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Made in italy: la moka - Spendieren Sie einen Cafè (1€)? Donate a coffee (1€)? https://ko-fi.com/italiano Livello A2 / B1#culture #coffee #italy #vhsStoria e curiosità della famosa caffettiera e del suo inventoreBuongiorno cari amici e amanti dell'italiano e benvenuti al nuovo episodio di Tulip.Oggi continuiamo la serie dedicata al Made in Italy e vi parlo di un prodotto veramente iconico e cioè della Moka o caffettiera, cioè della macchina per fare il caffè, la macchina casalinga, quella per fare il caffè a casa.Il nome Moka viene dalla città Mokha, in Yemen, famosa per la produzione di caffè e in particolare della miscela più pregiata, la arabica, ma la famosa caffettiera, quella in alluminio, con due parti di forma ottagonale che si avvitano una sull'altra e con il manico in plastica nero, è stata inventata da un italiano.Alfonso Bialetti nasce il 17 giugno del 1888 a Montebuglio, vicino ad Omegna, una città sul Lago d'Orta in Piemonte. Giovanissimo emigra in Francia, dove lavora come operaio in una fonderia. Nel 1918 torna in Italia e apre una sua fonderia, la Alfonso Bialetti & C. Fonderia in Conchiglia che produce semilavorati in alluminio.Vicino alla sua officina ci sono delle donne che lavano la biancheria e per fare questo usano un grande pentolone con al centro un tubo. Quando l'acqua bolle, sale attraverso il tubo insieme alla liscivia. La liscivia era una soluzione di acqua e cenere di legno o di carbone, che si usava come oggi si usa il sapone o la polvere da lavare i panni. Dopo essere salita attraverso il tubo, l'acqua con la liscivia torna giù e si distribuisce uniformemente sullabiancheria da lavare....The full transcript of this Episode is available via "Luisa's learn Italian Premium", Premium is no subscription and does not incur any recurring fees. You can just shop for the materials you need or want and shop per piece. Prices start at 0.20 Cent (i. e. Eurocent). - das komplette Transcript / die Show-Notes zu allen Episoden sind über Luisa's Podcast Premium verfügbar. Den Shop mit allen Materialien zum Podcast finden Sie unterhttps://premium.il-tedesco.itLuisa's Podcast Premium ist kein Abo - sie erhalten das jeweilige Transscript/die Shownotes sowie zu den Grammatik Episoden Übungen die Sie "pro Stück" bezahlen (ab 20ct). https://premium.il-tedesco.itMehr info unter www.il-tedesco.it bzw. https://www.il-tedesco.it/premiumMore information on www.il-tedesco.it or via my shop https://www.il-tedesco.it/premium

This episode was originally published July 7, 2021 as episode 24. It is re-shared today with a new intro by the host as she reflects on an upcoming episode featuring the co-founders of Biggby Coffee, Bob & Michelle Fish. This episode offers a great primer and context to the coffee issue in advance of that upcoming episode, which will be released on 10/23/2024.Host: Corinna BellizziGuest: Mokhtar Alkhanshali, CEO & Founder of Port of Mokha, In this episode, Corinna Bellizzi is joined by Mokhtar Alkhanshali, a Yemeni-American entrepreneur, historian, and coffee innovator, to discuss the fascinating journey of coffee from Yemen's highlands to high-end coffee shops worldwide. Together, they explore the deep connections between coffee, social impact, and sustainability.Key Topics Covered:The Origins of Coffee in Yemen: Mokhtar shares the historical roots of coffee, which began in Yemen centuries ago, including the rise of the city of Mocha as the coffee trade center. He connects this rich history to the present and the coffee his company sources.Mokhtar's Personal Journey: From law school to community organizing, Mokhtar's path took a surprising turn toward coffee, rooted in his desire to uplift coffee farmers and create a sustainable business model in Yemen.Challenges in Yemen: Mokhtar recounts his harrowing experience bringing Yemeni coffee to market amidst Yemen's civil war. From dodging bombs to navigating civil unrest, his perseverance led to Port of Mokha's success.The Importance of Sustainability in Coffee: Mokhtar emphasizes the need for fair pay for coffee farmers and describes his vertically integrated business model. By working directly with Yemeni farmers, he ensures that they receive fair wages, which is critical to the long-term sustainability of their communities.The Different Coffee "Waves": Mokhtar explains the evolution of coffee culture through the first, second, and third waves, noting the rise of specialty coffee and how consumers are becoming more conscious of origin, processing, and flavor.Coffee Processing Methods: A deep dive into how different processing techniques (natural versus washed) impact flavor profiles, and why Mokhtar's naturally processed Yemeni coffee has unique and complex flavors, often compared to fine wine.Taste Test: Corinna shares her experience tasting two different Port of Mokha coffees, highlighting how coffee tasting can be as nuanced as wine tasting. Mokhtar explains the difference between light and dark roasts and how each processing method brings out distinct flavors.JOIN OUR CIRCLE. BUILD A GREENER FUTURE:

