{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-political-scene-the-new-yorker.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fmetoo-2021-RT6qNG3z","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#MeToo, 2021","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8eeafcc8-8451-4007-beb1-17cd72fab067/9595fdc3-f503-48b6-a118-0b400defdb09/square-icon-the-political-scene.png","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/9afdabdd-0e91-4540-90ee-feadca9b7675\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"#MeToo, 2021\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"<p><span>This week, W. W. Norton announced that it would take two books by the writer Blake Bailey out of print, after accusations that Bailey has had a </span><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/blake-bailey-philip-roth-and-the-biography-that-backfired\">long history of sexual misconduct and assault</a><span>. The case has helped bring the struggle against sexual misconduct back into the cultural spotlight. The<span> </span></span><em>New Yorker</em><span> staff writers </span><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/alexandra-schwartz\">Alexandra Schwartz</a><span>, who wrote about Bailey, and </span><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jane-mayer\">Jane Mayer</a><span>, who has reported on sexual misconduct by </span><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken\">powerful men</a><span>, join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the state of the #MeToo movement in 2021.</span></p>"}