{"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/dfc4153c-9e4e-46c9-a99f-e856776e21d0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"StarShipSofa No 584 Chris Beckett","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112ae920252fa86ccc84ffe/6112afa4d6c7ff00127297d9.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>PATREON SUPPORT NOW STANDING AT 447 – </strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/join/districtofwonders?\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LAST WEEK 438 HELP US GET TO 500 PATREON</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;SUPPORTERS.</strong></p><p><strong>Main Fiction: \"The Peacock Clock\" by Chris Beckett</strong></p><p>Originally published in the short fiction collection of the same name.</p><p>Chris Beckett’s short stories began to appear in print in 1990.&nbsp;He has published 6 novels to date, the most recent being <em>America City</em>, and 3 short story collections, of which the latest is <em>Spring Tide</em>.&nbsp;His next novel, <em>Beneath the World, a Sea</em>, will appear in April 2019.&nbsp;He won the Clarke award for his novel <em>Dark Eden,</em> and the Edge Hill Prize for his story collection, <em>The Turing Test</em>. A former social worker, social work manager and social work lecturer, but now concentrating on his writing, he lives in Cambridge, England.</p><p><strong>Narrated by: </strong><a href=\"http://georgehrab.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>George Hrab</strong></a></p><p>Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and heliocentrist George Hrab has written and produced six independent CDs and a concert DVD; published two books; recorded hundreds of episodes of an award-winning podcast; emceed countless science conferences; been a TEDx speaker; and has even performed for President Clinton. He’s traveled to four continents promoting critical thinking, science, and skepticism through story and song. George is considered one of the preeminent skeptic/science/atheist/geek-culture music icons currently living in his apartment.</p><p>Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by <a href=\"http://www.amyhsturgis.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Amy H Sturgis</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Tony C Smith"}