{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9077c08c-f50e-4ce8-95d1-03fbe7cc72d1/6461521641a7360011ea3788?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"StarShipSofa 712 Laird Barron","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112ae920252fa86ccc84ffe/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Main Fiction: \"The Big Whimper\" by Laird Barron</strong></p><p>Laird Barron, an expat Alaskan, is the author of several books, including <em>The Imago Sequence and Other Stories</em>; <em>Swift to Chase</em>; and <em>Blood Standard</em>. Currently, Barron lives in the Rondout Valley of New York State and is at work on tales about the evil that men do.</p><p>This story originally appeared in <em>Weird World War IV</em>, 2022.</p><p><strong>Narrated by: Will Stagl</strong></p><p>Will Stagl is proud to be a member of the StarShipSofa team, recruiting narrators for the podcast’s stellar stories. Will works as a creative professional and occasional musician from his adopted home of Tucson, Arizona.</p><p>Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by <a href=\"https://www.amyhsturgis.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amy H Sturgis</a></p>","author_name":"Tony C Smith"}