{"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-bc32-217a44c5a033/6abbcf87e1bd8d0f19939388?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 171: The Best TV Shows of the 21st Century","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b7ae0a169562bfe7e95307/1790693039039-33a0312b-50e7-420d-8a8f-e93499c52f70.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome To The Party Pal celebrates the best TV shows of the 21st century in an episode based on <em>The New York Times</em> list of <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/arts/television/best-tv-shows-21st-century.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21 Century</a>. 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> evaluate the quality of the list and also offer their picks for the ten best TV shows of the last 25 years, a decade and a half brimming with brilliant television.</p>","author_name":"Welcome To The Party Pal / Osiris Media"}