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Jan 04, 2025•2 min
The Coffee Podcast
Are you a coffee lover? What if I told you there’s so much more to coffee than just enjoying the ritual and drinking it? What if I told you there’s a whole world to explore, and it all starts with looking beyond your cup? That’s what The Coffee Podcast sets out to do.
In the first 20 or so episodes, we discussed how to brew better coffee, but now, 8 years in the making, we focus on People-Focused Coffee Talk. Join us in the conversation as we learn about history, science, art, and more through the lens of coffee!
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Episodes
The Story of Specialty Coffee: Brewer
I wanted to title this episode "Final Hands" but it seemed strange—so I titled it "Brewer" because the final hands are the ones that brew the coffee. Still, I did not like it, but it is the best I've got!Britt Schermerhorn talks about what it means to have and hand off ownership at the end of this specialty coffee journey.Britt SchermerhornInstagram: @sea_lomaSponsor Message: With our revolutionary R+R upcycling platform, your coffee packaging becomes a force for sustainability. Embrace...
Jul 09, 2024•31 min
The Story of Specialty Coffee: Designer
Without a designer and packaging, how can a bag of specialty coffee tell the proper story?Patrick Lau shares his passion for packaging, design, and what it means to be pono. Patrick LauLinkedIn @ patricklausavorbrandsSavor Brands: Compost+Sabor Brands: Mobile AppSavor Brands: Pono CollectiveMentionsMetric (Xavier Alexander appearance)Sponsor Message: With our revolutionary R+R upcycling platform, your coffee packaging becomes a force for sustainability. Embrace the future with Savor Liv...
Jun 28, 2024•33 min
The Story of Specialty Coffee: Roaster
Roasting is more than a technical skill.Hara Kumaran tells his story and explains the way he thinks about roasting coffee with people in mind.Hara KumaranInstagram: @photokumaranMetric (where Hara roasts)MentionsCoffee Roasting Series Episode 1: Roasting BasicsSponsor Message: With our revolutionary R+R upcycling platform, your coffee packaging becomes a force for sustainability. Embrace the future with Savor Live, patented augmented reality packaging technology developed in-house that ...
Jun 12, 2024•26 min
The Story of Specialty Coffee: Importer
What does it take to get coffee into a country?In this episode we talk with Timothy Hill about what it means to be a part of The Story of Specialty Coffee as a Coffee Importer.Timothy HillInstagram: @timothybhillAtlantic Specialty Coffee BioThrowback Episode on The Coffee PodcastSponsor Message: With our revolutionary R+R upcycling platform, your coffee packaging becomes a force for sustainability. Embrace the future with Savor Live, patented augmented reality packaging technology devel...
May 24, 2024•32 min
The Story of Specialty Coffee: Exporter
How does a coffee producer get their coffee out of the country?Last episode we talked with Benjamin Paz about being a coffee producer. In this episode we speak with Jose and Mariagracia Rivera about what it means to be coffee exporters.MariagraciaInstagram: @mariagracia.eJose RiveraInstagram: @pepecaturraOrigin Coffee LabInstagram: @origin.coffee.labWebsite: http://www.origincoffeelab.com/MilimetricaInstagram: @milimetricacoffeeWebsite: https://milimetrica.coffee/Sponsor Message: With our rev...
May 11, 2024•46 min
The Story of Specialty Coffee: Producer
Where does the story of specialty coffee begin?In the first episode of our series titled "The Story of Specialty Coffee," we speak with coffee Honduran and award-winning coffee producer Benjamin Paz.Benjamin PazInstagram: @benjaminpazBeneficio San VicenteAtlas Coffee Importers Info SheetSponsor Message: With our revolutionary R+R upcycling platform, your coffee packaging becomes a force for sustainability. Embrace the future with Savor Live, patented augmented reality packaging technolo...
Apr 25, 2024•29 min
Starbucks Sued Over 'Ethical' Claims
Starbucks is the world's largest coffee brand and the National Consumers League (NCL) is stepping in with a lawsuit aimed at its 'ethical' sourcing claims. We invited NCL CEO Sally Greenberg onto the show to explain the advocacy group’s justification for filing the suit.National Consumers Leaguenclnet.orgNCL PodcastSally Greenberg BioStarbucksGlobal Human Rights StatementC.A.F.E PracticesLawsuit ResourcesStarbucks sued for allegedly using coffee from farms with rights abuses while touting its...
