{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60c1f183fb410600123a96ef/643d5f4a042d4d0011326010?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"BONUS - Interview with Liam Knight","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60c1f183fb410600123a96ef/1625855109134-984fd45d7e7f674b153560511f959cb0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Following on from our coverage of Octavia Butler's <em>Parable of the Sower </em>(1993), we have a bit of a roundtable chat with local hellscape expert, Liam Knight (AKA 'DystopiaJunkie'). </p><p><br></p><p>In this bonus episode we discuss the differences and interactions between dystopian and postapocalyptic literature, explore these genres' preoccupations and their history, and explain why no budding survivalist should be without a garden gnome.</p><p><br></p><p>Liam's Youtube page (on which we're making a guest appearance) can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@DystopiaJunkie</p>","author_name":"Abigail Boucher and Daniel Jenkin-Smith"}