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      <title>We Need To Talk: About The Olympics, Romney and Polly Toynbee</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Raheem Kassam, Douglas Murray and Christian May discuss the Olympics, Boris Johnson, Mitt Romney, Polly Toynbee and Jack Abramoff</itunes:summary>
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      <title>We Need to Talk: About Mensch, Mars and the BBC</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Raheem Kassam discusses Louise Mensch's resignation, the Mars Rover, the BBC and the Olympics. Guests are James Delingpole and Gawain Towler</itunes:summary>
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      <title>We Need To Talk... about Ryan, Assange, Iran and Pussy Riot</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Raheem Kassam discuss Paul Ryan, Pussy Riot, Iran and Israel and Julian Assange with guests Christian May and Dr. James Boys</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>We Need To Talk... About the RNC Convention, Iran and Nick Clegg</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>We Need To Talk... About the reshuffle, the DNC, and libertarianism</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:10:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Special - We Need To Talk: To Itamar Marcus of 'Palestinian Media Watch'</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:55:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>We Need To Talk: About the US elections and Andrew Mitchell</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:40:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>We Need To Talk (exclusively) about the US Elections!</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:16:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:31:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:25:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:53:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate>
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