{"id":123,"date":"2025-12-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedorksidepodcast.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/rearview-mirror-of-regret-and-childhood-stupidity-ep-25-049\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:00:00","slug":"rearview-mirror-of-regret-and-childhood-stupidity-ep-25-049","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedorksidepodcast.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/rearview-mirror-of-regret-and-childhood-stupidity-ep-25-049\/","title":{"rendered":"Rearview Mirror of Regret and Childhood Stupidity &#8211; Ep 25-049"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-123-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/ca555d54-8b7c-482d-9fb4-f57713f1d599.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/ca555d54-8b7c-482d-9fb4-f57713f1d599.mp3\">https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/ca555d54-8b7c-482d-9fb4-f57713f1d599.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Ah, the 70s, 80s, and 90s\u2014the triumvirate of terror for anyone with a functioning central nervous system. 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