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Image: David McNeese (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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	<title>Susan Solomon</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, Dr. Susan Solomon’s work in atmospheric science helped us to understand the depletion of the ozone layer and the creation of the ozone hole in the Antarctic.

Image: NOAA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, Dr. Susan Solomon’s work in atmospheric science helped us to understand the depletion of the ozone layer and the creation of the ozone hole in the Antarctic.

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Image: NOAA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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Image: NOAA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image: NOAA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
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	<title>Ellen Ochoa</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[September 15 is the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United State and today we would like to introduce you to Dr. Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in the world to travel to space and the first Hispanic woman to be the director of the Johnson Space Center.

Image: NASA/Bill Stafford.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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Image: NASA/Bill Stafford.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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Image: NASA/Bill Stafford.

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Image: NASA/Bill Stafford.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
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	<title>Marla Spivak</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In 2010 Dr. Marla Spivak was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship grant which she used to help found the Bee Squad – a group that helps beekeepers and the community in the Twin Cities are of Minnesota to foster healthy bee populations and pollinator landscapes through education and hands-on mentorships including at the state’s largest prison.

Image Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In 2010 Dr. Marla Spivak was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship grant which she used to help found the Bee Squad – a group that helps beekeepers and the community in the Twin Cities are of Minnesota to foster healthy bee populations and pollinator]]></itunes:subtitle>
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Image Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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Image Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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Image Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
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	<title>Wanda Diaz-Merced</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Astronomy is often considered a visible field of study, even though much of what is observed is outside the visible spectrum. By helping to develop the use of sonification as part of the study of astronomical objects Dr. Wanda Diaz-Merced not only carved out her own place in the field but is also an advocate for others with disabilities being part of the scientific community as well.

Image: International Astronomical Union (CC BY 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Astronomy is often considered a visible field of study, even though much of what is observed is outside the visible spectrum. By helping to develop the use of sonification as part of the study of astronomical objects Dr. Wanda Diaz-Merced not only carved]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Astronomy is often considered a visible field of study, even though much of what is observed is outside the visible spectrum. By helping to develop the use of sonification as part of the study of astronomical objects Dr. Wanda Diaz-Merced not only carved out her own place in the field but is also an advocate for others with disabilities being part of the scientific community as well.

Image: International Astronomical Union (CC BY 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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Image: International Astronomical Union (CC BY 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image: International Astronomical Union (CC BY 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
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	<title>Jan Davis</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jan-davis/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 22:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jan Davis is a Registered Professional Engineer, holds one patent, and oh yeah – she is also an astronaut.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Jan Davis is a Registered Professional Engineer, holds one patent, and oh yeah – she is also an astronaut.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Jan Davis is a Registered Professional Engineer, holds one patent, and oh yeah – she is also an astronaut.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Jan Davis is a Registered Professional Engineer, holds one patent, and oh yeah – she is also an astronaut.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Mary Vaux Walcott</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-vaux-walcott/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Mary Vaux Walcott was known as the Audubon of botany for her illustrations of North American wildflowers.

Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mary Vaux Walcott was known as the Audubon of botany for her illustrations of North American wildflowers.

Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patr]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mary Vaux Walcott was known as the Audubon of botany for her illustrations of North American wildflowers.

Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Vaux Walcott was known as the Audubon of botany for her illustrations of North American wildflowers.

Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Dorothy Hill</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Not only did Dr. Dorothy Hill do her own meticulous research in many of the fields within the discipline of geology but she also led the charge in standardizing the research and field work done by her colleagues in the Australian scientific community.

Image: University of Queensland (CC BY 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Not only did Dr. Dorothy Hill do her own meticulous research in many of the fields within the discipline of geology but she also led the charge in standardizing the research and field work done by her colleagues in the Australian scientific community.

I]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Not only did Dr. Dorothy Hill do her own meticulous research in many of the fields within the discipline of geology but she also led the charge in standardizing the research and field work done by her colleagues in the Australian scientific community.

Image: University of Queensland (CC BY 3.0).

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2103/dorothy-hill.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Not only did Dr. Dorothy Hill do her own meticulous research in many of the fields within the discipline of geology but she also led the charge in standardizing the research and field work done by her colleagues in the Australian scientific community.

Image: University of Queensland (CC BY 3.0).

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		<title>Dorothy Hill</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Not only did Dr. Dorothy Hill do her own meticulous research in many of the fields within the discipline of geology but she also led the charge in standardizing the research and field work done by her colleagues in the Australian scientific community.

Image: University of Queensland (CC BY 3.0).

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-10-Dorothy-Hill-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Marjorie Lee Browne</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/marjorie-lee-browne/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2095</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Following her father’s passion for mathematics and with his encouragement Dr. Marjorie Lee Browne would become one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Following her father’s passion for mathematics and with his encouragement Dr. Marjorie Lee Browne would become one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics.

Image Courtesy of the University of Michigan.

Sources and additio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Following her father’s passion for mathematics and with his encouragement Dr. Marjorie Lee Browne would become one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2095/marjorie-lee-browne.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Following her father’s passion for mathematics and with his encouragement Dr. Marjorie Lee Browne would become one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics.

Image Courtesy of the University of Michigan.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-09-Marjorie-Lee-Browne-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Marjorie Lee Browne</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Following her father’s passion for mathematics and with his encouragement Dr. Marjorie Lee Browne would become one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics.

Image Courtesy of the University of Michigan.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-09-Marjorie-Lee-Browne-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mae Jemison</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mae-jemison/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 21:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2094</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Fifty years ago, audiences met the crew of the Starship Enterprise when Star Trek premiered. The cast inspired a generation, including physician, dancer, and astronaut Mae Jemison.

Image: NASA.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Fifty years ago, audiences met the crew of the Starship Enterprise when Star Trek premiered. The cast inspired a generation, including physician, dancer, and astronaut Mae Jemison.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://in]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fifty years ago, audiences met the crew of the Starship Enterprise when Star Trek premiered. The cast inspired a generation, including physician, dancer, and astronaut Mae Jemison.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2094/mae-jemison.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fifty years ago, audiences met the crew of the Starship Enterprise when Star Trek premiered. The cast inspired a generation, including physician, dancer, and astronaut Mae Jemison.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-08-Mae-Jemison-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-08-Mae-Jemison-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Mae Jemison</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Fifty years ago, audiences met the crew of the Starship Enterprise when Star Trek premiered. The cast inspired a generation, including physician, dancer, and astronaut Mae Jemison.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-08-Mae-Jemison-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sylvia Fedoruk</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sylvia-fedoruk/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2073</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada, Sylvia Fedoruk also worked as a professor of oncology and associate member in physics at the University of Saskatchewan before being appointed chancellor of the school in 1986.

Image Courtesy of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada, Sylvia Fedoruk also worked as a professor of oncology and associate member in physics at the University of Saskatchewan before being appointed chancellor of the school in 1986.

Image C]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada, Sylvia Fedoruk also worked as a professor of oncology and associate member in physics at the University of Saskatchewan before being appointed chancellor of the school in 1986.

Image Courtesy of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2073/sylvia-fedoruk.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada, Sylvia Fedoruk also worked as a professor of oncology and associate member in physics at the University of Saskatchewan before being appointed chancellor of the school in 1986.

Image Courtesy of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-07-Sylvia-Fedoruk-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-07-Sylvia-Fedoruk-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Sylvia Fedoruk</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada, Sylvia Fedoruk also worked as a professor of oncology and associate member in physics at the University of Saskatchewan before being appointed chancellor of the school in 1986.

Image Courtesy of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-07-Sylvia-Fedoruk-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sunita Satyapal</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sunita-satyapal/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2072</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Joining the United States Department of Energy in 2003 Dr. Sunita Satyapal worked in the Fuel Cells Technology Program and was promoted to Director of the Fuel Cell Technologies Office in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

Image: US Dept. of Energy.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Joining the United States Department of Energy in 2003 Dr. Sunita Satyapal worked in the Fuel Cells Technology Program and was promoted to Director of the Fuel Cell Technologies Office in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

Image: US ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Joining the United States Department of Energy in 2003 Dr. Sunita Satyapal worked in the Fuel Cells Technology Program and was promoted to Director of the Fuel Cell Technologies Office in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

Image: US Dept. of Energy.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2072/sunita-satyapal.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joining the United States Department of Energy in 2003 Dr. Sunita Satyapal worked in the Fuel Cells Technology Program and was promoted to Director of the Fuel Cell Technologies Office in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

Image: US Dept. of Energy.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-06-Sunita-Satyapal-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Sunita Satyapal</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Joining the United States Department of Energy in 2003 Dr. Sunita Satyapal worked in the Fuel Cells Technology Program and was promoted to Director of the Fuel Cell Technologies Office in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

Image: US Dept. of Energy.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-06-Sunita-Satyapal-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Christy Edwards</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/christy-edwards/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2071</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[When Christy Edwards was in the fifth grade, she watched an IMAX movie on the space shuttle. Sitting in the theater, she decided that she wanted to be a space explorer.

Image Via Christine Edwards on LinkedIn.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When Christy Edwards was in the fifth grade, she watched an IMAX movie on the space shuttle. Sitting in the theater, she decided that she wanted to be a space explorer.

Image Via Christine Edwards on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are availab]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When Christy Edwards was in the fifth grade, she watched an IMAX movie on the space shuttle. Sitting in the theater, she decided that she wanted to be a space explorer.

Image Via Christine Edwards on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2071/christy-edwards.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Christy Edwards was in the fifth grade, she watched an IMAX movie on the space shuttle. Sitting in the theater, she decided that she wanted to be a space explorer.

Image Via Christine Edwards on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-05-Christine-Edwards-Stewart-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-05-Christine-Edwards-Stewart-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Christy Edwards</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[When Christy Edwards was in the fifth grade, she watched an IMAX movie on the space shuttle. Sitting in the theater, she decided that she wanted to be a space explorer.

Image Via Christine Edwards on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-05-Christine-Edwards-Stewart-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Megan Smith</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/megan-smith/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2070</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Before being appointed the Chief Technology Officer of the United States, Megan Smith was trying to make the world a better place through science and invention.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Before being appointed the Chief Technology Officer of the United States, Megan Smith was trying to make the world a better place through science and invention.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://intro]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Before being appointed the Chief Technology Officer of the United States, Megan Smith was trying to make the world a better place through science and invention.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2070/megan-smith.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Before being appointed the Chief Technology Officer of the United States, Megan Smith was trying to make the world a better place through science and invention.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-04-Megan-Smith-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-04-Megan-Smith-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Megan Smith</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Before being appointed the Chief Technology Officer of the United States, Megan Smith was trying to make the world a better place through science and invention.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-04-Megan-Smith-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Dawn J. Wright</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/dawn-j-wright/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2069</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Dawn Wright, known among her peers as Deep Sea Dawn, has traveled to 38 countries and has completed oceanographic fieldwork in geologically active regions including the East Pacific Rise, The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Tonga Trench. Oh, and this Chief Scientist at the Environmental Systems Research Institute is a self-professed Lego Maniac.

Image Courtesy of ESRI.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Dawn Wright, known among her peers as Deep Sea Dawn, has traveled to 38 countries and has completed oceanographic fieldwork in geologically active regions including the East Pacific Rise, The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Tonga Trench. Oh, and this Chie]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Dawn Wright, known among her peers as Deep Sea Dawn, has traveled to 38 countries and has completed oceanographic fieldwork in geologically active regions including the East Pacific Rise, The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Tonga Trench. Oh, and this Chief Scientist at the Environmental Systems Research Institute is a self-professed Lego Maniac.

Image Courtesy of ESRI.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2069/dawn-j-wright.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Dawn Wright, known among her peers as Deep Sea Dawn, has traveled to 38 countries and has completed oceanographic fieldwork in geologically active regions including the East Pacific Rise, The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Tonga Trench. Oh, and this Chief Scientist at the Environmental Systems Research Institute is a self-professed Lego Maniac.

Image Courtesy of ESRI.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-03-Dawn-Wright-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-03-Dawn-Wright-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Dawn J. Wright</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Dawn Wright, known among her peers as Deep Sea Dawn, has traveled to 38 countries and has completed oceanographic fieldwork in geologically active regions including the East Pacific Rise, The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Tonga Trench. Oh, and this Chief Scientist at the Environmental Systems Research Institute is a self-professed Lego Maniac.

Image Courtesy of ESRI.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-03-Dawn-Wright-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Ashanti Johnson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ashanti-johnson/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2068</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The first African American to earn a degree in marine science from Texas A&M, Dr. Ashanti Johnson has loved the ocean since and early age. Continuing her studies at Texas A&M University she became the first and only to date African American to earn a doctorate in chemical oceanography.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The first African American to earn a degree in marine science from Texas A&M, Dr. Ashanti Johnson has loved the ocean since and early age. Continuing her studies at Texas A&M University she became the first and only to date African American to earn a doc]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first African American to earn a degree in marine science from Texas A&M, Dr. Ashanti Johnson has loved the ocean since and early age. Continuing her studies at Texas A&M University she became the first and only to date African American to earn a doctorate in chemical oceanography.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2068/ashanti-johnson.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first African American to earn a degree in marine science from Texas A&M, Dr. Ashanti Johnson has loved the ocean since and early age. Continuing her studies at Texas A&M University she became the first and only to date African American to earn a doctorate in chemical oceanography.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-02-Ashanti-Johnson-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-02-Ashanti-Johnson-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Ashanti Johnson</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The first African American to earn a degree in marine science from Texas A&M, Dr. Ashanti Johnson has loved the ocean since and early age. Continuing her studies at Texas A&M University she became the first and only to date African American to earn a doctorate in chemical oceanography.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-02-Ashanti-Johnson-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Molly Stevens</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/molly-stevens/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2062</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As a professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Molly Stevens is also the Research Director for Biomedical Material Sciences in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College.

Image: James Duncan Davidson (CC BY-NC 2.0).

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As a professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Molly Stevens is also the Research Director for Biomedical Material Sciences in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College.

Image: James Duncan Davidson (CC BY-NC 2.0]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Molly Stevens is also the Research Director for Biomedical Material Sciences in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College.

Image: James Duncan Davidson (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/2062/molly-stevens.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As a professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Molly Stevens is also the Research Director for Biomedical Material Sciences in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College.

Image: James Duncan Davidson (CC BY-NC 2.0).

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-01-Molly-Stevens-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-01-Molly-Stevens-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Molly Stevens</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[As a professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Molly Stevens is also the Research Director for Biomedical Material Sciences in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College.

Image: James Duncan Davidson (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-01-Molly-Stevens-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mary Putnam Jacobi</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-putnam-jacobi/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1992</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The first woman to earn a degree from the New York College of Pharmacy, Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi would go on to change the lives of women both as a doctor and educator.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The first woman to earn a degree from the New York College of Pharmacy, Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi would go on to change the lives of women both as a doctor and educator.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first woman to earn a degree from the New York College of Pharmacy, Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi would go on to change the lives of women both as a doctor and educator.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1992/mary-putnam-jacobi.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first woman to earn a degree from the New York College of Pharmacy, Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi would go on to change the lives of women both as a doctor and educator.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-31-Mary-Putnam-Jacobi-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-31-Mary-Putnam-Jacobi-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Mary Putnam Jacobi</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The first woman to earn a degree from the New York College of Pharmacy, Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi would go on to change the lives of women both as a doctor and educator.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-31-Mary-Putnam-Jacobi-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sylvia Earle</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sylvia-earle/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1989</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Sylvia Earle, dubbed, “Her Deepness” by The New Yorker, has experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and nonprofit organizations. But all her work has led her to focus on preserving the world’s oceans.

Image: NOAA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sylvia Earle, dubbed, “Her Deepness” by The New Yorker, has experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and nonprofit organizations. But all her work has led her to focus on preserving the world’s oceans.

Im]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sylvia Earle, dubbed, “Her Deepness” by The New Yorker, has experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and nonprofit organizations. But all her work has led her to focus on preserving the world’s oceans.

Image: NOAA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1989/sylvia-earle.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sylvia Earle, dubbed, “Her Deepness” by The New Yorker, has experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and nonprofit organizations. But all her work has led her to focus on preserving the world’s oceans.

Image: NOAA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-30-Sylvia-Earle-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-30-Sylvia-Earle-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Sylvia Earle</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Sylvia Earle, dubbed, “Her Deepness” by The New Yorker, has experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and nonprofit organizations. But all her work has led her to focus on preserving the world’s oceans.

Image: NOAA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-30-Sylvia-Earle-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Rita Colwell</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/rita-colwell/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1988</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[To continue her efforts in making the world a safer place Dr. Rita Colwell founded CosmosID, a genomic big data company that is focused on the rapid identification of microorganisms for infectious disease diagnostics, food safety inspections, pharmaceutical discovery, public health surveillance, and microbiome analysis for health and wellness.

Image: The National Science Foundation.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[To continue her efforts in making the world a safer place Dr. Rita Colwell founded CosmosID, a genomic big data company that is focused on the rapid identification of microorganisms for infectious disease diagnostics, food safety inspections, pharmaceuti]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[To continue her efforts in making the world a safer place Dr. Rita Colwell founded CosmosID, a genomic big data company that is focused on the rapid identification of microorganisms for infectious disease diagnostics, food safety inspections, pharmaceutical discovery, public health surveillance, and microbiome analysis for health and wellness.

Image: The National Science Foundation.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1988/rita-colwell.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[To continue her efforts in making the world a safer place Dr. Rita Colwell founded CosmosID, a genomic big data company that is focused on the rapid identification of microorganisms for infectious disease diagnostics, food safety inspections, pharmaceutical discovery, public health surveillance, and microbiome analysis for health and wellness.

Image: The National Science Foundation.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-29-Rita-Colwell-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-29-Rita-Colwell-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Rita Colwell</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[To continue her efforts in making the world a safer place Dr. Rita Colwell founded CosmosID, a genomic big data company that is focused on the rapid identification of microorganisms for infectious disease diagnostics, food safety inspections, pharmaceutical discovery, public health surveillance, and microbiome analysis for health and wellness.

Image: The National Science Foundation.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-29-Rita-Colwell-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Alyson McGregor</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/alyson-mcgregor/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1986</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Alyson McGregor examines how sex and gender differences impact emergency medical care and the overall health of women and she works on communicating these differences to medical professionals and the public. 

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Alyson McGregor examines how sex and gender differences impact emergency medical care and the overall health of women and she works on communicating these differences to medical professionals and the public. 

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Alyson McGregor examines how sex and gender differences impact emergency medical care and the overall health of women and she works on communicating these differences to medical professionals and the public. 

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1986/alyson-mcgregor.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Alyson McGregor examines how sex and gender differences impact emergency medical care and the overall health of women and she works on communicating these differences to medical professionals and the public. 

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-28-Alyson-McGregor-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-28-Alyson-McGregor-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Alyson McGregor</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Alyson McGregor examines how sex and gender differences impact emergency medical care and the overall health of women and she works on communicating these differences to medical professionals and the public. 

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-28-Alyson-McGregor-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Flossie Wong-Staal</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/flossie-wong-staal/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1984</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal was the first scientist to clone HIV, helping lead to blood tests and better treatments for the virus. She says that her main motivation “is simply the satisfaction of making discoveries, finding things out that no one knew before.”

Image: National Cancer Institute.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal was the first scientist to clone HIV, helping lead to blood tests and better treatments for the virus. She says that her main motivation “is simply the satisfaction of making discoveries, finding things out that no one knew before.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal was the first scientist to clone HIV, helping lead to blood tests and better treatments for the virus. She says that her main motivation “is simply the satisfaction of making discoveries, finding things out that no one knew before.”

Image: National Cancer Institute.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1984/flossie-wong-staal.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal was the first scientist to clone HIV, helping lead to blood tests and better treatments for the virus. She says that her main motivation “is simply the satisfaction of making discoveries, finding things out that no one knew before.”

Image: National Cancer Institute.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-27-Flossie-Wong-Staal-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-27-Flossie-Wong-Staal-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Flossie Wong-Staal</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal was the first scientist to clone HIV, helping lead to blood tests and better treatments for the virus. She says that her main motivation “is simply the satisfaction of making discoveries, finding things out that no one knew before.”

Image: National Cancer Institute.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-27-Flossie-Wong-Staal-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mona Hanna-Attisha</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mona-hanna-attisha/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1978</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was one of the key individuals to expose lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan and bring attention to the contamination in the water supply.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was one of the key individuals to expose lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan and bring attention to the contamination in the water supply.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://int]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was one of the key individuals to expose lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan and bring attention to the contamination in the water supply.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1978/mona-hanna-attisha.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was one of the key individuals to expose lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan and bring attention to the contamination in the water supply.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-26-Mona-Hanna-Attisha-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-26-Mona-Hanna-Attisha-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Mona Hanna-Attisha</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was one of the key individuals to expose lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan and bring attention to the contamination in the water supply.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-26-Mona-Hanna-Attisha-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Anna Atkins</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/anna-atkins/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1965</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In 1843, photographer and botanist Anna Atkins became the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographs.

Image: Wikipedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In 1843, photographer and botanist Anna Atkins became the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographs.

Image: Wikipedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In 1843, photographer and botanist Anna Atkins became the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographs.

Image: Wikipedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1965/anna-atkins.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1843, photographer and botanist Anna Atkins became the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographs.

Image: Wikipedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-25-Anna-Atkins-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-25-Anna-Atkins-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Anna Atkins</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In 1843, photographer and botanist Anna Atkins became the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographs.

Image: Wikipedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-25-Anna-Atkins-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Chung-Pei Ma</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/chung-pei-ma/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1964</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Chung-Pei Ma has helped discover two of the largest black holes found to date and is also a classical violinist that played with the Youth Symphony in Taiwan at age 8 and still enjoys playing as a hobby.

Image Courtesy of UC Berkeley.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Chung-Pei Ma has helped discover two of the largest black holes found to date and is also a classical violinist that played with the Youth Symphony in Taiwan at age 8 and still enjoys playing as a hobby.

Image Courtesy of UC Berkeley.

Sources and a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Chung-Pei Ma has helped discover two of the largest black holes found to date and is also a classical violinist that played with the Youth Symphony in Taiwan at age 8 and still enjoys playing as a hobby.

Image Courtesy of UC Berkeley.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1964/chung-pei-ma.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Chung-Pei Ma has helped discover two of the largest black holes found to date and is also a classical violinist that played with the Youth Symphony in Taiwan at age 8 and still enjoys playing as a hobby.

Image Courtesy of UC Berkeley.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-24-Chung-Pei-Ma-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Chung-Pei Ma</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Chung-Pei Ma has helped discover two of the largest black holes found to date and is also a classical violinist that played with the Youth Symphony in Taiwan at age 8 and still enjoys playing as a hobby.

Image Courtesy of UC Berkeley.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-24-Chung-Pei-Ma-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Antonia Novello</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/antonia-novello/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 23:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1963</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Antonia Novello was appointed Surgeon General of the United States in 1990, becoming the first woman and first Hispanic to serve in that role.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Antonia Novello was appointed Surgeon General of the United States in 1990, becoming the first woman and first Hispanic to serve in that role.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Joi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Antonia Novello was appointed Surgeon General of the United States in 1990, becoming the first woman and first Hispanic to serve in that role.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1963/antonia-novello.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Antonia Novello was appointed Surgeon General of the United States in 1990, becoming the first woman and first Hispanic to serve in that role.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-23-Antonia-Novello-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Antonia Novello</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Antonia Novello was appointed Surgeon General of the United States in 1990, becoming the first woman and first Hispanic to serve in that role.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-23-Antonia-Novello-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Virginia Holsinger</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/virginia-holsinger/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1962</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A food scientist with a positive worldwide public health impact, Dr. Virginia Holsinger‘s work on food security issues and dairy product research impacted many lives throughout her 41 year career at the United States Department of Agriculture. 

Image: USDA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A food scientist with a positive worldwide public health impact, Dr. Virginia Holsinger‘s work on food security issues and dairy product research impacted many lives throughout her 41 year career at the United States Department of Agriculture. 

Image: U]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A food scientist with a positive worldwide public health impact, Dr. Virginia Holsinger‘s work on food security issues and dairy product research impacted many lives throughout her 41 year career at the United States Department of Agriculture. 

Image: USDA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1962/virginia-holsinger.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A food scientist with a positive worldwide public health impact, Dr. Virginia Holsinger‘s work on food security issues and dairy product research impacted many lives throughout her 41 year career at the United States Department of Agriculture. 

Image: USDA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-22-Virginia-Holsinger-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-22-Virginia-Holsinger-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Virginia Holsinger</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[A food scientist with a positive worldwide public health impact, Dr. Virginia Holsinger‘s work on food security issues and dairy product research impacted many lives throughout her 41 year career at the United States Department of Agriculture. 

Image: USDA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-22-Virginia-Holsinger-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Barbara Liskov</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/barbara-liskov/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1961</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The recipient of the 2008 Turing Award, Dr. Barbara Liskov is an Institute Professor and member of the Programming Methodology group at MIT. 

Image: Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The recipient of the 2008 Turing Award, Dr. Barbara Liskov is an Institute Professor and member of the Programming Methodology group at MIT. 

Image: Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductions]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The recipient of the 2008 Turing Award, Dr. Barbara Liskov is an Institute Professor and member of the Programming Methodology group at MIT. 

Image: Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1961/barbara-liskov.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The recipient of the 2008 Turing Award, Dr. Barbara Liskov is an Institute Professor and member of the Programming Methodology group at MIT. 

Image: Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-21-Barbara-Liskov-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-21-Barbara-Liskov-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Barbara Liskov</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The recipient of the 2008 Turing Award, Dr. Barbara Liskov is an Institute Professor and member of the Programming Methodology group at MIT. 

Image: Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-21-Barbara-Liskov-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Isabel Morgan</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/isabel-morgan/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 23:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1960</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Isabel Morgan's work was a critical step in the journey toward a killed-virus polio vaccine.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Isabel Morgans work was a critical step in the journey toward a killed-virus polio vaccine.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Isabel Morgan's work was a critical step in the journey toward a killed-virus polio vaccine.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1960/isabel-morgan.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Isabel Morgan's work was a critical step in the journey toward a killed-virus polio vaccine.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-20-Isabel-Morgan-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-20-Isabel-Morgan-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Isabel Morgan</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Isabel Morgan's work was a critical step in the journey toward a killed-virus polio vaccine.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-20-Isabel-Morgan-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Ila Fox Loetscher</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ila-fox-loetscher/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1959</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today we want to tell you about aviator turned conservationist Ila Fox Loetscher.

