{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhiskeyandtheweird.com%2Fepisodes%2Fs8e5-the-sextons-adventure-by-sheridan-le-fanu-x0IUn_wM","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"S8E5: The Sexton's Adventure by Sheridan Le Fanu","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ab3f2709-7203-463b-b3a2-a65da11e5e46/3df419c4-56a4-4f5d-8558-86ac26ba4cf2/watw-208-20logo-20-1.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/cac5f985-0823-4425-bd23-969a4d9043d6\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"S8E5: The Sexton&apos;s Adventure by Sheridan Le Fanu\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Ten penny words are drunken misdirection, sideburns correlate to writing prowess, whiskey that burns in a whole new way, and a GHORSE! Find out what all this jargon means, and why we almost recommended Nic Cage's magnum opus, Ghost Rider, in this hppy-go-lucky episode!\n\nWelcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Sexton's Adventure by Sheridan Le Fanu."}