{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Flets-get-real.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fb25b9dc8-b25b9dc8","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 56: 7","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e3a868/e3a86842-b7f3-4de5-a8f2-2667dcd78b6a/c1764878-0a46-46a3-96ac-481d63d37d67/1457536372artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/c1764878-0a46-46a3-96ac-481d63d37d67\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 56: 7\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Will anyone stop the 7-Eleven invasion of the East Village? This week on Lets Get Real, Erica Wides is talking with two activists from the No 7-Eleven group, Bob Holman and Rob Hollander. Tune into this episode to find out how gentrification and foodiness are intertwined in the case of the 7-Eleven infestation in Downtown Manhattan. How is corporate control of neighborhoods related to the corporate influence in food? 7-Elevens infiltration of the East Village and the Lower East Side undermines decades of rich cultural history. Dont become a victim of foodiness; tune into Lets Get Real. This episode has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery. To Pringle-ize is to force conformity and stick humans in a tube for easier shipping. [9:15] -- Bob Holman on Lets Get Real\n\n"}