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2025-12-221h 18
Coffee Literature ReviewEp26. Tipping with Dr. Ofer AzarTipping is complicated. In this episode we talk with the world expert on the social science of tipping: Prof. Ofer Azar. As a platform we will discuss his paper, "The Economics of Tipping", appearing in J. Econ. Perspect., 2020, 34, 215. Preamble: Frank Sinatra
2025-07-0753 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp25. Does acidity depend on roast profile? with Laudia Anokye‑Bempah and Dr. Irwin Donis-GonzálezIn this episode we talk with (soon to be Dr.) Laudia Anokye‑Bempah and Dr. Irwin R. Donis‑González from the UC Davis coffee center about their recent paper on how roast profile impacts available extractable acids in coffee. The paper was published in Sci. Rep., 2024, 14, 8237, and is open-access from the publisher.Preamble: Mulholland Drive
2025-06-2349 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp24. Novel coffee foods in the EU with Dr. Dirk LachenmeierIn this episode, we meet with Dr. Dirk Lachenmeier, head of the department of plant-based foods at CVUA Karlsruhe and expert in coffee, weed, and booze. We discuss a paper that reviews which parts of the coffee plant have approval for use as food in the European Union. Everything from the leaves of the plant to the silver skin. Can you really make money off these by-products?The paper is open access:Lachenmeier, Rajcic de Rezende, and Schwarz"An Update on Sustainable Valorization of Coffee By-Products as Novel Foods within...
2025-06-0944 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp23. Better pour over with Dr. Arnold Mathijssen (U. Penn.)In this episode, we meet with Dr. Arnold Mathijssen, Assistant Professor of Physics at U. Penn., and author of a paper recently published in Physics of Fluids, "Pour-over coffee: Mixing by a water jet impinging on a granular bed with avalanche dynamics". This paper just did the mainstream media rounds, so you may have heard about its findings on some other outlet. In this podcast we break it down and figure out whether physicists at U. Penn. revolutionized pour over.The paper can be found here and is also available in the CLR library...
2025-05-2644 min
The Tudor Chest PodcastThe Chequers Ring with Professor Susan DoranVery few personal items of the Tudor monarchs survive to this day, but one that does, and is exceptionally special, is known as the chequers ring. A tiny and stunning pearl, diamond and ruby covered ring which hides a secret, for it opens up to reveal two tiny faces on the inside, one of Elizabeth I and another of another woman, who is very likely to be Anne Boleyn. To discuss this remarkable survivor from Tudor England, I am thrilled to welcome a true legend in the world of history and academia, Professor Susan Doran, onto the podcast. We...
2025-05-0848 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp22. Chlorogenic acid and end-of-year awards with Dr. Alex Murray and Prof. Carl BrozekChris is joined by Dr. Alex Murray to discuss chlorogenic acid. We talk about how plants make it, what it does, what it tastes like, and how we might make it. We discuss a variety of papers, book chapter, and so forth. Check the library link on instagram for some of them.
Then, Alex and Chris spend some time on the year-end awards.
End of year awards: 23:52
Libation prize. 28:57
Spurlock award. 32:35
MTG tool of the year. 36:10
Fruit of the year. 39:49
Beast of...
2025-01-161h 22
Coffee Literature ReviewEp21. The value of latte art with Emilee BryantChris and Doran are joined by Emilee Bryant to discuss a pair of papers that probe whether latte art a) is perceived as more valuable and b) affects the perceived flavor of the drink.
Ordering a cappuccino is delightful. But is it more delightful with a rosetta? Would you be somehow compelled to pay more for it if it had one? Does it taste sweeter?
The papers are:
J. Sens. Stud., 2015, 30, 305
https://doi.org/10.1111/joss.12159
Br. Food J., 2021, 123, 1931
https://doi.org/10.1108/BF...
2024-12-3041 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp20. Do light or dark roasts have more caffeine?In this episode Chris and Doran discuss the age-old question of whether dark or light roast brewed coffees have more caffeine. The discussion was inspired by a paper published recently in Scientific Reports titled, "Caffeine content in filter coffee brews as a function of degree of roast and extraction yield".
