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Boss Barista

Boss Barista

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Ashley Rodriguez talks to folks about gender, race, sex, and other important issues in coffee. We invite people from all realms of the coffee world to share stories and engage in discussion - we want to hear from you! Contact us at bossbaristapodcast@gmail.com

Blue Bottle Independent Union Takes On One of the World’s Largest Specialty Coffee Chains

Jul 11, 2024 • 39m

Fermentation in Coffee With Lucia Solis

Feb 16, 2024 • 50m

Jessica Easto Breaks Down the Tasting Notes of S'mores

Jan 12, 2024 • 42m

LaChrista McArthur Did Her High School Capstone Project on Coffee

Oct 5, 2023 • 43m

Negotiating a Contract with the Madison Sourdough Union

Aug 24, 2023 • 29m

Mandy Naglich Time Travels with Smell

Aug 22, 2023 • 44m

Context Matters with Junior's Roasted Coffee

Aug 8, 2023 • 46m

Sunergos Union Workers Fight to Make Their Voices Heard

Jul 25, 2023 • 34m

Claire Bullen is Clearing Away the Thorny Brambles

Jul 11, 2023 • 1h 6m

Lucia Bawot Redefines the Protagonist of the Story

Jun 20, 2023 • 56m

Kristen Hawley is Glad Restaurants Aren't Going Away

Jun 6, 2023 • 44m

Stephanie Alcala Loves Bats And Coffee

May 16, 2023 • 46m

For Jackie Nguyen, a Coffee Shop Was Plan C

May 2, 2023 • 45m

Going Beyond Price with Brendan Adams

Apr 18, 2023 • 44m

What Baristas Actually Make with Adam JacksonBey and Valorie Clark

Mar 8, 2023 • 38m

Differentiating Between 'Value' and 'Values' With Ted Fischer

Feb 21, 2023 • 44m

Keith Hawkins and the Zoom Call That Never Happened

Feb 7, 2023 • 40m

Namisha Parthasarathy on Romanticized Coffee Relics

Jan 24, 2023 • 42m

Coffee and Climate Change with Karla Boza

Jan 11, 2023 • 43m

Eight Essential Coffee Questions with Jim Ngokwey

Nov 15, 2022 • 45m

Baristas Can Do It All With Camila Coddou

Nov 1, 2022 • 46m

Cxffeeblack's Renata Henderson and Bartholomew Jones Make Connections [re-air]

Oct 18, 2022 • 57m

Marie Cheslik Reflects on Making Wine (and Coffee) More Accessible

Sep 27, 2022 • 40m

Oddly Correct Inverts the Minimum Wage [Reair]

Aug 23, 2022 • 27m

Lori Flores Breaks Down Latinx Food and Drink Labor in the United States [172]

Aug 9, 2022 • 47m

BONUS: Intelligentsia's Chicago Workers Are Unionizing

Aug 2, 2022 • 32m

Niki Tolch Gets #Deep [171]

Jul 26, 2022 • 43m

David Tortolini Goes Beyond IRL Spaces [170]

Jul 12, 2022 • 38m

Gefen Skolnick Is Making Coffee Fun [169]

Jun 21, 2022 • 45m

Julien Langevin believes there's a place for everyone who wants to be here [168]

Jun 7, 2022 • 40m

Valorie Clark Stands Up for Hourly Coffee Workers [167]

May 24, 2022 • 42m

Morgan Eckroth Rebels with Coffee [166]

May 10, 2022 • 42m

Bianka Allyon and Sabreen Naimah Are Keeping it Cute [165]

Apr 26, 2022 • 41m

Jaymie Lao Wants You To Say Something Nice [164]

Apr 12, 2022 • 43m

The Tartine Union Asks for Their Bread and Roses [101]

Mar 29, 2022 • 30m

Carlos de la Torre Wants You to Buy Coffee Roasted in Mexico [163]

Mar 15, 2022 • 44m

Sonam Parikh Is Getting Comfortable Saying 'I Don't Know.' [162]

Mar 1, 2022 • 45m

Eric Grimm on HR and Setting Workplace Culture [161]

Feb 15, 2022 • 45m

Courtney Heald is Sticking Up and Sticking Around [160]

Feb 1, 2022 • 39m

Tio Fallen Travels The Road Less Taken [159]

Jan 18, 2022 • 46m

David Lalonde Falls Down the Rabbit Hole [158]

Jan 4, 2022 • 49m

December Rewind: Rachel Northrop Asks "Who Is The C-Market For?"

