<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Deep Sy: Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Me reading my posts, including occasional character voices and other nonsense. Plus bonus episodes for paid subscribers.]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/s/podcast</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gxSw!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1bc9ca1-c2ab-4880-9892-2b5bf81b6dee_1280x1280.png</url><title>Deep Sy: Podcast</title><link>https://deepsy.net/s/podcast</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:54:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://deepsy.net/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Sybren Hoekstra]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[sy.hoekstra@gmail.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[sy.hoekstra@gmail.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[sy.hoekstra@gmail.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[sy.hoekstra@gmail.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: What I Tell People Who Are Going Blind]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crisis for which I have some highly relevant experience]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-what-i-tell-people</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-what-i-tell-people</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40519cf7-7d9d-4553-87a0-d34ad88ce602_3000x3000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s bonus episode:</p><p><span>- </span>Smart phone tutoring therapy for senior citizens</p><p><span>- </span>Long-forgotten software</p><p><span>- </span>The diving board of panic</p><p><span>- </span>Unstoppability snake oil</p><p>Submit questions to be answered on future bonus podcasts here: <a href="https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402">https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402</a></p><p>Today&#8217;s music is &#8220;Brilliant Bacon Bagel&#8221; by <a href="https://onj.me/">Andre Louis</a></p><p>The podcast art and other blog graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will&#8230;</a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: My Trip to a World Cup Match]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a lot of audio my wife and I recorded]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-my-trip-to-a-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-my-trip-to-a-world</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:02:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40519cf7-7d9d-4553-87a0-d34ad88ce602_3000x3000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s bonus episode:</p><p><span>- </span>Drinking a train of beer</p><p><span>- </span>Scots attempt French</p><p><span>- </span>The joy of going to Foxborough and not having to watch the Patriots</p><p><span>- </span>The beautiful game (of Knicks basketball)</p><p>Submit questions to be answered on future bonus podcasts here: <a href="https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402">https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402</a></p><p>Today&#8217;s music is &#8220;Brilliant Bacon Bagel&#8221; by <a href="https://onj.me/">Andre Louis</a></p><p>The podcast art and&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please Stop Talking about the ‘Quality’ of Disabled Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[PODCAST VERSION]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/please-stop-talking-about-the-quality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/please-stop-talking-about-the-quality</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:03:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201541591/75b480f6d75d2ac93f9fc926c1d9b00e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode, I&#8217;m sharing another writer&#8217;s essay with some thoughts of mine in a brief intro. Lucy Webster is a British journalist and disability activist with Cerebral Palsy. She writes about disability, sexuality, and gender on Substack at <a href="https://lucywebster.substack.com/subscribe/">The View from Down Here</a> (which is also the title of her book). Click the subscribe button. It&#8217;s well worth your time.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lucywebster.substack.com/subscribe/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe to The View from Down Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://lucywebster.substack.com/subscribe/"><span>Subscribe to The View from Down Here</span></a></p><p>The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will Cheung</a></p><p>Find me on:</p><p>- <a href="https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/">Substack</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>- <a href="https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/">Mastodon</a></p><p>- <a href="https://syhoekstra.com/">My freelancing website</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: One Walk Home, Two Sighted Assumptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, paying childcare workers to delegate childcare back to you]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-one-walk-home-two-sighted</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-one-walk-home-two-sighted</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:20:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40519cf7-7d9d-4553-87a0-d34ad88ce602_3000x3000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s bonus episode:</p><p>- Assuming responsibility</p><p>- What can she say except you&#8217;re welcome?</p><p>- Commercial fatigue</p><p>- Guilt-based childcare upselling</p><p>Submit questions to be answered on future bonus podcasts here: <a href="https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402">https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402</a></p><p>Today&#8217;s music is &#8220;DNB Mover&#8221; by <a href="https://onj.me/">Andre Louis</a></p><p>The podcast art and other blog graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will Cheung</a></p><p>Find me on:</p><p>- <a href="https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/">S&#8230;</a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[HR Rep Caught off Guard by Blind Job Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[PODCAST VERSION]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/hr-rep-caught-off-guard-by-blind-e21</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/hr-rep-caught-off-guard-by-blind-e21</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:03:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199689959/5302f5a2ff22340980feaeb1bec24cc3.