{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696568de9ab39048a63ed7f7/6965690bcfb9d619f8a6b1d3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rural Arkansas Explored in an Extra Gabfest Reads","description":"<p>This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are on vacation, but Emily taped an extra episode of Gabfest Reads for everyone. She sits down with author Monica Potts to talk about her new memoir <em>The Forgotten Girls</em>. They discuss growing up in rural Arkansas, Monica’s childhood best friend Darci, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, Emily, and John chatter about what’s making them happy this summer, an article about how bad things <em>really</em> are, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>In the <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2023/06/animal-liberation-now-peter-singer-environmental-animal-protection-climate-change\">June edition of Gabfest Reads</a>, Emily talks with <a href=\"https://petersinger.info/\">Peter Singer</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/PeterSinger\">@PeterSinger</a> about his book, <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Liberation-Now-Definitive-Classic-ebook/dp/B0C24WL6XF/tag=slatmaga-20\">Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed</a>. </p><p> </p><p>Email your chatters, questions, and comments to <a href=\"mailto:gabfest@slate.com\">gabfest@slate.com</a> or Tweet us <a href=\"https://twitter.com/slategabfest?lang=en\">@SlateGabfest</a>. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)</p><p> </p><p>Podcast production by Cheyna Roth</p><p>Research by Julie Huygen</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}