{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Scripts-Aloud","title":"08 The Lamentations of June","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":873,"description":"\"Lamentations of June\" is a surreal and philosophical story set on June 30, 1974, in Paris, France. The narrative follows June, a 27-year-old woman with a pixie haircut and blue overalls, who has a \"sixth-sense\" that allows her to have visions about other people's lives. It is unclear if the characters she encounters are real or imaginary.June sits at a bus stop and interacts with a series of intriguing characters. She first meets a man who is overly forward with her. She tells him to go away after a passionate kiss, as she knows \"nothing will come of it\" due to her clairvoyance5555. She then meets a young woman, on her way to an audition, and foresees her future as a \"tremendously famous\" actress named Giselle.Next, June encounters an older woman, a self-proclaimed communist who works at the Eiffel Tower selling tickets. The older woman shares a harrowing story about surviving World War II by sacrificing herself to German soldiers, a choice she insists was not important because it saved her eleven companions.Finally, a man named Dr. Weinstein, described as balding and \"quite dapper,\" arrives and reveals that June is a case study in his new book on phenomenology. June realizes that his book's success will expose her to the public. Prompted by a \"sensation\" she should leave France, June decides to go to America, possibly Quebec, to escape the coming publicity. The episode ends with June walking away from Dr. Weinstein, ready to begin a new journey.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3Fna7diGwFEHLIuLXAVurG-Ga9UQCSFr2nIOvLNue5U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZTdl/NjE3YzhiZWEzNGUx/M2Y3N2EyNDQ4OTQ5/OWMzMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}