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode:</p><p>- Interview tickles</p><p>- Good liberal panic</p><p>- The greatest mystery about Helen Keller</p><p>- Deeply empty wisdom</p><p><strong><a href="https://deepsy.net/subscribe/">Become a paid subscriber</a> at</strong> deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week!</p><p>Or throw a tip in <a 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: My Experience Inside a Disability Film Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, a controversial joke that didn&#8217;t land]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-my-experience-inside</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-my-experience-inside</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:40:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40519cf7-7d9d-4553-87a0-d34ad88ce602_3000x3000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s bonus episode:</p><p>- The blind lead the blind&#8230; and momentarily forget who&#8217;s leading</p><p>- Networking while blind</p><p>- Why high-quality and super crappy representation are both important</p><p>- My profound and wholly original musings on the power of storytelling</p><p>Mentioned in the episode:</p><p>- <a href="https://www.lonewolvesfilm.com/">Lone Wolves</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHoU4Rq65w8">We Might Regret This</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81C3nq3vg4">Disposable Humanity</a></p><p>Submit questions to be&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Learned to Walk with a White Cane]]></title><description><![CDATA[PODCAST VERSION]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/how-i-learned-to-walk-with-a-white-cea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/how-i-learned-to-walk-with-a-white-cea</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196378273/5a977d89564bfc551228865690e16314.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode:</p><p>- Structurally unsound Sprite buckets</p><p>- Shockingly useful bundles of sticks</p><p>- The origin story of the RhinoTech Premium Rhino Cane</p><p>- Sighted people dive for cover</p><p>Mentioned in the episode: <a href="https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-glass-eye-witness-news?utm_source=publication-search">Glass Eye Witness News</a></p><p><strong><a href="https://deepsy.net/subscribe/">Become a paid subscriber</a> at</strong> deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week!</p><p>Or throw a tip in <a href="https://buy.stripe.com/9B65kE0DMd7Uctb87kabK00">my tip jar</a>!</p><p>The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will Cheung</a></p><p>Find me on:</p><p>- <a href="https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/">Substack</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>- <a href="https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/">Mastodon</a></p><p>- <a href="https://syhoekstra.com/">My freelancing website</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living a Life Everyone Fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[PODCAST VERSION]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/living-a-life-everyone-fears-817</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/living-a-life-everyone-fears-817</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 11:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196175109/0060bf056f947076a497e0f832d85111.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode:</p><p>- A nonfatal face crash</p><p>- You join my very legal business</p><p>- Good, common-sense panic attacks</p><p>- Florida man can see your soul for what it is</p><p><strong><a href="https://deepsy.net/subscribe/">Become a paid subscriber</a> at</strong> deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week!</p><p>Or throw a tip in <a href="https://buy.stripe.com/9B65kE0DMd7Uctb87kabK00">my tip jar</a>!</p><p>The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will Cheung</a></p><p>Find me on:</p><p>- <a href="https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/">Substack</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>- <a href="https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/">Mastodon</a></p><p>- <a href="https://syhoekstra.com/">My freelancing website</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Dawn of the Hoekstras]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traveling to my ancestral homeland]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-dawn-of-the-hoekstras</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-dawn-of-the-hoekstras</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40519cf7-7d9d-4553-87a0-d34ad88ce602_3000x3000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s bonus episode:</p><p>- Unceasing backpack larceny</p><p>- Big Pete the Pirate</p><p>- Drug-induced planetariums</p><p>- The world&#8217;s largest marketing meatball</p><p>Submit questions to be answered on future bonus podcasts here: <a href="https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402">https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402</a></p><p>Today&#8217;s music is &#8220;Mountain Lion Drums&#8221; by <a href="https://onj.me/">Andre Louis</a></p><p>The podcast art and other blog graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will Cheung</a></p><p>Find me&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability, Reproduction, and “Lone Wolves”]]></title><description><![CDATA[PODCAST VERSION]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/disability-reproduction-and-lone-0f0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/disability-reproduction-and-lone-0f0</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194863040/1e03bf7d0b2da4c27ce1a3dc1a3e524a.