{"id":164,"date":"2026-10-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/watchnext\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=164"},"modified":"2026-10-06T19:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:18:34","slug":"episode-11-past-lives-with-jennifer-smith","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/watchnext\/podcast\/episode-11-past-lives-with-jennifer-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 11 &#8211; Past Lives\u00a0with Jennifer Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get comfortable! Because in this week\u2019s episode, we\u2019re talking about romance and the 8,000 layers of <em>In-yun<\/em> that bring lovers together\u2026 and what happens when, in the face of destiny, you wonder: Is this person written into my destiny to stay? Or are they fated to leave? 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