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Where We've Been: Jet Fuel
We stopped at Jet Fuel Coffee in Portland, OR for a mocha coffee on a cool, damp lunchtime.
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Coffee People ft. Kyle Layton, Prismatic Coffee
We stopped by Prismatic Coffee in Salem, OR to sit down with GM and Co-Owner, Kyle Layton. We chat about how mentors impacted his trajectory into coffee and why you need to be ready to say yes when opportunity presents itself, or at least, willing.
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Coffee People ft. Taylor Minor and Charles Nick, Third Wave Water
Taylor Minor and Charles Nick are the Co-Founders Third Wave Water. Their mineral supplements are added to distilled water to create a consistent, optimized base for your coffee.
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Nick & Ryan Drink Coffee: November
We have a cup of coffee with our friend Nick Schmitt from Roastar coffee packaging in November 2025.
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Coffee People ft. Brad Gutwein, Copper Moon Coffee & Manatee Coffee
Brad Gutwein is the Co-Founder of Copper Moon Coffee in Lafayette, Indiana and Manatee Coffee in Florida. He joins Coffee People podcast to chat about family role models in entrepreneurship, working with family, and why his businesses seek out projects to support.
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Coffee People ft. Cait Rifkin, Snake River Roasting Co.
Cait Rifkin is the GM of Snake River Roasting Co. in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We chat about the need for self-sufficiency, empathy and anxiety, paying attention to politics, and burnt milk.
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Coffee People ft. Jess Nepstad, Planetary Design.
Entrepreneur and CEO of coffee storage product company Planetary Design, Jess Nepstad joins the Coffee People podcast from Bonner, MT to chat about his journey from Montana to California, and back again to uplift a brand that was struggling.
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Coffee People ft. James Shepherd, Bombora Coffee + Wine Supplies.
James Sheperd is the North American Sales rep for Bombora Supplies. We chat about how a spilled latte led him down a career in the coffee industry.
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Coffee Smarter ft. Jared Hales, Hacea Coffee Source.
Green coffee importing company Hacea Coffee Source's Jared Hales joins the Coffee Smarter podcast to chat about green coffee contracts, moisture content, what makes good coffee, and updates us on the tariff situation facing roasters and importers.
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Nick & Ryan Drink Coffee: Roast Summit.
We went to Roast Summit in Portland, Oregon to learn more about the dark art of roasting, and have a cup of coffee with our friend Nick Schmitt from Roastar coffee packaging.
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Where We've Been: Misfit Coffee
We stopped at Misfit Coffee in Minneapolis, MN to see if we fit in with the misfits who make the coffee, and the troll dolls that oversee it all.
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October Mixtape: New Beginnings.
Every month we assemble a mixtape of the music we've been listening to with our cup of coffee each morning.