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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 Chapter 13 - Escape to Quiet</title>
			<itunes:title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Chapter 13 - Escape to Quiet</itunes:title>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Wtih Guy at their back, the Sisters in front of them, and the gauntlet to run Mikey and co are getting in deep</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Guy has appeared. Mikey and his friends have a goal and they won't be deterred. The gauntlet is waiting to be run and they are going to do what they have to do to finish it.&nbsp;</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>Guy has appeared. Mikey and his friends have a goal and they won't be deterred. The gauntlet is waiting to be run and they are going to do what they have to do to finish it.&nbsp;</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>Engine of War Presents Research and Development</title>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A "Third Thursday" featurette from our Engine of War Series]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>This "Third Thursday" bonus from our Engine of War series seeds between episodes one and two and shows Kael as he starts his path. </p><br><p>If you would like to start Engine of War - click here: <a href="https://shows.acast.com/mikey-and-the-garden-arch/episodes/engine-of-war-episode-1-copperspire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Engine of War Episode 1 - Copperspire - Engine of War | Acast</a></p><br><p>If you are interested in Mikey and the Garden Arch - click here: <a href="https://shows.acast.com/engine-of-war/episodes/mikey-and-the-garden-arch-episode-1-lazy-summer-days" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mikey and the Garden Arch Chapter 1 - Lazy Summer Days - Mikey and the Garden Arch | Acast</a></p><br><p>If you are interested in Into the Dark of the Woods - click here: <a href="https://shows.acast.com/into-the-dark-of-the-woods/episodes/68ff915d444d437abeb04f86" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bargain of the Field Episode 1 - Halloween Week - Into the Dark of the Woods | Acast</a></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 Chapter 12 - Make it Rain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The Gardener is charging, the breathcap are breaking, and Mikey has to think quickly if hes going to get what he needs to help Johnson get his wind back. </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>The Gardener is charging, the breathcap are breaking, and Mikey has to think quickly if hes going to get what he needs to help Johnson get his wind back. </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><![CDATA[The Et Cetera's Trailer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>This is the trailer of our brand new patreon exclusive show "The Et Cetera's" - First episode 4/2/26</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>This is the trailer of our brand new patreon exclusive show "The Et Cetera's" - First episode 4/2/26</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 Chapter 11 - The Gardener</title>
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			<itunes:subtitle>The first of the Underground Gauntlet is laid out before them</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey and his friends set out on the Underground Gauntlet to retrieve the breathcap Johnson will need to help him regain his wind. Not everything goes according to plan. </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 his friends set out on the Underground Gauntlet to retrieve the breathcap Johnson will need to help him regain his wind. Not everything goes according to plan. </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 Chapter 10 - Underground</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>The path before him is set and now Mikey just has to find a way to get to it</itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
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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 Chapter 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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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Mikey has been walking with Meg and they stumble on two people we've met before. This encounter tells them two things; first, Johnson is close by and second, so is Guy</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 been walking with Meg and they stumble on two people we've met before. This encounter tells them two things; first, Johnson is close by and second, so is Guy</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 Chapter 8 - A Deal Differed</title>
			<itunes:title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Chapter 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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			<itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
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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><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 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><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 Arc Chapter 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 Chapter 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 Chapter 5 - Home Again</title>
			<itunes:title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Chapter 5 - Home Again</itunes:title>
			<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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			<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><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>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><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 Chapter 4 - Sisters and Crows</title>
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			<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><br></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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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Chapter 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 Chapter 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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			<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 find his way back home.</p><br><p><em>Mikey and the Garden Arch</em> is a Rust Belt Studio production</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 Chapter 1 - Lazy Summer Days</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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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><br></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 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><br></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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			<title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Preface - Welcome to the Lot</title>
			<itunes:title>Mikey and the Garden Arch Preface - Welcome to the Lot</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:57:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>A quiet Ohio Summer in 1993, an empty lot, and a hum that changed everything</itunes:subtitle>
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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><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><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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