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Source: https://librivox.org/rss/2921

  1. <?xml version="1.0" ?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:creativeCommons="http://backend.userland.com/creativeCommonsRssModule" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0">
  2. <channel>
  3.  <title><![CDATA[This Crowded Earth by  Robert Bloch (1917 - 1994)]]></title>
  4.  <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  5.  <atom:link rel="self" href="https://librivox.org/rss/2921" />
  6.  <description><![CDATA[Robert Bloch (1917 – 1994) was a prolific writer in many genres. As a young man he was encouraged by his mentor H. P. Lovecraft, and was a close friend of Stanley G. Weinbaum. Besides hundreds of short stories and novels he wrote a number of television and film scripts including several for the original Star Trek. In 1959 Bloch wrote the novel Psycho which Alfred Hitchcock adapted to film a year later. He received the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and he is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. Published in Amazing Stories in 1958, This Crowded Earth is a thriller set on an overpopulated Earth of the future. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)]]></description>
  7.  <!--<genre>project element=Genre</genre>-->
  8.  <language><![CDATA[eng]]></language>
  9.  <itunes:type>serial</itunes:type>
  10.  <itunes:author>LibriVox</itunes:author>
  11.  <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Robert Bloch (1917 – 1994) was a prolific writer in many genres. As a young man he was encouraged by his mentor H. P. Lovecraft, and was a close friend of Stanley G. Weinbaum. Besides hundreds of short stories and novels he wrote a number of television and film scripts including several for the original Star Trek. In 1959 Bloch wrote the novel Psycho which Alfred Hitchcock adapted to film a year later. He received the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and he is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. Published in Amazing Stories in 1958, This Crowded Earth is a thriller set on an overpopulated Earth of the future. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)]]></itunes:summary>
  12.  <itunes:owner>
  13.    <itunes:name>LibriVox</itunes:name>
  14.    <itunes:email>info@librivox.org</itunes:email>
  15.  </itunes:owner>
  16.  <itunes:category text="Arts">
  17.    <itunes:category text="Literature" />
  18.  </itunes:category>
  19.  <itunes:image href="https://www.archive.org/download/LibrivoxCdCoverArt15/Crowded_Earth_1203.jpg" />  <!-- file loop -->
  20.    <item>
  21.    <title><![CDATA[01 - Harry Collins - 1997]]></title>
  22.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[1]]></itunes:episode>
  23.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  24.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
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  26.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  27.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  28.  <itunes:duration>
  29.    <![CDATA[00:29:22]]>
  30.  </itunes:duration>
  31.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  32.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_01_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  33. </item>
  34.    <item>
  35.    <title><![CDATA[02 - Harry Collins – 1998]]></title>
  36.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[2]]></itunes:episode>
  37.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  38.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  39.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_02_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  40.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  41.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  42.  <itunes:duration>
  43.    <![CDATA[00:40:15]]>
  44.  </itunes:duration>
  45.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  46.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_02_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  47. </item>
  48.    <item>
  49.    <title><![CDATA[03 - President Winthrop – 1999]]></title>
  50.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[3]]></itunes:episode>
  51.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  52.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  53.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_03_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  54.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  55.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  56.  <itunes:duration>
  57.    <![CDATA[00:07:15]]>
  58.  </itunes:duration>
  59.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  60.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_03_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  61. </item>
  62.    <item>
  63.    <title><![CDATA[04 - Harry Collins – 2000]]></title>
  64.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[4]]></itunes:episode>
  65.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  66.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  67.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_04_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  68.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  69.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  70.  <itunes:duration>
  71.    <![CDATA[00:06:34]]>
  72.  </itunes:duration>
  73.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  74.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_04_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  75. </item>
  76.    <item>
  77.    <title><![CDATA[05 - Minnie Schultz – 2009]]></title>
  78.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[5]]></itunes:episode>
  79.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  80.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  81.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_05_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  82.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  83.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  84.  <itunes:duration>
  85.    <![CDATA[00:08:02]]>
  86.  </itunes:duration>
  87.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  88.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_05_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  89. </item>
  90.    <item>
  91.    <title><![CDATA[06 - Harry Collins – 2012]]></title>
  92.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[6]]></itunes:episode>
  93.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  94.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  95.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_06_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  96.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  97.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  98.  <itunes:duration>
  99.    <![CDATA[00:28:22]]>
  100.  </itunes:duration>
  101.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  102.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_06_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  103. </item>
  104.    <item>
  105.    <title><![CDATA[07 - Michael Cavendish – 2027]]></title>
  106.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[7]]></itunes:episode>
  107.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  108.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  109.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_07_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  110.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  111.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  112.  <itunes:duration>
  113.    <![CDATA[00:10:54]]>
  114.  </itunes:duration>
  115.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  116.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_07_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  117. </item>
  118.    <item>
  119.    <title><![CDATA[08 - Harry Collins – 2029]]></title>
  120.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[8]]></itunes:episode>
  121.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  122.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  123.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_08_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  124.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  125.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  126.  <itunes:duration>
  127.    <![CDATA[00:21:39]]>
  128.  </itunes:duration>
  129.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  130.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_08_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  131. </item>
  132.    <item>
  133.    <title><![CDATA[09 - Eric Donovan – 2031]]></title>
  134.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[9]]></itunes:episode>
  135.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  136.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  137.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_09_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  138.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  139.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  140.  <itunes:duration>
  141.    <![CDATA[00:16:45]]>
  142.  </itunes:duration>
  143.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  144.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_09_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  145. </item>
  146.    <item>
  147.    <title><![CDATA[10 - Harry Collins – 2032]]></title>
  148.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[10]]></itunes:episode>
  149.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  150.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  151.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_10_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  152.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  153.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  154.  <itunes:duration>
  155.    <![CDATA[00:15:52]]>
  156.  </itunes:duration>
  157.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  158.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_10_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  159. </item>
  160.    <item>
  161.    <title><![CDATA[11 - Jesse Pringle – 2039]]></title>
  162.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[11]]></itunes:episode>
  163.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  164.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  165.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_11_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  166.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  167.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  168.  <itunes:duration>
  169.    <![CDATA[00:05:51]]>
  170.  </itunes:duration>
  171.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  172.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_11_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  173. </item>
  174.    <item>
  175.    <title><![CDATA[12 - Littlejohn – 2065]]></title>
  176.    <itunes:episode><![CDATA[12]]></itunes:episode>
  177.    <!--<reader>file element=reader</reader> -->
  178.    <link><![CDATA[https://librivox.org/this-crowded-earth-by-robert-bloch/]]></link>
  179.            <enclosure url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_12_bloch_64kb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" />
  180.  <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
  181.  <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
  182.  <itunes:duration>
  183.    <![CDATA[00:24:29]]>
  184.  </itunes:duration>
  185.  <!--<pubDate>file element=rss.pubDate</pubDate>-->
  186.  <media:content url="https://www.archive.org/download/thiscrowdedearth_0903_librivox/thiscrowdedearth_12_bloch_64kb.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  187. </item>
  188.    <!-- end file loop -->
  189. </channel>
  190. </rss>
  191.  

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