{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 114 \u2014 Chapter 8 from &quot;Tower of Swallows&quot;","description":"Daniel from the Netherlands and Softie from the UK join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski\u2019s Tower of Swallows, Chapter 8. Very important bits include: Kovir\u2019s \u201carmed neutrality,\u201d whoresons of upright character, the wisdom of \u2018The Good Book\u2019, royal marriages and moral compromises, political doublespeak, espionage, Sheala de Tancarville conspiracy theories, the unseen consequences of power, and \u201cA million bizants?!\u201d  [0:00] Cold Open [1:06] Introduction [2:25] Guest Introductions [8:12] Chapter Recap [9:50] Overall Thoughts [19:30] The Illusion of Virtue [29:31] The Queen\u2019s Moral Compass [40:24] Marriage (and the Lodge) [47:54] Dijkstra\u2019s Mission and Cantarella\u2019s Espionage [57:15] The Far Future [1:10:44] Closing Thoughts [1:13:32] Outro [1:13:55] End Credits  ","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\/39658855\/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\/197280640"}