Feb 19, 2024•39 min
A Comeback Throwback
This episode is jam packed with surprises for our listeners. What else can I say without spoiling the whole thing?Happy new year!Send us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Jan 30, 2024•30 min
E183 | The Farmer-Roaster Relationship
Xavier Alexander's perspective on the dynamic between coffee farmer and roaster goes further than typical definitions of "direct trade." Metric's philosophy on coffee sourcing focuses on economic sustainability for both farmer and roaster.Resources and ReferencesMETRIC20% OFF Discount Code: COFFEEPODSend us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Nov 17, 2023•26 min
E182 | Scrappy Specialty
The story of Metric Coffee is compelling, inspirational, and challenges the status quo of the modern coffee company as they are “Guided by Quality, Radical Transparency and the Transformative Power of a Fair Price to Producers.” If you have had a cup of coffee from Metric you have tasted Metric’s rich decade old story. But the sensory experience does not reveal the full value behind the cup. In this conversation we sit down with Xavier Alexander and learn what it cost him and his loved ones t...
Nov 10, 2023•25 min
E181 | Rewarding Farmers and the Regenerative Society Foundation
Andrea Illy discusses how illycafé rewards coffee farmers annually through the Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award. We also get a look into critical topics in sustainability and how the Regenerative Society Foundation might play a role in a brighter future for all coffee people.Resources and ReferencesillyRegenerative Society FoundationIlly Sustainability ProjectsGlobal Leader Forum Document — The gap between sustainability investment and impactFor those of you very curious about data men...
Nov 03, 2023•41 min
E180 | Andrea Illy and illycaffè
The Illy family has been in coffee chasing the same dream for 90 years. Andrea Illy shares family stories, lessons learned, and more in this episode.Resources and ReferencesillyRegenerative Society FoundationIlly Sustainability ProjectsGlobal Leader Forum Document — The gap between sustainability investment and impactSend us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Oct 27, 2023•33 min
E179 | Terraform
Propaganda tells the story of his incredibly artistic cold brew product Terraform Cold Brew.Contact PropInstagram @prophiphopReferencesIntro / Outro Tune — "I Like Me" from Terraform: The PossibilityTerraform Cold BrewTerraform Music & PoetrySponsor message: Use code COFFEEPODCAST for 20% off Fiorenzato's AllGround All Purpose Home Grinder at fiorenzato-usa.com.Send us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe t...
Oct 11, 2023•30 min
E178 | It's Not Just Propaganda
While we terraform, let's learn about the soul behind Propaganda—where hip hop and coffee have a longtime mutual friend.Contact PropInstagram @prophiphopReferencesTerraform Cold BrewTerraform Music & PoetrySponsor message: Use code COFFEEPODCAST for 20% off Fiorenzato's AllGround All Purpose Home Grinder at fiorenzato-usa.com.Send us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast Brewsletter...
Sep 26, 2023•19 min
E177 | Culture Matters to Coffee Farmers
"Not all of life is economic." Do all coffee producers want what researchers want?Contact KarlCheap Coffee Website — http://www.cheapcoffeebook.comKarl on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlwienholdReferencesThe Embedded Agroecology of Coffee Agroforestry: A Contextualized Review of Smallholder Farmers’ Adoption and ResistanceSponsor message: Get the most out of your specialty coffee with Third Wave Water. Use COFFEEPODCAST for 10% off your first order at ThirdWaveWater.com.Send us a ...
Sep 16, 2023•27 min
Brew Better Coffee
The fundamentals of brewing better coffee never get old.Beans — Buy gooder coffee. (Yes, "gooder" is me trying to be funny)Ratios — Get intuitive with ratios.Water — Don't you dare use your unfiltered faucet water.Our older episodes dive into these topics more, but even after ~8 years of this, I find these three in BRW to be the tried and true fundamentals.Send us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffe...
Aug 01, 2023•8 min
E176 | Cheap Coffee
An interview with the author of the book titled Cheap Coffee, Karl Wienhold.Contact KarlCheap Coffee Website — http://www.cheapcoffeebook.comKarl on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlwienholdReferenceshttps://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/30/fairtrade-international-makes-historic-raise-to-coffee-prices/https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/06/fair-trade-usa-freezing-price-minimums-plans-to-revise-model/Sponsor message: Get the most out of your specialty coffee with Third Wave Water. Use ...
