{"id":536,"date":"2006-04-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-19T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqed2.wsmtechs.net\/spark\/toychestra\/"},"modified":"2015-07-30T15:11:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T22:11:48","slug":"toychestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/toychestra\/","title":{"rendered":"Toychestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"kqed-jwplayer\"> <\/div>\n<p><script>\njwplayer(\"kqed-jwplayer\").setup({\nfile: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/toychestra.m4v\",\nimage: \"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/\/2015\/06\/405.jpg\",\naspectratio: \"16:9\",\nwidth: \"100%\",\nprimary: \"flash\",\ntracks: [{ file: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/toychestra.vtt\", label: \"English\", kind: \"captions\", \"default\": false }]\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<style>\n.single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer_wrapper, .single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer  {\n    margin-left: 8.33333% !important;\n    padding-left: 0.625rem;\n    padding-right: 0.625rem;\n    width: 56% !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<aside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">&#8220;Just because it&#8217;s joyous, doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s not serious.&#8221;<cite>&#8212; Lexa Walsh<\/cite><\/aside>\n<p>If fond memories of your childhood include a brightly colored xylophone, plastic saxophone or Fraggle Rock drum kit, then you&#8217;d probably enjoy <b>Toychestra<\/b>. 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