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		<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A high Fantasy story set in 1990's Central Ohio]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 10 - Underground</title>
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			<itunes:subtitle>The path before him is set and now Mikey just has to find a way to get to it11</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey knows what he wants to do. He wants to face the Underground Gauntlet and get Johnson back his missing wind. And the first step; how does one actually get into the Underground? </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mikey knows what he wants to do. He wants to face the Underground Gauntlet and get Johnson back his missing wind. And the first step; how does one actually get into the Underground? </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 9 - Reunions</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Walking the grasslands we meet up with some familiar faces, one of whom we've been searching all this time for]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>I've been walking with Meg and we stumbled on two people we've met before. And they let us know some major things; 1) Johnson is with the RiverFolk and 2) Guy is somewhere lurking in the grass. </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Presents Johnson Story Episode 4 - A River to Ride</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Staring up at the mountains, Johnson comes to a deciding point; if Mikey is coming back, he's going to be with him. How he's going to make that happen remains to be seen. </p><br><p>This is part of our "Third Thursday" series and is an benefit of being either a Projectionist or Executive Produce on our Patreon. You can enjoy it here for one month or forever by clicking on the link and joining. </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Staring up at the mountains, Johnson comes to a deciding point; if Mikey is coming back, he's going to be with him. How he's going to make that happen remains to be seen. </p><br><p>This is part of our "Third Thursday" series and is an benefit of being either a Projectionist or Executive Produce on our Patreon. You can enjoy it here for one month or forever by clicking on the link and joining. </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Presents Johnson Story Episode 3 - A Mountain to Climb</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Being sent out from the courts, Johnson deals with the aftermath of Mikey going home</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Johnson has been reduced, and now is being recycled. He's sent back out into the world with new orders and a new way of living. </p><br><p>This is part of our "Third Thursday" featurette series and will be available until March on this feed. It is available now and will remain in our Projectionist Tier on our Patreon</p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Johnson has been reduced, and now is being recycled. He's sent back out into the world with new orders and a new way of living. </p><br><p>This is part of our "Third Thursday" featurette series and will be available until March on this feed. It is available now and will remain in our Projectionist Tier on our Patreon</p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Presents Johnson Story Episode 2 - Breathless</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Johnson has been called to account for failing to produce an actual child of wonder. Now he faces the consequences.</p><br><p>This is part of "Third Thursday" featurette series and will be featured on this feed until the next month's Third Thursday is put out and then will forever reside in our Projectionist Booth on our Patreon. </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Johnson has been called to account for failing to produce an actual child of wonder. Now he faces the consequences.</p><br><p>This is part of "Third Thursday" featurette series and will be featured on this feed until the next month's Third Thursday is put out and then will forever reside in our Projectionist Booth on our Patreon. </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Presents Johnson Story Episode 1 - The Court of Air</title>
			<itunes:title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Presents Johnson Story Episode 1 - The Court of Air</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>16:51</itunes:duration>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[We follow Johnson, the fox in the OSU jacket, in the moments immediately following Mikey's return to the world of wonder]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey has found his way back to the arch, completed his loop, and has gone home. Now, Johnson is left to fend for himself. What comes next is his test of loyalty.</p><br><p>This is an episode of "Third Thursday" bonus content from our "Mikey and the Garden Arch" program. It will move to our patreon exclusively one month from posting</p><br><p>This episode was written and performed by Bryan Foster</p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mikey has found his way back to the arch, completed his loop, and has gone home. Now, Johnson is left to fend for himself. What comes next is his test of loyalty.</p><br><p>This is an episode of "Third Thursday" bonus content from our "Mikey and the Garden Arch" program. It will move to our patreon exclusively one month from posting</p><br><p>This episode was written and performed by Bryan Foster</p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 8 - A Deal Differed</title>
			<itunes:title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 8 - A Deal Differed</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Mikey is finding more and more of this new land and more and more of these deals</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey came back looking for his friend. Now he met a new traveling companion and she has an offer. But Mikey has learned from his last visit here the one cardinal rule; Nobody rides for free. </p><br><p>This episode was written and performed by Bryan Foster</p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mikey came back looking for his friend. Now he met a new traveling companion and she has an offer. But Mikey has learned from his last visit here the one cardinal rule; Nobody rides for free. </p><br><p>This episode was written and performed by Bryan Foster</p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 7 - Return to the Other Side</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mikey has been home for two days now. His Ohio friends didn't believe him and all he keeps thinking of is the one he left behind on the other side. ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey is determined to get back through the Arch. He has to help Johnson. He feels unfinished. So he comes back to the lot in the middle of the block and this time, things go his way.</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mikey is determined to get back through the Arch. He has to help Johnson. He feels unfinished. So he comes back to the lot in the middle of the block and this time, things go his way.