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Buy the Drip - Coffee and Business — 76 episodes

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76. The Life of a Coffee Man, Roger Pitti | Altieri Coffee

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75. When Coffee & Wine Intertwine, Kotowa Farms | Victoria Koyner

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74. Deep into the Origin of Coffee in Panama | Graciano Cruz

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73. Growing Geisha Coffee ontop of the World at Mount Totumas | Karin de la Rosa

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72. The Discovery of Geisha and Legacy of Hacienda La Esmeralda | Daniel Peterson

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71. Pre-Batched Espresso: Destroying Coffee or Saving Cafes? Kirk Pearson’s Melbourne Revolution

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70. The Work Behind Coffee Competitions | Andrea Tan

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69. How Glassware Changes the Taste of Coffee: The Science of Sensory Cups

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68. Making Better Espresso | 2 x Philippines Barista Champion Michael Harris

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66. Writing a Book, Life Lessons and Publishing 'Bloom' with Tigger and Mikael

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65. What Happens When You Hack Water? Inside the Tech Changing Water and Coffee

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64. Inside World Barista Champion Coffees with Roaster & Coach Matt Crowley

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63. How Jack Simpson Became the 2025 World Barista Champion

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63. Japan, Milan & the World’s Most Expensive Coffee. Our Full 2025 WBC Breakdown

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62. The Relentless Pursuit of Coffee Perfection | 7x Canadian Barista Champion - Ben Put!

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61. Inside Ethiopia’s Most Expensive Coffee Ever | Alo Coffee’s Tamiru Tadesse

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60. The Untold Truth About “Direct Trade” Coffee with Juan Diaz of KWC

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59. The Barista Champion Who’s Challenging Caffeine Itself with Pete Licata

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58. Behind the Scenes of the World’s Rarest Coffee with Cole Torode of Forward Coffee

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57. The Brutal Truth About Running a Coffee Business with Luke Waite

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56. Your Friendly internet barista with 8.7 Million Followers… and the U.S. Barista Champion Title - ⁠Morgan Eckroth⁠!

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55. Coffee. Content. Community. How Tyler Hagan Found His Voice in The Coffee Community

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54. What It Really Takes to Build a Green Coffee Import Business with Jeff Fleming Apex Coffee

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53. The Untold Story Behind One of the World’s Most Famous Coffee Farms with Wilford Lamastus

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52. They Turned Coffee Into a Paste and Built a Brand From the Alps to the Outdoors

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51. From Barista to Champion to Leader at Origin. Raul Rodas on Coffee’s Real Challenges

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50. Laila Ghambari on Competition, Cafe Profitability, and Coffee Consulting

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$10,000/Kilo Coffee? Rachel from Hacienda La Esmeralda Reveals the Story Behind Panama’s Iconic Geisha

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Traveling the World, Starting Coffee Businesses, and Writing a Children’s Book with Christine Rollings

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From Cowboy Coffee to 1,400 Stores - How Two Outdoorsmen Built Canada’s Grittiest Coffee Brand

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46. The Nomadic Movement to Coffee Roasting: Jordan Saglio’s Journey from Van Life to Movement Coffee

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45. Building a Career in Coffee: Green Buying, Mentorship & Barista Championships with Jill Hoff

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44. From Farmers to Roasters How Sovda Is Rethinking #coffee Sorting with Max Boegler #coffeetime

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43. From Square Mile to Global Consultant: John Gordon’s Coffee Journey

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42. Inside Forward 2.0: Cole Torode’s Bold New Coffee Model in Panama

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41. From Milkman to Entrepreneur: Kirk Pearson’s Journey with Project Zero Coffee

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40. Spotted! Unidentified Flying Object ☕ #AllFilter with Jay Kim

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39. Dave’s Bold Coffee Predictions for 2025 – Number 8 Will Make You Smile!

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38. Cole’s Coffee Predictions for 2025 – You Won’t Believe Number 4!

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37. Reflections on Coffee 2024: Record Prices, World Champions, and Big Industry Shifts

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36. Behind the Bar with Paul Ross: Running a Cafe, Embracing Hospitality, and Coaching Champions

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35. Celebrating 5,000 Subscribers Q&A about Coffee, Community, and the Future of the Industry

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34. The World AeroPress Championship: Inside the Global Coffee Phenomenon with Tim Williams

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33. The Flower Story with 2024 World Barista Champion Mikael Jasin

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32. Mike Strumpf Unpacks Decaf Myths, Coffee Competitions, and a Journey of Personal Resilience

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31. From Barista to Designer: Hany Ezzat on Crafting Cups that Elevate Coffee

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30. Thermal Shock, Fermentation & Industry Tensions with Juan Pablo Campos from Lohas Beans

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29. The End of a Chapter for Forward Coffee, for now; Cole Torode on Challenges, Achievements, and Moving Forward

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28. Growing the Home Brewing Community with Elysia Tan, Singaporean Brewers Cup Champion

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27. Storytelling, Community, and Coffee: Nelson Phu’s Winning Formula

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26. Best of Panama Controversy and Infused Coffees with Hunter Tedman

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25. Flipping the Script: Our Coffee Story with Meron Coffee

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24. Barista Documentary to Starting Black & White Coffee Roasters with Kyle Ramage

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23. The Roasters Pack Story: Suneal Pabari’s Path to Subscription Success

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22. The Art and Science of Coffee Roasting with Paul Stephens

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21. Mikael Jasin Journey to Becoming World Barista Champion

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20. Brewing Tips with Cole Torode: World Brewers Cup Insights and Heartwarming Brotherly Love

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19. Boram Um The World Barista Champion! Road to WBC 2/2

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18. Boram Um The World Barista Champion! Road to WBC 1/2

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17. Dave Gives A Quick Update Over The Last Year!

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16. PhD Candidate, Winning Competitions all while Brewing Amazing Coffee with Ply Pasarj.

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15. AMA (Ask me Anything) #1 With Your Host, David Crosby

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14. Award Winning Chef, Culinary Entrepreneur and Reality TV star, Mike Pigot.

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13. Danilo Lodi on Coffee Consulting, Training To Be a World Barista Championship Judge and Thoughts on the Coffee Commodity Market.

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12. Designing Fermentation with Former Winemaker and Entrepreneur Lucia Solis

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11. The Wine World Meets Coffee with Juice Imports

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10. From Modeling to Accounting to Digital Creator to Instagram Famous with Ania B

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9. Barista to Green Buyer and Learning to Taste Coffee with Freda Yuan

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8. Seed to Cup in Brazil with Boram Um

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7. Aerospace Engineer to World Brewers Cup Champion with Matt Winton

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6. Scaling A Gelato Business One Tiny Spoonful At A Time With James Boettcher of Righteous Gelato

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5. Redefining Nutrition, Food, Eating & Lifestyle with Meredith and Alex of Tactic Nutrition

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4. Rediscovering Mexican Coffee Through Innovation with Coffee Producer Samuel Ronzon

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3. Selling Barista Approved Coffee Gear, Scaling a Wholesale Business and Challenges of Business Ownership with Jen and Wes Farnell from Eight Ounce Coffee

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2. Kombucha, Microdosing for Productivity and Creating a Lifestyle Business with Conrad Ferrel of Truebuch Kombucha

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1. Becoming a Green Coffee Buyer with Cole Torode from Forward Coffee