"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Six. Nick chats with Izi Aspera, the Lead Coffee Roaster at Wrecking Ball Coffee in the San Francisco Bay Area. Izi chats about how not to murder your house plants, how fair trade coffee is a good start, and some of the other big problems facing the coffee industry.

(00:00) Intro 

(01:06) All things plants 

(22:22) The journey of coffee beans 

(28:50) Specialty grade coffee 

(35:30) Cupping (Tasting Coffee) 

(41:47) Fair Trade Coffee 

(49:31) Issues facing the coffee industry 

(57:37) How to make good coffee at home 

(1:00:38) Plugs & Outro 

Links:  

Izi's Coffee & Plant Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/izi_lizard/   

Mutual Aid for Baristas (Go Fund Bean): https://www.instagram.com/gofundbean/   

Coffee companies that have publicly posted their supply chain: https://www.transparency.coffee/   

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Outro Bump - Alizeh Winter "Sister Cities" https://youtu.be/66sR1vPtL2k 

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