{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Offbeat Journeys","title":"An Insufferable Genius, A Phantom Pregnancy, and A Laugh at 30,000 Feet","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":974,"description":"“Every book leaves a mark. This is where we talk about it.”\n \nIn this episode of Offbeat Journeys, I discuss the books written to make us laugh. That laughter sometimes really is the best medicine and other times, it can lead to potentially embarrassing situations, 30,000 feet in the air. In this episode, I talk about:\n \n· The book shaped by a character with massive amounts of self-importance and delusion\n· The one that portrays a sophisticated, soon-to-be father succumbing to the most ridiculous situations\n· And the book that almost led to an embarrassing situation for me on a flight home from Zurich\n \nIf you’ve ever felt understood by a book… if you love stories that linger… or if you’re curious about how writers are shaped by the books they read — you’re in the right place.\nSubscribe, settle in, and join the journey.\n \n📚 Books Mentioned\n(Some links may be affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through them, it supports the show at no extra cost to you.)\n \n· A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole\n· Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly (as told to Paul Howard)\n· Shy by Max Porter\n \n✍️ Connect with Me\nNewsletter → Offbeat Journeys by James\nMy Books → Wednesday’s Child\nFacebook → https://www.facebook.com/molloywrites \nInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/molloywrites\nLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-molloy-23a9b822b\nTikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@molloywrites\nBluesky → https://bsky.app/profile/molloywrites.bsky.social\n \n🎵 Intro/Outro Music\nThe Beat of Nature by folk_acoustic on Pixabay","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Hor6Pa7qb6mzU3VJ5fJUAZUNo7-_nzYXATpp32RX6HM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMDM3/OGMwMGFmNGJiMTUz/MGFlMjQ0NjMzNTM3/MmVjZS5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}