{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":13.95,"endTime":17.46,"body":"Hello, and welcome to the Thin"},{"startTime":13.95,"endTime":17.46,"body":"End of the Wedge, the podcast"},{"startTime":17.46,"endTime":20.19,"body":"where experts from around the"},{"startTime":17.46,"endTime":20.19,"body":"world share new and interesting"},{"startTime":20.19,"endTime":24.15,"body":"stories about life in the"},{"startTime":20.19,"endTime":24.15,"body":"ancient Middle East. My name is"},{"startTime":24.15,"endTime":27.81,"body":"Jon. Each episode I talk to"},{"startTime":24.15,"endTime":27.81,"body":"friends and colleagues and get"},{"startTime":27.81,"endTime":31.05,"body":"them to explain their work in a"},{"startTime":27.81,"endTime":31.05,"body":"way we can all understand."},{"startTime":31.98,"endTime":35.52,"body":"In the cycle of the"},{"startTime":31.98,"endTime":35.52,"body":"assyriological year, July is"},{"startTime":35.52,"endTime":39.0,"body":"conference season. 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