<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Crooked Tree Radio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crooked Tree Radio is long-form audio storytelling rooted in philosophical fiction. Episodes range from quiet one-offs to deeper multi-part arcs drawn from lived experience. <br/><br/><a href="https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com/s/crooked-tree-radio?utm_medium=podcast">underthecrookedtree.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com/s/crooked-tree-radio</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:46:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3450950/s/309103.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Crooked Tree Radio]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Joshua Hughes]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[substackunderthecrookedtree@gmail.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3450950/s/309103.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Crooked Tree Radio</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Crooked Tree Radio is long-form audio storytelling rooted in philosophical fiction. Episodes range from quiet one-offs to deeper multi-part arcs drawn from lived experience.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Crooked Tree Radio</itunes:name><itunes:email>substackunderthecrookedtree@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:category text="Fiction"/><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3450950/s/309103/b7aab9b4f0d0e51adf76498a47f0f93f.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Written, performed, and produced by one man with something to say. I've been quiet long enough. Time to tell my side of the story.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">underthecrookedtree.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com/p/the-breach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:193074824</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Crooked Tree Project]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:24:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193074824/5724e87af653e36dd65cff18a88d7181.mp3" length="14588075" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Crooked Tree Project</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>912</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3450950/post/193074824/813d743f91ba4426ce97fcad730cf028.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Station Keeper]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>At some point the mission fades and what's left is maintenance. Not crisis — continuity. This is an episode about what keeps the engine running when meaning goes quiet, institutions lose their shape, and the only honest answer left is smaller and denser than anything you were trained to carry. Love as gravity. Not large and hollow. Compressed. A neutron star. Microscopic and infinite, bending everything around it.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">underthecrookedtree.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com/p/station-keeper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:188806053</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Crooked Tree Project]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188806053/71da6254b23dc93f91c4ef70e34a721c.mp3" length="41022761" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Crooked Tree Project</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>2051</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3450950/post/188806053/fe684c6ecaf5e154ac6877925e0d3d46.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Veto]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Rights feel inherent because we treat them as sacred. They feel permanent because we build institutions around them. But what happens when the enforcement fails, the borders shift, and the language remains while the protection vanishes? This episode doesn't offer comfort. It offers the only honest thing left — the choice to defend what matters anyway, not because the universe cares, but because you do.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">underthecrookedtree.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com/p/the-veto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:186107655</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Crooked Tree Project]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186107655/48dae08b797265f2e76c917e31aba82a.mp3" length="18678654" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Crooked Tree Project</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1167</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3450950/post/186107655/b3d6404bc483d06bd9d73be34df5b630.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under The Crooked Tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This is where it started. A kid who wanted to be on the radio, a grandmother who saw something in him before he could name it, and a story she told about a tree that bent in the storm and didn't break. This episode is about why Crooked Tree Radio exists. Not as a platform, not as a brand, but as a place. The kind that holds without asking.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">underthecrookedtree.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://underthecrookedtree.substack.com/p/under-the-crooked-tree</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:184213702</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Crooked Tree Project]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184213702/bb8011d7991368c2d15582f89011a014.mp3" length="14218205" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Crooked Tree Project</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>889</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3450950/post/184213702/9fff3e5c047c309f94c30354476069a7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>