{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Magnificast","title":"Jim Bakker's Bunker w/ Martyn Wendell Jones","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/866d6b94\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3583,"description":"American Christianity is full of characters that are really larger than life--one of the biggest, however, is Jim Bakker. Jim Bakker was a hugely popular and successful televangelist, Christian theme park creator, and apocalypticist. In this episode, we get to know Jim Bakker through Martyn Wendell Jones, a Toronto based writer who covers religion. You can find more of Martyn's work here: https://martynwendelljones.contently.com\r\n\r\nAlso, If you want to learn more about the Bakkers check out John Wigger's book \"PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Evangelical Empire\" (https://www.amazon.com/PTL-Tammy-Bakkers-Evangelical-Empire/dp/0199379718) ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6s28gyx6CRYl5vA3zoeVsIZJeXwk9B2VEXq6uA5dCUI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI1MTYvMTU2Mzk3/OTQ0Ni1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}