they discu]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Animation,Anime,Avengers Assemble,Comics,Eternity Comics,Grease Monkey,Interview,Lensman,Manga,Pitsberg,Robotech,Star Blazers,Tim Eldred</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic artist and director of Marvel&#8217;s Avengers Assemble animated series Tim Eldred to discuss his career in the comic book industry and how it led him into the world of animation. Along the way, they discuss Tim&#8217;s advice for aspiring comic book artists, why getting your [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/188/dna-podcast-021-interview-with-tim-eldred.mp3" length="66060288" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic artist and director of Marvel&#8217;s Avengers Assemble animated series Tim Eldred to discuss his career in the comic book industry and how it led him into the world of animation. Along the way, they discuss Tim&#8217;s advice for aspiring comic book artists, why getting your [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PitsbergLogo.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PitsbergLogo.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 021 &#8211; Interview with Tim Eldred</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2 hours, 15 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic artist and director of Marvel&#8217;s Avengers Assemble animated series Tim Eldred to discuss his career in the comic book industry and how it led him into the world of animation. Along the way, they discuss Tim&#8217;s advice for aspiring comic book artists, why getting your [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PitsbergLogo.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 020 &#8211; Tabletop RPG Memories</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-020-tabletop-rpg-memories/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 02:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=183</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss their love of Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The trio explore the history of TRPGS, and talks about their own experiences and growing up playing these games. Along the way, they discuss the appeal of Gamma World, point based vs. random character creation, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss their love of Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The trio explore the history of TRPGS, and talks about their own experiences and growing up playing these games. Along the way, they discus]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Backgrounder,Chad,Champions,Cyberpunk,Discussion,Dungeons and Dragons,Exalted,Gamma World,HERO System,History,Mekton,Palladium Books,RIFTS,Role Playing Games,RPG,Shadowrun,Superhero,Villains and Vigilantes</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss their love of Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The trio explore the history of TRPGS, and talks about their own experiences and growing up playing these games. Along the way, they discuss the appeal of Gamma World, point based vs. random character creation, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/183/dna-podcast-020-tabletop-rpg-memories.mp3" length="45088768" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss their love of Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The trio explore the history of TRPGS, and talks about their own experiences and growing up playing these games. Along the way, they discuss the appeal of Gamma World, point based vs. random character creation, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/therebedragons.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/therebedragons.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 020 &#8211; Tabletop RPG Memories</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:35:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss their love of Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The trio explore the history of TRPGS, and talks about their own experiences and growing up playing these games. Along the way, they discuss the appeal of Gamma World, point based vs. random character creation, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/therebedragons.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 019 &#8211; Ghosts of Saturday Mornings Past</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-019-ghosts-of-saturday-mornings-past/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=178</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss North American TV animation, tracing it from its roots in the 1950s to the rise of Saturday morning television and its eventual evolution in the age of Netflix. Along the way, they spend time with Huckleberry Hound, The Flintstones, Josie the Pussycats, the Micronauts, and Goober and the Ghost [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss North American TV animation, tracing it from its roots in the 1950s to the rise of Saturday morning television and its eventual evolution in the age of Netflix. Along the way, they spend time with Huckleberry Hound, T]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>America,Animation,Backgrounder,Cartoons,Discussion,Filmation,Hanna-Barbera,History,Media,Rocket Robin Hood,Saturday Morning,Star Trek,The Flintstones,TV</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss North American TV animation, tracing it from its roots in the 1950s to the rise of Saturday morning television and its eventual evolution in the age of Netflix. Along the way, they spend time with Huckleberry Hound, The Flintstones, Josie the Pussycats, the Micronauts, and Goober and the Ghost [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/178/dna-podcast-019-ghosts-of-saturday-mornings-past.mp3" length="42991616" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss North American TV animation, tracing it from its roots in the 1950s to the rise of Saturday morning television and its eventual evolution in the age of Netflix. Along the way, they spend time with Huckleberry Hound, The Flintstones, Josie the Pussycats, the Micronauts, and Goober and the Ghost [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Crusader-Rabbit.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Crusader-Rabbit.