<?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[THOUGHTSCRAPES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harvested from the brain curds of Wendy. <br/><br/><a href="https://wendyblacke.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">wendyblacke.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://wendyblacke.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:00:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/7147046.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Wendy Blacke]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Wendy Blacke]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[wendyblacke@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/7147046.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Wendy Blacke</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Harvested from the brain curds of Wendy.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Wendy Blacke</itunes:name><itunes:email>wendyblacke@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Personal Journals"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Health &amp; Fitness"><itunes:category text="Mental Health"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/7147046/be7b7bab09c24467c49f7aa3d86a77d6.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 5: Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>On finding a soft place to land.</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://wendyblacke.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">wendyblacke.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://wendyblacke.substack.com/p/episode-5-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:203142738</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wendy Blacke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:43:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203142738/ec1648b2b54cb21c4a30f04f4a7382b2.mp3" length="33466350" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Wendy Blacke</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>2789</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/7147046/post/203142738/be7b7bab09c24467c49f7aa3d86a77d6.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 4: AI Sloppification of Search]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>On today's episode, I've been thinking a lot about Google's decision to introduce their AI Search as the default option. The AI-sloppification of search is frustrating. Let me tell you about 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://wendyblacke.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">wendyblacke.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://wendyblacke.substack.com/p/episode-4-ai-sloppification-of-search</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:200150396</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wendy Blacke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:58:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200150396/6f84be670db1a1f16736037eb9b09d98.mp3" length="23382667" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Wendy Blacke</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1949</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/7147046/post/200150396/caea41edd521f68589d1141f77f2ffa4.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 3: Creative Audacity]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>On today's episode I talk about creative audacity and making mistakes while learning something new. Find me elsewhere:</p><p>Instagram @literarily.wendy </p><p>Substack wendyblacke.substack.com </p><p>Website www.wendyblacke.com</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://wendyblacke.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">wendyblacke.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://wendyblacke.substack.com/p/episode-3-creative-audacity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:199228785</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wendy Blacke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199228785/fee7bf11976f96b217b71e2854e92392.mp3" length="28850200" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Wendy Blacke</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>2404</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/7147046/post/199228785/029e4cfb3899986d7f15bef4566d75b3.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 2: Difficult Mothers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>On today's episode I wanted to dive into difficult mother/child relationships. I discuss my relationship with my own mother and how it's changed throughout my life. It's cathartic to look back on this relationship with my mom as a whole and work through feelings of betrayal and abandonment and share some of that reflection and healing process.<a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033fzsogabGuUPBafTS8OF?si=cdbcd2ec8c55455e">THOUGHTSCRAPES is now on Spotify! </a></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://wendyblacke.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">wendyblacke.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://wendyblacke.substack.com/p/difficult-mothers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:198284519</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wendy Blacke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198284519/5f5e5233941841e9e3bebcd58f297d0b.mp3" length="41889586" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Wendy Blacke</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>3491</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/7147046/post/198284519/b45170e349c8e0a80e83ac9286bd3509.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 1: Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Thoughtscrapes! In this introductory episode, I'll tell you about my motivation behind starting this and what you can expect moving forward. I hope you'll sit with me for a while.</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://wendyblacke.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">wendyblacke.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://wendyblacke.substack.com/p/thoughtscrapes-episode-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:197252152</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wendy Blacke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:43:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197252152/0d72016058151193c0833f3d8b02cf9e.mp3" length="14823071" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Wendy Blacke</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1235</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/7147046/post/197252152/be7b7bab09c24467c49f7aa3d86a77d6.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>