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A cup of coffee was once a luxury. Now it is quick, cheap and widely available — a daily essential for many. How did this happen?
Today on Patented, Jonathan Morris walks us through the evolution of coffee: from how people first figured out its psychoactive properties, to the transformations in roasting, processing and preparation that resulted in a coffee shop on every high street.
Listen to the History of Coffee podcast here: A History of Coffee
Find Jonathans book, Coffee: A Global History here.
This episode was produced by Emily Whalley
The senior producer is Charlotte Long
Edited and mixed by Seyi Adaobi.
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If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts, and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today!
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A cup of coffee was once a luxury. Now it is quick, cheap and widely available — a daily essential for many. How did this happen?
Today on Patented, Jonathan Morris walks us through the evolution of coffee: from how people first figured out its psychoactive properties, to the transformations in roasting, processing and preparation that resulted in a coffee shop on every high street.
Listen to the History of Coffee podcast here: A History of Coffee
Find Jonathans book, Coffee: A Global History here.
This episode was produced by Emily Whalley
The senior producer is Charlotte Long
Edited and mixed by Seyi Adaobi.
For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters here.
If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts, and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today!
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