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 019 &#8211; Ghosts of Saturday Mornings Past</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:29:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob discuss North American TV animation, tracing it from its roots in the 1950s to the rise of Saturday morning television and its eventual evolution in the age of Netflix. Along the way, they spend time with Huckleberry Hound, The Flintstones, Josie the Pussycats, the Micronauts, and Goober and the Ghost [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Crusader-Rabbit.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 018 &#8211; Edd Vick and MU Press</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-18-mu-press/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=169</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Edd Vick, founder and publisher of MU Press and Comics F/X magazine, to discuss Edd&#8217;s history in comics and the independent comics scene of the 80s and 90s. Former guest Jeff Wood, one of Edd&#8217;s friends and contributors also stops by, and the four of them [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Edd Vick, founder and publisher of MU Press and Comics F/X magazine, to discuss Edd&#8217;s history in comics and the independent comics scene of the 80s and 90s. Former guest Jeff Wood, one of Edd&#8217;s frien]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Anthropomorphic,Comics,Comics F/X,Culture,Discussion,Edd Vick,History,Interview,Jeff Wood,MU Press,Small Press,The Desert Peach</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Edd Vick, founder and publisher of MU Press and Comics F/X magazine, to discuss Edd&#8217;s history in comics and the independent comics scene of the 80s and 90s. Former guest Jeff Wood, one of Edd&#8217;s friends and contributors also stops by, and the four of them [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/169/dna-episode-18-mu-press.mp3" length="42362470.4" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Edd Vick, founder and publisher of MU Press and Comics F/X magazine, to discuss Edd&#8217;s history in comics and the independent comics scene of the 80s and 90s. Former guest Jeff Wood, one of Edd&#8217;s friends and contributors also stops by, and the four of them [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cfx20.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cfx20.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 018 &#8211; Edd Vick and MU Press</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:28:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Edd Vick, founder and publisher of MU Press and Comics F/X magazine, to discuss Edd&#8217;s history in comics and the independent comics scene of the 80s and 90s. Former guest Jeff Wood, one of Edd&#8217;s friends and contributors also stops by, and the four of them [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cfx20.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 017 &#8211; All About Ultraman</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-017-all-about-ultraman/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=161</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don do an overview of the Japanese media titan Ultraman, delving into the concepts behind the series, doing an overview of Ultraman&#8217;s long history, and talking about their personal connections to the character. All this, and a trip into the world of 80&#8217;s independent television, are waiting for you in [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don do an overview of the Japanese media titan Ultraman, delving into the concepts behind the series, doing an overview of Ultraman&#8217;s long history, and talking about their personal connections to the character. All this, an]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Backgrounder,Culture,Discussion,Fandom,History,Japan,Nostalgia,Science Patrol,Superhero,Television,Tokusatsu,Ultra 7,Ultraman,Ultraman Tiga</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don do an overview of the Japanese media titan Ultraman, delving into the concepts behind the series, doing an overview of Ultraman&#8217;s long history, and talking about their personal connections to the character. All this, and a trip into the world of 80&#8217;s independent television, are waiting for you in [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/161/dna-podcast-017-all-about-ultraman.mp3" length="51380224" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don do an overview of the Japanese media titan Ultraman, delving into the concepts behind the series, doing an overview of Ultraman&#8217;s long history, and talking about their personal connections to the character. All this, and a trip into the world of 80&#8217;s independent television, are waiting for you in [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ultraman-logo.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ultraman-logo.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 017 &#8211; All About Ultraman</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:43:13</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don do an overview of the Japanese media titan Ultraman, delving into the concepts behind the series, doing an overview of Ultraman&#8217;s long history, and talking about their personal connections to the character. All this, and a trip into the world of 80&#8217;s independent television, are waiting for you in [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ultraman-logo.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 016 &#8211; Exploring the Hero Pulps with Gregg Taylor</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-016-exploring-the-hero-pulps-with-gregg-taylor/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 13:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=142</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Gregg Taylor of the Decoder Ring Theatre podcast to talk about a subject that&#8217;s near and dear to Gregg&#8217;s heart- Pulp Heroes! We talk about the original Batman v. Superman- The Shadow and Doc Savage, how a pulp hero is made by their choice of hats, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Gregg Taylor of the Decoder Ring Theatre podcast to talk about a subject that&#8217;s near and dear to Gregg&#8217;s heart- Pulp Heroes! We talk about the original Batman v. Superman- The Shadow and Doc Savage, ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Backgrounder,Culture,Decoder