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing: An Ask Us Anything Episode!: You asked, and we answered! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  2:30 - Ask Us Anything What was the first book that got you hooked into reading? 3:00 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Mary) 4:59 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Roxanna) 7:07 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle (Kaytee) 7:39 - The Witches by Roald Dahl (Kyatee) 8:26 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Meredith) If you could only recommend one book to read for the rest of your life, what book would that be? 10:09 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (Roxanna) 10:17 - Circe by Madeline Miller (Mary) 10:29 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee) 10:36 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Meredith) What is the book you ACTUALLY recommend the most to people? 11:03 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel (Mary) 11:10 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee) 11:19 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (Meredith) 11:32 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Roxanna) 11:44 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers (Roxanna) If you were to do a podcast about something unrelated to books, what would it be? 12:26 - Homeschooling (Kaytee) 13:13 - The joy of being a novice (Mary) 15:11 - Style in the everyday (Roxanna) 17:52 - All things Enneagram (Meredith) What is your favorite beverage to have while reading?  19:55 - I'm a seltzer girlie (Mary) 20:27 - Very cold ice water with crunchy ice (Kaytee) 21:45 - Masala Chai (Roxanna) 22:18 - Coffee, preferably Texas Pecan (Meredith) How many hours a week do you spend reading? 23:36 - I aim for an hour a day (Mary) 26:09 - Ideally an hour or two a day, but sometimes it's 15 minutes at that's ok (Roxanna) 28:38 - Around 10 hours a week (Kaytee) 29:23 - Between 90 minutes and 2 hours on the weekdays, and 4 hours total on the weekends (Meredith) If you could only read one genre for the next year, which would it be? 30:33 - Romance (Kaytee) 30:51 - Women's Fiction (Roxanna) 32:27 - Mystery - but not gory or true crime (Mary) 33:47 - Historical Fiction (Meredith) 34:50 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett What turns you off of a book almost immediately? 36:22 - Second person narration (Meredith) 35:35 - The miscommunication trope. Go to therapy. (Mary) 36:43 - The lack of quotation marks (Kaytee) 36:55 - Characters that make bad decisions but everyone thinks its fine (Roxanna) How do you feel about books people recommend to you? 38:29 - I feel like I always do. If you rec it, I won't read it. It's all in my head. (Kaytee) 40:08 - IRL I don't have many bookish friends so I get a lot of “hot” book recs which I don't read. So I just say “Oh yeah maybe I'll pick that up!”... and never do. (Roxanna) 40:55 - If from bookish friends or CR listeners, I will take it under advisement and check Goodreads to see if I'd like it. (Mary) 42:44 - I love when people send recommendations. (Meredith) 44:03 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Where are you when recording an episode of Currently Reading? 45:03 - In my small walkin closet because the audio is the best here. I'm located in Toronto. (Roxanna) 45:39 - At my basement therapy office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Mary) 46:05 - Normally i'm in my bedroom in Gilbert, Arizona but today I am in Colorado for a family reunion in a guest bedroom/office. (Kaytee) 44:46 - I always record on the floor of my closet. (Meredith) What are the mechanics of us scheduling recordings? 48:09 - SPREADSHEETS! (Kaytee) How do you come up with deep dive topics? 49:55 - A mixture of places. Some come off mic in conversation. Some get emailed or dm'd. Some get brought up in the bookish friends group. If we think of one ourselves, we just pop them into the spreadsheet. (Meredith) What is your number one bookish recommendation source? 51:57 - A single person would be Katie Proctor but a broader source is the Indie Press List (Kaytee) 52:28 - Instagram (Mary) 53:20 - Backlist podcasts (Roxanna) 54:03 - Elizabeth Barnhill with 19% of my recs so far this year (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia! 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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 12-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 21,846 on turnover of 6.6-billion N-T. The market gained ground once again on Tuesday, as other regional indexes ended mixed and Wall Street was closed for the Memorial Day holiday. Presidential Office Bemoans Passage of Parliamentary Reform Bills The Presidential Office is bemoaning passage of the parliamentary reform bills. Speaking to reporters office spokeswoman Guo Ya-hui said President Lai Ching-te still hopes the government and opposition can continue to debate the bills and make adjustments if warranted (有正當理由的，需要的). The Presidential Office spokeswoman said Lai believe lawmakers should to respond to the demands of the people regarding the reform bills. She says the government doesn't believes passage of the bills meets with the "expectations of Taiwanese society. " And she went on to say the D-P-P will seek a constitutional interpretation on the the constitutionality of the contents of the amendments. Investigation Finds Deadly Fire Likely Caused by Power Cable Short Circuit The Hsinchu City Government says a preliminary investigation indicates that a short circuit in a power cable may have caused the fire at an apartment complex early this week. The blaze resulted in the deaths of two firefighters. According to the city government, the fire bureau investigation shows the blaze likely originated (起源) with a power cable on the basement's first floor. But the results of a full report into the casuse of the blaze are still pending. Residents in the apartment complex, which comprises of four 28-story buildings were permitted to retrieve their belongings yesterday. The investigation into the case of the fire is continuing and safety checks are being carried out. NKorea Vows Response to SKorean Drills North Korea is vowing to take stern (嚴厲的) actions against South Korea for military drills held on Tuesday. Chris Gilbert reports. Missile Attacks on GreekOwned Ship in Red Sea Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship Tuesday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The British military says the first attack on the bulk carrier happened off the port city of Hodeida in the southern Red Sea. The crew was reported safe and the vessel proceeded (繼續進行) to its next port of call (停靠港). Then late Tuesday night local time, the vessel reportedly “sustained further damage” in a second missile attack near Mokha in the Bab el-Mandeb. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion fell on Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis have launched a number of attacks targeting ships over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Italy Celebrates Return of Antiquities from US Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities (古物) from the U.S. They were looted years ago, sold to U.S. museums and collectors and recovered as a result of criminal investigations. Italian officials say the items have a value of around $65 million US dollars. They say the artifacts date from the ninth century B.C. to the second century. It presentation is part of Italy's decades-old effort to recover antiquities that were looted or stolen from its territory by tomb-raiders. The items are then sold to antiquities dealers who often forged (偽造的) records to resell the loot to high-end buyers, auction houses and museums. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. －－－－以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供－－－－ 迎接十年一遇的存債良機，富養自己不是夢！ 中信優息投資級債【00948B】有「平準金」及「月配息」，小資也能輕鬆跟隊，【00948B】投資就是發！ 一同「債」現王者新高度，詳細資訊請見： https://bit.ly/3y7XL7A -- 城揚建設新推出的「陽明第一廳」 緊鄰三民區的明星學府-陽明國中 46~52坪，每層四戶兩部電梯 最適合有換屋與置產需求的你 讓生活中充滿書香、運動風，滿足食衣住行的消費需求 城揚建設 陽明第一廳 07-384-2888 https://bit.ly/3y7SoFB

