{"id":48912,"date":"2026-06-02T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=48912"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:28:22","slug":"the-big-story-puritan-morality-and-violent-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/the-big-story-puritan-morality-and-violent-death\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Story: Puritan Morality and Violent Death (EP4987)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9068\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-48912-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4987.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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