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    <description>&lt;FONT SIZE=5&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mondays at 12:00PM EST&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bernie Wides aka The Naturalist is a walking encyclopedia of history, biology, geography, and a whole host of words ending in &quot;y&quot;.  The Naturalist is his platform to make you just a little bit smarter every week, covering an enormous breadth of topics from animal life to prehistoric New York.  Let Bernie's dulcet voice and razor sharp intellect guide you through 30 minutes of pure, unadulterated knowledge.  
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Bernie Wides taught science and industrial arts for 30 years, and then worked as a naturalist teaching coastal ecology on a schooner called The Phoenix. He also has worked at the Everglades National Park as an interpretive park ranger. Bernie is now a volunteer docent at The American Museum of Natural History. His areas of expertise are ocean life, butterflies, and earth &amp; science. In addition, Bernie works as a greensward guide in Central Park&lt;/i&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>On the premiere episode of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides teaches us about the glacier that would have eaten New York City and the sex life of barnacles.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:26:29 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>On the premiere episode of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides teaches us about the glacier that would have eaten New York City and the sex life of barnacles.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-09-19T02:26:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>On the latest episode of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides is joined by friend and butterfly expert Carol A. Butler. They talk about the monarch butterfly and its amazing migration.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:26:50 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>On the latest episode of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides is joined by friend and butterfly expert Carol A. Butler. They talk about the monarch butterfly and its amazing migration.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-10-21T17:26:50Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>This week's episode of the Naturalist is all about bats. Bernie Wides, aka The Naturalist, is joined again by friend and author Carol A. Butler who teaches us all about bats and dispels many myths about the nocturnal creature.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:45:29 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>audio</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This week's episode of the Naturalist is all about bats. Bernie Wides, aka The Naturalist, is joined again by friend and author Carol A. Butler who teaches us all about bats and dispels many myths about the nocturnal creature.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-10-26T16:45:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>This week on the Naturalist, Bernie Wides and gues co-host Carol A. Butler discuss the mating rituals of various animals.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56:32 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>This week on the Naturalist, Bernie Wides and gues co-host Carol A. Butler discuss the mating rituals of various animals.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-11-09T21:56:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides is joined by Carol A. Butler to talk about dangerous plants. Learn about phytoplankton, disease from shell fish and gimpy gimpy.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:08:58 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:summary>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides is joined by Carol A. Butler to talk about dangerous plants. Learn about phytoplankton, disease from shell fish and gimpy gimpy.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-11-16T20:08:58Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>This week's episode of The Naturalist is part one of a two part series. Author Judtih S. Weis joins Bernie Wides to talk about salt marshes, and the critters that inhabit them.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:19:36 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:subtitle>audio</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This week's episode of The Naturalist is part one of a two part series. Author Judtih S. Weis joins Bernie Wides to talk about salt marshes, and the critters that inhabit them.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-12-08T15:19:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>Judith Weis returns to The Naturalist to continue her discussion on salt marshes. This week she touches on history, pollution, species invasion and restoration of the marshes. </description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:20:13 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>audio</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Judith Weis returns to The Naturalist to continue her discussion on salt marshes. This week she touches on history, pollution, species invasion and restoration of the marshes. </itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-12-08T15:20:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides talks astronomy with fellow Natural History Museum docent Mike Hamburg.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:34:44 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>audio</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides talks astronomy with fellow Natural History Museum docent Mike Hamburg.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-12-09T02:34:44Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides continues his discussion on astronomy with fellow Natural History Museum docent Mike Hamburg.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:35:25 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:summary>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides continues his discussion on astronomy with fellow Natural History Museum docent Mike Hamburg.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-12-17T21:35:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>On a &quot;holiday&quot; edition of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides gives us some well timed history on the winter solstice celebration.  </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:49:30 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:subtitle>audio</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>On a &quot;holiday&quot; edition of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides gives us some well timed history on the winter solstice celebration.  </itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2009-12-30T18:49:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>On this weeks episode of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides celebrates the 400 anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson River by telling the story of Henry Hudson and the Northwest Passage.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:49:13 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:subtitle>audio</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>On this weeks episode of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides celebrates the 400 anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson River by telling the story of Henry Hudson and the Northwest Passage.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2010-01-04T02:49:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>This week on the naturalist, Saul Scheinbach comes by to talk about Darwin's &quot;theory&quot; of natural selection and evolution. </description>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>audio</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This week on the naturalist, Saul Scheinbach comes by to talk about Darwin's &quot;theory&quot; of natural selection and evolution. </itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2010-01-05T21:12:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides continues his discussion on evolution and Darwin with Saul Scheinbach.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:30:07 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides continues his discussion on evolution and Darwin with Saul Scheinbach.</itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2010-01-12T21:30:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <description>tags coming soon</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:01:14 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:summary>tags coming soon</itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Naturalist</title>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>to be aired</itunes:summary>
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      <description>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides talks about the naked mole rat, and discusses some recent human arousal studies. </description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:15:24 -0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bernie Wides</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides talks about the naked mole rat, and discusses some recent human arousal studies. </itunes:summary>
      <dc:date>2010-02-08T21:15:24Z</dc:date>
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    <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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    <itunes:summary>&lt;FONT SIZE=5&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mondays at 12:00PM EST&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bernie Wides aka The Naturalist is a walking encyclopedia of history, biology, geography, and a whole host of words ending in &quot;y&quot;.  The Naturalist is his platform to make you just a little bit smarter every week, covering an enormous breadth of topics from animal life to prehistoric New York.  Let Bernie's dulcet voice and razor sharp intellect guide you through 30 minutes of pure, unadulterated knowledge.  
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Bernie Wides taught science and industrial arts for 30 years, and then worked as a naturalist teaching coastal ecology on a schooner called The Phoenix. He also has worked at the Everglades National Park as an interpretive park ranger. Bernie is now a volunteer docent at The American Museum of Natural History. His areas of expertise are ocean life, butterflies, and earth &amp; science. In addition, Bernie works as a greensward guide in Central Park&lt;/i&gt;</itunes:summary>
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