{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3c7e853c-db3d-543c-bc32-217a44c5a033/6a68fbd77e01e420e5bed0b9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 167: The Odyssey","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b7ae0a169562bfe7e95307/1785264974554-5c5ea781-94cb-4c30-b8ff-babd766011c4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects <em>The Odyssey, </em>the 2026 epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem the <em>Odyssey</em>, it stars an ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. In the film, Odysseus (Damon), the Greek king of Ithaca, undergoes a long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War and encounters mythical beings as he attempts to reunite with his wife Penelope (Hathaway). Join in as hosts Michael Shields and <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/ryanoconnell79.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan O'Connell</a> confront a cyclops, dangerous creature-enchantresses, perilous ocean whirlpools, backstabbing suitors, and more in an episode that praises Nolan's breathtaking achievement of a film.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Welcome To The Party Pal / Osiris Media"}