{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"023 - The Handmaid's Tale","description":"This week Art and Loann dive into The Handmaid's Tale.&amp;nbsp; Margaret Atwood's  novel, published in the 1980's is now a hit series for Hulu starring Elizabeth Moss.&amp;nbsp; We talk about the novel and the adaptation - how they differ, how they are the same, and what the story means to us today.&amp;nbsp; Discussed in this episode: Mary McCarthy's 1996  review of the novel in the The New York Times  The Handmaid's Tale is a Warning to Conservative Women - Sarah Jones, New Republic  Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"What Was That, Now?","author_url":"http:\/\/whatwasthatnow.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5476358\/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\/5476358"}