Boss Barista

Boss Barista

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Boss Barista episodes

  • Jasper's Last Episode [043]

    Jasper and Ashley started Boss Barista almost two years ago, and now Jasper says goodbye to the podcast (and coffee!) in this episode. Jasper and Ashley talk about their highs and lows, and Ashley conducts an exit interview with Jasper. THIS IS NOT THE END OF BOSS BARISTA. More Boss Barista will be coming to you—and we talk at the end about the future of the show.

    39 min
  • Samantha Mason & Korbin Richards on the Gimme Coffee Union [043]
    In February 2018, baristas at the four upstate New York Gimme Coffee locations voted to unionize, becoming the first group of baristas to form a union. Two of the organizers, Samantha Mason and Korbin Richards join us and talk about how they formed the union, what protections can baristas work towards, and the power of collective action. Hear from members of Workers United Local 2833!
    53 min
  • Meghan McCarron on Power and Economic Responsibility [042]
    Meghan McCarron is a staff writer for Eater.com, and wrote an article about sexual misconduct in the hospitality industry called "Dear Bad Man: Divest From Your Restaurants Already." We talk power, economic loss and gain, and the responsibility of restaurants and coffeeshops when they are the subject of sexual misconduct allegations. Read the article here: https://www.eater.com/2018/1/25/16932246/dear-bad-men-divest-from-your-restaurants-already
    43 min
  • Running a Podcast Isn't Cheap... [041]
    Ok folx. We're not gonna lie - we need your help to keep this project going. We tell a story about sponsorship, talk sad feels, explore proper plant care, and do our VERY FIRST SEGMENT: #thoucrushshoutout! Please consider donating to our patreon - it really keeps us going: www.patreon.com/bossbarista
    44 min
  • Umeko Motoyoshi and Gaslighting 101 [039]
    Umeko Motoyoshi of Sudden Coffee talks about her role as the main organizer in the Four Barrel lawsuit, and dishes on finding a lawyer, feeling validation, and we also do a 101 intro on gaslighting. #startdrama #talkshit
    Photo by Jenn Chen.
    39 min
  • Molly Flynn is Starting Drama and Talking Shit [038]
    Molly Flynn was fed up listening to the stories of harassment and assault
    her friends experienced in the coffee industry—so she organized. Molly is
    the founder of #coffeetoo, a grassroots organization dedicated to ending
    harassment in the coffee industry. We get real, we get personal, and we
    talk shit. CHECK OUT #COFFEETOO GOFUNDME www.gofundme.com/startdrama
    45 min
  • Update on the Four Barrel Lawsuit [037]
    Last week, Jeremy Tooker and Four Barrel settled the lawsuit brought
    against them by eight former employees. But there's still work to do. Jodi
    and Tal promised to divest—they haven't yet. Instead, they fired the
    majority of their production team. So we have a big ask of you: reach out
    to the cafes you know continuing to serve Four Barrel and ask them to
    DEMAND DIVESTMENT BY FEBRUARY 15TH. Demand transparency, demand that shares
    of the company be given to employees (not sold), and demand a timeline. If
    you need a form letter to send to your local cafes, we got you covered.
    36 min
  • Four Barrel and Jeremy Tooker Accused of Sexual Misconduct [036]

    ONGOING STORY/CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault.

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    On January 5th, 2018, the SF Chronicle broke the story that eight former and current employees of Four Barrel Coffee in San Francisco, Calif., are coming forward, accusing owner Jeremy Tooker of sexual harassment and assault. The suit alleges that other owners of Four Barrel were well aware of these behaviors and propagated a culture that protected Jeremy and allowed sexual misconduct to run rampant. Listen as we read aloud the allegations from the lawsuit.

    30 min
  • Reggie Elliott Is Up With Coffee [035]
    A few weeks ago, we got in a Twitter debate with Reggie, and we all came
    together to discuss cultural appropriation (spoiler alert: he's right we
    were wrong), the responsibility of leaders in the coffee industry, and
    what's so special about the D.C. coffee scene. Reggie is the Coffee
    Director at A Rake's Progress and The Cup We All Race 4, and he talks about
    Sweden, his beginnings at Murky Coffee, and the importance of
    representation through DMV Coffee. We also laugh a little and talk about
    astrology and babies because duh.
    42 min

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Ashley Rodriguez talks to folks about gender, race, sex, and other important issues in coffee. We invite people from all realms of the coffee world to share stories and engage in discussion - we want…