Ring Theatre,Doc Savage,Gregg Taylor,History,Interview,Lester Dent,The Phantom Detective,The Pulps,The Shadow,The Spider,The Yellow Peril</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Gregg Taylor of the Decoder Ring Theatre podcast to talk about a subject that&#8217;s near and dear to Gregg&#8217;s heart- Pulp Heroes! We talk about the original Batman v. Superman- The Shadow and Doc Savage, how a pulp hero is made by their choice of hats, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/142/dna-episode-016-exploring-the-hero-pulps-with-gregg-taylor.mp3" length="29360128" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Gregg Taylor of the Decoder Ring Theatre podcast to talk about a subject that&#8217;s near and dear to Gregg&#8217;s heart- Pulp Heroes! We talk about the original Batman v. Superman- The Shadow and Doc Savage, how a pulp hero is made by their choice of hats, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/TheShadowCityofCrime.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/TheShadowCityofCrime.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 016 &#8211; Exploring the Hero Pulps with Gregg Taylor</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:01:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Gregg Taylor of the Decoder Ring Theatre podcast to talk about a subject that&#8217;s near and dear to Gregg&#8217;s heart- Pulp Heroes! We talk about the original Batman v. Superman- The Shadow and Doc Savage, how a pulp hero is made by their choice of hats, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/TheShadowCityofCrime.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 015: Podcasting Audio Drama</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-015-podcasting-audio-drama/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 13:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=140</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward of the Sonic Society podcast to talk about Jack&#8217;s experiences hosting the Internet&#8217;s greatest audio drama showcase for over a decade and the thrills and frustrations of being an audio drama producer in the podcast age. Slap on your Podjectors and Flip the switch to [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward of the Sonic Society podcast to talk about Jack&#8217;s experiences hosting the Internet&#8217;s greatest audio drama showcase for over a decade and the thrills and frustrations of being an audio drama]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Audio Drama,Broken Sea Audio Productions,Darker Projects,Decoder Ring Theatre,Discussion,Jack Ward,Podcasting,Power Records,Radioplays,Serial Podcast,The Sonic Society</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward of the Sonic Society podcast to talk about Jack&#8217;s experiences hosting the Internet&#8217;s greatest audio drama showcase for over a decade and the thrills and frustrations of being an audio drama producer in the podcast age. Slap on your Podjectors and Flip the switch to [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/140/dna-podcast-015-podcasting-audio-drama.mp3" length="42991616" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward of the Sonic Society podcast to talk about Jack&#8217;s experiences hosting the Internet&#8217;s greatest audio drama showcase for over a decade and the thrills and frustrations of being an audio drama producer in the podcast age. Slap on your Podjectors and Flip the switch to [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sonic-Society_300x300.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sonic-Society_300x300.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 015: Podcasting Audio Drama</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:27:41</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward of the Sonic Society podcast to talk about Jack&#8217;s experiences hosting the Internet&#8217;s greatest audio drama showcase for over a decade and the thrills and frustrations of being an audio drama producer in the podcast age. Slap on your Podjectors and Flip the switch to [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sonic-Society_300x300.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 014: Talking 80&#8217;s Independent Comics with Jeff Wood</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-014-talking-80s-independent-comics-with-jeff-wood/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2016 02:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=133</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with former Comics F/X magazine founder and editor Jeff Wood to talk about the West Coast independent comics scene of the 1980&#8217;s. The three discuss the origins of Comics F/X magazine, MU Press, the small press black and white comics explosion, and how &#8220;three adjectives and a noun&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with former Comics F/X magazine founder and editor Jeff Wood to talk about the West Coast independent comics scene of the 1980&#8217;s. The three discuss the origins of Comics F/X magazine, MU Press, the small press ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Antarctic Press,Anthropomorphic,Car Wars,Comics,Culture,Furry Comics,History,Interview,Jeff Wood,Mike Sagara,MU Press,Phil Foglio,Snowbuni,Steve Jackson Games</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with former Comics F/X magazine founder and editor Jeff Wood to talk about the West Coast independent comics scene of the 1980&#8217;s. The three discuss the origins of Comics F/X magazine, MU Press, the small press black and white comics explosion, and how &#8220;three adjectives and a noun&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/133/dna-podcast-014-talking-80s-independent-comics-with-jeff-wood.mp3" length="37748736" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with former Comics F/X magazine founder and editor Jeff Wood to talk about the West Coast independent comics scene of the 1980&#8217;s. The three discuss the origins of Comics F/X magazine, MU Press, the small press black and white comics explosion, and how &#8220;three adjectives and a noun&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2775904-snow1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2775904-snow1.