{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"TBD - To Be Determined","title":"Episode 22 - Encased in Ancient Rind (R.A. Lafferty)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/374e0b16\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2459,"description":"Theme: Does more life bring greater wisdom?\nEpisode Connections\nAuthors, stories. Neil Gaiman, Sandman series. Phillip K. Dick. Samuel R. Delaney & Marilyn Hacker, Quark series. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. Stephen R. Donaldson, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Jerome Bixby, “Old Testament.” Clifford Simak, “Desertion.” J.G. Ballard, “Voices of Time.” Jason Key. R.A. Lafferty, Not to Mention Camels. Jonathan Strahan, The Best of R.A. Lafferty.\nFilms. The Day After Tomorrow.\nTV episodes, series. None this time.\nIdeas. Post-apocalyptic sci fi. Evolution & adaptation of species. Free speech, knowledge, and oppression. Social & intellectual regression.\nWhoa - Hmmm - WTF. Bill says he began in a state of WTF, but that fades to Hmmm on further reading. Lafferty hits you between the ears. “Ancient Rind” is strategically weird. Dan followed a similar path. \nPrevious episode: Alice Glaser, “The Tunnel Ahead,” Kurt Vonnegut, “2BR02B”\nNext episode: Fritz Lieber, “A Pail of Air”\nMusic Credit: \"Ouroboros\" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License\nLink: Creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/moTEn8Q6KiozdqWo9_SH6T23BOVdaOv5gy5HKs5cLps/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIxNjMxLzE2MjI1/NjE2NjUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}