Best Sprudge Media Podcasts (2025)

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Would You Like Sugar, Cream, Or Water Minerals With Your Coffee Sprudgecast? 29:08

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12h ago29:08

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On today's episode of The Coffee Sprudgecast, hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen drip drop minerals, dish about coffee events and the seventeenth annual Sprudgie Awards (noms open November 10!) Michelman discusses his experience at HOSTMilano, the massive food convention that played host to the 2025 United States Barista Championship, and t…

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Sipping Coffees and Ripping Coffee Liqueurs 24:41

6d ago24:41

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Barreling into November—this podcast needs a drink! At the top of the latest episode we rip a generous glug of State Line Distillery's new Coffee Liqueur with coffee from Madison, Wisconsin's Kin-Kin Coffee. The reaction? "Oh." "Oh?" "Ohh." The unique flavor sensations don't end there—hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen Ceado Hoop Brew a spe…

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What's A Real Macchiato Anyway? 27:52

21d ago27:52

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It's busy out there in the world of coffee: national barista champions from across the globe are in Milan for The World Barista Championship at HOST Milano and La Marzocco's Out of the Box. Who will become the 2025 World Barista Champion? Only time will tell! In the meantime, we've got another humdinger of an episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. Much…

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The Big Fall Coffee Preview 30:07

1M ago30:07

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The days are getting shorter, the leaves are falling, the pumpkin spice latte recipes are influencing—and for us? It means big European coffee events, awards season, gift guides, and an extra helping of tea in the moody afternoons. Much tea is talked about on the Coffee Sprudgecast thanks to our continuation of the DONA Tea Library deep dive, inclu…

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The 2025 Coffee Buildcast Volume 4 26:46

2M ago26:46

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We're exploring brand new cafes from Seattle, Olympia, Long Beach, and Medellin on another special episode of the Coffee Buildcast on the Coffee Sprudgecast (a coffee podcast). At the top of the show hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen enjoy coffee from Caffe Umbria brewed using the new Timemore Sculptor Series Electric Grinder, Timemore Bla…

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Incredible New Cafes From Chennai To Reno On The Coffee Sprudgecast 20:27

3M ago20:27

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We're in the middle of a very busy Build-Outs of Coffee Summer, that time of year when Sprudge spotlights new and exciting projects from near and far. To celebrate, we chose four to highlight on the newest episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. To keep hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen in tip top form, the two sip espresso on the show. It's a …

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Morning Brew: The Grateful Dead And Verve Coffee On The Coffee Sprudgecast 44:37

4M ago44:37

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On this episode, we're taking you on a wild trip, man. Inspired by Verve Coffee's recent collaboration with Grateful Deadand their delicious Morning Brew Blend, hosts Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman weird out on Grateful Dead lore. From favorite eras to favorite albums to tales from the golden road, things get a little heady in an extremely ch…

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The Hottest New Cafes Of 2025 On The Coffee Sprudgecast 27:09

5M ago27:09

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It's that time of the year again, where the days are long, the coffees are flash chilled, and cafes show up and build-out! On the latest episode the show we explore new cafe build-outs from Bradley Beach, New Jersey, down to Springdale, Arkansas and all the way to Ventura, California. It's all part of our annual Build-Outs of Coffee series, a humdi…

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The Coffee Sprudgecast With An Unnatural Kopi Luwak 29:13

5M ago29:13

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Welcome to the Coffee Sprudgecast. It's not just a coffee podcast, it's a taste experience, where only the strongest endure. Zachary Carlsen returns from World of Coffee Jakarta on the Coffee Sprudgecast and brings with him delicious coffees, interesting coffees, and coffees he didn't dare dream existed. This includes a Space Roastery coffee that m…

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The One With World Coffee Roasting Champion Mikaël Portannier 12:33

6M ago12:33

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We've got a special bite-sized episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast this week, featuring an interview with 2025 World Roasting Champion Mikaël Portannier. Liz Chai caught Portannier on stage moments after announcements to learn more about his epic win. Host Zachary Carlsen sips Passenger Coffee's India Bhadra while thumbing through a copy of their 202…

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The One With The 16th Annual Sprudgie Award Winners 24:44

6M ago24:44

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On this special episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen talk about the winners of the 16th Annual Sprudgie Awards. This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by TerraCycle, Ceado, Pacific Barista Series, La Marzocco, Ghirardelli, and DONA.By Sprudge Media

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The One Before The Last SCA Expo In Houston 31:34

7M ago31:34

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On this very special episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen list off all the incredible things to see, do, and experience at this weekend's SCA Expo in Houston, Texas. On the show we also try out the new double-the-size AeroPress XL and make not one but TWO delicious YesPlz "Soft Power" Blend coffees in one pu…

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The One With Heartwood Coffee and Partners Coffee 24:33

8M ago24:33

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It's time again for another rousing episode of the Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen on the Sprudge coffee podcast The Coffee Sprudgecast! Learn about how we curate our popular city guides, find out about the 16th Annual Sprudgie Award Finalists (voting open now!) On this episode of The Coffee Sprudgecast Michelman and Carlsen wet their whistles…

