{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu3a-radio-podcast-945b9818.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fu3a-radio-podcast-february-2024-F3QlOax3","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"u3a radio podcast February 2024","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/109eced0-8f58-4185-a709-8554b6f5b512/65ea14b6-0cd3-4bb6-bce9-817508943a55/01-u3a-podcast-radio-cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/15939b2a-0be0-44eb-b478-993bf3e26ab1\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"u3a radio podcast February 2024\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this episode, Jo Watson, a member of the team and former sports journalist, talks about her favourite Olympic stories ahead of the release of her new book, “In the footsteps of Olympia - A concise history of the Summer Games”.\n\nAlso in the episode, hear from Farnham u3a member and member of the European Lute Orchestra David about his passion for the instrument; poet and former publisher Christopher Reid talks about the conversation he had with Ted Hughes which made him pick up his pen again; Dr Mike Trevethick talks about the history of hand-washing, and Alex Connell from Vegetarian for Life returns to share some of his favourite recipes.\n\nIf you would like to feature in a future episode of the u3a radio podcast, email communications@u3a.org.uk"}