{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3854f6b7-dd07-5986-9cab-9e69ded2bcbd/63083f29fc242d00124386f4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. #711: Bret McKenzie","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620127d84925ed4ea3ec08aa/1661483993024-acddb5aa906bb0093456d51a1a3edbca.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bretrospective/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bret McKenzie</a> goes deep on the making of his solo debut, <a href=\"https://www.subpop.com/releases/bret_mckenzie/songs_without_jokes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Songs Without Jokes</em></a>, growing up a music fan in Wellington, New Zealand, writing serious songs that are still funny, sharp songwriters and a 1980s vibe, his killer studio band, Dire Straits and the War on Drugs, global warming and the pandemic, lightening up, <a href=\"https://www.subpop.com/artists/flight_of_the_conchords\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Flight of the Conchords</a> updates, tour dates, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/kreativekontrol\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a>, <a href=\"http://trokaderoguelph.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pizza Trokadero</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bookshelf.ca/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Bookshelf</a>, <a href=\"http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.grandads.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grandad's Donuts.</a> Support <a href=\"https://yess.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Y.E.S.S.</a> and <a href=\"https://www.bwunited.ca/donate/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Black Women United YEG</a>. Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vish online</a>.</p>","author_name":"Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)"}