{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehopelessromantic.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-17-do-ask-do-tell-3c348bcc","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 17: Do Ask, Do Tell","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cf740d/cf740dc2-5e85-4e73-bacb-1c6d4006b6f0/0d084bc8-5152-44bc-8b0c-9aa01c57224d/1478916931artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/0d084bc8-5152-44bc-8b0c-9aa01c57224d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 17: Do Ask, Do Tell\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"**Content warning: There is a brief mention of slurs in the episode.**\r\n\r\nRichard Comspon Sater retired from the US Air Force Reserves having served twenty-four years under \"Don't Ask, Don't Tell.\" His debut M/M romance novel \"Rank\" deals with a second lieutenant in the Air Force falling in love with a brigadier general. Richard talks about writing, serving under DADT, how its repeal changed the book, and it's determined that Austin's father is the personification of a soft, old sweater."}