Image Courtesy of Sea Turtle Inc.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today we want to tell you about aviator turned conservationist Ila Fox Loetscher.

Image Courtesy of Sea Turtle Inc.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehour]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today we want to tell you about aviator turned conservationist Ila Fox Loetscher.

Image Courtesy of Sea Turtle Inc.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1959/ila-fox-loetscher.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today we want to tell you about aviator turned conservationist Ila Fox Loetscher.

Image Courtesy of Sea Turtle Inc.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-19-Ila-Fox-Loetscher-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-19-Ila-Fox-Loetscher-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Ila Fox Loetscher</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today we want to tell you about aviator turned conservationist Ila Fox Loetscher.

Image Courtesy of Sea Turtle Inc.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-19-Ila-Fox-Loetscher-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Margaret Reed Lewis</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/margaret-reed-lewis/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1953</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Margaret Reed Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Goucher College in 1901 and spent the next few years studying for a graduate degree. She never quite achieved that goal but made great strides in our understanding of cells and tissues during her lifetime.

Image: Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Margaret Reed Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Goucher College in 1901 and spent the next few years studying for a graduate degree. She never quite achieved that goal but made great strides in our understanding of cells and tissues duri]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Margaret Reed Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Goucher College in 1901 and spent the next few years studying for a graduate degree. She never quite achieved that goal but made great strides in our understanding of cells and tissues during her lifetime.

Image: Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1953/margaret-reed-lewis.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Margaret Reed Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Goucher College in 1901 and spent the next few years studying for a graduate degree. She never quite achieved that goal but made great strides in our understanding of cells and tissues during her lifetime.

Image: Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-18-Margaret-Reed-Lewis-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-18-Margaret-Reed-Lewis-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Margaret Reed Lewis</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Margaret Reed Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Goucher College in 1901 and spent the next few years studying for a graduate degree. She never quite achieved that goal but made great strides in our understanding of cells and tissues during her lifetime.

Image: Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-18-Margaret-Reed-Lewis-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Erna Schneider Hoover</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/erna-schneider-hoover/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1952</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Erna Hoover has been quoted as saying that, “when I was hired the glass ceiling was somewhere between the basement and the sub-basement.” But that didn’t stop her from developing a program that would change the way telephone systems operated and being awarded one of the first patents for computer software.

Image Courtesy of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Erna Hoover has been quoted as saying that, “when I was hired the glass ceiling was somewhere between the basement and the sub-basement.” But that didn’t stop her from developing a program that would change the way telephone systems operated and bein]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Erna Hoover has been quoted as saying that, “when I was hired the glass ceiling was somewhere between the basement and the sub-basement.” But that didn’t stop her from developing a program that would change the way telephone systems operated and being awarded one of the first patents for computer software.

Image Courtesy of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1952/erna-schneider-hoover.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Erna Hoover has been quoted as saying that, “when I was hired the glass ceiling was somewhere between the basement and the sub-basement.” But that didn’t stop her from developing a program that would change the way telephone systems operated and being awarded one of the first patents for computer software.

Image Courtesy of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-17-Erna-Schneider-Hoover-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Erna Schneider Hoover</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Erna Hoover has been quoted as saying that, “when I was hired the glass ceiling was somewhere between the basement and the sub-basement.” But that didn’t stop her from developing a program that would change the way telephone systems operated and being awarded one of the first patents for computer software.

Image Courtesy of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-17-Erna-Schneider-Hoover-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Natalie Panek</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/natalie-panek/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1950</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[An advocate for women in STEM fields, Natalie Panek is a program advisor and mentor for Cybermentor, an online mentoring program for girls in grades 6 to 12 in Alberta, Canada along with being a systems engineer for space robots at MDA Space.

Image Courtesy of @nmpanek on Instagram.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[An advocate for women in STEM fields, Natalie Panek is a program advisor and mentor for Cybermentor, an online mentoring program for girls in grades 6 to 12 in Alberta, Canada along with being a systems engineer for space robots at MDA Space.

Image Cour]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[An advocate for women in STEM fields, Natalie Panek is a program advisor and mentor for Cybermentor, an online mentoring program for girls in grades 6 to 12 in Alberta, Canada along with being a systems engineer for space robots at MDA Space.

Image Courtesy of @nmpanek on Instagram.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1950/natalie-panek.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An advocate for women in STEM fields, Natalie Panek is a program advisor and mentor for Cybermentor, an online mentoring program for girls in grades 6 to 12 in Alberta, Canada along with being a systems engineer for space robots at MDA Space.

Image Courtesy of @nmpanek on Instagram.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image Courtesy of @nmpanek on Instagram.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-16-Natalie-Panek-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Jill Tarter</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jill-tarter/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1932</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The inspiration for the novel Contact and its subsequent film, Dr. Jill Tarter has spent over 35 years searching the vast universe for evidence of extra-terrestrial intelligence.

Image: Victor R. Ruiz (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The inspiration for the novel Contact and its subsequent film, Dr. Jill Tarter has spent over 35 years searching the vast universe for evidence of extra-terrestrial intelligence.

Image: Victor R. Ruiz (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are ava]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The inspiration for the novel Contact and its subsequent film, Dr. Jill Tarter has spent over 35 years searching the vast universe for evidence of extra-terrestrial intelligence.

Image: Victor R. Ruiz (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1932/jill-tarter.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The inspiration for the novel Contact and its subsequent film, Dr. Jill Tarter has spent over 35 years searching the vast universe for evidence of extra-terrestrial intelligence.

Image: Victor R. Ruiz (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-15-Jill-Tarter-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Jill Tarter</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The inspiration for the novel Contact and its subsequent film, Dr. Jill Tarter has spent over 35 years searching the vast universe for evidence of extra-terrestrial intelligence.

Image: Victor R. Ruiz (CC BY 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-15-Jill-Tarter-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Fabiola Gianotti</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/fabiola-gianotti/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1931</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Fabiola Gianotti has been a leader at CERN since the 1990's, and is serving as their Director-General until 2025.

Image: ATLAS Experiment at CERN (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Fabiola Gianotti has been a leader at CERN since the 1990s, and is serving as their Director-General until 2025.

Image: ATLAS Experiment at CERN (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Joi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Fabiola Gianotti has been a leader at CERN since the 1990's, and is serving as their Director-General until 2025.

Image: ATLAS Experiment at CERN (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1931/fabiola-gianotti.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Fabiola Gianotti has been a leader at CERN since the 1990's, and is serving as their Director-General until 2025.

Image: ATLAS Experiment at CERN (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-14-Fabiola-Gianotti-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Fabiola Gianotti</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Fabiola Gianotti has been a leader at CERN since the 1990's, and is serving as their Director-General until 2025.

Image: ATLAS Experiment at CERN (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-14-Fabiola-Gianotti-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Maryam Mirzakhani</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/maryam-mirzakhani/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1930</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A professor of mathematics at Stanford University, Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani was one of the leading researchers in the field of complex geodesics and their closures in moduli space.

Image: Maryeraud9/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A professor of mathematics at Stanford University, Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani was one of the leading researchers in the field of complex geodesics and their closures in moduli space.

Image: Maryeraud9/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A professor of mathematics at Stanford University, Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani was one of the leading researchers in the field of complex geodesics and their closures in moduli space.

Image: Maryeraud9/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1930/maryam-mirzakhani.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A professor of mathematics at Stanford University, Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani was one of the leading researchers in the field of complex geodesics and their closures in moduli space.

Image: Maryeraud9/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-13-Maryam-Mirzakhani-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Maryam Mirzakhani</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[A professor of mathematics at Stanford University, Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani was one of the leading researchers in the field of complex geodesics and their closures in moduli space.

Image: Maryeraud9/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-13-Maryam-Mirzakhani-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sue Hendrickson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sue-hendrickson/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1929</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[An explorer and treasure hunter at heart, Sue Hendrickson has been a diver, amber miner, paleontologist, and conservationist just to name a few of her career's explorations. You may have heard of her namesake, a T-Rex named Sue.

Image Courtesy of the Field Museum.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[An explorer and treasure hunter at heart, Sue Hendrickson has been a diver, amber miner, paleontologist, and conservationist just to name a few of her careers explorations. You may have heard of her namesake, a T-Rex named Sue.

Image Courtesy of the Fie]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[An explorer and treasure hunter at heart, Sue Hendrickson has been a diver, amber miner, paleontologist, and conservationist just to name a few of her career's explorations. You may have heard of her namesake, a T-Rex named Sue.

Image Courtesy of the Field Museum.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1929/sue-hendrickson.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An explorer and treasure hunter at heart, Sue Hendrickson has been a diver, amber miner, paleontologist, and conservationist just to name a few of her career's explorations. You may have heard of her namesake, a T-Rex named Sue.

Image Courtesy of the Field Museum.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-12-Sue-Hendrickson-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[An explorer and treasure hunter at heart, Sue Hendrickson has been a diver, amber miner, paleontologist, and conservationist just to name a few of her career's explorations. You may have heard of her namesake, a T-Rex named Sue.

Image Courtesy of the Field Museum.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-12-Sue-Hendrickson-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Barbara Askins</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/barbara-askins/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1928</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The first woman to be selected by the Association for Advancement of Invention and Innovations as the National Inventor of the year, Barbara Askins was a chemist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The first woman to be selected by the Association for Advancement of Invention and Innovations as the National Inventor of the year, Barbara Askins was a chemist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional read]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first woman to be selected by the Association for Advancement of Invention and Innovations as the National Inventor of the year, Barbara Askins was a chemist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1928/barbara-askins.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first woman to be selected by the Association for Advancement of Invention and Innovations as the National Inventor of the year, Barbara Askins was a chemist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-11-Barbara-Askins-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Barbara Askins</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The first woman to be selected by the Association for Advancement of Invention and Innovations as the National Inventor of the year, Barbara Askins was a chemist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-11-Barbara-Askins-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Lucy Hobbs Taylor</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/lucy-hobbs-taylor/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1915</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The first American women to earn a degree in dentistry had to forge her own path to achieve this goal. Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor would in turn fight for the rights of other women to achieve their dreams.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The first American women to earn a degree in dentistry had to forge her own path to achieve this goal. Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor would in turn fight for the rights of other women to achieve their dreams.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first American women to earn a degree in dentistry had to forge her own path to achieve this goal. Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor would in turn fight for the rights of other women to achieve their dreams.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1915/lucy-hobbs-taylor.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first American women to earn a degree in dentistry had to forge her own path to achieve this goal. Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor would in turn fight for the rights of other women to achieve their dreams.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-10-Lucy-Hobbs-Taylor-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Lucy Hobbs Taylor</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The first American women to earn a degree in dentistry had to forge her own path to achieve this goal. Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor would in turn fight for the rights of other women to achieve their dreams.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-10-Lucy-Hobbs-Taylor-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mary Golda Ross</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-golda-ross/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1914</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Engineer Mary Golda Ross once offered this advice: “To function efficiently in today’s world, you need math. The world is so technical, if you plan to work in it, a math background will let you go farther and faster.”

Image via The Museum of Women Pilots.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Engineer Mary Golda Ross once offered this advice: “To function efficiently in today’s world, you need math. The world is so technical, if you plan to work in it, a math background will let you go farther and faster.”

Image via The Museum of Women Pilot]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Engineer Mary Golda Ross once offered this advice: “To function efficiently in today’s world, you need math. The world is so technical, if you plan to work in it, a math background will let you go farther and faster.”

Image via The Museum of Women Pilots.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1914/mary-golda-ross.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Engineer Mary Golda Ross once offered this advice: “To function efficiently in today’s world, you need math. The world is so technical, if you plan to work in it, a math background will let you go farther and faster.”

Image via The Museum of Women Pilots.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-09-Mary-Golda-Ross-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Mary Golda Ross</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Engineer Mary Golda Ross once offered this advice: “To function efficiently in today’s world, you need math. The world is so technical, if you plan to work in it, a math background will let you go farther and faster.”

Image via The Museum of Women Pilots.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-09-Mary-Golda-Ross-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mary Carson Breckinridge</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-carson-breckinridge/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1913</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service, a program credited with lowering the infant mortality rate in Leslie County, Kentucky from one of the highest in the nation to below the national average Mary Carson Breckinridge turned her own personal tragedy into a lasting legacy that still serves southeastern Kentucky with four rural health clinics, a hospital, and a home health agency.

Image via the National Library of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service, a program credited with lowering the infant mortality rate in Leslie County, Kentucky from one of the highest in the nation to below the national average Mary Carson Breckinridge turned her own personal tragedy in]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service, a program credited with lowering the infant mortality rate in Leslie County, Kentucky from one of the highest in the nation to below the national average Mary Carson Breckinridge turned her own personal tragedy into a lasting legacy that still serves southeastern Kentucky with four rural health clinics, a hospital, and a home health agency.

Image via the National Library of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1913/mary-carson-breckinridge.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service, a program credited with lowering the infant mortality rate in Leslie County, Kentucky from one of the highest in the nation to below the national average Mary Carson Breckinridge turned her own personal tragedy into a lasting legacy that still serves southeastern Kentucky with four rural health clinics, a hospital, and a home health agency.

Image via the National Library of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-08-Mary-Breckinridge-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-08-Mary-Breckinridge-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Mary Carson Breckinridge</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service, a program credited with lowering the infant mortality rate in Leslie County, Kentucky from one of the highest in the nation to below the national average Mary Carson Breckinridge turned her own personal tragedy into a lasting legacy that still serves southeastern Kentucky with four rural health clinics, a hospital, and a home health agency.

Image via the National Library of Medicine.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-08-Mary-Breckinridge-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Lydia Villa-Komaroff</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/lydia-villa-komaroff/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1912</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Inspired at an early age to become a chemist, Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff’s scientific work in molecular biology has fundamentally changed the treatment of diabetes.

Image: Anthony L. Komaroff (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Inspired at an early age to become a chemist, Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff’s scientific work in molecular biology has fundamentally changed the treatment of diabetes.

Image: Anthony L. Komaroff (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Inspired at an early age to become a chemist, Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff’s scientific work in molecular biology has fundamentally changed the treatment of diabetes.

Image: Anthony L. Komaroff (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Inspired at an early age to become a chemist, Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff’s scientific work in molecular biology has fundamentally changed the treatment of diabetes.

Image: Anthony L. Komaroff (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-07-Lydia-Villa-Komaroff-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Lydia Villa-Komaroff</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Inspired at an early age to become a chemist, Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff’s scientific work in molecular biology has fundamentally changed the treatment of diabetes.

Image: Anthony L. Komaroff (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-07-Lydia-Villa-Komaroff-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Anita Sengupta</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/anita-sengupta/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1911</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[August 6th marks the anniversary of the successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory that deployed the rover Curiosity onto the surface of the red planet. Because of the thin atmosphere present, the design of the landing system had to rely on a combination of rockets and a parachute. The team that designed the supersonic parachute used on this mission was led by Dr. Anita Sengupta.

Image Via Dr. Anita Sengupta (Facebook)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[August 6th marks the anniversary of the successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory that deployed the rover Curiosity onto the surface of the red planet. Because of the thin atmosphere present, the design of the landing system had to rely on a comb]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[August 6th marks the anniversary of the successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory that deployed the rover Curiosity onto the surface of the red planet. Because of the thin atmosphere present, the design of the landing system had to rely on a combination of rockets and a parachute. The team that designed the supersonic parachute used on this mission was led by Dr. Anita Sengupta.

Image Via Dr. Anita Sengupta (Facebook)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1911/anita-sengupta.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[August 6th marks the anniversary of the successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory that deployed the rover Curiosity onto the surface of the red planet. Because of the thin atmosphere present, the design of the landing system had to rely on a combination of rockets and a parachute. The team that designed the supersonic parachute used on this mission was led by Dr. Anita Sengupta.

Image Via Dr. Anita Sengupta (Facebook)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-06-Anita-Sengupta-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[August 6th marks the anniversary of the successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory that deployed the rover Curiosity onto the surface of the red planet. Because of the thin atmosphere present, the design of the landing system had to rely on a combination of rockets and a parachute. The team that designed the supersonic parachute used on this mission was led by Dr. Anita Sengupta.

Image Via Dr. Anita Sengupta (Facebook)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-06-Anita-Sengupta-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>France A. Córdova</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/france-a-cordova/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1910</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[With research contributions in the areas of multi-spectral research on x-ray and gamma ray sources, space-borne instrumentation, and observational and experimental astrophysics Dr. France A. Córdova has been a leader in both academia and public service in the sciences since being inspired by the moon landings.

Image: National Science Foundation.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With research contributions in the areas of multi-spectral research on x-ray and gamma ray sources, space-borne instrumentation, and observational and experimental astrophysics Dr. France A. Córdova has been a leader in both academia and public service i]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[With research contributions in the areas of multi-spectral research on x-ray and gamma ray sources, space-borne instrumentation, and observational and experimental astrophysics Dr. France A. Córdova has been a leader in both academia and public service in the sciences since being inspired by the moon landings.

Image: National Science Foundation.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With research contributions in the areas of multi-spectral research on x-ray and gamma ray sources, space-borne instrumentation, and observational and experimental astrophysics Dr. France A. Córdova has been a leader in both academia and public service in the sciences since being inspired by the moon landings.

Image: National Science Foundation.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-05-France-Cordova-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>France A. Córdova</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[With research contributions in the areas of multi-spectral research on x-ray and gamma ray sources, space-borne instrumentation, and observational and experimental astrophysics Dr. France A. Córdova has been a leader in both academia and public service in the sciences since being inspired by the moon landings.

Image: National Science Foundation.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-05-France-Cordova-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Eleanor Baum</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/eleanor-baum/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1906</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[While much of Dr. Eleanor Baum’s career has been in academia. she also has worked in the aerospace engineering and has been a consultant involved with the practical side of other electrical engineering pursuits as well. 

Image Courtesy of Cooper Union Alumni Association.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[While much of Dr. Eleanor Baum’s career has been in academia. she also has worked in the aerospace engineering and has been a consultant involved with the practical side of other electrical engineering pursuits as well. 

Image Courtesy of Cooper Union A]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[While much of Dr. Eleanor Baum’s career has been in academia. she also has worked in the aerospace engineering and has been a consultant involved with the practical side of other electrical engineering pursuits as well. 

Image Courtesy of Cooper Union Alumni Association.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1906/eleanor-baum.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[While much of Dr. Eleanor Baum’s career has been in academia. she also has worked in the aerospace engineering and has been a consultant involved with the practical side of other electrical engineering pursuits as well. 

Image Courtesy of Cooper Union Alumni Association.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-04-Eleanor-Baum-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-04-Eleanor-Baum-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Eleanor Baum</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[While much of Dr. Eleanor Baum’s career has been in academia. she also has worked in the aerospace engineering and has been a consultant involved with the practical side of other electrical engineering pursuits as well. 

Image Courtesy of Cooper Union Alumni Association.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-04-Eleanor-Baum-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Rosalind Fox</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/rosalind-fox/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 18:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1905</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Rosalind Fox says that working at John Deere provides her with a sense of pride because her work has a higher purpose in that the company’s efforts support the growing global demand for food, shelter and roads.

Image via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rosalind Fox says that working at John Deere provides her with a sense of pride because her work has a higher purpose in that the company’s efforts support the growing global demand for food, shelter and roads.

Image via LinkedIn.

Sources and additiona]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rosalind Fox says that working at John Deere provides her with a sense of pride because her work has a higher purpose in that the company’s efforts support the growing global demand for food, shelter and roads.

Image via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1905/rosalind-fox.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rosalind Fox says that working at John Deere provides her with a sense of pride because her work has a higher purpose in that the company’s efforts support the growing global demand for food, shelter and roads.

Image via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-03-Rosalind-Fox-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-03-Rosalind-Fox-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Rosalind Fox</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Rosalind Fox says that working at John Deere provides her with a sense of pride because her work has a higher purpose in that the company’s efforts support the growing global demand for food, shelter and roads.

Image via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-03-Rosalind-Fox-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Edith Widder</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/edith-widder/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1900</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Edith Widder is an oceanographer, bioluminescence expert, a certified scientific research pilot for Atmospheric Diving Systems, and an inventor.

Image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Edith Widder is an oceanographer, bioluminescence expert, a certified scientific research pilot for Atmospheric Diving Systems, and an inventor.

Image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsn]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Edith Widder is an oceanographer, bioluminescence expert, a certified scientific research pilot for Atmospheric Diving Systems, and an inventor.

Image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1900/edith-widder.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Edith Widder is an oceanographer, bioluminescence expert, a certified scientific research pilot for Atmospheric Diving Systems, and an inventor.

Image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-02-Edith-Widder-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-02-Edith-Widder-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Edith Widder</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Edith Widder is an oceanographer, bioluminescence expert, a certified scientific research pilot for Atmospheric Diving Systems, and an inventor.

Image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-02-Edith-Widder-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Anna Wessels Williams</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/anna-wessels-williams/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1899</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In her first year of working at the New York City’s Department of Health diagnostic laboratory, Dr. Anna Wessels Williams would change the world.

Image: Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In her first year of working at the New York City’s Department of Health diagnostic laboratory, Dr. Anna Wessels Williams would change the world.

Image: Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introduction]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In her first year of working at the New York City’s Department of Health diagnostic laboratory, Dr. Anna Wessels Williams would change the world.

Image: Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1899/anna-wessels-williams.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In her first year of working at the New York City’s Department of Health diagnostic laboratory, Dr. Anna Wessels Williams would change the world.

Image: Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-01-Anna-Wessels-Williams-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-01-Anna-Wessels-Williams-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Anna Wessels Williams</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In her first year of working at the New York City’s Department of Health diagnostic laboratory, Dr. Anna Wessels Williams would change the world.

Image: Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-01-Anna-Wessels-Williams-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Stephanie Kwolek</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/stephanie-kwolek/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1805</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today meet the woman who invented the thread that is used to make Kevlar, Stephanie Kwolek.

Image: Chemical Heritage Foundation (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today meet the woman who invented the thread that is used to make Kevlar, Stephanie Kwolek.

Image: Chemical Heritage Foundation (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: http]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today meet the woman who invented the thread that is used to make Kevlar, Stephanie Kwolek.

Image: Chemical Heritage Foundation (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1805/stephanie-kwolek.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today meet the woman who invented the thread that is used to make Kevlar, Stephanie Kwolek.

Image: Chemical Heritage Foundation (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-31-Stephanie-Kwolek-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-31-Stephanie-Kwolek-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Stephanie Kwolek</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today meet the woman who invented the thread that is used to make Kevlar, Stephanie Kwolek.

Image: Chemical Heritage Foundation (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Jackie Yi-Ru Ying</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jackie-yi-ru-ying/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Becoming one of MIT’s youngest full professors at the age of 35, Jackie Yi-Ru Ying is one of the world’s leading experts on nanotechnology.

Image via NanoBio Lab.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Becoming one of MIT’s youngest full professors at the age of 35, Jackie Yi-Ru Ying is one of the world’s leading experts on nanotechnology.

Image via NanoBio Lab.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Becoming one of MIT’s youngest full professors at the age of 35, Jackie Yi-Ru Ying is one of the world’s leading experts on nanotechnology.

Image via NanoBio Lab.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1804/jackie-yi-ru-ying.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Becoming one of MIT’s youngest full professors at the age of 35, Jackie Yi-Ru Ying is one of the world’s leading experts on nanotechnology.

Image via NanoBio Lab.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Becoming one of MIT’s youngest full professors at the age of 35, Jackie Yi-Ru Ying is one of the world’s leading experts on nanotechnology.

Image via NanoBio Lab.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-30-Jackie-Yi-Ru-Ying-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Betty Harris</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/betty-harris/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1803</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Betty Harris has been a teacher and researcher since earning her BS in chemistry at the age of 19. 

Image: Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Betty Harris has been a teacher and researcher since earning her BS in chemistry at the age of 19. 

Image: Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Betty Harris has been a teacher and researcher since earning her BS in chemistry at the age of 19. 

Image: Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1803/betty-harris.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Betty Harris has been a teacher and researcher since earning her BS in chemistry at the age of 19. 

Image: Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image: Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-29-Betty-Harris-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Beatrix Potter</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/beatrix-potter/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1802</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Before she was enthralling children with tales of a mischievous rabbit Beatrix Potter was delving deep into the world of mycology.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Before she was enthralling children with tales of a mischievous rabbit Beatrix Potter was delving deep into the world of mycology.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon:]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Before she was enthralling children with tales of a mischievous rabbit Beatrix Potter was delving deep into the world of mycology.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1802/beatrix-potter.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Before she was enthralling children with tales of a mischievous rabbit Beatrix Potter was delving deep into the world of mycology.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-28-Beatrix-Potter-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Beatrix Potter</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-28-Beatrix-Potter-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Ruth E. Dayhoff</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ruth-e-dayhoff/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1801</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Ruth E Dayhoff is a licensed physician, a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics, and the daughter of Dr. Margaret Dayhoff.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ruth E Dayhoff is a licensed physician, a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics, and the daughter of Dr. Margaret Dayhoff.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ruth E Dayhoff is a licensed physician, a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics, and the daughter of Dr. Margaret Dayhoff.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1801/ruth-e-dayhoff.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ruth E Dayhoff is a licensed physician, a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics, and the daughter of Dr. Margaret Dayhoff.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-27-Ruth-Dayhoff-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Ruth E. Dayhoff</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Ruth E Dayhoff is a licensed physician, a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics, and the daughter of Dr. Margaret Dayhoff.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-27-Ruth-Dayhoff-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Janna Levin</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/janna-levin/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Many people love to marvel at the beauty of the cosmos that is observable with our eyes – but what about the beauty that is observable with our ears? Dr. Janna Levin says that the universe has a soundtrack that is played on space itself.

Image: Fronteiras do Pensamento (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Many people love to marvel at the beauty of the cosmos that is observable with our eyes – but what about the beauty that is observable with our ears? Dr. Janna Levin says that the universe has a soundtrack that is played on space itself.

Image: Fronteir]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people love to marvel at the beauty of the cosmos that is observable with our eyes – but what about the beauty that is observable with our ears? Dr. Janna Levin says that the universe has a soundtrack that is played on space itself.

Image: Fronteiras do Pensamento (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1800/janna-levin.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people love to marvel at the beauty of the cosmos that is observable with our eyes – but what about the beauty that is observable with our ears? Dr. Janna Levin says that the universe has a soundtrack that is played on space itself.

