Oil Slick Coffee: Recent Episodes
Michael C. Wright
The podcast space has loads of coffee podcasts already. I’m not here to simply add to the chaff. I’m here to dig deeper, explore further, and to challenge the narrative when appropriate. Join me as I explore the industry and learn more of what it means to work in coffee.
This week I discuss a program to develop local consumption in Nigeria and compare it to a successful program in Colombia.
This week I discuss three coffee news stories that all tie into farmer self-sustainability and market access.
This episode is an informative discussion with Johan Kwe, manager of mill operations for Simalem Coffee & Tea in Karo, Sumatra, Indonesia. Johan shares insight into what it means to be a middleman in the coffee industry.
In this episode I talk with Suar Wisnu, of the Wisnu Foundation in Bali, Indonesia. The foundation works with over 30 villages in Bali, to help villages preserve their unique culture and improve their way of life.
Wiliam Edison owns multiple cafes, a coffee lab, and he designs and sells his own roasting machines. In this episode, I ask Wiliam about direct trade during the pandemic, how he got started designing roasters, the impact of the pandemic on Indonesian coffee, and more.
Adi is Indonesia's first Q-instructor and is a partner at 5758 Coffee Lab. In this episode, I ask Adi about Indonesian coffee's reputation, consumerism, generational take-over, fine robusta, and more.
Neal Wilson is owner and roaster at Wilson Coffee and Tea and is a long-time instructor for the SCA. In this episode, I ask Neal aobut the rate of change, Typica software, and instructing at the Roasters Guild Retreat.
Mary Halbrooks is the owner and manager of All Beans Considered in Minneapolis, Minnestoa. In this episode, Mary and I talk about origin trips to Costa Rica, her experience in Costa Rica, a floor price for Specialty Coffee, and generational take-over.