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 014: Talking 80&#8217;s Independent Comics with Jeff Wood</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:14:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with former Comics F/X magazine founder and editor Jeff Wood to talk about the West Coast independent comics scene of the 1980&#8217;s. The three discuss the origins of Comics F/X magazine, MU Press, the small press black and white comics explosion, and how &#8220;three adjectives and a noun&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2775904-snow1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 013: Collectible Card Chaos</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-013-collectible-card-chaos/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2016 18:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=131</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by James Wegg of No Dice Games to talk about collectible card games (CCGs). The three of them discuss Collectible vs. Living Card Games, the current state and future of CCGs, and the pros and cons of running a gaming store. All this, and (Butt) Crack Gate, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by James Wegg of No Dice Games to talk about collectible card games (CCGs). The three of them discuss Collectible vs. Living Card Games, the current state and future of CCGs, and the pros and cons of running a gami]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>BattleTech,Collectible Card Games,Culture,Force of Will,History,Interview,James Wegg,Magic: The Gathering,Pokemon,Yu-Gi-Oh</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by James Wegg of No Dice Games to talk about collectible card games (CCGs). The three of them discuss Collectible vs. Living Card Games, the current state and future of CCGs, and the pros and cons of running a gaming store. All this, and (Butt) Crack Gate, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/131/dna-podcast-013-collectible-card-chaos.mp3" length="32505856" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by James Wegg of No Dice Games to talk about collectible card games (CCGs). The three of them discuss Collectible vs. Living Card Games, the current state and future of CCGs, and the pros and cons of running a gaming store. All this, and (Butt) Crack Gate, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nodicetest.png"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nodicetest.png</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 013: Collectible Card Chaos</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:05:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by James Wegg of No Dice Games to talk about collectible card games (CCGs). The three of them discuss Collectible vs. Living Card Games, the current state and future of CCGs, and the pros and cons of running a gaming store. All this, and (Butt) Crack Gate, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nodicetest.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Episode 012 &#8211; Pokemon Turns 20!</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-012-pokemon-turns-20/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 18:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=119</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss 20 years of Pokemon! They discuss how and why the phenomena has lasted so long, the origins of the game, and why a dark Pokemon movie is inevitable. All this, and a heaping helping of Nerd Rage is waiting for you [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss 20 years of Pokemon! They discuss how and why the phenomena has lasted so long, the origins of the game, and why a dark Pokemon movie is inevitable. All this, and a heaping helping o]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Chad,Comic Books,Culture,Dinosaurs,Discussion,Geek Culture,GURPS,History,Kaiju,Nerd Rage,Nintendo,Pokemon,Pokemon Go!,TMNT,Ultraman,Video Games</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss 20 years of Pokemon! They discuss how and why the phenomena has lasted so long, the origins of the game, and why a dark Pokemon movie is inevitable. All this, and a heaping helping of Nerd Rage is waiting for you [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/119/dna-episode-012-pokemon-turns-20.mp3" length="44040192" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss 20 years of Pokemon! They discuss how and why the phenomena has lasted so long, the origins of the game, and why a dark Pokemon movie is inevitable. All this, and a heaping helping of Nerd Rage is waiting for you [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pikachu-outbreak-festival-yokohama-japan-3-970x545.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pikachu-outbreak-festival-yokohama-japan-3-970x545.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Episode 012 &#8211; Pokemon Turns 20!</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1 hour 25 mins</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss 20 years of Pokemon! They discuss how and why the phenomena has lasted so long, the origins of the game, and why a dark Pokemon movie is inevitable. All this, and a heaping helping of Nerd Rage is waiting for you [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pikachu-outbreak-festival-yokohama-japan-3-970x545.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast Episode 011 &#8211; Teen Culture</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-11-teen-culture/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=115</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob and Don discuss the dreaded creatures known as teenagers! Slouching their way from post-WWII suburbia, these strange beings have had a huge effect on culture and media, and the pair are joined by the Sonic Society&#8217;s Jack Ward to discuss their past, present and future. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob and Don discuss the dreaded creatures known as teenagers! Slouching their way from post-WWII suburbia, these strange beings have had a huge effect on culture and media, and the pair are joined by t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Archie,CBC,Culture,Discussion,Harry Potter,History,Jack,MST3K,Politcal Correctness,Science Fiction Conventions,Slactivism,Social Justice,Star Trek,Teenagers,Universal Income</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob and Don discuss the dreaded creatures known as teenagers! Slouching their way from post-WWII suburbia, these strange beings have had a huge effect on culture and media, and the pair are joined by the Sonic Society&#8217;s Jack Ward to discuss their past, present and future. