{"id":50486,"date":"2023-03-03T22:30:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T03:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=50486"},"modified":"2023-03-03T22:30:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T03:30:22","slug":"listen-arts-on-fire-comedian-paul-morrissey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-arts-on-fire-comedian-paul-morrissey\/","title":{"rendered":"[LISTEN] Arts on Fire &#8211; Comedian Paul Morrissey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1460949523&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=true&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_comments=false&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Comedian Paul Morrissey talks with WRFA&#8217;s Anthony Merchant about his upcoming album taping at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY, the unlikely dreams of 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