<?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[Colin Meloy's Machine Shop: The Common Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduce yourself!]]></description><link>https://colinmeloy.substack.com/s/the-common-room</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ywuy!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50a3926b-a409-4a3c-b126-ec11e04fa708_319x319.png</url><title>Colin Meloy&apos;s Machine Shop: The Common Room</title><link>https://colinmeloy.substack.com/s/the-common-room</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 03:12:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://colinmeloy.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Colin Meloy]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[colinmeloy@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[colinmeloy@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Colin Meloy]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Colin Meloy]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[colinmeloy@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[colinmeloy@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Colin Meloy]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[The Common Room: March Aprils On]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was going through old Machine Shop posts and I saw that I was doing a thing early on, this thing called The Common Room, just setting up a thr&#8230;]]></description><link>https://colinmeloy.substack.com/p/the-common-room-march-aprils-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://colinmeloy.substack.com/p/the-common-room-march-aprils-on</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Meloy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:29:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3146bfcd-fa79-4086-b841-6790b05f230e_600x458.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was going through old Machine Shop posts and I saw that I was doing a thing early on, this thing called The Common Room, just setting up a thread where people might chat with one another. Is that cool? Should we be doing that more often? There&#8217;s loads of new people in this community since the last Common Room, back in April. So what&#8217;s on your mind? Who are you, anyway?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Common Room: Introductions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey folks!]]></description><link>https://colinmeloy.substack.com/p/the-common-room-87f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://colinmeloy.substack.com/p/the-common-room-87f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Meloy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/96f5a9a7-484b-439f-bcbb-6168071182e1_1000x594.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey folks! Thought it might be nice for everyone to have a chance to introduce themselves &amp; connect with one another. Chime in in the comments here &#8212; who are you, what are you into, what brought you here?</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>