{"id":1658,"date":"2022-04-15T05:07:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kitchentablecult.com\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2022-04-15T05:07:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:07:59","slug":"s4e12-group-grope-aka-ginni-thomas-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kitchentablecult.com\/2022\/04\/15\/s4e12-group-grope-aka-ginni-thomas-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"S4E12: Group Grope (aka Ginni Thomas Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"S4E12: Group Grope (aka Ginni Thomas Part 1) by Kitchen Table Cult\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" 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