{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 21: Jean Smart (S50E01)","description":"The  premiere of the 50th season is finally here! In Jean Smart\u2019s first appearance as host after nearly 40 years on television, we talk about repurposing and sustainability in the parody commercial, Spirit Halloween, Black on Black humor in Devon Walker\u2019s Eric Adams, and the privacy of public figures in Bowen Yang\u2019s Moo Deng. We also fan over Maya Rudolph\u2019s Kamala Harris, Jim Gaffigan\u2019s Tim Walz, Andy Samberg\u2019s Doug Emoff, and Dana Carvey\u2019s Joe Biden in the Cold Open. Readings cover the art of architectural grafting by Jeanne Gang, the phenomenon of parasocial interactions and fandom, and disrupting token characters in comedy.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"SNL101","author_url":"https:\/\/snl101.info","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33421137\/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\/179562747"}