{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorynerd.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fcrooked-house-left-brained-stories-4ObR3OGX","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Crooked House: left-brained stories","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8843f46a-76a8-48c3-aa91-48d994c9c9c6/a1e2ae9a-adad-4a7a-9b0a-83ef77a17e34/story-nerd-trademark.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/45924636-06e5-410a-9c06-4472f984d172\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Crooked House: left-brained stories\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"It's time for a brand new season of the show and this time around, Valerie and Melanie are studying the same topic: left-brained stories. Never heard of it before? Don't worry. Valerie made up the term to describe any story that has a puzzle of some kind and invites the reader/audience to try to solve the puzzle before the author reveals the solution. Left-brained stories tend to be mysteries/crime stories, thrillers, and spy stories but they can show up in any genre.\n\nIn left-brained stories, storytelling principles are applied a little differently—and that's exactly what Valerie and Melanie will explore all season long."}