Image: Fronteiras do Pensamento (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Janna Levin</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
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Image: Fronteiras do Pensamento (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-26-Janna-Levin-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Georgeanna Seegar Jones</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/georgeanna-seegar-jones/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1799</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[July 25th marks the birth of the first child conceived using in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to couple in England. The first American child born by IVF was thanks to the team of Dr. Georgeanna Seegar Jones and her pioneering career in obstetrics and reproductive health.

Image via Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[July 25th marks the birth of the first child conceived using in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to couple in England. The first American child born by IVF was thanks to the team of Dr. Georgeanna Seegar Jones and her pioneering career in obstetrics and repr]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[July 25th marks the birth of the first child conceived using in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to couple in England. The first American child born by IVF was thanks to the team of Dr. Georgeanna Seegar Jones and her pioneering career in obstetrics and reproductive health.

Image via Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1799/georgeanna-seegar-jones.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[July 25th marks the birth of the first child conceived using in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to couple in England. The first American child born by IVF was thanks to the team of Dr. Georgeanna Seegar Jones and her pioneering career in obstetrics and reproductive health.

Image via Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Georgeanna Seegar Jones</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
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Image via Changing the Face of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-25-Georgeanna-Jones-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Frances Oldham Kelsey</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/frances-oldham-kelsey/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1798</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Bringing the same rigorous standards used in high quality academic research institutions to the FDA Dr. Frances Kelsey stopped the drug thalidomide from causing serve birth defects in American children and changed the drug approval process at the same time.

Image: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bringing the same rigorous standards used in high quality academic research institutions to the FDA Dr. Frances Kelsey stopped the drug thalidomide from causing serve birth defects in American children and changed the drug approval process at the same ti]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bringing the same rigorous standards used in high quality academic research institutions to the FDA Dr. Frances Kelsey stopped the drug thalidomide from causing serve birth defects in American children and changed the drug approval process at the same time.

Image: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1798/frances-oldham-kelsey.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bringing the same rigorous standards used in high quality academic research institutions to the FDA Dr. Frances Kelsey stopped the drug thalidomide from causing serve birth defects in American children and changed the drug approval process at the same time.

Image: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-24-Frances-Kelsey-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Frances Oldham Kelsey</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Bringing the same rigorous standards used in high quality academic research institutions to the FDA Dr. Frances Kelsey stopped the drug thalidomide from causing serve birth defects in American children and changed the drug approval process at the same time.

Image: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-24-Frances-Kelsey-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Eileen Collins</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/eileen-collins/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1797</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Eileen Collins is one of only two women to ever command a space shuttle mission.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Eileen Collins is one of only two women to ever command a space shuttle mission.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eileen Collins is one of only two women to ever command a space shuttle mission.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1797/eileen-collins.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eileen Collins is one of only two women to ever command a space shuttle mission.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-23-Eileen-Collins-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Eileen Collins</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Eileen Collins is one of only two women to ever command a space shuttle mission.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-23-Eileen-Collins-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Lindley Winslow</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/lindley-winslow/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1796</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In the 2016 film Ghostbusters, much of the sets from Dr. Erin Gilbert’s lecture equations to Dr. Jillian Holtzmann’s lab equipment were the real deal, courtesy of science consultants like MIT Assistant Professor of Physics Lindley Winslow.

Image via MIT Department of Physics

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 2016 film Ghostbusters, much of the sets from Dr. Erin Gilbert’s lecture equations to Dr. Jillian Holtzmann’s lab equipment were the real deal, courtesy of science consultants like MIT Assistant Professor of Physics Lindley Winslow.

Image via MIT]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the 2016 film Ghostbusters, much of the sets from Dr. Erin Gilbert’s lecture equations to Dr. Jillian Holtzmann’s lab equipment were the real deal, courtesy of science consultants like MIT Assistant Professor of Physics Lindley Winslow.

Image via MIT Department of Physics

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the 2016 film Ghostbusters, much of the sets from Dr. Erin Gilbert’s lecture equations to Dr. Jillian Holtzmann’s lab equipment were the real deal, courtesy of science consultants like MIT Assistant Professor of Physics Lindley Winslow.

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Image via MIT Department of Physics

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-22-Lindley-Winslow-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Margaret Hamilton</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/margaret-hamilton/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 19:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[July 21st marks the anniversary of man first stepping on the moon and the software that made it possible was created by a team led by Margaret Hamilton.

Image: NASA.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[July 21st marks the anniversary of man first stepping on the moon and the software that made it possible was created by a team led by Margaret Hamilton.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Jo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[July 21st marks the anniversary of man first stepping on the moon and the software that made it possible was created by a team led by Margaret Hamilton.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[July 21st marks the anniversary of man first stepping on the moon and the software that made it possible was created by a team led by Margaret Hamilton.

Image: NASA.

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Image: NASA.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-21-Margaret-Hamilton-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Frances &#8220;Poppy&#8221; Northcutt</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/frances-poppy-northcutt/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Making the decision to major in mathematics in college was two-fold for Frances “Poppy” Montgomery first she had an aptitude for the subject, but she also had an eye on her future employment opportunities. Knowing that mathematics was still considered a man’s job she went into it thinking that it would open careers that would keep her out of what was considered traditionally women’s work.

Image: NASA.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Making the decision to major in mathematics in college was two-fold for Frances “Poppy” Montgomery first she had an aptitude for the subject, but she also had an eye on her future employment opportunities. Knowing that mathematics was still considered a ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Making the decision to major in mathematics in college was two-fold for Frances “Poppy” Montgomery first she had an aptitude for the subject, but she also had an eye on her future employment opportunities. Knowing that mathematics was still considered a man’s job she went into it thinking that it would open careers that would keep her out of what was considered traditionally women’s work.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Making the decision to major in mathematics in college was two-fold for Frances “Poppy” Montgomery first she had an aptitude for the subject, but she also had an eye on her future employment opportunities. Knowing that mathematics was still considered a man’s job she went into it thinking that it would open careers that would keep her out of what was considered traditionally women’s work.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-20-Frances-Northcutt-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Carolyn Porco</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/carolyn-porco/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[On July 19, 2013, the Cassini spacecraft turned to take an image of much of our solar system that included Saturn, Mars, Venus, and the Earth.  This historic picture of The Day the Earth Smiled was possible thanks to planetary scientist Dr. Carolyn Porco.

Image: Cmichel57/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On July 19, 2013, the Cassini spacecraft turned to take an image of much of our solar system that included Saturn, Mars, Venus, and the Earth.  This historic picture of The Day the Earth Smiled was possible thanks to planetary scientist Dr. Carolyn Porco]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On July 19, 2013, the Cassini spacecraft turned to take an image of much of our solar system that included Saturn, Mars, Venus, and the Earth.  This historic picture of The Day the Earth Smiled was possible thanks to planetary scientist Dr. Carolyn Porco.

Image: Cmichel57/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On July 19, 2013, the Cassini spacecraft turned to take an image of much of our solar system that included Saturn, Mars, Venus, and the Earth.  This historic picture of The Day the Earth Smiled was possible thanks to planetary scientist Dr. Carolyn Porco.

Image: Cmichel57/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-19-Carolyn-Porco-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[On July 19, 2013, the Cassini spacecraft turned to take an image of much of our solar system that included Saturn, Mars, Venus, and the Earth.  This historic picture of The Day the Earth Smiled was possible thanks to planetary scientist Dr. Carolyn Porco.

Image: Cmichel57/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-19-Carolyn-Porco-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Katalin Karikó</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/katalin-kariko/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1786</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kariko spent most of her career working in the much-maligned field of RNA research – which was finally brought into the spotlight when it was used to create two of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Kariko spent most of her career working in the much-maligned field of RNA research – which was finally brought into the spotlight when it was used to create two of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources and additional readin]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Kariko spent most of her career working in the much-maligned field of RNA research – which was finally brought into the spotlight when it was used to create two of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1786/katalin-kariko.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Kariko spent most of her career working in the much-maligned field of RNA research – which was finally brought into the spotlight when it was used to create two of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-18-Katalin-Kariko-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Katalin Karikó</title>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Kariko spent most of her career working in the much-maligned field of RNA research – which was finally brought into the spotlight when it was used to create two of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-18-Katalin-Kariko-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Maya Warren</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/maya-warren/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1781</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Part of the Amazing Race winning team, the Sweet Scientists, Dr. Maya Warren was honored to represent women in science and to inspire young people to get into the field as well.

Image via drmayawarren.com

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Part of the Amazing Race winning team, the Sweet Scientists, Dr. Maya Warren was honored to represent women in science and to inspire young people to get into the field as well.

Image via drmayawarren.com

Sources and additional reading are available at]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Part of the Amazing Race winning team, the Sweet Scientists, Dr. Maya Warren was honored to represent women in science and to inspire young people to get into the field as well.

Image via drmayawarren.com

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1781/maya-warren.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Part of the Amazing Race winning team, the Sweet Scientists, Dr. Maya Warren was honored to represent women in science and to inspire young people to get into the field as well.

Image via drmayawarren.com

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-17-Maya-Warren-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Maya Warren</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Part of the Amazing Race winning team, the Sweet Scientists, Dr. Maya Warren was honored to represent women in science and to inspire young people to get into the field as well.

Image via drmayawarren.com

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-17-Maya-Warren-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Patricia Bath</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/patricia-bath/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1767</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As the first African American woman to be granted a patent for a medical purpose Dr. Patricia Bath has dedicated her career to protecting and improving the eyesight of all people.

Image via Black Past.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As the first African American woman to be granted a patent for a medical purpose Dr. Patricia Bath has dedicated her career to protecting and improving the eyesight of all people.

Image via Black Past.

Sources and additional reading are available at ht]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As the first African American woman to be granted a patent for a medical purpose Dr. Patricia Bath has dedicated her career to protecting and improving the eyesight of all people.

Image via Black Past.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1767/patricia-bath.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the first African American woman to be granted a patent for a medical purpose Dr. Patricia Bath has dedicated her career to protecting and improving the eyesight of all people.

Image via Black Past.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-16-Patricia-Bath-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-16-Patricia-Bath-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Patricia Bath</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[As the first African American woman to be granted a patent for a medical purpose Dr. Patricia Bath has dedicated her career to protecting and improving the eyesight of all people.

Image via Black Past.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-16-Patricia-Bath-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Joceyln Bell Burnell</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/joceyln-bell-burnell/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1766</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Discovering pulsars, a type of neutron star, Dr. Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, changed the way we understood the death of massive stars. That instead of the supernova explosion scattering all of a dying star’s material into the universe there is a very small core of very dense material left over that gives off regular radio pulses.

Image: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CC-BY SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Discovering pulsars, a type of neutron star, Dr. Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, changed the way we understood the death of massive stars. That instead of the supernova explosion scattering all of a dying star’s material into the universe there is a very small cor]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Discovering pulsars, a type of neutron star, Dr. Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, changed the way we understood the death of massive stars. That instead of the supernova explosion scattering all of a dying star’s material into the universe there is a very small core of very dense material left over that gives off regular radio pulses.

Image: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CC-BY SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1766/joceyln-bell-burnell.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Discovering pulsars, a type of neutron star, Dr. Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, changed the way we understood the death of massive stars. That instead of the supernova explosion scattering all of a dying star’s material into the universe there is a very small core of very dense material left over that gives off regular radio pulses.

Image: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CC-BY SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-15-Jocelyn-Bell-Burnell-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Joceyln Bell Burnell</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Discovering pulsars, a type of neutron star, Dr. Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, changed the way we understood the death of massive stars. That instead of the supernova explosion scattering all of a dying star’s material into the universe there is a very small core of very dense material left over that gives off regular radio pulses.

Image: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CC-BY SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-15-Jocelyn-Bell-Burnell-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Florence Bascom</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/florence-bascom/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1765</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Florence Bascom worked for the U.S. Geological Survey and founded the geology program at Bryn Mawr College.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Florence Bascom worked for the U.S. Geological Survey and founded the geology program at Bryn Mawr College.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Florence Bascom worked for the U.S. Geological Survey and founded the geology program at Bryn Mawr College.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1765/florence-bascom.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Florence Bascom worked for the U.S. Geological Survey and founded the geology program at Bryn Mawr College.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-14-Florence-Bascom-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Florence Bascom</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-14-Florence-Bascom-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sheila Widnall</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sheila-widnall/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1764</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Sheila Widnall spent the majority of her career balancing research, teaching, and public service.  She was the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and was the first woman to head a branch of the military.

Image: Wikimedia.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Sheila Widnall spent the majority of her career balancing research, teaching, and public service.  She was the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and was the first woman to head a branch of the military.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional readin]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Sheila Widnall spent the majority of her career balancing research, teaching, and public service.  She was the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and was the first woman to head a branch of the military.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1764/sheila-widnall.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Sheila Widnall spent the majority of her career balancing research, teaching, and public service.  She was the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and was the first woman to head a branch of the military.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<image>
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		<title>Sheila Widnall</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Sheila Widnall spent the majority of her career balancing research, teaching, and public service.  She was the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and was the first woman to head a branch of the military.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-13-Sheila-Widnall-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mildred Cohn</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mildred-cohn/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1763</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, Dr. Mildred Cohn has also been awarded the National Medal of Science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, Dr. Mildred Cohn has also been awarded the National Medal of Science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Jo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, Dr. Mildred Cohn has also been awarded the National Medal of Science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1763/mildred-cohn.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, Dr. Mildred Cohn has also been awarded the National Medal of Science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-12-Mildred-Cohn-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Mildred Cohn</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, Dr. Mildred Cohn has also been awarded the National Medal of Science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-12-Mildred-Cohn-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Joanna Haigh</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/joanna-haigh/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1753</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Since 2014 Dr. Joanna Haigh has been the co-director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College.

Image: Carbon Brief (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Since 2014 Dr. Joanna Haigh has been the co-director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College.

Image: Carbon Brief (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Pa]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Since 2014 Dr. Joanna Haigh has been the co-director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College.

Image: Carbon Brief (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1753/joanna-haigh.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Since 2014 Dr. Joanna Haigh has been the co-director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College.

Image: Carbon Brief (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-11-Joanna-Haigh-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Joanna Haigh</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Since 2014 Dr. Joanna Haigh has been the co-director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College.

Image: Carbon Brief (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-11-Joanna-Haigh-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Florence B. Seibert</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/florence-seibert/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1752</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Stricken by polio at the age of three, Dr. Florence Seibert turned to academics because she couldn’t go out and dance and play like other children.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Stricken by polio at the age of three, Dr. Florence Seibert turned to academics because she couldn’t go out and dance and play like other children.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Jo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Stricken by polio at the age of three, Dr. Florence Seibert turned to academics because she couldn’t go out and dance and play like other children.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1752/florence-seibert.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stricken by polio at the age of three, Dr. Florence Seibert turned to academics because she couldn’t go out and dance and play like other children.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-10-Florence-Seibert-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Florence B. Seibert</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Stricken by polio at the age of three, Dr. Florence Seibert turned to academics because she couldn’t go out and dance and play like other children.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-10-Florence-Seibert-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mildred Dresselhaus</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mildred-dresselhaus/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1751</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus, known as the Queen of Carbon Chemistry, has been a trailblazer since her early days.

Image: Pete Souza/US White House

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus, known as the Queen of Carbon Chemistry, has been a trailblazer since her early days.

Image: Pete Souza/US White House

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus, known as the Queen of Carbon Chemistry, has been a trailblazer since her early days.

Image: Pete Souza/US White House

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1751/mildred-dresselhaus.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus, known as the Queen of Carbon Chemistry, has been a trailblazer since her early days.

Image: Pete Souza/US White House

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-09-Mildred-Dresselhaus-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-09-Mildred-Dresselhaus-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Mildred Dresselhaus</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus, known as the Queen of Carbon Chemistry, has been a trailblazer since her early days.

Image: Pete Souza/US White House

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-09-Mildred-Dresselhaus-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Chiaki Mukai</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/chiaki-mukai/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1749</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Chiaki Mukai was already an established cardiac surgeon when she became the first Japanese woman to go to space.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Chiaki Mukai was already an established cardiac surgeon when she became the first Japanese woman to go to space.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.p]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Chiaki Mukai was already an established cardiac surgeon when she became the first Japanese woman to go to space.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1749/chiaki-mukai.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Chiaki Mukai was already an established cardiac surgeon when she became the first Japanese woman to go to space.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-08-Chiaki-Mukai-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-08-Chiaki-Mukai-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Chiaki Mukai</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Chiaki Mukai was already an established cardiac surgeon when she became the first Japanese woman to go to space.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-08-Chiaki-Mukai-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Nettie Stevens</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/nettie-stevens/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 21:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1743</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Nettie Stevens’ career as a geneticist wasn’t very long, lasting only about 11 years, but in that short time she was able to make huge strides in understanding genetic traits.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Nettie Stevens’ career as a geneticist wasn’t very long, lasting only about 11 years, but in that short time she was able to make huge strides in understanding genetic traits.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https:]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Nettie Stevens’ career as a geneticist wasn’t very long, lasting only about 11 years, but in that short time she was able to make huge strides in understanding genetic traits.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1743/nettie-stevens.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Nettie Stevens’ career as a geneticist wasn’t very long, lasting only about 11 years, but in that short time she was able to make huge strides in understanding genetic traits.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-07-Nettie-Stevens-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-07-Nettie-Stevens-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Nettie Stevens</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Nettie Stevens’ career as a geneticist wasn’t very long, lasting only about 11 years, but in that short time she was able to make huge strides in understanding genetic traits.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-07-Nettie-Stevens-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Ayah Bdeir</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/aya-bdeir/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 21:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1742</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Engineer, artist, and inventor Ayah Bdeir has focused her career on democratizing hardware to make education and innovation more accessible.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Engineer, artist, and inventor Ayah Bdeir has focused her career on democratizing hardware to make education and innovation more accessible.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnece]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Engineer, artist, and inventor Ayah Bdeir has focused her career on democratizing hardware to make education and innovation more accessible.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1742/aya-bdeir.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Engineer, artist, and inventor Ayah Bdeir has focused her career on democratizing hardware to make education and innovation more accessible.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-06-Ayah-Bdeir-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-06-Ayah-Bdeir-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Ayah Bdeir</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Engineer, artist, and inventor Ayah Bdeir has focused her career on democratizing hardware to make education and innovation more accessible.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-06-Ayah-Bdeir-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Hertha Ayrton</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/hertha-ayrton/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1738</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[When it was suggested that Marie Curie’s husband had actually been the one to discover the element radium Hertha Ayrton, a friend and colleague, quickly and publicly came to Curie’s defense stating, “errors are notoriously hard to kill, but an error that ascribes to a man what was actually the work of a woman has more lives than a cat.” And she would know as she often faced the same misattribution of credit being given to her husband. 

Image via the Jewish Women's Archive.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When it was suggested that Marie Curie’s husband had actually been the one to discover the element radium Hertha Ayrton, a friend and colleague, quickly and publicly came to Curie’s defense stating, “errors are notoriously hard to kill, but an error that]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When it was suggested that Marie Curie’s husband had actually been the one to discover the element radium Hertha Ayrton, a friend and colleague, quickly and publicly came to Curie’s defense stating, “errors are notoriously hard to kill, but an error that ascribes to a man what was actually the work of a woman has more lives than a cat.” And she would know as she often faced the same misattribution of credit being given to her husband. 

Image via the Jewish Women's Archive.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When it was suggested that Marie Curie’s husband had actually been the one to discover the element radium Hertha Ayrton, a friend and colleague, quickly and publicly came to Curie’s defense stating, “errors are notoriously hard to kill, but an error that ascribes to a man what was actually the work of a woman has more lives than a cat.” And she would know as she often faced the same misattribution of credit being given to her husband. 

Image via the Jewish Women's Archive.

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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[When it was suggested that Marie Curie’s husband had actually been the one to discover the element radium Hertha Ayrton, a friend and colleague, quickly and publicly came to Curie’s defense stating, “errors are notoriously hard to kill, but an error that ascribes to a man what was actually the work of a woman has more lives than a cat.” And she would know as she often faced the same misattribution of credit being given to her husband. 

Image via the Jewish Women's Archive.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-05-Hertha-Ayrton-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mary Edwards Walker</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-edwards-walker/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 18:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1727</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Mary Walker trained as a surgeon, volunteered for the Union Army in the Civil War, and is the only woman to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mary Walker trained as a surgeon, volunteered for the Union Army in the Civil War, and is the only woman to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsneces]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mary Walker trained as a surgeon, volunteered for the Union Army in the Civil War, and is the only woman to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1727/mary-edwards-walker.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Walker trained as a surgeon, volunteered for the Union Army in the Civil War, and is the only woman to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Mary Walker trained as a surgeon, volunteered for the Union Army in the Civil War, and is the only woman to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-04-Mary-Edwards-Walker-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Christine Darden</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/christine-darden/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1726</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Christine Darden has said of her success as an engineer at NASA, "I was able to stand on the shoulders of those women who came before me, and women who came after me were able to stand on mine."  

Image: NASA.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Christine Darden has said of her success as an engineer at NASA, I was able to stand on the shoulders of those women who came before me, and women who came after me were able to stand on mine.  

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are avail]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Christine Darden has said of her success as an engineer at NASA, "I was able to stand on the shoulders of those women who came before me, and women who came after me were able to stand on mine."  

Image: NASA.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1726/christine-darden.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Christine Darden has said of her success as an engineer at NASA, "I was able to stand on the shoulders of those women who came before me, and women who came after me were able to stand on mine."  

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-03-Christine-Darden-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Christine Darden</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Christine Darden has said of her success as an engineer at NASA, "I was able to stand on the shoulders of those women who came before me, and women who came after me were able to stand on mine."  

Image: NASA.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-03-Christine-Darden-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Dorothy Horstmann</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/dorothy-horstmann/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1725</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[It was believed that the polio virus directly attacked the central nervous system until Dr. Dorothy Horstmann made a groundbreaking discovery about the mechanism involved with the spread of Polio in the body.

Image Courtesy of PolioPlace

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It was believed that the polio virus directly attacked the central nervous system until Dr. Dorothy Horstmann made a groundbreaking discovery about the mechanism involved with the spread of Polio in the body.

Image Courtesy of PolioPlace

Sources and ad]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It was believed that the polio virus directly attacked the central nervous system until Dr. Dorothy Horstmann made a groundbreaking discovery about the mechanism involved with the spread of Polio in the body.

Image Courtesy of PolioPlace

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1725/dorothy-horstmann.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It was believed that the polio virus directly attacked the central nervous system until Dr. Dorothy Horstmann made a groundbreaking discovery about the mechanism involved with the spread of Polio in the body.

Image Courtesy of PolioPlace

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-02-Dorothy-Horstmann-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Dorothy Horstmann</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It was believed that the polio virus directly attacked the central nervous system until Dr. Dorothy Horstmann made a groundbreaking discovery about the mechanism involved with the spread of Polio in the body.

Image Courtesy of PolioPlace

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-02-Dorothy-Horstmann-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Shirley Ann Jackson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/shirley-ann-jackson/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1724</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[On July 1st, 1999 Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson became president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and since then she has transformed the oldest technical research university in the United States.

Image: World Economic Forum (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On July 1st, 1999 Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson became president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and since then she has transformed the oldest technical research university in the United States.

Image: World Economic Forum (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources an]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On July 1st, 1999 Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson became president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and since then she has transformed the oldest technical research university in the United States.

Image: World Economic Forum (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1724/shirley-ann-jackson.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On July 1st, 1999 Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson became president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and since then she has transformed the oldest technical research university in the United States.

Image: World Economic Forum (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-01-Shirley-Ann-Jackson-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Shirley Ann Jackson</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[On July 1st, 1999 Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson became president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and since then she has transformed the oldest technical research university in the United States.

Image: World Economic Forum (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-01-Shirley-Ann-Jackson-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Marianne North</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/marianne-north/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 20:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1649</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As an unmarried woman in Victorian England, Marianne North rejected the roles of wife and homemaker. She also rejected the conventions that biological specimens should be painted out of context on simple white backgrounds.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As an unmarried woman in Victorian England, Marianne North rejected the roles of wife and homemaker. She also rejected the conventions that biological specimens should be painted out of context on simple white backgrounds.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As an unmarried woman in Victorian England, Marianne North rejected the roles of wife and homemaker. She also rejected the conventions that biological specimens should be painted out of context on simple white backgrounds.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1649/marianne-north.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As an unmarried woman in Victorian England, Marianne North rejected the roles of wife and homemaker. She also rejected the conventions that biological specimens should be painted out of context on simple white backgrounds.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-30-Marianne-North-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Marianne North</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[As an unmarried woman in Victorian England, Marianne North rejected the roles of wife and homemaker. She also rejected the conventions that biological specimens should be painted out of context on simple white backgrounds.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-30-Marianne-North-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Jeanette Brown</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jeanette-brown/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 20:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1648</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Organic medicinal chemist Jeanette Brown is also a historian, author, and advocate for increasing diversity in science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Organic medicinal chemist Jeanette Brown is also a historian, author, and advocate for increasing diversity in science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com
]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Organic medicinal chemist Jeanette Brown is also a historian, author, and advocate for increasing diversity in science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1648/jeanette-brown.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Organic medicinal chemist Jeanette Brown is also a historian, author, and advocate for increasing diversity in science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-29-Jeanette-Brown-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Jeanette Brown</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Organic medicinal chemist Jeanette Brown is also a historian, author, and advocate for increasing diversity in science.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-29-Jeanette-Brown-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Pamela Silver</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/pamela-silver/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1647</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Pamela Silver is one of the founders of the emerging field of synthetic biology – an interdisciplinary combination of biology and engineering.  But before she was part of creating new scientific fields she was making her mark in other disciplines.  

Image Courtesy of WYSS Institute.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Pamela Silver is one of the founders of the emerging field of synthetic biology – an interdisciplinary combination of biology and engineering.  But before she was part of creating new scientific fields she was making her mark in other disciplines.  
]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Pamela Silver is one of the founders of the emerging field of synthetic biology – an interdisciplinary combination of biology and engineering.  But before she was part of creating new scientific fields she was making her mark in other disciplines.  

Image Courtesy of WYSS Institute.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1647/pamela-silver.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Pamela Silver is one of the founders of the emerging field of synthetic biology – an interdisciplinary combination of biology and engineering.  But before she was part of creating new scientific fields she was making her mark in other disciplines.  

Image Courtesy of WYSS Institute.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-28-Pamela-Silver-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Pamela Silver</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Pamela Silver is one of the founders of the emerging field of synthetic biology – an interdisciplinary combination of biology and engineering.  But before she was part of creating new scientific fields she was making her mark in other disciplines.  

