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IT’S JUST COFFEE! — 211 episodes

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Thailand’s Specialty is Flavour! | w Former SCA President Noon Nutrada K

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What We ACTUALLY Thought About Melbourne’s Most Innovative Cafés | COFFEE BREAK!

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The Top 5 Most Innovative Cafes in Melbourne | CAFE TOUR!

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The Power of HR in Coffee | w Eric J. Grimm

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The Cafe with Intentionally Slow Service | w Gibrán Huerta of LONG PLAY!

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What Coffee Was Really Like in the 2000s | COFFEE BREAK!

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Finally, a Young Barista’s Point of View | EMILY MAKES COFFEE!

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Designing Coffee Gear People Actually Use | DOM SYMONS from Subminimal!

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Processing Coffee Like Beer?! | Edwin Noreña of CAMPO HERMOSO

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Why Young People Aren’t Drinking Specialty Coffee (Next-Gen) | HANY EZZAT!

11

How To Scale A Business Without Losing Soul | Nolan Hirte of PROUD MARY COFFEE!

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Neon Milk and Electric Lime - Inside Dak’s Unique Coffee Menu | DAK COFFEE!

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#13 Best Cafe in the World After 6 Months?! | BETA COFFEE w CHRIS MAYBURY!

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Making Ethical Coffee Buying Easy | COFFEE BREAK!

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We Keep Getting Ethical Coffee Buying Wrong | with FAIRTRADE’S Colleen Anunu!

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Expensive vs Cheap Instant Coffee with a World Barista Judge | COFFEE BREAK!

17

How Specialty Coffee Is Reinventing Instant Coffee | Hugh Kelly (Ona)

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How to Get Hired (And Not Get Fired) in Coffee | COFFEE BREAK!

19

Become a Barista in 2026 | w Melbourne Coffee Academy Founder CHARLES SKADIANG!

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The Internet VS the Top 10 Cafes List | COFFEE BREAK!

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How to Build a Coffee Business that Lasts | LAILA GHAMBARI!

22

Do These Things to Brew 10% Better | COFFEE BREAK!

23

Mastering Filter Coffee | TOM HUTCHINS of CODE BLACK!

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Top 100 Coffee Shops in the World! | COFFEE BREAK

25

He Brought Specialty Coffee to DUBAI?! | Ryan Godinho

26

The One Tool That TRANSFORMED Drip Coffee | The BINOCULAR DRIPPER with Mariam Erin

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Why the World’s Oldest Coffee Method Still Matters | PIERRE DE CHANTERAC on IBRIK COFFEE

28

How To Keep Your Business Relevant After 18 Years | KIM THOMPSON AND MATT TOOGOOD!

29

What ACTUALLY Happens After Winning a Barista Championship | BENJAMIN PUT!

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Why “Consistency” Is a Lie in Coffee | FREDERICK BEJO of ARCHERS!

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The Man Who Bought the Most Expensive Coffee in The World | JULITH COFFEE w SERKAN SAĞSÖZ!

32

James Hoffmann Answers Your Questions | COFFEE BREAK!

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JAMES HOFFMANN | Being a Weird Coffee Person!

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Joining the mile high club of podcasting | COFFEE BREAK!

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Introducing Specialty Coffee to New Regions | SLICK COFFEE’S - REZA KOSAR!

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Career Paths for Baristas | COFFEE BREAK!

37

Pouring 14,000 cups of latte art in 7 weeks | CALEB CHA !

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How to start the year as a coffee person | COFFEE BREAK!

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OUR 2026 INDUSTRY PREDICTIONS | And a look back on the year that was!

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Our Top Moments of 2025 | COFFEE BREAK!

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Your Christmas Coffee Guide | ROHAN COOKE AND BEN BICKNELL!

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Coffee Cupping Is Easier Than You Think | COFFEE BREAK!

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COFFEE CUPPING 101 - A practical guide for baristas, roasters, and home brewers | BEN BICKNELL!

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Hydra Honey, Thermal Shock & the Rise of Sour Origin Coffee | COFFEE BREAK!

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Engineering Flavour at Origin | LOHAS BEANS x JUAN PABLO CAMPOS!

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Flavoured Coffee, Fair Prices & Fresh Champions | COFFEE BREAK!

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The Future of Coffee Pricing | PETER ROBERTS!

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Free Coffee Ruined a Country’s Coffee Culture | COFFEE BREAK!

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Freshness Starts at Harvest | CARLOS ESCOBAR!

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Heart Health, Daybright & Mazzer’s New Tech | COFFEE BREAK!

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Should You Even Open a Café in 2026? | COLIN HARMON!

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Turning Unripe Coffee Into Gold - Coffee Prices, Fermentation & Social Media | COFFEE BREAK!

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How to Use Social Media in the Coffee Industry | PIZZASHOP MEDIA × SENSORY AGENDA!

