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The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson

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01:45:47

Beginner and Advanced: How to Make Espresso Like a...

The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson ·

2026/04/20

Think of this podcast as a 100 minute lesson on how to make espresso. Whether you're a beginner at home or in the cafe, you're going to get something out of this. 2022 World Barista Champion Anthony Douglas sits down with Kirk to go through espresso making.What is the best equipment to use if you're on a budget? Where should you allocate your money for buying home coffee equipment? Plus, Anthony makes an exclusive announcement on the podcast that you may just love! Like this podcast

00:27:21

Is Kirk Pearson Destroying The Coffee Industry?

The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson ·

2026/04/06

Kirk is getting international heat, again! Firstly, Kirk and Jack caught up during the week and sorted out their drama from last week, which ended in a really pleasant reunion. There are some looming articles to come out soon where journalists have been seeking alternative opinions on pre batched espresso. Potential hit pieces in the works? What are Kirk's philosophies on coffee service? Find out on this weeks episode of The Coffee Show With Kirk Pearson.

00:24:32

Let's keep specialty coffee special

The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson ·

2026/03/30

This morning, World Barista Champion Jack Simpson took to Instagram, rebuking the idea of pre-batched espresso.The post came as a complete surprise to Kirk. Jack had previously played a role in helping set up the café, yet there was no prior conversation or warning—just a post pontificating on the inferiority of pre-batched espresso.In this episode, Kirk responds. He revisits why he started pre-batching coffee in the first place, unpacking the practical realities behind the decision. He also

01:08:30

Human Tobasco: Coffee's Funniest Personality!

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2026/03/09

James Coburn is the man behind one of the most hilarious coffee content creations currently going. You might know him as Human Tobasco, and after nearly a decade living and working in New York, he's taking a brief stint living and working back home in Melbourne Australia. James is as hilarious in person as he is online, but most of all he is very down to earth. Many of his video ideas arose from seeing things from a perspective of being grateful. Plus, Kirk and James also talk about things that

01:07:13

Flat White Or F*ck Off! The Worlds Most Controversial...

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2026/03/01

Can you imagine going to a coffee shop and getting told to fuck off by the server? Well, that now exists thanks to a whimsical bunch of lads in the United Kingdom. Tom Noble, Will Sudlow and Charlie Hurst are the three founders of Flat White or Fuck Off, a pop up that came about thanks to British figure Rory Sutherland, who spoke of this idea on another podcast. Charlie Hurst loved the idea so much he came up with some concept designs, then Tom Noble and Will Sudlow decided they wanted to bring the

01:01:57

Football To Coffee: Life After Professional Football...

The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson ·

2026/02/22

Zac Smith is a former Aussie Rules player who played for both the Gold Coast Suns and Geelong Cats. In the final years of his football career, Zac began to fall in love with coffee, and once he retired decided that he wanted to do this for a living after football. Zac now owns Tallboy Coffee in Queensland Australia, where the weather is pretty much perfect all year round, he sees opportunity to disrupt the cold brew market into the future, particularly in his neck of the woods. Zac and Kirk discuss

01:02:13

Pre Batched Espresso: Destroying Coffee Or Hope For...

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2026/02/15

Project Zero 2.0 has opened which has captured attention globally. There are really only two camps of people on this, those who are open to new ideas and innovation, and those that think the definition of espresso was written in the Magna Carta era.Joining Kirk is Hany Ezzat, the man responsible for posting a viral reel that has caused many to have a melt down. Hany is the founder of Ni Wares, a coffee ceramics brand that make specialist cups for coffee brewing.But what is this point of all this

01:20:39

Lucia Solis: Beginners Guide To Coffee Processing

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2026/02/09

Lucia Solis is a fermentation and coffee processing specialist who is now based in Guatemala. Lucia is also hosts an award winning coffee podcast called 'Making Coffee with Lucia Scolis' which recently won Sprudge Podcast of the year. Lucia's first line of work was as a wine maker. After studying Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis she worked in California's esteemed Napa Valley. These days Lucia commits her life to teaching others techniques to process their coffee, urging them to

01:13:37

Christopher Feran: Post Harvest and Green Bean...

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2026/02/01

Christopher Feran is coffees is the author of coffees most detailed and forensic blog. Chris has many years of experience working as a post harvest and green bean consultant, helping roasters of many different sizes with their sourcing and blend formulation. Chris also has a brand called Aviary Coffee where he roasts and sells one different coffee monthly, allowing him to develop sutainable partnerships, and roast the coffee really damn well! In this episode Chris and Kirk talk about sourcing, the

01:08:47

Smallbatch Founder Andrew Kelly: Why Ethical Sourcing...