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode:</p><p>- Hilarious eugenics</p><p>- DIY artificial insemination</p><p>- Laughing alone</p><p>- An extremely beef movie</p><p>come out to some of the <a href="https://reelabilities.org/newyork/">Reel Abilities</a> events between April 23 and 30 in NYC, or check out their <a href="https://reelabilities.org/newyork/watch-online/">streamed films and events</a>.</p><p><strong><a href="https://deepsy.net/subscribe/">Become a paid subscriber</a> at</strong> deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week!</p><p>Or throw a tip in <a href="https://buy.stripe.com/9B65kE0DMd7Uctb87kabK00">my tip jar</a>!</p><p>The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will Cheung</a></p><p>Find me on:</p><p>- <a href="https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/">Substack</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>- <a href="https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/">Mastodon</a></p><p>- <a href="https://syhoekstra.com/">My freelancing website</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: My Time as a Legally Blind Wrestler]]></title><description><![CDATA[How twisting dudes into pretzels can actually be quite accessible]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-my-time-as-a-legally</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-my-time-as-a-legally</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:03:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40519cf7-7d9d-4553-87a0-d34ad88ce602_3000x3000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Subscribe to my new podcast, <em><a href="https://soccerexplainedpod.com/">Soccer Explained</a></em>! Two episodes are out, and another drops tomorrow.</p><p>In today&#8217;s bonus episode:</p><p>- Rocking my little baby opponents to sleep</p><p>- The accidental angry upside down pin</p><p>- My daring, courageous victory over a kid who got an asthma attack and forfeited</p><p>- How to rid yourself of anxiety by quitting anything that makes you unc&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Blind Sports Fandom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, a clip from my new soccer podcast!]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-blind-sports-fandom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-blind-sports-fandom</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:44:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190757251/b92b3eb638c3de2b7b129905e7362786.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Subscribe to my new podcast! First episodes drop next week. </p><p>https://soccerexplainedpod.com/</p><p>In today&#8217;s bonus episode, which is free for everyone:</p><p>- Tiny blurry baseball guys</p><p>- Little Billy, the only Mets fan in school</p><p>- The world violently spins exactly one half circle</p><p>- Big honkin&#8217; hockey</p><p>Music by <a href="https://onj.me/">Andre Louis</a></p><p>The podcast art and other blog graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will Cheung</a></p><p>Yankees audio clip from Major League Baseball, originally broadcast on WFAN New York. Retrieved from</p><div id="youtube2-1BriIpt5WTA" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;1BriIpt5WTA&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1BriIpt5WTA?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>2014 world cup clip from FIFA, retrieved from:</p><div id="youtube2-B8XsmIfQr6o" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;B8XsmIfQr6o&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/B8XsmIfQr6o?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>My freelancing website: </p><p>https://syhoekstra.com/</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing Video Games While Blind?]]></title><description><![CDATA[PODCAST VERSION]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/playing-video-games-while-blind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/playing-video-games-while-blind</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:30:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190234359/5c8fd443158d2ffb819c32170b2f0c04.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode:</p><p>- You&#8217;re a spy!</p><p>- Attack of the chainsaw clown zombies</p><p>- Alabama goes British</p><p>- Tech bro midwives</p><p><strong><a href="https://deepsy.net/subscribe/">Become a paid subscriber</a> at</strong> deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I&#8217;m doing here!</p><p>Or throw a tip in <a href="https://buy.stripe.com/9B65kE0DMd7Uctb87kabK00">my tip jar</a>!</p><p>The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will Cheung</a></p><p>Find me on:</p><p>- <a href="https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/">Substack</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>- <a href="https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/">Mastodon</a></p><p>- <a href="https://syhoekstra.com/">My freelancing website</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode: Making Content on a Highly Visual Internet While Blind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, I ruin a guy's day]]></description><link>https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-making-content-on-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-making-content-on-a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sy Hoekstra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40519cf7-7d9d-4553-87a0-d34ad88ce602_3000x3000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode:</p><p>- The devastating difference between left and right</p><p>- Volunteer sisters</p><p>- Serenity praying through the internet</p><p>- Daily garbage delivery</p><p>Submit questions to be answered on future bonus podcasts here: <a href="https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402">https://deepsy.net/survey/4746402</a></p><p>Today&#8217;s music is &#8220;Old School Menu Music&#8221; by <a href="https://onj.me/">Andre Louis</a></p><p>The podcast art and other blog graphics are by <a href="https://www.williamwhcheung.com/">Will &#8230;</a></p>
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