Travel and taste with me as I tour North America playing with the Circus and Circus Coffee, continuing on my quest for the "Best Mocha Latte in the World." Each week will include interviews with coffee professionals, really cool people that like coffee, highlights of each town's local coffee scene,…
I filmed this at a pilot/concept back in 2008. Enjoy!
This week finds Circus Boy Nathan with Circus Coffee dodging boules of sourdough bread and sipping tasty coffee in San Francisco, CA. Join him as he sits down with film maker and cappuccino-lover extraordinaire Amy Ferraris and listen as they discuss all things coffee, coffee-drinking and dogs and the finer points of San Franciscan park scupltures. Plus, hear about her new movie The Perfect Cappuccino, and then stick around for the coffee scene as well as a new song from Moddog. It's all back and tastier than ever...enjoy!
It's a travel extravaganza as we join circus boy nathan in Montreal for his first ever international podcast! Circus boy is also joined by special guests from Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door's Gene Openshaw and Dave Hoerlein as discuss all things coffee and travel. All of this plus the cafe scene in Montreal (check out circus boy's pictures here) and an exclusive all new hit from Moddog. So, put on your walking shoes and give it a listen!
Do you know what movie the intro came from? This week finds circus boy BACK after his long podcasting hiatus. We join him on his trip to Seattle and get to meet Ray of Caffe Vita as well as a Caffeine Goddess in a Seattle back alley. All of this plus the cafe scene in Seattle and a new hit from Moddog. So, be a pal and listen to it already!
This is a wee bite-sized podcast as Circus Boy rings in the new year in style on Palm Beach, FL and makes a BIG announcement about the future of coffee and the circus...or is it circus and the life of coffee.....oh, wait, or is it the kind of coffee a circus likes....well, you'll have to listen to find out!
This week finds Circus Boy all over the country as we find him flying down Rt. 40 in the Flying Dutchman and visiting the Farmers Market in Lebanon, PA with his dear old dad as they settle the coffee bet once and for all. All of this and the coffee scenes in Duluth/Atlanta, GA and Tulsa, OK as well as an all new hit from the one, the only, MODDOG. So, put down that Wii and give it a listen!
This week finds Circus Boy in Wichita playing ketchup, and there aren't any fries involved! You're in for a treat as we get to sit down with co-founder, roaster, and coffee buyer of PT's Coffee and SCAA board member, Jeff Taylor as well as find out where Circus Boy has been hiding all this time....was he on a coffee reconnaissance mission for the CIA? Listen to find out. All of this plus a favorite hit from Moddog, so put another bean in the grinder and give it a listen!
This week is a special anniversary episode as Search for the Best Mocha Latte in the World celebrates 1 year of mocha latte goodness and podcasting! This week you'll get to meet none other than the Duckmaster of the Peabody Little Rock, hear about Circus Boy's epic motorcycle trip, taste a new Super espresso , find out what the WBC is, and a new music hit from Moddog. All of this AND a surprise guest host. So, bake a cake, take out the birthday candles, brew some coffee, and give it a listen! WARNING: many shots of espresso were consumed in the making of this podcast.....you've been warned.
This week finds circus boy in little ol' Aiken, SC as he brings you an update of the past month of circus life (swerving buses, and epic motorcycle miles) as well as an interview with Melissa, owner of the beautiful one-of-a-kind La Taza coffee house. All of this plus the coffee scene in the home of the blues, Memphis, TN, a preview of up and coming events and an all new music podcast exclusive from Moddog. So, husk an ear of corn and check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy making a bet with his father over coffee as he interviews his father and grills him on the coffee history of the family. All of this plus the coffee scenes in Tupelo/Pontotoc, Mississippi, some ideas for Father's Day gifts, and of course, a new rockin' hit from Moddog. So, stop eying that salad, order a plate of ribs and check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy in Elvis's birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi. We get to find out about home roasting coffee as we meet Elli Work or Earthling Coffee in Newport, Oregon. Plus, the coffee scenes from Beaumont, TX as well as Lake Charles/Denham Springs, LA. All this and a cajun cookin' toe-tapper from Moddog. So boil some crawfish and come across the bayou and check it out!
This week on the southernmost podcast in the USA, Circus Boy is out and aboot as he learns about Kona coffee from coffee farmer Vince of Kena Coffee, and brings you the coffee scenes from the wonderful island of Oahu, Hawaii. Plus, a new hit from Moddog, Circus Boy gives his final thoughts on Hawaii, and you'll find out why this podcast is officially the southernmost podcast in the USA for the week. So, put on your grass skirt, grab the sun tan lotion, pull out the beach towel and give it a listen!