We all have an opinion of 2023, but it is the year that we started this whole thing and this time we're taking a look back at a couple of guys that did some amazing things during the year. We meet the Monk of Mokha with an amazing story of escape and survival and we head to Oklahoma to meet the GOAT of a pop culture phenomenon. We do some catching up on a historic head piece and a couple that may be some of the worst people ever. We give you an APB to be on the lookout for a missing item that's hard to imagine being missing and 8 month ordeal that one pigeon may want to forget....if it's CPU will let it. Thanks for a great 1st year! Keep on telling everyone you know! Facebook: ENTER NAME HERE Instagram: @enternameherepodcast Email: enternameherepodcast@gmail.com

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee may have died and come back to life after recording this week. They are joined by none other than Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden of the Popcast! They are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading clickers and reading to our kiddos Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Knox and Jamie's top 5 books of 2023, plus each guest brought their favorite reading experience The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  1:11 - The Popcast 3:21 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:39 - Tiktok scrolling ring 4:05 - Kindle remote clicker 7:53 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 9:32 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine 10:20 - Fabled Bookshop 10:26 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith 11:56 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 13:35 - Persuasion by Jane Austen 13:44  - Our Current Reads 14:07 - Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson (Jamie) 14:15 - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 16:11 - Slow Horses by Mick Herron 16:47 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Knox) 19:19 - Warcross by Marie Lu (Kaytee) 19:31 - What Should I Read Next Podcast  20:13 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 20:15 - Slay by Brittney Morris 20:16 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 21:50 - Wildcard by Marie Lu 22:34 - The Future by Naomi Alderman (Meredith) 23:53 - The Power by Naomi Alderman 27:52 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier 28:11 - Deep Dive: Knox and Jamie's Top 5 Books of 2023 28:42 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 28:44 - Congratulations! The Best is Over by R. Eric Thomas 28:49 - The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab 28:56 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 29:38 - The Road of Bones by Demi Winters (Jamie #5) 32:23 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (Knox #5) 32:41- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller  34:16 - All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore (Jamie #4) 37:39 - The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen (Knox #4) 39:48 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers 40:16 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare (Jamie #3) 42:14 - Archive of Our Own 42:16 - Fanfiction.net 43:29 - All The Young Dudes by MsKingBean89 44:43 - Traffic by Ben Smith (Knox #3) 46:24 - Drowning by T.J. Newman (Jamie #2) 46:35 - Falling by T.J. Newman 49:04 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Knox #2) 52:07 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Jamie #1) 56:14 - Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan (Knox #1) 59:16 - Knox and Jamie's Favorite Reading Experiences of 2023 1:00:43 - Hot and Bothered by Jancee Dunn (Jamie) 1:04:37 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Knox) 1:06:00 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 1:06:22 - Meet Us At The Fountain 1:07:08 - I wish more of us would print our book covers to keep in a book to reflect on. (Jamie) 1:07:10 - Canon Ivy 2 Mini Photo Printer 1:09:46 - Mother Horror on Instagram 1:10:32 - I want to press two books into the hands of listeners (Jamie) 1:11:08 - We Are the Light by Matthew Quick (specifically for dudes, touches on masculinity without being bro-ish) 1:11:32 - Open Throat by Henry Hoke (specifically for writers) 1:13:35 - I would like to read the same book, but with a different take - with more humor and snark (Kaytee) 1:13:38 - Monsters by Claire Dederer 1:16:49 - I wish everyone would listen to the Popcast (Meredith) 1:16:56 - The Popcast 1:17:28 - The Popcast on Instagram 1:18:34 - The Popcast Patreon 1:20:46 - @KnoxMccoy on Instagram 1:20:48 - @Jamiebgolden on Instagram Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL is brought to you by our anchor store, Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

