{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69380c0d4a9751f83d7c325d/6998dced0e5c959d594b173a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Does reading make you a better person? with Dominic Sandbrook","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69380c0d4a9751f83d7c325d/1771625441085-c2a49d69-fc15-474f-a229-e2394d7d7668.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For one of the most famous historians in Britain, conquering the past is not enough.</p><p><br></p><p>This month, alongside co-host Tabitha Syrett, Dominic Sandbrook is launching a new podcast - this time shifting his focus from history to literature.</p><p><br></p><p>Tanjil Rashid sat down with Sandbrook to talk about this new venture, what he’s reading (he insists it’s a balanced diet) and why reading still matters, not just to us as individuals, but to the health of society itself.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}