Bellingham Podcast

Welcome back! And thank you all for your continued support for The Bellingham Podcast. Your PNW dynamic duo is back for the first episode of 2020. So, what happened with AJ and Chirs while they enjoyed the holiday off the mic?

Chris:
* A new non-cloud password manager - KeePassXC
* Folding my shirts with a clipboard they way retail stores do. No more hangers.
* Deep Dive into Linux Mint as a primary personal laptop OS
* How to make Black Bean burger patties


AJ:
* Recorded with Everett on Episode 60 of 40 & 20 podcast
* First ascent with my son
* Klean Kanteen: Kirkstone Grey; Shale Black
* Kuhl: Konfidant Air
* ATECH 5 in 1 pen



Our Promises for 2020

Chris:
* To provide outstanding customer service, I promise to establish better work boundaries.
* I promise to invest in myself. Buy things that will add value, watch shows that help me learn.
* I promise never to say goodbye to someone by saying, “Have a good one…”
* I promise never to be condescending to a client, unlike many tech professionals

AJ:
*Listen More; Talk Less
*Breathe More; Spin Less
*Create More; Promote Less

What’s on the horizon for the Bellingham Podcast this year

* More Words of Note shows
* Continued Community Connections Conversations
* More…?


Find us on the Web
AJ: ajbarse.com
Chris: chrispowell.co

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Your PNW dynamic duo wrap up 2019 with this episode of the Bellingham Podcast. Starting off with a big thank you to you, all of you, who have listened to us over the last year. Tune back in in January for the first episode of 2020!

Highlights, we have many... 41 episodes in 2019!

Interviews

#WatchFam - Five interviews in March - between #112 and 113

* @DanC21cy — now @timely_moments
* @ToxicNatos
* @EA8
* @_a_diaz
* @buyingontime


Community Connections

* Moonwater, WDRC - 111
* Hans Erchinger-Davis, Lighthouse Mission - 114
* Emily O’Connor, Lydia Place - 115
* Meg Weber, Idea Institute - 122
* Heather Simpson, She Leads Me - 125
* Carol Frazey, Whatcom County Councilperson - 130
* Jennifer Kutcher, WECU - 135

Words of Note, redux

Lykke - 116
Ikigai - 118

Life in Bellingham

PNW Stereotypes - 120 & 121
Welcome to Bellingham - 123
If we were Mayor - 124
The Bellingham Pledge - 127
The Fair - 128

Shutouts:
-to listeners https://www.instagram.com/rising_sun_sailor/
https://www.instagram.com/watchmedicine/ )

Technology

Digital Hygge - 105
Productivity at IHOP - 113
Rebooting Online Life - 117
MVNOs - 119
De-Google your life - 138

Food & Drink

Seltzer - 129
Food Truck Rodeo - 131
Coffee Mini-Series - 132-134

Keepin’ it real

Transparency Pool - 106
ROI on Goodness - 108
Boredom - 109
Inspirations and Influences - 136-137

End-of-year Thoughts

Bellingham Food Bank:

* Donate cash - goes to a “Milk Money” account (https://www.bellinghamfoodbank.org/getting-great-food/milk-money/) to buy fresh milk from Edaleen Dairy and fresh eggs locally. “[The Food Bank] need to buy more than 700 half gallons of milk each week. Edaleen Diary sells milk to [them] at a great price... Do you have what it takes to be a Milk Money Superhero?
* Donate diapers and feminine hygiene products.

Other Interesting Tidbits

National Yellow Pages Opt-Out Website (https://www.yellowpagesoptout.com/zipcode/98226) - Create free account, opt-out of three DEX, Yellow Pages, and Action Pages thrown on your driveway.

Find us on the Web

AJ: ajbarse.com (http://ajbarse.com/)
Chris: chrispowell.co (http://chrispowell.co/)


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After much Thanksgiving (US) Holiday'ing, Chris and AJ take an episode to catch up and prepare for the next round of holiday-fests. Black Friday? The PNW dynamic duo hit on a mix of local, edc and yes even a little Watchfam. Tune in!

