{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"#2629: The Babysitter Tells All","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/2629-the-babysitter-tells-all","audioUrl":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510208/npr.simplecastaudio.com/9d92d581-9541-4957-9480-c04a7b77b708/episodes/52d44bdb-a0dc-4e5f-b42a-2808410b52b6/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=9d92d581-9541-4957-9480-c04a7b77b708&awEpisodeId=52d44bdb-a0dc-4e5f-b42a-2808410b52b6&feed=AL0VkDms&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5778532&p=510208&d=2183&size=34942311","description":"Faith from Washington wants to make a trade: car advice in exchange for embarrassing tales from our wayward producer Dougie Berman’s childhood. 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