{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696568de9ab39048a63ed7f7/696952174a98b04d3d8c067d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gabfest Reads | When Marriage Goes Stale and Middle Age Hits Hard","description":"<p>Emily Bazelon talks with author Curtis Sittenfeld about her short story collection, “<a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710019/show-dont-tell-by-curtis-sittenfeld/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Show Don't Tel</a>l.” They discuss the recurring themes of the book from troubled marriages and middle age to the passage of time, and characters who are navigating moments of racial privilege and prejudice.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Tweet us your questions @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Nina Porzucki.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}