{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhat-comes-next.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fa-podcast-darkly-xN7JEbF0","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#7 A Glass Darkly","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/754a41e7-f9cb-4203-a8bb-a9a12d13feec/2aa43565-8384-45d8-a482-405aa65f6386/what-comes-next-logo.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/35cbd3de-3050-43be-a85e-fa675ffd1593\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"#7 A Glass Darkly\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Blade Runner depicts a dark, twisted Los Angeles that's been savaged by rain and runaway industry. The year? 2019. \n\nLike a lot of good science and dystopian fiction, Blade Runner serves up a stark warning about our future. But can these well-told tales scare us away from embracing technology?\n\nGET IN TOUCH\nQuestions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk \n\nFIND OUT MORE\nCheck out this excellent article from Nautilus about Sci-Fi's cultural blindspot: http://nautil.us/issue/65/in-plain-sight/why-futurism-has-a-cultural-blindspot-rp"}