{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fathrabeth.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F9e3d7e77-9e3d7e77","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 1: On Fairy Stories","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1872de/1872de99-0a69-4e07-8534-160ad142489c/b193b54c-8037-40b8-89a0-4b30ea539dd0/1535418848artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/b193b54c-8037-40b8-89a0-4b30ea539dd0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 1: On Fairy Stories\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this, our first episode, your hosts introduce themselves, and then dive right in as we explore Tolkien’s 1939 lecture “On Fairy Stories”, a fundamental work in Tolkien Studies, but one often overlooked by the wider Tolkien fandom. In it, Tolkien issues a sort of mission statement on why he considers fantasy important. Where can […]\r\n\r\n"}