I talk to Vava Angwenyi, a multitalent within the coffee industry. She is the founder of Vava coffee, Gente del Futuro (co-founder) and the author of COFFEE MILK BLOOD, a book she created to challenge the colonial narrative in coffee production. In this episode, we try to provide the listener with a surface level understanding of the coffee trading in Kenya and discuss topics like "the typical Kenyan coffee" and it's limiting implications but also the variety of coffee grown in the country...

Today’s episode is a guest episode by Vava Angwenyi & Jake Green. Jake is a photographer based in London, who also authored the book COFFEE KENYA - "KUNYWA JASHO LANGU". Vava is an entrepeneur who released a book called COFFEE MILK BLOOD, challenging the colonial narrative on coffee production. Vava is the founder of Vava coffee, a Kenyan coffee trading company - or social enterprice - focusing on creating positive social and economic change and to drive sustainability within the coffee...

I talk to Matt Kitayama, an event barista who started a project he calls Brew for Ukraine. Apart from volunteering, Matt brings coffee to the volunteers at Hauptbahnhof - bureaucracy hindering him offering coffee to the refugees as well. Matt shares some of his hospitality story and explains his project further.  Berlin Arrival Support - @berlinarrivalsupport Big thanks to: Matt Kitayama for sharing his story and his coffee - @no_sugar_latteart Jesse Raub - for creating the music...

I talk to Ashley and she shares what it is like to be a freelancer in the coffee industry. We also discuss some problematic aspects of "going to origin", tipping, work safety and more.  Big thanks to: Ashley Rodriguez for all the help in starting this project, for giving so much of her time and insights. Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.

I talk to my friend Narumi and we learn her coffee journey. We discuss our love-hate relationship with the hospitality industry and the specialty coffee industry.  Big thanks to: Narumi Mastrocianni for sharing her insight and time - @erosandbotany Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode. Ashley Rodriguez - For helping making this podcast happen.

I talk to Sissi Chen (or Chen Xi), a digital content creator. Sissi shares what it’s really like being a content creator on Instagram and how Berlin's food scene has changed over the past decade. We discuss food in relation to topics like prejudice, identity and authenticity. Big thanks to: Sissi Chen for sharing her experiences, her time and insight - @eatinginberlin Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode. 

TRIGGER WARNING - Discussions of suicide. I talk to the founder of The Kore Directive, Sierra Yeo. We discuss  all things coffee but also discuss our experiences of being woc, the  importance of representation and VISA's. Big thanks to: Sierra Yeo, for being so open and for being an inspiration for people in the industry - @sierrasriracha Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.

TRIGGER WARNING - Discussions of suicide. I talk to the founder of The Kore Directive, Sierra Yeo. We discuss all things coffee but also discuss our experiences of being woc, the importance of representation and VISA's. Big thanks to: Sierra Yeo, for being so open and for being an inspiration for people in the industry - @sierrasriracha Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.

TRIGGER WARNING - Discussions of suicide. I talk to the founder of The Kore Directive, Sierra Yeo. We discuss all things coffee but also discuss our experiences of being woc, the importance of representation and VISA's. Big thanks to: Sierra Yeo, for being so open and for being an inspiration for people in the industry - @sierrasriracha Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.

TRIGGER WARNING - Discussions of suicide. I talk to the founder of The Kore Directive, Sierra Yeo. We discuss all things coffee but also discuss our experiences of being woc, the importance of representation and VISA's. Big thanks to: Sierra Yeo, for being so open and for being an inspiration for people in the industry - @sierrasriracha Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode.

I talk to my friend, Ebrahim, and we discuss how he started working with coffee, how Covid-19 affected the café and what place specialty coffee have in german coffee culture. Big thanks to: Jesse Raub - for creating the music accompanying this episode. Ebrahim Qayumi, for being an inspiration and making this episode possible - @kajumiberlin Mentions:  Jules Geisberg - @jules_cafe_berlin Ketori coffee - @ketoricoffee WIM Kaffee - @wim_kaffee She said - @shesaidbooks MEIER'S -...

I talk to a dear friend, Amber, and we discuss topics like exploitation, unions and worker's rights.  Big thanks to: Ashley Rodriguez - for all the help and giudance during The Boss Barista Takeover - @bossbaristapodcast Jordan Stalling - for helping with audio issues. Jesse Raub - for kindly creating the music loops used in this episode. Claire Bullen - for putting the finishing touches on the transcript. Amber Ehler for being an important part of this project and an essential part...

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