{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/6a2d21e1cd023694942c319b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"My Terrifying (and Oddly Funny) 25 Hours Kidnapped in New York","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/1781342524769-a457cc98-dd7d-4acd-a1dc-f88d1f8283f0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On the eve of his 38th birthday in 1998, a lawyer named Stanley Alpert was plucked off the street by three armed men. For the next 25 hours he sat blindfolded in a corner of their Brooklyn apartment, listening to their strange lives play out around him, and carefully absorbing their stories so he could have them jailed, should he ever escape.</p><p>For more, check out Stan’s book <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/300023/the-birthday-party-by-stanley-n-alpert/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival</a></p><p>Find us on TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@whatitwaslikepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@whatitwaslikepodcast</a></p><p>Find us on Youtube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@whatitwaslikepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@whatitwaslikepodcast</a></p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/whatitwaslikepodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">whatitwaslikepodcast</a></p><p>This is a <a href=\"https://superreal.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Superreal</a> production</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Superreal "}