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    <description>Ben and Pete, from the cast of The Players Keep, sit down every week to talk about everything they love that makes them the nerds we all know... Mainly Dungeons and Dragons</description>
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    <itunes:author>The Players Keep</itunes:author>
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      <title>Ep 8: Hot Take #1</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ep 7: Why Warlock?</title>
      <description>In this episode, Ben has one goal: convince Pete to play a warlock as they deep dive into the class for only the brave to play, the Warlock.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>In this episode, Ben has one goal: convince Pete to play a warlock as they deep dive into the class for only the brave to play, the Warlock.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Ep 6 : Why Bard?</title>
      <description>When music meets the battlefield, you have the MVP of any encounter. Join Ben and Pete as they explore the ultimate frontman of any adventuring party: The Bard.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>When music meets the battlefield, you have the MVP of any encounter. Join Ben and Pete as they explore the ultimate frontman of any adventuring party: The Bard.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Ep 5: Why Fighter?</title>
      <description>A class that neither Ben nor Pete has played for longer than a single session. Today, however, they discuss and discover the power of the Fighter.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>A class that neither Ben nor Pete has played for longer than a single session. Today, however, they discuss and discover the power of the Fighter.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Ep 4: Why Druid?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>In this episode, Ben and Pete can't stop talking about the class that they both began their D&amp;D journey with: the Druid.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Ep 3: Why Rogue?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:20:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>In this episode, Ben and Pete sit down to talk about the class Pete knows all too well: the Rogue!</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Ep 2 - Why Cleric?</title>
      <description>In episode 2, Ben and Pete are joined by their fellow TPK castmate Kendal Boardman as they sit down to nerd out about the D&amp;D class: The Cleric.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>In episode 2, Ben and Pete are joined by their fellow TPK castmate Kendal Boardman as they sit down to nerd out about the D&amp;D class: The Cleric.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Ep 1: Why D&amp;D?</title>
      <description>Ben and Pete welcome you to their first episode of Nerd Alert, where they ask themselves "Why D&amp;D?" and spend the entire episode "nerding out" over the TTRPG Dungeons &amp; Dragons.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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