{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Free Play Podcast","title":"Episode 52 | Is Kickstarter Killing Creativity?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b5cf1630\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3402,"description":"We’ve all been there.  It’s 2 am and you’re trolling around on the internet when a force beyond your control stops your scroll dead in it’s tracks.  That force’s name: Kickstarter. Suddenly it’s 4 am and you have backed dozens of things you never knew you needed. As great as kickstarter is, it’s taken a strange turn this past month by suspending several projects… some of which had fully funded to the tune of $200K.  This left us all asking… “but… why?” and that’s what we want to talk about this week on the Free Play Podcast.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PjDlKjs6y6IJXsR6RZX-LIPE3dPnF4k-zw2EL5cpJEU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDY3LzE2NjEy/MDQ0MjEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}