Join Kate & Simon for a caffeine-fuelled adventure as they road-trip to Coromandel and meet local legend John from Naughty Bean Coffee — a character, a storyteller, and one hell of a coffee roaster.

This episode is all about coffee, cups, characters, and choices:

How much coffee is actually good for you (science says more than you think)
Inside the world of coffee roasting with a former builder–turned–barista
The personality behind the perfect cup — why experience matters just as much as flavour
Milk, cream & lactose intolerance — and why cream is surprisingly kinder on your gut
2 litres before 2pm? The hydration rule that might just change your energy
The ugly truth about takeaway coffee cups — BPA, PFAS, plastic liners & why they can’t be recycled
Reusable cup habits that actually stick
Chocolate fish, Kiwi cafes & all the Coromandel vibes
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It’s warm, funny, practical, a bit shocking in places… and full of the forking good energy you expect.

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