{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/cdc1d56f-449f-5ef9-af97-b52a4bd443d1/218fd915-9582-4151-a594-ec39049b12cd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Stephen Merchant’s comedies predicted two existential crises we face today","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e9c3906c05e7266f40b73/611e9c639f0a93001282ff12.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>This week's episode features an interview with writer/director Stephen Merchant, and two predictions for the price of one.</p>\r\n<p>For the first, Nik explores how <em>The Office</em> predicted a grim trend in work culture. And for the second, we chat with Stephen about how his comedy <em>Extras</em> predicted the way people act on social media today.</p>\r\n<p>Finally, as a special bonus, he also throws in a fiction prediction of his own...</p>","author_name":"Mashable"}