AJ:

* #OptOutside- family photos up at Mt.Baker. Pro Xmas Card tip- using Black Friday for printing your xmas cards.

Chris:

* Researched most of the year, waited for the opportunity to upgrade my only backpack.
* Spent time with family and quiet solitude.

#Watchfam:

AJ:
A month on wrist: Farer Watches: Roché https://usd.farer.com/products/roche
Specs for the WatchFam:

* 39mm diameter, 11mm depth, 45mm lug to lug. Lugs 20mm.
* ETA 2893-1 ‘Top Grade’ movement with universal hour indicator disc + date and up to 48 hours of power reserve.
* “Named after Anthony de la Roché, an English merchant and explorer. In 1675, Roché was on a commercial voyage between Europe and South America when he was blown off course and made the first fortuitous sighting of land south of the Antarctic Convergence. However Captain James Cook made the first landing on this new island in 1775, claiming sovereignty for the United Kingdom and giving it the name Isle of Georgia, in honour of King George III. ”


Chris:
Same modded SKX007, same straps.

#BhamCommunity

*Inslee names first Native American to Washington State Supreme Court: https://medium.com/wagovernor/inslee-names-first-native-american-to-washington-state-supreme-court-3ef83769d961*

* AJ & Chris’s cultural recommendation to check out just because*

* AJ- Outside Podcast Nov 27 episode: “Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi’s All-in Partnership” : https://www.outsideonline.com/2406177/jimmy-chin-elizabeth-chai-vasarhelyi-partnership
* Chris- Swindled Podcast - Pick any one of ‘em
* Stories of people conning people, sometimes lots of people: Wealthy heiresses who weren’t, pizza delivery guys with bombs around their neck, greedy business people bilking millions from unaware investors, insurance fraud by faking your death, gigolos who charm boatloads of money from lonely righ widows, horse killers, the guy from Girls Gone Wild, the McDonald’s spilled coffee burn incident, and the Fyre Festival!
Find us on the Web

AJ: ajbarse.com (http://ajbarse.com/)
Chris: chrispowell.co (http://chrispowell.co/)


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Happy Holidays everyone. Travel, life and a pinch of the holidays have kept your PNW dynamic podcast duo busy, but on their holiday gift guide list is a double episode to make up for the last two weeks of being off the air. On this episode, Chris and AJ hit on a few PNW-centric items that could be easy stocking suffers...or early holiday presents depending on how you are. Tune in!


AJ's picks
Arcade Belt Mens Capture Vision Belts: Flexible Elastic Webbing, Premium Buckle
https://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Belt-Capture-Vision-Belts/dp/B078XVCSGZ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=arcade+belt+wood+buckle&qid=1574801733&sr=8-1

EA8 Leather Goods: https://www.instagram.com/ea8/?hl=en

AJ's Watch Strap Recommendations https://ajbarse.com/from-office-to-trailhead/

TKWide Tumblers https://www.kleankanteen.com/collections/insulated-tkwide

Crown and Buckle Chevron Strap https://www.crownandbuckle.com/straps-by-type/chevron-watch-straps.html

Rowkin Earbuds (Assent) https://www.rowkin.com/



ALT-Black Friday Destinations

Mai Kham Thai & Lao Cuisine (http://maikham.com/index.html) - In Fairhaven, across the street from Filling Station
LaFeens - 1466 Electric Ave, Bellingham. Because you deserve it.
Hokkai Ramen & Sushi (https://www.hokkairamenandsushi.com/) - Near Bed, Bath, Beyond and AT&T store on Meridian

Little Gifts with Big Heart

PortaPow 3rd Gen USB Data Blocker (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XGM6LJB/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A3M1K9LXDRB6PN&psc=1) - Eliminates JuiceJacking. $7. Black.
OBDLink MX+ OBD2 Bluetooth Scanner (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JFRFJG6/ref=psdc_15707381_t4_B005NLQAHS) - Professional-grade diagnostic scan tool, trip computer, and real-time performance monitor capable of accessing manufacturer-specific vehicle data. $80.
Anker PowerPort Adapters (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GWQ2GJC/ref=dp_cerb_3) - Ditch those old & busted phone chargers for good.


