Specialty Coffee Association Podcast

Dec 02 2020 117 ep. 49 mins 328
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A podcast series from the Specialty Coffee Association presenting stories, lectures, and debates from the SCA's global events. The SCA is a non-profit organization that represents thousands of coffee professionals, from producers to baristas all over the world. Learn more at www.sca.coffee.

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WCC Podcast, Ep 06: "Worlds Apart"

Dec 02 2020 47 mins  
“Worlds Apart” tells the stories of the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship and the World Brewers Cup, two competitions that take vastly different approaches to growing the specialty coffee community. Along the way, co-host Kimberly Yer leads us through stories of unlikely inspiration, the value of setting expectations, the push and pull of subjectivity and objectivity, a

WCC Podcast, Ep 05: "Turn It On"

Nov 25 2020 45 mins  
“Turn It On” tells the stories of the World Coffee Roasting Championship and the Cezve/Ibrik Championships, two competitions with incredibly close-knit communities at their heart. Along the way, co-hosts Anna Oleksak and Sara Al-Ali lead us through stories about navigating subjectivity, all kinds of development, and the lengths we go to for coffee (and love) through interviews

WCC Podcast, Ep 04: "But I Need It!"

Nov 18 2020 46 mins  
“But I Need It!” continues the story of the World Barista Championships from where we left off in Episode 03, nearly halfway through the competition’s journey, to today. Along the way, co-host Roukiat Delrue leads us through stories of evolutionary meetings, competitors who played in the grey areas of the rules, wildcards, and the drive to “bring the trophy” through inter

WCC Podcast, Ep 03: "We Were the Punks"

Nov 11 2020 45 mins  
“We Were the Punks” traces the early days of the World Barista Championships from a rag-tag group of volunteers looking to raise specialty coffee awareness to a powerful, monetizable stage grappling with questions of scale and professionalism. Along the way, co-host Sonja Bjork Grant leads us through stories of spit buckets, snakeskin boots, backstage woes, intensifying competi

WCC Podcast, Ep 02: "Paint a Picture"

Nov 04 2020 34 mins  
“Paint a Picture” traces the history and evolution of the World Latte Art Championship through the medium itself, from early etchings to the innovative realistic pours that grace the competition’s stage today. Along the way, co-host Rie Moustakis leads us through stories about the role of the rules, the value of art, and family dynamics through interviews with Carl Sara, Dani

WCC Podcast, Ep 01: "It's a YES!!"

Oct 28 2020 35 mins  
“It’s a YES!!” traces the history and evolution of the World Cup Tasters Championship through stories about rule-breakers, phone calls home mid-competition, and backstage ballet. Co-hosted by Gloria Pedroza, this episode features interviews with Alf Kramer, Kim Staalman, José Joaquín Ordoñez, and Chloe King. Learn more about this episode of the WCC Podcast, made possible

Coming Soon: The World Coffee Championships Podcast

Sep 18 2020 2 mins  
Meet the newest podcast series from the Specialty Coffee Association: the World Coffee Championships podcast. Where did they come from? How did things go wrong? How were they fixed? What changes do you want to see in these competitions? In each episode, we're going to hear from people who came together every year to celebrate specialty coffee and push the industry forward.

#93 | Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide as a New Price Discovery Tool for the Specialty Coffee Industry | WOC Lectures 2019

Apr 13 2020 49 mins  
Today, with help from presenter Chad Trewick, you’ll learn about the inception of and future plans for the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide, a project housed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The Guide uses donated contract information about industry pricing behaviors that are anonymized and aggregated to create tables to serve as a guide to help both sellers (producers)

#92 | An Unequal Pair: Coffee Industry Leaders and Farmers Discuss Needs and Alignment | WOC Lectures 2019

Apr 06 2020 58 mins  
With producers facing issues of climate change, migration of the younger generations to urban areas, and fluctuating coffee prices, it has become increasingly difficult for smallholder farmers to be successful and sustainable. Here, a panel discussion featuring Jörn Severloh, Christopher Mujabi, Karina Orellana, Sara Morrocchi, and Kathrine Löfberg brings together coffee industry

Recap #5 | Recent Developments in Coffee - March 18, 2020

Mar 18 2020 4 mins  
This week, we're taking a break from the 2019 World of Coffee lecture series to share Recap's fifth episode. In Recap #5: the COVID-19 outbreak continues to have a devastating impact on the coffee industry; the SCA has postponed World of Coffee and the World of Coffee Championships; World Coffee Research continues important work on the future sustainability of the coffee supply cha