Dec 22, 2021 • 51m

December Rewind: Rachel Northrop Breaks Down the C-Market (Part One)

Dec 22, 2021 • 48m

December Rewind: Maggy Nyamumbo on Big Coffee and the Coffee Price Crisis

Dec 14, 2021 • 1h 7m

December Rewind: Alice Wong Says #SuckItAbleism

Dec 7, 2021 • 54m

Investing in Young Farmers with Frankie and Tim Volkema [157]

Nov 9, 2021 • 44m

Pepe Uechi Isn't Afraid To Pivot [156]

Oct 26, 2021 • 47m

Neichelle Guidry Brings the Light [155]

Oct 12, 2021 • 49m

Sierra Yeo and the Mythical Career Ladder [154]

Sep 28, 2021 • 47m

Exploring Coffee Through Fast Fashion with Rachel Faller [153]

Sep 14, 2021 • 57m

The Two Lives of Nigel Price [152]

Aug 25, 2021 • 46m

Erica Chadé On Listening and Being Present With Yourself [REAIR]

Aug 17, 2021 • 48m

Suneal Pabari on Competition as a Learning Tool [151]

Aug 10, 2021 • 42m

Buy Past Crop Coffee with Baylee Engberg [150]

Jul 20, 2021 • 43m

Brittany Sims Will Not Leave Their Feelings at the Door [149]

Jul 6, 2021 • 48m

Increasing In-Country Consumption with Vera Espíndola Rafael [148]

Jun 15, 2021 • 47m

Guest Episode: Coffee Consumption in Nicaragua

Jun 8, 2021 • 51m

Leadership as Mentorship with Kaleena Teoh and ChiSum Ngai [147]

Jun 1, 2021 • 47m

A Matter of Trust with Brian Gaffney [146]

May 25, 2021 • 55m

Guest Episode: Dispatches from Colombia, Part Two

May 11, 2021 • 48m

Guest Episode: Dispatches from Colombia

May 11, 2021 • 51m

Guest Episode: Pressure Profiles

May 4, 2021 • 53m

Guest Episode: The Updose Podcast

Apr 27, 2021 • 33m

Redefining Specialty Coffee with Sahra Nguyen [145]

Apr 21, 2021 • 52m

Guest Episode: Cafetera Intelectual

Apr 13, 2021 • 40m

Welcoming Refugees Through Coffee with Doug Hewitt [144]

Apr 6, 2021 • 43m

Growing Coffee in Colombia with Luísa de Salazar and Astrid Medina [143]

Mar 30, 2021 • 42m

Growing Deep With Jiyoon Han of Bean & Bean [142]

Mar 9, 2021 • 47m

File Your Taxes Right with Tiani Wright [141]

Mar 2, 2021 • 47m

Crafting a Concept Bar with Melissa Stinson of Everybody's Busy [140]

Feb 24, 2021 • 48m

Building a Staple Business with Shanelle County of Standard Pour [139]

Feb 16, 2021 • 48m

On Lotteries and Scholarships with Mansi Chokshi [138]

Feb 9, 2021 • 54m

Solving Problems of Leadership With David Hu [137]

Jan 26, 2021 • 1h 2m

Chris McAuley Wants To Give You Things [136]

Jan 19, 2021 • 45m

Zoe Muellner and Robert Penner of the Colectivo Collective Take Action [135]

Jan 12, 2021 • 48m

Crystal Graham and Toni Dale of On The Go Jo Will Find a Way or Make One [134]

Jan 5, 2021 • 51m

Michelle Stoler and the Million Reasons to Buy Coffee [133]

Dec 30, 2020 • 50m

Valeria Taylor of Loba Pastry + Coffee is Hungry Like the Wolf [132]

Dec 15, 2020 • 46m

Iyasu Dusé of the True Community Foundation on Small Moments of Kindness [131]

Dec 8, 2020 • 43m

Carlos Sims Jr. of Happy Home Coffee Roasters on Moments of Action [130]

Dec 1, 2020 • 45m

Areli Barrera de Grodski of Little Waves Lives in the Meta [129]

Nov 18, 2020 • 54m

Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas Dream Big [128]

Oct 25, 2020 • 49m

Rachel Northrop Asks, "Who Is The C-Market For?" [127]

