{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7307ff07-7cc9-5e1f-97bb-a5c236e6e412/121609c4-95c5-4ccd-898e-fc7d505c6799?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Parasite Puppeteers","description":"<p>So, you think you have free will, right? Well, have we got news for you! <br><br>As it turns out, many of our actions - from what we wear, to how we drive, or even to our business skills - may be controlled by microscopic parasites.<br><br>Today in the shed Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella chat with passionate parasitologist Maureen Williams of Trinity College Dublin about fungi that control their hosts like puppets on a string, crustaceans that bite off and replace their hosts' tongues, and parasitic wasps that feast on the fresh meat of their still-living hosts.<br><br>Latch on and listen in!<br><br>Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella<br><br>A Red Hare Media production.<br><br>Music:<br>Artist: Podington<br>Tracks: 'Curious' and 'Sunset'<br><br>The accompanying image is licensed under the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Creative_Commons\">Creative Commons</a> <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en\">Attribution 2.0 Generic</a> license. <br>Source: <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/gtzecosan/16424898321/\">https://www.flickr.com/photos/gtzecosan/16424898321/</a><br><br></p><br><br>","author_name":"Collie Ennis & Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media"}