* AJ & Chris’s cultural recommendation to check out just because*

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Find us on the Web

AJ: ajbarse.com (http://ajbarse.com/)
Chris: chrispowell.co (http://chrispowell.co/)


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Hey everyone! We are back- so sorry for the delay release! AJ's been on the road for work and family. But in this episode your PNW dynamic duo put their tech hats on as Chris goes full Tech Mission Impossible on Google. Stay tuned on what Chris has been diving into with unGoogleing ones life.


TechMission: Impossible

Chris can’t use Google Services for ANYTHING. What does he do?

Search = Private.sh is a new private search engine that uses cryptography to ensure that your search history cannot be tracked by anyone – the creators and developers of the search engine, Private Internet Access (https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/)
Chrome = Firefox, with eight add-ons to improve privacy
Gmail = ProtonMail.com (http://protonmail.com/)
Gcal = ProtonCal... Coming soon
Docs = Crypt.ee (http://crypt.ee/)
Sheets =
Slides = Canva.com (http://canva.com/)
Drive = Dropbox+Cryptomator
Youtube = Invidio.us (http://invidio.us/) and FreeTube
Keep = StandardNotes.org (http://standardnotes.org/)



* AJ & Chris’s cultural recommendation to check out just because*

* AJ: discoing time (book now podcast/audio book) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discovering-time/id1481489199
* Chris: Peaceful Cuisine on the web (http://peacefulcuisine.com/) and on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBG3PzyQKY8ieMG2gDAyOQ) - Ryoya Takashima, cook and timelapse photographer.

Find us on the Web

AJ: ajbarse.com (http://ajbarse.com/)
Chris: chrispowell.co (http://chrispowell.co/)


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Part two of AJ and Chris'part discussion on the people who influenced them creatively and professionally. On this episode, your PNW podcasting duo pick up right where they left off in Episode 136 on that word that gets thrown around, especially in our current social media marketing internet age: influencers?

Shout out to the men and women who serve in the US armed forces.


Where do you find inspiration and motivation?

Chris: Grown-up life

Billy Sheehan, bassist extraordinaire
Patrick Rhone, minimalmac.com, author, thinker.
My Wife
Minimalists in general

AJ:

Analog Insights -
“Jules, Greg and Max. This channel's primary focus is analog photography in the digital age” https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEsIPHfiX6UpomrXTrdq67Q
Max in Munich- http://www.maxplusone.net/


Great Big Story- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCajXeitgFL-rb5-gXI-aG8Q

Living Big in a Tiny House : Bryce Langston - https://www.youtube.com/user/livingbigtinyhouse

*Music*

John Gorka : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bXcjRH7mn4
“...contemporary American folk musician.[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gorka#cite_note-1) In 1991, Rolling Stone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone) magazine called him "the preeminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement."

*The Whys*

Not for ‘the gram“- See Analog Explorer for my manifesto
Living better, stronger, healthier
For the positive things in a negative day-to-day at times


AJ & Chris’s cultural recommendation to check out just because*

AJ: Book
* On Puget Sound *Robert Walkinshaw* (https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=robert%20walkinshaw&cm_sp=det-_-bdp-_-author) 1929: https://www.amazon.com/Puget-Sound-Robert-Walkinshaw/dp/B00086AIU8

Chris: Magazine
* 0.4 Magazine - Issue 01. Might still have a copy at Village Books? https://www.pointfourmag.com/


Find us on the Web

AJ: ajbarse.com (http://ajbarse.com/)
Chris: chrispowell.co (http://chrispowell.co/)


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Influencers? It is a word that gets thrown around, especially in our current social media marketing internet age. On this episode, AJ and Chris start a two part discussion on the people, and the times, that influenced them creatively and professionally. From photographic explorers, to a college class, hear what influencers give inspiration to this PNW podcasting duo.


Where do you find inspiration and motivation?

