Totally Dissolved
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Omar Herrera Gives a Lesson on Colombian Coffee
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Herrera, of Cafe Imports, joins Bronwen and Kathie to teach us all about coffee in Colombia. Omar shares a lot of context around the history of C...
Bryan Choi Gives a Lesson On Becoming a Cafe Owner
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Choi, owner of Ondo Coffee in Los Angeles, CA tells us all about his journey to opening Ondo, and all the ups and downs that brought him here. I...
Mokhtar Alkhanshali Gives a Lesson on Yemeni Coffee
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mokhtar joins Kathie and Bronwen to tell us all about coffee in Yemen. Mokhtar is a huge lover of history and coffee, and that really comes out in thi...
Bronwen and Kathie are Guests on Coffee Lit. Rev!
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bronwen and Kathie join Chris and Doran of Coffee Lit. Rev. to discuss the flavor wheel, how it was made, and what we think about the papers written a...
Liz Chai Gives a Lesson on Design & Coffee
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we interview our favorite coffee designer (and lets be honest-- probably everyone's favorite), Liz Chai! If you've never consi...
Lauren Lathrop Gives a Lesson On Roasting Education
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Lathrop of Mill City Roasters joins us again-- this time to discussing roasting education, training approaches, roasting resources and more!
Matthew Torres Gives a Lesson on Drinking Decaf
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Torres tells us about his journey to drinking decaf, finding good decaf coffees to enjoy, and ultimately starting a decaf-exclusive roasting c...
Masha Gives a Lesson and Brewing, Competing and Judging
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Masha tells us everything she knows about Brewer's Cup and her Judging experience over the past few seasons. We discuss palate development, brewer...
Edwin Martinez Gives a Lesson on Guatemalan Coffee
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Edwin tells us about his path to founding Onyx Coffee and how he has seen the landscape for the production and consumption of Guatemalan co...
Major Cohen Gives a Lesson in Education, Consumers, the Cafe
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Major Cohen tells us all about his long career in coffee, and how things have changed during his time in the industry. He has much experience as a con...
New Season Coming Soon!
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back and (finally) ready for a new season! Coming to you next week, season 5 begins and we've got another excellent lineup of guests. Ca...
Double J Gives a Lesson on The Business of Coffee Tech Service and Building Community
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Community and coffee are synonymous. Coffee brings people together into shared spaces and through sharing stories and experiences. This week we chat w...
20 Questions with Ashley Allen
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we ask 20 questions with our new Marketing Manager, Ashley Allen. We talk coffee, sparkling water, Nick Jonas, coffee tools, and generally...
Fellow Gives a Lesson on Consumer Education
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trying to educate oneself about coffee can be daunting and confusing. This week we chat with Hailie Stevens from Fellow and gives us some great perspe...
Leaderboard Gives a Lesson on Creating Tasting Experiences and Palate Development
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learning about Specialty Coffee can be daunting for anyone, regardless of being in coffee for 1 year or 10 years. Grant Gamble and Suneal Pabari creat...
Chris Hendon and Robin Bumbaugh Give a Lesson on Grinding and Electrochemistry
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a very fun, science focused episode this week for you all! We bring back Chris Hendon and welcome Robin Bumbaugh to discuss experiments they&#...
David Chou Gives a Lesson on Automation In Espresso
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technology is ever evolving in Specialty Coffee and quickly developing in every facet from Roasting to Brewing. We chat this week with David Chou from...
Bronwen & Kathie Give a Lesson on Training and Barista-ing
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We interview each other about Training, Education, and Barista-ing. We both love being in the Specialty Coffee Industry and sometimes you just need to...
Will Frith Gives a Lesson on Vietnamese Coffee
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our discussion on SE Asian Coffee with Will Frith. We get into the history and rise of Vietnamese Coffee and it's modernization. Will ...
Paul Barreto Gives a Lesson on Philippine Coffee
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
October is FilAm History Month and this week's episode we get to know what is special about Philippine Coffee. Paul Barreto is local to the LA ar...
Kat Melheim Gives a Lesson on Roasting
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're baaaacccck!!! Happy Autumn and we've got another fun and educational season of caffeinated learning ahead. We begin our season's les...
Bronwen and Kathie Give an SCA Recap
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a whirlwind of a season! It's our last episode for Season 3 and we recount the adventures we had at this year's Specialty Coffee Associat...
Katie Cargulio Gives a Lesson on Green Coffee Economics
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As avid coffee drinkers and coffee professionals we all get wrapped up in perfecting the brewing of coffee, we often overlook the economics and comple...
Veronica Pearl Gives a Lesson on Creating Inclusive Spaces in Specialty Coffee
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are so honored to talk with Veronica Pearl about creating community and inclusivity. It is challenging to find sufficient words to fully ...
Lauren Lathrop Gives a Lesson on Dairy Alternatives
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We discussed dairy on our previous episode and this time around we learn more about dairy alternatives. Lauren Lathrop has given her expertise to deve...
Carl Hollifield Gives a Lesson on Milk Science
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have an insightful and fun conversation all about dairy with Carl Hollifield. Carl has been in the Dairy Industry for a few decades and has lent hi...
Erica Escalante Gives a Lesson on Business and Career Growth
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We go through many discussions with a variety of new and seasoned Specialty Coffee Pros about careers and owning your own shop. It's a path filled...
