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Opposites Extract: A Debate Podcast about Coffee

Opposites Extract is a show dedicated to exploring specialty coffee through lively, reasoned, and civil debate about a whole range of topics relevant to anybody who works drinks, loves, hates, dreams ... Read more

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Ep. 17: Automatic vs. Manual with Charles Babinski

Ep. 17: Automatic vs. Manual with Charles Babinski

In today's episode, Meister debates the virtues of automated coffee brewing with Charles Babinski, former U.S. Barista C... Read more

29 Jul 2016

52mins

Ranked #2

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Ep. 10: Natural Process Coffees with Christopher Feran

Ep. 10: Natural Process Coffees with Christopher Feran

Coffee cupper, buyer, and consultant Christopher Feran joins us to argue about natural coffees: Should they even have a ... Read more

3 Jun 2016

41mins

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Ep. 6: Roasting - Nature vs. Nurture with Tony Querio

Ep. 6: Roasting - Nature vs. Nurture with Tony Querio

Tony Querio, Director of Coffee at Spyhouse Coffee Roasting Company, and 2016 Roaster Champion faces off against Roaster... Read more

6 May 2016

49mins

Ranked #4

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Ep. 2: Educating the Consumer with Amanda Byron

Ep. 2: Educating the Consumer with Amanda Byron

Opposites Extract: Episode 2 features a debate about the role of “Educating the Consumer” and features Amanda Byron, the... Read more

1 Apr 2016

46mins

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Ep. 15: Let the People Drink Bad Coffee? With Lorenzo Perkins

Ep. 15: Let the People Drink Bad Coffee? With Lorenzo Perkins

Believe it or not, lots of people love "bad" coffee: Should we let them? In this week's debate, Fleet Coffee's Lorenzo P... Read more

8 Jul 2016

52mins

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Ep. 31: Live from La Marzocco: On the Road in Columbus, OH

Ep. 31: Live from La Marzocco: On the Road in Columbus, OH

Opposites Extract was recorded live from the Vue in Columbus, OH, where Joe and Meister were honored to be masters of ce... Read more

23 Nov 2016

49mins

Ranked #7

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Ep. 3: Latte Art with Ryan Soeder

Ep. 3: Latte Art with Ryan Soeder

Beauty is in the eye – or the cup – of the beholder. Opposites Extract: Episode 3 tackles the topic of latte art, and it... Read more

8 Apr 2016

50mins

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Ep. 28 – Wholesale vs Retail with Paul Schlader of Birch Coffee NYC

Ep. 28 – Wholesale vs Retail with Paul Schlader of Birch Coffee NYC

We sit down in the studio with Paul Schlader, cofounder and co-owner of Birch Coffee in NYC, to discuss (but not strictl... Read more

4 Nov 2016

48mins

Ranked #9

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Ep. 19: Getting Fermental on Fermentation with Lucia Solis

Ep. 19: Getting Fermental on Fermentation with Lucia Solis

We're letting it marinate with Scott Laboratories fermentation specialist Lucia Solis in this episode arguing the meanin... Read more

12 Aug 2016

48mins

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Ep. 26: Cold Brew Is the New Espresso

Ep. 26: Cold Brew Is the New Espresso

Concentrated, controversial, and total cool -- cold brew is the hot topic in the cold-coffee world, and who better to de... Read more

21 Oct 2016

43mins

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Brief: Mill City Roasters

Brief: Mill City Roasters

Steve and Nick Green of Mill City Roasters swing by to talk with Joe about their company, their roasters, and their educ... Read more

23 Sep 2016

27mins

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Ep. 24: What We Talk about When We Talk about Flavor with Jess Steffy

Ep. 24: What We Talk about When We Talk about Flavor with Jess Steffy

The effervescent and ever-so-bright, Jess Steffy joins Meister in a discussion about how we experience flavor, and share... Read more

30 Sep 2016

46mins

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Ep. 7: Service with Cat & Cloud (Jared Truby and Chris Baca)

Ep. 7: Service with Cat & Cloud (Jared Truby and Chris Baca)

The podcasting duo of Cat & Cloud go head-to-head in a doubles match against Opposites Extract, debating aspects of ... Read more

13 May 2016

38mins

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Ep 22: Roaster vs Barista with Stephen Ezell

Ep 22: Roaster vs Barista with Stephen Ezell

It's the age-old battle, waged since the dawn of time: Who is ultimately responsible for a coffee's quality, the roaster... Read more

2 Sep 2016

50mins

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Ep. 25: Education vs Experience with Wolf Barn Marnell

Ep. 25: Education vs Experience with Wolf Barn Marnell

Does education or real experience make the better barista? Today, Joe debates with Wolf Barn Marnell, longtime barista c... Read more

7 Oct 2016

41mins

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Ep. 23: Barista Competitions vs Real Life, with Aaron Ultimo

Ep. 23: Barista Competitions vs Real Life, with Aaron Ultimo

Almost no one is as equipped to debate the merits of barista competitions vs. "real life" barista experience than longti... Read more

16 Sep 2016

42mins

Ranked #17

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Ep. 9: Craft vs. Commercial in Coffee and Chocolate with Dr. Carla Martin

Ep. 9: Craft vs. Commercial in Coffee and Chocolate with Dr. Carla Martin

Dr. Carla Martin of the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute debates mass-produced or small-batch artisan products, lookin... Read more

27 May 2016

44mins

Ranked #18

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Ep. 27: Flavor with Jamie Isetts

Ep. 27: Flavor with Jamie Isetts

In this episode Meister takes on Jamie Isetts in a debate about the subjectivity of what we define as good and bad taste... Read more

29 Oct 2016

38mins

Ranked #19

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Ep. 13: Roaster-Farmer Relations with Nathanael May

Ep. 13: Roaster-Farmer Relations with Nathanael May

Nathanael May, director of coffee for Portland Roasting Coffees, takes on the tough question of whether a roasting compa... Read more

23 Jun 2016

46mins

Ranked #20

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Ep. 11: Traceability with Colleen Anunu

Ep. 11: Traceability with Colleen Anunu

Fair Trade USA's Supply Chain Manager, Colleen Anunu, tackles this debate about traceability, and joins us for an extend... Read more

10 Jun 2016

1hr 9mins

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