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Seeds of Revolution

Sinopsis

In this episode we explore the current context of the coffee world, the global influence and cultural impact of this bean. We meet Joseph Brodsky at his farm in Panama, which together with indigenous communities produces the most expensive coffee in the world. He is part of the fair trade movement worldwide. At the same time we will be in New York talking with Hugh Jackman in one of his coffee shops, about how on a trip to Africa he discovered the world of coffee, which prompted him to create a foundation to support farmers around the world, which became his most personal project; In Seoul we enter the world of barismo with the first woman world champion of the discipline, Jooyeon Jeon, who in her small coffee shop in the capital of South Korea positions her self as a reference in a culture dominated by tea; 30 kilometers from London Jimmy Page tells us one of the hundreds of anecdotes withLed Zeppelin and the rite of the Coffee of the iconic English band in the 60s..

Details

Topics

Origins, Fair Trade and Barista

Locations

Panamá | USA | UK | China

Starring

Joseph Brodsky (farmer USA-PA)
Jooyeon Jeon (WBC – ROK)
Hugh Jackman (actor – USA)

Interviewees

Jimmy Page (Músico – UK)
Joseph Robertson (expert- USA)
Clint Carter (journalist MH-USA)
Dr Ruth Scurr (Atropologist – UK)

In this episode we explore the current context of the coffee world, the global influence and cultural impact of this bean. We meet Joseph Brodsky at his farm in Panama, which together with indigenous communities produces the most expensive coffee in the world. He is part of the fair trade movement worldwide. At the same time we will be in New York talking with Hugh Jackman in one of his coffee shops, about how on a trip to Africa he discovered the world of coffee, which prompted him to create a foundation to support farmers around the world, which became his most personal project; In Seoul we enter the world of barismo with the first woman world champion of the discipline, Jooyeon Jeon, who in her small coffee shop in the capital of South Korea positions her self as a reference in a culture dominated by tea; 30 kilometers from London Jimmy Page tells us one of the hundreds of anecdotes with Led Zeppelin and the rite of the Coffee of the iconic English band in the 60s. 

Joseph Brodsky

World-class Hollywood star. In 2013 he created a foundation to help planters around the world and has his own chain of coffee shops that promote specialty coffee and fair trade.

Hugh Jackman

South Korean, world barista champion in 2019. Owns her own coffee shop where she educates Korean society about specialty coffee, advocates for fair trade and trains future baristas.

Jooyeon Jeon

Jimmy Page

Rock legend. A lover of specialty coffee. The country of tea, Jimmy is an avowed coffee lover.