This week, I'm thrilled to share a few of my reflections and takeaways after reviewing my top episodes of all time after 3 years of podcasting. This will be our 168th episode. The primary goal of this podcast episode is to connect with my audience. What have you liked over the past 3 years? What haven't you liked? And indeed what would you like to see more of? The primary categories we've covered in this time are: Social ImpactSustainability, Regeneration and CircularityHealth & WellnessGenerally, there have been 2 formats to the show. The first is the primary format -- interviews. The second is solocasts -- which are journalistic deep dives in to a particular topic, book or issue. The third is a screen shared commentary with a few different guests in a panel format (though these are rare). And we've also shared bonus episodes, where I have guested on other shows, primarily in the health & wellness space that I call my professional home. Our top podcast after 3 years of podcasting are: Tied for 1st: Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation with Paul Hawken https://caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-ending-the-climate-crisis-in-one-generation-with-paul-hawken-5-time-best-selling-author-and-environmentalistTied for 1st: Scary Smart: Scary Smart: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Our World with Mo Gawdat, Bestselling Authorhttps://caremorebebetter.com/scary-smart-how-artificial-intelligence-will-change-our-world-with-mo-gawdat-bestselling-author 2nd: Indulge In A More Responsible Coffee with Mokhtar Alkhanshali, CEO of Port of Mokha, Producers of World-Renowned Coffee from Yemenhttps://caremorebebetter.com/indulge-in-a-more-responsible-coffee-with-mokhtar-alkhanshali-ceo-of-port-of-mokha-producers-of-world-renowned-coffee-from-yemen3rd: Eat To Beat Disease: Reimagining Our Healthcare Systems With William W. Li, MDhttps://caremorebebetter.com/eat-to-beat-disease-reimagining-our-healthcare-systems-with-william-w-li-mdSo where do we head from here? Questions: What do you want to see more of? Interviews? Solocasts and deep dives by yours truly? Both? Something else?Do you want to continue to hear about health and wellness topics? Other topics?Is there something you feel this podcast is lacking that would make it better? It could be news updates, or a second episode each week. While I'm not able to promise these things right now, if I hear from you that they're important enough, I may be able to move mountains and make it happen. Who do you want to hear from on this show? YOU CAN RECOMMEND GUESTS -- AND EVEN ASK TO COME ON YOURSELF! What's the worse that could happen? I could say no -- but we could also become friends IRL the way Beth Craig and I have. The sky is the limit! Dream BIG.How do you provide this feedback? Simple! You have several options: Submit a contact form on caremorebebetter.com and tell me what you think. Subscribe to our newsletter! You'll receive a survey to complete anonymously (or you can tell me who you are -- your choice)Leave a review with your recommendations and thoughts on podchaser or Apple Podcasts / iTunes. Find instructions on how to do so right here: https://caremorebebetter.com/how-to-leave-a-review/ Send me a DM on Instagram! https://instagram.com/caremore.bebetterLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! https://caremorebebetter.com Follow us on social and join the conversation! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better

Dr. Nour Akhras is a pediatrician infectious disease specialist who has gone on multiple medical missions during her career, even while pregnant! And then she wrote a book about it. That definitely kicks a$$ for our series this month!Listen to her medical mission journey, from the life-changing first trip to now, and how she was able to put that into words. Publishing a book is hard, too, so she describes all the hard things she had to face that helped her write it. It's hard to say it now given the state of the world, but so timely. We can all do hard things because all of us have kicka$$ in us. Let's find Allah and our peace now.Tune in at 6pm EST on your podcast apps or check out our website to land on the latest episode.Links:1. Dr. Akhras on IG: https://instagram.com/nourakhrasmd?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==2. Purchase Just One: A journey of perseverance and conviction3. Dr. Akhras' book recommendationsThe Monk of Mokha by Mukhtar Al Khanjali The Problem from Hell by Samantha Powers The Covenant of Water by Abraham Varghese4. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group5. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast6. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1wSupport the showWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w

