{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-speakeasy.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-352-0H0Qg_0r","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 352: Kicking the ball around","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b7145f8c-161e-4425-a032-e1d7ad264925/61a7afbb-43f5-4abf-b940-1185f528c579/img-2312.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/66da24ed-32c6-496e-b4b8-4ac71656056d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 352: Kicking the ball around\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"This week we sit down former professional soccer player and current Director of Trade Advocacy for the London Essence Co. Justin Noel @jjnoelllc . Justin is also the owner of NYC’s Sweetwater Social abd a 20 year veteran of bartending. We talk about the evolution of the bar industry in terms of culture, current drinking trends towards a lower abv/no abv as well as Wondering what happened to the fun in bartending? \n\nGregg is excited about the Washington Nationals going to the World Series and Sother wrote a holiday book called “Let’s Get Blitzen”! Tune in! "}