{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66914ee699cb3e7cd86885fd/6935c2476f0842bcde02d648?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sarah R. New: The Kangaroo Girl Who Broke the Internet","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66914ee699cb3e7cd86885fd/1765130311381-3a5aab60-b18d-48f9-af5b-d5ea535a4e3d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Author and horror writer Sarah R. New joins Raging Rich and T.A. Shelano for the final guest interview episode of Season 5 and her stories are unbelievable in the best possible way. From being confronted by a giant kangaroo named Graham, to being accidentally banned from the internet for \"radicalisation\" during her university dissertation, Sarah brings humour, honesty and total chaos in equal measure.</p><p><br></p><p>We dive into her creative process, her love of horror, and how real-life fears shape her fiction - including her raw and powerful novella Hypochondria, inspired by her journey with chronic health issues and a recent diagnosis of hypermobility spectrum disorder. We also explore indie publishing, Eurovision adventures, and her travel memoir, The Great European Escape.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Drawing horror inspiration from everyday life</li><li>The now-legendary kangaroo showdown</li><li>How she ended up banned from the internet for three days</li><li>Creativity, chronic illness and navigating diagnosis</li><li>Why celebrity book deals spark debate</li><li>Eurovision, European travel and the joy of unexpected adventures</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Find Sarah online</strong></p><p>🌐 Website: <a href=\"https://sarahrnew.wordpress.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sarahrnew.wordpress.com</a></p><p>🐦 Twitter/X: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/aldbera\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/aldbera</a></p><p>📸 Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/aldbera\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/aldbera</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>📱 Follow The Middle-aged Bodcast Online!</strong></p><p>📸 Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/midagedbodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/midagedbodcast</a></p><p>📘 Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/middleagedbodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/middleagedbodcast</a></p><p>🐦 Twitter/X: <a href=\"https://x.com/MidagedBodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/MidagedBodcast</a></p><p>🔵 Bluesky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/middleagedbodcast.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/middleagedbodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>🌐 Website: <a href=\"https://middleagedbodcast.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://middleagedbodcast.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>🦘 Listen in for the kangaroo story and afterwards, we want to know: would you have stood your ground or handed over the food to Graham?</p>","author_name":"Raging Rich & T.A. Shelano"}