</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 6 - No One Believes</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Back safe and sound in Ohio, Mikey finds his friends to talk about the one left behind</itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey found his way back home. Now all he can think about is Johnson and how he's going to find his way back through. His friends don't seem to be buying what he's selling though. </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mikey found his way back home. Now all he can think about is Johnson and how he's going to find his way back through. His friends don't seem to be buying what he's selling though. </p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 5 - Home Again</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Loop closed. Arch in play. Can Mikey finally get back home?</itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>It feels like it's been eons since Mikey stumbled through the arch in the vacant lot and appeared in this crazy new world. Now, standing at the opening again, will he be able to go back through and back home?</p><br><p>This episode was written and narrated by Bryan Foster</p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>It feels like it's been eons since Mikey stumbled through the arch in the vacant lot and appeared in this crazy new world. Now, standing at the opening again, will he be able to go back through and back home?</p><br><p>This episode was written and narrated by Bryan Foster</p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 4 - Sisters and Crows</title>
			<itunes:title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 4 - Sisters and Crows</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Traveling back toward home, Mikey is confronted by even more of the strange</itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mikey is working his loop; working his way back to the arch and back to his home. Along the way he encounters even more of the strange denizens who occupy this world, and pays the heaviest toll yet.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This is a Rust Belt Studio Production</p><br><p>It was written and narrated by Bryan Foster</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 3 - The Loop</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mikey is lost and trying to find his way home. Johnson has a plan, not a reassurance. And it's going to cost Mikey. ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey is lost. He spent the night in an unknown world, somewhere on the other side of the arch that he had been playing in. Now, with his new companion Johnson, the talking fox in an Ohio State University varsity jacket, he has a plan. If he's ever going to get home, he's going to have to find a way to loop.</p><br><p>This episode is a Rust Belt Studio production</p><br><p>It was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mikey is lost. He spent the night in an unknown world, somewhere on the other side of the arch that he had been playing in. Now, with his new companion Johnson, the talking fox in an Ohio State University varsity jacket, he has a plan. If he's ever going to get home, he's going to have to find a way to loop.</p><br><p>This episode is a Rust Belt Studio production</p><br><p>It was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 2 - Johnson</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Mikey was just hanging out, no one to hang out with, when he found himself sent through the arch to a new world</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>We see Mikey on the other side of the arch, in the whispering woods, and he meets a new friend. Someone who can help show him the rules and ways of the place he's just stumbled on to. But that doesn't change the fact that he's lost and needs to f</p><br><p><em>Mikey and the Garden Arch</em> is a Rust Belt Studio production</p><br><p>This episode was written and narrated by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>We see Mikey on the other side of the arch, in the whispering woods, and he meets a new friend. Someone who can help show him the rules and ways of the place he's just stumbled on to. But that doesn't change the fact that he's lost and needs to f</p><br><p><em>Mikey and the Garden Arch</em> is a Rust Belt Studio production</p><br><p>This episode was written and narrated by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode 1 - Lazy Summer Days</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>On a day when Mikey had no one to play with, he finds himself at first in familiar territory at the neighborhood vacant lot and then...somewhere not familiar at all.</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>"Mikey and the Garden Arch" is a high fantasy, serial drama that posts every other Tuesday. Its a product of Rust Belt Studio</p><br><p>In Episode 1, Mikey is spending a lazy summer day trying to find something to do. His friends are all unavailable, his dad has kicked him out of the house for the day, and he finds himself cruising aimlessly until he stops at their usual hangout - a vacant lot in the middle of the block. There, he's playing around the garden arbor that is all that's left of whatever used to be on the lot in the past. That's when something completely unexpected happens that changes everything.</p><br><p>This episode was written and narrated by Bryan Foster</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>"Mikey and the Garden Arch" is a high fantasy, serial drama that posts every other Tuesday. Its a product of Rust Belt Studio</p><br><p>In Episode 1, Mikey is spending a lazy summer day trying to find something to do. His friends are all unavailable, his dad has kicked him out of the house for the day, and he finds himself cruising aimlessly until he stops at their usual hangout - a vacant lot in the middle of the block. There, he's playing around the garden arbor that is all that's left of whatever used to be on the lot in the past. That's when something completely unexpected happens that changes everything.</p><br><p>This episode was written and narrated by Bryan Foster</p><br><p><br></p><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Episode  0 - Welcome to the Lot</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:57:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey and the Garden Arch is a serialized Rust Belt fantasy about wonder, loss, and the rules of another world. In Episode 0 we meet Mikey, we hear him tell of remembering growing up, and the magic of Summer. It's a prelude to a story about choices, childhood, and what waits for us behind the arch.</p><br><p>Written and Narrated by: Bryan Foster</p><p>Produced by Rust Belt Studio</p><p>Visit: Rustbeltstudio.net for updates</p><br><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mikey and the Garden Arch is a serialized Rust Belt fantasy about wonder, loss, and the rules of another world. In Episode 0 we meet Mikey, we hear him tell of remembering growing up, and the magic of Summer. It's a prelude to a story about choices, childhood, and what waits for us behind the arch.</p><br><p>Written and Narrated by: Bryan Foster</p><p>Produced by Rust Belt Studio</p><p>Visit: Rustbeltstudio.net for updates</p><br><p>This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster</p><br><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit our website: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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