{"id":3437,"date":"2021-03-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2021-04-17T21:13:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T09:13:10","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-fifty-six-a-carefully-articulated-curse-against-the-common-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2021\/03\/episode-one-hundred-and-fifty-six-a-carefully-articulated-curse-against-the-common-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Fifty Six &#8211; A Carefully Articulated Curse Against The Common Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_337\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3437-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-156-CurseAgainstTheCommonMan.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/156-CommonMan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/156-CommonMan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3445\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/156-CommonMan.jpg 614w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/156-CommonMan-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/156-CommonMan-588x318.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A tiny little town is the unwitting lynch-pin of the conflict over what the nation is to become, with multiple factions fighting, in this case, over the train station<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An insidious 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