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    <title>Coffeehouse Blunders - Episodes Tagged with “Stories”</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <description>Join Daniel "Danny" Rensch and  James "Motz" Montemagno each week on Coffeehouse Blunders as they discuss the latest in chess, coffee, tech, and anything else happening in their wonderful lives and around the world. Danny's life as an International Chess Master collides with Motz's mobile development and public speaking background for absolutely adorable and astonishing conversation.
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    <itunes:subtitle>A weekly chat with Chess International Master Danny and Coffee Snob Motz on all things coffee, chess, tech, &amp; the lives of these two adorable besties.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>Join Daniel "Danny" Rensch and  James "Motz" Montemagno each week on Coffeehouse Blunders as they discuss the latest in chess, coffee, tech, and anything else happening in their wonderful lives and around the world. Danny's life as an International Chess Master collides with Motz's mobile development and public speaking background for absolutely adorable and astonishing conversation.
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  <title>Beam Me Up FIDE</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>55</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Beam Me Up FIDE</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It is time for some Whiskey and some inter-galactic FIDE discussion as the election for the next FIDE president heats up. Danny and Motz give their thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story's record breaking pre-sale numbers. In addition to this they also share some lovely coffee stories.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:36</itunes:duration>
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  <description>It is time for some whiskey and some inter-galactic FIDE discussion as the election for the next FIDE president heats up. Danny and Motz give their thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story's record breaking pre-sale numbers. In addition to this they also share some lovely coffee stories.
Follow Us
Danny: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/danielrensch"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://twitch.tv/chess"&gt;Twitch&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.chess.com/member/DanielRensch"&gt;Chess.com&lt;/a&gt;
Motz: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://motzcod.es"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
Proudly recorded on &lt;a href="https://zencastr.com/"&gt;Zencastr&lt;/a&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is time for some whiskey and some inter-galactic FIDE discussion as the election for the next FIDE president heats up. Danny and Motz give their thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story&#39;s record breaking pre-sale numbers. In addition to this they also share some lovely coffee stories.</p>

<h4>Follow Us</h4>

<ul>
<li>Danny: <a href="http://twitter.com/danielrensch" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://twitch.tv/chess" target="_blank">Twitch</a>, <a href="https://www.chess.com/member/DanielRensch" target="_blank">Chess.com</a></li>
<li>Motz: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul>

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</ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Breaks ‘Black Panther’ Advance Ticket Sales Record | Deadline" rel="nofollow" href="http://deadline.com/2018/05/solo-a-star-wars-story-advance-ticket-sales-records-1202383121/">‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Breaks ‘Black Panther’ Advance Ticket Sales Record | Deadline</a></li><li><a title="Fake Name On FIDE President Ilyumzhinov&#39;s Ticket - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/fake-name-on-ilyumzhinovs-ticket">Fake Name On FIDE President Ilyumzhinov's Ticket - Chess.com</a></li><li><a title="Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/nigel-short-to-run-for-fide-president">Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com</a></li><li><a title="Danny Rensch Helps A Korean Boy Be A Beast In Chess And Will Giveaway A ONE-YEAR DIAMOND Membership! - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/blog/myteachersam/danny-rensch-helps-a-korean-boy-be-a-beast-in-chess-and-will-giveaway-a-one-year-diamond-membership">Danny Rensch Helps A Korean Boy Be A Beast In Chess And Will Giveaway A ONE-YEAR DIAMOND Membership! - Chess.com</a></li><li><a title="FIDE - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE">FIDE - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens -- And They Invented Chess | HuffPost" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aliens-invented-the-game-of-chess-says-world-chess-president-kirsan-ilyumzhinov_us_55f31627e4b063ecbfa42cce">World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens -- And They Invented Chess | HuffPost</a></li><li><a title="Daniel Rensch on Twitter: &quot;Is this the right time to ask @FIDE_chess &quot;Who is John Galt?&quot;? The best #chess journalist on the planet delivers again with a great read on the state of affairs for FIDE&#39;s President: https://t.co/Z2fxLCd7Fr… https://t.co/H2Ni3dy3eH&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/DanielRensch/status/994271418635321344">Daniel Rensch on Twitter: "Is this the right time to ask @FIDE_chess "Who is John Galt?"? The best #chess journalist on the planet delivers again with a great read on the state of affairs for FIDE's President: https://t.co/Z2fxLCd7Fr… https://t.co/H2Ni3dy3eH"</a></li><li><a title="myteachersam - Twitch" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.twitch.tv/myteachersam">myteachersam - Twitch</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is time for some whiskey and some inter-galactic FIDE discussion as the election for the next FIDE president heats up. Danny and Motz give their thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story&#39;s record breaking pre-sale numbers. In addition to this they also share some lovely coffee stories.</p>