Chris:

Halcyon days

C.G. “Coke” Roberts, former director of Evergreen Boys State (http://evergreenboysstate.org/evergreen-boys-state-hall-of-fame/)
The Road Warriors, NWA/WCW tag team
C.C. Deville, guitarist for Poison

College Life

Management 482 class

Grown-up life

Tune In NEXT Episode

AJ:_

*Adventure*

Jason Heaton-
“So writing gear reviews and travel and adventure articles justifies as “research” a lifetime of tramping about the planet, climbing mountains, scuba diving, and having a basement that looks like your local outdoor shop.‘
“The New York Times called me (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/fashion/mens-style/does-anyone-actually-go-diving-with-a-dive-watch.html), “a test pilot for the world’s most illustrious undersea timepieces” and I admit that sounds a little grandiose“
Gishani
‘It’s not really about the watch, is it? It’s about what you can do with it. The same goes for any piece of gear: a backpack, a kayak, a camera. So that’s how I try to shoot: put the gear, and the people using it, into the backdrop of natural surroundings.“

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jasonheaton/?hl=en
OutsideOnline - https://www.outsideonline.com/2146951/jason-heaton
GearPatrol - https://gearpatrol.com/author/jheaton/
His team: Jason & Gishani : SwimPruf http://www.swimpruf.com/

*Photogs*

Luca Rossini http://www.lucarossini.it/
His origional 2013 365+1 with the NEX 7 http://www.lucarossini.it/category/366nex/
2014 Second 365 with an RX1 http://www.lucarossini.it/tag/365-days-of-rx1-2/

Trey Ratcliff - goes where he goes, shoots what he shoots, does what he does
https://stuckincustoms.com/

Mattias Burling (and Gunpowder) “A man with a bulldog (#gunpowderthedog (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/gunpowderthedog/)) who loves photography and old forgotten cameras.“
—“Mattias Burling, Sweden
On this site I will showcase photos that I've taken in my spare time.
The images will be a selection of my favorites.
Not the "best", most "professional" or technically "correct".
These are the images I like, never mind the reason.“
https://www.mattiasburling.me/
https://www.instagram.com/mattiasburling/


*The #Watchfam Community*

Maximilian Büsser (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_B%C3%BCsser) - https://www.mbandf.com/en/mbandf/what-we-stand-for
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_F%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale_de_Lausanne), graduated in 1991 with Masters in Microtechnology engineering
Founding MB&F, founding M.A.D. Gallery mechanical art galleries, and creating Opus collection for Harry Winston, Inc. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Winston,_Inc.) Rare Timepieces



Find us on the Web

AJ: ajbarse.com (http://ajbarse.com/)
Chris: chrispowell.co (http://chrispowell.co/)


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Our Community Connections Conversations continues with WECU CEO Jennifer Kutcher. In this fun conversation we hit on how one can become reach the rung of CEO, motivation, life in Bellingham, and how she might... be a kickboxing scrabble ninja? Come listen in on the conversation! THIS....you lovely and talented listener.... Is the Bellingham Podcast.

[We, Chris] both graduated from Western in 1996. What do you remember from your undergraduate studies at Western in the mid-90s? What do you remember life being like in Bellingham way back then?

How has the Bellingham community changed in your perspective after a couple of decades of living here? How has the credit union supported the community’s need as times have changed?

Speaking of involvement in the community - WECU’s Education First Grants, totaling $110,000 - Whatcom Dream, BAAY, Lummi Youth Academy, and Opportunity Council are the 2019 recipients. That’s quite a successful program! *Sounds like the Education First Grant program will continue in 2020?*


Professional leadership and experience:

For many people, you have reached one of the top rungs of a professional ladder as President and CEO of a financial institution with over $1 BILLION in assets 9 (Please correct me if I’m mistaken?) For a young person who might be working hard, perhaps on the lower rungs of that ladder, how would you advise or encourage someone as they look way up at all the rungs of that ladder, should they want to arrive at where you are today?

In your 20+ year career was there an event that was incredibly difficult to get through, but has made you wiser or more resilient today?

Jennifer’s mindset and perspective:

On the show AJ and I are always talking about mindsets, routine changes, or other ways we are tweaking ourselves to be better...kind of like a recurring New Years resolution without waiting until January 1. Is there anything or a mindset you are have adopted recently to help you improve your life?

