{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/643708c2cf22560011db18ed/686cead1594dfad1a2475fba?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Summer Book Club - The 'Brief History' series","description":"<p>In this episode of&nbsp;<strong>The Summer History Reading Book Club, Charlie Higson</strong>&nbsp;is talking to&nbsp;<strong>Tom Phillips</strong>, author of a series of very funny books known as the ‘Brief History’ series.</p><p><br></p><p>These books include&nbsp;<strong>Humans - A Brief History of How We Fucked It All Up</strong>&nbsp;which was published in 2018. He followed this up with<strong>&nbsp;Truth - A Brief History of Total Bullshit,</strong>&nbsp;in 2019 – and then&nbsp;<strong>Conspiracy - A History of Bullshit Theories and How Not To Fall For Them</strong>, published in 2022 and as his most recent book is<strong>&nbsp;A Brief History of the End Of The Fucking World</strong>&nbsp;published this year, it's pretty clear what the main topic is in each book!</p><p><br></p><p>Tom is a journalist with a passion and dedication for fact-checking, which makes these books even more interesting as they separate fact from fiction.</p>","author_name":"Charlie Higson"}