{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/628eacd04a4aec0013fcdb67/6918fc2ce4a19aaf073774d5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 735: Saul Williams","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/628eacd04a4aec0013fcdb67/1763236688670-e06213b8-dbdb-4549-a12d-b74546a8b029.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>They didn’t go into the forest to create a record. One evening of music and words surrounded by nature was plenty enough reason to gather.</p><p>Still, Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño &amp; Friends at TreePeople emerged, as the first official document of the two long-time friends collaborating.</p><p>More than 30 years into his career, Williams doesn’t have anything in particular to prove. The mid-90s saw him quickly rise the ranks of New York’s slam poetry community, and he’s since proved himself as a musician, book author, science fiction writer, actor, and more.</p><p>But in a world forever teetering on the &nbsp;edge, there’s still plenty left to be said.</p>","author_name":"Brian Heater"}