{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 310 Jason Offutt &quot;Chasing North American Monsters&quot;","description":"Making a return to the Necronomicast, a favorite of mine...Jason Offutt!&amp;nbsp; Tonight we chat about his newest book &quot;Chasing North American Monsters&quot;! From his website: &quot;Jason Offutt grew up on a farm near the little town of Orrick, Missouri. In his life he\u2019s been a farm hand, journalist, photographer, bartender, and the mayor of that same small town. Jason now teaches journalism at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, and keeps the world safe from the forces of evil. Okay, so now that the interview&amp;nbsp;bio\u2019s out the way, here\u2019s who I really am. I\u2019m a nerd. A Dungeons and Dragons playing, \u201cStar Trek\u201d watching, conspiracy theory Fanboy. \u201cThe Twilight Zone\u201d is the greatest television program ever created, author Michael Crichton was a wizard, and I once went to a Halloween party dressed as Gilligan (my wife went as&amp;nbsp;Mary Ann. Hubba hubba). As a kid I looked for&amp;nbsp;Sasquatch footprints in the yard, UFOs over our farmhouse (one night my whole family saw something that shouldn\u2019t \u2013 couldn\u2019t \u2013 have been in the sky. Damn straight), and one afternoon, alone, I saw a full-bodied apparition that stared at me through hollow eyes. So, yeah. That\u2019s me. If you want to talk writing, nerd stuff, or the paranormal, send me a message. I\u2019ll try to respond as soon as possible, but if I\u2019m on deadline, that cute kid in the picture can be kind of a dick.&quot; Jason's newest book is another page turner that is just as much fun and is as brilliant as its author! &amp;nbsp;Have fun with this episode of Necronomicast! Official Website of Jason Offutt Jason's author page at Llewellyn Books Support the Necronomicast with &quot;Buy Me A Coffee&quot;! &amp;nbsp;Thank you! Necronomicast shirts and merch available here! &amp;nbsp;Thank you! &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Necronomicast","author_url":"https:\/\/necronomicast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38992480\/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\/196552185"}