There was a time in history when the entire world's coffee supply came from Yemen. But the industry went through a major decline, so that by 2013, when Yemeni-American Mokhtar Alkhanshali became obsessed with coffee, coffee from Yemen was hard to come across. Mokhtar spent three years in Yemen learning everything he could and started the company Port of Mokha to help revitalize the industry. These days, Yemeni coffee is coveted by connoisseurs, who pay top dollar for it. Mokhtar's life and journey was immortalized in the Dave Eggers book The Monk of Mokha. He talks to AR about this journey, which continues ten years on. The Museum wishes to thank The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation for their generous support of This Being Human.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pinto visits the "Land of Prester John," faces trouble on the Red Sea, and brushes up against the 1538 Siege of Diu. He takes part in combat along the Indian coast, grumbles as to his lot in life, and is whisked about by boat to Massawa, Mokha, Qeshm, Chaul, Goa, Honnavar, and Diu, before heading further east. If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patreon is here. I'm on Twitter @circus_human, Instagram @humancircuspod, and I have some things on Redbubble. Sources: The Travels of Mendes Pinto, edited and translated by Rebecca D. Catz. University of Chicago Press, 1989. Casale, Giancarlo. The Ottoman Age of Exploration. Oxford University Press, 2010. Pearson, N.M. The Portuguese in India. Cambridge University Press, 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Cyclone Mokha victims are not allowed for being helped freely" Myanmar Spring Chronicle 30th June (Moemaka Article), Hein Ko Ko.This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

The United States sanctions 2 state-owned banks controlled by the military council. Emergency aid is still limited in Rakhine and Chin state after Cyclone Mokha,Myanmar Spring Chronicle 21st Jun(Moemaka Article),Hein Ko Ko.This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Metadata, VBR MP3

A month after Cyclone Mokha hit, Rakhine State still needs emergency aid-Myanmar Spring Chronicle 17th Jun 2023 (Moemaka Article)-Hein Ko Ko.This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Dave Eggers is a writer who does not want to be put in a box. His writing often defies easy cataloging or genre classification and he doesn't like to be specific about who his readers should be. His latest, THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE could be loosely described as an animal fable, but it isn't exactly that. And it could be described as a book that is good for younger readers, but it isn't exactly that either. Here is what we ARE certain of: It's wonderful, funny, engaging, original and full of joy! Eggers' words, his writing and his characters will stay with you long after you close the book. We also talk to his illustrator for EYES, the very talented and prolific Shawn Harris, whose inspirations and technique might surprise you.The Eyes and The Impossible by Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris What Can a Citizen Do? By Dave Eggers, Illustrated by Shawn Harris The Every by Dave Eggers The Circle by Dave Eggers Zeitoun by Dave Eggers The Parade by Dave Eggers The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers The Wild Things by Dave Eggers You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Speaking with the Angel edited by Nick Hornby Corduroy by Don Freeman Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Old Heart by Peter Ferry The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter Busy, Busy Town by Richard Scarry I am a Bunny by Ole Risom Dune by Frank Herbert Christine by Stephen King Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn Harris A Polar Bear in the Snow by Shawn Harris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally from Brazil, Gustavo draws on his previous experience coming from the business sector to the nonprofit world and challenges us to rethink how we measure success. Rather than continuous growth as the usual marker for achievement, Gustavo shares insights on what living out his Christian faith looks like and how that helps him redefine success. He describes a different way— the A Rocha way, which involves working with vulnerable places and communities, committing to deeper relationships, and learning that contentment is one of the fruits of wisdom. Gustavo also introduces the A Rocha Conservation Certificate and explains how this pioneering program will expand conservation opportunities beyond just science and conservation professionals, to make conservation more accessible for people in all professions and walks of life.  Click here to learn more about A Rocha's Conservation Certificate.Gustavo H. R. Santos serves as a Co-Chair of the A Rocha Worldwide Family Strategic Direction Working Group and as Content Developer for the Conservation Certificate. Born and raised in Brazil, he merges experiences in the corporate and nonprofit sectors and currently lives at the A Rocha Brooksdale Center with his wife Andrea, and their dog, Mokha.

