{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Francis Baptiste hopes his new album helps break down the stigma around addiction","description":"On this episode of Face to Face: Francis Baptiste If you visit Francis Baptiste\u2019s website, the first thing you\u2019ll notice is the harsh way he describes himself as \u201ca washed-up, divorced, recovering alcoholic and drug addict\u201d who \u201ctries to balance being a single father and a middle-aged musician, living under the poverty line in East Vancouver.\u201d Baptiste says the description is a little \u201ctongue-in-cheek\u201d but also the reality of the life he has lived for the last decade. Baptiste\u2019s latest album, Lived Experience in East Vancouver, was released on Oct. 24. It\u2019s his third full length and one he is particularly proud of. One of his goals with the new music is to break down the stigma around addiction. \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.aptnnews.ca\/podcasts\/ ","author_name":"Face To Face","author_url":"http:\/\/aptnnews.ca\/podcasts","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38826790\/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\/194851510"}