Arda Barlas shares his path into specialty coffee with Coffee People, the impact of political action and protest on his Downtown LA roaster cafe, the historical culture of coffee in Turkey, and much more.
Every month we listen to a new (to us) album start to finish while drinking a cup of specialty coffee. This month we explore singer, songwriter, and blues guitarist Ted Lucas by Ted Lucas (1975).
If you wanted a hot, black pourover, the five (to ten) minute wait was well spent chomping on an empanada and petting a neighborhood pup. Keep it simple. Keep it Bump.
We recap our recent chat with Sam Larobardiere of Theory Coffee Roasters and Podium Coffee Club. We hare the key takeaways from his journey into the coffee industry as shared on the Coffee People podcast.
Sam Larobardiere shares his path into enrepreneurship with Coffee People. We discuss how he went from the coffee cart and roaster to operating a full-scale Theory Coffee roastery with multiple cafes and the subscription based Podium Coffee Club.
Steady State is the first place I ventured when I started to re-engage with humanity after the worst days of the onset of COVID-19.
We spent an hour being uplifted by the optimism of Etelle Higonnet. She is the founder of Coffee Watch, a non-profit industry watchdog that just celebrated their one year anniversary.
The Coffee People recap of our recent episode featuring Etelle Higonnet of the non-profit industry watchdog Coffee Watch.
Way back in June, we had the privilege of meeting Sebastián Villamizar of Futura Coffee at Coffee Fest Portland 2025, where we hosted the Going Green sustainability discussion.
We build up anticipation for firsts. First love, first car, first cup of coffee out of the house in a new year...Maybe that last one is just me. I had plans for my first coffee of 2026.
We stopped at Jet Fuel Coffee in Portland, OR for a mocha coffee on a cool, damp lunchtime.
We’ve made it this far…somehow—15 seasons over five years. We’ve shared the stories of 100s of Coffee People. Our mission has always been to create a platform for those connected to the industry to share their journeys into and through coffee.