{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/628eacd04a4aec0013fcdb67/6702d557fc23de57639dca21?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 677: Franz Nicolay (The World/Inferno Friendship Society, The Hold Steady)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/628eacd04a4aec0013fcdb67/1728238920524-58234d67-3fb4-4495-a340-96677d1af85a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Band People is part music writing and part business book, rounded out by academic research and a host of footnotes. It's a pragmatic look at the life of road warriors in an increasingly untenable industry. More than anything, however, it's a labor of love from lifelong touring musician, Franz Nicolay. Transcript available <a href=\"https://riylcast.com/blog/transcript-episode-677-franz-nicolay-the-worldinferno-friendship-society-the-hold-steady\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. </p>","author_name":"Brian Heater"}