{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9a03fe9e-1ff0-4dcc-b3f6-50bd1f016ea4/5afcf25a-2a28-4655-9fd8-5c8a1dfbf49e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Wall","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6195701f2eacc3a36070252a/619570bccb3c660012e3d284.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>This week David talks to John Lanchester about his new novel&nbsp;depicting Britain after a climate catastrophe and encircled by a vast&nbsp;wall that must be defended at all costs.&nbsp;Where does this nightmarish&nbsp;vision come from?&nbsp;How closely does it track what we know about climate change?&nbsp;And what does it tell us about our political choices now and in&nbsp;the future? Plus we discuss the relationship between climate and&nbsp;capitalism. <a href=\"https://amzn.to/2Sx7PAD\" target=\"_blank\">https://amzn.to/2Sx7PAD</a></p>","author_name":"David Runciman and Catherine Carr"}