Mo Maravilla Gives a Lesson on Being a POC Business Owner
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We wanted to continuing highlighting our discussion on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This week we talk with our good friend Mo and we get into it ...
Tarra Samuelson Gives a Lesson on Creating Your Own Career Path
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Specialty Coffee has so many opportunities for career growth, but often can feel overwhelming and confusing. This week we talk to Tarra Samuelson abou...
Josh Littlefield Gives a Lesson on Being a Coffee Tech
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We start Season 3 (!!!) with everyone's favorite Friend to All and Enemy to (maybe) None, the adventure seeking and very knowledgable Josh Littlefield...
"Ask Us Anything: Bronwen & Kathie Answer Listener Questions"
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we started Totally Dissolved, we wanted to put out a resource for coffee professionals that would go beyond the 'basics' of coffee, to prov...
Bailey Arnold and Becky Reeves Give a Lesson on Career Building In & Out of Coffee
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We had a fabulously fun and enlightening conversation with Bailey Arnold and Becky Reeves. They both give insight on the importance of building and nu...
Michelle Johnson Gives a Lesson Being a Founder and Inclusivity
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're going to chat about oat milk and we do, but really we talk about business with Michelle Johnson. She has been a force and and inspiration in Spe...
Anita Tam Gives a Lesson on Intentionality with Coffee Gear
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We take some time this week for a lovely conversation with Anita Tam on the tools we as coffee professionals use. It was inspiring and refreshing to d...
Jaymie Lao Gives a Lesson on Creating Cafe Experiences
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a memorable cafe experience? We all love going out to cafes and coffeeshops for a variety of reasons. This episode, we chat with Jaymie Lao...
Tyler Duncan Gives a Lesson on Sustainability, Accessibility, and Convenience
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability in coffee has many facets and the industry has made progress or has it? Tyler Duncan of Coracle Coffee shares his views on sustainabili...
Marcus Young Gives a Lesson on Technology in Coffee
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Technological developments in coffee has created some drastic changes in the Specialty Coffee industry. Tune in as Marcus Young helps us distill how t...
Candice Madison Gives a Lesson on Palate Development
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode takes us on an enlightening discussion on taste, smell, and how we can better develop our palates for tasting. Supertaster Candice Madiso...
Christopher Hendon Gives a Lesson on Water
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We get in-depth and science-y with Christopher Hendon discussing water. This was a fun conversation that challenged us, we learned lots, and gave us b...
Tricia Lu Gives a Lesson on Tea
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our inaugural episode for Season 2 we spill the tea with the spirited and lovely Tricia Lu of Spirit Tea. We chat tea, community, and what's it like b...
Season 2 Coming Soon!!
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy End of Summer/Autumn is here!!! Quick update for what is to come in Season 2 of Totally Dissolved. Stay tuned and catch new episodes starting in...
Equipment Series: Tommy Gallagher Gives a Lesson on Espresso Machines
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We get geeky and philosophical about Espresso Machines with the brilliant Tommy Gallagher in our last episode of Totally Dissolved Season 1! Espresso ...
Equipment Series: Josh Kimbrough Gives a Lesson on Grinders
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we get to talk about whirs and burrs with Josh Kimbrough of GH Grinding & Brewing Solutions. Grinders are some of the most under-appreci...
Equipment Series: Ground Control Gives a Lesson on Brewers
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brewed coffee is a popular staple on many cafe menus that doesn't always get the most attention. This week we are fortunate to pick the brains of the ...
Equipment Series: Rebecca Jones Gives a Lesson on Tech Skills
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We start getting in-depth with equipment and tech knowledge beginning with one of our favorite Coffee Techs, Rebecca Jones. Her insight is not only va...
Career Series: Trish Rothgeb Gives a Lesson on Becoming a Cafe Owner
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 008 "Career Series: Trish Rothgeb Gives a Lesson on Becoming a Cafe Owner" We are so fortunate to talk with one of Specialty Coffee's greats, ...
Career Series: Dana Foster Gives a Lesson on Becoming a Green Buyer
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We had a such a great time talking with Dana about her career path to becoming a Broker. Her story is insightful and unique and hope you all are inspi...
Career Series: Tony Querio Gives a Lesson on Becoming a Roaster
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off a series of episodes the next few weeks delving into Coffee Careers. Tony Querio starts off this series with his take on a path towa...
Julie Housh Gives a Lesson on SCA Expo
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we recap SCA Expo 2022 in Boston with the incomparable Julie Housh. We recount our adventures through the world of the annual coffee tradesh...
Selina Viguera Gives a Lesson on Customer Service
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss Customer Service with the inspiring Selina Viguera. Customer service is not always easy. Selina has spent over a decade in retail guiding a...
Kain Adams Gives a Lesson on Barista Competitions
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's Coffee Competition season! For all you curious and eager to learn about competitions, this episode is for you. We discuss the ins and outs of com...
Laila Ghambari Gives a Lesson on What Makes a Good Coffee Educator
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Episode 2 as we sit down with Laila Ghambari and tap into her wide-ranging knowledge of coffee education, training, and general coffee bad...
What's Up?! What's Brewing? Welcome to Totally Dissolved, An Education in Caffeination
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Coffee Peeps! In Episode 01, Kathie and Bronwen introduce Totally Dissolved and discuss who they are, what this is all about, and why this podcast...