Oct 16, 2020 • 49m

Rachel Northrop Breaks Down the C-Market [126]

Oct 16, 2020 • 47m

Tiani Wright on Getting to Know Your Taxes [125]

Oct 2, 2020 • 44m

Korie Pickett on Being Genuine and Bold [124]

Sep 25, 2020 • 33m

Ian Williams Breaks Away From The Ordinary [123]

Sep 17, 2020 • 1h 1m

Vava Angwenyi on COFFEEMILKBLOOD [122]

Sep 10, 2020 • 48m

APPLY TO BE A GLITTER CAT

Sep 4, 2020 • 25m

Smayah Uwajeneza On Her Passion for Rwandan Coffee [121]

Aug 25, 2020 • 58m

The Augie's Coffee Union and the Rhetoric of "Family" [120]

Aug 6, 2020 • 48m

Sarina Prabasi On Café Spaces as Centers for Community Action [119]

Jul 30, 2020 • 45m

Cxffeeblack's Renata Henderson and Bartholomew Jones on Making Connections [118]

Jul 17, 2020 • 57m

Ciera Young On Getting Mortgage-Ready, Part Two [117]

Jun 27, 2020 • 49m

Ciera Young On The Recalibration of Coffee, Part One [116]

Jun 27, 2020 • 54m

Jake King and Connan Moody Provide Free Coffee Training for Baristas [115]

Jun 19, 2020 • 51m

Erica Jackson On Listening and Being Present With Yourself [114]

Jun 11, 2020 • 48m

Elle Taylor and Breezy Sanchez are Eliminating Tips [113]

May 28, 2020 • 59m

Roundup #15 — Navigating Leadership with Andrea Allen [112]

May 22, 2020 • 27m

Roundup #14 — Opening a Coffeeshop During a Crisis with Geetu Vailoor [111]

May 1, 2020 • 23m

Roundup #13 — Adam JacksonBey on Tipping During a Crisis [110]

Apr 21, 2020 • 30m

Sahra Nguyen on Vietnamese Coffee and Redefining the Meaning of Specialty [109]

Apr 16, 2020 • 53m

Roundup #12 — Talking Social Media with Umeko Motoyoshi [108]

Apr 9, 2020 • 24m

Angela Ferrara On Taking The Barista League Home [107]

Apr 2, 2020 • 43m

Roundup #11 — Community Engagement with Kate Blackman [106]

Mar 28, 2020 • 25m

Roundup #10 - Utilizing Technology During Crisis with Kandace Brigleb [105]

Mar 24, 2020 • 26m

Roundup #9: Closing Up Shop in the time of Coronavirus [104]

Mar 17, 2020 • 31m

Arielle Rebekah Gordon Has Great Ideas [103]

Mar 6, 2020 • 42m

James Hoffmann on Capturing a Moment of Magic [102]

Feb 23, 2020 • 58m

Roundup #8 — Tartine Union Members Ask, "Where Is Our Bread and Roses?" [101]

Feb 17, 2020 • 31m

Roundup #7 — Australia's Bush Fires and The State of the Service Industry [100]

Feb 13, 2020 • 17m

Candice Madison Uses a Lot of Analogies [099]

Feb 1, 2020 • 47m

Roundup #6 — Being Fat Behind the Bar [098]

Jan 16, 2020 • 26m

Roundup #5 — What it Means to be Unemployable [097]

Jan 3, 2020 • 27m

Erna Baby [REBROADCAST]

Dec 19, 2019 • 47m

Roundup #4 — How is the Price of Retail Coffee Determined? [096]

Dec 12, 2019 • 24m

Roundup #3 — What We Talk About When We Talk to Customers [095]

Dec 5, 2019 • 21m

Boss Barista Presents Making Coffee

Nov 28, 2019 • 26m

The Boss Barista Roundup #2 - Reimagining The Minimum Wage With Oddly Correct [094]

Nov 22, 2019 • 20m

The Boss Barista Roundup #1 - Tipping [093]

Nov 15, 2019 • 14m

David Hu of The Peccary on Defining Value and Leadership [092]

Nov 7, 2019 • 1h 1m

Maggy Nyamumbo's Therapy Is Solving The Coffee Price Crisis [091]

Nov 1, 2019 • 1h 10m

Amaris Gutierrez-Ray on Women in Coffee [090]

