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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries

Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries

James Harper

Coffee stories with an extra shot of history and science. Filter Stories is a podcast revealing coffee’s hidden microscopic secrets, its powerful past, and how your choice of beans impacts tens of millions of people. See the behind-the-scenes stories on Instagram @filterstoriespodcast. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - A Girl on a Coffee Farm

A Girl on a Coffee Farm

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05/24/20 • 40 min

Sofía is a teenager living on a coffee farm and was going to school five days a week. But a year later, she’s studying only on Saturdays.
This might sound trivial, but I’m going to take you on a journey to show you why this undermines an industry worth over $30 Billion.
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A list of charities working in the coffee sector: https://sritson.com/Good-Hands-in-Coffee-Beta
Buy your next coffee from a marginalized farmer: http://www.marginalizedfarmers.org/
Leave a review for Filter Stories on Castbox! https://castbox.fm/channel/2604177?country=us
Need help on your podcast? Email James at [email protected]
Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1
Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-Stories
Piano music composed and performed by James Harper
A big thanks to Jake Warga, Ellen Rolfes, Michael McDowell, Janina Grabs, Helena Wolf, Jenn Rugolo, Vasant Chari, Ed Maine, Rachel Knapp, Adam Harper, Pia Klein, Andrew Johnson
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - 2) Slavery, Suffering and Affordable Luxury

2) Slavery, Suffering and Affordable Luxury

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03/16/21 • 42 min

Why do we get upset when we’re charged €36 for an ordinary cappuccino?
The answer flies us to the Caribbean where white Europeans make black Africans suffer.
In this second episode of A History of Coffee, we uncover how colonialism squeezes the price of coffee, and how that changes European culture forever.
Future episodes are already out on the ‘A History of Coffee’ podcast channel! http://bit.ly/2NArChO
Press Subscribe so you don't miss future episodes!
A History of Coffee is a collaboration between James Harper of the Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries podcast and Jonathan Morris, Professor of History and author of ‘Coffee: A Global History’.
Stay tuned for the upcoming Instagram live session where we unpack how the British produced coffee in Sri Lanka, and why so many Indians die.
Visit Jonathan’s Instagram (https://bit.ly/37eMS3F) and Twitter (https://bit.ly/3jNr9ou)
& James’ Filter Stories Instagram (https://bit.ly/2Mlkk0O) and Twitter (https://bit.ly/3baTsJk)
Help other people find the show by leaving a review on...
Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3jY42aJ
Castbox: http://bit.ly/38sXdcH
Read Jonathan’s book, ‘Coffee: A Global History’ here: https://amzn.to/3dihAfU
Future episodes are already out on the ‘A History of Coffee’ podcast channel: http://bit.ly/2NArChO
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You buying a coffee from El Salvador and Trump building a border wall have nothing in common.
Or do they?
Over five episodes, we explore a story of El Salvador. We confront massacres, wide inequalities and the specialty coffee you drink today.
Buried deep in this story is a group of people our coffee dollars are neglecting across the world.
Part 5 explores how we can direct our coffee dollars towards historically marginalised farmers across the world.
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If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filter-stories/id1428327760
Shape the future of Filter Stories by taking this 10 minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/YWH3LZM
Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1
Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-Stories
Piano music composed and performed by James Harper
Sound mixing: Dom Edgley / https://domedgleysound.com/
Filter Stories logo design: https://headquarters.studio/
A big thanks to: Cesar Magana, Mauricio Escalón, Álvaro Castro, Emilio Lopez Diaz, Marco Ariz, Francescopaolo Marolla, Walter Retana, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation El Salvador, Rony Cordero, Cafe Salkantay Santa Ana, Jodie Cárcamo, Manuel Jesus Lopez, David Velasquez, Gilberto Baraona, Hugo Hernandez, Sara Cortez, Consejo Salvadoreño de Cafe, Tyler Wright, Josh Fontecha, Robert Durrette, Farmers First Coffee, Mauricio Benjamin Bautista Arucha, Israel Márquez, San Carlos Dos Cooperative, Sixto Ramos, Policar Siciliano, Helena Merivel Dias de Jimenez, Olga Carmel Ramirez, Azules Piedras Cooperative, Luis Ortez Ordoñez, Roberto Figero, Jesus Salvador Ortez, Victor Flores, Bronwen Serna
Editorial thanks: Hannah Smith, Tina Ghelani, Adam Harper, Raymond Detweiler, Melanie Böhme, Andrew Johnson, Karin Vališová, Jesse Hartman, Matthias Staeheli
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - Be careful what you dream (it may come true)

Be careful what you dream (it may come true)

