{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 39: Steve Hofstetter","description":"Author, columnist, and comedian Steve Hofstetter sits down with hosts Neel Nanda and Tushar Singh to talk about his childhood. &amp;nbsp;Steve discussing growing up poor and Jewish in New York. He also tells a story about joining and falling in love with Improv at age 12 because of a crush. Steve has appeared ESPN's Quite Frankly, where Stephen A. Smith yelled at him for three minutes. Hofstetter has also appeared on CBS' &quot;Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson,&quot; Showtime's &quot;White Boyz in the Hood,&quot; VH1's &quot;Countdown,&quot; Sundance's &quot;On the Road in America,&quot; and ABC's &quot;Barbara Walter's Special.&quot; Follow @stevehofstetter and please see him live.&amp;nbsp;","author_name":"Prequel Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/prequel.westcastnetwork.libsynpro.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2874613\/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\/7252657"}