<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>Capital Public Radio: Connections Show List RSS</title><image><url>https://capradio.org/images/logo/CapRadio_logo_STACKED_RGB_1400SQ.jpg</url><title>CapRadio: Connections RSS</title><link>https://www.capradio.org</link></image><link>https://www.capradio.org/</link><description></description><itunes:summary/><itunes:keywords/><itunes:image href="https://www.capradio.org/images/logo/CapRadio_logo_STACKED_RGB_1400SQ.jpg"/><itunes:category/><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:54:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en-US</language><copyright>Copyright 2026, CapRadio</copyright><generator>CPR RSS Generator 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