So, do light and dark roast coffee extracts have different caffeine concentrations?
The paper is open access and available from the publisher:
Sci. Rep., 2024, 14, 29126
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80385-3
2024-12-1627 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp19. Microplastics in coffee with Alex DainisChris and Doran are joined by Dr. Alex Dainis, a professional science communicator. We first met Alex through her work on "Chemistry Shorts", videos about sub-disciplines of chemistry supported by the Dreyfus foundation.
Today's paper is about microplastics. These are microscopic pieces of polymer that show up everywhere. In the case in single-serve coffee preparations. Alex is the perfect guest to discuss this because its a topic that is becoming increasingly studied, but to date we simply don't know all that much about whether they are bad for you. We get into that and...
2024-12-0948 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp18. Coffee affects your microbiome with Prof. Nicola SegataChris and Doran are joined by Prof. Nicola Segata from University of Trento. Prof. Segata is a world famous professor of computational metagenomics, and is the senior author on a recently published study that strongly suggests that consuming coffee directly affects the population of some gut bacteria.
Metagenomics is far removed from our expertise. Instead of us fumbling around the paper, we decided to have the true world expert come talk to us about it.
Production note: The paper came out over the holiday period so we recorded remotely...
2024-12-0341 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp17. Coffee storage with TonxChris and Doran are joined by Tonx (Tony Konecny) from YES PLZ from Los Angeles, CA. We discuss a paper from the Yeretzian lab out of ZHAW. The paper aims to address a common question for the home coffee consumer, "How should you store your coffee one the bag is open?".
We immediately thought of Tonx and YES PLZ, who have experimented with various packages for their subscription service. We hope you enjoy the episode.
The paper:
Food Packag. Shelf Life, 2022, 33, 100893.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j...
2024-11-0250 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp16. Mold in coffee with David YardleyChris and Doran are joined by David Yardley from Moongoat Coffee out of Costa Mesa, CA to discuss a series of papers discussing the emergence of mold in coffee.
Mold is bad. Ochratoxin A is bad. But how much of it is there, and how bad does it have to get?
The three papers:
Food Sci. Biotechnol., 2018, 27, 891.
J. Agric. Food Chem., 1998, 46, 673.
Food Chem. Toxicol., 1995, 5, 341.
The article can be found in coffee literature library: https://pages.uoregon.edu/chendon/coffee_literature/coffee_lit_rev/.
2024-10-1442 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp15. Freezing coffee extracts with Alex KaplanChris and Doran are joined by Alex Kaplan from Cometeer to discuss an old school paper titled, "An investigation into the relationship between freezing rate and mean ice crystal size for coffee extracts", appearing in Trans. IChemE, 2002, 80, 176. The paper is part of a conference proceeding which was published in the journal Food Bioprod. Process.
This paper looks at how freezing rate determines the ice crystal size. The paper itself is really about developing a model that correctly captures how brewed coffee freezes, but we used it as a platform to understand how coffee behaves...
2024-09-0937 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp14. A new brew control chart with Lance HedrickChris and Doran are joined by Lance Hedrick to discuss, "A new Coffee Brewing Control Chart relating sensory properties and consumer liking to brew strength, extraction yield, and brew ratio", appearing in J. Food Sci., 2023, 88, 2168.
Today's paper is an attempt to revise and improve upon the seminal work of Lockhart: the empirical observation that coffee strength (%TDS) is related to the beverage refractive index. But do we need a new control chart?
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.16531
About Lance: Lance is one...
2024-08-2656 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp13. The Flavor Wheel with Bronwen Serna and Kathie Hilberg (Totally Dissolved Collaboration)Chris and Doran are joined by Kathie Hilberg and Bronwen Serna from the Totally Dissolved Podcast to discuss the papers that led to the development of the 2016 SCA flavor wheel.
The wheel is basically the artistic manifestation of two peer-reviewed papers, "Development of a “living” lexicon for descriptive sensory analysis of brewed coffee", appearing in J. Sens. Stud., 2016, 31, 465
and
"Using Single Free Sorting and Multivariate Exploratory Methods to Design a New Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel", appearing in J. Food Sci., 2016, 81, S2997.
