{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65652f28b5840a0012138357/6701af506575842b73416782?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 84: The Decline of the Jest","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65652f28b5840a0012138357/1728163621436-b08d87db-7c7a-4706-a026-e856f0ea37c4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Recorded 9.29.24</em></p><p><br></p><p>Matt and Dan discuss Donald Trump as a political figure, a symbol, a comedian and an artist, making reference to Dan's recent article \"<a href=\"https://danbaltic.substack.com/p/the-decline-of-the-jest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Decline of the Jest</a>\" and Constantine Von Hoffmeister's <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Esoteric-Trumpism-Constantin-von-Hoffmeister/dp/1915755476\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Esoteric Trumpism</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/Mpegz696\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matt&nbsp;Twitter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/baltic_dan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dan&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;</a></p>","author_name":"Matthew Pegas & Dan Baltic"}