Dave Eggers is the author of the all-ages novel The Eyes and the Impossible, available in a deluxe, limited edition, wood-bound hardcover from McSweeney's, and in a traditional hardcover from Knopf Books for Young Readers. Illustrations by Shawn Harris. Eggers is the author of many books, including bestsellers The Every, The Monk of Mokha, The Circle, A Hologram for the King, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. His work has been nominated for the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is the founder of McSweeney's, an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, and cofounder of 826 National, a network of educational centers around the country offering free tutoring to kids of all backgrounds. He lives in Northern California with his family.  Shawn Harris is the author/illustrator of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?, which won a Caldecott Honor Award. He is the illustrator of Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, which received seven starred reviews, was an Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book, an ALA Notable, and a PW Best Book of the Year. His other picture books include Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do (a Time Magazine Best Children's Book), Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy, and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the 7th episode of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast live series from World of Coffee Dubai with today's guest, owner of Dubai-based coffee business Mokha 1450, and vice-president of the SCA, Garfield Kerr. https://www.instagram.com/garfieldmokha/ https://www.instagram.com/mokha1450/Join host Lee Safar as she explores "The Future of Specialty Coffee in the Middle East" with esteemed guests (17 in total) from around the world who joined us live as the official podcast partners for World of Coffee Dubai, and recorded podcast episodes from the show floor. This is an excellent opportunity for coffee enthusiasts, industry professionals, and anyone interested in the world of coffee to learn, gain insight, and grow in knowledge about the fastest-growing coffee industry in the world - the Middle East.Special thanks to our sponsor DXB Live (https://dxblive.com). Tune in and join the conversation using the hashtag #WOCDubai and consider registering for a booth at WOC Dubai 2024 by signing up to the WOC mailing list at https://www.worldofcoffeedubai.comWorld Of Coffee Dubai 2023 Podcast Series: https://www.mapitforward.coffee/worldofcoffeedubaiFor more information about MAP IT FORWARD go to https://www.mapitforward.coffee or https://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffee/

It's not everyday that I have a guest whose story encompasses elements of design thinking in both their personal and professional lives.  In this episode Mokhtar Alkhanshali, whose NYT Bestselling Author Dave Eggers calls “The Monk of Mokha” shares how his curiosity in the origins of coffee allowed him to build a life at the intersection of his passion and purpose.  Join The LinkedIn Leader course waitlist. To learn more about Designing Schools click here. 

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a circle-back moment and reading blankies Current Reads: lots of great non-fiction and some surprising hits Deep Dive: getting out of a reading funk - some strategies! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:34 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:40 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:52 - CR Season 3: Episode 5 4:05 - There's A Rainbow in my Closet by Patti Stren 8:53 - Current Reads 9:01 - The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (Roxanna)  14:00 - Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (Kaytee) 14:05 - CR Season 4: Episode 48 (Listener Press) 18:15 - Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf (Roxanna) 21:36 - Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 22:43 - Miss Chloe by A.J. Verdelle (Kaytee) 23:29 - The Good Negress by A.J. Verdelle 26:34 - Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell (Roxanna) 29:01 - Rare Tea Company 31:25 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers  32:31 - In the Shelter: Finding A Home in the World by Padraig O Tuama (Kaytee) 36:18 - Deep Dive: How to Get Through and Over a Book Funk 39:29 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 46:07 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 46:13 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 46:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander 46:15 - Rebound by Kwame Alexander 49:50 - BookMarks 54:04 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish revisiting books could be a bigger part of our lives. (Roxanna) 55:32 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden I wish everyone would join a bookish app Fable. (Kaytee) 57:25 - CR Season 5: Episode 12 57:42 - Fable App 57:44 - Fabled Bookshop 58:54 - Solito by Javier Zamora 59:07 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

As civil war erupted in Yemen, Mokhtar Alkhanshali found himself imprisoned, with $5,000 stuffed in his underwear and his coffee samples confiscated. To get those samples to the biggest specialty coffee expo in North America, he'd have to survive more than one near-death experience. Would his coffee be worth the risk?This is the second half of our two-part episode about Mokhtar Alkhanshali. If you haven't listened to Part 1 from last week, please start there. If you want to learn more about Mokhtar's story, check out The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers. You can buy Mokhtar's coffee at Port of Mokha. And for more information on Mokhtar's non-profit, and the National Yemeni Coffee Auction, visit the The Mokhta Institute.The Sporkful production team includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Tracey Samuelson, and Jared O'Connell. Editing help this week from Devon DiComo.Transcript available at www.sporkful.com.

G. Monique Mokha is a Sports Scientist / ATC and is teaching in the field of Exercise and Sport Sciences at Nova Southeastern University Miami Beach, Florida. Dr. Mokha currently is a Ph.D., ATC, CSCS, and a Professor of Health and Human Performance.Her research interests focus on sport movement and technique evaluation for athletes with and without disabilities. Specifically, she likes to study how athletes can improve their performance through optimizing their biomechanics, and what biomechanical factors contribute to or explain their sports injuries.  You can read about her research HEREWe were so blessed to sit down and learn from this amazing woman. 