<h4>Follow Us</h4>

<ul>
<li>Danny: <a href="http://twitter.com/danielrensch" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://twitch.tv/chess" target="_blank">Twitch</a>, <a href="https://www.chess.com/member/DanielRensch" target="_blank">Chess.com</a></li>
<li>Motz: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul>

<p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-blunders/id1229231959?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p>

<p>Support the Show:</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.blunders.fm/chess" rel="nofollow">Become a Chess.com Member and Support Blunders</a></li>
</ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Breaks ‘Black Panther’ Advance Ticket Sales Record | Deadline" rel="nofollow" href="http://deadline.com/2018/05/solo-a-star-wars-story-advance-ticket-sales-records-1202383121/">‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Breaks ‘Black Panther’ Advance Ticket Sales Record | Deadline</a></li><li><a title="Fake Name On FIDE President Ilyumzhinov&#39;s Ticket - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/fake-name-on-ilyumzhinovs-ticket">Fake Name On FIDE President Ilyumzhinov's Ticket - Chess.com</a></li><li><a title="Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/nigel-short-to-run-for-fide-president">Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com</a></li><li><a title="Danny Rensch Helps A Korean Boy Be A Beast In Chess And Will Giveaway A ONE-YEAR DIAMOND Membership! - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/blog/myteachersam/danny-rensch-helps-a-korean-boy-be-a-beast-in-chess-and-will-giveaway-a-one-year-diamond-membership">Danny Rensch Helps A Korean Boy Be A Beast In Chess And Will Giveaway A ONE-YEAR DIAMOND Membership! - Chess.com</a></li><li><a title="FIDE - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE">FIDE - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens -- And They Invented Chess | HuffPost" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aliens-invented-the-game-of-chess-says-world-chess-president-kirsan-ilyumzhinov_us_55f31627e4b063ecbfa42cce">World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens -- And They Invented Chess | HuffPost</a></li><li><a title="Daniel Rensch on Twitter: &quot;Is this the right time to ask @FIDE_chess &quot;Who is John Galt?&quot;? The best #chess journalist on the planet delivers again with a great read on the state of affairs for FIDE&#39;s President: https://t.co/Z2fxLCd7Fr… https://t.co/H2Ni3dy3eH&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/DanielRensch/status/994271418635321344">Daniel Rensch on Twitter: "Is this the right time to ask @FIDE_chess "Who is John Galt?"? The best #chess journalist on the planet delivers again with a great read on the state of affairs for FIDE's President: https://t.co/Z2fxLCd7Fr… https://t.co/H2Ni3dy3eH"</a></li><li><a title="myteachersam - Twitch" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.twitch.tv/myteachersam">myteachersam - Twitch</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Amateur Hour with John Urschel (The Best Podcast Episode Ever)</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:episode>52</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Amateur Hour with John Urschel (The Best Podcast Episode Ever)</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>soundbite.fm</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>While Motz is away, Danny chats coffee, blunders, and tech with... John Urschel. That is correct, the legendary mathematician and former NFL player John Urschel fills in for Motz on this amazing Blunders episode to talk the U.S. Chess Championships, Amateur Hour, and the Adoption of Hansen.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:46</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>While Motz is away, Danny chats coffee, blunders, and tech with... John Urschel. That is correct, the legendary mathematician and former NFL player John Urschel fills in for Motz on this amazing Blunders episode to talk the U.S. Chess Championships, Amateur Hour, and the Adoption of Hansen.
Follow Us
Danny: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/danielrensch"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://twitch.tv/chess"&gt;Twitch&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.chess.com/member/DanielRensch"&gt;Chess.com&lt;/a&gt;
Motz: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://motzcod.es"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
Proudly recorded on &lt;a href="https://zencastr.com/"&gt;Zencastr&lt;/a&gt;
⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-blunders/id1229231959?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1) ⭐⭐ Special Guest: John Urschel.
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    <![CDATA[<p>While Motz is away, Danny chats coffee, blunders, and tech with... John Urschel. That is correct, the legendary mathematician and former NFL player John Urschel fills in for Motz on this amazing Blunders episode to talk the U.S. Chess Championships, Amateur Hour, and the Adoption of Hansen.</p>