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Scoring the World’s Best Baristas - Inside the Milan Championship | COFFEE BREAK!

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Learning in Your Coffee Journey | MAXWELL COLONNA-DASHWOOD!

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Can Coffee Ever Be Truly Sustainable? | COFFEE BREAK!

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Single O × Reground - Give a Puck - Turning Coffee Waste Into Change | DION COHEN & NINNA LARSEN!

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Australia’s New World Champion JACK SIMPSON | COFFEE BREAK! at HOST Milan

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Our First HOST Milan - Here’s What It Was Really Like | IT’S JUST COFFEE!

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$628 Cups of Coffee and the Future of Australian Farming | COFFEE BREAK!

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The Future of Coffee Depends on Science - World Coffee Research | HANNA NEUSCHWANDER!

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DeLonghi’s ‘Computer’ Trick, Real-Time Extraction & the Future of Brewing | COFFEE BREAK!

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How Barista Competitions Shaped the Coffee You Drink Today | With APAX Lab’s SIMON GAUTHERIN!

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After Morgan Drinks Coffee - Signature Bevs & Starbucks 3D Print | COFFEE BREAK!

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Are Signature Drinks Saving or Ruining Coffee? | MORGAN DRINKS COFFEE!

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$30,000 Coffee to Cockroach Milk … | COFFEE BREAK!

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Inside the Judge’s Mind - How Coffee Competitions Really Work | HENDRI KURNIAWAN!

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Barista Competitions - Trophy or Community? | COFFEE BREAK!

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How to Win the World Barista Championship | World Champ DALE HARRIS!

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Minimal Intervention Roasting Doesn’t Exist | COFFEE BREAK!

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The Three Golden Rules of Coffee Roasting | Master Roaster ANNE COOPER!

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Coffee Tasting 101: Taste, Smell, Remember | BEN BICKNELL!

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Are Omni Roasts Lazy - or the Future? | COFFEE BREAK!

74

Scaling Coffee Without Killing Quality | KLAUS THOMSEN - COFFEE COLLECTIVE!

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Freezing Coffee, $30K Geisha & Barista Workflow Hacks | COFFEE BREAK!

76

Designing the Axil Coffee Menu : Lessons from a Champion | JACK SIMPSON!

77

Philz Coffee Sells for $145M?! + Coffee Raves & Sourcing Secrets | COFFEE BREAK!

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Inside Counter Culture’s Coffee Sourcing: Fair Trade, Direct Trade & Beyond | KATIE CARGUILO!

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10 Second Lattes? + The $1 Coffee That Could Change Lives | COFFEE BREAK!

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Espresso on Tap: Creating the Café of the Future | CHRIS MAYBURY!

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La Marzocco Collabs Ranked + Are We Wasting Good Coffee at Home? | COFFEE BREAK!

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‘The Future of Coffee Report’, From the Legacy Brand La Marzocco | ANITA 'JETS' LANGLANDS!

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Specialty Coffee Has a New Definition | COFFEE BREAK!

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Coffee Grading Just Changed Forever - Explained by a Q Grader | BEN BICKNELL!

85

Flat White Origins, Freshness Wars & The $6 Coffee | COFFEE BREAK!

86

How Coffee Supreme Conquered NZ, Australia & Japan | ANDREW LOW!

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Geneva’s Coffee Champs & Japan’s Coffee Icon | COFFEE BREAK!

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What It Takes to Become a World Latte Art Champion | SAMURAI SHIN!

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Fellow’s New Machine, Lynch’s Auction, & Starbucks’ 84,000 Baristas | COFFEE BREAK!

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Building the Espresso Machine Everyone’s Talking About - Fellow’s Series 1 | NICK TERZULI!

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Global Coffee News & Industry Updates with Kantaro Okada | COFFEE BREAK!

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The Southeast Asia Coffee Revolution - Old Quarter Coffee | AMELIA HICKS & YOSIR Le CERF!

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From High Traffic to Hyper Local | COFFEE BREAK!

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I Sold My Café on Facebook …Then Built Paperboy | DAN DICK!

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We Gave Ben a Mic. He Had Thoughts. | COFFEE BREAK!

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We Have a New Co-Host! | Meet BEN BICKNELL!

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Katie’s Viral Morning Rave Coffee - What Happened Next? | COFFEE BREAK!

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2025 Coffee Gadgets That’ll Change How You Brew | GOLDEN BROWN & KATIE PAYNE!

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Bangkok to Nepal - What Coffee Looks Like Overseas | COFFEE BREAK!

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Specialty Instant Coffee is Here - Meet New Ground | CONNOR NESTOR!

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Why Australians Misunderstand Starbucks | COFFEE BREAK!

102

Inside Starbucks’ Big Comeback in Australia! | NICK CASEY!

