{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Feat-your-words.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F6b47b26f-6b47b26f","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 335: A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/58058d/58058db7-ce96-4cd6-b287-e9ecacecd9e9/b5b06c0c-e5b8-4209-915a-156ffecce9ea/1522001871artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/b5b06c0c-e5b8-4209-915a-156ffecce9ea\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 335: A Foodie&apos;s Guide to Capitalism\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this week's episode of Eat Your Words, host Cathy Erway is joined by activist Eric Holt-Giménez, author of A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: Understanding the Political Economy of What We Eat. Drawing from classical and modern analyses, A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism introduces the reader to the history of our food system and to the basics of capitalism. In straightforward prose, Holt-Giménez explains the political economics of why—even as local, organic, and gourmet food have spread around the world—billions go hungry in the midst of abundance; why obesity is a global epidemic; and why land-grabbing, global warming, and environmental pollution are increasing."}