{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6927a48ecaf6efa703dbae9e/6927a4b31874a1556d648dc8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rasheed Newson (My Government Means to Kill Me) on Queer History and the WGA Strike","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6927a48ecaf6efa703dbae9e/4db5edd5acf94dcf5910c2429e622394.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>BONUS EPISODE! <b>Jason</b> and <b>Brett</b> talk to <b>Rasheed Newson </b>(<em>My Government Means to Kill Me</em>) about his firsthand experience on the WGA picket line and get the inside scoop on what the writers are fighting for. They also chat about gay history and the exciting project that Rasheed is keeping himself busy with in the meantime. </p><p><b>Rasheed Newson</b> is a writer and producer of <em>Bel-Air, The Chi</em>, and <em>Narcos</em>. He currently resides in Pasadena, California with his husband and two children. <em>My Government Means to Kill Me</em> is his debut novel.<br/><br/></p><p><a rel=\"payment\" href=\"https://gaysreading.substack.com/\">Support the show</a></p><p><a href='https://allstora.com/pages/gays-reading-book-club?utm_source=host_jasonblitman&amp;utm_medium=host&amp;utm_campaign=gays_reading&amp;utm_content=podcast_ig_bio'><b>BOOK CLUB!</b></a><b><br/></b>Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club <a href='https://allstora.com/pages/gays-reading-book-club?utm_source=host_jasonblitman&amp;utm_medium=host&amp;utm_campaign=gays_reading&amp;utm_content=podcast_ig_bio'><b>HERE</b></a> <br/>December Book: <em>Like Family</em> by Erin O. White</p> <p><b>SUBSTACK!</b><br/><a href='https://gaysreading.substack.com/'>https://gaysreading.substack.com/</a></p> <p><b>MERCH!</b><br/><a href='http://gaysreading.printful.me'>http://gaysreading.printful.me</a></p> <p><b>WATCH!</b><br/><a href='https://youtube.com/@gaysreading'>https://youtube.com/@gaysreading</a><br/> <br/><b>FOLLOW!</b><br/>Instagram: <a href='http://www.instagram.com/gaysreading'>@gaysreading</a> | <a href='https://www.instagram.com/jasonblitman'>@jasonblitman</a><br/>Bluesky: <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/gaysreading.bsky.social'>@gaysreading</a> | <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/jasonblitman.bsky.social'>@jasonblitman</a><br/><br/><b>CONTACT!</b><br/><a href='mailto:hello@gaysreading.com'>hello@gaysreading.com</a></p>","author_name":"Jason Blitman"}