{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 97 \u2014 Chapter 2 from &quot;Baptism of Fire&quot;","description":"Bolo from Poland and Sophie from Morocco join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski\u2019s Baptism of Fire, Chapter 2. Very important bits include: examining different aspects of war, judging Geralt\u2019s actions as admirable or reckless, inverting circumstances for the next phase of life, Sapkowski\u2019s masterful dialogue, doing specific good, an enjoyable parade of nothing really, and the big pile of poop jokes we missed.  [0:00] Cold Open [0:47] Introduction [2:05] Guest Introductions [8:32] Chapter Recap [10:21] Overall Thoughts [12:42] \u2018Half Century of Poetry\u2019 Opening [17:39] Geralt\u2019s New Stage of Life [21:47] Geralt\u2019s Goals and Milva\u2019s Skepticism [28:03] Indifference to War [32:47] Rebuilding After Hardship [37:06] Unbridled Altruism and \u2018Specific Good\u2019 [40:52] Humor and Levity [48:47] Closing Thoughts [52:36] Outro [53:15] End Credits  The full episode transcript, show notes, merchandise store, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com. ","author_name":"Breakfast in Beauclair","author_url":"https:\/\/breakfastinbeauclair.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34693095\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/003362\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/182958610"}