This week finds Circus Boy in paradise (aka- Hawaii) cupping coffee and sipping mocha lattes in Kona coffee country. You'll get to visit the famous Waikiki beach and meet world renowned coffee consultant and cupper Willem Boot (www.bootcoffee.com). All of this plus the coffee scenes from Kona and Hilo, Hawaii as well as a new, explosive, hit from Moddog. Pick a pineapple and check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy on the move from Atlanta to 30,000ft and 500mph in the air and you'll be there right along with him. We also travel to Seattle and Oregon to catch up with Circus Boy siblings and as always a new song premier from Moddog, so open that bag of roasted peanuts and skip the in-flight movie and give this podcast a listen!
This week finds circus boy on the border again as he comes to you from El Paso, TX. Yes, it's a bit long this week, but he drank so many Mocha Lattes and even found time to sit down with Corey from episode 14's Crave coffee & gelato interview. All of this plus a motorcycle feature and a song from our very own Moddog that hit #1 on acidplanet.com. So, put on some coffee, give it a listen, and leave a comment on the new forum link in the right column!
This week finds Circus Boy all over Oklahoma checking out the coffee scene and driving the Flying Dutchman RV. Plus, Circus Boy annouces the destination of the long-awaited podcast trip. So, brew some coffee or pull a shot and sit down with coffee artist extraordinaire Karen Eland and then stick around for the all new exclusive Moddog hit! This'll be more fun than your Aunt Bertha's 4th of July party, check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy traversing large distances in the Flying Dutchman all while drink copious mocha lattes around the central USA. 4 coffee scenes plus an exclusive coffee interview with the Circus Songstress Liliana Escobar. All of this coffee excitement plus a preview for next week's exciting show AND a new Moddog hit.
This week finds Circus Boy in South Padre Island with the sand and the surf while he brings you the BIG interview with the coffee man himself, Winter. You'll get to meet him, find out what makes him tick, and hear about his role in the new movie Starbucking. All of this plus 3 coffee scenes in south Texas and a new world premier song from Moddog. So put on some coffee and check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy on the border, literally, in Laredo Texas. He talks about the coffee scene in Laredo (or lack thereof) and sits down with star barista AJ from The Roasterie in Kansas City, MO. All of this plus a huge, gigantic....gargantuan announcement about next week's podcast and a new music exclusive from Moddog, check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy on the road..literally...en route to Wichita Falls, TX as your fly along with him in the Flying Dutchman. Plus, we get to to meet another Circus Boy Nathan who lives in Nashville, TN. All this, plus the FINAL clue in the first ever contest and a great Texas line-dancin' hit from Moddog. So pull out your boots and your cowboy hat and give it a listen.
This week finds Circus Boy thawing out from the chily northern platitudes. You're in for a special treat this week as he sits down with none other than the Bean Booster himself, Jason from Kansas City's own Roasterie Cafe. All of this, plus the coffee scenes in Ottumwa, IA and Nashville, TN as well as an all new, never before heard, Moddog music exclusive. This is episode is fully loaded, so pour a cup or pull a shot and give it a listen already!
This week finds Circus Boy taking you on baord with him as he searches out a coffee shop in beautiful southern Tennessee. All of this plus the coffee scenes from the split circus week as well as the long-awaited interview with Frick from the Frickin Circus podcast AND a new music exclusive from Moddog. It's chuck full and good listening, check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy trying to stay warm by drinking some tasty coffee in the flying dutchman while he reflects on RVs, frozen water hoses, and the new member to his coffee family. All of this, and the coffee scenes in chilly Pikeville, KY and Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC and I talk about my visit to Counter Culture Coffee . So sip some brew and give it a chew (or a listen)
This week finds Circus Boy sick with a cold in a very chilly Charlotte, NC. So, what better to do when one has a cold but to sit in a heated structure (in his case an RV), drink coffee, and listen to some good music (Moddog in the house!). This is part 1 of the Charlotte coffee and a mest of Moddog music epsiode. Check it out, you'll be glad you did!
This week finds Circus Boy in chilly Charlotte, NC drinking espresso while trying to stay warm and keep the Flying Dutchman level. Plus, the coffee scene in Daytona Beach, FL and special coffee military guest, Capt. Ware. All of this and a new bananna-eating all new music exclusive from Moddog, so eat a bananna and brew a cup and give it a listen!
This week finds Circus Boy sipping coffee in the famous Clown Alley. He takes you behind the scenes to drink coffee with veteran clowns Tom and Mitch. You won't believe where the conversation leads...all this plus a great find in the coffee scene in Sarasota, FL as well as a small discourse on this podcast's nomenclature and focus and a new song from Moddog. It runs a bit long, but then again so did Prefontaine. Take a sip and check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy amidst an historic opening night for the circus in Sarasota, FL. Plus, another circus guest Pianoman Larry Hunt graces the podcast with his presence. Plus, the coffee scene in Lakeland, FL and an all new Moddog hit, Lakes at Lakeland. Check it out!
