Show Notes:

1. [00:35] More on Tonya Kuhl

2. [00:45] “Castor Wheel Pivot” by Blue Dot Sessions

3. [01:35] “One Little Triumph” by Blue Dot Sessions

4. [02:15] Light reading on other unconventional courses:

5. [02:45] ECM 01 Syllabus

Additional reading here (San Francisco Chronicle)

6. [03:20] “Pain” by HileMele

7. [04:00] Light reading on percentage of global coffee that is considered specialty (The Coffee Guide)

8. [04:10] Light reading on the growth of specialty coffee over the past several years (SCA)

9. [05:15] Shout out to the original Cosmic Calendar

10. [05:25] “Drum Solo” by Turku Nomads of the Silk Road

11. [05:30] The first reference of the term coffee can be found here in the Canon of Medicine (The World of Caffeine)

12. [05:40] More on the tale of coffee being passed down to the Prophet Muhammad (The Literary Digest)

13. [05:45] More on Kaldi and his dancing goats

14. [06:00] On the history of coffee:

15. [06:25] Recommended reading on coffee history: Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast

16. [06:30] Light reading on coffee’s etymology

17. [06:45] “Perky” by Al Hirt

That tune was used in Maxwell’s advertising campaign back in the day

18. [07:00] Light reading on the concept of coffee waves

Listen to a lecture that breaks down each wave

More light reading on the concept of coffee waves

19. [07:30] A short snippet from Mississippi John Hurt’s “Coffee Blues”

20. [07:45] A montage of sexist coffee commercials from the ‘60s

21. [07:55] “Pxl Eventaut” by Blue Dot Sessions

22. [09:50] More on William Ristenpart

23. [11:20] “Pxl Cray” by Blue Dot Sessions

24. [11:25] The new coffee flavor wheel (SCA)

25. [12:00] More on Molly Spencer

26. [13:40] More on Hanna Neuschwander (@hneuschwander)

Her book, Left Coast Roast

27. [14:30] An overview of coffee prices over the last 45 years

Related reading on coffee’s volatility (Daily Coffee News)

Related reading on the markets around coffee (Perfect Daily Grind)

28. [15:40] More on the differences between Arabica and Robusta beans (Coffee Chemistry)

Related reading on specialty robusta beans (Barista Magazine)

29. [16:10] More on the different coffee processing methods (Sweet Maria’s)

30. [16:25] “Pxl Htra” by Blue Dot Sessions

31. [16:30] More on the coffee grading rubric (SCAA)

32. [17:00] More on Alejandro Martinez and his farm Finca Argentina

A deeper dive on Martinez’s workflow and operational costs

33. [19:10] More on Brett Smith

34. [21:30] “Platax” by Blue Dot Sessions

35. [21:40] A graphic overview of the coffee supply chain

36. [21:55] Related: Light reading on how to purchase coffee (Sweet Maria’s)

37. [22:45] Related: Light reading on starting a roastery (Daily Coffee News)

38. [23:00] Related: Light reading on what goes into roasting (Cafe Culture)

39. [23:25] Related: Light reading on roast profiles

40. [23:50] More on Kyle Glanville (@glanvillain)

41. [24:20] Light reading on Espresso Vivace (Sprudge)

42. [24:45] “Clay Pawn Shop” by Blue Dot Sessions

43. [25:00] Light reading on the economics of running a coffee shop (Investopedia)

Related: Deeper dive on coffee shop economics

44. [25:40] SNL’s Michael Che on $18 coffee (NY Post)

45. [25:50] Light reading on Gesha coffees (Daily Coffee News)

46. [26:15] Related reading on the rise of the minimum wage (NPR)

47. [26:20] More on Ritual’s $12 cup of coffee (Barista Magazine)

48. [27:30] “Time Up” by Blue Dot Sessions

49. [27:45] The story behind those blue and white greek coffee cups (Narratively)

50 [28:20] More on Anand Sheth

51. [28:50] “Vulcan Street” by Blue Dot Sessions

51. [29:00] Detailed photos of the Sightglass on 20th Street (Knstrct)

52. [30:00] “Vulcan Street-Dew Morning” by Blue Dot Sessions

53. [32:00] More on Brian Jones (@brianwjones) of DCILY

54. [34:40] “Pushback” by Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping

55. [35:15] Light reading on Frank Braconi

56. [36:30] “Warm Fingers” by Blue Dot Sessions

57. [36:35] Light reading on what is the middle class (CNN)

58. [36:50] More on Braconi’s 2004 study

A deeper read on the study (The New Yorker)

59. [37:20] "Burrow Burrow" by Blue Dot Sessions

60. [37:50] Light reading on a follow-up study by both Braconi and Columbia University Prof. Lance Freeman (City Lab)

61. [39:30] Bay Area salaries for computer engineers

62. [40:20] Light reading on economic state of New York City in the 70s

63. [41:30] Related: Light reading on Rev. Billy and his protest against Starbucks

64. [41:50] More on the rate of gentrification (Governing Magazine)

65. [43:20] Related: A Film About Coffee

66. [45:00] More on Charles Babinski

Related: He was also in the documentary Barista

67. [47:30] Light reading on the Hasta Muerte Coffee (East Bay Express)

Related: Protest at the coffee shop (KTVU)

68. [48:05] “Noe Noe” by Blue Dot Sessions

69. [48:30] Light reading on the coffee industry’s #MeToo movement (San Francisco Chronicle)

70. [48:50] Light reading on SCA’s decision to host its World Coffee Championships in Dubai (Sprudge)

71. [49:30] More on the impact of climate change and coffee (Barista Magazine)

Related: Science with a solution to coffee’s climate change problem (The Chicago Tribune)

72. [49:35] More on the percentage of coffee lands that will become unusable (NPR)

A specific case study on Ethiopia’s coffee (Science Friday)

Related: the increased spread of rust on coffee plants (The Guardian)

Related: A visual overview of coffee’s environmental dilemma (BBC)

73. [49:40] More on deforestation, climate change and coffee (Conservation International)

74. [50:00] More on the sale of Stumptown (The New York Times)

The sale of Peets (Los Angeles Times)

The sale of Intelligentsia (Eater)

The sale of Blue Bottle (San Francisco Chronicle)

And the portfolio of the JAB Holding Company

75. [50:50] More on Nick Cho (@nickcho) (San Francisco Magazine)

76. [57:20] “Fake Empire” cover by Lotte Kestner

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