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Drinking Valentine's Day Coffee And Traditional Naturals 20:07

9M ago20:07

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On this episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, hosts Michelman and Carlsen drink Partners Coffee's limited-edition Valentine's Day "Be Mine" specialty instant coffee and the 4th Place Guatemala Cup of Excellence coffee—a natural pacamara from the Ponderosa farm roasted by Proud Mary. It's Sprudgies Season! Lots of discussion is had about the Sixteenth …

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The Sprudge Design Award Winners On The Coffee Sprudgecast 35:45

10M ago35:45

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A new year, a new Coffee Sprudgecast. It's 2025 and hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen talk about all of the incredible Sprudge Design Award winners on the latest episode of Sprudge's coffee podcast. Ceado Hoop Brewers come out to brew up a lovely cup of Verve Coffee's special Green Tip Gesha from Elida Estate in Panama. Before diving into …

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Cupping Holidays Blends On The Coffee Sprudgecast 30:39

11M ago30:39

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Hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen ring in the holidays with an epic seventeen coffee cupping on the latest episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. So many holiday blends (some not blends at all!) to taste through—and Carlsen and Michelman slurp through them all! Dune Coffee – Holiday Blend Equator Coffees – Holiday Blend Joe Coffee Company – Ro…

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Klatch Coffee Empire, Co-Ferments, PERC Coffee And More 31:53

11M ago31:53

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Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen return for another rousing episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. Myths are busted, minds are opened, and we have thoughts on special gifts for special friends. Michelman and Carlsen drink a Chemex of Klatch Coffee's Empire Blend and brew a couple of Ceado Hoop Coffee Brewers of PERC Coffee's box set of Cinnamon and…

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The One With The Dwell Brewer 32:48

12M ago32:48

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On this episode, hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen drink coffees from Verve Coffee, Sightglass Coffee, and Dito Coffee powered by Madcap. The Dwell Brewer is used, as well as the Lafeeca DJ electric kettle.By Sprudge Media

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The 15th Anniversary Coffee Sprudgecast Spectacular! 35:26

1y ago35:26

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Welcome back to a very, very special new episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, in which hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen make a Chemex of Touchy Coffee while talking about the fifteenth anniversary of Sprudge! The Touchy Coffee comes courtesy of the Welcome Conference, the annual New York City hospitality symposium, where six roasters served…

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The 2024 Coffee Buildcast Volume Four 41:27

1y ago41:27

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Board game cafes, UK import cafes, colorful cafes, and specialty coffee institution cafes are opening new locations. We cover the gamut during the Build-Outs of Coffee season here at Sprudge. Today, on the Coffee Sprudgecast, our flagship coffee podcast, we wrap up the season with our fourth Coffee Buildcast. Builds make us thirsty, so we're deligh…

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We're Building Out On The Third Episode Of The Coffee Buildcast 33:52

1+ y ago33:52

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Is it "nat" summer? Co-host of the Coffee Sprudgecast (and Sprudge co-founder) Jordan Michelman certainly thinks so. On Volume 3 of the 2024 Coffee Buildcast—our celebratory summer podcast spectacular celebrating the spectacular Build-Outs Of Coffee season—we feature four incredible builds from Denton, Texas to Bassano Del Grappa, Italy. But before…

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Listen To The Coffee Buildcast And Discover New Cafes Worldwide 26:20

1+ y ago26:20

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Today's episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast focuses on builds. That's right, it's the second episode of the 2024 Build-Outs of Coffee Coffee Buildcast podcast series. Today on the show, we drink coffee from Scandinavian Alps Coffee in Hemsedal, Norway, brewed with the Ceado Hoop Brewer. We met these folks at the 2024 World of Coffee Europe event in C…

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World of Coffee Copenhagen Enjoyed By All 41:16

1+ y ago41:16

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In the last episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, the Sprudge coffee podcast co-hosted by co-founders Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen, there was a lot of talk about The World of Coffee Copenhagen and what was to come: world competitions, new products, activations, cardamom buns, outside of the box thinking, professional development. Now, the dust…

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The World of Coffee Copenhagen Preview Coffee Sprudgecast Spectacular! 26:26

1+ y ago26:26

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It's a very special episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast! We're hours away from the opening of World of Coffee in Copenhagen—the big Specialty Coffee Association trade show, and with it? Competitions. New products. Exquisite activations. Thinking out of the box. So much to do and then some. It's all our co-hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen ca…

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Coffee Buildcast 2024 - Part One 25:45

1+ y ago25:45

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Born to build it out! Hosts Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman are back with another special Coffee Sprudgecast—the first edition of the Coffee Buildcast—celebrating the annual Sprudge Build-Outs of Coffee summer series—in podcast form! The 2024 Build-Outs of Coffee is presented by Ceado and Dona. The 2024 Build-outs of Coffee is sponsored by Pac…