Map It Forward Middle East Podcast

This is the 5th episode of a 5-part series with coffee meme king, coffee roaster at Jokes Aside Coffee, barista, and cafe co-owner (Stav SE Espresso Bar), Alan Jarrar. Alan's Instagram account @50percentarabica plays the role of keeping the coffee industry entertained comedically while also offering up the opportunity for accountability within the industry. After a recent incident involving Squeaky Coffee and Nucleus Tools that created a meme storm on social media, Alan was invited onto the podcast to discuss the incident and more specifically, "Coffee Cults Within The Coffee Industry"

In this final episode of the series, we explore the value of cultivating critical thinking within the industry and how it will foster a more welcoming environment for growth and problem-solving in the future.

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This is the 4th episode of a 5-part series with coffee meme king, coffee roaster at Jokes Aside Coffee, barista, and cafe co-owner (Stav SE Espresso Bar), Alan Jarrar. Alan's Instagram account @50percentarabica plays the role of keeping the coffee industry entertained comedically while also offering up the opportunity for accountability within the industry. After a recent incident involving Squeaky Coffee and Nucleus Tools that created a meme storm on social media, Alan was invited onto the podcast to discuss the incident and more specifically, "Coffee Cults Within The Coffee Industry"

In this episode of the series, we explore whether some of the cult-like practices that occur in the industry are healthy or whether they are causing damage to people, the idea of community, and the fabric of what the industry could be about.

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This is the 3rd episode of a 5-part series with coffee meme king, coffee roaster at Jokes Aside Coffee, barista, and cafe co-owner (Stav SE Espresso Bar), Alan Jarrar. Alan's Instagram account @50percentarabica plays the role of keeping the coffee industry entertained comedically while also offering up the opportunity for accountability within the industry. After a recent incident involving Squeaky Coffee and Nucleus Tools that created a meme storm on social media, Alan was invited onto the podcast to discuss the incident and more specifically, "Coffee Cults Within The Coffee Industry"

In this 3rd episode of the series, Alan unpacks the situation that unfolded in mid-2023 between coffee tool creator Squeaky Coffee (based in Thailand) and Sasa Sestic's Nucleus Tools (based in Australia)....from the perspective of his opinion.

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This is the 2nd episode of a 5-part series with coffee meme king, coffee roaster at Jokes Aside Coffee, barista, and cafe co-owner (Stav SE Espresso Bar), Alan Jarrar. Alan's Instagram account @50percentarabica plays the role of keeping the coffee industry entertained comedically while also offering up the opportunity for accountability within the industry. After a recent incident involving Squeaky Coffee and Nucleus Tools that created a meme storm on social media, Alan was invited onto the podcast to discuss the incident and more specifically, "Coffee Cults Within The Coffee Industry"

In this 2nd episode of the series, we dissect the prevalence of coffee cults within the coffee industry and explore why they exist within our industry culture.

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This is the first episode of a 5-part series with coffee meme king, coffee roaster at Jokes Aside Coffee, barista, and cafe co-owner (Stav SE Espresso Bar), Alan Jarrar. Alan's Instagram account @50percentarabica plays the role of keeping the coffee industry entertained comedically while also offering up the opportunity for accountability within the industry. After a recent incident involving Squeaky Coffee and Nucleus Tools that created a meme storm on social media, Alan was invited onto the podcast to discuss the incident and more specifically, "Coffee Cults Within The Coffee Industry"

In this first episode of the series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast, we ask Alan why his account @50percentarabica came about and why he feels it's so popular and impactful within the coffee industry worldwide.

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