{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Zone","description":"We talk about The Zone in fiction. Inspired by our Patreon Series on Pacific Drive we expand our understanding of Zones by also bringing in:   The novel Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers   The film Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky   The Metro series of books by Dmitry Glukhovsky and its games   And a touch of the S. T. A. L. K. E. R. games.   There's a lot to the idea of Zones, so we establish a concept of what Zones are and how they can be successful ways of navigating and inventing fictional realities. And, of course, how certain Zones can succeed far more, and more interestingly, than others. Enjoy! &amp;nbsp; If you can and are interested in early episodes and our bonus content, soon to be plenty more, check out our Patreon! https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/leftpage&amp;nbsp; Also! If you're not there already, feel free to join our Discord! https:\/\/discord.gg\/J2wgG3yrPN Outro Music: Don't Leave! \u00b7 El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. From the Album: Zareef \u2117 2006 El-Funoun Episode cover art: Angus McKie, 1978 ","author_name":"The Left Page","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/leftpage","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42383155\/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\/204970350"}