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			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>*Stubby horse legs*</em></strong></p><p>It’s time for Episode 4 of Sparks Notes - Nights in Rodanthe (starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane).</p><p>You’re in for a wild ride as we dissect another Sparksian middle aged romance.</p><p>Who will live? Who will die in a mudslide? Who will rendezvous with a handsome Frenchman? And what about the Franco of it all? There’s only one way to have these burning questions answered (technically two ways, but we know you’re not going to watch this movie)!</p><br><p><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t5b/2/16/1f30a.png"><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t38/2/16/1fa77.png"></p><p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel @SparksNotesPodcast to listen to the entire series! Also follow us on Instagram @sparksnotespodcast</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>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>*If you're a pod, I'm a pod* </em></strong></p><p>It's time to talk The Notebook, the movie that started this whole podcast! We discuss the onscreen chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, birds, all the red flags, and much more!</p><p>So grab your popcorn and tissues, put on your headphones, and prepare for sparks to fly! <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tad/2/16/1f985.png"><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t39/2/16/1f4d2.png"> </p><br><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel @SparksNotesPodcast to listen to the entire series! Also follow us on Instagram @sparksnotespodcast</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><strong><em>*If you're a pod, I'm a pod* </em></strong></p><p>It's time to talk The Notebook, the movie that started this whole podcast! We discuss the onscreen chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, birds, all the red flags, and much more!</p><p>So grab your popcorn and tissues, put on your headphones, and prepare for sparks to fly! <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tad/2/16/1f985.png"><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t39/2/16/1f4d2.png"> </p><br><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel @SparksNotesPodcast to listen to the entire series! Also follow us on Instagram @sparksnotespodcast</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>A Walk To Remember</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>*Dare you to listen* </em>﻿</strong></p><p>In this episode we discuss the second movie adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel, 'A Walk To Remember' from 2002 starring Mandy Moore and Shane West.</p><p>We discuss the soundtrack, the daddy issues, and the age old question - did Jamie Sullivan die a virgin? 🙏💔</p><p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel @SparksNotesPodcast to listen to the entire series! Also follow us on Instagram @sparksnotespodcast</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><strong><em>*Dare you to listen* </em>﻿</strong></p><p>In this episode we discuss the second movie adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel, 'A Walk To Remember' from 2002 starring Mandy Moore and Shane West.</p><p>We discuss the soundtrack, the daddy issues, and the age old question - did Jamie Sullivan die a virgin? 🙏💔</p><p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel @SparksNotesPodcast to listen to the entire series! Also follow us on Instagram @sparksnotespodcast</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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			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>*Costner goes down* </em></strong></p><p>Welcome to Sparks Notes! In our debut episode we discuss the first movie adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel, 'Message In A Bottle' from 1999 starring Robin Wright, Kevin Coster, and Paul Newman.</p><p>Give it a listen, then like, subscribe, and all that jazz. Thank you for coming on this once in a lifetime journey with us <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t20/2/16/1f60c.png"></p><p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel @SparksNotesPodcast to listen to the entire series! Also follow us on Instagram @sparksnotespodcast</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><strong><em>*Costner goes down* </em></strong></p><p>Welcome to Sparks Notes! In our debut episode we discuss the first movie adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel, 'Message In A Bottle' from 1999 starring Robin Wright, Kevin Coster, and Paul Newman.</p><p>Give it a listen, then like, subscribe, and all that jazz. Thank you for coming on this once in a lifetime journey with us <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t20/2/16/1f60c.png"></p><p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel @SparksNotesPodcast to listen to the entire series! Also follow us on Instagram @sparksnotespodcast</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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