The lexicon developed in the...
2024-08-1249 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp12. Instagram marketing and brand love with Morgan EckrothChris and Doran are joined by Morgan Eckroth to discuss, "The Effects of Instagram Marketing Activities on
Customer-Based Brand Equity in the Coffee Industry", appearing in Sustainability, 2022, 14, 1657.
The paper makes the case that instagram marketing activities are good for achieving brand equity. Morgan is one of the very best at harnessing the various facets of developing a favorable brand. We hope you enjoy it!
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031657
About Morgan: Morgan (MorganDrinksCoffee on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube) is an Oregon-based social media...
2024-07-2945 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp11. A coffee enema with Maxwell DashwoodChris and Doran are joined by Maxwell Dashwood to discuss, "The safety and effectiveness of self-administered
coffee enema", appearing in Medicine, 2020, 99, 36.
Besides discussing the paper, we also talk about Water for Coffee, weigh lifting, and try some of the recommended enema coffee.
The article can be found here:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000021998
About Maxwell: Maxwell is an established author of many books, owner of Colonna and Smalls in Bath and London, three-time World Barista Championship finalist, inventor, scientist, and my oldest coffee friend.
Introduction preamble: Samwell
2024-07-0140 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp10. The best sample roaster? with Christopher FeranChris and Doran are joined by Christopher Feran to discuss, "Effects of coffee roasting technologies on cup quality and bioactive compounds of specialty coffee beans", appearing in Food Sci. Nutr., 2020, 8, 6120.
This paper has some major issues — I hope you enjoy us diplomatically deconstructing it.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1904
About Christopher: Despite having recently opened his own roastery, Aviary, based in Ohio, Christopher finds time to be a leading consultant in the specialty coffee industry. He has a wealth of know...
2024-06-2441 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp9. Reusable Cups with Kim Elena IonescuChris and Doran are joined by Kim Elena Ionescu to discuss, "Explaining the willingness of consumers to bring their own reusable coffeecups under the condition of monetary incentives", appearing in J. Retail. Consum. Serv., 2022, 66, 102908.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.102908
About Kim: She is the Chief Sustainability and Knowledge Development Officer at Specialty Coffee Association, and is heavily involved in various aspects of education within the association. Prior to the SCA she also worked for Counter Culture Coffee.
Introduction preamble: Ulf Danialsonn.
2024-06-1037 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp8. Drones Detecting Frost with Camila KhaliféChris and Doran are joined by Camila Khalifé to discuss, "Unmanned aerial vehicle to evaluate frost damage in coffee plants", appearing in Precis. Agric., 2021, 22, 1845.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-021-09815-w
About Camila: Camila founded Botánica in Quito, Ecuador, and is also a Coffee Quality Institute Quality Evaluation Assistant Instructor.
Introduction preamble: Roderick Mackinnon.
2024-06-0328 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp7. Space plumbing and "that cup" with Mark WeislogelChris and Doran are joined by Mark Weislogel to discuss his work over the years, neatly summarized in the paper, "How advances in low-g plumbing enable space exploration", published in npj Microgravity, 2022, 8, 16.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-022-00201-y
About Mark: Mark was a professor of mechanical engineering for over 20 years, before moving to work full time at IRPI, a company that develops technology solutions for plumbing in low gravity. He also invented that cup.
Introduction preamble: Dale Cooper.
2024-05-2723 min
Coffee Literature ReviewEp6. Human Variable? with Masha ZanozinaChris and Doran are joined by Masha Zanozina to discuss, "Impact of the human factor on the reproducibility of different coffee brewing methods", appearing in J. Food Comp. Anal., 2023, 124, 105698.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2023.105698
About Masha: Masha works for Counter Culture Coffee in Los Angeles as their regional sales and account manager, is a certified trainer, and a World Brewers Cup judge.
Introduction preamble: Jase Robertson.