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/115/dna-episode-11-teen-culture.mp3" length="39845888" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob and Don discuss the dreaded creatures known as teenagers! Slouching their way from post-WWII suburbia, these strange beings have had a huge effect on culture and media, and the pair are joined by the Sonic Society&#8217;s Jack Ward to discuss their past, present and future. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wild-in-the-streets-movie-poster-1968-1020189675.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wild-in-the-streets-movie-poster-1968-1020189675.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast Episode 011 &#8211; Teen Culture</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:21:58</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob and Don discuss the dreaded creatures known as teenagers! Slouching their way from post-WWII suburbia, these strange beings have had a huge effect on culture and media, and the pair are joined by the Sonic Society&#8217;s Jack Ward to discuss their past, present and future. [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wild-in-the-streets-movie-poster-1968-1020189675.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 010 &#8211; Twisted Robot Mego Chicken Theatre</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-010-twisted-robot-mego-chicken-theatre/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2016 03:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=87</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob interviews Don about his Mego toymaking hobby. They discuss the history of the Mego company, the current state of Mego fandom, and the future of toys in a 3-D Printing world. All this, and the Mego Mangler are waiting for you in this 10th episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob interviews Don about his Mego toymaking hobby. They discuss the history of the Mego company, the current state of Mego fandom, and the future of toys in a 3-D Printing world. All this, and the Mego Mangler are waiting for you in this]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Gatchaman,GI Joe,History,Hololense,Interview,LEGO,MEGO,Post Brothers,Professor Badass,Robot Chicken,Toys</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob interviews Don about his Mego toymaking hobby. They discuss the history of the Mego company, the current state of Mego fandom, and the future of toys in a 3-D Printing world. All this, and the Mego Mangler are waiting for you in this 10th episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/87/dna-podcast-010-twisted-robot-mego-chicken-theatre.mp3" length="30.9" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob interviews Don about his Mego toymaking hobby. They discuss the history of the Mego company, the current state of Mego fandom, and the future of toys in a 3-D Printing world. All this, and the Mego Mangler are waiting for you in this 10th episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/prof-badass-01.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/prof-badass-01.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 010 &#8211; Twisted Robot Mego Chicken Theatre</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:07:33</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob interviews Don about his Mego toymaking hobby. They discuss the history of the Mego company, the current state of Mego fandom, and the future of toys in a 3-D Printing world. All this, and the Mego Mangler are waiting for you in this 10th episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs. [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/prof-badass-01.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 009 &#8211; Clap if you Love Gamera!</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-009-clap-if-you-love-gamera/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=80</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss all things Giant Monster! They discuss why the genre has an enduring popularity, and then delve into their favorite Giant Monster films and guilty Daikaiju pleasures. Finally, they talk about the future of Giant Monster movies and what it would take [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss all things Giant Monster! They discuss why the genre has an enduring popularity, and then delve into their favorite Giant Monster films and guilty Daikaiju pleasures. Finally, they t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Chad,Daikaiju,Discussion,Gamera,Giant Monsters,Godzilla,History,Inframan,Japan,Kaiju,King Kong,Media,Movies,Reptilicus,Ultra Q,Ultraman,War of the Gargantuas</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss all things Giant Monster! They discuss why the genre has an enduring popularity, and then delve into their favorite Giant Monster films and guilty Daikaiju pleasures. Finally, they talk about the future of Giant Monster movies and what it would take [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/80/dna-podcast-009-clap-if-you-love-gamera.mp3" length="34603008" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss all things Giant Monster! They discuss why the genre has an enduring popularity, and then delve into their favorite Giant Monster films and guilty Daikaiju pleasures. Finally, they talk about the future of Giant Monster movies and what it would take [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gameralegion1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gameralegion1.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 009 &#8211; Clap if you Love Gamera!</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:12:16</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss all things Giant Monster! They discuss why the genre has an enduring popularity, and then delve into their favorite Giant Monster films and guilty Daikaiju pleasures. Finally, they talk about the future of Giant Monster movies and what it would take [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gameralegion1.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 008 &#8211; Are Superhero Movies Bad for Us?