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		<description>A podcast of Venetian Stories — episodes from the History of Venice from the time of Augustus until today. It is not a chronological narrative, but a series of freestanding episodes from the two millennia of Venetian history. However, for newcomers, the first few episodes are a quick-paced chronological narrative of the most important events. Start there, even if you arrive later.

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Podcast sponsored by History Walks Venice.</itunes:summary>
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	<title>Episode 27 — Cassiodorus</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[A letter to the people of the lagoons from the Ostrogoth government, from 537.]]></description>
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	<description><![CDATA[A short episode on sewage, faeces, pits, tubes, and that kind of sh*t.]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 25 — The Venetian Carnival</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Pigs and bulls lose in the alleyways, wooden castles smashed with maces, human towers and funambulists. The Venetian carnival was quite unlike the modern replica.]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 24 — Festa delle Marie</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[A tale of pirates, maidens, box-makers, oranges, and ancient promises being kept for centuries, but others not so much.]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 23 — Venice treacle — the cure-all remedy</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Venice produced and exported Theriac, an ancient wonder medicine for just about every ailment imaginable. It was a flourishing business for centuries, and an important part of the Venetian economy.]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 22 — Happy New Year</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year, even if two months early.]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 21 — The Plague Doctor</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The well-known image of the plague doctor with the beaked mask doesn't really have a lot of support in our sources. Did he even exist?]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The well-known image of the plague doctor with the beaked mask doesnt really have a lot of support in our sources. Did he even exist?]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Episode 20 — Venice and the plague &#8211; part 4</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The plague slowly diminished during the 1700s, even if it didn't disappear, and Venice reorganised the Lazzaretti.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The plague slowly diminished during the 1700s, even if it didnt disappear, and Venice reorganised the Lazzaretti.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Episode 19 — Venice and the plague &#8211; part 3</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[During the 1400s, Venice had created defences against the recurring outbreaks of the plague, and they kept Venice mostly safe for the following centuries. Mostly safe.]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 18 — Venice and the plague &#8211; part 2</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 05:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Without a cure for the plague, the only way forward was prevention, and during the 1400s, Venice figured out how to govern the plague.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Without a cure for the plague, the only way forward was prevention, and during the 1400s, Venice figured out how to govern the plague.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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