Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries

Is your coffee building Trump’s wall? Part 1: A tale of two El Salvadors

You buying a coffee from El Salvador and Trump building a border wall have nothing in common. Or do they?Over five episodes, we explore stories of El Salvador. We confront massacres, wide inequalities and the specialty coffee you drink today.Buried deep in this story is a group of people our coffee dollars are neglecting across the world. People who decide to migrate north. ———————————If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filter-stories/id1428327760Shape the future of Filter Stories by taking this 10 minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/YWH3LZMTaste Maria’s coffee and support Filter Stories by joining the Indiegogo crowdfund here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/filter-stories-who-grew-your-morning-coffee#/Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperSound mixing: Dom Edgley / http://www.domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo design: http://www.headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Cesar Magana, Mauricio Escalón, Álvaro Castro, Emilio Lopez Diaz, Marco Ariz, Francescopaolo Marolla, Walter Retana, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation El Salvador, Rony Cordero, Cafe Salkantay Santa Ana, Jodie Cárcamo, Manuel Jesus Lopez, David Velasquez, Gilberto Baraona, Hugo Hernandez, Sara Cortez, Consejo Salvadoreño de Cafe, Tyler Wright, Josh Fontecha, Robert Durrette, Farmers First Coffee, Mauricio Benjamin Bautista Arucha, Israel Márquez, San Carlos Dos Cooperative, Sixto Ramos, Policar Siciliano, Helena Merivel Dias de Jimenez, Olga Carmel Ramirez, Azules Piedras Cooperative, Luis Ortez Ordoñez, Roberto Figero, Jesus Salvador Ortez, Victor Flores, Bronwen SernaEditorial thanks: Hannah Smith, Tina Ghelani, Adam Harper, Raymond Detweiler, Melanie Böhme, Andrew Johnson, Karin Vališová, Jesse Hartman, Matthias StaeheliThe British Ambassador’s wife was acted by Heather Simons
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Big and Small in El Salvador: Part 3

We meet a man who came from humble beginnings who has achieved what Armando and Maria have only ever dreamed about. ———————————Taste Maria’s coffee and support Filter Stories by joining the Indiegogo crowdfund here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/filter-stories-who-grew-your-morning-coffee#/See the Filter Stories live show in Berlin on the 1st and 4th of October 2019: https://www.facebook.com/events/494233377792673/Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperMore episode information here: www.medium.com/@FilterStoriesSound mixing: Dom Edgley / www.domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo design: www.headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Ignacio Gutiérrez, Maria Zoila Pineda de Rivera, Oscar Rivera, Marco Ariz, Hotel La Palma, Piero CristianiEditorial thanks: Hannah Smith, Tina Ghelani
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Big and Small in El Salvador: Part 2

Imagine you’re a coffee buyer on a mission to buy Salvadoran coffee. We visit Armando and Maria’s farms. Which farm would you choose to buy from?———————————Taste Maria’s coffee by joining the Filter Stories Indiegogo crowdfund here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/filter-stories-who-grew-your-morning-coffee#/Listen to the About Face podcast here: https://www.aboutfacepodcast.comSign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperMore episode information here: www.medium.com/@FilterStoriesSound mixing: Dom Edgley / www.domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo design: www.headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Maria Zoila Pineda de Rivera, Oscar Rivera, Marco Ariz, Ignacio GutiérrezEditorial thanks: Janina Grabs, Jenn Rugolo, Tina Ghelani, Adam HarperMaria and Santos were acted by Ana Kavalis and Eneko Sanz
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Big and Small in El Salvador: Part 1

20 years ago specialty coffee patted itself on the back for saving coffee farmers, both big and small, from the misery of low coffee prices. But what's it like for a small coffee farmer getting into this specialty coffee club today?We dive into El Salvador’s Cup of Excellence to contrast the experience of two producers. ———————————Taste Maria’s coffee by joining the Filter Stories Indiegogo crowdfund here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/filter-stories-who-grew-your-morning-coffee#/Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperMore episode information here: www.medium.com/@FilterStoriesSound mixing: Dom Edgley / www.domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo: www.headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Maria Zoila Pineda de Rivera, Oscar Rivera, Marco Ariz, Ignacio GutiérrezEditorial thanks: Janina Grabs, Jenn Rugolo, Tina Ghelani, Adam HarperMaria was acted by Ana Kavalis
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Unseen Bean: Part 2

