Barista Unfiltered

Hosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeKristi Persinger is a barista and coffee shop manager who works at Otis in Lafayette, CO, and she tells us about participating at the national level of barista competitions and what it’s like to work in customer service during a pandemic!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttps://otis.coffee/https://uscoffeechampionships.org/barista-championshiphttps://www.olt.org/vvhshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-and-vanished/id1140596919https://www.graphcoffeeco.com/storyhttps://sweetbloomcoffee.com/http://www.kandmcoffee.com/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can! www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Monday, January 18, 2021Support the show

Guest: Mary DeLorenzo-WoodsHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 34 features Mary DeLorenzo-Woods, a barista who works in a restaurant in Venice, CA. in addition to being a folk herbalist and yoga instructor. Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.marydelorenzowoods.com/https://www.yelp.com/biz/coffee-to-the-people-san-franciscohttps://www.philzcoffee.com/https://www.jerrysdeli.com/Become a patron of the podcast:www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredShoutouts to:Listeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, January 9, 2020Support the show

Guest: Pat DavisHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeePat Davis is a barista coffee shop owner who works 1 block from the BEACH in Surf City, NC. She is living Jodie’s DREAM life, so of course, Jodie hadta walk up in her shop and meet her!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttps://www.yelp.com/biz/surf-city-coffee-surf-city?osq=Coffee+Shophttps://www.facebook.com/themermaidspurseti/https://www.javaestate.com/http://www.surfcitysurfschool.com/shaka-tacohttps://m.facebook.com/thepeaktaproom/https://misterbee.com/https://www.seaturtlehospital.org/http://www.topsailbeach.org/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Sunday, October 27, 2019Support the show

Guest: Jessica NeradHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 32 features Jessica Nerad, a former barista and barista manager who went to the LIZZO show a couple days ago and currently works at Popsockets in Boulder, CO.  And that’s just scratching the surface on the awesome that she is!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.lizzomusic.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pothttps://www.starbucks.com/https://www.popsockets.com/https://www.popsockets.com/poptivismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQFNvhxdPXo&feature=youtu.behttp://www.secondbestcoffee.comBecome a patron of the podcast:www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredShoutouts to:Listeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, October 17, 2019Support the show

Guest: Taylor DobmeierHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeTaylor Dobmeier a barista of the night-time at Finkel And Garf, a small brewery in Boulder, CO.  When he’s not slingin’ brews, he can be spotted cruisin’ around on his One Wheel!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilt...https://spikescoffee.comhttps://www.finkelandgarf.com/https://onewheel.com/https://wakingup.com/https://www.calm.com/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/vid...https://otis.coffee/https://www.ampersand-coffee.com/https://www.cariboucoffee.com/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, August 29, 2019Support the show

Guest: Cydni PattersonHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeCydni Patterson is a barista at Caffe Driade in Chapel Hill, NC and someday soon, she hopes to sell coffee from a truck in YOUR neighborhood!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttps://caffedriade.com/https://openeyecafe.com/https://carrborocoffee.com/https://carrborocoffee.com/our-coffees/our-blends/piedmont-espresso/https://www.facebook.com/InternationalDelightsDurhamNC/https://4thdimension.coffee/https://www.yelp.com/biz/ecology-coffee-durhamhttps://www.instagram.com/ecology.coffeehttps://www.facebook.com/BellezzaMobileCoffee/http://www.kokyubbq.com/nmeanShoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, August 15, 2019Support the show

Guest: Molly BushHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeMolly Bush is a barista at Otis in Lafayette, CO, in addition to being a full time student. She’s one of the friendliest people ever, so this’ll be a delightful time, for sure!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttp://www.katherinesleadd.com/https://www.lineageroasting.com/https://blueprintcoffee.com/https://www.jubileeroastingco.com/https://otis.coffee/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, June 20, 2019Support the show

