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Lori Flores Reminds Us We're All IntertwinedIn this audio extra for paid subscribers, Professor Lori Flores urges listeners to remember that the privileges we enjoy are the result of the labor of…
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So much of how coffee gets to you is completely obscured—and affects how we assign value to the final product.
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Lori Flores Breaks Down Latinx Food and Drink Labor in the United StatesAn associate professor of history, Dr. Lori Flores digs into the realities of agricultural working conditions—and the invisible labor behind the foods…
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It's the crossover event you've been waiting for: Boss Barista is teaming up with Fingers to republish an interview with data analyst Hanna Haddad, who…
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Intelligentsia's Chicago Workers Are UnionizingThis bonus episode features Ravani Grace, an Intelligentsia barista who's helping to organize one of specialty coffee's most pivotal unions.
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Why we should all feel empowered to break the coffee "rules" that have been ground into us.
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Niki Tolch Gets #DeepThe creator of the Not Caffeinated Enough platform connects community, curiosity, and coffee. It's all a circle.
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There are two ingredients in a cup of coffee: water and ... um, coffee. But this base allows for an endless web of exploration and experimentation.
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Audio Extra: David Tortolini on Why TGI Friday's Comes Up When You Search "Mexican Food"On the bias of algorithms, the conflation of cuisines, and why all the "best" coffees taste exactly the same.
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A two-part reflection on blueberries, fast fashion, and the enduring question: "Who wore it first?"
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David Tortolini Goes Beyond IRL SpacesWe talk about the importance of digital connection, and all the ways that communities are built through the internet.
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Hi Friends! Introduce Yourself! Please introduce yourself it would mean the world to me. 
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