Image Courtesy of WYSS Institute.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-28-Pamela-Silver-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Barbara Rothbaum</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/barbara-rothbaum/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1646</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Barbara Rothbaum is a pioneer in the use of virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of various psychological disorders, specializing in research and treatment of patients with anxiety disorders, focusing primarily on PTSD.

Image Courtesy of Emory University.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Barbara Rothbaum is a pioneer in the use of virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of various psychological disorders, specializing in research and treatment of patients with anxiety disorders, focusing primarily on PTSD.

Image Courtesy ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Barbara Rothbaum is a pioneer in the use of virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of various psychological disorders, specializing in research and treatment of patients with anxiety disorders, focusing primarily on PTSD.

Image Courtesy of Emory University.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1646/barbara-rothbaum.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Barbara Rothbaum is a pioneer in the use of virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of various psychological disorders, specializing in research and treatment of patients with anxiety disorders, focusing primarily on PTSD.

Image Courtesy of Emory University.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<image>
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		<title>Barbara Rothbaum</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-27-Barbara-Rothbaum-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Eugenie Clark</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/eugenie-clark/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[A professor at Columbia University told Eugenie Clark, “If you do finish, you will probably get married, have a bunch of kids, and never do anything in science after we have invested our time and money in you." After 7 decades of field work with over 175 publications – and raising 4 children – Clark proved him wrong.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A professor at Columbia University told Eugenie Clark, “If you do finish, you will probably get married, have a bunch of kids, and never do anything in science after we have invested our time and money in you. After 7 decades of field work with over 175 ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A professor at Columbia University told Eugenie Clark, “If you do finish, you will probably get married, have a bunch of kids, and never do anything in science after we have invested our time and money in you." After 7 decades of field work with over 175 publications – and raising 4 children – Clark proved him wrong.

Image Courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A professor at Columbia University told Eugenie Clark, “If you do finish, you will probably get married, have a bunch of kids, and never do anything in science after we have invested our time and money in you." After 7 decades of field work with over 175 publications – and raising 4 children – Clark proved him wrong.

Image Courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-26-Eugenie-Clark-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[A professor at Columbia University told Eugenie Clark, “If you do finish, you will probably get married, have a bunch of kids, and never do anything in science after we have invested our time and money in you." After 7 decades of field work with over 175 publications – and raising 4 children – Clark proved him wrong.

Image Courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-26-Eugenie-Clark-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mary Styles Harris</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-styles-harris/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1638</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mary Styles Harris has spent her career combining her knowledge as a genetics researcher with a drive to provide health care information to minority populations. 

Image Courtesy of The History Makers.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Mary Styles Harris has spent her career combining her knowledge as a genetics researcher with a drive to provide health care information to minority populations. 

Image Courtesy of The History Makers.

Sources and additional reading are available at]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Mary Styles Harris has spent her career combining her knowledge as a genetics researcher with a drive to provide health care information to minority populations. 

Image Courtesy of The History Makers.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1638/mary-styles-harris.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Mary Styles Harris has spent her career combining her knowledge as a genetics researcher with a drive to provide health care information to minority populations. 

Image Courtesy of The History Makers.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-25-Mary-Styles-Harris-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Mary Styles Harris has spent her career combining her knowledge as a genetics researcher with a drive to provide health care information to minority populations. 

Image Courtesy of The History Makers.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-25-Mary-Styles-Harris-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Amy Arnsten</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/amy-arnsten/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1637</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Amy F.T. Arnsten leads the Arnsten Lab, studying neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine.

Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Amy F.T. Arnsten leads the Arnsten Lab, studying neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine.

Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Amy F.T. Arnsten leads the Arnsten Lab, studying neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine.

Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1637/amy-arnsten.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Amy F.T. Arnsten leads the Arnsten Lab, studying neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine.

Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-24-Amy-Arnsten-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Amy Arnsten</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-24-Amy-Arnsten-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Cynthia Rosenzweig</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/cynthia-rosenzweig/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 02:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1627</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig has used her expertise in climatology to help study the impact of climate change on agriculture and cities.

Image: United Nations University in Bonn (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig has used her expertise in climatology to help study the impact of climate change on agriculture and cities.

Image: United Nations University in Bonn (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://int]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig has used her expertise in climatology to help study the impact of climate change on agriculture and cities.

Image: United Nations University in Bonn (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1627/cynthia-rosenzweig.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig has used her expertise in climatology to help study the impact of climate change on agriculture and cities.

Image: United Nations University in Bonn (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-23-Cynthia-Rosenzweig-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Cynthia Rosenzweig</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig has used her expertise in climatology to help study the impact of climate change on agriculture and cities.

Image: United Nations University in Bonn (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-23-Cynthia-Rosenzweig-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Yvonne Pendleton</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/yvonne-pendleton/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 02:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1626</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Yvonne Pendleton has spent her career helping us to understand our place in the universe.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Yvonne Pendleton has spent her career helping us to understand our place in the universe.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Yvonne Pendleton has spent her career helping us to understand our place in the universe.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1626/yvonne-pendleton.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Yvonne Pendleton has spent her career helping us to understand our place in the universe.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-22-Yvonne-Pendleton-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Yvonne Pendleton</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Yvonne Pendleton has spent her career helping us to understand our place in the universe.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-22-Yvonne-Pendleton-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Grace Olive Wiley</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/grace-olive-wiley/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 02:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1625</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Grace Wiley believed that with the right methods even the deadliest snakes could be tamed and by speaking to them and handling them with her bare hands she claimed to have tamed over 300 venomous snakes during her career.

Image: Chicago Herpetological Society

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Grace Wiley believed that with the right methods even the deadliest snakes could be tamed and by speaking to them and handling them with her bare hands she claimed to have tamed over 300 venomous snakes during her career.

Image: Chicago Herpetological S]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Grace Wiley believed that with the right methods even the deadliest snakes could be tamed and by speaking to them and handling them with her bare hands she claimed to have tamed over 300 venomous snakes during her career.

Image: Chicago Herpetological Society

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1625/grace-olive-wiley.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Grace Wiley believed that with the right methods even the deadliest snakes could be tamed and by speaking to them and handling them with her bare hands she claimed to have tamed over 300 venomous snakes during her career.

Image: Chicago Herpetological Society

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<image>
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		<title>Grace Olive Wiley</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Grace Wiley believed that with the right methods even the deadliest snakes could be tamed and by speaking to them and handling them with her bare hands she claimed to have tamed over 300 venomous snakes during her career.

Image: Chicago Herpetological Society

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-21-Grace-Olive-Wiley-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mary L. Good</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-l-good/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1617</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Mary L. Good was an inorganic chemist who led the American Chemical Society and chaired the board of the National Science Foundation.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mary L. Good was an inorganic chemist who led the American Chemical Society and chaired the board of the National Science Foundation.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introduct]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mary L. Good was an inorganic chemist who led the American Chemical Society and chaired the board of the National Science Foundation.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1617/mary-l-good.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary L. Good was an inorganic chemist who led the American Chemical Society and chaired the board of the National Science Foundation.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-20-Mary-Good-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Mary L. Good</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Mary L. Good was an inorganic chemist who led the American Chemical Society and chaired the board of the National Science Foundation.

Image: Science History Institute (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-20-Mary-Good-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Pearl I. Young</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/pearl-i-young/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1616</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Physicist Pearl I. Young was the first woman hired for a technical position at the NACA.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Physicist Pearl I. Young was the first woman hired for a technical position at the NACA.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Physicist Pearl I. Young was the first woman hired for a technical position at the NACA.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1616/pearl-i-young.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Physicist Pearl I. Young was the first woman hired for a technical position at the NACA.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-19-Pearl-I-Young-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Pearl I. Young</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Physicist Pearl I. Young was the first woman hired for a technical position at the NACA.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-19-Pearl-I-Young-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sally Ride</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sally-ride/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 03:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1608</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[On June 18th, 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she launched on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On June 18th, 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she launched on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Image: NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.p]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On June 18th, 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she launched on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Image: NASA.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1608/sally-ride.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On June 18th, 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she launched on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Image: NASA.

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		<title>Sally Ride</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image: NASA.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-18-Sally-Ride-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Padmasree Warrior</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/padmasree-warrior/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1607</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Padmasree Warrior has been hailed by Fortune magazine as “the New Queen of the Electric Car Biz”

Image: TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Padmasree Warrior has been hailed by Fortune magazine as “the New Queen of the Electric Car Biz”

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Padmasree Warrior has been hailed by Fortune magazine as “the New Queen of the Electric Car Biz”

Image: TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1607/padmasree-warrior.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Padmasree Warrior has been hailed by Fortune magazine as “the New Queen of the Electric Car Biz”

Image: TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

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	<image>
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		<title>Padmasree Warrior</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Padmasree Warrior has been hailed by Fortune magazine as “the New Queen of the Electric Car Biz”

Image: TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-17-Padmasree-Warrior-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Valentina Tereshkova</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/valentina-tereshkova/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 18:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1598</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.

Image: Wikimedia.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1598/valentina-tereshkova.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-16-Valentina-Tereshkova-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Valentina Tereshkova</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-16-Valentina-Tereshkova-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Shannon Walker</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/shannon-walker/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1597</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Space physicist Dr. Shannon Walker has a second distinction that sets her apart even from the small group of people that have traveled to space, in addition to being an astronaut she is also an aquanaut. 

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Space physicist Dr. Shannon Walker has a second distinction that sets her apart even from the small group of people that have traveled to space, in addition to being an astronaut she is also an aquanaut. 

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional r]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Space physicist Dr. Shannon Walker has a second distinction that sets her apart even from the small group of people that have traveled to space, in addition to being an astronaut she is also an aquanaut. 

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1597/shannon-walker.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Space physicist Dr. Shannon Walker has a second distinction that sets her apart even from the small group of people that have traveled to space, in addition to being an astronaut she is also an aquanaut. 

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-15-Shannon-Walker-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-15-Shannon-Walker-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Shannon Walker</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Space physicist Dr. Shannon Walker has a second distinction that sets her apart even from the small group of people that have traveled to space, in addition to being an astronaut she is also an aquanaut. 

Image: NASA/Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-15-Shannon-Walker-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Wang Zhenyi</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/wang-zhenyi/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1584</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Wang Zhenyi was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and poet born in 1768 and despite the social philosophy of the time she was an avid reader and thinker.

Image: Jake Hills/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Wang Zhenyi was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and poet born in 1768 and despite the social philosophy of the time she was an avid reader and thinker.

Image: Jake Hills/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wang Zhenyi was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and poet born in 1768 and despite the social philosophy of the time she was an avid reader and thinker.

Image: Jake Hills/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1584/wang-zhenyi.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Wang Zhenyi was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and poet born in 1768 and despite the social philosophy of the time she was an avid reader and thinker.

Image: Jake Hills/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-14-Wang-Zhenyi-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-14-Wang-Zhenyi-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Wang Zhenyi</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Wang Zhenyi was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and poet born in 1768 and despite the social philosophy of the time she was an avid reader and thinker.

Image: Jake Hills/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-14-Wang-Zhenyi-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Maria Kirch</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/maria-kirch/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1583</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Maria Kirch is considered the first woman to discover a comet, but for many years her husband took the credit.

Image: Jacob Dyer/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Maria Kirch is considered the first woman to discover a comet, but for many years her husband took the credit.

Image: Jacob Dyer/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Maria Kirch is considered the first woman to discover a comet, but for many years her husband took the credit.

Image: Jacob Dyer/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1583/maria-kirch.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Maria Kirch is considered the first woman to discover a comet, but for many years her husband took the credit.

Image: Jacob Dyer/Unsplash.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-13-Maria-Kirch-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Maria Kirch</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Maria Kirch is considered the first woman to discover a comet, but for many years her husband took the credit.

Image: Jacob Dyer/Unsplash.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-13-Maria-Kirch-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Dorothy &#8220;Dottie&#8221; Lee</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/dorothy-dottie-lee/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1582</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dorothy “Dottie” Lee made her way in a male dominated field to build a celebrated career at NASA.  

Image: NASA/JPL.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dorothy “Dottie” Lee made her way in a male dominated field to build a celebrated career at NASA.  

Image: NASA/JPL.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehou]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dorothy “Dottie” Lee made her way in a male dominated field to build a celebrated career at NASA.  

Image: NASA/JPL.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1582/dorothy-dottie-lee.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dorothy “Dottie” Lee made her way in a male dominated field to build a celebrated career at NASA.  

Image: NASA/JPL.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-12-Dorothy-Lee-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-12-Dorothy-Lee-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Dorothy &#8220;Dottie&#8221; Lee</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dorothy “Dottie” Lee made her way in a male dominated field to build a celebrated career at NASA.  

Image: NASA/JPL.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-12-Dorothy-Lee-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Gilda Barabino</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/gilda-barabino/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1581</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[While working on her doctorate, Dr. Gilda Barabino wanted a career that allowed her to use her education and knowledge to help people but didn’t want to go the clinical medicine route.  

Image: U.S. Dept. of Defense ( CC BY 2.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[While working on her doctorate, Dr. Gilda Barabino wanted a career that allowed her to use her education and knowledge to help people but didn’t want to go the clinical medicine route.  

Image: U.S. Dept. of Defense ( CC BY 2.0 DEED).

Sources and addit]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[While working on her doctorate, Dr. Gilda Barabino wanted a career that allowed her to use her education and knowledge to help people but didn’t want to go the clinical medicine route.  

Image: U.S. Dept. of Defense ( CC BY 2.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1581/gilda-barabino.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[While working on her doctorate, Dr. Gilda Barabino wanted a career that allowed her to use her education and knowledge to help people but didn’t want to go the clinical medicine route.  

Image: U.S. Dept. of Defense ( CC BY 2.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-11-Gilda-Barabino-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-11-Gilda-Barabino-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Gilda Barabino</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[While working on her doctorate, Dr. Gilda Barabino wanted a career that allowed her to use her education and knowledge to help people but didn’t want to go the clinical medicine route.  

Image: U.S. Dept. of Defense ( CC BY 2.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-11-Gilda-Barabino-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mica Endsley</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mica-endsley/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1580</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mica Endsley was the first woman to serve as the Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force.

Image: WIkimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Mica Endsley was the first woman to serve as the Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force.

Image: WIkimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nineh]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Mica Endsley was the first woman to serve as the Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force.

Image: WIkimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1580/mica-endsley.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Mica Endsley was the first woman to serve as the Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force.

Image: WIkimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-10-Mica-Endsley-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-10-Mica-Endsley-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Mica Endsley</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Mica Endsley was the first woman to serve as the Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force.

Image: WIkimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-10-Mica-Endsley-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Elizabeth Garrett Anderson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/elizabeth-garrett-anderson/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1579</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Male students petitioned to have Elizabeth Garrett removed from their school, but she still went on to become Britain’s first female physician.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Male students petitioned to have Elizabeth Garrett removed from their school, but she still went on to become Britain’s first female physician.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Male students petitioned to have Elizabeth Garrett removed from their school, but she still went on to become Britain’s first female physician.

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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Marie Tharp</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[World Ocean Day is observed on June 8th, so today we would like to introduce you to the woman who created the first physiographic maps of the sea floor and co-discovered of the backbone of the Earth. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[World Ocean Day is observed on June 8th, so today we would like to introduce you to the woman who created the first physiographic maps of the sea floor and co-discovered of the backbone of the Earth. 

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[World Ocean Day is observed on June 8th, so today we would like to introduce you to the woman who created the first physiographic maps of the sea floor and co-discovered of the backbone of the Earth. 

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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mary Kenneth Keller</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[One June 7, 1965, Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was one of the first recipients of a doctorate in computer science in the United States. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[One June 7, 1965, Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was one of the first recipients of a doctorate in computer science in the United States. 

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[One June 7, 1965, Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was one of the first recipients of a doctorate in computer science in the United States. 

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[One June 7, 1965, Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was one of the first recipients of a doctorate in computer science in the United States. 

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-07-Mary-Kenneth-Keller-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mary Cartwright</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Mary Cartwright was one of only five women studying mathematics at Oxford after World War I, and she went on to help found chaos theory.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mary Cartwright was one of only five women studying mathematics at Oxford after World War I, and she went on to help found chaos theory.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mary Cartwright was one of only five women studying mathematics at Oxford after World War I, and she went on to help found chaos theory.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Cartwright was one of only five women studying mathematics at Oxford after World War I, and she went on to help found chaos theory.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-06-Mary-Cartwright-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Marti J. Anderson</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 02:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[A rare combination of what she considers two very different style disciplines, Dr. Marti J. Anderson has found her place bringing together the worlds of ecology and statistical analysis. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A rare combination of what she considers two very different style disciplines, Dr. Marti J. Anderson has found her place bringing together the worlds of ecology and statistical analysis. 

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So]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A rare combination of what she considers two very different style disciplines, Dr. Marti J. Anderson has found her place bringing together the worlds of ecology and statistical analysis. 

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A rare combination of what she considers two very different style disciplines, Dr. Marti J. Anderson has found her place bringing together the worlds of ecology and statistical analysis. 

Image: Jane Ussher / Massey University Press (CC BY 4.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-05-Marti-Anderson-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Rachel Dutton</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Rachel Dutton studies microbial colonies by studying delicious cheeses.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rachel Dutton studies microbial colonies by studying delicious cheeses.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rachel Dutton studies microbial colonies by studying delicious cheeses.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rachel Dutton studies microbial colonies by studying delicious cheeses.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-04-Rachel-Dutton-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Sabrina Pasterski</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sabrina-pasterski/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1562</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Physicist Sabrina Pasterski has studied at Harvard and MIT, has had her work cited by Stephen Hawking, and even built her own airplane, all before the age of 23.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Physicist Sabrina Pasterski has studied at Harvard and MIT, has had her work cited by Stephen Hawking, and even built her own airplane, all before the age of 23.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Physicist Sabrina Pasterski has studied at Harvard and MIT, has had her work cited by Stephen Hawking, and even built her own airplane, all before the age of 23.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Physicist Sabrina Pasterski has studied at Harvard and MIT, has had her work cited by Stephen Hawking, and even built her own airplane, all before the age of 23.

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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-03-Sabrina-Pasterski-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Karen Nyberg</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/karen-nyberg/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1558</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[On June 2, 2008, astronaut Karen L. Nyberg arrived at the International Space Station for the first time, while it was still under construction.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On June 2, 2008, astronaut Karen L. Nyberg arrived at the International Space Station for the first time, while it was still under construction.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On June 2, 2008, astronaut Karen L. Nyberg arrived at the International Space Station for the first time, while it was still under construction.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On June 2, 2008, astronaut Karen L. Nyberg arrived at the International Space Station for the first time, while it was still under construction.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image: Wikimedia.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-02-Karen-Nyberg-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Giuliana Tesoro</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/giuliana-tesoro/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1557</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Giuliana Tesoro wore many hats during her career including organic chemist, inventor, polymer chemist and professor.  

Image Courtesy of Yale University.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Giuliana Tesoro wore many hats during her career including organic chemist, inventor, polymer chemist and professor.  

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Giuliana Tesoro wore many hats during her career including organic chemist, inventor, polymer chemist and professor.  

Image Courtesy of Yale University.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Giuliana Tesoro wore many hats during her career including organic chemist, inventor, polymer chemist and professor.  

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/06-01-Giulana-Tesoro-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Chien Shiung Wu</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/chien-shiung-wu/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 03:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Thought to be the only person from China to work on the Manhattan Project, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu has been referred to as the “Queen of Nuclear Research.”

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Thought to be the only person from China to work on the Manhattan Project, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu has been referred to as the “Queen of Nuclear Research.”

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thought to be the only person from China to work on the Manhattan Project, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu has been referred to as the “Queen of Nuclear Research.”

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thought to be the only person from China to work on the Manhattan Project, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu has been referred to as the “Queen of Nuclear Research.”

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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Thought to be the only person from China to work on the Manhattan Project, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu has been referred to as the “Queen of Nuclear Research.”

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-31-Chien-Shiung-Wu-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Stephanie Schawbe</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/stephanie-schawbe/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 02:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Considered one of the 40 best divers in the world, Dr. Stephanie Schwabe has been diving for over thirty years both in underground caves and open waters. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Considered one of the 40 best divers in the world, Dr. Stephanie Schwabe has been diving for over thirty years both in underground caves and open waters. 

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Considered one of the 40 best divers in the world, Dr. Stephanie Schwabe has been diving for over thirty years both in underground caves and open waters. 

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Considered one of the 40 best divers in the world, Dr. Stephanie Schwabe has been diving for over thirty years both in underground caves and open waters. 

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-30-Stephanie-Schwabe-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Charlotte Friend</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/charlotte-friend/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 21:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1471</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Friend was a virologist and cancer researcher whose research helped to change the way we think about cancer in humans.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Friend was a virologist and cancer researcher whose research helped to change the way we think about cancer in humans.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://intr]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Friend was a virologist and cancer researcher whose research helped to change the way we think about cancer in humans.

Image Courtesy of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1471/charlotte-friend.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Friend was a virologist and cancer researcher whose research helped to change the way we think about cancer in humans.

Image Courtesy of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-29-Charlotte-Friend-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Rosa Eigenmann</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/rosa-eigenmann/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 03:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1470</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Considered to be the first female ichthyologist in the United States, Rosa Smith Eigenmann published her first scientific paper at the age of 22.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Considered to be the first female ichthyologist in the United States, Rosa Smith Eigenmann published her first scientific paper at the age of 22.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Considered to be the first female ichthyologist in the United States, Rosa Smith Eigenmann published her first scientific paper at the age of 22.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Considered to be the first female ichthyologist in the United States, Rosa Smith Eigenmann published her first scientific paper at the age of 22.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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		<title>Rosa Eigenmann</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Considered to be the first female ichthyologist in the United States, Rosa Smith Eigenmann published her first scientific paper at the age of 22.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-28-Rosa-Eigenmann-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Anna Winlock</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/anna-winlock/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 05:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1469</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[After her father’s untimely death, Anna Winlock followed in his footsteps at the Harvard Observatory and completed his unfinished work. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[After her father’s untimely death, Anna Winlock followed in his footsteps at the Harvard Observatory and completed his unfinished work. 

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Join us on Pa]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[After her father’s untimely death, Anna Winlock followed in his footsteps at the Harvard Observatory and completed his unfinished work. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1469/anna-winlock.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After her father’s untimely death, Anna Winlock followed in his footsteps at the Harvard Observatory and completed his unfinished work. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[After her father’s untimely death, Anna Winlock followed in his footsteps at the Harvard Observatory and completed his unfinished work. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-27-Anna-Winlock-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Virginia Tucker</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/virginia-tucker/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 22:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1467</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Virginia Tucker was one of five women hired into the “computer pool” at the NACA, before leading the human computers at NASA.

Image Courtesy of UNCG.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Virginia Tucker was one of five women hired into the “computer pool” at the NACA, before leading the human computers at NASA.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Virginia Tucker was one of five women hired into the “computer pool” at the NACA, before leading the human computers at NASA.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1467/virginia-tucker.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Virginia Tucker was one of five women hired into the “computer pool” at the NACA, before leading the human computers at NASA.

Image Courtesy of UNCG.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-26-Virginia-Tucker-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Virginia Tucker</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Virginia Tucker was one of five women hired into the “computer pool” at the NACA, before leading the human computers at NASA.

Image Courtesy of UNCG.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-26-Virginia-Tucker-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Carla Meninsky</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/carla-meninsky/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 04:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1466</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hired by the gaming company Atari in 1980, Carla Meninsky was quickly moved into game design and programming.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hired by the gaming company Atari in 1980, Carla Meninsky was quickly moved into game design and programming.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hired by the gaming company Atari in 1980, Carla Meninsky was quickly moved into game design and programming.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1466/carla-meninsky.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hired by the gaming company Atari in 1980, Carla Meninsky was quickly moved into game design and programming.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Carla Meninsky</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hired by the gaming company Atari in 1980, Carla Meninsky was quickly moved into game design and programming.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-25-Carla-Meninsky-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Helen B. Taussig</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/helen-b-taussig/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 03:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1465</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Helen Taussig helped found the field of pediatric cardiology after a childhood struggle with dyslexia.

Image Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Helen Taussig helped found the field of pediatric cardiology after a childhood struggle with dyslexia.

Image Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us o]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Helen Taussig helped found the field of pediatric cardiology after a childhood struggle with dyslexia.

Image Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1465/helen-b-taussig.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Helen Taussig helped found the field of pediatric cardiology after a childhood struggle with dyslexia.

Image Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-24-Helen-Taussig-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Helen B. Taussig</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Helen Taussig helped found the field of pediatric cardiology after a childhood struggle with dyslexia.

Image Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-24-Helen-Taussig-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Michelle K. Lee</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/michelle-k-lee/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 00:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1461</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Michelle K. Lee served as principal advisor to the President of the United States on domestic and international intellectual property policy matters.

Image: US Dept. of Commerce.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Michelle K. Lee served as principal advisor to the President of the United States on domestic and international intellectual prope]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Michelle K. Lee served as principal advisor to the President of the United States on domestic and international intellectual property policy matters.

Image: US Dept. of Commerce.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1461/michelle-k-lee.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Michelle K. Lee served as principal advisor to the President of the United States on domestic and international intellectual property policy matters.

Image: US Dept. of Commerce.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<image>
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		<title>Michelle K. Lee</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Michelle K. Lee served as principal advisor to the President of the United States on domestic and international intellectual property policy matters.

Image: US Dept. of Commerce.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-23-Michelle-Lee-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan is a paleobiologist who studies the bone structures of both extinct and living animals.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan is a paleobiologist who studies the bone structures of both extinct and living animals.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan is a paleobiologist who studies the bone structures of both extinct and living animals.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan is a paleobiologist who studies the bone structures of both extinct and living animals.

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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Vanessa Aponte Williams</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/vanessa-aponte-williams/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 00:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Vanessa Aponte Williams has used a systems engineering approach to bridge her interests in chemical engineering and space travel. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Vanessa Aponte Williams has used a systems engineering approach to bridge her interests in chemical engineering and space travel. 

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Vanessa Aponte Williams has used a systems engineering approach to bridge her interests in chemical engineering and space travel. 

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Vanessa Aponte Williams has used a systems engineering approach to bridge her interests in chemical engineering and space travel. 

