Costa is the nation's most popular coffee shop. There are 1000 more Costa than Starbucks and 500 more than Greggs. And that's before we take into account Costa's express machines and retail products.

How did Costa get so big and why do we love it?

Lewis Bassett is joined by co-host Jemma Greenwood, comments from the coffee historian Jonathan Morris and a Costa taste testing with three time UK barista champion Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood. Forest DLG provides the music and sound design.

Find Jonathan's excellent podcast on the history of coffee here.

Maxwell has written three books on coffee and you can find his boutique coffee shops in Bath and London. Find more info on him here.

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