From your perspective, what does Bellingham need more of?

What is that one thing you feel everyone should have? Or shouldn't live without? (now flipping that on its head.)
What is the one thing in your life you just wish you could do less of? (digital devices? A bad habit?)

If you could have the magic wand of awesomeness - and you only are allowed one single wish - what would you use it for in Bellingham?

*POP QUIZ:*

Where is your favorite place in town to get a bite to eat?
Best place to get a cup of coffee... Go!
When your work or non-work life gets to be way stressful, where in Whatcom County do you go to unwind, reflect, or relax?

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Jennifer graduated from *WWU with a degree in finance* and has also earned the Certified Chief Executive distinction from the *Wharton School of Business*, *Cornell University*, *Darden* Graduate School of Management, and *MIT*’s Sloan School of Management.

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On this 3rd part of this three-part mini-series looking at the culture and context of that mistical caffeenated drink we all know and love, coffee; Chris and AJ hit on some final notes on where some of the cafe culture Coffee created. And they wrap up with their cafe houses that they would hit if they had to put a map together for a Caffeinated Cuppa & Coffee-house Crawl

On the local scene:
*Coming Soon: *Roaring ‘20s Gala. A fundraising effort for Seattle Children’s hospital. Saturday November 2 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at the Lairmont Manor. Live musicians, gourmet hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction. *In 2018, Seattle Childrens Hospital provided a just about $5 million in uncompensated care for children living in Whatcom County. *The fundraiser organizers are hoping to raise $15,000 for SCH with this event. Shout out to Colman and Marissa who are very active in making this upcoming event a success.

_Before we dive in to our drive to our favorite cafes : _

Coffee house culture history

Origin of the coffee house (as brought up back on the first ep of this series)
In 1453, coffee drinking was introduced to Constantinople (modern Istanbul) by the Ottomans. The world's first coffee shop, Kiva Han (http://arabicwithoutwalls.ucdavis.edu/aww/chapter9/didyouknow.html), opened in Constantinople in 1475.

Europe until the 17th century. However, when it did, it was met with many varying opinions. It still caught on like a wildfire, even with the people that detested its existence. The 18th century London coffee house (https://ineedcoffee.com/the-coffee-house-a-history/)was the center of controversy, in many ways, even to the point of the king trying to ban coffee and close the establishments. Being the place for political discussion, some of the policies of our newly formed country might have originated in one of these places.

Cafe-Racing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer):
The term originated among British motorcycle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle) enthusiasts of the early 1960s in London, specifically within the Rocker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocker_(subculture)) or "Ton-Up Boys" youth subculture, where the bikes were used for short, quick rides between popular cafés, in Watford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford) at the Busy Bee café, and the Ace Café (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Cafe) in Stonebridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonebridge,_London), London.[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer#cite_note-Koutsoukis-3)[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer#cite_note-Wright-4)[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer#cite_note-Pratt-2)[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer#cite_note-5)[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer#cite_note-Velocity-6)


*Caffeinated Coffee Crawl - Skagit up through Whatcom County*

*Skagit County*
Tweets - Edison Wa. http://tweetscafe.com/ “...menu changing with the seasons using local skagit produce and meats”

*San Juan Islands*
Crows Nest; Friday Harbor https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/107003131712872297919/photos
AJ’s Guide to the islands -https://ajbarse.com/a-pnw-travel-guide-for-the-big-island-in-the-san-juan-archipelago/

*Whidbey Island*
The Salty Mug - Coupeville Warf RIGHT AT THE END https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60794-d10555180-Reviews-The_Salty_Mug-Coupeville_Whidbey_Island_Washington.html

*Bellingham*
Caffe Adagio https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caffe-Adagio/189566574401240
Community Co-op Bakery - https://communityfood.coop/departments/co-op-bakery-cafe/

* Featuring a scratch bakery...with extensive gluten-free and vegan options. Chris’ secret weapon: A 12 oz. Bombshell with Butter