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-21-Vanessa-Aponte-Williams-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Ynes Mexia</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 04:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ynes Mexia became a botanist at the age of 55, and on her many worldwide expeditions she gathered thousands of specimens.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ynes Mexia became a botanist at the age of 55, and on her many worldwide expeditions she gathered thousands of specimens.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ynes Mexia became a botanist at the age of 55, and on her many worldwide expeditions she gathered thousands of specimens.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ynes Mexia became a botanist at the age of 55, and on her many worldwide expeditions she gathered thousands of specimens.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-20-Ynes-Mexia-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Caroline M. Solomon</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 03:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The recipient of Gallaudet University’s 2013 Distinguished Faculty Award, Dr. Caroline M Solomon has a passion for teaching and can’t imagine doing anything else.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The recipient of Gallaudet University’s 2013 Distinguished Faculty Award, Dr. Caroline M Solomon has a passion for teaching and can’t imagine doing anything else.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The recipient of Gallaudet University’s 2013 Distinguished Faculty Award, Dr. Caroline M Solomon has a passion for teaching and can’t imagine doing anything else.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The recipient of Gallaudet University’s 2013 Distinguished Faculty Award, Dr. Caroline M Solomon has a passion for teaching and can’t imagine doing anything else.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-19-Caroline-Solomon-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Helen Sharman</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 22:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[On May 18th, 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space when she traveled to the MIR space station.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On May 18th, 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space when she traveled to the MIR space station.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On May 18th, 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space when she traveled to the MIR space station.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On May 18th, 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space when she traveled to the MIR space station.

Image Courtesy of Helen Sharman.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-18-Helen-Sharman-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>M. Phyllis Lose</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/m-phyllis-lose/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 22:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1443</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[When Dr. Lose earned her degree of veterinary medicine, she was one of three female graduates and the only one to go into large-animal practice, concentrating on equine care. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When Dr. Lose earned her degree of veterinary medicine, she was one of three female graduates and the only one to go into large-animal practice, concentrating on equine care. 

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When Dr. Lose earned her degree of veterinary medicine, she was one of three female graduates and the only one to go into large-animal practice, concentrating on equine care. 

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Dr. Lose earned her degree of veterinary medicine, she was one of three female graduates and the only one to go into large-animal practice, concentrating on equine care. 

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-17-Phyllis-Lose_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Maria Gaetana Agnesi</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/maria-gaetana-agnesi/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 02:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1437</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a child prodigy who became a celebrated mathematician, though that wasn’t her first choice.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a child prodigy who became a celebrated mathematician, though that wasn’t her first choice.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a child prodigy who became a celebrated mathematician, though that wasn’t her first choice.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a child prodigy who became a celebrated mathematician, though that wasn’t her first choice.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-16-Maria-Agnesi-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Dorothy H. Anderson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/dorothy-h-anderson/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 02:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[As the first to recognize cystic fibrosis as a disease, Dr. Dorothy H. Andersen changed the lives of people with this condition.  

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As the first to recognize cystic fibrosis as a disease, Dr. Dorothy H. Andersen changed the lives of people with this condition.  

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As the first to recognize cystic fibrosis as a disease, Dr. Dorothy H. Andersen changed the lives of people with this condition.  

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the first to recognize cystic fibrosis as a disease, Dr. Dorothy H. Andersen changed the lives of people with this condition.  

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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-15-Dorothy-Andersen-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Charlotte Auerbach</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/charlotte-auerbach/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 03:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1431</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[With her studies of the effects of mustard gas, Dr. Charlotte Auerbach helped create the science of mutagenesis.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With her studies of the effects of mustard gas, Dr. Charlotte Auerbach helped create the science of mutagenesis.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[With her studies of the effects of mustard gas, Dr. Charlotte Auerbach helped create the science of mutagenesis.

Image Courtesy of Edinburgh Library Special Collections.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With her studies of the effects of mustard gas, Dr. Charlotte Auerbach helped create the science of mutagenesis.

Image Courtesy of Edinburgh Library Special Collections.

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	<image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image Courtesy of Edinburgh Library Special Collections.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-14-Charlotte-Auerbach-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Inge Lehmann</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/inge-lehmann/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 22:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1429</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Inge Lehmann helped us discover what really lies at the center of our planet.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Inge Lehmann helped us discover what really lies at the center of our planet.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Inge Lehmann helped us discover what really lies at the center of our planet.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1429/inge-lehmann.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Inge Lehmann helped us discover what really lies at the center of our planet.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-13-Inge-Lehman-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Inge Lehmann</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Inge Lehmann helped us discover what really lies at the center of our planet.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-13-Inge-Lehman-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Florence Nightingale</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/florence-nightengale/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2024 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1423</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[You might think you know the story of Florence Nightingale as a pioneer in the nursing profession, but did you know she was also a brilliant statistician? 

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[You might think you know the story of Florence Nightingale as a pioneer in the nursing profession, but did you know she was also a brilliant statistician? 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[You might think you know the story of Florence Nightingale as a pioneer in the nursing profession, but did you know she was also a brilliant statistician? 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1423/florence-nightengale.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[You might think you know the story of Florence Nightingale as a pioneer in the nursing profession, but did you know she was also a brilliant statistician? 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<image>
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		<title>Florence Nightingale</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[You might think you know the story of Florence Nightingale as a pioneer in the nursing profession, but did you know she was also a brilliant statistician? 

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-12-Florence-Nightingale-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Susan Jane Cunningham</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/susan-jane-cunningham/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2024 03:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1422</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Susan Jane Cunningham was integral to the building of the mathematics and astronomy departments at the newly founded Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania in 1869.  

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Susan Jane Cunningham was integral to the building of the mathematics and astronomy departments at the newly founded Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania in 1869.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsne]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Susan Jane Cunningham was integral to the building of the mathematics and astronomy departments at the newly founded Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania in 1869.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1422/susan-jane-cunningham.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Susan Jane Cunningham was integral to the building of the mathematics and astronomy departments at the newly founded Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania in 1869.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-11-Susan-Jane-Cunningham-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Susan Jane Cunningham</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Susan Jane Cunningham was integral to the building of the mathematics and astronomy departments at the newly founded Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania in 1869.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-11-Susan-Jane-Cunningham-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/cecilia-payne-gaposchkin/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 03:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1412</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today, meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the woman who changed our view of the universe and the first recipient of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today, meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the woman who changed our view of the universe and the first recipient of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the woman who changed our view of the universe and the first recipient of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1412/cecilia-payne-gaposchkin.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today, meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the woman who changed our view of the universe and the first recipient of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-10-Cecilia-Payne-Gaposchkin-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-10-Cecilia-Payne-Gaposchkin-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today, meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the woman who changed our view of the universe and the first recipient of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-10-Cecilia-Payne-Gaposchkin-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Maria Klawe</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/maria-klawe/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 03:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1411</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Former Harvey Mudd College President Dr. Maria Klawe is a gifted computer scientist and artist.

Image: Craig Stanfill (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Former Harvey Mudd College President Dr. Maria Klawe is a gifted computer scientist and artist.

Image: Craig Stanfill (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://ww]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Former Harvey Mudd College President Dr. Maria Klawe is a gifted computer scientist and artist.

Image: Craig Stanfill (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1411/maria-klawe.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former Harvey Mudd College President Dr. Maria Klawe is a gifted computer scientist and artist.

Image: Craig Stanfill (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-09-Maria-Klawe-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-09-Maria-Klawe-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Maria Klawe</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Former Harvey Mudd College President Dr. Maria Klawe is a gifted computer scientist and artist.

Image: Craig Stanfill (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-09-Maria-Klawe-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Noramay Cadena</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/noramay-cadena/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 03:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1410</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As Mother’s Day approaches, we celebrate an engineer who earned her degree at MIT while raising her daughter as a single mom, Noramay Cadena.

Image Courtesy of Noramay Cadena on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As Mother’s Day approaches, we celebrate an engineer who earned her degree at MIT while raising her daughter as a single mom, Noramay Cadena.

Image Courtesy of Noramay Cadena on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introduc]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As Mother’s Day approaches, we celebrate an engineer who earned her degree at MIT while raising her daughter as a single mom, Noramay Cadena.

Image Courtesy of Noramay Cadena on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1410/noramay-cadena.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Mother’s Day approaches, we celebrate an engineer who earned her degree at MIT while raising her daughter as a single mom, Noramay Cadena.

Image Courtesy of Noramay Cadena on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-08-Noramay-Cadena-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-08-Noramay-Cadena-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Noramay Cadena</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[As Mother’s Day approaches, we celebrate an engineer who earned her degree at MIT while raising her daughter as a single mom, Noramay Cadena.

Image Courtesy of Noramay Cadena on LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-08-Noramay-Cadena-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Jacqueline Barton</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jacqueline-barton/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 03:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1406</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Starting in 1985 when she was the first woman to receive the Alan T. Waterman Award, Dr. Jacqueline Barton has been continually honored for her groundbreaking work.  

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Starting in 1985 when she was the first woman to receive the Alan T. Waterman Award, Dr. Jacqueline Barton has been continually honored for her groundbreaking work.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Starting in 1985 when she was the first woman to receive the Alan T. Waterman Award, Dr. Jacqueline Barton has been continually honored for her groundbreaking work.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1406/jacqueline-barton.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Starting in 1985 when she was the first woman to receive the Alan T. Waterman Award, Dr. Jacqueline Barton has been continually honored for her groundbreaking work.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-07-Jacqueline-Barton-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-07-Jacqueline-Barton-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Jacqueline Barton</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Starting in 1985 when she was the first woman to receive the Alan T. Waterman Award, Dr. Jacqueline Barton has been continually honored for her groundbreaking work.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-07-Jacqueline-Barton-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Charlotte Angas Scott</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/charlotte-angas-scott/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 02:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1401</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Angas Scott spent her lifetime challenging the status quo in regards to women in mathematics and was able to help pave the way for many female mathematicians. 

Image: Bryn Mawr College.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Angas Scott spent her lifetime challenging the status quo in regards to women in mathematics and was able to help pave the way for many female mathematicians. 

Image: Bryn Mawr College.

Sources and additional reading are available at http]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Angas Scott spent her lifetime challenging the status quo in regards to women in mathematics and was able to help pave the way for many female mathematicians. 

Image: Bryn Mawr College.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1401/charlotte-angas-scott.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Angas Scott spent her lifetime challenging the status quo in regards to women in mathematics and was able to help pave the way for many female mathematicians. 

Image: Bryn Mawr College.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-06-Charlotte-Agnas-Scott-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Charlotte Angas Scott</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Charlotte Angas Scott spent her lifetime challenging the status quo in regards to women in mathematics and was able to help pave the way for many female mathematicians. 

Image: Bryn Mawr College.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-06-Charlotte-Agnas-Scott-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mary Dixon Kies</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-dixon-kies/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 03:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1397</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[On May 5, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies was granted the first American patent given to a woman.

Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On May 5, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies was granted the first American patent given to a woman.

Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.co]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On May 5, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies was granted the first American patent given to a woman.

Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1397/mary-dixon-kies.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On May 5, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies was granted the first American patent given to a woman.

Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-05-Mary-Dixon-Kies-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Mary Dixon Kies</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[On May 5, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies was granted the first American patent given to a woman.

Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-05-Mary-Dixon-Kies-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Peg Hunter</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/peg-hunter/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 02:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1388</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today, we’re celebrating a woman whose work at ILM helped bring Return of the Jedi to life.  Happy Star Wars Day and may the force be with you.

Image Via ILM/Lucasfilm.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today, we’re celebrating a woman whose work at ILM helped bring Return of the Jedi to life.  Happy Star Wars Day and may the force be with you.

Image Via ILM/Lucasfilm.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com
]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, we’re celebrating a woman whose work at ILM helped bring Return of the Jedi to life.  Happy Star Wars Day and may the force be with you.

Image Via ILM/Lucasfilm.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1388/peg-hunter.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today, we’re celebrating a woman whose work at ILM helped bring Return of the Jedi to life.  Happy Star Wars Day and may the force be with you.

Image Via ILM/Lucasfilm.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-04-Peg-Hunter-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Peg Hunter</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today, we’re celebrating a woman whose work at ILM helped bring Return of the Jedi to life.  Happy Star Wars Day and may the force be with you.

Image Via ILM/Lucasfilm.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-04-Peg-Hunter-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Marleen Sundgaard</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/marleen-sundgaard/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 01:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1387</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Marleen Sundgaard knew from the age of five she wanted to be an astronaut and has pursued that dream with great drive and passion.

Image: NASA/JPL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Marleen Sundgaard knew from the age of five she wanted to be an astronaut and has pursued that dream with great drive and passion.

Image: NASA/JPL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: h]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Marleen Sundgaard knew from the age of five she wanted to be an astronaut and has pursued that dream with great drive and passion.

Image: NASA/JPL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1387/marleen-sundgaard.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Marleen Sundgaard knew from the age of five she wanted to be an astronaut and has pursued that dream with great drive and passion.

Image: NASA/JPL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-03-Marleen-Sundgaard-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-03-Marleen-Sundgaard-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Marleen Sundgaard</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Marleen Sundgaard knew from the age of five she wanted to be an astronaut and has pursued that dream with great drive and passion.

Image: NASA/JPL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-03-Marleen-Sundgaard-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Radia Perlman</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/radia-perlman/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1384</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[You can call Radia Perlman a pioneer in computer science, a visionary in networking, and an innovator in teaching children programming – but don’t call her the “Mother of the Internet.”

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[You can call Radia Perlman a pioneer in computer science, a visionary in networking, and an innovator in teaching children programming – but don’t call her the “Mother of the Internet.”

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[You can call Radia Perlman a pioneer in computer science, a visionary in networking, and an innovator in teaching children programming – but don’t call her the “Mother of the Internet.”

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1384/radia-perlman.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[You can call Radia Perlman a pioneer in computer science, a visionary in networking, and an innovator in teaching children programming – but don’t call her the “Mother of the Internet.”

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-02-Radia-Perlman-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-02-Radia-Perlman-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Radia Perlman</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[You can call Radia Perlman a pioneer in computer science, a visionary in networking, and an innovator in teaching children programming – but don’t call her the “Mother of the Internet.”

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-02-Radia-Perlman-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Evelyn Boyd Granville</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/evelyn-boyd-granville/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 03:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1383</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[May 1st marks the birthday of mathematician and educator Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville, a native of Washington D.C., one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics, and computer programmer for various space missions. 

Image Courtesy of the Smith College Yearbook.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[May 1st marks the birthday of mathematician and educator Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville, a native of Washington D.C., one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics, and computer programmer for various space missions. 

Image Court]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[May 1st marks the birthday of mathematician and educator Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville, a native of Washington D.C., one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics, and computer programmer for various space missions. 

Image Courtesy of the Smith College Yearbook.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1383/evelyn-boyd-granville.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[May 1st marks the birthday of mathematician and educator Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville, a native of Washington D.C., one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics, and computer programmer for various space missions. 

Image Courtesy of the Smith College Yearbook.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-01-Evelyn-Boyd-Granville-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-01-Evelyn-Boyd-Granville-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Evelyn Boyd Granville</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[May 1st marks the birthday of mathematician and educator Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville, a native of Washington D.C., one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics, and computer programmer for various space missions. 

Image Courtesy of the Smith College Yearbook.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-01-Evelyn-Boyd-Granville-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Heidi Hammel</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/heidi-hammel/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1306</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Astronomer Heidi Hammel began to love astronomy in college, and now has done extensive studies of Neptune and Uranus.

Image: Bill Ingalls /  NASA (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Astronomer Heidi Hammel began to love astronomy in college, and now has done extensive studies of Neptune and Uranus.

Image: Bill Ingalls /  NASA (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Astronomer Heidi Hammel began to love astronomy in college, and now has done extensive studies of Neptune and Uranus.

Image: Bill Ingalls /  NASA (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1306/heidi-hammel.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Astronomer Heidi Hammel began to love astronomy in college, and now has done extensive studies of Neptune and Uranus.

Image: Bill Ingalls /  NASA (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-30-Heidi-Hammel-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-30-Heidi-Hammel-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Heidi Hammel</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Astronomer Heidi Hammel began to love astronomy in college, and now has done extensive studies of Neptune and Uranus.

Image: Bill Ingalls /  NASA (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-30-Heidi-Hammel-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Hélène Langevin-Joliot</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/helene-langevin-joliot/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 02:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1305</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hélène Langevin-Joliot had quite a family legacy to live up to as the daughter and granddaughter of Nobel Prize winners, but she wasn’t deterred and has made her own impression on the world of physics.

Image: Lionel Allorge (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hélène Langevin-Joliot had quite a family legacy to live up to as the daughter and granddaughter of Nobel Prize winners, but she wasn’t deterred and has made her own impression on the world of physics.

Image: Lionel Allorge (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hélène Langevin-Joliot had quite a family legacy to live up to as the daughter and granddaughter of Nobel Prize winners, but she wasn’t deterred and has made her own impression on the world of physics.

Image: Lionel Allorge (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1305/helene-langevin-joliot.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hélène Langevin-Joliot had quite a family legacy to live up to as the daughter and granddaughter of Nobel Prize winners, but she wasn’t deterred and has made her own impression on the world of physics.

Image: Lionel Allorge (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-29-Helen-Langevin-Joliot-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-29-Helen-Langevin-Joliot-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Hélène Langevin-Joliot</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hélène Langevin-Joliot had quite a family legacy to live up to as the daughter and granddaughter of Nobel Prize winners, but she wasn’t deterred and has made her own impression on the world of physics.

Image: Lionel Allorge (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-29-Helen-Langevin-Joliot-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Irène Joliot-Curie</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/irene-joliot-curie/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1304</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As one of the daughters of Marie and Pierre Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie was raised in the spotlight of the groundbreaking work of her parents, but still managed to make breakthroughs of her own, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As one of the daughters of Marie and Pierre Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie was raised in the spotlight of the groundbreaking work of her parents, but still managed to make breakthroughs of her own, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935.  

Image: Wikimed]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As one of the daughters of Marie and Pierre Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie was raised in the spotlight of the groundbreaking work of her parents, but still managed to make breakthroughs of her own, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1304/irene-joliot-curie.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As one of the daughters of Marie and Pierre Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie was raised in the spotlight of the groundbreaking work of her parents, but still managed to make breakthroughs of her own, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-28-Irene-Joliot-Curie-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-28-Irene-Joliot-Curie-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Irène Joliot-Curie</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[As one of the daughters of Marie and Pierre Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie was raised in the spotlight of the groundbreaking work of her parents, but still managed to make breakthroughs of her own, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-28-Irene-Joliot-Curie-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Mary Jackson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-jackson/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 02:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1303</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Mary Jackson carved her own career path in engineering at NASA before switching roles to help others rise to the top.

Image: Bob Nye / NASA

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mary Jackson carved her own career path in engineering at NASA before switching roles to help others rise to the top.

Image: Bob Nye / NASA

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mary Jackson carved her own career path in engineering at NASA before switching roles to help others rise to the top.

Image: Bob Nye / NASA

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1303/mary-jackson.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Jackson carved her own career path in engineering at NASA before switching roles to help others rise to the top.

Image: Bob Nye / NASA

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-27-Mary-Jackson-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-27-Mary-Jackson-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Mary Jackson</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Mary Jackson carved her own career path in engineering at NASA before switching roles to help others rise to the top.

Image: Bob Nye / NASA

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-27-Mary-Jackson-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Anne McLaren</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/anne-mclaren/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 03:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1302</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Through her work in developmental biology, Anne McLaren helped develop the methods that would allow human in vitro fertilization.

Image: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Through her work in developmental biology, Anne McLaren helped develop the methods that would allow human in vitro fertilization.

Image: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

J]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Through her work in developmental biology, Anne McLaren helped develop the methods that would allow human in vitro fertilization.

Image: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Through her work in developmental biology, Anne McLaren helped develop the methods that would allow human in vitro fertilization.

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		<title>Anne McLaren</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-26-Anne-McLaren-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Rosalind Franklin</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/rosalind-franklin/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1298</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[It’s DNA day, and we’re celebrating the life and work of Rosalind Franklin, who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA, RNA, and even viruses.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s DNA day, and we’re celebrating the life and work of Rosalind Franklin, who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA, RNA, and even viruses.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s DNA day, and we’re celebrating the life and work of Rosalind Franklin, who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA, RNA, and even viruses.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1298/rosalind-franklin.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s DNA day, and we’re celebrating the life and work of Rosalind Franklin, who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA, RNA, and even viruses.

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	<image>
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		<title>Rosalind Franklin</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It’s DNA day, and we’re celebrating the life and work of Rosalind Franklin, who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA, RNA, and even viruses.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-25-Rosalind-Franklin-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Emmanuelle Charpentier</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/emmanuelle-charpentier/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1288</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Emmanuelle Charpentier is a Nobel Prize winning microbiologist who helped create CRISPR/Cas9.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Emmanuelle Charpentier is a Nobel Prize winning microbiologist who helped create CRISPR/Cas9.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Emmanuelle Charpentier is a Nobel Prize winning microbiologist who helped create CRISPR/Cas9.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1288/emmanuelle-charpentier.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emmanuelle Charpentier is a Nobel Prize winning microbiologist who helped create CRISPR/Cas9.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-24-Emmanuelle-Charpentier-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Emmanuelle Charpentier</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Emmanuelle Charpentier is a Nobel Prize winning microbiologist who helped create CRISPR/Cas9.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-24-Emmanuelle-Charpentier-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Jennifer Doudna</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jennifer-doudna/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1287</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[An investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1997, Dr. Jennifer Doudna has been responsible for bettering our understanding of the functions of RNA and for helping develop CRISPR/Cas9.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[An investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1997, Dr. Jennifer Doudna has been responsible for bettering our understanding of the functions of RNA and for helping develop CRISPR/Cas9.

Image: Christopher Michel / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[An investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1997, Dr. Jennifer Doudna has been responsible for bettering our understanding of the functions of RNA and for helping develop CRISPR/Cas9.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1287/jennifer-doudna.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1997, Dr. Jennifer Doudna has been responsible for bettering our understanding of the functions of RNA and for helping develop CRISPR/Cas9.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-23-Jennifer-Doudna-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Jennifer Doudna</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[An investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1997, Dr. Jennifer Doudna has been responsible for bettering our understanding of the functions of RNA and for helping develop CRISPR/Cas9.

Image: Christopher Michel / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-23-Jennifer-Doudna-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Joan Brennecke</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/joan-brennecke/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 03:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1278</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today is Earth Day, and we’re celebrating the work of Dr. Joan Brennecke, who is researching ways to use ionic liquids to develop green processes.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today is Earth Day, and we’re celebrating the work of Dr. Joan Brennecke, who is researching ways to use ionic liquids to develop green processes.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is Earth Day, and we’re celebrating the work of Dr. Joan Brennecke, who is researching ways to use ionic liquids to develop green processes.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1278/joan-brennecke.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today is Earth Day, and we’re celebrating the work of Dr. Joan Brennecke, who is researching ways to use ionic liquids to develop green processes.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-22-Joan-Brennecke-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Joan Brennecke</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today is Earth Day, and we’re celebrating the work of Dr. Joan Brennecke, who is researching ways to use ionic liquids to develop green processes.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-22-Joan-Brennecke-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Alice Larkin</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/alice-larkin/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 03:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1271</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As a climate researcher, Dr. Alice Larkin is connecting her academic research to policies in various areas to help deal with a changing planet. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As a climate researcher, Dr. Alice Larkin is connecting her academic research to policies in various areas to help deal with a changing planet. 

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a climate researcher, Dr. Alice Larkin is connecting her academic research to policies in various areas to help deal with a changing planet. 

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1271/alice-larkin.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As a climate researcher, Dr. Alice Larkin is connecting her academic research to policies in various areas to help deal with a changing planet. 

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-21-Alice-Bows-Larkin-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Alice Larkin</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[As a climate researcher, Dr. Alice Larkin is connecting her academic research to policies in various areas to help deal with a changing planet. 

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-21-Alice-Bows-Larkin-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Shannon Seneca</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/shannon-seneca/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 04:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1266</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Inspired by visiting the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility, Shannon Seneca became an engineer and now works to improve the health and well-being of the Seneca Nation.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Inspired by visiting the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility, Shannon Seneca became an engineer and now works to improve the health and well-being of the Seneca Nation.

Image Courtesy of the University of Buffalo.

Sources and additio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Inspired by visiting the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility, Shannon Seneca became an engineer and now works to improve the health and well-being of the Seneca Nation.

Image Courtesy of the University of Buffalo.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1266/shannon-seneca.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Inspired by visiting the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility, Shannon Seneca became an engineer and now works to improve the health and well-being of the Seneca Nation.

Image Courtesy of the University of Buffalo.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-20-Shannon-Seneca-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-20-Shannon-Seneca-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Shannon Seneca</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Inspired by visiting the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility, Shannon Seneca became an engineer and now works to improve the health and well-being of the Seneca Nation.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-20-Shannon-Seneca-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Anne Glover</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/anne-glover/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1259</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Declared the 19th most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013, Dr. Anne Glover has been influencing scientific policy and has been recognized for building up the importance of women in Science, Engineering, and Technology.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Declared the 19th most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013, Dr. Anne Glover has been influencing scientific policy and has been recognized for building up the importance of women in Science, Engineering, a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Declared the 19th most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013, Dr. Anne Glover has been influencing scientific policy and has been recognized for building up the importance of women in Science, Engineering, and Technology.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0 DEED).

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1259/anne-glover.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Declared the 19th most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013, Dr. Anne Glover has been influencing scientific policy and has been recognized for building up the importance of women in Science, Engineering, and Technology.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-19-Anne-Glover-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-19-Anne-Glover-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Anne Glover</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Declared the 19th most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013, Dr. Anne Glover has been influencing scientific policy and has been recognized for building up the importance of women in Science, Engineering, and Technology.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-19-Anne-Glover-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Lucy Jones</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/lucy-jones/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1258</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[It’s been over 100 years since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit San Francisco, and “Earthquake Lady” Dr. Lucy Jones wants to make sure that people are preparing for the next “big one” with the best available science and engineering.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s been over 100 years since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit San Francisco, and “Earthquake Lady” Dr. Lucy Jones wants to make sure that people are preparing for the next “big one” with the best available science and engineering.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sou]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s been over 100 years since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit San Francisco, and “Earthquake Lady” Dr. Lucy Jones wants to make sure that people are preparing for the next “big one” with the best available science and engineering.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1258/lucy-jones.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s been over 100 years since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit San Francisco, and “Earthquake Lady” Dr. Lucy Jones wants to make sure that people are preparing for the next “big one” with the best available science and engineering.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-18-Lucy-Jones-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Lucy Jones</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It’s been over 100 years since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit San Francisco, and “Earthquake Lady” Dr. Lucy Jones wants to make sure that people are preparing for the next “big one” with the best available science and engineering.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-18-Lucy-Jones-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Tessy Thomas</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/tessy-thomas/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1257</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Inspired by the Apollo moon missions “missile woman” Tessy Thomas has always been fascinated with science and mathematics.  

