{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/673911c4efa89af0b5d77f8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"790: Talking to a guy injecting on the sidewalk","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/1731793262333-ef3b65e4-dc7b-4281-a299-9d44ff934e94.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On a beautiful sunny Saturday, 9:50am, I was walking to Washington Square Park to charge my battery and talk at 10am to my friend Dan McPherson (<a href=\"https://joshuaspodek.com/guests/dan-mcpherson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">he's been on the podcast</a>, where he shared about his heart attack at age 46 the week before we recorded). I saw the guy in the picture injecting. I asked if I could take his picture and a brief conversation ensued.</p><p>Instead of my planned conversation with Dan, we recorded my experience and thoughts about the conversation with the guy injecting on the sidewalk. I haven't edited anything. I recorded with just my headphone microphone so sorry about the audio quality, but I think you'll be able to understand us fine.</p><p>I also didn't prepare. I'm not speaking from notes or even more than a few minutes to reflect. You'll get to hear my thoughts raw.</p><p>As it happens, Dan is about a third of the way through my book, <em>Sustainability Simplified</em>. It came up in conversation, so you'll get to hear the impressions of someone who has read it. Only at the very end of the call did I think to text Dan the pictures, so listen to the end to hear his thoughts on the book.</p>","author_name":"Joshua Spodek: Author, Speaker, Professor"}