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The Coffee-Chocolate Connection behind Mörk | COFFEE BREAK!

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From Bean to Bar with Mörk Specialty Chocolate | KIRIL SHAGINOV & JOSEPHIN ZERNELL!

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Did Nathan Toleman Create the Smashed Avo Trend ? | COFFEE BREAK!

106

24 Iconic Cafes. 1 Hospitality Playbook. | NATHAN TOLEMAN, Founder of The Mulberry Group!

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Beyond the C-Price - Brewing, Guests & What’s Next | COFFEE BREAK!

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Why Coffee Costs Are Rising Fast ! Inside the C-Price with Condesa Co.Lab | OLIVER BROWN!

109

'Coffee Weekend' Preview - Japan Roasters, Kantaro & A Festival Worth Booking | COFFEE BREAK!

110

Tokyo to Melbourne – The Vision Behind 279 & Coffee Weekend Festival | KANTARO OKADA!

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We Need to Talk About Ziv | COFFEE BREAK!

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The Inventor Behind the Wally Milk Frother & Beanz.com | ZIV SHALEV!

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Andy Cooks Takeaways and The Latest Coffee Tools | COFFEE BREAK!

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Welcome to IT'S JUST COFFEE!

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Quitting Restaurants, Staying Authentic & Going Viral | ANDY COOKS!

116

Liam’s Plan to Win the World AeroPress Championship | COFFEE BREAK

117

The World AeroPress Championship: A Global Phenomenon | TIM WILLIAMS!

118

Doubling the Attendance Record at MICE2025 | LAUREN CHARTRES

119

Tackling Poverty Through Coffee | ARTHUR KARULETWA + BEN LIEBMANN - LIVE from MICE 2025

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Where to Find Us at MICE 2025! | COFFEE BREAK

121

The Biggest Coffee Event in the Southern Hemisphere - MICE25 | LAUREN CHARTRES!

122

What If Your Coffee Could Build Houses? – Biofuel, Bricks & Mushrooms | the driving COFFEE BREAK!

123

What Happens to Your Coffee After You Drink It? – The Reground Mission | BÉATRICE ROY!

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The Boys are back, Travel adventures & A New Era of Roast Standards | COFFEE BREAK!

125

We Label Alcohol Strength ... Why Not Coffee? - the Future is Caffeine Transparency | PETE LICATA!

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The 2 Week Finale - Our ‘World of Coffee Dubai’ Wrap-Up | Live from the Hotel Lobby

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What Canadians Really Think of Aussie Coffee? | Live at World of Coffee Dubai - BUY THE DRIP!

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If you think you don't like coffee, try specialty coffee | Live at World of Coffee Dubai - BEN PUT!

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Why Dubai is the New Global Coffee Hub | Live at World of Coffee Dubai - MAJED ALTAMIMI!

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Roast Smarter, Not Harder -'I Haven't Changed My Grind Since 2017'| Live at World of Coffee Dubai - SAM CORRA!

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Brewers Cup Champion Makes Waves in Qatar | Live at World of Coffee Dubai - EDUARD INOCENCIO!

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Why Your Coffee Needs Better Water | Live at World of Coffee Dubai - SIMON GAUTHERIN!

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Cokuun, Japan’s Most Exclusive Cafe | Live at World of Coffee Dubai - HIDENORI IZAKI!

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How Saudi Arabia plans to Change Coffee | LIVE at World of Coffee Dubai! - FAHAD ALTHUBYANI

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2024 World Barista Champion Wins By 1 Point! | LIVE at World of Coffee Dubai! – MIKAEL JASIN

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The Most Expensive Coffee in the World | LIVE at World of Coffee Dubai!– WILFORD LAMASTUS JR!

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You Send It, We Sip IT - Mailbag Cupping | COFFEE BREAK!

138

the COFFEE MAN - What Baristas Need to Hear | SASA SESTIC!

139

Coffee, Alzheimer’s & Family Grief | COFFEE BREAK!

140

The man who wrote the book on coffee roasting | SCOTT RAO RETURNS!

141

AI & Coffee Roasting: A Double Edged Sword | COFFEE BREAK!

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AI Essentials for Baristas: From Learning to Leading | MATT PERGER!

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The Cheapest Way To Make Top-Tier Coffee | COFFEE BREAK!

144

WHAT WILL BE THE 2025 COFFEE TRENDS | SHOCKING DNA RESULTS!

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Rising Prices & AI Takeover | COFFEE BREAK!

146

Brewing Market Lane’s Success | FLEUR STUDD!

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Kick Off 2025 - Master Your New Coffee Gear! | COFFEE BREAK!

148

HAPPY NEW YEAR! | 2024 Reflections and 2025 Forecasts

149

Cup of Excellence & Kirk’s DNA Test | COFFEE BREAK!

