Roasted, Brewed, Pulled

Today, we on The Pidgin ask if we can take you out for a coffee... episode. First up, Ariel Chen and Lucy McWeeny peer inside your cup and ask ‘how did it get there’? You’ll hear their conversation with the world’s youngest Q-grader, who draws from her experience of having her own coffee line to give us an insider’s view of what it takes to grow, and commercialize coffee. The Culture section of today’s show is an ode to the coffee shop, by having Annie Rupertus search for the perfect one in Philly for a dear friend set to move there. Today's show ends, as usual, with its science component, in which The Pidgin acknowledges that global warming is changing coffee as we know it, and has Teo Grosu talk to Michael Oppenheimer about the big picture of climate change. Hosted and produced by Teo Grosu and Natalia Maidique. Reported, recorded, and produced by Teo Grosu, Ariel Chen, Lucy McWeeny, and Annie Rupertus. Research assistance: Margo Mattes and Maritza Roberts.

All music under Creative Commons license.

Theme music: "Montanita," by Ratatat.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:36) Frankie's Coffee

(16:21) The Best Coffee Shop in Philly

(32:47) A Conversation with Michael Oppenheimer