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	<title>Episode 07: Interview with Dr. Zena Hitz</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 04: Interview with Dr. Julia Hejduk of Baylor University</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 03: The True Aims of Classical Education</title>
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	<title>Episode 02: First Things and Tradition in Classical Education</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 01: Welcome to the Principia Podcast</title>
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