Oct 26, 2019 • 49m

Sasha Wheeler on Pursing Passion and Building a Roaster out of a Soup Can [089]

Oct 18, 2019 • 40m

Ashley Novoa of the Chicago Period Project on Access and Dispelling Menstrual Stigmas [088]

Sep 7, 2019 • 34m

How To Be Your Own Advocate Live At Rancilio Ramp Up Chicago [087]

Aug 31, 2019 • 40m

Anita Tam On Discovering the Tools for Success [086]

Aug 17, 2019 • 46m

Noa Berger Finds The Sociologist In All of Us [085]

Aug 7, 2019 • 47m

Gyalene Torres on Puerto Rico and Feeling Invisible [084]

Jul 20, 2019 • 44m

Karla Boza on the Realities of Coffee Farming [083]

Jul 3, 2019 • 47m

Sarah Hewett-Ball on Building a Cooperative Cafe [082]

Jun 21, 2019 • 44m

Hannah Craig on Parenthood in the Service Industry [081]

Jun 6, 2019 • 29m

How Busy Are You Really with Melissa Stinson [080]

May 31, 2019 • 47m

Ric Rhinehart Speaks On The Coffee Price Crisis [079]

May 23, 2019 • 59m

The Abortion Series - Jennifer [REBROADCAST]

May 18, 2019 • 33m

The Abortion Series - Katie [Rebroadcast]

May 17, 2019 • 31m

Two Ashleys Talk About Freelance Work [078]

May 9, 2019 • 51m

T. Ben Fischer Breaks Denny's [077]

May 2, 2019 • 45m

LIVE FROM THE COST OF PRODUCTION TOUR [076]

Apr 25, 2019 • 1h 15m

A Conversation Between Friends With Mihaela Iordache [075]

Apr 5, 2019 • 45m

Ildi Revi Says Now Is Your Time, Y'all! [074]

Mar 22, 2019 • 1h 7m

Camila Coddou Explores Power, Personal Responsibility, and Who Gets The Megaphone [073]

Mar 8, 2019 • 45m

Sabine Parrish Takes An Academic Look at Coffee Competitions [072]

Mar 1, 2019 • 51m

Christina Snyder on Mental Wellness and Communication [071]

Feb 21, 2019 • 37m

Justin Phillips On Reporting the Four Barrel Scandal [070]

Feb 8, 2019 • 1h 6m

Alicia Adams on Building a Career in Coffee [069]

Jan 25, 2019 • 54m

Preeti Mistry On Power and Identity in The Service Industry [068]

Jan 17, 2019 • 56m

Erna Baby [067]

Jan 10, 2019 • 47m

Erica Escalante Is The Mother of All Baristas [066]

Dec 28, 2018 • 55m

Breaking Down the Scoresheet with Emily Orendorff [065]

Dec 14, 2018 • 57m

Carolina Ibarra Garay on the Responsibilities of Being a Champion [064]

Nov 29, 2018 • 49m

WACWA Is Pushing For Workers Rights [063]

Nov 15, 2018 • 41m

Andrea Pacas on Tech in the Coffee Industry [062]

Nov 8, 2018 • 39m

Kat Melheim of Coffee People Zine Does it All [061]

Nov 3, 2018 • 46m

Gabe Boscana On Identity And Trust in Green Buying [060]

Oct 25, 2018 • 47m

Jen Apodaca, Part Two [059]

Oct 11, 2018 • 31m

Jen Apodaca Is Making Coffee Roasting Accessible [058]

Oct 5, 2018 • 30m

Brittney Balestra Celebrates Womxn in Colorado Springs [057]

Sep 27, 2018 • 24m

Soleil Ho On The Flaws of the Service Industry [056]

Sep 21, 2018 • 48m

The Abortion Series - Jennifer [055]

Sep 13, 2018 • 33m

Boss Barista Presents Filter Stories [054]

Sep 7, 2018 • 31m

Alice Wong Says #suckitableism [053]

Aug 23, 2018 • 52m

Nyambura Njee On Race and Wage Disparities [052]

Aug 16, 2018 • 55m

The Abortion Series - Katie [051]

Aug 9, 2018 • 31m

Vava Angwenyi on Decolonizing Empowerment [050]

Jul 27, 2018 • 1h 17m

Becca Woodard Is A Champion Of The People [049]