Guest: Christopher CoccagnaHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeChristopher Coccagna is the self-taught Tea Blender genius behind T-We Tea, which is based in San Francisco, CA. From Scandalous Man Friend to Cougar Tranquilizer, he introduces us to his outrageously inventive business created by “two gay boys blending tea!”Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttps://www.t-wetea.com/https://www.farmtablesf.com/https://www.instagram.com/hippiesbrew/http://www.thenookhonolulu.com/https://www.worldteaexpo.comhttps://www.catspringtea.com/http://mingfathouse.com/http://www.hardwarestreetcafe.com.auhttp://www.foundcoffeela.com/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, May 23, 2019Support the show

Guest: Finn MottHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 27 features 16-year old Finn Mott and he is gonna chat with us about his TEDx Vail talk titled Chemo and Coffee.  Finn’s gonna tell us how coffee fuels his life as a cancer survivor. And how his identity and personal latte grew together to make him the person he is today. Get yourselves ready for a chat centering around the themes of individuality, judgment, and appreciation of the little things in life.Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/http://tedxvail.com/2019/02/12/finn-mott/https://www.powsurf.com/https://www.powsurf.com/jeremy-jensen-athlete-profile-for-warren-millers-chasing-shadows-film/https://warrenmiller.com/https://www.roundupriverranch.org/support-us/donate-nowhttps://optionb.org/bookhttp://childrensglobalalliance.org/http://www.redcanyoncafe.com/http://www.stouthousecoffeekitchen.comhttps://colorroasters.com/Become a patron of the podcast:www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredShoutouts to:Listeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, May 1, 2019Support the show

Guest: Corbyn WigginsHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 26 features Corbyn Wiggins, one of Jodie’s most favorite people ever, like she has been knowin’ Corbyn since the day she was born and absolutely adores her!  Corbyn is Jodie’s 16 year-old cousin and she will soon starting her first big job outta the house as a barista at Starbucks!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.bialetti.com/coffee/stovetop/moka-express-c-1_7_22.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYh6mYIJG2Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k8craCGpgshttps://www.starbucks.com/https://www.harristeeter.com/https://www.amazon.com/Where-Sidewalk-Ends-Shel-Silverstein/dp/B00004Z3M6http://www.storypeople.com/https://www.caffedriade.com/Become a patron of the podcast:www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredShoutouts to:Listeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, April 25, 2019Support the show

Guest: Elizabeth Freeman RainesHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 25 features Elizabeth Freeman Raines, one of Jodie’s oldest friends, old like they’ve been knowin’ each other for a long, long time and she can tell stories that Jodie’s thankful weren’t captured on a mobile phone in the 90s!  She can be described a great many ways - we’ll begin with Chapel Hill native, music educator, dancer, singer - some of her greatest hits have even been recorded!!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.carolinacoffeeshop.com/https://www.facebook.com/Hillsborough-Cup-A-Joe-237445616451/https://www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/https://www.hillsboroughnc.gov/community/park-facilities/riverwalk/https://www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/lantern-walkhttps://durhamsavoyards.org/http://www.carolinatheatre.org/https://www.caffedriade.com/https://www.littlefallscafe.com/http://www.applechillcloggers.org/Become a patron of the podcast:www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredShoutouts to:Listeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, April 18, 2019Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/baristaunfiltered)

Guest: Jo HirschboeckHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeJo Hirschboeck is currently working as a barista at Crema in Denver, CO. Not too long ago, she owned a coffee shop called Cuppa Joe in Breckenridge, so she knows on the industry as an owner and an employee. Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttp://cremacoffeehouse.net/https://herkimercoffee.com/https://otis.coffee/products/throwdownsignuphttps://otis.coffee/https://www.amethystcoffee.co/https://www.vervecoffee.comhttps://ipsento.comhttps://www.facebook.com/orsonerocoffee/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Monday, March 25, 2019Support the show

Guest: Matt LealHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeMatt Leal is a barista at Otis in Lafayette, CO, and we’re eager to hear about his Great American Road Trip and experience his tarot card reading skills!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttps://otis.coffee/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Monday, March 18, 2019Support the show