This week, in a word... Crazy! Circus Boy should have drank more coffee before the show this week as the one and only Ted McRae is this week's special coffee-lovin guest. All this plus the coffee scenes in West Palm Beach/Ft. Myers, FL and a rerelease of Moddog's hit, Chill Cafe, that climbed to the Top 10 on Acid Planet's charts. So, brew a press pot or pull a shot and settle in for the an exciting Serach for the Best Mocha Latte in the World!
This week finds circus boy on the beach during the morning of new year's eve reflecting on the past year as well as forcasting exciting things to come. So, come to this beautiful sunny beach and join in by drinking a cup of coffee or a shot (or five) of espresso and wish one and all, a happy new year!
This week finds Circus Boy lamenting the fate of his wisdom teeth as well as checking out the local coffee scenes in Williamsburg and Charlottesville, VA. All of this and a rockin new hit from Moddog, check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy roaming around the eastern US broadcasting from a coffee shop in beautiful Williamsburg, VA. Plus, the long awaited Crave coffee shop interview with Corey! All of this and a new Moddog hit, so make a pot of coffee or pull some shots of espresso and check it out!
This week the turkeys rule as Circus Boy explores how coffee and thanksgiving and family all mix together. Plus, he'll take you along on his black friday shopping excursion. All this and a new exclusive from Moddog make for a coffee drinking tryptophan induced thanksgiving special!
This weeks cast of podding finds circus boy staying warm with espresso, and to ward off the cold he presents Bean 2 Bowel's final installment, part 5: Bowel. All this and the coffee scenes in Elmira/Corning/Binghamton, NY plus a preview of next week's crazy Turkey/Black Friday show and new Moddog throwback to yesteryear. Oh yeah, and I'm opening up the intro to the most creative call in!
Brewing is this week's feature in the Bean 2 Bowel series part 4; rumor has it that there's another new addition to Circus boy's coffee family. Moddog releases his all new experimental music while the Best Mocha Latte search checks out the Wheeling, WV coffee scene, and the pacific migrating humpback whales endorse the podcast, so check it out!
This week circus boy is back in action as he covers a whirlwind tour of 5 coffee scenes around the northeast US. Not only that, but there's a new addition to circus boy's coffee family and the circus band enjoys grandmother-made cannoli as well as the first ever coffee extravaganza. All this and a glow-stick twirling, trunk rattling, foot stomping dance tune new music exclusive from Moddog. So, pass up the hot chocolate; go straight for the espresso and give it a listen!
This week's search finds Circus Boy amidst the fall foliage in the Adirondack Mountains as we explore Part 3: Grinders in the Bean 2 Bowel series, the bean scene in Lake Placid, NY, and we take a walk around the circus lot at the Olympic center. So, stop reading this, make a cup of coffee already and give it a listen!
This week finds Circus boy spilling beanage info from lofty heights on the circus lot in Toledo, OH, plus part 2 of the Bean 2 Bowel series and a new Moddog toe-tapper, check it out!
This week finds Circus Boy scoping out the coffee scene in Louisville, KY as well as launching the Bean 2 Bowel (B2B) series where part 1 features a brief history of coffee as well as an intro into how coffee is grown. Plus, a new hit (the best yet) fresh from Moddog. 9 out of 10 goatherds say, "cheack it out!"
What a week, this week the search passes through Ames/Des Moines, IA , we'll open the forum on chocolate syrups/sauces, I grill my parents on coffee and remember...celebrate your elephant!
The search is off the chain this week as I taste mocha lattes in Cedar Rapids, IA; Evansville, IN; Bloomington, IL as well as an exciting interview with Cedar Rapids's premier barista, Josh. All this and a new Moddog exclusive premier, Cold Stream Canyon. So, pull a shot or brew a cup, sit down, and enjoy!
Join me this week as I am sailing the flying Dutchman down westbound I-20 in Georgia. I discuss the coffee scene in Augusta and feature a first ever bestmochalatte phone interview as well as a moddog exclusive musical ode to a former member of our beloved solar system.
This week we hang out in a cozy park in downtown Savannah, GA with special guest Lloyd to review the coffee scenes in Jonesboro, AR; Savannah/Tybee Island, GA; and Hilton Head Island, SC along with a surprise visit from world famous clown Tom.
Join the search this week as I review the coffee scenes in Ruston, LA ; Monroe, LA & Jonesboro, AR as well as great coffee talk with Bulgian teeterboard circus star Mitko!