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03/26/20 • 23 min

You’ve just achieved a life goal. Now what? Dream bigger? Quit while you’re ahead?
When Federico Bolaños fulfills his dream of helping a young Salvadoran win one of the hardest championships in coffee, he wants to aim higher.
But his business partners tell him he risks losing their business.
What Federico does next will change his life and El Salvador in ways he wants, and in ways he doesn’t.
At the end of it all, I ask him: did you make the right choice?
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Buy your next coffee from a marginalized farmer: http://www.marginalizedfarmers.org/
Leave a review for Filter Stories on Castbox! https://castbox.fm/channel/2604177?country=us
Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1
Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-Stories
Guitar song “Frantic" composed and performed by Håkon Vadet ([email protected]). Produced and mixed by Ekaterina Zueva
Need a voice over professional? Visit https://hannahvoice.com
Federico Bolaños' new roastery - https://www.instagram.com/alquimiacoffee/
Alejandro Mendez's roastery - https://www.instagram.com/4_monkeyscoffee/
Sound mixing: Dom Edgley / https://soundfoundryberlin.com/
Piano music composed and performed by James Harper
Filter Stories logo design: https://headquarters.studio/
A big thanks to Federico Bolaños, William Hernandez, Alejandro Mendez, Victor Flores Menéndez, Geraldo Diaz
Editorial thanks: Hannah Smith, Jasper Marlow, Pia Klein, Adam Harper, Andrew Johnston
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - Why El Salvador isn’t bringing back coffee

Why El Salvador isn’t bringing back coffee

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01/28/20 • 16 min

El Salvador used to grow a quarter of the world’s coffees. Today, it’s barely more than a rounding error. As coffee production fell, illegal migration to America grew.
But there are many Salvadorans who want to grow coffee again and give Trump fewer reasons to build a wall. What’s holding them back?
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Buy your next coffee from a marginalized farmer: http://www.marginalizedfarmers.org/
Leave a review for Filter Stories on Castbox! https://castbox.fm/channel/Filter-Stories---Coffee-Documentaries-id1392173?country=us
Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1
Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-Stories
Piano music composed and performed by James Harper
Sound mixing: Dom Edgley / https://domedgleysound.com/
Filter Stories logo design: https://headquarters.studio/
A big thanks to Álvaro Castro
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - Introducing: A History of Coffee

Introducing: A History of Coffee

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02/18/21 • 4 min

A History of Coffee is the story of how a tiny psychoactive seed changed the world and shapes our lives today.
Across six episodes, documentary maker James Harper and professional historian Jonathan Morris narrate how humans race coffee across oceans to keep up with demand for this addictive drink.
Coffee creates enormous fortunes for some, and misery for others. Sometimes the environment benefits, but more often it is plundered.
If we want to make coffee a more equitable industry that’s also kinder to the environment, a place to start is understanding the stories and systems that put the coffee into your cup this morning.
Future episodes are already out on the ‘A History of Coffee’ podcast channel! http://bit.ly/2NArChO
Press the Subscribe button so you don’t miss future episodes.
Read Jonathan’s book, ‘Coffee: A Global History’ here: https://amzn.to/3dihAfU
Follow Filter Stories on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Mlkk0O
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - 5) Desperately Seeking Sustainability

5) Desperately Seeking Sustainability

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04/27/21 • 37 min

When was the last time you bought a coffee that was Fairtrade certified?
Certifications make it easy for consumers to put their ethics into practice. But, hidden beneath the glossy sticker is a maze of complications and paradoxical outcomes.
In this fifth episode of A History of Coffee, Jonathan and James explore where coffee certifications came from, how they tried to stop coffee’s devastating race to the bottom and assess whether they succeeded.
A History of Coffee is a collaboration between James Harper of the Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries podcast and Jonathan Morris, Professor of History and author of ‘Coffee: A Global History’.
Visit Jonathan’s Instagram (https://bit.ly/37eMS3F) and Twitter (https://bit.ly/3jNr9ou)
& James’ Filter Stories Instagram (https://bit.ly/2Mlkk0O) and Twitter (https://bit.ly/3baTsJk)
Help other people find the show by leaving a review on...
Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3jY42aJ
Castbox: http://bit.ly/38sXdcH
Read Jonathan’s book, ‘Coffee: A Global History’ here: https://amzn.to/3dihAfU
Future episodes are already out on the ‘A History of Coffee’ podcast channel: http://bit.ly/2NArChO
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - Is your coffee building Trump’s wall? Part 2: El Savage
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11/12/19 • 24 min

You buying a coffee from El Salvador and Trump building a border wall have nothing in common.
Or do they?
Over five episodes, we explore a story of El Salvador. We confront massacres, wide inequality and the specialty coffee you drink today.
Buried deep in this story is a group of people our coffee dollars are neglecting across the world.
In Part 2, we reveal why our economist nicknames his own country "El Savage.”
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If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filter-stories/id1428327760
Shape the future of Filter Stories by taking this 10 minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/YWH3LZM
Taste Maria’s coffee and support Filter Stories by joining the Indiegogo crowdfund here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/filter-stories-who-grew-your-morning-coffee/x/22081911#/
Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1
Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-Stories
Piano music composed and performed by James Harper
Sound mixing: Dom Edgley / https://domedgleysound.com/
Filter Stories logo design: https://headquarters.studio/
A big thanks to: Cesar Magana, Mauricio Escalón, Álvaro Castro, Emilio Lopez Diaz, Marco Ariz, Francescopaolo Marolla, Walter Retana, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation El Salvador, Rony Cordero, Cafe Salkantay Santa Ana, Jodie Cárcamo, Manuel Jesus Lopez, David Velasquez, Gilberto Baraona, Hugo Hernandez, Sara Cortez, Consejo Salvadoreño de Cafe, Tyler Wright, Josh Fontecha, Robert Durrette, Farmers First Coffee, Mauricio Benjamin Bautista Arucha, Israel Márquez, San Carlos Dos Cooperative, Sixto Ramos, Policar Siciliano, Helena Merivel Dias de Jimenez, Olga Carmel Ramirez, Azules Piedras Cooperative, Luis Ortez Ordoñez, Roberto Figero, Jesus Salvador Ortez, Victor Flores, Bronwen Serna
Editorial thanks: Hannah Smith, Tina Ghelani, Adam Harper, Raymond Detweiler, Melanie Böhme, Andrew Johnson, Karin Vališová, Jesse Hartman, Matthias Staeheli
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - Is your coffee building Trump’s wall? Part 1: A tale of two El Salvadors
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11/07/19 • 27 min

