Best Third Wave Coffee Podcasts (2025)

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Budget to Baller - How to Design Your Home Coffee Setup – 07/16/2025 1:02:31

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Cost of Goods Sold for a Coffee Shop – Valor’s Numbers Analyzed – 07/09/2025 55:00

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Ep. 148- How this Coffee Startup Grew Their Instagram to Over 63k Followers - Poorboy Coffee 1:09:15

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The #1 Thing Holding Coffee Shop Owners Back – 06/25/2025 51:08

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How We Built Our $1 Million Coffee Shops – 06/11/2025 1:03:18

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Second Wave vs Third Wave Coffee Shops: How To Evolve Your Cafe – 06/04/2025 1:02:56

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Why Coffee Shop Owners HATE Baristas 51:49

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Why Baristas HATE Coffee Shop Owners – 05/21/2025 1:02:12

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Don't Hire A Manager For Your Coffee Shop – 05/14/2025 1:02:48

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How to Soft Launch your Coffee Shop – 05/07/2025 39:06

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Specialty Coffee Expo 2025 Recap ft. THE WHOLE VALOR SQUAD – 04/27/2025 38:20

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The Most Impactful Trip of our Careers: Valor’s Colombia Trip – 04/16/2025 1:11:53

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SEO for Coffee Companies | Website Changes You Need to Make Today – 04/09/2025 1:11:59

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How to Make Excellent Coffee Cocktails at Your Coffee Shop – 03/19/2025 1:23:26

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Q&A: Should I Buy a Turn Key Cafe, Scheduling Apps and More! – 03/20/2025 53:08

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How Many Hours per Week Do Coffee Shop Owners Work? – 02/26/2025 59:29

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S3, Episode 8: Interpersonal Relationships in Coffee; The Magic of Catracha Coffee in Santa Elena 52:03

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In this episode I wanted to zoom in and get a little bit personal. Although the scale is not massive the impact is immeasurable. Talking with Mayra, our co-worker at Royal, paints a picture of how coffee is so interpersonal and is driven by its ability to connect people to one another. In her hometown of Santa Elena in Honduras, Mayra has created e…

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Douglas Weber of Weber Workshops – 02/19/2024 52:03

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Coffee Prices Just Hit Record Highs Here’s What You Need to Know – 02/12/2025 1:02:27

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Everything Wrong with Your Business is Your Fault – 02/05/2025 1:15:19

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This Coffee Cart Business Booked Over 3,000 Events in 2024 – 01/29/2024 1:17:57

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Software We Use To Run a Coffee Company – 01/15/2025 1:25:37

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Essential Barista Tools for Your Coffee Shop – 01/08/2025 1:10:23

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Conical vs Flat Burr Grinders for Coffee Shops – 12/18/2024 57:15

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Don’t Start a Coffee Shop, Grow a Coffee Catering Business Instead – 12/11/2024 1:03:44

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The Most Overlooked Aspect of Specialty Coffee: Water – 11/19/2024 1:17:59

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We Tier Listed Every Coffee Drink – 11/20/2024 1:05:15

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Designing a Cafe When You Can’t Afford an Interior Designer – 11/13/2024 1:00:48

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Q&A: Competition in Coffee, Steps to Opening a Coffee Shop And More – 11/06/2024 57:04

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S3, Episode 7: Early Third Wave - Discovery, Evolution, and Microlots Part 2 29:29

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In part two of the series, Charlie, Chris, and Spencer explore topics such as risk in coffee purchasing, the pendulum swing in experimental coffee, who is driving demand for investment in unique flavors, whether coffee hybrids could be the next wave, defining co-ferments, the potential for co-ferments to take over the world, and more!…

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We Threw Out Our Core Values... – 10/30/2024 1:09:40

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Q&A with Valor’s Cafe GM – 10/23/2024 56:41

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Three Changes That Will Take Your Mobile Coffee Cart to New Heights – 10/16/2024 50:55

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S3, Episode 6: Early Third Wave - Discovery, Evolution, and Microlots Part 1 28:18

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In this 2-part series, Charlie, Chris and Spencer go back in time to explore the turning point of sourcing and demand in late aughts till present day. They chat about 'good and right' coffee, government intervention, barista competitions, regrets in coffee buying and more. Stay tuned for the next episode on risk and experimentation in coffee buying…

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The Story of Valor Part 3: Opening Our Cafes and Roastery – 10/02/2024 1:33:45

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The Story of Valor Part 2: Booking Events, Permanent Pop-up, Going Full Time – 09/25/2024 1:14:46

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The Story of Valor Part 1: Creation, Kickstarter, Cart Buildout – 09/11/2024 1:25:44

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Introducing Our Online Platform, The Valor Coffee Community – 08/28/2024 56:49

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S3, Episode 5: C Market biannual update 2024 - Where is all of the coffee? 19:03

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In this episode, Spencer Ford, Junior Trader, and Alex Mason, VP of Trading Activity, take a deep dive into the market volatility of the past six months. They cover topics such as backwardation, the record number of exports from Brazil, Vietnam's impact on the coffee market, and where all the coffee is. They also offer advice on the best plan of ac…

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Splurge on These Things When Building Out Your Coffee Shop – 08/21/2024 1:06:48

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Q&A – How Much Are Coffee Shops WORTH …and More! – 08/07/2024 1:10:08

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Opening a Coffee Shop for Less Than $100k – 08/01/2024 1:22:24

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Keeping Veteran Baristas Invested – 07/24/2024 52:28

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Consistency is Everything – 07/17/2024 41:41

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Three Service Philosophies That Built Our Business – 07/10/2024 50:55

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Blue Bottle Independent Union Takes On One of the World’s Largest Specialty Coffee Chains 39:14

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In May 2024, workers across six Blue Bottle locations in Boston voted to unionize. Abbey and Alex are here to talk about how workers deserve to have a voice in decision-making in their workplaces. A full transcript of this episode is available at bossbarista.substack.com

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What Does It Even Mean To Break Even? – 06/28/2024 1:01:41

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Running a Business As a Parent – 06/21/2024 1:02:06

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Why Your Coffee Shop SHOULD Start Roasting – 06/12/2024 53:56

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Why Your Coffee Shop SHOULD NOT Start Roasting – 06/05/2024 1:08:42

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