{"podcast":{"title":"The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson","slug":"the-coffee-show-with-kirk-pearson-7331229","podcast_index_feed_id":7331229,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/103196500/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-coffee-show-with-kirk","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43369632/43369632-1782722742270-d3fdc3bb78106.jpg","author":"The Coffee Show with Kirk Pearson","episode_count":76,"summary":"Uncovering the untold stories about coffee","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T02:21:26.600758+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coffee-show-with-kirk-pearson-7331229"},"episode":{"title":"Let's keep specialty coffee special","slug":"let-s-keep-specialty-coffee-special","published_at":"2026-03-30T07:48:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coffee-show-with-kirk-pearson-7331229/let-s-keep-specialty-coffee-special","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coffee-show-with-kirk-pearson-7331229","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-coffee-show-with-kirk/episodes/Lets-keep-specialty-coffee-special-e3h5ke0","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/103196500/podcast/play/117673856/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-30%2F421030621-44100-2-637d88cd34e4a.mp3","summary":"This morning, World Barista Champion Jack Simpson took to Instagram, rebuking the idea of pre-batched espresso. The post came as a complete surprise to Kirk. Jack had previously played a role in helping set up the café, yet there was no prior conversation or warning—just a post pontificating on the inferiority of pre-batched espresso. In this episode, Kirk responds. He revisits why he started pre-batching coffee in the first place, unpacking the practical realities behind the decision. He also contrasts this approach with his earlier experience operating Sub-Zero Coffee, offering insight into how his thinking has evolved over time.","meta_description":"This morning, World Barista Champion Jack Simpson took to Instagram, rebuking the idea of pre-batched espresso. The post came as a complete surprise to Ki…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1472,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-coffee-show-with-kirk-pearson-7331229/episodes/let-s-keep-specialty-coffee-special/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coffee-show-with-kirk-pearson-7331229/let-s-keep-specialty-coffee-special.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}