{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65987686d411280017b30a77/66abd7d41f6556b4b6ada9ff?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"228: Lev Grossman (THE BRIGHT SWORD) & Philip K Dick's UBIK","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65987686d411280017b30a77/1722537883605-f87a7e82-71f8-476d-966c-4b9829be5c9c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Lev Grossman returns to the podcast after a nine year break. That’s a long time! Since he was here last, he wrote his Arthurian magnum opus, <em>The Bright Sword</em>, and he chats about it, along with a good name for a cocktail sword, God, Merlin, and how he likes to be in conversation with someone else’s work. Plus, he brings along Phillip K. Dick’s <em>UBIK</em>, a bizarre sci-fi classic that’s on the verge of fantasy itself.</p><p><br></p><p>contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb</p><p><br></p><p>for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com</p><p><br></p><p>music: Disaster Magic</p><p><br></p><p>(https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic)</p>","author_name":"Christopher Hermelin"}