Makeworth Market https://www.makeworthmarket.com/
Barkley Woods (O)
Lettered Streets (O) https://www.facebook.com/letteredstreetscoffeehouse/
BabyGreens (O) https://www.plantshopbaby.com/

*Lynden*
Katz Coffee and Used Books https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Coffee-Shop/Katz-Coffee-and-Used-Books-293470938248/

*Vancouver*
Off the Tracks - Granville Island - https://www.tracksbistro.ca/

*For the Vegan and Allergy among us: (O) *
Oatly Oatfinder - app and site: https://us.oatly.com/pages/oatfinder


Find us on the Web

AJ: ajbarse.com (http://ajbarse.com/)
Chris: chrispowell.co (http://chrispowell.co/)


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How do you do...or should we say how do you brew? You dynamic PNW coffee aficionados pick up right where they left off last episode from the history of coffee to the evolution of the types of machines to brew it. Join us with java on this second part of our "This Is Coffee" series.

(Johnny Cash - A Cup of Coffee (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktEkeJjHqBI). Complete with yodeling and either drunk or high rambling lyrics!)

“Craft” Coffee

Water + Coffee +Time (and care)

*how do you brew? aka Extraction Process*

* _*Pressure/Siphon*_
* Espresso
* Percolator-later-early 19th century
* Bialetti / siphon pot /(the Italian Moka pot (https://www.bialetti.it/it_it/company-story) which was invented in 1933.)
* The earliest siphon pot (or vacuum brewer) dates back to the early 19th century. The initial patent dates from the 1830s in Berlin, but the first commercially available siphon pot was designed by Marie Fanny Amelne Massot, and it hit the market in the 1840s. By 1910, the pot made its way to America and was patented by two Massachusetts sisters, Bridges and Sutton. Their pyrex brewer was known as the “Silex.”
* Moka pot (https://ineedcoffee.com/the-story-of-the-bialetti-moka-express/)": aluminum- the wonder metal (Facist drive to make it the national metal of Italy) stove-top brews coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee. Named after the Yemeni city of Mocha, it was invented by an Italian engineer named Alfonso *Bialetti* in 1933
* Aeropress (https://aeropress.com/why-aeropress/)
* Alan Adler-designed instrumentation systems for military aircraft, nuclear reactors, and submarines, a paraboloid lens for telescopes, and dozens of flutes
* 2004 Alan began studying the coffee brewing process and analyzing coffee maker designs - debuted 2005
* Low acid- 1/9 acid of french press, 1/5 of drip.

* _*Gravity*_
* Drip
* Pour over
* Chemex (https://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/)
* (Family owned) The *Chemex* (https://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/about-us) Coffeemaker was invented in 1941 by Dr. Peter Schlumbohm PhD. Made simply from non-porous, borosilicate glass and fastened with a wood collar and tie, it brews coffee without imparting any flavors of its own.--On permanent display at MOMA NY and other fine museums, it is truly a work of art.

* _*Steep*_
* Ibirik
* French press
* The lore (https://europeancoffeetrip.com/the-history-of-french-press/):
* A Frenchmen was boiling his water when he realised he had forgotten to put the coffee in. Once added, the coffee grounds rose to the surface of the boiling pot. He wanted to save the only portion of coffee he had with him and bought a piece of metal screen from a passing-by Italian merchant. Fitting the screen over the boiling pot, he used a stick to press the screen down, together with the coffee grounds. And how was the coffee? He expected it to be terrible, but the result turned out to be the best coffee both men had ever tasted. An accident led to a discovery of a new way of brewing coffee.
* The first documented origins of the “most underrated method of brewing coffee”, as James Hoffmann called it in his book ‘The World Atlas of Coffee’, date back to 1852. It was Mayer and Delforge, two Frenchmen, who had their innovation—a simpler version of the later designs—patented then.
* The coffee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee) brewing device invented by Paolini Ugo and patented by Italian designer Attilio Calimani and Giulio Moneta in 1929.
* _*Pod based brews*_
* Nespresso (https://www.nestle-nespresso.com/about-us/our-history)- began over 30 years ago “enable anyone to create the perfect cup of espresso coffee just like skilled baristas”
* 1986 epicenter of this movement- introduced in Swiss households with the Turmix C100 machine and the Nespresso Club. Also got the eye of airlines
* Keurig
* The original single-serve brewer and coffee-pod manufacturing company, *Keurig*, Inc., was founded in Massachusetts in 1992. It launched its first brewers and *K*-*Cup pods* in 1998, targeting the office market.
* 2004 was their boom