2024-05-1333 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp5. Stenophylla with Carly GreenChris and Doran are joined by Carly Green to discuss, "Arabica-like flavour in a heat-tolerant wild coffee
species", appearing in Nat. Plants, 2021, 7, 413.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00891-4
About Carly: Carly worked for Blue Bottle Coffee as their is a green coffee coordinator and lab manager, and is now in the Netherlands running Cherry Love Coffee.
Introduction preamble: Paulie Gualtieri.
2024-04-2931 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp4. Green Coffee Certified Reference Material with Kyle GlanvilleChris and Doran are joined by Kyle Glanville to discuss, "Development of a coffee bean certified reference material (KRISS CRM 108-10-023) for elemental analysis", appearing in Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2024, 416, 475.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-05051-5
About Kyle: Kyle is a founder of G&B and Go Get Em Tiger, a cafe brand based in Los Angeles. He is also the US Barista Champion of 2008 — "Low" by Flo Rida and T-Pain topped the charts that year.
In...
2024-04-1530 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp3. AI Flavor Notes with Jesse HanChris and Doran are joined by Jesse Han to discuss, "Prediction of specialty coffee flavors based on near-infrared spectra using machine‐ and deep-learning methods", appearing in J. Sci. Food Agric., 2021, 101, 4705.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11116
About Jesse: He is a Ph.D. student at Harvard University studying Astronomy. He was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for Fluid Dynamics in 2017 for showing that coffee will not spill out of a cup if you walk backwards while holding it.
In...
2024-04-0826 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp2. Quaker Beans with Andrew TolleyChris and Doran are joined by Andrew Tolley to discuss, "Impacts of quaker beans over sensory characteristics and volatile composition of specialty natural coffees", appearing in Food Chem., 2021, 342, 128304.
The article can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128304
Introduction preamble: Edward Teller
2024-04-0131 minCoffee Literature ReviewEp1. Fines with Nicole Battefeld-MontgomeryChris and Doran are joined by Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery to discuss, "The role of fines in espresso extraction dynamics", appearing in Sci. Rep., 2024, 14, 5612.
The article can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55831-x
Introduction preamble: Roald Hoffmann
2024-04-0130 min
A Closer Look PodcastSeason 2 Ep 6 - "I Think I Might Be Mister Death"When the federal government tells Denis that he can't film a train exploding in the Grand Canyon, Denis decides he must build a second Grand Canyon. Enter Dave Skeleton.
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FEATURING:
Terence Pennington as Griffin
Killian McAssey as Stewie
Caleb Pitts as Frank Castle
Sarah Goldstein as Suzy Short
April Clark as Pearl Whett
Patrick Doran as Michael Chiclets
Rob Franco as Gorilla Randy
Hesse Deni as Elena Rothschild
Will as Will...
2022-11-0634 min
A Closer Look PodcastSeason 2 Ep 2 - "The Bubble Bath Is Overflowing"Strange people live in Kanab, Utah. They do not trust the latest Hollywood crew to show up in their historic movie town. Before production begins on Cyber Cowboys, Kevin Costner is attacked. And another member of the cast is found dead.
FEATURING:
Hesse Deni as Elena Rothschild
Terence Pennington as Griffin
Killian McAssey as Stewie
Laura Peek as Meg Benedict
Grace Freud as Broyle Dunson
Thomas White as Bobtail Nag
Eli Lutsky as Jason Callback
Dan Donohue as Billy Clientele
Sarah Goldstein as Suzy Short
Patrick Doran as Michael Chiclets
Will as Will
Nate as everyone else
2022-09-1230 min
Seriously...Branding GeniusWho owns Shakespeare? The English? The tourist industry? The world? Branding and Graphic Designer Teresa Monachino goes in search of the 21st century phenomenon that is William Shakespeare and uncovers his contradictory brand values, with the help of a distinguished cast: Rev Dr Paul Edmondson from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Nick Eagleton and Katharina Tudball from SuperUnion Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Vikki Heywood, Outgoing Chairman of the Royal Society of the Arts Chino Odimba, Writer Professor Michael Dobson, The Shakespeare Institute Duncan Lees, Warwick University Michael Pennington, Actor, Director, Writer and Founder of the...
2019-02-2228 min