{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Optimistics - Richie Frieman","description":"In this episode we interviewed Richie Frieman. St. Martin\u2019s Press and Macmillan Publishing&amp;nbsp;dubbed Richie Frieman a \u201cModern Day&amp;nbsp;Renaissance Man\u201d due to a career that spans&amp;nbsp;life as an author, illustrator, artist, humorous&amp;nbsp;etiquette expert Modern Manners Guy,&amp;nbsp;entrepreneur, screenwriter, cartoonist, and&amp;nbsp;even a champion professional wrestler. In Richie's latest book &quot;The Optimistics&quot;, he&amp;nbsp;enters a world of three best friends battling&amp;nbsp;Young-Onset Dementia, to hear their opinions&amp;nbsp;on life, career, love, family, and how to handle&amp;nbsp;the undeniable fate of their futures. We discuss they key takeaways he learned, how to turn an idea into a book, and his optimism for the future of Baltimore. We hope you enjoy! ","author_name":"Charm City Dreamers","author_url":"https:\/\/www.charmcitydreamers.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31282732\/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\/171992582"}