{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Flukebrawner.com%2Fepisodes%2Fsmokes-dfyvE0nU","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Smokes, Ep. 1: \"Rubber Snake Road\"","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8bd398a2-dfc3-4662-bb8a-b7e502e69031/bbe34636-008a-4c1f-bc62-31dd0246b159/smokes-main-artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/4d506240-396a-46b5-b3fe-91862b4546fd\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Smokes, Ep. 1: &quot;Rubber Snake Road&quot;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Smokes is a concept I developed for the members of my Patreon community. It's based on a quote that is generally attributed to the writer Stephen King: \"Sometimes a cigar is just a smoke, and a story is just a story.\" These are essentially stories for the simple joy of storytelling. It also served as a great space for me to practice the style of narrative storytelling I most enjoy.\n\nThis episode was produced for my lifelong best friends, Nathan, on his 40th birthday. Little did I know when I made it that two short months later, tragically, Nathan would pass away. His death made this particular story all the more meaningful to me."}