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	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Blind Faith Podcast &#8211; David</title>
	<link>https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/podcast/blind-faith-podcast-david/</link>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Blind Faith Podcast &#8211; Edith</title>
	<link>https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/podcast/blind-faith-podcast-edith/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Blind Faith Podcast &#8211; Anne</title>
	<link>https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/podcast/blind-faith-podcast-anne/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Blind Faith Podcast &#8211; Kay</title>
	<link>https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/podcast/blind-faith-podcast-kay/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Blind Faith Podcast &#8211; Tony</title>
	<link>https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/podcast/blind-faith-podcast-tony/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blind-Faith-2.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Blind Faith Podcast &#8211; Brian</title>
	<link>https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/podcast/blind-faith-podcast-brian/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blind-Faith-2.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Blind Faith Podcast &#8211; Trevor</title>
	<link>https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/podcast/blind-faith-podcast-trevor/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences. In this episode, Mark chats with Trevor Stammers, a GP whose sight loss journey started when the retina popped off his left eye just as he was going to [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blind-Faith-2.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Blind Faith Podcast &#8211; Emma</title>
	<link>https://eshop.torchtrust.org.uk/podcast/blind-faith-podcast-emma/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Torch Trust]]></dc:creator>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences. In this episode, Mark chats with Emma Dakin. Emma is born blind and talks about her supp]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences. In this episode, Mark chats with Emma Dakin. Emma is born blind and talks about her supportive family growing up, her journey to understanding how exactly blindness is impacting [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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