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Boss Barista — 208 episodes · page 1 of 3

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Blue Bottle Independent Union Takes On One of the World’s Largest Specialty Coffee Chains

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Fermentation in Coffee With Lucia Solis
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Jessica Easto Breaks Down the Tasting Notes of S'mores

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LaChrista McArthur Did Her High School Capstone Project on Coffee
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Negotiating a Contract with the Madison Sourdough Union
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Mandy Naglich Time Travels with Smell
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Context Matters with Junior's Roasted Coffee

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Sunergos Union Workers Fight to Make Their Voices Heard
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Claire Bullen is Clearing Away the Thorny Brambles
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Lucia Bawot Redefines the Protagonist of the Story
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Kristen Hawley is Glad Restaurants Aren't Going Away
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Stephanie Alcala Loves Bats And Coffee
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For Jackie Nguyen, a Coffee Shop Was Plan C
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Going Beyond Price with Brendan Adams
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What Baristas Actually Make with Adam JacksonBey and Valorie Clark

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Differentiating Between 'Value' and 'Values' With Ted Fischer
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Keith Hawkins and the Zoom Call That Never Happened
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Namisha Parthasarathy on Romanticized Coffee Relics
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Coffee and Climate Change with Karla Boza
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Eight Essential Coffee Questions with Jim Ngokwey

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Baristas Can Do It All With Camila Coddou

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Cxffeeblack's Renata Henderson and Bartholomew Jones Make Connections [re-air]
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Marie Cheslik Reflects on Making Wine (and Coffee) More Accessible

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Oddly Correct Inverts the Minimum Wage [Reair]

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Lori Flores Breaks Down Latinx Food and Drink Labor in the United States [172]

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BONUS: Intelligentsia's Chicago Workers Are Unionizing

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Niki Tolch Gets #Deep [171]
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David Tortolini Goes Beyond IRL Spaces [170]
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Gefen Skolnick Is Making Coffee Fun [169]

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Julien Langevin believes there's a place for everyone who wants to be here [168]

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Valorie Clark Stands Up for Hourly Coffee Workers [167]

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Morgan Eckroth Rebels with Coffee [166]

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Bianka Allyon and Sabreen Naimah Are Keeping it Cute [165]

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Jaymie Lao Wants You To Say Something Nice [164]

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The Tartine Union Asks for Their Bread and Roses [101]

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Carlos de la Torre Wants You to Buy Coffee Roasted in Mexico [163]
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Sonam Parikh Is Getting Comfortable Saying 'I Don't Know.' [162]

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Eric Grimm on HR and Setting Workplace Culture [161]

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Courtney Heald is Sticking Up and Sticking Around [160]

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Tio Fallen Travels The Road Less Taken [159]

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David Lalonde Falls Down the Rabbit Hole [158]

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December Rewind: Rachel Northrop Asks "Who Is The C-Market For?"

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December Rewind: Rachel Northrop Breaks Down the C-Market (Part One)

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December Rewind: Maggy Nyamumbo on Big Coffee and the Coffee Price Crisis

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December Rewind: Alice Wong Says #SuckItAbleism

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Investing in Young Farmers with Frankie and Tim Volkema [157]
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Pepe Uechi Isn't Afraid To Pivot [156]
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Neichelle Guidry Brings the Light [155]

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Sierra Yeo and the Mythical Career Ladder [154]

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Exploring Coffee Through Fast Fashion with Rachel Faller [153]

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The Two Lives of Nigel Price [152]

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Erica Chadé On Listening and Being Present With Yourself [REAIR]

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Suneal Pabari on Competition as a Learning Tool [151]

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Buy Past Crop Coffee with Baylee Engberg [150]

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Brittany Sims Will Not Leave Their Feelings at the Door [149]
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Increasing In-Country Consumption with Vera Espíndola Rafael [148]
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Guest Episode: Coffee Consumption in Nicaragua

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Leadership as Mentorship with Kaleena Teoh and ChiSum Ngai [147]

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A Matter of Trust with Brian Gaffney [146]

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Guest Episode: Dispatches from Colombia, Part Two

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Guest Episode: Dispatches from Colombia

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Guest Episode: Pressure Profiles

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Guest Episode: The Updose Podcast
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Redefining Specialty Coffee with Sahra Nguyen [145]
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Guest Episode: Cafetera Intelectual
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Welcoming Refugees Through Coffee with Doug Hewitt [144]

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Growing Coffee in Colombia with Luísa de Salazar and Astrid Medina [143]
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Growing Deep With Jiyoon Han of Bean & Bean [142]
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File Your Taxes Right with Tiani Wright [141]
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Crafting a Concept Bar with Melissa Stinson of Everybody's Busy [140]
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Building a Staple Business with Shanelle County of Standard Pour [139]
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On Lotteries and Scholarships with Mansi Chokshi [138]
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Solving Problems of Leadership With David Hu [137]

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Chris McAuley Wants To Give You Things [136]
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Zoe Muellner and Robert Penner of the Colectivo Collective Take Action [135]
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Crystal Graham and Toni Dale of On The Go Jo Will Find a Way or Make One [134]
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Michelle Stoler and the Million Reasons to Buy Coffee [133]

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Valeria Taylor of Loba Pastry + Coffee is Hungry Like the Wolf [132]

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Carlos Sims Jr. of Happy Home Coffee Roasters on Moments of Action [130]

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Areli Barrera de Grodski of Little Waves Lives in the Meta [129]

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Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas Dream Big [128]

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Rachel Northrop Asks, "Who Is The C-Market For?" [127]

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Rachel Northrop Breaks Down the C-Market [126]

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Tiani Wright on Getting to Know Your Taxes [125]

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Korie Pickett on Being Genuine and Bold [124]

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Ian Williams Breaks Away From The Ordinary [123]
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Vava Angwenyi on COFFEEMILKBLOOD [122]

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APPLY TO BE A GLITTER CAT

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Smayah Uwajeneza On Her Passion for Rwandan Coffee [121]
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The Augie's Coffee Union and the Rhetoric of "Family" [120]

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Sarina Prabasi On Café Spaces as Centers for Community Action [119]

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Cxffeeblack's Renata Henderson and Bartholomew Jones on Making Connections [118]
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Ciera Young On Getting Mortgage-Ready, Part Two [117]

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Ciera Young On The Recalibration of Coffee, Part One [116]

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Jake King and Connan Moody Provide Free Coffee Training for Baristas [115]

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Erica Jackson On Listening and Being Present With Yourself [114]
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Elle Taylor and Breezy Sanchez are Eliminating Tips [113]

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Roundup #15 — Navigating Leadership with Andrea Allen [112]

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Roundup #14 — Opening a Coffeeshop During a Crisis with Geetu Vailoor [111]
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Roundup #13 — Adam JacksonBey on Tipping During a Crisis [110]