{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69d9343979a641a1f32a06b8/69d93447af4db69e0df7ec53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Coronation | The Queen","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69d9343979a641a1f32a06b8/1779469474857-6d61a6e8-6f3b-47b5-9e85-cc232c117eba.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Linda Taylor became the “welfare queen” in 1974 when the Chicago Tribune publicized her outrageous exploits. The reporter who introduced her to the world was a Pulitzer Prize winner named George Bliss. He stumbled into the Taylor story while investigating waste and fraud in the public aid system, and his fixation on a single welfare recipient may have been more damaging than he ever realized.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s new book, <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/031651330X/?tag=slatmaga-20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Join Slate Plus to unlock the every Slate Presents season, including The Queen—plus ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe directly from our show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or visit <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Slow_Burn&amp;utm_source=show_notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">slate.com/thequeenplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}