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&lt;p&gt;Email us your questions at &lt;a href="mailto:wordballoonspod@gmail.com"&gt;wordballoonspod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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  <itunes:subtitle>Why did Captain America switch up his shield? Who is Dan the Dyna-Mite?</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;p&gt;Email us your questions at &lt;a href="mailto:wordballoonspod@gmail.com"&gt;wordballoonspod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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