<h4>Follow Us</h4>

<ul>
<li>Danny: <a href="http://twitter.com/danielrensch" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://twitch.tv/chess" target="_blank">Twitch</a>, <a href="https://www.chess.com/member/DanielRensch" target="_blank">Chess.com</a></li>
<li>Motz: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul>

<p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-blunders/id1229231959?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p><p>Special Guest: John Urschel.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Eric finally gets adopted by Naka. Feelsbadman" rel="nofollow" href="https://clips.twitch.tv/StrongCuteNigiriSwiftRage">Eric finally gets adopted by Naka. Feelsbadman</a></li><li><a title="Puzzle 1! Amateur Hour with Rensch &amp; Urschel: 15 Minute Drill - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVkuHhbjKyA">Puzzle 1! Amateur Hour with Rensch &amp; Urschel: 15 Minute Drill - YouTube</a> &mdash; Amateur Hour with Rensch &amp; Urschel</li><li><a title="U.S. Chess Championships Begin In St. Louis - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/u-s-chess-championships-begin-in-st-louis-1422">U.S. Chess Championships Begin In St. Louis - Chess.com</a></li><li><a title="Become a Chess.com Member and Support Blunders" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.blunders.fm/chess">Become a Chess.com Member and Support Blunders</a></li><li><a title="Subscribe to Blue Bottle and Get $10" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.blunders.fm/bluebottle">Subscribe to Blue Bottle and Get $10</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>While Motz is away, Danny chats coffee, blunders, and tech with... John Urschel. That is correct, the legendary mathematician and former NFL player John Urschel fills in for Motz on this amazing Blunders episode to talk the U.S. Chess Championships, Amateur Hour, and the Adoption of Hansen.</p>

<h4>Follow Us</h4>

<ul>
<li>Danny: <a href="http://twitter.com/danielrensch" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://twitch.tv/chess" target="_blank">Twitch</a>, <a href="https://www.chess.com/member/DanielRensch" target="_blank">Chess.com</a></li>
<li>Motz: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul>

<p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-blunders/id1229231959?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p><p>Special Guest: John Urschel.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Eric finally gets adopted by Naka. Feelsbadman" rel="nofollow" href="https://clips.twitch.tv/StrongCuteNigiriSwiftRage">Eric finally gets adopted by Naka. Feelsbadman</a></li><li><a title="Puzzle 1! Amateur Hour with Rensch &amp; Urschel: 15 Minute Drill - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVkuHhbjKyA">Puzzle 1! Amateur Hour with Rensch &amp; Urschel: 15 Minute Drill - YouTube</a> &mdash; Amateur Hour with Rensch &amp; Urschel</li><li><a title="U.S. Chess Championships Begin In St. Louis - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/u-s-chess-championships-begin-in-st-louis-1422">U.S. Chess Championships Begin In St. Louis - Chess.com</a></li><li><a title="Become a Chess.com Member and Support Blunders" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.blunders.fm/chess">Become a Chess.com Member and Support Blunders</a></li><li><a title="Subscribe to Blue Bottle and Get $10" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.blunders.fm/bluebottle">Subscribe to Blue Bottle and Get $10</a></li></ul>]]>
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