Hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen interview Nathanael May of Portland Roasting Co. in Portland, Oregon. They discuss Portland Roasting's future plans at the Portland International Airport and talk about the complexities of judging barista competitions. 

The music in this episode is performed by Alan Adler, inventor of the Aeropress, playing on a wind instrument he made himself!

Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman discuss the Barista Action Figure, now almost 15 years old, Blue Bottle Cold Brew in a can, cafes around the world, and much, much more in this very special episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast.

Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen answer some coffee queries from old acquaintances, take a look back at some of the features published on the Sprudge Media Network over the last week, talk about e-newsletters, and generally have a nice coffee time.

In this very special episode, we chat with Ro Tam, owner of Either/Or, Tanglewood Chai, and TAM in Portland, Oregon.

Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman return for another very special episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. In this episode, the hosts drink Draft Lattes from La Colombe and discuss stories from Sprudge.

Things get political at the Sprudge HQ in Portland, Oregon. Jordan Michelman returns to host alongside Zachary Carlsen for a very special Super Tuesday edition of the Coffee Sprudgecast.

In this very special episode we go to the TED Conference in Vancouver, BC to check out the #TEDCoffee service. We talk to Peter Giuliano, Amy Ball, Amanda Whitt, Scott Callender about the experience. 

Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen find themselves in Portland, Oregon, wishing they were in Vancouver, BC, Amsterdam, Mexico City, and/or competitive cyclists.

Big thank you to this week's muse: Kimberly Clark. Follow @kimberlyclarkofficial on Instagram.

Bethany Hargrove is a Portland, Oregon based barista who has participated in barista competitions in the last three seasons, placing fifth in the most recent US Barista Competition Qualifiers round in Kansas City. Bethany Hargrove joins us for an hour of conversation and fun at the Coffee Sprudgecast.

Originally published February 10, 2016.

In this very first episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast Sprudge co-founders and editors Jordan Michelman and Zachary take a look at the world of specialty coffee.

Originally published February 2, 2016.