Jul 19, 2018 • 1h 4m

My Barista Champion, Andrea Allen [048]

Jul 5, 2018 • 1h 4m

Bani Amor is Decolonizing Travel Culture [047]

Jun 28, 2018 • 49m

Mayra Hernandez, Part Two [046]

Jun 21, 2018 • 1h 8m

Mayra Hernandez of Back of the Yards Coffee [045]

May 5, 2018 • 45m

Jasper's Last Episode [043]

Apr 19, 2018 • 38m

Samantha Mason & Korbin Richards on the Gimme Coffee Union [043]

Apr 11, 2018 • 52m

Meghan McCarron on Power and Economic Responsibility [042]

Mar 28, 2018 • 42m

Running a Podcast Isn't Cheap... [041]

Feb 26, 2018 • 43m

It's Not Over—An Unofficial Four Barrel Wrap Up [040]

Feb 15, 2018 • 38m

Umeko Motoyoshi and Gaslighting 101 [039]

Feb 5, 2018 • 38m

Molly Flynn is Starting Drama and Talking Shit [038]

Jan 25, 2018 • 44m

Update on the Four Barrel Lawsuit [037]

Jan 19, 2018 • 35m

Four Barrel and Jeremy Tooker Accused of Sexual Misconduct [036]

Jan 6, 2018 • 29m

Reggie Elliott Is Up With Coffee [035]

Jan 3, 2018 • 41m

Emily Ordendoff's Statement at Reno Coffeechamps [034]

Dec 16, 2017 • 11m

Jasper & Ashley - Together Again to Put the SCA ON BLAST [033]

Dec 6, 2017 • 29m

Boss Barista In Paris [032]

Dec 4, 2017 • 1h 15m

LIVE FROM CHERRY ROAST [031]

Nov 25, 2017 • 49m

Ashley Responds to the SCA's Deferred Candidacy Policy [030]

Nov 12, 2017 • 13m

Jasper Responds to the SCA's Deferred Candidacy Policy [029]

Nov 12, 2017 • 16m

We Interview Each Other [028]

Nov 4, 2017 • 1h 12m

Reflections on Leadership [026]

Sep 27, 2017 • 42m

'There Was Nothing Here Before the Coffeeshop Opened!' [025]

Sep 14, 2017 • 50m

Dani Goot Brings Punk To Coffee [024]

Sep 1, 2017 • 44m

MINI EPI: We Respond to Roasters Retreat/Function Coffee Labs [023]

Aug 26, 2017 • 8m

Liz Dean Is A Great Leader—You Can Be Too [022]

Aug 24, 2017 • 1h 3m

Dismantling Your Privilege [021]

Jul 31, 2017 • 1h 12m

Will They Or Won't They Tip? [020]

Jul 18, 2017 • 1h 4m

RJ Joseph Isn't Afraid to Tell You You're Wrong (And Maybe Make a Meme) [019]

Jun 28, 2017 • 54m

Kami McCallie Will Tell You When You've Crossed The Line [018]

Jun 15, 2017 • 46m

Anything You Can Do I Can Do Bleeding [017]

Jun 9, 2017 • 37m

Lisa Knisely Gives You Everyday Feminist Theory for the Home [016]

May 31, 2017 • 47m

YOU had questions and WE answered! [015]

May 24, 2017 • 1h 8m

MINI EPI - The Cold Brew Theory [014]

May 16, 2017 • 15m

US Barista Competition 2017 Recap [012]

Apr 29, 2017 • 38m

#USBCisSLAYINGUS [011]

Apr 20, 2017 • 6m

Tymika Lawrence is back so LISTEN UP [010]

Apr 7, 2017 • 33m

Tymika Lawrence and Why It's Not Just About Microlots [009]

Mar 30, 2017 • 49m

Don't pretend like you don't have privilege! [008]

Mar 15, 2017 • 48m

Briana Walker [007]

Mar 8, 2017 • 58m

Leticia Ramos Pollock, Part 2 [006]

Mar 1, 2017 • 35m

Leticia Ramos-Pollock [005]

Feb 22, 2017 • 44m

Austin Qualifying Event Recap #rosewater [004]

Feb 19, 2017 • 14m

Ellan Kline [003]

Feb 15, 2017 • 45m

Ambitchous [002]

Feb 7, 2017 • 1h 15m

How We Feminist [001]

Feb 1, 2017 • 38m

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