</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/2016/01/29/dna-podcast-008-are-superhero-movies-bad-for-us/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2016 04:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?p=72</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by indomitable Jack Ward, host of the Sonic Society Podcast, to discuss actor/writer Simon Pegg&#8217;s article about the infantalization of popular culture and society. The trio go deep into the topic, and come out having discussed Nazis, Adult Films [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by indomitable Jack Ward, host of the Sonic Society Podcast, to discuss actor/writer Simon Pegg&#8217;s article about the infantalization of popular culture a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Infantalization,Jack Ward,Simon Pegg,Star Trek,The Sonic Society</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by indomitable Jack Ward, host of the Sonic Society Podcast, to discuss actor/writer Simon Pegg&#8217;s article about the infantalization of popular culture and society. The trio go deep into the topic, and come out having discussed Nazis, Adult Films [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/72/dna-podcast-008-are-superhero-movies-bad-for-us.mp3" length="56688302" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by indomitable Jack Ward, host of the Sonic Society Podcast, to discuss actor/writer Simon Pegg&#8217;s article about the infantalization of popular culture and society. The trio go deep into the topic, and come out having discussed Nazis, Adult Films [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/openforuminfantilization.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/openforuminfantilization.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 008 &#8211; Are Superhero Movies Bad for Us?</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:59:02</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by indomitable Jack Ward, host of the Sonic Society Podcast, to discuss actor/writer Simon Pegg&#8217;s article about the infantalization of popular culture and society. The trio go deep into the topic, and come out having discussed Nazis, Adult Films [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/openforuminfantilization.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 007 &#8211; Welcome to Cyberpunk</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-007-welcome-to-cyberpunk/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=67</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don discuss the ways in which the reality has come to mirror Cyberpunk fiction. It&#8217;s 2016, and in the 1980&#8217;s Cyberpunk promised us Netrunning, Posergangs and Rockergirls! What did they get right? What did they get wrong? We also discuss why AKB48 are the perfect girl group, For-Profit [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don discuss the ways in which the reality has come to mirror Cyberpunk fiction. It&#8217;s 2016, and in the 1980&#8217;s Cyberpunk promised us Netrunning, Posergangs and Rockergirls! What did they get right? ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Cyberpunk,Discussion,Dystopia,J-pop,Judge Dredd,Max Headroom,Science Fiction,Star Trek,The Future</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don discuss the ways in which the reality has come to mirror Cyberpunk fiction. It&#8217;s 2016, and in the 1980&#8217;s Cyberpunk promised us Netrunning, Posergangs and Rockergirls! What did they get right? What did they get wrong? We also discuss why AKB48 are the perfect girl group, For-Profit [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/67/dna-podcast-007-welcome-to-cyberpunk.mp3" length="35861299.2" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don discuss the ways in which the reality has come to mirror Cyberpunk fiction. It&#8217;s 2016, and in the 1980&#8217;s Cyberpunk promised us Netrunning, Posergangs and Rockergirls! What did they get right? What did they get wrong? We also discuss why AKB48 are the perfect girl group, For-Profit [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MaxHeadroom.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MaxHeadroom.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 007 &#8211; Welcome to Cyberpunk</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:14:52</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don discuss the ways in which the reality has come to mirror Cyberpunk fiction. It&#8217;s 2016, and in the 1980&#8217;s Cyberpunk promised us Netrunning, Posergangs and Rockergirls! What did they get right? What did they get wrong? We also discuss why AKB48 are the perfect girl group, For-Profit [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MaxHeadroom.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 006 &#8211; A New Years Look at 2015 and 2016</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-006-a-new-years-look-at-2015-and-2016/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 04:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=62</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss the nerdly films of 2015. What was awesome? What barely made the grade? And what didn&#8217;t the trio like from 2015? Then we forge on into 2016, and discuss why a new film version of The Little Prince excites [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss the nerdly films of 2015. What was awesome? What barely made the grade? And what didn&#8217;t the trio like from 2015? Then we forge on into 2016, and discuss wh]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Avengers,Chad,Culture,Discussion,Fist of the North Star,Mad Max,New Years,Peanuts,Pokemon Go!,Yo-kai Watch</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss the nerdly films of 2015. What was awesome? What barely made the grade? And what didn&#8217;t the trio like from 2015? Then we forge on into 2016, and discuss why a new film version of The Little Prince excites [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/62/dna-podcast-006-a-new-years-look-at-2015-and-2016.mp3" length="45613056" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss the nerdly films of 2015. What was awesome? What barely made the grade? And what didn&#8217;t the trio like from 2015? Then we forge on into 2016, and discuss why a new film version of The Little Prince excites [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Original_logo_used_by_Dolly_Madison_bakeries_in_the_1970s_thru_the_early_1980s.