Stretch or Starve

Joshua Shirtcliffe•podcasters.spotify.com

Stretch or Starve is a podcast and love letter to the “Third Place”. Hosted by Josh Shirtcliffe, a coffee and hospitality person in the UK. Hospitality; that vibrant community of creatives, thinkers, and coffee drinkers. This podcast exists to take a deep dive into the places at the very heart of our communities. Not the places we live, or the places we work, but the places in between; the “Third Places”. Welcome to the podcast!

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Episodes

Ep 3 // Bartholomew Jones (Cxffee Black Founder)

In this episode of Stretch or Starve, we chat with MC, Educator, and self-proclaimed coffee nerd, Bartholomew Jones, who is the founder of Cxffee Black. An organisation based out of Memphis, Tennessee, dedicated to educating the community about the intersection between black history and black coffee. Bartholomew has a deep knowledge and connection of his community, and this episode dives in to how he's using his organisation to bring lasting, sustainable change. He talks about the space he's cre...

May 14, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Ep 2 // The Third Place

Welcome, welcome, welcome. Take a seat, get comfortable, and join the community. Stretch or Starve podcast is a love letter to the 'Third Place'. These are the places between our homes and our workplaces. The places we gather. The places we build community, form friendships, and a whole host of other stuff. My name's Josh, and I work in the hospitality industry in the UK. A thriving community of creatives, thinkers, and coffee drinkers. This podcast is about telling the stories of the people who...

May 07, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Ep 1 // Stretch or Starve

May 07, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Ep 0 // Stretch or Starve Podcast Trailer

Welcome, welcome, welcome . Take a seat, get comfortable, and join the community. Stretch or Starve podcast is a love letter to the 'Third Place'. These are the places between our homes and our workplaces. The places we gather. The places we build community, form friendships, and a whole host of other stuff. My name's Josh, and I work in the hospitality industry in the UK. A thriving community of creatives, thinkers, and coffee drinkers. This podcast is about telling the stories of the people wh...

Apr 06, 2021•4 min

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