{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"795. George Saunders","description":"George Saunders is the author of the story collection Liberation Day, available from Random House. Saunders&amp;nbsp;is the #1&amp;nbsp;New York Times&amp;nbsp;bestselling author of eleven books, including&amp;nbsp;A Swim in a Pond in the Rain; Lincoln in the Bardo,&amp;nbsp;which won the Booker Prize;&amp;nbsp;Congratulations, by the Way; Tenth of December,&amp;nbsp;a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the inaugural Folio Award;&amp;nbsp;The Braindead Megaphone;&amp;nbsp;and the critically acclaimed collections&amp;nbsp;CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Pastoralia,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;In Persuasion Nation. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi\u2019s email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram&amp;nbsp; YouTube Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. ","author_name":"Otherppl with Brad Listi","author_url":"http:\/\/otherppl.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24698580\/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\/150861864"}