{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Flast-podcast-on-the-left.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-358-the-electric-chair-Z37DKtEC","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 358: The Electric Chair","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4ca28c/4ca28c43-1b5a-4fc4-bc21-fc9e79754a3a/be67d348-c9b1-49c0-8a9b-fd2b9893b1c8/lpotl-poster-lpn.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/be67d348-c9b1-49c0-8a9b-fd2b9893b1c8\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 358: The Electric Chair\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"We continue our series on executions with an in-depth look at the origins and history of America's electric chair, from its beginning as a pawn in the great Battle of the Currents near the turn of the century to the absolutely awful ways that some executions have gone awry."}