{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6310cebaae5d1300124c3544/67051f05fdf93b3e0c4930e5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Louise Minchin","description":"<p>Journalist, broadcaster, and now author, Louise Minchin, overcomes wild weather, technical issues, and a hotel turn-down, to chat to Gabby this week on <em>The Mid•Point</em>! Louise shares her love of swimming, and how finding a passion for triathlon later in life unwittingly helped her to navigate the menopause; she describes it as “self medication”. Louise also talks about big midlife decisions and what it was like when she left <em>BBC Breakfast</em> to pursue her writing career, as well as her obsession with reality TV, and how snacks and naps are two of her favourite things! </p><p><br></p><p>Louise’s new novel <a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/isolation-island/louise-minchin/9781035407460\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Isolation Island</em> </a>is out now. </p>","author_name":"Gabby Logan"}