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    <title>Pete Brown Says - Episodes Tagged with “Communications”</title>
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    <description>Pretty good stories. Told by Pete.      This podcast features creative nonfiction audio stories written by Pete Brown. They're pretty good stories, solidly GenX, works of memoir steeped in nostalgia. From a suburban Cleveland childhood in the 1970s and 80s up through today's modern parenting dilemmas, these stories are funny, poignant and a great listen.
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  <title>Flippin' the Bird</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>When was the last time you flipped someone off? Or were on the receiving end of the bird? I explore my evolving relationship with this most basic form of communication.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>When was the last time you flipped someone off? Or were on the receiving end of the bird? From Improv class to creative writing workshops to parking lots to bossy drivers and hammer-wielding tweens, I explore my evolving relationship with this most basic form of communication.
Read the original essay here: https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/flippin-the-bird-84276282aa3d
Episode Photo "126/365 F You (but with a smile)" by Flickr user stuartpilbrow (http://bit.ly/2TlUxDK)
Music and SFX in this episode includes
"I'm Not Mysefl" by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)
Selections from the website audionautix.com
Selections licensed from the website podcastmusic.com
Selections from Freesound.org, including:
*  https://freesound.org/people/limetoe/sounds/342465/
*  https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388032/
*  https://freesound.org/people/vedas/sounds/178673/
*  https://freesound.org/people/zombiechaser3/sounds/134991/
*  https://freesound.org/people/kvgarlic/sounds/253535/
*  https://freesound.org/people/YinYangJake007/sounds/415296/
*  https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Matthey/sounds/436588/
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    <![CDATA[<p>When was the last time you flipped someone off? Or were on the receiving end of the bird? From Improv class to creative writing workshops to parking lots to bossy drivers and hammer-wielding tweens, I explore my evolving relationship with this most basic form of communication.</p>

<p>Read the original essay here: <a href="https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/flippin-the-bird-84276282aa3d" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/flippin-the-bird-84276282aa3d</a></p>

<p>Episode Photo &quot;126/365 F You (but with a smile)&quot; by <a href="http://bit.ly/2TlUxDK" rel="nofollow">Flickr user stuartpilbrow</a></p>

<p>Music and SFX in this episode includes<br>
&quot;I&#39;m Not Mysefl&quot; by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)</p>

<p>Selections from the website audionautix.com<br>
Selections licensed from the website podcastmusic.com<br>
Selections from Freesound.org, including:</p>

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<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/limetoe/sounds/342465/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/limetoe/sounds/342465/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388032/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388032/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/vedas/sounds/178673/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/vedas/sounds/178673/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/zombiechaser3/sounds/134991/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/zombiechaser3/sounds/134991/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/kvgarlic/sounds/253535/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/kvgarlic/sounds/253535/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Yin_Yang_Jake007/sounds/415296/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/Yin_Yang_Jake007/sounds/415296/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Matthey/sounds/436588/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Matthey/sounds/436588/</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>When was the last time you flipped someone off? Or were on the receiving end of the bird? From Improv class to creative writing workshops to parking lots to bossy drivers and hammer-wielding tweens, I explore my evolving relationship with this most basic form of communication.</p>

<p>Read the original essay here: <a href="https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/flippin-the-bird-84276282aa3d" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/flippin-the-bird-84276282aa3d</a></p>

<p>Episode Photo &quot;126/365 F You (but with a smile)&quot; by <a href="http://bit.ly/2TlUxDK" rel="nofollow">Flickr user stuartpilbrow</a></p>

<p>Music and SFX in this episode includes<br>
&quot;I&#39;m Not Mysefl&quot; by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)</p>

<p>Selections from the website audionautix.com<br>
Selections licensed from the website podcastmusic.com<br>
Selections from Freesound.org, including:</p>

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<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/limetoe/sounds/342465/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/limetoe/sounds/342465/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388032/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388032/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/vedas/sounds/178673/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/vedas/sounds/178673/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/zombiechaser3/sounds/134991/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/zombiechaser3/sounds/134991/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/kvgarlic/sounds/253535/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/kvgarlic/sounds/253535/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Yin_Yang_Jake007/sounds/415296/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/Yin_Yang_Jake007/sounds/415296/</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Matthey/sounds/436588/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Matthey/sounds/436588/</a></li>
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