Following the events of the Boston Massacre and the Tea Tax, the colonist of America decided to boycott tea and become a nation of coffee.

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This episode we cover coffee history as a summarized version of everything we have covered so far, as well as answer some questions, talk about how the podcast is produced, and talk about some stories from my time as a barista.

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Revolution, slavery, and pirates. Follow coffee on its voyage through the colonial era, from South East Asia to the Caribbean.

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Coffee arrives in England during the English Revolution, nearly sparking a second revolution in the country. Listen as we see why coffee took off in Britain, only to be replaced by tea, as we see why coffeehouses became known as Penny Universities.

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Coffee continues its journey in the west as we talk about wine, Thor, and Revolutionary Europe.

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Coffee becomes linked with cannabis in the Netherlands, while battling with beer in Germany to become the national drink of the country.

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European powers compete for control of coffee, as coffee undergoes an exorcism to become the new drink of Christendom.

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Coffee's story takes us to Europe as we have a new coffee saint, the Pope's decree on coffee, and a battle between East and West.

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Interview with the owners of the coffee distillery company, Wayward Sons Distillery, which got its concept from the story of our favorite goat herder Kaldi.

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King Solomon saves the day with coffee, as the wine of Islam spreads across the Middle East, and coffee faces near eradication as a faction of anti-coffee supporters attempt to destroy all of the coffeehouses.

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