*History*

* https://www.thecoffeebrewers.com/hiofcobreq.html
“Coffee drinking has always been somewhat of a social activity. Not surprisingly, as many women as men were involved in its evolution and the evolution of preparation techniques over the centuries. At one point, as for our own prohibition era, women tried to outlaw coffee. This was in 1674 in England. At that time, many women were angry because they felt that their men spent too much time in coffee houses drinking coffee and socializing.”
* 17th century coffee cane and boomed in Europe.
* “Historians believe the first coffee filter was a sock; people would pour hot water through a sock filled with coffee grounds. ”https://historycooperative.org/history-of-coffee-brewing/
* Mr. Biggin.” In 1780 “Biggin pots”


coffee methods and hacks

*Chris:*

2. Turbocharged Caffeine hit? - Eat grapefruit along with your coffee. “By eating some grapefruit along with your morning coffee the caffeine from it stays in your bloodstream longer. ” From SpoonUniversity.com. (https://spoonuniversity.com/how-to/coffee-hacks-every-caffeine-addict-needs)
3. Bitter Coffee Face? A study showed that sodium ions (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/coffee-add-salt-not-sugar-better-flavour-taste-cup-caffeine-bitterness-sodium-a7675916.html), “...suppress the bitterness in coffee and actually enhance its flavor.“ While it shouldn’t be added to every cup of coffee, if its particularly bitter then a small pinch of salt will help to mellow the overall flavor.
4. Make No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream (https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/blogs/news/7-coffee-hacks) - Add heavy cream, condensed milk, finely ground coffee, and warm water. Mix and freeze overnight. Top it with whipped cream because you deserve it. (From the Death Wish Coffee Company - best name for a coffee company according to Chris'.)
5. Make ready-to-go coffee bags by scooping ground coffee in a coffee filter and tying it up. Put your DIY pouch in a cup of hot water and brew just as you would a cup of tea. From Better Homes and Gardens (https://www.bhg.com/recipes/drinks/coffee/5-simple-coffee-hacks-that-will-make-you-better-than-a-barista/).
6. Make your own syrups - Vanilla Bean, Blackberry, Cinnamon Brown Sugar, and Almond (https://www.howsweeteats.com/2014/07/four-homemade-coffee-syrups-and-my-favorite-cold-brew/).
7. Homemade Holidy Gift Idea (HHGI) - Create a DIY Coffee Candle - From PopSugar (https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/Upcycled-Paper-Coffee-Cup-Candle-31102984) - (Small paper coffee cup, 1 to 2 tablespoons used coffee grounds, Paper towel, 1 cup wax candle remnants, Candle wick, Scissors, Small saucepan, Small metal or glass mixing bowl.)


*AJ:*

1. In Spokane? Want to learn and share int he passion of coffe- meet Indaba
1. https://www.indabacoffee.com (https://www.indabacoffee.com/)
2. Coffee Honey- latte
3. Maple - latte
1. https://runamokmaple.com/ (RUNAMOK MAPLE, FAIRFAX, VERMONT (https://runamokmaple.com/contact/))
2. https://www.woodinvillewhiskeyco.com/products/woodinville-barrel-aged-maple-syrup/
4. Kamira
1. https://www.espressokamira.net/kamira?lang=en
2. Messina Sicily Italy


Video in the intro and throughout the episode:
*This is Coffee *by Vision Associates 1961 : Public Domain courtesy of the Internet Archive (https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Vision+Associates%22)


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AJ: ajbarse.com (http://ajbarse.com/)
Chris: chrispowell.co (http://chrispowell.co/)


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