# Numbers, Networks, and Narratives in Specialty Coffee Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chocolate-conservatory-7712281/numbers-networks-and-narratives-in-specialty-coffee Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chocolate-conservatory-7712281/numbers-networks-and-narratives-in-specialty-coffee.md Podcast: [The Chocolate Conservatory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chocolate-conservatory-7712281) Published: 2026-04-24T14:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://choco-conservatory.captivate.fm Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d2f416b8-664a-489d-8e46-ca2dc771f239.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chocolate-conservatory-7712281/episodes/numbers-networks-and-narratives-in-specialty-coffee Duration seconds: 2882 ## Resource Emory University Professor Peter Roberts, an economic sociologist, joins Carla to discuss the commodification of specialty coffee producers and the industry's obsession with a narrative of supply and demand. Connect with Dr. Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-roberts-51105374/ Order Dr. Robert's book from Oxford University Press: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/from-supply-and-demand-to-numbers-networks-and-narratives-9780198871460?cc=us&lang=en& ; or find it in a library near you: https://search.worldcat.org/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chocolate-conservatory-7712281/episodes/numbers-networks-and-narratives-in-specialty-coffee/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chocolate-conservatory-7712281/numbers-networks-and-narratives-in-specialty-coffee.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.