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			<title>The MechCast</title>
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			<copyright>Copyright 2006, theMechanism, llc., Distributor.</copyright>
			<itunes:subtitle>An informal monthly design discussion with members of theMechanism, llc.</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:author>theMechanism, llc.</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary>An informal monthly design discussion with members of theMechanism, llc.</itunes:summary>
			<description>Web standards, design, business and code talk coming to you straight from the creative bunker of The Mechanism in NYC.</description>
			
			
			
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			<title>Episode 15 - How Do You Recover From A Bad Product Release?</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 15 - Welcome back to The MechCast! In this month’s episode, we will be discussing the best ways to mitigate the aftermath of a bad product release. We hope you enjoy the discussion and find some useful takeaways!</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Web standards, design, business and code talk coming to you straight from the creative bunker of The Mechanism in NYC.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 15 - Welcome back to The MechCast! In this month’s episode, we will be discussing the best ways to mitigate the aftermath of a bad product release. We hope you enjoy the discussion and find some useful takeaways!</itunes:summary>	
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 23:02:15 GMT</pubDate>	
			<itunes:duration>23:020</itunes:duration>	
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 14b - How has the Internet changed the way we listen to music? (w/ guest Vivien Goldman) (Part 2)</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 14b - Welcome to The MechCast! This is the Part II of a 2 part series. In this episode, we'll be discussing how the onset of the Internet has changed the way we listen to music, and the impact it has had on the record industry itself. We welcome a special guest – NYU's own Professor of Punk – Vivien Goldman (viviengoldman.com).</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Web standards, design, business and code talk coming to you straight from the creative bunker of The Mechanism in NYC.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 14b - Welcome to The MechCast! This is the Part II of a 2 part series. In this episode, we'll be discussing how the onset of the Internet has changed the way we listen to music, and the impact it has had on the record industry itself. We welcome a special guest – NYU's own Professor of Punk – Vivien Goldman (viviengoldman.com).</itunes:summary>	
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 September 2014 31:16:00 GMT</pubDate>	
			<itunes:duration>31:16</itunes:duration>	
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, music, technology, Vivien Goldman</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 14a - How has the Internet changed the way we listen to music? (w/ guest Vivien Goldman) (Part 1)</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 14a - In this episode of The MechCast, we'll be discussing how the onset of the Internet has changed the way we listen to music, and the impact it has had on the record industry itself. We welcome a special guest – NYU's own Professor of Punk – Vivien Goldman (viviengoldman.com).</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Web standards, design, business and code talk coming to you straight from the creative bunker of The Mechanism in NYC.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 14a - In this episode of The MechCast, we'll be discussing how the onset of the Internet has changed the way we listen to music, and the impact it has had on the record industry itself. We welcome a special guest – NYU's own Professor of Punk – Vivien Goldman (viviengoldman.com).</itunes:summary>	
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 September 2014 31:16:00 GMT</pubDate>	
			<itunes:duration>31:16</itunes:duration>	
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, music, technology, Vivien Goldman</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 13 - How Do You Define Productive?</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 13 - After a long deadline-mandated hiatus The MechCast returns with a promised discussion on productivity. We begin by introducing new members of our growing team and then get into a passionate discussion on how we each define being productive and in turn productivity. We then talk about the tools and inspirations of our productivity.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Web standards, design, business and code talk coming to you straight from the creative bunker of The Mechanism in NYC.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 13 - After a long deadline-mandated hiatus The MechCast returns with a promised discussion on productivity. We begin by introducing new members of our growing team and then get into a passionate discussion on how we each define being productive and in turn productivity. We then talk about the tools and inspirations of our productivity.</itunes:summary>	
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 April 2014 23:02:15 GMT</pubDate>	
			<itunes:duration>50:10</itunes:duration>	
