<?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" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Richard Lewis: The Belly Of The Beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A podcast about the almost impossibly awful landscape of US politics and the media spin that fuels it.]]></description><link>https://richardlewis.substack.com/s/the-belly-of-the-beast</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!URuD!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F951c4257-0748-49fd-bc9f-5283df75ef18_108x108.png</url><title>Richard Lewis: The Belly Of The Beast</title><link>https://richardlewis.substack.com/s/the-belly-of-the-beast</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 03:10:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://richardlewis.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Richard Lewis]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[richardlewis@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[richardlewis@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Richard Lewis]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Richard Lewis]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[richardlewis@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[richardlewis@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Richard Lewis]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Belly Of The Beast Episode 95]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just to make sure the playbook was followed completely, Jimmy Kimmel managed to insert himself into the latest assassination attempt with his hilarious material. Jake Tapper does a 180 for his friend.]]></description><link>https://richardlewis.substack.com/p/belly-of-the-beast-episode-95</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://richardlewis.substack.com/p/belly-of-the-beast-episode-95</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lewis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 17:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/196239729/77e7c443-2679-492b-80b5-d53fc0447ad0/transcoded-1777742080.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>
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