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a Kindle device hack and the Edgar awards Current Reads: books that whelm us and surprise us in the best ways Deep Dive: the different ways we interact with our books and what we are reading Book Presses: a verse novel and an oldie but goodie As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . :30 - Currently Reading Patreon 1:55 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:17 - Instructions on how to remove ads from you Kindle HERE 7:55 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8:10 - The Edgar Awards 8:37 - The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen 8:42 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 8:46 - Five Decembers by James Kestrel 8:57 - How Lucky by Will Leitch 9:00 - No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield 9:55 - Current Reads 10:04 - You Got Anything Stronger? by Gabrielle Union (Kaytee) 13:57 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers (Meredith) 19:54 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 20:23 - The Circle by Dave Eggers 21:24 - A Swim in a Pond and the Rain by George Saunders (Kaytee) 21:40 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 25:36 - The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg (Meredith) 30:29 - Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan (Kaytee) 30:34 - Page and Palette 30:46 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 31:06 - Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patty Callahan 35:44 - Book darts  37:59 - Girl 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke (Meredith) 41:51 - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hiller 42:05 - Deep Dive: How We Interact with Our Books 43:36 - Book darts 47:39 - Season 3: Episode 5 of Currently Reading w/Roxanna  48:33 - Filofax refillable notebook 52:58 - Erin Condren highlighter pack 54:12 - Currently Reading Patreon 54:38 - A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders 55:34 - Breath by James Nestor 56:25 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 56:37 - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee) 58:26 - The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte (Meredith) 59:54 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 1:00:03 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Phil, Jake and Jason are reunited with bud-of-the-pod Dave Hause to rank pickles and Sir Topham Hatt (from Thomas & Friends) on the List of Every Damn Thing. Plus coffee gets re-ranked!Follow Dave on Instagram (@davehause), Twitter (@hausedave) and Facebook (DaveHauseMusic). We love his critically-acclaimed new album Blood Harmony, and so will you (it's on Spotify & Apple Music). Hopefully you can see him play live near you!If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!SHOW NOTES: Here's Dave's USA Today piece about Taylor Swift being “infinitely more punk rock” than him. Jason and Jake praise the song “Gary” from Dave's new record, because it's an incredible song. We note that our last episode featured Dave's brother Tim Hause. The two brothers collaborated on Blood Harmony, as well as on Tim Hause's recently-recorded album (coming out later this year). We successfully deduce that sauerkraut is both a pickled and fermented food (the same goes for kimchi). Here's a Southern Living article about how Texans– and only Texans– eat pickles at the movie theater. We discuss different types of pickles, such as cornichons and bread-and-butter pickles (the latter of which apparently got their name because they were good for bartering for staple food items). Here's Hannibal Buress' pickle juice bit wherein he confesses "I have a surplus of pickle juice in my apartment". We talk about Dave being a transplant from Philadelphia. Did you know that the city's name literally means "Brother Love" in Greek? Why doesn't this get mentioned more? Guy Fieri is the prime minister of Sonoma County, where Phil lives. Phil says that all businesses in the county have a picture of Fieri on the wall, and he eats and drinks for free by law. Jason uses “onion murder” as an argument for ranking pickles higher than onions. Research shows that a guy in India was once killed for onions, but it's not fair to blame the onions for this. Maybe the guy who died in a tragic accident while harvesting onions could be blamed on the onions. Phil ponders on the nature of Thomas' sentience, and whether his consciousness is a gestalt of the train itself and the humans that operate it. Jake compares it to Voltron. Sir Tophamm Hatt is originally from The Railway Series books by Wilbert & Christopher Awdry, but our frame of reference is mostly the Thomas & Friends TV show (featuring, of course, the titular star Thomas the Tank Engine). Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patrick Stewart and Brian Cox are our nominees for portraying a live-action Topham Hatt. We shout-out some of our favorite coffee companies: Time & Tide Coffee (Biddeford, ME), Timeless Coffee (Oakland, CA) and Black Oak Coffee (Ukiah, CA). We also give praise to the Blue Danube Coffee House on Clement Street in San Francisco. ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:having COVID * escabeche * Grillo's pickles * Christmas ornaments * cucumbers * onions * Dolly Parton * Watchmen (comic) * the Golden Gate Bridge * Pompeii * It's-It * volcanoes * Popeye * Blade * The British Royal Family * capitalism * E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial * Charmander * goats * VW Bugs * Carthage * cold brew shandy * Star Wars * coffee enemas * Mendocino County * bicycles * The Monk of Mokha by Dave EggersBelow are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).TOP TEN: Dolly Parton - person interspecies animal friends - idea sex - idea bicycles - tool coffee - beverage Clement Street in San Francisco - location Prince - person It's-It - food Cher - person dogs - animal BOTTOM TEN:223. Jon Voight - person224. Hank Williams, Jr - person225. British Royal Family - institution226. Steven Seagal - person227. McRib - food228. death - idea229. war - idea230. cigarettes - drug231. QAnon - idea232. transphobia - ideaTheme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan, with audio help from Luke Janela. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Email us at list@everydamnthing.net. 