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Original_logo_used_by_Dolly_Madison_bakeries_in_the_1970s_thru_the_early_1980s.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 006 &#8211; A New Years Look at 2015 and 2016</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:35:01</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss the nerdly films of 2015. What was awesome? What barely made the grade? And what didn&#8217;t the trio like from 2015? Then we forge on into 2016, and discuss why a new film version of The Little Prince excites [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Original_logo_used_by_Dolly_Madison_bakeries_in_the_1970s_thru_the_early_1980s.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast 005 &#8211; Star Wars Memories</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-005-star-wars-memories/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=59</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives and welcome to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don explore the effects that Star Wars has had on their lives, and the culture around them, as they’ve grown up. Comics, cards, toys and the origins of Don’s Beilert Valance action figure are all explored in this episode of [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives and welcome to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don explore the effects that Star Wars has had on their lives, and the culture around them, as they’ve grown up. Comics, cards, toys and the origins of Don’s B]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,History,John Ostrander,Lensmen,Media,Star Wars,Wuxia</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives and welcome to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don explore the effects that Star Wars has had on their lives, and the culture around them, as they’ve grown up. Comics, cards, toys and the origins of Don’s Beilert Valance action figure are all explored in this episode of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/59/dna-podcast-005-star-wars-memories.mp3" length="32.6" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives and welcome to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don explore the effects that Star Wars has had on their lives, and the culture around them, as they’ve grown up. Comics, cards, toys and the origins of Don’s Beilert Valance action figure are all explored in this episode of [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/star-wars-meco.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/star-wars-meco.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast 005 &#8211; Star Wars Memories</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:11:19</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Greetings Operatives and welcome to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don explore the effects that Star Wars has had on their lives, and the culture around them, as they’ve grown up. Comics, cards, toys and the origins of Don’s Beilert Valance action figure are all explored in this episode of [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/star-wars-meco.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast Episode 004 &#8211; Satanic Panic</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-episode-004-satanic-panic/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 04:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=54</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives! In today&#8217;s show, Rob and Don explore the Ritual Satanic Abuse panic that gripped America during the 1970s and 1980s and how the game Dungeons and Dragons became wrapped up in it. Then, in the second half of the show, the pair dig deep into the cinematic roots that laid the groundwork for [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives! In today&#8217;s show, Rob and Don explore the Ritual Satanic Abuse panic that gripped America during the 1970s and 1980s and how the game Dungeons and Dragons became wrapped up in it. Then, in the second half of the show, the pair di]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Champions,Culture,D&amp;D,Dark Dungeons,Discussion,Dungeons and Dragons,Gary Gygax,Geraldo,History,Judge Dredd,Michelle Remembers,New Hollywood,Rosemary's Baby,Satanic Ritual Abuse,Traveller,V&amp;V,Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives! In today&#8217;s show, Rob and Don explore the Ritual Satanic Abuse panic that gripped America during the 1970s and 1980s and how the game Dungeons and Dragons became wrapped up in it. Then, in the second half of the show, the pair dig deep into the cinematic roots that laid the groundwork for [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/54/dna-podcast-episode-004-satanic-panic.mp3" length="35614804" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives! In today&#8217;s show, Rob and Don explore the Ritual Satanic Abuse panic that gripped America during the 1970s and 1980s and how the game Dungeons and Dragons became wrapped up in it. Then, in the second half of the show, the pair dig deep into the cinematic roots that laid the groundwork for [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15607_sm-Artwork-Chaos-Copyright-Games-Workshop-Slaves-To-Darkness.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15607_sm-Artwork-Chaos-Copyright-Games-Workshop-Slaves-To-Darkness.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast Episode 004 &#8211; Satanic Panic</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives! In today&#8217;s show, Rob and Don explore the Ritual Satanic Abuse panic that gripped America during the 1970s and 1980s and how the game Dungeons and Dragons became wrapped up in it. Then, in the second half of the show, the pair dig deep into the cinematic roots that laid the groundwork for [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15607_sm-Artwork-Chaos-Copyright-Games-Workshop-Slaves-To-Darkness.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast Episode 003- Nerdly Speculators</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-episode-003-nerdly-speculators/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://obeythedna.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=36</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm 

