{"id":52952,"date":"2023-05-09T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T11:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/?p=52952"},"modified":"2023-05-08T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T14:36:28","slug":"is-fiction-a-waste-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/2023\/05\/is-fiction-a-waste-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Fiction A Waste of Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3102\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-52952-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/sqpn01\/RTB191.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/sqpn01\/RTB191.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/sqpn01\/RTB191.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/sqpn01\/RTB191.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"RTB191.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><strong>RTB191<\/strong>: Are novels frivolous? <a href=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/team_member\/domenico-bettinelli-jr\/\">Dom<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/team_member\/melanie-bettinelli\/\">Melanie<\/a> discuss an essay that argues that fiction is vital to creating understanding and empathy and return mystery to our lives. 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