{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64c48a3f0e1a7c0011890b3e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Relevant Fiction: Stories with a Conscience","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64c48a3f0e1a7c0011890b3e/1691755395990-24734eef2ba5a0c0376d2eaa30cff54a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Explore socially conscious authors who write fiction that’s relevant, thought-provoking <em>and</em> entertaining. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>I'll talk about the underlying story behind (inside) other novels, some of my own, and some from other authors - issues like alcoholism, handicaps (both physical and emotional), technology and its effects on society (both intended and unintended, good and bad), climate impacts, etc.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Real issues affecting real people, but from within the comfortable cradle of kick-butt fiction. How cool is that!</em></strong></p>","author_name":"GK Jurrens"}