discuss whether the nerdly spectulators markets of the 80s and 90s helped or hurt nerd culture, and how this 

crept into the action figure market as well. Don gives us the comic shop eye view of the industry during 

this period, and we talk about how the Punisher was responsible for the comic speculator's boom of the 

1980s. All this and more are waiting for you in Episode Three of The Department of Nerdly Affairs!

]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm 

discuss whether the nerdly spectulators markets of the 80s and 90s helped or hurt nerd culture, and how this 

crept into the action figure mar]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Death of Superman,Discussion,Elfquest,Head Shops,History,Space 1889,Spawn,Speculators,The Punisher,TMNT,TORG</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm 

discuss whether the nerdly spectulators markets of the 80s and 90s helped or hurt nerd culture, and how this 

crept into the action figure market as well. Don gives us the comic shop eye view of the industry during 

this period, and we talk about how the Punisher was responsible for the comic speculator's boom of the 

1980s. All this and more are waiting for you in Episode Three of The Department of Nerdly Affairs!

]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="http://obeythedna.com/podcast-download/36/dna-episode-003-nerdly-speculators.mp3" length="28511096" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm 

discuss whether the nerdly spectulators markets of the 80s and 90s helped or hurt nerd culture, and how this 

crept into the action figure market as well. Don gives us the comic shop eye view of the industry during 

this period, and we talk about how the Punisher was responsible for the comic speculator's boom of the 

1980s. All this and more are waiting for you in Episode Three of The Department of Nerdly Affairs!]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Cover_of_The_Punisher_Limited_Series_-1.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Cover_of_The_Punisher_Limited_Series_-1.jpg</url>
		<title>DNA Podcast Episode 003- Nerdly Speculators</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>59:23</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm 

discuss whether the nerdly spectulators markets of the 80s and 90s helped or hurt nerd culture, and how this 

crept into the action figure market as well. Don gives us the comic shop eye view of the industry during 

this period, and we talk about how the Punisher was responsible for the comic speculator's boom of the 

1980s. All this and more are waiting for you in Episode Three of The Department of Nerdly Affairs!]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>DNA Podcast Episode 002- Audience Expectations</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-episode-002-audience-expectations/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2015 23:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss how audience expectations shape how people create media and react to it. In addition, we discuss Jack Campbell&#8217;s The Lost Fleet series, what really makes a story &#8220;Adult&#8221;, why Hollywood can&#8217;t get Wonder Woman right, and International Comics [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss how audience expectations shape how people create media and react to it. In addition, we discuss Jack Campbell&#8217;s The Lost Fleet series,]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Battle Fever J,Bleach,Damage Control,Discussion,Dragonball,Goranger,Marvel Comics,Marvels,One Piece,Phantom Lady,Red Baron,The Lost Fleet,The Magicians,The Watchmen,Wonder Woman,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss how audience expectations shape how people create media and react to it. In addition, we discuss Jack Campbell&#8217;s The Lost Fleet series, what really makes a story &#8220;Adult&#8221;, why Hollywood can&#8217;t get Wonder Woman right, and International Comics [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss how audience expectations shape how people create media and react to it. In addition, we discuss Jack Campbell&#8217;s The Lost Fleet series, what really makes a story &#8220;Adult&#8221;, why Hollywood can&#8217;t get Wonder Woman right, and International Comics [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>DNA Podcast Episode 002- Audience Expectations</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>DNA Podcast Episode 001- Writing Scifi and Horror</title>
	<link>http://obeythedna.com/podcast/dna-podcast-episode-001-writing-scifi-and-horror/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2015 19:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss the books Ready Player One and H. Beam Piper's Space Viking. We're also going to discuss the idea behind the common writing advice "Write what you know", the techniques of Stephen King, and why writers have a lot to learn from HP Lovecraft and the Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. All this, and a heaping helping of magic white guys are ahead for you in this episode of The Department of Nerdly Affairs.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss the books Ready Player One and H. Beam Pipers Space Viking. Were also going to discuss the idea behind the common writing advice Write what you know, the techniques of Stephen King, and why writers have a lot to lear]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>Culture,Discussion,Geek Culture,H Beam Piper,HP Lovecraft,James Clavell,John Grisham,Ready Player One,Robert Heinlein,Self Publishing,Social Justice,Space Viking,Stephen King,Writing</itunes:keywords>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss the books Ready Player One and H. Beam Piper's Space Viking. We're also going to discuss the idea behind the common writing advice "Write what you know", the techniques of Stephen King, and why writers have a lot to learn from HP Lovecraft and the Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. All this, and a heaping helping of magic white guys are ahead for you in this episode of The Department of Nerdly Affairs.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss the books Ready Player One and H. Beam Piper's Space Viking. We're also going to discuss the idea behind the common writing advice "Write what you know", the techniques of Stephen King, and why writers have a lot to learn from HP Lovecraft and the Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. All this, and a heaping helping of magic white guys are ahead for you in this episode of The Department of Nerdly Affairs.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[The Department of Nerdly Affairs]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss the books Ready Player One and H. Beam Piper's Space Viking. We're also going to discuss the idea behind the common writing advice "Write what you know", the techniques of Stephen King, and why writers have a lot to learn from HP Lovecraft and the Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. All this, and a heaping helping of magic white guys are ahead for you in this episode of The Department of Nerdly Affairs.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="http://obeythedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ReadyPLayerOneCover.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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