Prove $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{H_{k}^{(2)}}{2^kk} = \frac{5\zeta(3)}{8}$

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$$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{H_{k}^{(2)}}{2^kk} = \frac{5\zeta(3)}{8}$$

Can someone show this without making a generating function for

$$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{x^kH_{k}^{(2)}}{k}$$

Since that is the route I took and successfully got the answer. I totally feel as if there’s a nicer way to go about it, as the answer is so simple in terms of the zeta function.

To be clear: $$H_{n}^{(m)} = \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{k^m}$$

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The closed form follows on plugging $x=1/2$ in the generating function

$$\small{\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{H_{n}^{(2)}}{n}x^{n}=\operatorname{Li}_3(x)+2\operatorname{Li}_3(1-x)-\ln(1-x)\operatorname{Li}_2(1-x)-\zeta(2)\ln(1-x)-2\zeta(3)}$$

note that $\operatorname{Li}_2(1/2)=\frac12\zeta(2)-\frac12\ln^2(2)$ and $\operatorname{Li}_3(1/2)=\frac78\zeta(3)-\frac12\ln(2)\zeta(2)+\frac16\ln^3(2)$


Different approach

Recall the generalization

$$\int_0^1 \frac{\ln^a(1-x)\ln(1+x)}{x}dx=(-1)^a a! \sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{H_n^{(a+1)}}{n2^n}$$

With $a=1$ we have

$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{H_n^{(2)}}{n2^n}=-\int_0^1 \frac{\ln(1-x)\ln(1+x)}{x}dx$$ which is trivial.