150

Bringing Aussie Coffee to the USA | NOLAN HIRTE!

151

Countdown to Christmas: Flavours, Fails, and Festive Plans | COFFEE BREAK!

152

Barista World Championship Story | JACK SIMPSON!

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Brewing Up a Live Podcast | COFFEE BREAK!

154

CRYPTO & COFFEE | LAMBIE!

155

Navigating Online Reviews and The Return of Dan Dick | COFFEE BREAK

156

The Best Sandwich in Melbourne | w BANGIN SANGAS!

157

DIY Coffee Liqueur and The Future of Co-Fermentation | COFFEE BREAK

158

The Highs and Lows of a Career in Coffee | TIM VARNEY!

159

Instant Coffee, Exploding Bags and a $500 Bean | COFFEE BREAK

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What Your Packaging Says About You | ECO BARISTA! w Russell Touyz

161

Is Co-Fermentation Coffee’s Future? - AN OLYMPIC HOT TAKE | COFFEE BREAK!

162

Olympic Medals, World Records, now Brewers Cup?! | ZAC STUBBLETY-COOK!

163

Guilty Pleasures - From Trash Coffee to Dessert Lattes | COFFEE BREAK!

164

HOSPO HORROR STORIES & PRANK CALLS! | DAMIEN COE!

165

Automation vs. Manual – Who Wins? | COFFEE BREAK!

166

10 year RUMBLE in the jungle !? | RUMBLE COFFEE!

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Nitrogen Coffee, Street Foxes & Dandadan?! | COFFEE BREAK!

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Roasteries to Recycling Bins | NICK PERCY!

169

WTF IS WITH WFH?! | COFFEE BREAK!

170

Is Working From Home Killing the Coffee Industry? | IT'S JUST COFFEE!

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‘Golden rules from Golden Brown’ | COFFEE BREAK!

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City vs. Rural Coffee | ARTISTI COFFEE ROASTERS!

173

Trusting "Eco-Friendly" Brands Isn’t Easy | COFFEE BREAK!

174

How KeepCup is fighting waste with founder | ABIGAIL FORSYTH!

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We've got your mail | COFFEE BREAK!

176

Breakfast Shirts, and Business Kirk | MARK CROTTI!

177

Movies, Soy Milk and the Price of an Iced latte | COFFEE BREAK

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Greensquare is changing the way we buy coffee | CALEB HOLSTEIN!

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Whats the deal with Italian coffee ? | COFFEE BREAK!

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Your favourite barista’s favourite barista | JADE JENNINGS !

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Is Italian food overrated? | COFFEE BREAK!

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ANTHONY DOUGLAS! | World Championship Barista

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During Our Live Coffee Machine Showdown | COFFEE BREAK!

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Cinnamon infused coffee?! | COFFEE BREAK!

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The Godfather of Melbourne Coffee | MARK DUNDON!

186

Honest Review of APAX LAB | COFFEE BREAK!

187

Milk Man vs Water Wizard. | SIMON GAUTHERIN

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Beyond Profit; Considering Our Why | COFFEE BREAK!

189

‘The Cup That Counts’ | a documentary with SAM KECK !

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Why Coffee Thrives in Tough Times | COFFEE BREAK!

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Coffee During the Cost of Living Crisis | DAN DICK!

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COFFEE BREAK | From Star Wars to Starbucks.

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ARE ANY CELEBRITY COFFEE BRANDS GOOD ?

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‘Latte Art … it cant be that hard?’ | COFFEE BREAK!

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Secrets of latte art with a champion and a TikTok star! | - GEORGIA ELLIS!

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COFFEE BREAK! | ‘How did a work trip turn into a $1000 meal at Brae?’

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LACHLAN WARD! | Why ST. ALi Increased Coffee Prices, A Talk with the CEO.

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COFFEE BREAK! | Rohan’s Stories, Kirk’s Coffee Science, and Liam's show and tell

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JAMIE THOMSON! | - Tips to Transform Your Home Brewing!

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COFFEE BREAK! | behind the SCAP statement!

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BREAKING NEWS! - S.C.A.P. president rejects infused coffees

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COFFEE BREAK! | the show after the show!

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GOOD MEASURE | 'Mont Blanc' - From Idea to Icon

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DAN DICK! - before you open a cafe LISTEN TO THIS!

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GEN FRICKER! - Comedy Tales to Coffee Fails

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DANIEL SEYOUM! - The Untold Story of Ethiopian Coffee

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ROSS QUAIL! - Head Judge at the World Barista Championships

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SONAM SHERPA! on Coffee Business and Cold Brew Secrets

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BREW BOY! - from Bean to Brew | Exploring Exotic Coffee Farms

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HANY EZZAT - Brewers Cup finalist spills the beans

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IT’S JUST COFFEE! - “meeting the coffee team and the dream”