You buying a coffee from El Salvador and Trump building a border wall have nothing in common.
Or do they?
Over five episodes, we explore stories of El Salvador. We confront massacres, wide inequalities and the specialty coffee you drink today.
Buried deep in this story is a group of people our coffee dollars are neglecting across the world. People who decide to migrate north.
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If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filter-stories/id1428327760
Shape the future of Filter Stories by taking this 10 minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/YWH3LZM
Taste Maria’s coffee and support Filter Stories by joining the Indiegogo crowdfund here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/filter-stories-who-grew-your-morning-coffee#/
Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1
Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-Stories
Piano music composed and performed by James Harper
Sound mixing: Dom Edgley / http://www.domedgleysound.com/
Filter Stories logo design: http://www.headquarters.studio/
A big thanks to: Cesar Magana, Mauricio Escalón, Álvaro Castro, Emilio Lopez Diaz, Marco Ariz, Francescopaolo Marolla, Walter Retana, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation El Salvador, Rony Cordero, Cafe Salkantay Santa Ana, Jodie Cárcamo, Manuel Jesus Lopez, David Velasquez, Gilberto Baraona, Hugo Hernandez, Sara Cortez, Consejo Salvadoreño de Cafe, Tyler Wright, Josh Fontecha, Robert Durrette, Farmers First Coffee, Mauricio Benjamin Bautista Arucha, Israel Márquez, San Carlos Dos Cooperative, Sixto Ramos, Policar Siciliano, Helena Merivel Dias de Jimenez, Olga Carmel Ramirez, Azules Piedras Cooperative, Luis Ortez Ordoñez, Roberto Figero, Jesus Salvador Ortez, Victor Flores, Bronwen Serna
Editorial thanks: Hannah Smith, Tina Ghelani, Adam Harper, Raymond Detweiler, Melanie Böhme, Andrew Johnson, Karin Vališová, Jesse Hartman, Matthias Staeheli
The British Ambassador’s wife was acted by Heather Simons
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Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries - 4) A Dark Bitter Powder

4) A Dark Bitter Powder

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04/13/21 • 36 min

How do you drink your instant coffee? If you’re like most of the world, you fill your mug with milk and sugar to sweeten the taste.
By adding milk and sugar to your instant, you helped bring new growers - and consumers - into coffee, but arguably contributed to a crisis that left hundreds of thousands of people malnourished.
In this fourth episode of A History of Coffee, Jonathan and James explore how the popularity of instant coffee dramatically alters the balance of power amongst coffee growing countries. Coffee as a global commodity takes on a life of its own, sweeping millions of farmers into a race to the bottom.
A History of Coffee is a collaboration between James Harper of the Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries podcast and Jonathan Morris, Professor of History and author of ‘Coffee: A Global History’.
Visit Jonathan’s Instagram (https://bit.ly/37eMS3F) and Twitter (https://bit.ly/3jNr9ou)
& James’ Filter Stories Instagram (https://bit.ly/2Mlkk0O) and Twitter (https://bit.ly/3baTsJk)
Help other people find the show by leaving a review on...
Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3jY42aJ
Castbox: http://bit.ly/38sXdcH
Read Jonathan’s book, ‘Coffee: A Global History’ here: https://amzn.to/3dihAfU
Future episodes are already out on the ‘A History of Coffee’ podcast channel: http://bit.ly/2NArChO
Coffee and brewing equipment featured in this episode
1930 and 2020 “World Blend” roasted by Smiths Coffee (UK): http://bit.ly/3rtR2g1
Comandante hand grinder: http://bit.ly/3qmTSCN
Sage electric grinder: http://bit.ly/2Zf3NyC
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How many episodes does Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries have?

Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries currently has 57 episodes available.

What topics does Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries cover?

The podcast is about History, Podcasts, Arts and Food.

What is the most popular episode on Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries?

The episode title 'A Girl on a Coffee Farm' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries?

The average episode length on Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries is 35 minutes.

How often are episodes of Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries released?

Episodes of Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries?

The first episode of Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries was released on Aug 16, 2018.

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