Jul 26, 2023•27 min
E175 | We Belong With Lucia Bawot: Part 2
The Coffee Podcast announces a new member and Lucia talks about some of the challenges of bringing We Belong to life.Contact Luciawww.luciabawot.comwww.instagram.com/luciabawotSponsor message: Get the most out of your specialty coffee with Third Wave Water. Use COFFEEPODCAST for 10% off your first order at ThirdWaveWater.com.Send us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Jun 14, 2023•31 min
E174 | We Belong With Lucia Bawot: Part 1
A beautiful book about Colombian women coffee producers is born from the fertile soil of a young coffee professional who rediscovers her coffee heritage.Contact Luciawww.luciabawot.comwww.instagram.com/luciabawotSponsor message: Get the most out of your specialty coffee with Third Wave Water. Use COFFEEPODCAST for 10% off your first order at ThirdWaveWater.com.Send us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The C...
Jun 07, 2023•30 min
E173 | Coffee Pickers with Marianella Baez Jost (Part II)
How important is coffee picking to Specialty Coffee?Resources and Links:Links re: MarianellaCafe Con Amor — https://www.cafeconamor-cr.com/Farmer's Project — https://www.farmersproject-cr.com/ Instagram @cafeconamor.crSponsor message: Get the most out of your specialty coffee with Third Wave Water. Use COFFEEPODCAST for 10% off your first order at ThirdWaveWater.com.Contact Information: Reach us at info@thecoffeepodcast.org or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/t...
Apr 26, 2023•22 min
E172 | Coffee Pickers with Marianella Baez Jost (Part I)
Meet Coffee Producer Marianella Baez Jost and hear a raw and inspiring story about returning home to grow coffee.Resources and Links:Links re: MarianellaCafe Con Amor — https://www.cafeconamor-cr.com/Farmer's Project — https://www.farmersproject-cr.com/Instagram @cafeconamor.crSponsor message: Get the most out of your specialty coffee with Third Wave Water. Use COFFEEPODCAST for 10% off your first order at ThirdWaveWater.comContact Information: Reach us at info@thecoffeepodcast.org or on...
Apr 19, 2023•32 min
E171 | Coffee Speak: Glocal & Dropping Bars
This is part II of speaking with guests from the SCA Expo in Boston 2022. We hear from speakers of Re:co like Noa Berger and a live recording from an event with Cxffeeblack and Bartholomew Jones.Sponsored by:Ground ControlSend us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Jul 18, 2022•24 min
E170 | Spotlight: Ukraine
Ukrainian coffee professionals grapple with the realities of a brutal invasion by Russia by stepping up with their skills and helping their fellow Ukrainians.Julia put together a spreadsheet you can use as a portal to support humanitarian efforts on the ground here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gBhz_HfXaxBOvU8yUOmcMPEvIYWVwSDFZoT0hWmpOHQ/edit?usp=sharingSend us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to ...
Apr 16, 2022•49 min
E169 | Coffee Speak: SCA Expo 2022 Part I
I found myself on a last-minute flight to Boston for the SCA Expo this year and I had two parts to my mission: first, host an open-mic style interview with any coffee loving person I could find and second, interview someone for our upcoming 2022 series! It was so nice to meet so many listeners of the show! I hope you enjoy these conversations with coffee people across the globe.Sponsored by:CRAVER: Connect with your customers through custom-branded mobile apps and online orderingSend us ...
Apr 12, 2022•30 min
E168 | Ristretto: And the next series is...
I know it has been a while, but you are in for a treat! A few announcements you won't want to miss.Send us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Apr 08, 2022•4 min
E167 | Spotlight: BBC Coffee Talk
Being on the radio is not like hosting a podcast, especially when there are callers from all over the UK calling in to ask all kinds of coffee (and non-coffee) questions. Talk about being in the hot seat at 4 in the morning. Join Jesse and BBC Radio 5 Live co-guest Paul Rooke as we cover what we wish we could have talked about on the air.Get more of The Coffee Podcast at https://www.thecoffeepodcast.com/Send us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads Linked...
Dec 06, 2021•38 min
E166 | Sips With Celebs: WWE Superstar Cesaro
What does coffee and professional wrestling have in common? You'll have to listen to find out.Reach us at TheCoffeePodcast.comSend us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Apr 05, 2021•43 min
E165 | Coffee Science: The Gap Between Consumers and Scientists
What value is there if we pour resources into scientific research for coffee and don't connect the dots to the consumer? James Hoffmann believes there has been a long-standing gap that needs to be closed. That and more in this finale episode in the Coffee Science Series.Contact us at TheCoffeePodcast.comSend us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Mar 15, 2021•32 min
Coffee Science Chat
A few words about this week's episode and what is coming next week.Contact us at TheCoffeePodcast.comSend us a one-way text >Follow The Coffee PodcastSocial: Instagram Threads LinkedIn YouTube: @coffeepodcastSubscribe to the The Coffee Podcast BrewsletterSubscribe >
Mar 08, 2021•1 min
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