CoffeeGeek Enhanced Podcast

Mark talks about an interview on WGN Radio, about the forum commmunity, then lots of talk about Esmeralda Especiale and single-origin espresso

A grab bag show, covering lever machines, YouTube videos, freezing coffee again, iced americanos, press pots, and an interview with former WBC Champ Tim Wendelboe.

Mark spends almost the entire podcast today answering your email questions on everything from freezing green coffee, to what arabica is, to using a Rancilio Silvia, and much more.

Joined by co-host Luca Costanzo, Mark talks about the coffee scene in Australia, including what typical drinks are, the scarcity of certain types of brewing machines, and plenty about the Australian and World Barista Championships.

Another huge (sorry!) show with a wrapup of the cool stuff coming out of the SCAA Trade show in Long Beach including a lot of consumer stuff, and the controversial happenings at the USBC. With Tatiana Becker of Trabant Cafe in Seattle

Huge, almost 2 hour show featuring an interview with James Hoffmann about the UK Barista Championship and Ric Reinhart, Ellie Matuzak and Jeff Taylor about the upcoming SCAA board elections and the SCAA vs. Consumers.

Reader emails are answered, including several grinder questions, and Mark talks a bit about the third place concept and Starbucks.

The subject of how coffee is covered and represented by mainstream media is the topic, with Mark disecting a current chicago Sun-Times opinion editorial about coffee, plus more, including the latest issue of Imbibe Magazine, and CoffeeGeek.com gets faster.

Back for 2007 - finally - our fiftieth CG Podcast covers all sorts of coffee related topics, from Cup of Excellence coffees to listener emails and much more.

A XXL Sized show featuring a big update on the HGL and Fund Raiser for Coffee Kids, A detailed review of the Editors' Choice: Espresso Awards, and talk about all the new content on CoffeeGeek, plus a sneak peak at CoffeeGeek 3.0