{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Rosecrans Baldwin on Los Angeles as a City-State","description":"This episode focuses on what novelist and writer Rosecrans Baldwin calls &quot;the city state Los Angeles.\u201d&amp;nbsp;In his recent best-selling book&amp;nbsp;Everything Now: Lessons&amp;nbsp;From&amp;nbsp;the City-State of Los Angeles,&amp;nbsp;the award-winning author shares his thoughts on one of the United States\u2019 most confounding metropolises \u2013 &quot;not just a great city, but a full-blown modern city-state.\u201d Together with our hosts, Baldwin addresses issues such as the housing crisis, city planning and what can be learned from comparing L.A.\u2019s infrastructure to another highly fascinating metropolis: Berlin. Baldwin is the winner of the 2022 California Book Award.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"55 Voices for Democracy \u2013 The Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/55voices.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23733008\/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\/131844089"}