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 12 - Indie Game the Podcast</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 12 - Happy Holidays! Give yourself the gift of Indie Game the Movie, then be sure to tune into our discussion on this excellent documentary. Antonio, Ben, and Roma sit down to talk about the many interesting ideas covered in this film: from the challenges faced by small independent teams of creatives to the growing role of video games in our lives. It's been a great year and we hope you have all enjoyed the return of the Mechcast. If you're looking for that perfect gift for the wonderful geek in your life, be sure to check out our gift guide. See you next year!</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Web standards, design, business and code talk coming to you straight from the creative bunker of The Mechanism in NYC.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 12 - Happy Holidays! Give yourself the gift of Indie Game the Movie, then be sure to tune into our discussion on this excellent documentary. Antonio, Ben, and Roma sit down to talk about the many interesting ideas covered in this film: from the challenges faced by small independent teams of creatives to the growing role of video games in our lives. It's been a great year and we hope you have all enjoyed the return of the Mechcast. If you're looking for that perfect gift for the wonderful geek in your life, be sure to check out our gift guide. See you next year!</itunes:summary>	
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			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2012 23:02:15 GMT</pubDate>	
			<itunes:duration>29:00</itunes:duration>	
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 11 - I'm Analog, I'm Digital</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 11 - In this edition of The Mechcast, Dave Fletcher, Founder and Executive Director of The Mechanism, speaks about a brief encounter with a colleague that initiated some thoughts about what makes some creative agencies different from others.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Web standards, design, business and code talk coming to you straight from the creative bunker of The Mechanism in NYC.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 11 - In this edition of The Mechcast, Dave Fletcher, Founder and Executive Director of The Mechanism, speaks about a brief encounter with a colleague that initiated some thoughts about what makes some creative agencies different from others.</itunes:summary>	
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			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2012 23:02:15 GMT</pubDate>	
			<itunes:duration>05:58</itunes:duration>	
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 10 - Podcasting is a Job</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 10 - In this edition of The Mechcast, featuring Dave, Antonio, Ben, Chaz and surprise guest Michael, we discuss Mike Monteiro's Design Is A Job, the book we read as part of The Reading Mechanism, our new book club introduced not too long ago here.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>Web standards, design, business and code talk coming to you straight from the creative bunker of The Mechanism in NYC.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 10 - In this edition of The Mechcast, featuring Dave, Antonio, Ben, Chaz and surprise guest Michael, we discuss Mike Monteiro's Design Is A Job, the book we read as part of The Reading Mechanism, our new book club introduced not too long ago here. A lively conversation that touches on money, clients, expectations and real world vs book world situations. We conclude the podcast with a section we call Burst The Bubble, where we share things that we enjoy for you to discover.</itunes:summary>	
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			<pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 23:02:15 GMT</pubDate>	
			<itunes:duration>39:44</itunes:duration>	
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 9 - The New York Web Standards Meetup: Typography for the Web</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<description>Web standards, design and code talks from The Mechanism.</description>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 9 - Christy Gurga (The Mechanism) presents different perspectives on formatting type online and demonstrates methods one can use right away.</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 9 - Christy Gurga (The Mechanism) presents different perspectives on formatting type online and demonstrates methods one can use right away. While only basic CSS knowledge is required, Christy covers advanced techniques that are applicable for front-end developers of any level. Learn how to establish the CSS foundation for your type using relative font sizes and ems, implement text replacement practices for specially formatted headers and polish your typography with extra detail!</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:02:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>47:08</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 8 - The one about Suprema Pizza and Morris Dancing</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 8 - theMechanism debate the best pizza in NY, the joy of Morris Dancing, running the NY Web Standards Meetup Group, new projects, tastyapps.com and Jeffrey's love of his new Flappy.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An informal monthly design and pop-culture discussion coming to you straight from the creative bunker of theMechanism, llc.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Episode 8 - Dave, Josh and Jeff debate the best pizza in New York (Dave and Jeff recommend New York's Pizza Suprema at (212) 594-8939), the joy of Morris Dancing, running the New York Web Standards Meetup Group, new projects, tastyapps.com, Jeffrey's love of his new Flappy and other nonsense.