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    <title>News Chick Show</title>
	<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
    <link>http://kiroradio.com/newschick</link>
    <description>Linda Thomas goes beyond 140 characters and finds out the stories behind the tweets, screen names and status updates - from entrepreneurs and authors to parenting experts and local celebrities. </description> 
	<itunes:subtitle>Linda Thomas goes beyond 140 characters and finds out the stories behind the tweets, screen names and status updates - from entrepreneurs and authors to parenting experts and local celebrities. </itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>Linda Thomas goes beyond 140 characters and finds out the stories behind the tweets, screen names and status updates - from entrepreneurs and authors to parenting experts and local celebrities. </itunes:summary>
    <language>en-us</language> 
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		<itunes:name>KIRO RADIO</itunes:name>
		<itunes:email>feedback@mynorthwest.com</itunes:email>
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    	<category>News &amp; Politics</category>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Regulation of party buses, but not of behavior inside the rolling parties]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It wasn't until after I rented a party bus to take a group of seniors to their prom that I started wondering, who regulates those buses anyway?]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick051413_9956099.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[It wasn't until after I rented a party bus to take a group of seniors to their prom that I started wondering, who regulates those buses anyway?]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Tacoma mom has new hope for finding her missing daughter]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After being abducted, raped and held captive in a Cleveland house for at least a decade, three young women were finally freed this week. As they slowly adjust to freedom with their families, their story is giving some hope to a Tacoma mom who lost her little girl 14 years ago. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick051013_9955948.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick051013_9955948.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[After being abducted, raped and held captive in a Cleveland house for at least a decade, three young women were finally freed this week. As they slowly adjust to freedom with their families, their story is giving some hope to a Tacoma mom who lost her little girl 14 years ago. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Sacramento's Kevin Johnson thinks it's time for Seattle investors to back off]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sacramento's mayor is telling Seattle's investors Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to "take the high road and be gracious" by taking a "step back" from their attempt to buy and relocate the Kings NBA franchise. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050813_9955857.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[Sacramento's mayor is telling Seattle's investors Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to "take the high road and be gracious" by taking a "step back" from their attempt to buy and relocate the Kings NBA franchise. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Teaching her kids the value of freedom, by escaping a communist country]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most moms would do anything for their kids. Helen Szablya escaped a dictatorship with her three children so they could grow up in the U.S.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050613_9955736.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050613_9955736.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Most moms would do anything for their kids. Helen Szablya escaped a dictatorship with her three children so they could grow up in the U.S.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Massage is relaxing for most people, but not for me]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me realizes I'm a bit of a workaholic. Four years ago I tried yoga to relax and ended up getting kicked out of class because I wouldn't close my laptop. A friend convinced me to try something else to de-stress - Chinese Foot Massage. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050613_9955738.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050613_9955738.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me realizes I'm a bit of a workaholic. Four years ago I tried yoga to relax and ended up getting kicked out of class because I wouldn't close my laptop. A friend convinced me to try something else to de-stress - Chinese Foot Massage. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[UW students worry, but think they will be able to find jobs and pay off loans]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[About 41 percent of college graduates from the past two years are stuck in jobs that don't require their degrees. UW students I talked with think that worries them, yet they think they'll be the exception.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050213_9955601.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050213_9955601.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[About 41 percent of college graduates from the past two years are stuck in jobs that don't require their degrees. UW students I talked with think that worries them, yet they think they'll be the exception.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Some Ballard residents resent and lament changes to their Seattle neighborhood]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A dozen large condominiums and apartments are under construction in Ballard with more on the way. Many of those developments are replacing family businesses, increasing traffic and creating competition for parking spaces.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050113_9955550.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/05/c_newschick050113_9955550.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[A dozen large condominiums and apartments are under construction in Ballard with more on the way. Many of those developments are replacing family businesses, increasing traffic and creating competition for parking spaces.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[The most revolutionary tech device since the first iPhone?]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A former Microsoft evangelist admits, there are going to be people and governments who misuse a device he says will revolutionize the tech industry the same way Apple's first iPhone did. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick043013_9955495.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick043013_9955495.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[A former Microsoft evangelist admits, there are going to be people and governments who misuse a device he says will revolutionize the tech industry the same way Apple's first iPhone did. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[The tale of Robin Hood Lanes]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The iconic Robin Hood Lanes, an Edmonds bowling alley since 1960, closed forever at midnight. Demolition of the building is planned for May. It will be replaced by a new Walgreen's and a bank branch.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042613_9955336.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042613_9955336.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[The iconic Robin Hood Lanes, an Edmonds bowling alley since 1960, closed forever at midnight. Demolition of the building is planned for May. It will be replaced by a new Walgreen's and a bank branch.