Guest: Austin MillerHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeAustin Miller is a barista and barista manager at Spike’s in The Castro District of San Francisco.  Today’s topics include repetitive work injuries, stretching, burnout, and the bomb cyclone!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttps://kaiutyoga.com/https://soultreecolorado.com/classes/yogaschedules/https://kaiutyogabroomfield.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUP_YdYyfQwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-gKPNyrTAShoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, March 14, 2019Support the show

Guest: Cam SaalHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeCam Saal is a barista at Otis in Lafayette, CO, who loves to create art in so many ways, but mostly via illustration and mandolin-playing these days!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.comhttps://mcad.edu/https://medium.com/@LucHaasbroek/why-...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity...https://www.deviantart.com/https://www.facebook.com/pg/Kineticis... - Jodie was referring to a robotics competition.  Really, it was called Kinetics!https://spyhousecoffee.comhttp://fivewattcoffee.comhttps://www.canteen.comShoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, February 28, 2019

Guests: Darryl Parker & Llama MayoHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeDarryl Parker is a coffee lover turned barista and owner of Schoodacs Coffee in Warner, New Hampshire.  And Llama Mayo is the Assistant Manager and Lead barista there!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showhttps://www.baristaunfiltered.comhttps://www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Coffee-...http://www.vtartisan.com/school-of-co...https://www.dilworthcoffee.com/https://www.facebook.com/Schoodacs/https://www.looneybean.com/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Monday, February 25, 2019

Guest: Abbey CaseHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 19 features Abbey Case, one of my all-time favorite baristas!  She can be described a great many ways - we’ll begin with Colorado native, part-time Boulderite, student, world traveler, and wandering spirit.  Also, she has been known to serve up some delicious coffees!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.instagram.com/abaybay.casehttps://www.marcyandmyrtle.com/https://www.bittersweetcafes.com/https://www.thelaughinggoat.com/https://www.housingworks.org/https://www.tridentcafe.com/Become a patron of the podcast:www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredShoutouts to:Listeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Monday, February 21, 2019

Guest: Joe WooleryHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 18 features Joe Woolery, a former barista who worked at Caffe Driade in Chapel Hill, NC, about 15 years ago. When California called, he headed west and ended up working in the TV biz.  Today, he lives and works in Klamath Falls, Oregon.Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.bialetti.com/coffee/stovetop/moka-express-c-1_7_22.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsaihttps://www.caffedriade.com/http://aromaroasters.com/main.htmlhttps://www.yelp.com/biz/palermo-venturahttps://www.beaconcoffee.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_MalkovichShoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Saturday, February 16, 2019

Guest: Gary JugertHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 17 features Gary Jugert, a former barista who worked at Starbucks in Denver, CO, for 12 years!  These days, he’s now thoroughly preoccupied with taking over the known universe with ukuleles! Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.starbucks.comhttps://www.ukuleleorchestra.orghttps://www.pabloscoffee.com/https://www.corvuscoffee.com/https://kaladicoffee.com/Become a patron of the podcast:www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredShoutouts to:Listeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, February 7, 2019

Guest: Angela MatuteHosts: Austin Miller and Jodie LeeEpisode 16 features Angela Matute, a barista and shift manager at Starbucks in San Francisco, CA, who is gearing up for a promotion to assistant manager soon!Links for people/places/topics of interest mentioned in the showwww.baristaunfiltered.comwww.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredhttps://spikescoffee.com/https://www.starbucks.com/https://www.fourbarrelcoffee.com/https://bluebottlecoffee.com/Shoutouts to:Podcast Patrons - join those cool kids! And support this podcast if you can!www.patreon.com/baristaunfilteredListeners and YouTube followers - thanks for supporting the podcast with your eyes and ears!Contact us at info@baristaunfiltered.com with your ideas, questions, and comments.  We’d love to hear from you!Recorded Thursday, January 31, 2019