{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 306 part seven: the laughing man","description":"For full show notes visit&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.janeperrone.com\/on-the-ledge\/2025\/10\/24\/episode-306-the-atlas-of-deadly-plants My new book&amp;nbsp;The Atlas of Deadly Plants&amp;nbsp;is out this week, published by Greenfinch, so I thought I\u2019d celebrate by offering up a series of mini-podcast episodes digging into some of the themes and facts from the book - just in time for Halloween! In this mini-ep you'll hear a personal spooky story from my childhood. Who was the laughing man? Let me know your theories. &amp;nbsp;If you'd like to find out more about Gore Hill and the Martyrs burned on a pyre in Amersham in the reign of King Henry VIII, visit this page on the  Amersham Museum website. &amp;nbsp;Want to buy a copy of The Atlas of Deadly Plants right now?&amp;nbsp;Click here. Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants&amp;nbsp;and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box&amp;nbsp;here. Support On The Ledge on Patreon:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ontheledge Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/j.l.perrone ","author_name":"On The Ledge","author_url":"http:\/\/www.janeperrone.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38869470\/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\/item\/38869470"}