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Inspired by the Apollo moon missions “missile woman” Tessy Thomas has always been fascinated with science and mathematics.  

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Inspired by the Apollo moon missions “missile woman” Tessy Thomas has always been fascinated with science and mathematics.  

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1257/tessy-thomas.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Inspired by the Apollo moon missions “missile woman” Tessy Thomas has always been fascinated with science and mathematics.  

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Tessy Thomas</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Inspired by the Apollo moon missions “missile woman” Tessy Thomas has always been fascinated with science and mathematics.  

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-17-Tessy-Thomas-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Patricia McConnell</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/patricia-mcconnell/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1255</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The former host of “Calling All Pets,” Dr. Patricia McConnell has written over 14 books on animal behavior.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The former host of “Calling All Pets,” Dr. Patricia McConnell has written over 14 books on animal behavior.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The former host of “Calling All Pets,” Dr. Patricia McConnell has written over 14 books on animal behavior.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1255/patricia-mcconnell.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The former host of “Calling All Pets,” Dr. Patricia McConnell has written over 14 books on animal behavior.

Image Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-16-Patricia-McConnell-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-16-Patricia-McConnell-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Patricia McConnell</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The former host of “Calling All Pets,” Dr. Patricia McConnell has written over 14 books on animal behavior.

Image Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-16-Patricia-McConnell-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Janet Yellen</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/janet-yellen/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1254</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[While she wasn’t initially interested in economics, Janet Yellen has become a renowned expert in the field and also the first woman to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[While she wasn’t initially interested in economics, Janet Yellen has become a renowned expert in the field and also the first woman to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://i]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[While she wasn’t initially interested in economics, Janet Yellen has become a renowned expert in the field and also the first woman to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1254/janet-yellen.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[While she wasn’t initially interested in economics, Janet Yellen has become a renowned expert in the field and also the first woman to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-15-Janet-Yellen-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-15-Janet-Yellen-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Janet Yellen</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[While she wasn’t initially interested in economics, Janet Yellen has become a renowned expert in the field and also the first woman to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-15-Janet-Yellen-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Patience Mthunzi-Kufa</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/patience-mthunzi-kufa/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 03:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1250</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[With a background in both biology and physics, Dr. Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is poised to make big discoveries in the fields of biophotonics and disease eradication.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With a background in both biology and physics, Dr. Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is poised to make big discoveries in the fields of biophotonics and disease eradication.

Image: TEDxSoweto (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[With a background in both biology and physics, Dr. Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is poised to make big discoveries in the fields of biophotonics and disease eradication.

Image: TEDxSoweto (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1250/patience-mthunzi-kufa.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With a background in both biology and physics, Dr. Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is poised to make big discoveries in the fields of biophotonics and disease eradication.

Image: TEDxSoweto (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-14-Patience-MThunzi-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-14-Patience-MThunzi-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Patience Mthunzi-Kufa</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[With a background in both biology and physics, Dr. Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is poised to make big discoveries in the fields of biophotonics and disease eradication.

Image: TEDxSoweto (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-14-Patience-MThunzi-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Maria Sibylla Merian</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/maria-sibylla-merian/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 02:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1247</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The guild rules of Europe during her lifetime did not allow women to paint with oils, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian from creating scientific illustrations of insects documenting their life cycles. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The guild rules of Europe during her lifetime did not allow women to paint with oils, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian from creating scientific illustrations of insects documenting their life cycles. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional r]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The guild rules of Europe during her lifetime did not allow women to paint with oils, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian from creating scientific illustrations of insects documenting their life cycles. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1247/maria-sibylla-merian.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The guild rules of Europe during her lifetime did not allow women to paint with oils, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian from creating scientific illustrations of insects documenting their life cycles. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-13-Maria-Sibylla-Merian-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Maria Sibylla Merian</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The guild rules of Europe during her lifetime did not allow women to paint with oils, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian from creating scientific illustrations of insects documenting their life cycles. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-13-Maria-Sibylla-Merian-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Nadya Mason</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/nadya-mason/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 02:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1245</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Nadya Mason solved math problems for fun growing up before pursuing her career in quantum physics.

Image Courtesy of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Nadya Mason solved math problems for fun growing up before pursuing her career in quantum physics.

Image Courtesy of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join u]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Nadya Mason solved math problems for fun growing up before pursuing her career in quantum physics.

Image Courtesy of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1245/nadya-mason.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Nadya Mason solved math problems for fun growing up before pursuing her career in quantum physics.

Image Courtesy of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-12-Nadya-Mason-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-12-Nadya-Mason-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Nadya Mason</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Nadya Mason solved math problems for fun growing up before pursuing her career in quantum physics.

Image Courtesy of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-12-Nadya-Mason-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Summer Ash</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/summer-ash/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 03:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1240</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[An astrophysicist and science communicator, Summer Ash loves to share her love of the universe.

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[An astrophysicist and science communicator, Summer Ash loves to share her love of the universe.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehour]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[An astrophysicist and science communicator, Summer Ash loves to share her love of the universe.

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1240/summer-ash.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An astrophysicist and science communicator, Summer Ash loves to share her love of the universe.

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-11-Summer-Ash-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-11-Summer-Ash-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Summer Ash</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[An astrophysicist and science communicator, Summer Ash loves to share her love of the universe.

Image Via LinkedIn.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-11-Summer-Ash-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Amy Mainzer</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/amy-mainzer/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1234</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Astronomer Amy Mainzer searches for near earth objects with her work at NASA, and helps kids learn to love science with her work on Ready, Jet, Go.

Image Courtesy of University of Arizona.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Astronomer Amy Mainzer searches for near earth objects with her work at NASA, and helps kids learn to love science with her work on Ready, Jet, Go.

Image Courtesy of University of Arizona.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introdu]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Astronomer Amy Mainzer searches for near earth objects with her work at NASA, and helps kids learn to love science with her work on Ready, Jet, Go.

Image Courtesy of University of Arizona.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1234/amy-mainzer.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Astronomer Amy Mainzer searches for near earth objects with her work at NASA, and helps kids learn to love science with her work on Ready, Jet, Go.

Image Courtesy of University of Arizona.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-10-Amy-Mainzer-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-10-Amy-Mainzer-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Amy Mainzer</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Astronomer Amy Mainzer searches for near earth objects with her work at NASA, and helps kids learn to love science with her work on Ready, Jet, Go.

Image Courtesy of University of Arizona.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-10-Amy-Mainzer-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Carolyn Shoemaker</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/carolyn-shoemaker/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1232</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today is our 100th episode, and we’re featuring the woman who has discovered a record number of comets, Carolyn Shoemaker.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today is our 100th episode, and we’re featuring the woman who has discovered a record number of comets, Carolyn Shoemaker.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is our 100th episode, and we’re featuring the woman who has discovered a record number of comets, Carolyn Shoemaker.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1232/carolyn-shoemaker.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today is our 100th episode, and we’re featuring the woman who has discovered a record number of comets, Carolyn Shoemaker.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-09-Carolyn-Shoemaker-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Carolyn Shoemaker</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today is our 100th episode, and we’re featuring the woman who has discovered a record number of comets, Carolyn Shoemaker.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-09-Carolyn-Shoemaker-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Yi So-Yeon</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/yi-so-yeon/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 02:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1229</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Sixteen years ago today, Yi So-Yeon became the first Korean astronaut to travel to space.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sixteen years ago today, Yi So-Yeon became the first Korean astronaut to travel to space.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sixteen years ago today, Yi So-Yeon became the first Korean astronaut to travel to space.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1229/yi-so-yeon.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sixteen years ago today, Yi So-Yeon became the first Korean astronaut to travel to space.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-08-Yi-Soon-Yeon-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-08-Yi-Soon-Yeon-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Yi So-Yeon</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Sixteen years ago today, Yi So-Yeon became the first Korean astronaut to travel to space.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-08-Yi-Soon-Yeon-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Emily Rice</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/emily-rice/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1221</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Emily Rice is an astrophysicist and a fashion blogger, one of the founders of STARtorialist.

Image Courtesy of STARtorialist.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Emily Rice is an astrophysicist and a fashion blogger, one of the founders of STARtorialist.

Image Courtesy of STARtorialist.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Emily Rice is an astrophysicist and a fashion blogger, one of the founders of STARtorialist.

Image Courtesy of STARtorialist.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1221/emily-rice.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Emily Rice is an astrophysicist and a fashion blogger, one of the founders of STARtorialist.

Image Courtesy of STARtorialist.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-07-Emily-Rice-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-07-Emily-Rice-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Emily Rice</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Emily Rice is an astrophysicist and a fashion blogger, one of the founders of STARtorialist.

Image Courtesy of STARtorialist.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-07-Emily-Rice-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Rebecca Oppenheimer</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/rebecca-oppenheimer/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 03:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1219</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Over 1,000 planetary systems have been discovered outside our own, and scientists like Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer are working to find new ways to see them more clearly.

Image Courtesy of AMNH.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Over 1,000 planetary systems have been discovered outside our own, and scientists like Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer are working to find new ways to see them more clearly.

Image Courtesy of AMNH.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introd]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over 1,000 planetary systems have been discovered outside our own, and scientists like Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer are working to find new ways to see them more clearly.

Image Courtesy of AMNH.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1219/rebecca-oppenheimer.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Over 1,000 planetary systems have been discovered outside our own, and scientists like Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer are working to find new ways to see them more clearly.

Image Courtesy of AMNH.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-06-Rebecca-Oppenheimer-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-06-Rebecca-Oppenheimer-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Rebecca Oppenheimer</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Over 1,000 planetary systems have been discovered outside our own, and scientists like Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer are working to find new ways to see them more clearly.

Image Courtesy of AMNH.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-06-Rebecca-Oppenheimer-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Henrietta Swan Leavitt</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/henrietta-swan-leavitt/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2024 02:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1217</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hired at the Harvard College Observatory in 1893, astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of Pickering’s Computers, women hired to complete calculations for male scientists.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hired at the Harvard College Observatory in 1893, astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of Pickering’s Computers, women hired to complete calculations for male scientists.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://int]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hired at the Harvard College Observatory in 1893, astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of Pickering’s Computers, women hired to complete calculations for male scientists.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1217/henrietta-swan-leavitt.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hired at the Harvard College Observatory in 1893, astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of Pickering’s Computers, women hired to complete calculations for male scientists.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-05-Henriette-Swan-leavitt-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-05-Henriette-Swan-leavitt-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Henrietta Swan Leavitt</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hired at the Harvard College Observatory in 1893, astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of Pickering’s Computers, women hired to complete calculations for male scientists.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-05-Henriette-Swan-leavitt-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Williamina Fleming</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/williamina-fleming/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1204</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[With no formal training in astronomy, Williamina Fleming’s contributions to the field are numerous and groundbreaking. 

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With no formal training in astronomy, Williamina Fleming’s contributions to the field are numerous and groundbreaking. 

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[With no formal training in astronomy, Williamina Fleming’s contributions to the field are numerous and groundbreaking. 

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1204/williamina-fleming.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With no formal training in astronomy, Williamina Fleming’s contributions to the field are numerous and groundbreaking. 

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-04-Willamina-Fleming-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-04-Willamina-Fleming-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Williamina Fleming</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[With no formal training in astronomy, Williamina Fleming’s contributions to the field are numerous and groundbreaking. 

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-04-Willamina-Fleming-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Jane Goodall</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jane-goodall/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1203</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Conservationist and activist Jane Goodall has studied primates in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania since the 1960s and her work has fundamentally changed our understanding of primate behavior.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms ]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Conservationist and activist Jane Goodall has studied primates in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania since the 1960s and her work has fundamentally changed our understanding of primate behavior.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Conservationist and activist Jane Goodall has studied primates in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania since the 1960s and her work has fundamentally changed our understanding of primate behavior.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms ]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1203/jane-goodall.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Conservationist and activist Jane Goodall has studied primates in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania since the 1960s and her work has fundamentally changed our understanding of primate behavior.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-03-Jane-Goodall-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-03-Jane-Goodall-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Jane Goodall</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Conservationist and activist Jane Goodall has studied primates in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania since the 1960s and her work has fundamentally changed our understanding of primate behavior.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-03-Jane-Goodall-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Temple Grandin</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/temple-grandin/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1198</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today is World Autism Day and we would like to introduce you to Dr. Temple Grandin who is not only an expert at designing cattle management facilities but is also a prominent author and speaker on autism.

Image: University of Denver (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today is World Autism Day and we would like to introduce you to Dr. Temple Grandin who is not only an expert at designing cattle management facilities but is also a prominent author and speaker on autism.

Image: University of Denver (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEE]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is World Autism Day and we would like to introduce you to Dr. Temple Grandin who is not only an expert at designing cattle management facilities but is also a prominent author and speaker on autism.

Image: University of Denver (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1198/temple-grandin.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today is World Autism Day and we would like to introduce you to Dr. Temple Grandin who is not only an expert at designing cattle management facilities but is also a prominent author and speaker on autism.

Image: University of Denver (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-02-Temple-Grandin-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-02-Temple-Grandin-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Temple Grandin</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today is World Autism Day and we would like to introduce you to Dr. Temple Grandin who is not only an expert at designing cattle management facilities but is also a prominent author and speaker on autism.

Image: University of Denver (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-02-Temple-Grandin-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Samantha Carter</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/samantha-carter/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1189</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[It’s April 1st, 2024 and we’d like you to meet astrophysics, pilot, and USAF Colonel Samantha Carter.

Image: Stargate Command (MGM Television)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s April 1st, 2024 and we’d like you to meet astrophysics, pilot, and USAF Colonel Samantha Carter.

Image: Stargate Command (MGM Television)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s April 1st, 2024 and we’d like you to meet astrophysics, pilot, and USAF Colonel Samantha Carter.

Image: Stargate Command (MGM Television)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1189/samantha-carter.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s April 1st, 2024 and we’d like you to meet astrophysics, pilot, and USAF Colonel Samantha Carter.

Image: Stargate Command (MGM Television)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-01-Samantha-Carter-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-01-Samantha-Carter-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Samantha Carter</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It’s April 1st, 2024 and we’d like you to meet astrophysics, pilot, and USAF Colonel Samantha Carter.

Image: Stargate Command (MGM Television)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-01-Samantha-Carter-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Anandi Gopal Joshi</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/anandi-gopal-joshi/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 02:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1124</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1124/anandi-gopal-joshi.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<image>
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		<title>Anandi Gopal Joshi</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-31-Anandi-Gopal-Joshi_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Susan L. Solomon</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/susan-l-solomon/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Before she was leading one of the top stem cell research laboratories, Susan L. Solomon , held an impressive array of positions including being an attorney,  CEO of Sothebys.com,  chairman and CEO of Lancet Media Productions, and President of Sony Worldwide Networks; to name a few.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Before she was leading one of the top stem cell research laboratories, Susan L. Solomon , held an impressive array of positions including being an attorney,  CEO of Sothebys.com,  chairman and CEO of Lancet Media Productions, and President of Sony Worldw]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Before she was leading one of the top stem cell research laboratories, Susan L. Solomon , held an impressive array of positions including being an attorney,  CEO of Sothebys.com,  chairman and CEO of Lancet Media Productions, and President of Sony Worldwide Networks; to name a few.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Before she was leading one of the top stem cell research laboratories, Susan L. Solomon , held an impressive array of positions including being an attorney,  CEO of Sothebys.com,  chairman and CEO of Lancet Media Productions, and President of Sony Worldwide Networks; to name a few.

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	<image>
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		<title>Susan L. Solomon</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Before she was leading one of the top stem cell research laboratories, Susan L. Solomon , held an impressive array of positions including being an attorney,  CEO of Sothebys.com,  chairman and CEO of Lancet Media Productions, and President of Sony Worldwide Networks; to name a few.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-30-Susan-Solomon_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Ruth Benerito</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ruth-benerito/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1115</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[When you got dressed this morning, did you put on something cotton that you didn’t have to iron and it was still presentable? That modern convenience is thanks to chemistry and the work of Dr. Ruth Benerito.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When you got dressed this morning, did you put on something cotton that you didn’t have to iron and it was still presentable? That modern convenience is thanks to chemistry and the work of Dr. Ruth Benerito.

Image Courtesy of the USDA.

Sources and addi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When you got dressed this morning, did you put on something cotton that you didn’t have to iron and it was still presentable? That modern convenience is thanks to chemistry and the work of Dr. Ruth Benerito.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1115/ruth-benerito.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you got dressed this morning, did you put on something cotton that you didn’t have to iron and it was still presentable? That modern convenience is thanks to chemistry and the work of Dr. Ruth Benerito.

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	<image>
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		<title>Ruth Benerito</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[When you got dressed this morning, did you put on something cotton that you didn’t have to iron and it was still presentable? That modern convenience is thanks to chemistry and the work of Dr. Ruth Benerito.

Image Courtesy of the USDA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-29-Ruth-Benerito_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Cornelia Bargmann</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/cornelia-bargmann/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 03:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1107</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Driven to become a scientist by a love of labs, the building of things with one’s own hands, and learning what no one else knows; neurobiologist Cornelia Bargmann uses simple roundworms to study complex neuron pathways.

Image: Wikimedia.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Driven to become a scientist by a love of labs, the building of things with one’s own hands, and learning what no one else knows; neurobiologist Cornelia Bargmann uses simple roundworms to study complex neuron pathways.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and ad]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Driven to become a scientist by a love of labs, the building of things with one’s own hands, and learning what no one else knows; neurobiologist Cornelia Bargmann uses simple roundworms to study complex neuron pathways.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1107/cornelia-bargmann.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Driven to become a scientist by a love of labs, the building of things with one’s own hands, and learning what no one else knows; neurobiologist Cornelia Bargmann uses simple roundworms to study complex neuron pathways.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<image>
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		<title>Cornelia Bargmann</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Driven to become a scientist by a love of labs, the building of things with one’s own hands, and learning what no one else knows; neurobiologist Cornelia Bargmann uses simple roundworms to study complex neuron pathways.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-28-Cornelia-Bargmann_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Alice Hamilton</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/alice-hamilton/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1106</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Alice Hamilton chose medicine so that she could “be of use anywhere.” She used her skills to help usher in sweeping changes in worker’s safety throughout the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Alice Hamilton chose medicine so that she could “be of use anywhere.” She used her skills to help usher in sweeping changes in worker’s safety throughout the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsne]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Alice Hamilton chose medicine so that she could “be of use anywhere.” She used her skills to help usher in sweeping changes in worker’s safety throughout the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1106/alice-hamilton.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alice Hamilton chose medicine so that she could “be of use anywhere.” She used her skills to help usher in sweeping changes in worker’s safety throughout the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-27-Alice-Hamilton_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-27-Alice-Hamilton_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Alice Hamilton</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Alice Hamilton chose medicine so that she could “be of use anywhere.” She used her skills to help usher in sweeping changes in worker’s safety throughout the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-27-Alice-Hamilton_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Euphemia Lofton Haynes</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/euphemia-lofton-haynes/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 03:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1103</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This native of the United States capitol had a life devoted to service in the fields of education and social reform.

Image Courtesy of Catholic University of America.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This native of the United States capitol had a life devoted to service in the fields of education and social reform.

Image Courtesy of Catholic University of America.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

J]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This native of the United States capitol had a life devoted to service in the fields of education and social reform.

Image Courtesy of Catholic University of America.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1103/euphemia-lofton-haynes.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This native of the United States capitol had a life devoted to service in the fields of education and social reform.

Image Courtesy of Catholic University of America.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-26-Euphemia-Lofton-Haynes_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-26-Euphemia-Lofton-Haynes_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Euphemia Lofton Haynes</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This native of the United States capitol had a life devoted to service in the fields of education and social reform.

Image Courtesy of Catholic University of America.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-26-Euphemia-Lofton-Haynes_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Ellen Stofan</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ellen-stofan/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1099</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[To celebrate the discovery of Saturn’s moon Titan, we will meet a former Chief NASA Scientist who had the radical idea to explore Titan – by boat!

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[To celebrate the discovery of Saturn’s moon Titan, we will meet a former Chief NASA Scientist who had the radical idea to explore Titan – by boat!

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[To celebrate the discovery of Saturn’s moon Titan, we will meet a former Chief NASA Scientist who had the radical idea to explore Titan – by boat!

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1099/ellen-stofan.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[To celebrate the discovery of Saturn’s moon Titan, we will meet a former Chief NASA Scientist who had the radical idea to explore Titan – by boat!

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-25-Ellen-Stofan_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-25-Ellen-Stofan_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Ellen Stofan</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[To celebrate the discovery of Saturn’s moon Titan, we will meet a former Chief NASA Scientist who had the radical idea to explore Titan – by boat!

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-25-Ellen-Stofan_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Tess Russo</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/tess-russo/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1091</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Different areas of the world face a variety of problems with their water supplies, and hydrogeologists like Tess Russo are trying to solve them.

Image Courtesy of UCSC Hydrogeology.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Different areas of the world face a variety of problems with their water supplies, and hydrogeologists like Tess Russo are trying to solve them.

Image Courtesy of UCSC Hydrogeology.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsn]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Different areas of the world face a variety of problems with their water supplies, and hydrogeologists like Tess Russo are trying to solve them.

Image Courtesy of UCSC Hydrogeology.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1091/tess-russo.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Different areas of the world face a variety of problems with their water supplies, and hydrogeologists like Tess Russo are trying to solve them.

Image Courtesy of UCSC Hydrogeology.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-24-Tess-Russo_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-24-Tess-Russo_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Tess Russo</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Different areas of the world face a variety of problems with their water supplies, and hydrogeologists like Tess Russo are trying to solve them.

Image Courtesy of UCSC Hydrogeology.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-24-Tess-Russo_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Emmy Noether</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/emmy-noether/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 02:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1090</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a woman that Einstein called a “creative mathematical genius,” Emmy Noether.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a woman that Einstein called a “creative mathematical genius,” Emmy Noether.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.p]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a woman that Einstein called a “creative mathematical genius,” Emmy Noether.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1090/emmy-noether.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a woman that Einstein called a “creative mathematical genius,” Emmy Noether.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-23-Emmy-Noether_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a woman that Einstein called a “creative mathematical genius,” Emmy Noether.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-23-Emmy-Noether_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Kathryn &#8220;Kitty&#8221; Hach Darrow</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/kathryn-kitty-hach-darrow/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2024 02:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1086</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[For World Water Day, we’re learning about a woman who helped use chemistry to bring clean water to the world.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[For World Water Day, we’re learning about a woman who helped use chemistry to bring clean water to the world.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[For World Water Day, we’re learning about a woman who helped use chemistry to bring clean water to the world.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-22-Kitty-Hach-Darrow_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Antonia Maury</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Antonia Maury was one of the Harvard “computers,” women who were pioneers in astronomy.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Antonia Maury was one of the Harvard “computers,” women who were pioneers in astronomy.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Antonia Maury was one of the Harvard “computers,” women who were pioneers in astronomy.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1079/antonia-maury.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Antonia Maury was one of the Harvard “computers,” women who were pioneers in astronomy.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-21-Antonia-Maury_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Maude Leonora Menten</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1075</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today we celebrate one of the first female doctors born in Canada was also a pioneer in enzyme kinetics and histochemistry, Maud Leonora Menten.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today we celebrate one of the first female doctors born in Canada was also a pioneer in enzyme kinetics and histochemistry, Maud Leonora Menten.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today we celebrate one of the first female doctors born in Canada was also a pioneer in enzyme kinetics and histochemistry, Maud Leonora Menten.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today we celebrate one of the first female doctors born in Canada was also a pioneer in enzyme kinetics and histochemistry, Maud Leonora Menten.

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		<title>Maude Leonora Menten</title>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-20-Maude-Leonora-Menten_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Rachel Wilkins Patel</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/rachel-wilkins-patel/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In an effort to use her diverse skill set, Rachel Wilkins Patel founded HER Ideas In Motion to help inspire the next generation.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In an effort to use her diverse skill set, Rachel Wilkins Patel founded HER Ideas In Motion to help inspire the next generation.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In an effort to use her diverse skill set, Rachel Wilkins Patel founded HER Ideas In Motion to help inspire the next generation.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In an effort to use her diverse skill set, Rachel Wilkins Patel founded HER Ideas In Motion to help inspire the next generation.

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		<title>Rachel Wilkins Patel</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In an effort to use her diverse skill set, Rachel Wilkins Patel founded HER Ideas In Motion to help inspire the next generation.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-19-Rachel-WIlkins-Patel_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Susana Martinez-Conde</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/susana-martinez-conde/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[On most days, neuroscientist Susana Martinez-Conde works with other scientists.  On others, she’s teaming up with magicians and sleight of hand experts.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On most days, neuroscientist Susana Martinez-Conde works with other scientists.  On others, she’s teaming up with magicians and sleight of hand experts.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On most days, neuroscientist Susana Martinez-Conde works with other scientists.  On others, she’s teaming up with magicians and sleight of hand experts.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1069/susana-martinez-conde.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On most days, neuroscientist Susana Martinez-Conde works with other scientists.  On others, she’s teaming up with magicians and sleight of hand experts.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-18-Susana-Martinez-Conde_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Katherine Fitzgerald</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/katherine-fitzgerald/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Fitzgerald and her team are working to understand how dysregulation of innate immunity underlies the pathogenesis of infectious, inflammatory and autoimmune disease in humans.

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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Fitzgerald and her team are working to understand how dysregulation of innate immunity underlies the pathogenesis of infectious, inflammatory and autoimmune disease in humans.

Image Courtesy of UMass.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Fitzgerald and her team are working to understand how dysregulation of innate immunity underlies the pathogenesis of infectious, inflammatory and autoimmune disease in humans.

Image Courtesy of UMass.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1065/katherine-fitzgerald.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Fitzgerald and her team are working to understand how dysregulation of innate immunity underlies the pathogenesis of infectious, inflammatory and autoimmune disease in humans.

Image Courtesy of UMass.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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		<title>Katherine Fitzgerald</title>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-17-Katherine-Fitzgerald_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Caroline Herschel</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/caroline-herschel/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1057</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Caroline Herschel discovered eight comets, and was the first professional female astronomer.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Caroline Herschel discovered eight comets, and was the first professional female astronomer.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Caroline Herschel discovered eight comets, and was the first professional female astronomer.

Image: Wikimedia.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Caroline Herschel discovered eight comets, and was the first professional female astronomer.

