{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-unruly-muse.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fhello-is-anyone-there-HhJu4JNi","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Hello, is anyone there?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a9c2ad3e-7ed1-47e0-ab2c-5ab1a4519c65/2756b882-2cc2-43fb-a3f4-f33350edc3a9/hello.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/de72a885-76de-4643-a6a1-f945d590d034\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Hello, is anyone there?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"John and Lynn dig into a question folks increasingly ask when feeling alone, abandoned, not listened to, or just in one of those states of mind where we aren’t sure where we are or where we’re going. We ponder what allows for connection, what comforts us and makes us feel safe and part of something. Our poems this time focus in part on books enduring, traveling, accompanying us through life as we go through stages. “Is anyone there?” is also a question for our time, as people live in their echo chambers and atomized spaces, whether real or virtual. We invite you to think about when you hazard a “hello” and wonder where it will land and who will receive it."}