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2026/01/25

Though he would never own up to it, Andrew Kelly is one of the Four Horseman of Melbourne's specialty coffee industry. Andrew is the Founder of Small Batch Coffee, a seminal Melbourne roastery and Sharesource, which sources coffee that ensures farmers financial sustainability and aims for better outcomes on farm. The key contention of this podcast is how do we as an industry better communicate to consumers why buying ethically sourced coffee is a good thing. Have we been selling the message

01:35:42

How To Roast Coffee With Scott Rao

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2026/01/18

Scott Rao is the most recognised coffee roasting expert in the world. Through his consulting work he has helped countless coffee roasters to improve their roasting and day to day operations. The who's who of coffee all look up to him. Kirk and Scott cater to roasters that are at the beginner, intermediate and advanced level of roasting, so if you roast coffee already or you want to learn, this is the best podcast you can listen to. Scott and Kirk both tell some horror stories of workplaces they

01:22:24

Why Are Pokemon Cards Surging In Value Right Now?

The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson ·

2026/01/14

WARNING! This podcast has nothing to do with coffee. Pokemon is the most successful game/movie/merchandising franchise in the world by a long way, and in recent times that has gone to a whole new level. In the podcast we are joined by Jonathan D'allessando of Card Bot AU, a company that sells cards through vending machines. What started as a hobby for his brother CJ, ended up becoming a thriving business that cannot stock their machines quick enough! Regular listeners to this show know that Kirk

00:23:08

Are We Making It Too Expensive To Compete In Coffee...

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2026/01/12

The World Coffee Championships recently unveiled their new sponsors, with Ceado now being the grinder sponsor for the barista category and Option O for brewers cup.Coffee competitions have always been costly, but this year they're going to a new level and the frequency at which the sponsors change make it hard for would be competitors to budget accordingly.Perhaps the most shocking change is that for the Brewers Cup competitors will now be required to use the same grinder for compulsory and open

00:14:01

Venezuela Crisis Could Be Catastrophic For Coffee!

The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson ·

2026/01/05

On the weekend US President Donald Trump and his administration captured Nicholas Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, sparking international outcry and condemnation.While the world is still learning more details there is much conjecture on what comes next. One thing is for sure, if the region were to become unstable and if shipping near one of the worlds busiest shipping routes is disrupted, the outcome for the coffee industry would be dire. Like this podcast? Leave a review and please tell two of

01:00:45

Furure Of Taste: Toby Weedon Of Oatly

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2025/12/22

In our recent tour of Europe, we touched down in Berlin to attend the launch of Oatly's 'Look Book' they formulated to help cafes and home enthusiasts to make better drinks that are better for the planet! Kirk sat down with Toby Weedon who is the Barista Development Director at Oatly who oversaw the creations in the Look Book. Along with the launch of the look book Kirk and Toby discuss the 'Future of Taste' report that Oatly developed which looks into upcoming trends within the

00:57:31

The Prince That Was Promised: Gabrel Tan is...

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2025/12/16

The prophecy foretold that one day Gabrel Tan would become Australian Barista Champion, and alas! Here we are!! Gabrel Tan of Veneziano Coffee Roasters, who has finished second three times to eventual World Champions Anthony Douglas and Jack Simpson, was finally able to break through and earn his first national title! Gabrel overcame a challenge from the legendary Angus Mackie of Ona Coffee using coffee from Finca Janson in Panama and unique microlot from Indonesia! In this episode we discuss

01:13:09

Pre Made Espresso Revolution Coming? With Matt Perger...

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2025/12/07

Matt Perger and Jeremy Challender run Barista Hustle, an online coffee education provider that make comprehensive courses for people of any skill level in coffee to better their knowledge!In this episode of The Coffee Show, Matt, Jeremy and Kirk have just concluded a blind tasting that compared milk coffee that was made using freshly made espresso and espresso that had been made a day prior. The results were quite fascinating and might surprise you! Is the future of coffee pre made? Also, the guys

01:19:53

Washed Coffees Are Back Baby!!! With Alex Moore

The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson ·

2025/11/30

Alex Moore is the runner up of the Australian Brewers Cup and staff member at Project Zero Coffee. Alex was trained by Kirk and overachieved in his first season as a competitor. What was special about Alex routine is that he was the only competitor that used a washed coffee in the whole competition. In recent years, natural and experimental fermentations have dominated the Australian competition scene, this year Alex coffee was the highest scoring of the whole weekend despite coming second to the

00:31:20

Matt Winton and Sierra Yeo: Specialty Coffees Power...

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2025/11/28

Matt Winton a World Brewers Cup Champion now residing in Switzerland. Sierra Yeo is a National Brewers Cup Champion (previously representing the UK) and recently won the Swiss Brewers Cup, meaning she will compete again at the World Brewers Cup in Brussels. Matt and Sierra are happily married and together run Rose Coffee Roasters, and internationally famed roastery that sells some of the highest quality and unique coffee the world has to offer. At Host Milan, Kirk, Sierra and Matt all linked up to

00:38:14

Nicole Battefeld and Vladyslav Demonenko: Home AI...

The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson ·

2025/11/24

Nicole Battcefeld is Germany's most awarded barista with multiple national championships to her name. These days she works as a consultant to Nunc, an AI powered home espresso machine that could potentially reshape coffee brewing at home. Vladyslav Demonenko is former Doctor from Ukraine who now resides in Berlin and owns Kolo Coffee, a coffee roaster that is gaining praise across europe for its quality and exceptional service at their flagship site in Berlin. In this podcast we discuss the

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