</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>22:30</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 7 - The one about Celebrity Racism</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 7 - Dave, Josh, Jeff and Tony yap about recent design projects, 30 Days 'til I'm Famous and celebrity racism.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An informal monthly design and pop-culture discussion coming to you straight from the creative bunker of theMechanism, llc.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Dave, Josh, Jeff and Tony chatter about recent projects, 30 Days 'til I'm Famous and celebrity racism. theMechanism also talks about bad design, using cute characters in design, celeb designers and more about Anna Nicole Smith.</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>20:38</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 6 - The one about Jeff's first Month at The Mechanism</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 6 - Dave, Josh, Jeff and Tony drone on endlessly about Jeffrey's first month, Anna Nicole Smith, the UK Space Program, NASA, adult diapers and the Grammys.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An informal monthly design and pop-culture discussion coming to you straight from the creative bunker of theMechanism, llc.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Dave, Josh, Jeff and Tony drone on endlessly about Jeffrey's first month, Anna Nicole Smith, the UK Space Program, NASA, adult diapers and the Grammys. theMechanism also tells The Police where to find us for their necessary new web design in our first podcast of 2007.</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>18:23</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 5 - The one about Bill's whereabouts</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 5 - Dave and Josh yap about recent design projects, politics and K-Fed, all while pondering about Bill's whereabouts.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An informal monthly design discussion with members of theMechanism, llc.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Dave and Josh chat about design, the future of publishing online, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Democrats and the recent Britany and K-Fed split. Bill C. English's absence is also explained in theMechanism's pre-holiday spectacular.</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>29:08</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 4 - The one about Founding The Mechanism</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 4 - We return to where it all started in 1865, with Founders Dave and Chris chattering about starting the company in the midst of a changing creative environment.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An informal monthly design discussion with members of theMechanism, llc.</description>
			<itunes:summary>We return to 1865, with Founders Dave Fletcher and Chris Gavin reminiscing about the "good old days" of no budgets, no money and changing the world over a pint at the local pub. Learn the "amazing strategies" and "fanatical plans" devised at the start of theMechanism and win bonus points for finding out what we originally called the company.</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>17:04</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 3 - The one about the HOW Conference in Las Vegas that might have gotten Dave into Trouble</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 3 - Dave, Josh and Bill talk about graphic design, the 2006 HOW Design Conference in Las Vegas and launching a new identity for theMechanism in the third Monthly Episode.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An informal monthly design discussion with members of theMechanism, llc.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Dave, Josh and Bill yammer on endlessly about the 2006 HOW Design Conference in Las Vegas and launching a new identity for theMechanism in the third Monthly Episode.</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>13:38</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 2 - The one about Net Neutrality</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 2 - Dave, Josh and Bill talk about graphic design, both sides of Net Neutrality, polygamy, the HOW Design Conference and other nonsense in the second Monthly Episode.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An informal monthly design discussion with members of theMechanism, llc.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Dave, Josh and Bill yammer on endlessly about graphic design, both sides of Net Neutrality, polygamy, the HOW Design Conference and other nonsense in the second Monthly Episode.</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>15:24</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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			<title>Episode 1 - The one about that Award we won from min for GIANT</title>
			<itunes:author>The Mechanism</itunes:author>
			<itunes:subtitle>Episode 1 - Dave, Josh and Bill talk about graphic design, winning their first min’s Best of the Web Award, polygamy, and travelling to Europe in the first Monthly Episode.</itunes:subtitle>
			<description>An informal monthly design discussion with members of theMechanism, llc.</description>
			<itunes:summary>Dave, Josh and Bill yammer on endlessly about graphic design, winning their first min’s Best of the Web Award, polygamy.com, and travelling to Europe in the first Monthly Episode.</itunes:summary>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>15:06</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:keywords>graphic design, web design, arts, technology</itunes:keywords>
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