{"id":7266,"date":"2021-05-30T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=7266"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:28:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:28:32","slug":"michael-witmore-the-folger-shakespeare-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=7266","title":{"rendered":"Michael Witmore &#8211; The Folger Shakespeare Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9602\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7266-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/MichaelWitmore.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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