{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6961268923ce58f14615840d/696126d488da0c07c1ad66ad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bonus: Kill Tony, Alive and Thriving","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6961268923ce58f14615840d/454d25bd2e456cbc52985374c64db642.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>A patron and perhaps foremost practitioner of “anti-woke comedy,” Tony Hinchcliffe sits atop his own thriving comedy kingdom in Austin. And when you’re on top, you’ve got nowhere to punch but down.</p>\n<p>Guest: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/lukewinkie.bsky.social\"><u>Luke Winkie</u></a>, <a href=\"https://slate.com/author/luke-winkie\"><u>staff writer at Slate</u></a>, author of “<a href=\"https://slate.com/culture/2025/08/kill-tony-hinchcliffe-austin-texas-comedy-trump.html\"><u>The Cult of Kill Tony</u></a>”</p>\n<p>This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock exclusive episodes of What Next —you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-next-daily-news-and-analysis/id1438906889\"><u>Apple Podcasts</u></a> and <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/7IT5Yn1zGDH1cYXh38dned\"><u>Spotify</u></a>. Or, visit <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=What_Next&amp;utm_source=episode_summary\"><u>slate.com/whatnextplus</u></a> to get access wherever you listen.</p>\n<p>Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Ethan Oberman, and Rob Gunther. </p>\n<p><br></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}