February 20, 2019
The Big Pond #16: Culture of Coffee

A Cup of Coffee
© Nina Bohlmann

Coffee is more than just a beverage – it can be a jumpstart to a day at work or a relaxing afternoon with friends. This episode explores the meaning of coffee across cultures, from Baltimore to Berlin, including a glimpse into the typically German tradition of “Kaffee und Kuchen”, or afternoon coffee and cake.

For many of us, a warm cup of coffee is the start to a new day. But over the course of the past centuries, coffee has taken on a bigger role than just a way to stay awake through another work meeting. This is not only true in the United States, but also on the other side of the big pond. 

What makes a good cup of coffee? How, when, and where was coffee discovered? Are there cultural differences in the consumption of coffee? In this episode of The Big Pond, our producer Nina Bohlmann explores all these questions and more from a US-American and a German perspective. She even includes an Ethiopian perspective–the country where coffee is believed to have originated.


Music: David Szesztay: “One More Round” licensed via Needle Drop Co.; Matt LeGroulx: “4”, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Sound Effects: Andy Gardner: “Goats”, licensed under CC0 1.0; Courter: “Crackeling Fireplace”, licensed under CC0 1.0

 

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