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	<image>
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		<title>Caroline Herschel</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Caroline Herschel discovered eight comets, and was the first professional female astronomer.

Image: Wikimedia.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-16-Caroline-Herschel_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sunetra Gupta</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sunetra-gupta/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 01:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1056</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Sunetra Gupta is an epidemiologist and a novelist, excelling in both science and art.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Sunetra Gupta is an epidemiologist and a novelist, excelling in both science and art.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Sunetra Gupta is an epidemiologist and a novelist, excelling in both science and art.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1056/sunetra-gupta.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Sunetra Gupta is an epidemiologist and a novelist, excelling in both science and art.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-15-Sunetra-Gupta_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Sunetra Gupta</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-15-Sunetra-Gupta_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Amy Rowat</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/amy-rowat/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1051</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[It’s Pi Day, and to celebrate we’re introducing you to Dr. Amy Rowat, a UCLA professor who uses food to explain scientific principles.

Image Courtesy of UCLA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s Pi Day, and to celebrate we’re introducing you to Dr. Amy Rowat, a UCLA professor who uses food to explain scientific principles.

Image Courtesy of UCLA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us o]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s Pi Day, and to celebrate we’re introducing you to Dr. Amy Rowat, a UCLA professor who uses food to explain scientific principles.

Image Courtesy of UCLA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1051/amy-rowat.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s Pi Day, and to celebrate we’re introducing you to Dr. Amy Rowat, a UCLA professor who uses food to explain scientific principles.

Image Courtesy of UCLA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-14-Amy-Rowat_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Amy Rowat</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It’s Pi Day, and to celebrate we’re introducing you to Dr. Amy Rowat, a UCLA professor who uses food to explain scientific principles.

Image Courtesy of UCLA.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-14-Amy-Rowat_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Deborah Gordon</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/deborah-gordon/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Think ants are pests that you wish would just go away? Not so fast, Dr. Deborah Gordon thinks that we as humans have a lot to learn from these efficient foragers. 

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Think ants are pests that you wish would just go away? Not so fast, Dr. Deborah Gordon thinks that we as humans have a lot to learn from these efficient foragers. 

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Think ants are pests that you wish would just go away? Not so fast, Dr. Deborah Gordon thinks that we as humans have a lot to learn from these efficient foragers. 

Image: Wikimedia

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Think ants are pests that you wish would just go away? Not so fast, Dr. Deborah Gordon thinks that we as humans have a lot to learn from these efficient foragers. 

Image: Wikimedia

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-13-Deborah-Gordon_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mary Jean Harrold</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/mary-jean-harrold/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Mary Jean Harrold was a prolific software engineering researcher that promoted diversity in computer science fields, acting as a teacher and mentor to many.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mary Jean Harrold was a prolific software engineering researcher that promoted diversity in computer science fields, acting as a teacher and mentor to many.

Image Courtesy of Georgia Tech.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mary Jean Harrold was a prolific software engineering researcher that promoted diversity in computer science fields, acting as a teacher and mentor to many.

Image Courtesy of Georgia Tech.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Jean Harrold was a prolific software engineering researcher that promoted diversity in computer science fields, acting as a teacher and mentor to many.

Image Courtesy of Georgia Tech.

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Image Courtesy of Georgia Tech.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-12-Mary-Jean-Harrold_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Margaret Oakley Dayhoff</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/margaret-oakley-dayhoff/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 02:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Margaret Oakley Dayhoff has been called the “mother and father of bioinformatics” as she was a pioneer of applying mathematics and computational methods to biochemistry.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Margaret Oakley Dayhoff has been called the “mother and father of bioinformatics” as she was a pioneer of applying mathematics and computational methods to biochemistry.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Margaret Oakley Dayhoff has been called the “mother and father of bioinformatics” as she was a pioneer of applying mathematics and computational methods to biochemistry.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1036/margaret-oakley-dayhoff.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Margaret Oakley Dayhoff has been called the “mother and father of bioinformatics” as she was a pioneer of applying mathematics and computational methods to biochemistry.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-11-Margaret-Oakley-Dayhoff_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Sandrine Thuret</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sandrine-thuret/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 03:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Scientists used to think that the adult brain didn’t change, but Dr. Sandrine Thuret has shown that new neurons are still formed.

Image Courtesy of Kings College London.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Scientists used to think that the adult brain didn’t change, but Dr. Sandrine Thuret has shown that new neurons are still formed.

Image Courtesy of Kings College London.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Scientists used to think that the adult brain didn’t change, but Dr. Sandrine Thuret has shown that new neurons are still formed.

Image Courtesy of Kings College London.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1031/sandrine-thuret.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Scientists used to think that the adult brain didn’t change, but Dr. Sandrine Thuret has shown that new neurons are still formed.

Image Courtesy of Kings College London.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-10-Sandrine-Thuret_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image Courtesy of Kings College London.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-10-Sandrine-Thuret_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Linda Morabito</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 04:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[March 9th is the anniversary of the announcement of the first discovery of extraterrestrial volcanic activity by astronomer Linda Morabito.

Image Courtesy of NASA.

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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[March 9th is the anniversary of the announcement of the first discovery of extraterrestrial volcanic activity by astronomer Linda Morabito.

Image Courtesy of NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[March 9th is the anniversary of the announcement of the first discovery of extraterrestrial volcanic activity by astronomer Linda Morabito.

Image Courtesy of NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1025/linda-morabito.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[March 9th is the anniversary of the announcement of the first discovery of extraterrestrial volcanic activity by astronomer Linda Morabito.

Image Courtesy of NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image Courtesy of NASA.

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-09-Linda-Morabito_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sylvia Wiegand</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sylvia-wiegand/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1021</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Sylvia Wiegand has expanded a successful career in mathematics to also help promote other women working in math and academia.

Image Courtesy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Sylvia Wiegand has expanded a successful career in mathematics to also help promote other women working in math and academia.

Image Courtesy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnece]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Sylvia Wiegand has expanded a successful career in mathematics to also help promote other women working in math and academia.

Image Courtesy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Sylvia Wiegand has expanded a successful career in mathematics to also help promote other women working in math and academia.

Image Courtesy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-08-Sylvia-Weigand_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Sylvia Wiegand</title>
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Image Courtesy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-08-Sylvia-Weigand_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Margaret Chan</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/margaret-chan/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 03:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1018</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Margaret Chan has faced many challenges as the director-general of the World Health Organization.

Image Courtesy of the World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Margaret Chan has faced many challenges as the director-general of the World Health Organization.

Image Courtesy of the World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

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]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Margaret Chan has faced many challenges as the director-general of the World Health Organization.

Image Courtesy of the World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Margaret Chan has faced many challenges as the director-general of the World Health Organization.

Image Courtesy of the World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-07-Margaret-Chan_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Michelle Buchanan</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/michelle-buchanan/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1014</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Michele Buchanan is hoping to change the world through her research into energy, and her work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Image Courtesy of ORNL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Michele Buchanan is hoping to change the world through her research into energy, and her work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Image Courtesy of ORNL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Michele Buchanan is hoping to change the world through her research into energy, and her work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Image Courtesy of ORNL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Michele Buchanan is hoping to change the world through her research into energy, and her work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Image Courtesy of ORNL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image Courtesy of ORNL

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-06-Michelle-Buchanan_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Lynn Margulis</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/lynn-margulis/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 02:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1010</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Lynn Margulis’ first paper was rejected 15 times before it was finally published, but her theories of symbiogenesis made a huge impact.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com
Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Lynn Margulis’ first paper was rejected 15 times before it was finally published, but her theories of symbiogenesis made a huge impact.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com
Join us on Patre]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lynn Margulis’ first paper was rejected 15 times before it was finally published, but her theories of symbiogenesis made a huge impact.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com
Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/1010/lynn-margulis.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lynn Margulis’ first paper was rejected 15 times before it was finally published, but her theories of symbiogenesis made a huge impact.

Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com
Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Image: Wikimedia

Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com
Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-05-Lynn-Margulis_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Claire Voisin</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/claire-voisin/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 02:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Claire Voisin is one of the world’s leading researchers in complex algebraic geometry.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Claire Voisin is one of the world’s leading researchers in complex algebraic geometry.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Claire Voisin is one of the world’s leading researchers in complex algebraic geometry.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-04-Claire-Voisin_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Kitty O&#8217;Brien Joyner</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/kitty-obrien-joyner/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 01:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Kitty O'Brien was the first female engineer hired by NACA, the predecessor of NASA.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kitty OBrien was the first female engineer hired by NACA, the predecessor of NASA.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kitty O'Brien was the first female engineer hired by NACA, the predecessor of NASA.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kitty O'Brien was the first female engineer hired by NACA, the predecessor of NASA.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-03-Kitty-Obrien-Joyner_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Margaret Knight</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/margaret-knight/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Margaret Knight nearly didn’t get credit for an invention that changed the world: the first machine made to create flat bottomed paper bags.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Margaret Knight nearly didn’t get credit for an invention that changed the world: the first machine made to create flat bottomed paper bags.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Margaret Knight nearly didn’t get credit for an invention that changed the world: the first machine made to create flat bottomed paper bags.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Margaret Knight nearly didn’t get credit for an invention that changed the world: the first machine made to create flat bottomed paper bags.

Image: Wikimedia

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Image: Wikimedia

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-02-Margaret-Knight_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Isabel Bassett Wasson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/isabel-bassett-wasson/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[March 1st is the anniversary of the founding of Yellowstone, the world’s first national park.  And its first female ranger was Isabel Bassett Wasson.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[March 1st is the anniversary of the founding of Yellowstone, the world’s first national park.  And its first female ranger was Isabel Bassett Wasson.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[March 1st is the anniversary of the founding of Yellowstone, the world’s first national park.  And its first female ranger was Isabel Bassett Wasson.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[March 1st is the anniversary of the founding of Yellowstone, the world’s first national park.  And its first female ranger was Isabel Bassett Wasson.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03-01-Isabel-Wasson_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Laura Manuelidis</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/laura-manuelidis/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[February 29th is Rare Disease Day, and today we’re featuring a scientist with a rare perspective on a rare disease: Dr. Laura Manuelidis.

Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[February 29th is Rare Disease Day, and today we’re featuring a scientist with a rare perspective on a rare disease: Dr. Laura Manuelidis.

Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[February 29th is Rare Disease Day, and today we’re featuring a scientist with a rare perspective on a rare disease: Dr. Laura Manuelidis.

Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[February 29th is Rare Disease Day, and today we’re featuring a scientist with a rare perspective on a rare disease: Dr. Laura Manuelidis.

Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine.

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Image Courtesy of Yale School of Medicine.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-29-Laura-Manuelidis_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Katharine Burr Blodgett</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/katharine-burr-blodgett/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Many of the films honored with Oscars throughout the years owe the beauty of their moving images to research scientist Katharine Burr Blodgett.

Image: Smithsonian Institution

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Many of the films honored with Oscars throughout the years owe the beauty of their moving images to research scientist Katharine Burr Blodgett.

Image: Smithsonian Institution

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many of the films honored with Oscars throughout the years owe the beauty of their moving images to research scientist Katharine Burr Blodgett.

Image: Smithsonian Institution

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/960/katharine-burr-blodgett.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many of the films honored with Oscars throughout the years owe the beauty of their moving images to research scientist Katharine Burr Blodgett.

Image: Smithsonian Institution

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	<image>
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		<title>Katharine Burr Blodgett</title>
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Image: Smithsonian Institution

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-28-Katherine-Burr-Blodgett_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Kimberlee Beckmen</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/kimberlee-beckmen/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen has her dream job as a wildlife veterinarian for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen has her dream job as a wildlife veterinarian for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen has her dream job as a wildlife veterinarian for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/959/kimberlee-beckmen.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen has her dream job as a wildlife veterinarian for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-27-Kimberlee-Beckmen_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
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Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-27-Kimberlee-Beckmen_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Pauline Mead Patraw</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/pauline-mead-patraw/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 03:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The first female ranger-naturalist at the Grand Canyon, Pauline Mead Patraw, fell in love with the Canyon on a school trip when she was studying botany.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The first female ranger-naturalist at the Grand Canyon, Pauline Mead Patraw, fell in love with the Canyon on a school trip when she was studying botany.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first female ranger-naturalist at the Grand Canyon, Pauline Mead Patraw, fell in love with the Canyon on a school trip when she was studying botany.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/958/pauline-mead-patraw.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first female ranger-naturalist at the Grand Canyon, Pauline Mead Patraw, fell in love with the Canyon on a school trip when she was studying botany.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

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Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-26-Pauline-Mead-Patraw_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Ida Tacke Noddack</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ida-tacke-noddack/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 01:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Chemist Ida Tacke Noddack was the first woman in Germany to hold a professional position as a chemist, and helped discover the element rhenium.

Image: She Thought It

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Chemist Ida Tacke Noddack was the first woman in Germany to hold a professional position as a chemist, and helped discover the element rhenium.

Image: She Thought It

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chemist Ida Tacke Noddack was the first woman in Germany to hold a professional position as a chemist, and helped discover the element rhenium.

Image: She Thought It

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/957/ida-tacke-noddack.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chemist Ida Tacke Noddack was the first woman in Germany to hold a professional position as a chemist, and helped discover the element rhenium.

Image: She Thought It

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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Image: She Thought It

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-25-Ida-Tacke-Noddack_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Catherine Cesarsky</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/catherine-cesarsky/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2024 02:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=955</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The first female president of the International Astronomical Union, Catherine Cesarsky,  earned this position with a distinguished career in several areas of modern physics. 

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The first female president of the International Astronomical Union, Catherine Cesarsky,  earned this position with a distinguished career in several areas of modern physics. 

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first female president of the International Astronomical Union, Catherine Cesarsky,  earned this position with a distinguished career in several areas of modern physics. 

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/955/catherine-cesarsky.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first female president of the International Astronomical Union, Catherine Cesarsky,  earned this position with a distinguished career in several areas of modern physics. 

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
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	<image>
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		<title>Catherine Cesarsky</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-24-Catherine-Cesarsky_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Barbara Cohen</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/barbara-cohen/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[When the first women-only team led the Mars Exploration Rovers for a day, Dr. Barbara Cohen was the leader of that team.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When the first women-only team led the Mars Exploration Rovers for a day, Dr. Barbara Cohen was the leader of that team.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When the first women-only team led the Mars Exploration Rovers for a day, Dr. Barbara Cohen was the leader of that team.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When the first women-only team led the Mars Exploration Rovers for a day, Dr. Barbara Cohen was the leader of that team.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<image>
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		<title>Barbara Cohen</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[When the first women-only team led the Mars Exploration Rovers for a day, Dr. Barbara Cohen was the leader of that team.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-23-Barbara-Cohen_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Gloria Gordon Bolotsky</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/gloria-gordon-bolotsky/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=953</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The history of the ENIAC is filled with the contributions of the earliest women programmers, including Gloria Gordon Bolotsky.

Image: U.S. Army

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The history of the ENIAC is filled with the contributions of the earliest women programmers, including Gloria Gordon Bolotsky.

Image: U.S. Army

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The history of the ENIAC is filled with the contributions of the earliest women programmers, including Gloria Gordon Bolotsky.

Image: U.S. Army

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/953/gloria-gordon-bolotsky.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The history of the ENIAC is filled with the contributions of the earliest women programmers, including Gloria Gordon Bolotsky.

Image: U.S. Army

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-22-Gloria-Bolotsky_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Gloria Gordon Bolotsky</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The history of the ENIAC is filled with the contributions of the earliest women programmers, including Gloria Gordon Bolotsky.

Image: U.S. Army

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-22-Gloria-Bolotsky_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Adele Goldstine</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/adele-goldstine/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=952</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[When the ENIAC was created, someone had to write the world’s first computer’s operating manual.  Adele Goldstine was up to the task.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When the ENIAC was created, someone had to write the world’s first computer’s operating manual.  Adele Goldstine was up to the task.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When the ENIAC was created, someone had to write the world’s first computer’s operating manual.  Adele Goldstine was up to the task.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/952/adele-goldstine.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When the ENIAC was created, someone had to write the world’s first computer’s operating manual.  Adele Goldstine was up to the task.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-21-Adele-Goldstein_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-21-Adele-Goldstein_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Adele Goldstine</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[When the ENIAC was created, someone had to write the world’s first computer’s operating manual.  Adele Goldstine was up to the task.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-21-Adele-Goldstein_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ruth-lichterman-teitelbaum/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=947</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Ruth Teitelbaum not only was one of the first computer programmers, but also one of the first programming teachers, passing on her knowledge to another generation.
 
Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ruth Teitelbaum not only was one of the first computer programmers, but also one of the first programming teachers, passing on her knowledge to another generation.
 
Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ruth Teitelbaum not only was one of the first computer programmers, but also one of the first programming teachers, passing on her knowledge to another generation.
 
Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/947/ruth-lichterman-teitelbaum.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ruth Teitelbaum not only was one of the first computer programmers, but also one of the first programming teachers, passing on her knowledge to another generation.
 
Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-20-Ruth-Teitlebaum_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
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Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-20-Ruth-Teitlebaum_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Frances Bilas Spence</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/frances-bilas-spence/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 04:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=877</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
 
Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
 
Image: Wikimedia

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
 
Image: Wikimedia

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/877/frances-bilas-spence.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
 
Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-19-Frances-Spence_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Frances Bilas Spence</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
 
Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-19-Frances-Spence_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/marlyn-wescoff-meltzer/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/872/marlyn-wescoff-meltzer.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-18-Marilyn-Meltzer_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-18-Marilyn-Meltzer_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-18-Marilyn-Meltzer_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Betty Snyder Holberton</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/betty-holberton/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 02:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=867</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Betty Holberton studied journalism, but during WWII she became one of the first computer programmers, working on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Betty Holberton studied journalism, but during WWII she became one of the first computer programmers, working on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Betty Holberton studied journalism, but during WWII she became one of the first computer programmers, working on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/867/betty-holberton.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Betty Holberton studied journalism, but during WWII she became one of the first computer programmers, working on the ENIAC.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-17-Betty-Holberton_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Betty Snyder Holberton</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
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Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-17-Betty-Holberton_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Jean Jennings Bartik</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jean-jennings-bartik/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 02:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=862</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-16-Jean-Bartik_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Jean Jennings Bartik</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-16-Jean-Bartik_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Kathleen McNulty Antonelli</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/kathleen-mcnulty-antonelli/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 02:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=858</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[On February 15, 1946 the ENIAC was formally dedicated. This week we honor the women who programmed the first electronic computer, starting with Kathleen Antonelli.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On February 15, 1946 the ENIAC was formally dedicated. This week we honor the women who programmed the first electronic computer, starting with Kathleen Antonelli.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On February 15, 1946 the ENIAC was formally dedicated. This week we honor the women who programmed the first electronic computer, starting with Kathleen Antonelli.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/858/kathleen-mcnulty-antonelli.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On February 15, 1946 the ENIAC was formally dedicated. This week we honor the women who programmed the first electronic computer, starting with Kathleen Antonelli.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-15-Kathleen-Antonelli_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Kathleen McNulty Antonelli</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[On February 15, 1946 the ENIAC was formally dedicated. This week we honor the women who programmed the first electronic computer, starting with Kathleen Antonelli.

Image: Wikimedia

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-15-Kathleen-Antonelli_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Marie Maynard Daly</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/marie-maynard-daly/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=829</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[February 14 is Valentine’s Day: a day associated with tending the heart. Today, we’ll look at a woman who has studied many factors impacting the human heart: Marie Maynard Daly. 

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[February 14 is Valentine’s Day: a day associated with tending the heart. Today, we’ll look at a woman who has studied many factors impacting the human heart: Marie Maynard Daly. 

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[February 14 is Valentine’s Day: a day associated with tending the heart. Today, we’ll look at a woman who has studied many factors impacting the human heart: Marie Maynard Daly. 

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-14-Marie-Maynard-Daly_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Gabriela González</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/gabriela-gonzalez/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez.

Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez.

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	<image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-13-Gabriela-Gonzalez_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Linda Cayot</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/linda-cayot/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=827</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[It’s International Darwin Day, and today we learn about Dr. Linda Cayot, who worked on conservation in the Galapagos.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s International Darwin Day, and today we learn about Dr. Linda Cayot, who worked on conservation in the Galapagos.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s International Darwin Day, and today we learn about Dr. Linda Cayot, who worked on conservation in the Galapagos.

Image: A. Davey (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/827/linda-cayot.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s International Darwin Day, and today we learn about Dr. Linda Cayot, who worked on conservation in the Galapagos.

Image: A. Davey (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-12-Linda-Cayot_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Linda Cayot</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It’s International Darwin Day, and today we learn about Dr. Linda Cayot, who worked on conservation in the Galapagos.

Image: A. Davey (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-12-Linda-Cayot_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Beulah Louise Henry</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/beulah-louise-henry/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 01:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=826</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Beulah Louise Henry, or “Lady Edison,” a woman who earned 49 patents for a wide variety of inventions.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Beulah Louise Henry, or “Lady Edison,” a woman who earned 49 patents for a wide variety of inventions.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Beulah Louise Henry, or “Lady Edison,” a woman who earned 49 patents for a wide variety of inventions.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/826/beulah-louise-henry.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Beulah Louise Henry, or “Lady Edison,” a woman who earned 49 patents for a wide variety of inventions.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-11-Beulah-Louise-Henry_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Beulah Louise Henry</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Beulah Louise Henry, or “Lady Edison,” a woman who earned 49 patents for a wide variety of inventions.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-11-Beulah-Louise-Henry_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Edith Clarke</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/edith-clarke/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 02:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Today, we’d like you to meet Edith Clarke, the first woman to be hired as an electrical engineer in the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today, we’d like you to meet Edith Clarke, the first woman to be hired as an electrical engineer in the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, we’d like you to meet Edith Clarke, the first woman to be hired as an electrical engineer in the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/825/edith-clarke.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today, we’d like you to meet Edith Clarke, the first woman to be hired as an electrical engineer in the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-10-EdithClarke_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Edith Clarke</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today, we’d like you to meet Edith Clarke, the first woman to be hired as an electrical engineer in the U.S.

Image: Wikimedia.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-10-EdithClarke_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Peggy Whitson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/peggy-whitson/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2024 01:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=824</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Peggy Whitson always wanted to be an astronaut and she achieved her dream, becoming the first woman to command the ISS.

Image: NASA.

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Peggy Whitson always wanted to be an astronaut and she achieved her dream, becoming the first woman to command the ISS.

Image: NASA.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Peggy Whitson always wanted to be an astronaut and she achieved her dream, becoming the first woman to command the ISS.

Image: NASA.

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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Peggy Whitson always wanted to be an astronaut and she achieved her dream, becoming the first woman to command the ISS.

Image: NASA.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-09-Peggy-Whitson_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Peggy Whitson</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Peggy Whitson always wanted to be an astronaut and she achieved her dream, becoming the first woman to command the ISS.

Image: NASA.

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-09-Peggy-Whitson_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Katherine Freese</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/katherine-freese/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 01:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=823</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist studying dark matter and dark energy.

Image: TEDxVienna (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist studying dark matter and dark energy.

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist studying dark matter and dark energy.

Image: TEDxVienna (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/823/katherine-freese.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist studying dark matter and dark energy.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-08-Katherine-Freese_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-08-Katherine-Freese_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Katherine Freese</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist studying dark matter and dark energy.

Image: TEDxVienna (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-08-Katherine-Freese_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Ainissa Ramirez</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ainissa-ramirez/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=769</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[There’s plenty of science on display at the Super Bowl, and Ainissa Ramirez is able to tell you all about it.

Image: TED (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)

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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[There’s plenty of science on display at the Super Bowl, and Ainissa Ramirez is able to tell you all about it.

Image: TED (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[There’s plenty of science on display at the Super Bowl, and Ainissa Ramirez is able to tell you all about it.

Image: TED (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/769/ainissa-ramirez.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There’s plenty of science on display at the Super Bowl, and Ainissa Ramirez is able to tell you all about it.

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-07-Ainissa-Ramirez_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Ainissa Ramirez</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
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Image: TED (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-07-Ainissa-Ramirez_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Jedidah Isler</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jedidah-isler/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=768</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jedidah Isler wanted to study the stars since she was first gifted a telescope at age 12, now she’s an astrophysicist.

Image: NASA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed )

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jedidah Isler wanted to study the stars since she was first gifted a telescope at age 12, now she’s an astrophysicist.

Image: NASA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed )

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jedidah Isler wanted to study the stars since she was first gifted a telescope at age 12, now she’s an astrophysicist.

Image: NASA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed )

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	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/768/jedidah-isler.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jedidah Isler wanted to study the stars since she was first gifted a telescope at age 12, now she’s an astrophysicist.

Image: NASA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed )

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	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-06-Jedidah-Isler.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>Jedidah Isler</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jedidah Isler wanted to study the stars since she was first gifted a telescope at age 12, now she’s an astrophysicist.

Image: NASA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed )

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-06-Jedidah-Isler.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>C. Noel Bairey Merz</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/c-noel-bairey-merz/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=767</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[It’s Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of women’s risks for heart disease.  In honor of the day, meet Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, a cardiologist who is changing the understanding of women’s health.

Image: NIH (CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed)

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of women’s risks for heart disease.  In honor of the day, meet Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, a cardiologist who is changing the understanding of women’s health.

Image: NIH (CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed)

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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of women’s risks for heart disease.  In honor of the day, meet Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, a cardiologist who is changing the understanding of women’s health.

Image: NIH (CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed)

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/767/c-noel-bairey-merz.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of women’s risks for heart disease.  In honor of the day, meet Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, a cardiologist who is changing the understanding of women’s health.

Image: NIH (CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed)

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-05-Noel-Bairey-Merz_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-05-Noel-Bairey-Merz_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>C. Noel Bairey Merz</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[It’s Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of women’s risks for heart disease.  In honor of the day, meet Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, a cardiologist who is changing the understanding of women’s health.

Image: NIH (CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed)

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	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-05-Noel-Bairey-Merz_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Hadiyah-Nicole Green</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/hadiyah-nicole-green/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=763</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer.

Image Courtesy of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer.

Image Courtesy of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer.

Image Courtesy of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/763/hadiyah-nicole-green.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer.

Image Courtesy of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-04-Hadiya-Nicole-Green.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-04-Hadiya-Nicole-Green.jpg</url>
		<title>Hadiyah-Nicole Green</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer.

