{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"If An Insane Asylum Was an Entire Planet","description":"In &quot;Clans of the Alphane Moon&quot; by Philip K. Dick, a planet is colonized as an insane asylum, then abandoned, so that its inmates develop their own society and cultures. Tom Merritt, host of &quot;Sword and Laser&quot; joins to answer: what happens when pathologies become the basis of civilization, rather than its aberrations? You can check out &quot;Clans of the Alphane Moon&quot; as well as the other books and films discussed on the show by going to Mightyheaton.com\/goodscifi&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Alienating the Audience","author_url":"http:\/\/alienating.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17800943\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/94992191"}