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  • TT NYC: “Get Woke on Power” | Jenn Chen (Coffee Marketer)

    If New York was all about diversity and bias tackled from

    a variety of different angles, Jenn Chen’s talk, “Get Woke on Power”, was an
    important primer in the massively complex topic of power and power dynamics,
    which underscore every interpersonal interaction we have on a daily basis, for
    better or for worse. Using shared, anonymised stories about how power dynamics
    have affected the tellers’ coffee careers, Jenn has identified three main areas
    of potential difficulty in navigating the use and possible abuse of power in
    the daily life of coffee professionals living and working in consuming
    countries.




     

    Misusing power doesn’t just lead to decreased emotional
    wellbeing—it impacts the physical and financial wellbeing of those working in
    coffee, too. Jenn’s talk is more than a call for awareness, it’s a call for
    action: whether it’s roasters considering the power producers have to control
    the stories being told about them to larger institutions stepping in to help take
    on employers who misuse employees, there is a never-ending list of areas in
    which we can “get woke” in regards to power. 

    31 min
  • No. 66

    Is it coincidence or a clever scheduling move on our part that No. 66—released

    the Monday before we return to Cup North’s Manchester Coffee Festival this
    weekend—features the most-watched speaker to come out of our first year there?
    We’ll let you decide. In any case, this week, Colin Harmon is joined by Ross
    Brown as they talk through the building of Browns of Brockley, the early days
    of London coffee scene, and why opening a coffee shop can sometimes be a terrible,
    messy, and cringe-y—although still wonderful—thing.

     

    www.nuovasimonelli.it/en/

    1 hr 15 min
  • TT NYC: "Laying the Groundwork for Diversity" | Michelle Johnson (Royal & Design)

    With her blogpost “The Black Cup of Excellence: Being Black in Specialty Coffee” in June of this year, Michelle Johnson moved the issues of race and diversity in the specialty coffee industry squarely to the fore and raising important points for us all to consider regardless of our role in the industry. Here, she provides some concrete and actionable solutions, both individually as well as ideologically, that we need to put into practice if we are to become a diverse, open, and sustainable industry.

    Again, this one is for everyone to watch: even if you think you’re already doing good work in this direction, it’s always possible to do more. Notebook and pencil recommended!  


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    Michelle Johnson is a Phoenix-based independent coffee professional, community leader, and project director for the creative startup, Royal & Design (@royalanddesign). She's lived in Phoenix for three years, but is originally from the Washington, DC area, where she was exposed to specialty coffee through Counter Culture. Even though she's no longer behind the bar full-time, Michelle is active in her local coffee community, planning semi-monthly events with her partner-in-coffee, Braden. When Michelle is not doing something coffee-related, taking photos, managing her creative partners/friends, or traveling, she's sleeping because she's doing at least one of those things when she's awake. Champagne is her 2016 drink of choice. Drake is her king. You can read her thoughts on being a Black woman in specialty coffee and other random things over at thechocolatebarista.com.

    28 min
  • TT NYC: “Laying the Groundwork for Diversity” | Michelle Johnson (Royal & Design)

    With her blogpost “The Black Cup of Excellence: Being Black in Specialty Coffee” in June of this year, Michelle Johnson moved the issues of race and diversity in the specialty coffee industry squarely to the fore and raising important points for us all to consider regardless of our role in the industry. Here, she provides some concrete and actionable solutions, both individually as well as ideologically, that we need to put into practice if we are to become a diverse, open, and sustainable industry.


    Again, this one is for everyone to watch: even if you think you’re already doing good work in this direction, it’s always possible to do more. Notebook and pencil recommended!  



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    Michelle Johnson is a Phoenix-based independent coffee professional, community leader, and project director for the creative startup, Royal & Design (@royalanddesign). She's lived in Phoenix for three years, but is originally from the Washington, DC area, where she was exposed to specialty coffee through Counter Culture. Even though she's no longer behind the bar full-time, Michelle is active in her local coffee community, planning semi-monthly events with her partner-in-coffee, Braden. When Michelle is not doing something coffee-related, taking photos, managing her creative partners/friends, or traveling, she's sleeping because she's doing at least one of those things when she's awake. Champagne is her 2016 drink of choice. Drake is her king. You can read her thoughts on being a Black woman in specialty coffee and other random things over at thechocolatebarista.com.