Image Courtesy of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-04-Hadiya-Nicole-Green.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Aprille Ericsson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/aprille-ericsson/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 15:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=757</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an aerospace engineer at NASA, and was the first African-American woman to get a PhD in engineering at Howard University.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an aerospace engineer at NASA, and was the first African-American woman to get a PhD in engineering at Howard University.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an aerospace engineer at NASA, and was the first African-American woman to get a PhD in engineering at Howard University.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/757/aprille-ericsson.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an aerospace engineer at NASA, and was the first African-American woman to get a PhD in engineering at Howard University.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-03-Aprille-Erickson_EP_2.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-03-Aprille-Erickson_EP_2.jpg</url>
		<title>Aprille Ericsson</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an aerospace engineer at NASA, and was the first African-American woman to get a PhD in engineering at Howard University.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-03-Aprille-Erickson_EP_2.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Wanda Austin</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/wanda-austin/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 02:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=751</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Wanda M. Austin started at The Aerospace Corporation as an entry level engineer rising all the way to CEO and President.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Wanda M. Austin started at The Aerospace Corporation as an entry level engineer rising all the way to CEO and President.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Wanda M. Austin started at The Aerospace Corporation as an entry level engineer rising all the way to CEO and President.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/751/wanda-austin.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Wanda M. Austin started at The Aerospace Corporation as an entry level engineer rising all the way to CEO and President.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-02-WandaAustin_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-02-WandaAustin_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Wanda Austin</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Wanda M. Austin started at The Aerospace Corporation as an entry level engineer rising all the way to CEO and President.

Image: NASA.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-02-WandaAustin_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Laurel Clark</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/laurel-clark/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 02:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=744</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Laurel Clark was a decorated Navy medic before she became an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Image: NASA.

Don't forget to check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Laurel Clark was a decorated Navy medic before she became an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Image: NASA.

Dont forget to check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Laurel Clark was a decorated Navy medic before she became an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Image: NASA.

Don't forget to check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Laurel Clark was a decorated Navy medic before she became an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Image: NASA.

Don't forget to check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-01-LaurelClark_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-01-LaurelClark_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Laurel Clark</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Dr. Laurel Clark was a decorated Navy medic before she became an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Image: NASA.

Don't forget to check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-01-LaurelClark_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Dawn Shaughnessy</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/dawn-shaughnessy/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=718</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Four new elements are joining the periodic table.  Three of them thanks to a team led by Dawn Shaughnessy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Four new elements are joining the periodic table.  Three of them thanks to a team led by Dawn Shaughnessy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Four new elements are joining the periodic table.  Three of them thanks to a team led by Dawn Shaughnessy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/718/dawn-shaughnessy.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four new elements are joining the periodic table.  Three of them thanks to a team led by Dawn Shaughnessy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E31_Shaughnessy_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E31_Shaughnessy_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Dawn Shaughnessy</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Four new elements are joining the periodic table.  Three of them thanks to a team led by Dawn Shaughnessy.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E31_Shaughnessy_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Andrea Mueller</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/andrea-mueller/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=717</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Andrea Mueller has always loved racing, and now she’s a lead race engineer in NASCAR helping lead Team Penske to victory.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Andrea Mueller has always loved racing, and now she’s a lead race engineer in NASCAR helping lead Team Penske to victory.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Andrea Mueller has always loved racing, and now she’s a lead race engineer in NASCAR helping lead Team Penske to victory.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/717/andrea-mueller.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Andrea Mueller has always loved racing, and now she’s a lead race engineer in NASCAR helping lead Team Penske to victory.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E30_Mueller_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E30_Mueller_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Andrea Mueller</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Andrea Mueller has always loved racing, and now she’s a lead race engineer in NASCAR helping lead Team Penske to victory.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E30_Mueller_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Alice Evans</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/alice-evans/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 02:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=715</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the work of Alice Evans, we can drink milk knowing that it’s been pasteurized to remove harmful bacteria.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Thanks to the work of Alice Evans, we can drink milk knowing that it’s been pasteurized to remove harmful bacteria.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to the work of Alice Evans, we can drink milk knowing that it’s been pasteurized to remove harmful bacteria.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/715/alice-evans.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thanks to the work of Alice Evans, we can drink milk knowing that it’s been pasteurized to remove harmful bacteria.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E29_Evans_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E29_Evans_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Alice Evans</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Thanks to the work of Alice Evans, we can drink milk knowing that it’s been pasteurized to remove harmful bacteria.

Image: Wikimedia.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E29_Evans_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Judith Resnik</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/judith-resnik/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 02:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=714</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the tragic explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger which killed its seven crew members including mission specialist Judith Resnik.

Image: NASA]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the tragic explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger which killed its seven crew members including mission specialist Judith Resnik.

Image: NASA]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the tragic explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger which killed its seven crew members including mission specialist Judith Resnik.

Image: NASA]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/714/judith-resnik.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the tragic explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger which killed its seven crew members including mission specialist Judith Resnik.

Image: NASA]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E28_Resnik_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E28_Resnik_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Judith Resnik</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the tragic explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger which killed its seven crew members including mission specialist Judith Resnik.

Image: NASA]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E28_Resnik_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Lilli Hornig</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/lilli-hornig/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 03:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=709</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Lilli Hornig was a member of the Manhattan Project, and witnessed the first atomic bomb tests.

Image: Wikimedia / Los Alamos National Laboratory.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Lilli Hornig was a member of the Manhattan Project, and witnessed the first atomic bomb tests.

Image: Wikimedia / Los Alamos National Laboratory.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lilli Hornig was a member of the Manhattan Project, and witnessed the first atomic bomb tests.

Image: Wikimedia / Los Alamos National Laboratory.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/709/lilli-hornig.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lilli Hornig was a member of the Manhattan Project, and witnessed the first atomic bomb tests.

Image: Wikimedia / Los Alamos National Laboratory.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E27_Hornig_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E27_Hornig_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Lilli Hornig</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Lilli Hornig was a member of the Manhattan Project, and witnessed the first atomic bomb tests.

Image: Wikimedia / Los Alamos National Laboratory.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E27_Hornig_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Esther Lederberg</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/esther-lederberg/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2024 03:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=705</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Meet Esther Lederberg, a microbiologist who made many influential discoveries.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Meet Esther Lederberg, a microbiologist who made many influential discoveries.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Meet Esther Lederberg, a microbiologist who made many influential discoveries.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/705/esther-lederberg.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet Esther Lederberg, a microbiologist who made many influential discoveries.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E26_Lederberg_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E26_Lederberg_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Esther Lederberg</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Meet Esther Lederberg, a microbiologist who made many influential discoveries.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E26_Lederberg_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Ashley Stroupe</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/ashley-stroupe/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=673</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Meet the first woman to drive on Mars, NASA’s Ashley Stroupe. 

Image: NASA/JPL.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Meet the first woman to drive on Mars, NASA’s Ashley Stroupe. 

Image: NASA/JPL.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Meet the first woman to drive on Mars, NASA’s Ashley Stroupe. 

Image: NASA/JPL.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/673/ashley-stroupe.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet the first woman to drive on Mars, NASA’s Ashley Stroupe. 

Image: NASA/JPL.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E25_Stroupe_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E25_Stroupe_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Ashley Stroupe</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Meet the first woman to drive on Mars, NASA’s Ashley Stroupe. 

Image: NASA/JPL.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E25_Stroupe_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Annie Jump Cannon</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/annie-jump-cannon/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 03:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=674</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon found star classification systems didn’t fit her needs, so she created a new one that we still use today. Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon found star classification systems didn’t fit her needs, so she created a new one that we still use today. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon found star classification systems didn’t fit her needs, so she created a new one that we still use today. Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/674/annie-jump-cannon.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon found star classification systems didn’t fit her needs, so she created a new one that we still use today. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E24_Cannon_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E24_Cannon_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Annie Jump Cannon</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon found star classification systems didn’t fit her needs, so she created a new one that we still use today. Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E24_Cannon_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Elizabeth Blackwell</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/elizabeth-blackwell/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 03:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=672</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree.

Image: Wikimedia]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree.

Image: Wikimedia]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree.

Image: Wikimedia]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/672/elizabeth-blackwell.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree.

Image: Wikimedia]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E23_Blackwell_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E23_Blackwell_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Elizabeth Blackwell</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Meet Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree.

Image: Wikimedia]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E23_Blackwell_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Roberta Bondar</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/roberta-bondar/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=671</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Roberta Bondar was both the first neurologist and the first Canadian woman in space. 

Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Roberta Bondar was both the first neurologist and the first Canadian woman in space. 

Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Roberta Bondar was both the first neurologist and the first Canadian woman in space. 

Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/671/roberta-bondar.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Roberta Bondar was both the first neurologist and the first Canadian woman in space. 

Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E22_Bondar_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E22_Bondar_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Roberta Bondar</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Roberta Bondar was both the first neurologist and the first Canadian woman in space. 

Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E22_Bondar_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Tu Youyou</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/tu-youyou/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 01:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=670</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In the 1970’s Tu Youyou used research into traditional Chinese medicine to discover and synthesize a revolutionary malaria treatment.

Image Source: Wikimedia (Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0)]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 1970’s Tu Youyou used research into traditional Chinese medicine to discover and synthesize a revolutionary malaria treatment.

Image Source: Wikimedia (Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0)]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the 1970’s Tu Youyou used research into traditional Chinese medicine to discover and synthesize a revolutionary malaria treatment.

Image Source: Wikimedia (Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0)]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/670/tu-youyou.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the 1970’s Tu Youyou used research into traditional Chinese medicine to discover and synthesize a revolutionary malaria treatment.

Image Source: Wikimedia (Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0)]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E21_Youyou_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E21_Youyou_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Tu Youyou</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In the 1970’s Tu Youyou used research into traditional Chinese medicine to discover and synthesize a revolutionary malaria treatment.

Image Source: Wikimedia (Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0)]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E21_Youyou_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Marie-Anne Lavoisier</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/marie-anne-lavoisier/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 02:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=669</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Restrictions of her time kept Marie-Anne Lavoisier from becoming a chemist herself, but she was integral to her husband’s work and the two changed chemistry forever. 

Image: Wikimedia]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Restrictions of her time kept Marie-Anne Lavoisier from becoming a chemist herself, but she was integral to her husband’s work and the two changed chemistry forever. 

Image: Wikimedia]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Restrictions of her time kept Marie-Anne Lavoisier from becoming a chemist herself, but she was integral to her husband’s work and the two changed chemistry forever. 

Image: Wikimedia]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/669/marie-anne-lavoisier.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Restrictions of her time kept Marie-Anne Lavoisier from becoming a chemist herself, but she was integral to her husband’s work and the two changed chemistry forever. 

Image: Wikimedia]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E20_Lavoisier_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E20_Lavoisier_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Marie-Anne Lavoisier</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Restrictions of her time kept Marie-Anne Lavoisier from becoming a chemist herself, but she was integral to her husband’s work and the two changed chemistry forever. 

Image: Wikimedia]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E20_Lavoisier_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Yanping Guo</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/yanping-guo/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 02:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=668</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[in 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons probe towards Pluto. Thanks to Yanping Guo, it reached its destination exactly on time. Image Source: NASA]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[in 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons probe towards Pluto. Thanks to Yanping Guo, it reached its destination exactly on time. Image Source: NASA]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[in 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons probe towards Pluto. Thanks to Yanping Guo, it reached its destination exactly on time. Image Source: NASA]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/668/yanping-guo.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[in 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons probe towards Pluto. Thanks to Yanping Guo, it reached its destination exactly on time. Image Source: NASA]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E19_Guo_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E19_Guo_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Yanping Guo</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[in 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons probe towards Pluto. Thanks to Yanping Guo, it reached its destination exactly on time. Image Source: NASA]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E19_Guo_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Carolina Cruz-Neira</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/carolina-cruz-neira/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 02:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=666</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Meet Carolina Cruz-Neira, a computer engineer who is the co-inventor of the CAVE automatic virtual environment and a pioneer in virtual reality. Image: Wikimedia Commons.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Meet Carolina Cruz-Neira, a computer engineer who is the co-inventor of the CAVE automatic virtual environment and a pioneer in virtual reality. Image: Wikimedia Commons.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Meet Carolina Cruz-Neira, a computer engineer who is the co-inventor of the CAVE automatic virtual environment and a pioneer in virtual reality. Image: Wikimedia Commons.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/666/carolina-cruz-neira.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet Carolina Cruz-Neira, a computer engineer who is the co-inventor of the CAVE automatic virtual environment and a pioneer in virtual reality. Image: Wikimedia Commons.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E18_Niera_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E18_Niera_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Carolina Cruz-Neira</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Meet Carolina Cruz-Neira, a computer engineer who is the co-inventor of the CAVE automatic virtual environment and a pioneer in virtual reality. Image: Wikimedia Commons.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E18_Niera_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Anita Borg</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/anita-borg/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 01:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=665</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[American Anita Borg was a pioneering programmer and women’s advocate who co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Image Courtesy of the Anita Borg Institute.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[American Anita Borg was a pioneering programmer and women’s advocate who co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Image Courtesy of the Anita Borg Institute.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[American Anita Borg was a pioneering programmer and women’s advocate who co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Image Courtesy of the Anita Borg Institute.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/665/anita-borg.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[American Anita Borg was a pioneering programmer and women’s advocate who co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Image Courtesy of the Anita Borg Institute.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E17_Borg_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E17_Borg_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Anita Borg</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[American Anita Borg was a pioneering programmer and women’s advocate who co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Image Courtesy of the Anita Borg Institute.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E17_Borg_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Dian Fossey</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/dian-fossey/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 02:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=629</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In December 1966 Dian Fossey arrived in Africa to begin her long term study of the mountain gorilla.  Learn more about her work in today’s episode. 

Image: Alamy Stock Photo]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In December 1966 Dian Fossey arrived in Africa to begin her long term study of the mountain gorilla.  Learn more about her work in today’s episode. 

Image: Alamy Stock Photo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In December 1966 Dian Fossey arrived in Africa to begin her long term study of the mountain gorilla.  Learn more about her work in today’s episode. 

Image: Alamy Stock Photo]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/629/dian-fossey.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In December 1966 Dian Fossey arrived in Africa to begin her long term study of the mountain gorilla.  Learn more about her work in today’s episode. 

Image: Alamy Stock Photo]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/01-16-Dian-Fossey-EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/01-16-Dian-Fossey-EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Dian Fossey</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In December 1966 Dian Fossey arrived in Africa to begin her long term study of the mountain gorilla.  Learn more about her work in today’s episode. 

Image: Alamy Stock Photo]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/01-16-Dian-Fossey-EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Katherine Johnson</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/katherine-johnson/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=620</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Meet Katherine Johnson, a mathematician involved in many of America’s greatest achievements during the space race. Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Meet Katherine Johnson, a mathematician involved in many of America’s greatest achievements during the space race. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Meet Katherine Johnson, a mathematician involved in many of America’s greatest achievements during the space race. Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/620/katherine-johnson.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet Katherine Johnson, a mathematician involved in many of America’s greatest achievements during the space race. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E15_Johnson_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E15_Johnson_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Katherine Johnson</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Meet Katherine Johnson, a mathematician involved in many of America’s greatest achievements during the space race. Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E15_Johnson_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Hedy Lamarr</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/hedy-lamarr/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=614</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[During awards season, many people in the U.S. have their eyes towards Hollywood. If you looked up the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes or the Oscars using a WiFi signal, then you have a different Hollywood star to thank: Hedy Lamarr. Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[During awards season, many people in the U.S. have their eyes towards Hollywood. If you looked up the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes or the Oscars using a WiFi signal, then you have a different Hollywood star to thank: Hedy Lamarr. Image: Wiki]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[During awards season, many people in the U.S. have their eyes towards Hollywood. If you looked up the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes or the Oscars using a WiFi signal, then you have a different Hollywood star to thank: Hedy Lamarr. Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/614/hedy-lamarr.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[During awards season, many people in the U.S. have their eyes towards Hollywood. If you looked up the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes or the Oscars using a WiFi signal, then you have a different Hollywood star to thank: Hedy Lamarr. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E14_Lamarr_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E14_Lamarr_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Hedy Lamarr</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[During awards season, many people in the U.S. have their eyes towards Hollywood. If you looked up the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes or the Oscars using a WiFi signal, then you have a different Hollywood star to thank: Hedy Lamarr. Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E14_Lamarr_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Susan Helms</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/susan-helms/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 23:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=606</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Astronaut Susan Helms holds a record for the longest spacewalk at 8 hours and 56 minutes.  Learn more about her NASA career in today’s episode. Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Astronaut Susan Helms holds a record for the longest spacewalk at 8 hours and 56 minutes.  Learn more about her NASA career in today’s episode. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Astronaut Susan Helms holds a record for the longest spacewalk at 8 hours and 56 minutes.  Learn more about her NASA career in today’s episode. Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/606/susan-helms.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Astronaut Susan Helms holds a record for the longest spacewalk at 8 hours and 56 minutes.  Learn more about her NASA career in today’s episode. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E13_Helms_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E13_Helms_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Susan Helms</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Astronaut Susan Helms holds a record for the longest spacewalk at 8 hours and 56 minutes.  Learn more about her NASA career in today’s episode. Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E13_Helms_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Maria Telkes</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/maria-telkes/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=594</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A pioneer of the use of solar energy, Maria Telkes, is often referred to as the “Sun Queen” and the ‘Mother of the Solar Home.” Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A pioneer of the use of solar energy, Maria Telkes, is often referred to as the “Sun Queen” and the ‘Mother of the Solar Home.” Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A pioneer of the use of solar energy, Maria Telkes, is often referred to as the “Sun Queen” and the ‘Mother of the Solar Home.” Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/594/maria-telkes.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A pioneer of the use of solar energy, Maria Telkes, is often referred to as the “Sun Queen” and the ‘Mother of the Solar Home.” Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E12_Telkes_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E12_Telkes_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Maria Telkes</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[A pioneer of the use of solar energy, Maria Telkes, is often referred to as the “Sun Queen” and the ‘Mother of the Solar Home.” Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E12_Telkes_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sophie Germain</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/sophie-germain/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 03:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=591</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The late 18th century was not the best time to devote yourself to a life-long study of mathematics if you were the daughter of a merchant growing up in Paris, France. But that didn't stop Marie-Sophie Germain. Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The late 18th century was not the best time to devote yourself to a life-long study of mathematics if you were the daughter of a merchant growing up in Paris, France. But that didnt stop Marie-Sophie Germain. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The late 18th century was not the best time to devote yourself to a life-long study of mathematics if you were the daughter of a merchant growing up in Paris, France. But that didn't stop Marie-Sophie Germain. Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/591/sophie-germain.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The late 18th century was not the best time to devote yourself to a life-long study of mathematics if you were the daughter of a merchant growing up in Paris, France. But that didn't stop Marie-Sophie Germain. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E11_Germain_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E11_Germain_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Sophie Germain</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The late 18th century was not the best time to devote yourself to a life-long study of mathematics if you were the daughter of a merchant growing up in Paris, France. But that didn't stop Marie-Sophie Germain. Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E11_Germain_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Kathryn S. McKinley</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/kathryn-s-mckinley/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=551</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Kathryn S. McKinley is a computer scientist who likes “to focus on practical problems,” and has helped create solutions that have had a major impact on modern computing. Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kathryn S. McKinley is a computer scientist who likes “to focus on practical problems,” and has helped create solutions that have had a major impact on modern computing. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kathryn S. McKinley is a computer scientist who likes “to focus on practical problems,” and has helped create solutions that have had a major impact on modern computing. Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/551/kathryn-s-mckinley.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kathryn S. McKinley is a computer scientist who likes “to focus on practical problems,” and has helped create solutions that have had a major impact on modern computing. Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E10_McKinley_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E10_McKinley_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Kathryn S. McKinley</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Kathryn S. McKinley is a computer scientist who likes “to focus on practical problems,” and has helped create solutions that have had a major impact on modern computing. Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E10_McKinley_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Gladys Hobby</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/gladys-hobby/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=534</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In 1928, the world of medicine was changed when Alexander Fleming demonstrated the antibacterial properties of penicillin.  But the large-scale impact of his discovery was only realized during World War II, when microbiologists discovered ways to mass produce the drug.  

One of those scientists was Gladys Hobby.

Image: Vassar.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In 1928, the world of medicine was changed when Alexander Fleming demonstrated the antibacterial properties of penicillin.  But the large-scale impact of his discovery was only realized during World War II, when microbiologists discovered ways to mass pr]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In 1928, the world of medicine was changed when Alexander Fleming demonstrated the antibacterial properties of penicillin.  But the large-scale impact of his discovery was only realized during World War II, when microbiologists discovered ways to mass produce the drug.  

One of those scientists was Gladys Hobby.

Image: Vassar.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/534/gladys-hobby.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1928, the world of medicine was changed when Alexander Fleming demonstrated the antibacterial properties of penicillin.  But the large-scale impact of his discovery was only realized during World War II, when microbiologists discovered ways to mass produce the drug.  

One of those scientists was Gladys Hobby.

Image: Vassar.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E9_Hobby_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E9_Hobby_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Gladys Hobby</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In 1928, the world of medicine was changed when Alexander Fleming demonstrated the antibacterial properties of penicillin.  But the large-scale impact of his discovery was only realized during World War II, when microbiologists discovered ways to mass produce the drug.  

One of those scientists was Gladys Hobby.

Image: Vassar.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E9_Hobby_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Rosaly Lopes</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/rosaly-lopes/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 02:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=518</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Volcanoes on earth can be beautiful and frightening.  But what about volcanoes in space?  Today we’d like you to meet Rosaly Lopes, a planetary geologist and volcanologist who could tell you all about it.

Image: NASA.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Volcanoes on earth can be beautiful and frightening.  But what about volcanoes in space?  Today we’d like you to meet Rosaly Lopes, a planetary geologist and volcanologist who could tell you all about it.

Image: NASA.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Volcanoes on earth can be beautiful and frightening.  But what about volcanoes in space?  Today we’d like you to meet Rosaly Lopes, a planetary geologist and volcanologist who could tell you all about it.

Image: NASA.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/518/rosaly-lopes.mp3" length="3601152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Volcanoes on earth can be beautiful and frightening.  But what about volcanoes in space?  Today we’d like you to meet Rosaly Lopes, a planetary geologist and volcanologist who could tell you all about it.

Image: NASA.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E8_Lopes_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E8_Lopes_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Rosaly Lopes</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Volcanoes on earth can be beautiful and frightening.  But what about volcanoes in space?  Today we’d like you to meet Rosaly Lopes, a planetary geologist and volcanologist who could tell you all about it.

Image: NASA.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E8_Lopes_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Leona Marshall Libby</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/leona-marshall-libby/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 03:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=508</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Leona Marshall Libby first worked with physicist Enrico Fermi at age 23, when she was on the team that built Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first nuclear reactor.  The youngest member of the team as well as the only woman, Libby earned her PhD shortly after beginning the job.  

Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Leona Marshall Libby first worked with physicist Enrico Fermi at age 23, when she was on the team that built Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first nuclear reactor.  The youngest member of the team as well as the only woman, Libby earned her PhD shortly after]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Leona Marshall Libby first worked with physicist Enrico Fermi at age 23, when she was on the team that built Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first nuclear reactor.  The youngest member of the team as well as the only woman, Libby earned her PhD shortly after beginning the job.  

Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/508/leona-marshall-libby.mp3" length="3602304" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Leona Marshall Libby first worked with physicist Enrico Fermi at age 23, when she was on the team that built Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first nuclear reactor.  The youngest member of the team as well as the only woman, Libby earned her PhD shortly after beginning the job.  

Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E7_Libby_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E7_Libby_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Leona Marshall Libby</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Leona Marshall Libby first worked with physicist Enrico Fermi at age 23, when she was on the team that built Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first nuclear reactor.  The youngest member of the team as well as the only woman, Libby earned her PhD shortly after beginning the job.  

Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E7_Libby_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Margaret Morse Nice</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/margaret-morse-nice/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2024 01:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=496</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Margaret Morse Nice is most well known for her work with song sparrows.  She spent eight years making observations of various bonded pairs of song sparrows, eventually writing several books on the topic including Studies in the Life History of the Song Sparrow.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Margaret Morse Nice is most well known for her work with song sparrows.  She spent eight years making observations of various bonded pairs of song sparrows, eventually writing several books on the topic including Studies in the Life History of the Song S]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Margaret Morse Nice is most well known for her work with song sparrows.  She spent eight years making observations of various bonded pairs of song sparrows, eventually writing several books on the topic including Studies in the Life History of the Song Sparrow.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/496/margaret-morse-nice.mp3" length="3602304" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Margaret Morse Nice is most well known for her work with song sparrows.  She spent eight years making observations of various bonded pairs of song sparrows, eventually writing several books on the topic including Studies in the Life History of the Song Sparrow.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E6_Nice_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E6_Nice_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Margaret Morse Nice</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Margaret Morse Nice is most well known for her work with song sparrows.  She spent eight years making observations of various bonded pairs of song sparrows, eventually writing several books on the topic including Studies in the Life History of the Song Sparrow.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E6_Nice_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Florence Merriam Bailey</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/florence-merriam-bailey/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 02:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://introductionsnecessary.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=478</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[National Bird Day in the U.S. is observed on January 5th. This is a day that celebrates birdwatching and endeavors to raise awareness of the hardships and plights faced by these animals.   In recognition, we’d like to introduce you to Florence Merriam Bailey.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[National Bird Day in the U.S. is observed on January 5th. This is a day that celebrates birdwatching and endeavors to raise awareness of the hardships and plights faced by these animals.   In recognition, we’d like to introduce you to Florence Merriam Ba]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[National Bird Day in the U.S. is observed on January 5th. This is a day that celebrates birdwatching and endeavors to raise awareness of the hardships and plights faced by these animals.   In recognition, we’d like to introduce you to Florence Merriam Bailey.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast-download/478/florence-merriam-bailey.mp3" length="3602304" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[National Bird Day in the U.S. is observed on January 5th. This is a day that celebrates birdwatching and endeavors to raise awareness of the hardships and plights faced by these animals.   In recognition, we’d like to introduce you to Florence Merriam Bailey.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E5_Bailey_EP.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
		<url>https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E5_Bailey_EP.jpg</url>
		<title>Florence Merriam Bailey</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Introductions Necessary]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[National Bird Day in the U.S. is observed on January 5th. This is a day that celebrates birdwatching and endeavors to raise awareness of the hardships and plights faced by these animals.   In recognition, we’d like to introduce you to Florence Merriam Bailey.

Image: Wikimedia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://introductionsnecessary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/S1E5_Bailey_EP.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Jennifer Harris Trosper</title>
	<link>https://introductionsnecessary.com/podcast/jennifer-harris-trosper/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 01:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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