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!Please remember to subscribe to The Coffee Podcast and leave a review to let us know what you've learned!Subscribe to our newsletter, called our Brewsletter, where you can keep in touch and win cool coffee gear: https://mailchi.mp/a910a2dc4ef0/lp_2020
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.
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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.
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This episode is jam packed with surprises for our listeners. What else can I say without spoiling the whole thing?
Happy new year!
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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.
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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 to pursue their coffee dream.
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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.
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For those of you very curious about data mentioned in this episode, here is a swath of info...
DAILY COFFEE NEWS
The Forecast is Bleak: Inside the 2018 Coffee Barometer
BY NICK BROWN
Thanks again to Niels Haak of Conservation International for the last minute data finding. Here are some of the articles we scanned through for more info:
DAILY COFFEE NEWS
Making Coffee Fully Sustainable Could Cost $4B and Take Decades, According to New Report
BY NICK BROWN
GLOBAL COFFEE PLATFORM
Coffee Sustainability Catalogue 2016
BY VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS
SUSTAINABLE COFFEE CHALLENGE
The Latest Commitments Hub Report
BY VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS
GLOBAL COFFEE REPORT
Inside the 2020 Coffee Barometer Report
BY ETHAN MILLER
COFFEEBAROMETER.ORG
COFFEE BAROMETER 2020
COFFEE BAROMETER 2023
BY VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS
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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.
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Propaganda tells the story of his incredibly artistic cold brew product Terraform Cold Brew.
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While we terraform, let's learn about the soul behind Propaganda—where hip hop and coffee have a longtime mutual friend.
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"Not all of life is economic." Do all coffee producers want what researchers want?
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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.
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