['Dr. Eleanor Perfetto, professor of Pharmaceutical Health Services in the School of Pharmacy at The University of Maryland, spent years of her life tending to her husband, Ralph Wenzel, a former offensive lineman for The Pittsburgh Steelers, The San Diego Chargers, and The St. Louis Cardinals. He died four years ago suffering from a severe case of dementia -- a condition she said was the result of too many hits from his days in football.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Dr. Eleanor Perfetto, professor of Pharmaceutical Health Services in the School of Pharmacy at The University of Maryland, spent years of her life tending to her husband, Ralph Wenzel, a former offensive lineman for The Pittsburgh Steelers, The San Diego Chargers, and The St. Louis Cardinals. He died four years ago suffering from a severe case of dementia -- a condition she said was the result of too many hits from his days in football.')])]

['Tony Lo Bianco has starred in numerous movies and television shows, but his signature performance is his one man show recreating\nthe late New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.\nHe became a Hollywood star after his role in\nthe classic mob movie, The French Connection.\nOne of his most memorable New York City oments: batting against Sandy Koufax in a high school baseball game.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Tony Lo Bianco has starred in numerous movies and television shows, but his signature performance is his one man show recreating the late New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. He became a Hollywood star after his role in the classic mob movie, The French Connection. One of his most memorable New York City oments: batting against Sandy Koufax in a high school baseball game.')])]

['Masha Hamilton, a former foreign correspondent for The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and NBC Mutual Radio, has written four novels. \nHer novel,The Camel Bookmobile,described how camels delivered library books to children in the most remote areas of Kenya. She also started a writing project for women in\nAfghanistan.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Masha Hamilton, a former foreign correspondent for The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and NBC Mutual Radio, has written four novels. Her novel,The Camel Bookmobile,described how camels delivered library books to children in the most remote areas of Kenya. She also started a writing project for women in Afghanistan.')])]

['Alan Newton, who spent 22 years in prison for a rape crime he did not commit, recently won a Federal Appeals Court decision that will\nreinstate a jury decision to award him\n$18.5 million. In 2006, he was freed after police found evidence that had been missing for almost two decades. A subsequent DNA test totally exonerated him. Newton then sued New York City. In October 2010, a jury awarded him $18.5 million.But in a shocking decision, the trial judge overturned the jury verdict. Newton, now 51, the co-founder of a City University of New York program that helps former inmates transition back to society.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Alan Newton, who spent 22 years in prison for a rape crime he did not commit, recently won a Federal Appeals Court decision that will reinstate a jury decision to award him $18.5 million. In 2006, he was freed after police found evidence that had been missing for almost two decades. A subsequent DNA test totally exonerated him. Newton then sued New York City. In October 2010, a jury awarded him $18.5 million.But in a shocking decision, the trial judge overturned the jury verdict. Newton, now 51, the co-founder of a City University of New York program that helps former inmates transition back to society.')])]

['Christine Dennison, is an explorer who leads expeditions to the most remote corners of civilization. She swims with sharks and piranhas in the Amazon rain forest and underwater caves of the Caribbean. She has logged over a hundred dives under the polar ice caps in the extremely harsh conditions of the High Arctic. A true adventurer she has been honored by winning admission as a fellow into the exclusive Explorers club. Christine Dennison is a founder and president of Mad Dog Expeditions.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Christine Dennison, is an explorer who leads expeditions to the most remote corners of civilization. She swims with sharks and piranhas in the Amazon rain forest and underwater caves of the Caribbean. She has logged over a hundred dives under the polar ice caps in the extremely harsh conditions of the High Arctic. A true adventurer she has been honored by winning admission as a fellow into the exclusive Explorers club. Christine Dennison is a founder and president of Mad Dog Expeditions.')])]

['Jayne Anne Phillips, director of The Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Rutgers University in Newark,is a writer who has won world wide recognition. Her 2009 novel, "Lark and Termite," was a finalist for The National Book Award. "Black Tickets", her collection of short stories, was lauded by literary giants like John Irving, Annie Dillard and Tim O\'Brien. Raymond Carver said, "She is an original and this book of hers is a crooked beauty." (Photo credit: Elena Seibert)', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Jayne Anne Phillips, director of The Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Rutgers University in Newark,is a writer who has won world wide recognition. Her 2009 novel, "Lark and Termite," was a finalist for The National Book Award. "Black Tickets", her collection of short stories, was lauded by literary giants like John Irving, Annie Dillard and Tim O\'Brien. Raymond Carver said, "She is an original and this book of hers is a crooked beauty." (Photo credit: Elena Seibert)')])]

["The late David Carr of The New York Times overcame drug and alcohol problems to become one of the most powerful media and culture writers in the country. He retraces his journalism trek to The Times from the Twin City Reader in Minneapolis and analyzes the incredible burdens that technology has placed on today's journalists.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "The late David Carr of The New York Times overcame drug and alcohol problems to become one of the most powerful media and culture writers in the country. He retraces his journalism trek to The Times from the Twin City Reader in Minneapolis and analyzes the incredible burdens that technology has placed on today's journalists.")])]

['Former Governor David Paterson, the first African American to run New York State, says the media treated him as an "affirmative action" chief executive. In a one hour interview before he left office, Paterson said the print press was responsible for much of the distortion of his record. He said they underplayed and undervalued his accomplishments. (Photo by: Inga Korsgaard)', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Former Governor David Paterson, the first African American to run New York State, says the media treated him as an "affirmative action" chief executive. In a one hour interview before he left office, Paterson said the print press was responsible for much of the distortion of his record. He said they underplayed and undervalued his accomplishments. (Photo by: Inga Korsgaard)')])]

['Frank Lucas was a Harlem drug king -- smuggling massive shipments of pure heroin to the United States from Southeast Asia on military transports. His life was given the full Hollywood treatment in the movie, American Gangster, with Denzel Washington playing the role of the one time drug king. Now 84 years old, Lucas counsels teenagers to remain in school and stay drug free.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Frank Lucas was a Harlem drug king -- smuggling massive shipments of pure heroin to the United States from Southeast Asia on military transports. His life was given the full Hollywood treatment in the movie, American Gangster, with Denzel Washington playing the role of the one time drug king. Now 84 years old, Lucas counsels teenagers to remain in school and stay drug free.')])]

["Sean O'Brien is now a special assistant to Vice President Joseph Biden. He was the former\nchief of staff for Chicago Congressman Mike Quigley by day and a former night club comic who used to satirize Quigley boss and other Washington, D.C. elected officials. O'Brien's material was so devastating that the House Ethics Committee had thoughts of censoring him.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "Sean O'Brien is now a special assistant to Vice President Joseph Biden. He was the former chief of staff for Chicago Congressman Mike Quigley by day and a former night club comic who used to satirize Quigley boss and other Washington, D.C. elected officials. O'Brien's material was so devastating that the House Ethics Committee had thoughts of censoring him.")])]