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[It happens every spring, another local high school has banned dirty dancing]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Across the country, and locally, public schools have been putting the brakes on grinding or freak dancing in a sexually suggestive manner. Some schools have cancelled dances. Others have come up with strict rules. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042413_9955254.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042413_9955254.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Across the country, and locally, public schools have been putting the brakes on grinding or freak dancing in a sexually suggestive manner. Some schools have cancelled dances. Others have come up with strict rules. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[How alcohol-detection ankle bracelets work to deter repeat drunk drivers]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Even before the state legislature acts on a proposal from Governor Jay Inslee, about 7,000 DUI offenders in Washington have already worn alcohol-monitoring bracelets to detect drinking in violation of court orders.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042313_9955187.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick042313_9955187.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Even before the state legislature acts on a proposal from Governor Jay Inslee, about 7,000 DUI offenders in Washington have already worn alcohol-monitoring bracelets to detect drinking in violation of court orders.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Do you think you're more beautiful than you say?]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Women are their own worst critics. Dove, the soap company, says only four percent of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041913_9955076.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041913_9955076.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Women are their own worst critics. Dove, the soap company, says only four percent of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Blunt, abstinence-only advice upsets some teens, parents ]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A national speaker on teen sexuality and birth control is rattling some students and parents with her frank discussions.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041813_9955029.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041813_9955029.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[A national speaker on teen sexuality and birth control is rattling some students and parents with her frank discussions.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Selling juvenile records for pennies per name in Washington]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A teenager with an arrest record is worth 69 cents to the State of Washington. That's how much the state makes, per individual, for selling juvenile offenders' records to companies that do background checks.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041513_9954866.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041513_9954866.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[A teenager with an arrest record is worth 69 cents to the State of Washington. That's how much the state makes, per individual, for selling juvenile offenders' records to companies that do background checks.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Country song Accidental Racist spurs discussions about racism]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Country star Brad Paisley has started a national discussion about race in America with his new duet with rapper LL Cool J. The song touches on their experiences with racism. What is your story?]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041213_9954760.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041213_9954760.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Country star Brad Paisley has started a national discussion about race in America with his new duet with rapper LL Cool J. The song touches on their experiences with racism. What is your story?]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Child sex trafficking - as easy in Seattle as ordering a pizza]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Police estimate up to 500 teens, some children as young as 12 years old, are working as sex slaves every day in King County. The growing numbers have prompted new legislation in Washington.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041113_9954703.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick041113_9954703.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Police estimate up to 500 teens, some children as young as 12 years old, are working as sex slaves every day in King County. The growing numbers have prompted new legislation in Washington.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Fixers collectives try to change a throw away society habit]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The concept of "fixer's collectives" or "repair cafes" started in the Netherlands originally, came to the Bronx several years ago, and now there are a handful of them in the Puget Sound area.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick040813_9954527.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick040813_9954527.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[The concept of "fixer's collectives" or "repair cafes" started in the Netherlands originally, came to the Bronx several years ago, and now there are a handful of them in the Puget Sound area.]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Bill Gates and Paul Allen recreate a classic photo in Microsoft history]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1981 Paul Allen and Bill Gates posed with clunky, chunky personal computers. This week, they did it again for a celebration at Allen's new computer museum. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick040513_9954442.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick040513_9954442.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[In 1981 Paul Allen and Bill Gates posed with clunky, chunky personal computers. This week, they did it again for a celebration at Allen's new computer museum. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[When a lawn mower is more than just a machine]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[I realize most people don't have an emotional attachment to a lawn mower. I do. Here's why. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick040113_9954226.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/04/c_newschick040113_9954226.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[I realize most people don't have an emotional attachment to a lawn mower. I do. Here's why. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[How many drunk drivers are on Washington's roads at any given time?]]></title>
			<itunes:author>KIRO Radio</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Washington State Patrol troopers do their best to stop drunk drivers, but even they admit for every car they pull over there are about 100 people careening down the highway like a ticking time bomb. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/03/c_newschick032913_9954133.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2013/03/c_newschick032913_9954133.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Washington State Patrol troopers do their best to stop drunk drivers, but even they admit for every car they pull over there are about 100 people careening down the highway like a ticking time bomb. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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