{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehopelessromantic.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-35-the-state-of-things-baaf458a","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 35: The State of Things","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cf740d/cf740dc2-5e85-4e73-bacb-1c6d4006b6f0/cef75a0d-e1b3-41ed-85f1-87017622dd1b/1521411928artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/cef75a0d-e1b3-41ed-85f1-87017622dd1b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 35: The State of Things\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"**Content warning: This episode references sexual abuse and harassment, and generally a lot of toxic behavior and boundary crossing. None of it is explicit, but please take care of yourself if you might be triggered.**\r\n\r\nAustin and Amanda get serious and address racism, gatekeeping, abuse, amateurism, and other broken elements in queer publishing. Another major problem discussed is how a lack of boundaries can lead to those in the industry with power (authors, publishers, editors, etc.) transgressing against those with less power. There's some call-outs for publishers to pay fair wages to editors (including sensitivity editors) and some advice for authors to be wary of predatory contract clauses and author mills."}