{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Rest in Peace: Marc Thorpe (1946 - 2023)","description":"Over the weekend, I learned that Mr. Marc Thorpe (former  model maker and inventor of ROBOT WARS) had passed away on November 24, 2023.  I have republished our brief conversation for everyone to listen to. My thoughts go out to his loved ones.  More of his incredible work can be found on his website: https:\/\/marcthorpe.com\/ ","author_name":"Talking Bay 94: Star Wars Interviews","author_url":"http:\/\/www.starwarspodcast.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28809898\/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\/185989060"}