Gerry's cafe failed. We investigate why by putting ourselves in Gerry's shoes and experiencing the coffee world as a blind man.———————————Gerry’s roastery: http://www.theunseenbean.com/More Piano music on Coffee People Zine: https://www.coffeepeople.org/pages/musicv01Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: https://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperMore episode information here: https://www.medium.com/@FilterStoriesSound mixing: Dom Edgley / https://www.domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo: https://www.headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Gerry Leary, Ever Meister, Ben Cole, Kat Melheim, Sam Neely, Becca Brenowitz, Brian HergertEditorial thanks: Lerato Maphanyane, Andrew Johnson, Adam Harper, Diksha Dutta
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Unseen Bean: Part 1

Gerry has a disability that keeps 2 in 3 adults out of full time work. But Gerry demolishes expectations over and over again. ————————————Gerry’s roastery: http://www.theunseenbean.com/Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filterstoriespodcast/More episode information here: http://www.medium.com/@FilterStoriesSound mixing: Dom Edgley / http://www.domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo: http://www.headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Gerry Leary, Ever Meister, Ben ColeEditorial thanks: Lerato Maphanyane, Tim Ridley, Luka Kelman, Andrew Johnson, Adam Harper.
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Venezuela

What do you do when you want to buy a cafe but your country is collapsing around you?————————————If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! www.itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/filte…327760?l=en&mt=2Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperMore episode information here: http://www.medium.com/@FilterStoriesSound mixing: Dom Edgley / http://www.domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo: http://www.headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Cesar Eduardo Bermejo and Cesar Andres Bermejo of Brew Coffee Company, John Matías, Manual Barsallo of Paddle Coffee Roasters, Giancarlo Effio of Mentiritas BlancasEditorial thanks: Tanya Newton, Tyler Wright, Jack Butcher, Adam Harper, Tom Jarz
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Stateless

Mikhail is a specialty coffee barista. But he’s stuck on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. He doesn’t want to be there and he’s trying to get off. But he can’t. There are boats and planes, but none will let him on. Mikhail is a victim of an invisible curse that affects up to tens of thousands of people who work in coffee. There is a good chance you’ve drank a coffee that was grown, picked or brewed by a stateless person.————————————If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/filter-stories/id1428327760?l=en&mt=2Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Piano music composed and performed by James HarperRecommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesUNHCR Statelessness: https://www.unhcr.org/stateless-people.html & https://www.unitedstateless.orgMore episode information here: https://www.medium.com/@FilterStoriesSound mixing: Dom Edgley / https://www.domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo: https://www.headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Mikhail Sebastian, Lindsay Jenkins, Valerie Lowson, David Baluarte, Chris BoianEditorial thanks: Karin Vališová, Volkart Wildermuth, Kinga PeçakEpisode image © UNHCR
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Sofía

What were your dreams at 16? Sofía lives on a remote coffee farm in Nicaragua and hers is to be a great english translator. But Sofía needs school and a lot of luck. Every morning in her blue and white school uniform she walks for an hour to school. The road is deserted and her family knows she may be attacked. And then she walks home. Each coffee we drink holds the hopes of Sofía living a life off this farm. Or is that just wishful thinking?————————————If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/filter-stories/id1428327760?l=en&mt=2Sign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperTransparent Trade: http://www.transparenttradecoffee.orgProject Alianza: http://www.projectalianza.orgJanina Grabs’ blog: https://janinagrabs.comMore episode information here: https://medium.com/@FilterStoriesSound mixing: Dom Edgley / https://domedgleysound.comFilter Stories logo: https://headquarters.studioA big thanks to: Sofia's family and the farm owner, Camila de la Vega, Janina Grabs, Tyler Wright, Amanda EastwoodEditorial thanks: Kate Leismer, Heather Simons, Adam Harper
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Aquiares

In Central America, you can’t tell the story of coffee without mentioning war. This is Alfonso. He's hugged Fidel Castro and President Reagan chartered a private plane so he could attend a photoshoot at the White House. In the 1980s, Alfonso almost gets murdered three times for trying to bring democracy to Nicaragua.And all the while, his sanctuary, the coffee farm “Aquiares", begins collapsing too.This story reveals the blood and tears that could fill your morning cup of coffee.———————————— If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/filter-stories/id1428327760?l=en&mt=2Join the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamesharper/filter-stories-youve-heard-the-story-now-taste-the?ref=30q5ccSign up to the Filter Stories newsletter here: http://www.eepurl.com/dD-sY1Recommend Filter Stories to other podcast lovers on Podyssey! https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1428327760-Filter-StoriesMore episode information here: https://medium.com/@FilterStoriesPiano music composed and performed by James HarperSound mixing: Dom Edgley / https://domedgleysound.com/Filter Stories logo: https://headquarters.studio/A big thanks to: Ariel Bravo, the Robelos, Fabio Gadea Mantilla, Carlos Fernando ChamorroEditorial thanks: Kinga Pecak, Daniel Orgera, Anja Krieger.
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