    28 min
  • No. 65

    Hello and welcome to the 65th episode of the Tamper Tantrum

    podcast! This week, Steve is joined by Jenn to talk through their experience as
    production partner of the afternoon lectures at the first-ever Roaster Guild of
    Europe camp in Parnu, Estonia. Wrapped in alongside with sneak-previews of
    upcoming video releases, Steve and Jenn also chat rumours, unification, feuds, and
    what’s happening next! 

    www.nuovasimonelli.it/en/

    53 min
  • TT NYC: "Ambition" | Meister (Cafe Imports)

    Two weeks ago, we ran

    our first-ever US event at Taylor St. Barista’s Madison Avenue shop in New York
    and, today, we are super excited to release our first video of our opening
    speaker: the incredibly inspiring Meister. Described by Nick Cho as “a secular sermon”,
    there was no better way to kick off a day about understanding bias and creating
    a more diverse industry than with Meister’s look at what it means to be
    ambitious in coffee. Although it holds gems for both employees and employers
    working in coffee alike, Meister’s thoughts on ambition and management ring
    true to all non-traditional industries and endeavours.

    This, like all of the

    talks from NY, should be saved on one of your devices somewhere indefinitely
    and referred to whenever you start to question why you’re doing what you’re
    doing. We spent a few months with this talk as Meister was preparing it, and we
    still glean something new from it every time we listen.  

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    Photograph by Brian W. Jones from DCILY for Tamper Tantrum NYC. 

    27 min
  • TT NYC: “Ambition” | Meister (Cafe Imports)

    Two weeks ago, we ran

    our first-ever US event at Taylor St. Barista’s Madison Avenue shop in New York
    and, today, we are super excited to release our first video of our opening
    speaker: the incredibly inspiring Meister. Described by Nick Cho as “a secular sermon”,
    there was no better way to kick off a day about understanding bias and creating
    a more diverse industry than with Meister’s look at what it means to be
    ambitious in coffee. Although it holds gems for both employees and employers
    working in coffee alike, Meister’s thoughts on ambition and management ring
    true to all non-traditional industries and endeavours.




    This, like all of the

    talks from NY, should be saved on one of your devices somewhere indefinitely
    and referred to whenever you start to question why you’re doing what you’re
    doing. We spent a few months with this talk as Meister was preparing it, and we
    still glean something new from it every time we listen.  




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    Photograph by Brian W. Jones from DCILY for Tamper Tantrum NYC. 

    27 min
  • No. 64

     

    Oh, look—it’s Tamper Tantrum Episode 64! Steve and Colin
    recap all things New York: the incredible speakers who took to the stage, their
    presentations, and of course, their shenanigans outside of the event.
    Naturally, as do most episodes recorded without supervision, this podcast
    includes bullying Jenn—repeatedly— as well as consistently inconsistent
    swerving into the incredibly tangential realm of golf and football, some real
    audio gems, and general hilarity.


    www.nuovasimonelli.it/en/

    59 min
  • CoLab: Antwerp - Discussion Vol. 2

    In this week’s video, we say “tot ziens” to our time with Barista

    Guild of Europe at CoLab: Antwerp this past April: that’s right, it’s the
    afternoon discussion featuring Dr. Marco Wellinger, Emma Sage, and Stephen
    Morrissey! The topics cover everything from why the internet is dangerous (but
    also awesome) to new research opportunities opening up as a result of the
    SCAA/SCAE Unification, with more in between: the cyclical nature of trends, crowd-sourcing
    data, whether or not you can try to meet multiple needs, why we need to start
    promoting variety, cultural differences in coffee service and approach, and the
    importance of an open mind.

    32 min
  • No. 63

    We may be one week out from our American debut (Sunday, September 25th

    at Taylor St. Baristas on Madison Ave! Be there, or be trapezoid!), but it’s no
    time to slack on the podcast. This week, we’re on No. 63 and Steve is joined by
    former guest, fellow HasBeaner, SCAE Board Member, and long-time friend, Dale
    Harris. Aside from a smattering of (somewhat inappropriate) inside jokes, they
    incidentally (and, as it would seem, accidentally) take on some of the bigger
    questions and conundrums facing the specialty industry today: how we underestimate
    large chain businesses, the morality of equipment and wholesale pricing, the
    most effective way to make positive change in the industry, and the opportunities
    and challenges facing a unified specialty coffee organisation. Naturally, this doesn’t
    stop them from tackling their own personal history, too—including why Gwilym
    Davies is a hero, Dale’s questionable music selection, and Steve’s newest man-crush
    confession. 


    www.nuovasimonelli.it/en/

    1 hr 8 min

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