{"id":696,"date":"2015-05-25T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T16:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=696"},"modified":"2015-05-27T21:30:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T01:30:18","slug":"episode-22-the-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-22-the-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 22 &#8211; The Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/thetarget.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-697 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/thetarget.jpg\" alt=\"The Target by David Baldacci\" width=\"228\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/thetarget.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/thetarget-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kait, Renata, and their guest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lloydeo.com\/\">Nick<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/polykinetic\">@polykinetic)<\/a> read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1455521183\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1455521183&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=ZCERTBUA5VKK4UDH\"><em>The Target<\/em> by David Baldacci<\/a>. It&#8217;s the story of CIA assassins and neo-Nazis and North Korean prison camps, but most of all, it&#8217;s the story of the power of maternal love. Actually, most of all, it&#8217;s the story of USA! USA! USA! Our discussion of this book is perfect to play over loudspeakers at your Memorial Day BBQs, or any other time you need to feel a searing burst of patriotism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content warning: <\/strong>This book contains scenes of sexual assault and we discuss those scenes in this episode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers advisory<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-22-the-target\">Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special note:<\/strong> Thanks so much to Malia for donating to support our charitable causes! If you live in Bloomington, Indiana, check out their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/group\/show\/159965-forever-young-adult-book-club---bloomington-in\">chapter of the Forever Young Adult book club<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/FB66LCQ\">Also, we&#8217;re taking a short survey to see how you guys feel about our podcast!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Candy pairing: <\/strong>Kait says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007Y6NA6E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B007Y6NA6E&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=3VLZQBSDSWQI5O56\">a birthday party goody bag<\/a>, Nick says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004ZAC98W\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004ZAC98W&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CBV5Z523SB33MDQN\">Bazooka Joe<\/a>, Renata says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001ZGD7JY\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001ZGD7JY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=IP3ERORXK57HYVJ4\">Pop Rocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming up next: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002F082OY\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002F082OY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=SYAC6GD5BPIE22LA\"><em>The Greek Tycoon&#8217;s Blackmailed Mistress<\/em> by Lynne Graham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8770\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-696-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/22TheTarget.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/22TheTarget.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/22TheTarget.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/22TheTarget.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?powerpress_pinw=696-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/22TheTarget.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"22TheTarget.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kait, Renata, and their guest Nick (@polykinetic) read The Target by David Baldacci. It&#8217;s the story of CIA assassins and neo-Nazis and North Korean prison camps, but most of all, it&#8217;s the story of the power of maternal love. Actually, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-22-the-target\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[314,275,327],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-david-baldacci","tag-podcasts","tag-the-target"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}