Mokha Bunn Yemen Specialty Coffee. In Canada, we are sourcing, roasting & distributing the finest Yemeni specialty coffee. Cutebooty was our sponsor this week, and we we're at their factory. WeedCon is about getting the best CBD companies together in one place. Actress Megan Henry talks about her career as a writer, producer and actress.Movie Reviews and More is broadcast live Tuesdays at 5PM PT.Movie Reviews and More TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Movie Reviews and More Radio Show is broadcast on K4HD Radio (www.k4hd.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com).Movie Reviews and More Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).

Dave Eggers is the author of many books, among them The Circle— the companion to The Every— and also The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. He is a cofounder of 826 National, a network of youth writing centers, and Voice of Witness, an oral history book series that illuminates the stories of those impacted by human rights crises.  Recommended Reading: Mi María: Surviving the Storm edited by Ricia Chansky and Marci Denesiuk Ivory Shoals by John Brandon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is with Mokhtar, the founder of Port of Mokha, a luxury coffee brand. Mokhtar comes from an ancient lineage of farmers in Yemen that traces back to when the world’s first coffee was cultivated in his home province of Ibb over five centuries ago. In 2013, Mokhtar began focusing on his family’s roots as coffee farmers in Yemen. Seeking to reverse Yemen’s nearly lost art of coffee cultivation, he founded Port of Mokha. Mokhtar has helped to reverse the declining quality of Yemeni coffee and re-establish it as the one of industry's most treasured origins. In 2017 his coffee was rated as the number one coffee in the world by the Coffee Review. His work has been profiled in GQ, FastCompany, Vanity Fair, and New York Times, among others. Acclaimed author Dave Eggers’ NYT best-selling book, The Monk of Mokha, traces Mokhtar’s journey as a social entrepreneur and his harrowing escape from war-torn Yemen with his first coffee samples. We dive into the following: ✅ What Port of Mokha is with our audience, and also where they can find it ✅ Why he decided to start his company, and his journey ✅ How he was able to prove his product market fit, and become a luxury ✅ How he was able to pay the farmers in Yemen what they deserved ✅ Adversity that he faced on his journey, especially during the pandemic Stay tuned for upcoming episodes with startup founders in the Middle East and North Africa! Please tag us and tell us what you learned. We’d greatly appreciate a review if you are enjoying these conversations.

Today’s episode is with Mokhtar, the founder of Port of Mokha, a luxury coffee brand. Mokhtar comes from an ancient lineage of farmers in Yemen that traces back to when the world’s first coffee was cultivated in his home province of Ibb over five centuries ago. In 2013, Mokhtar began focusing on his family’s roots as coffee farmers in Yemen. Seeking to reverse Yemen’s nearly lost art of coffee cultivation, he founded Port of Mokha. Mokhtar has helped to reverse the declining quality of Yemeni coffee and re-establish it as the one of industry's most treasured origins. In 2017 his coffee was rated as the number one coffee in the world by the Coffee Review. His work has been profiled in GQ, FastCompany, Vanity Fair, and New York Times, among others. Acclaimed author Dave Eggers’ NYT best-selling book, The Monk of Mokha, traces Mokhtar’s journey as a social entrepreneur and his harrowing escape from war-torn Yemen with his first coffee samples. We dive into the following: ✅ What Port of Mokha is with our audience, and also where they can find it ✅ Why he decided to start his company, and his journey ✅ How he was able to prove his product market fit, and become a luxury ✅ How he was able to pay the farmers in Yemen what they deserved ✅ Adversity that he faced on his journey, especially during the pandemic Stay tuned for upcoming episodes with startup founders in the Middle East and North Africa! Please tag us and tell us what you learned. We’d greatly appreciate a review if you are enjoying these conversations.

On today's episode, Andrew talks with Dave Eggers about his latest novel, The Every, a follow-up to his bestselling novel The Circle; the resistance to big data, and his personal strategy to distribute his latest hardcover only in independent bookstores. Dave Eggers is the author of many books, among them The Circle—the companion to the book you are holding—and also The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. He is the cofounder of 826 National, a network of youth writing centers, and of Voice of Witness, an oral history book series that illuminates the stories of those impacted by human rights crises. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and is the recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the American Book Award. He has attended the Jetpack Aviation Academy in Moorpark, California, but is not yet certified to fly off-tether. Born in Boston and raised in Illinois, he has now lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for three decades. He and his family often consider leaving, but they do not leave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Come on a journey to discover the roots of coffee in the war-torn region of Yemen with Mokhtar Alkhanshali, CEO and Founder of Port of Mokha. You'll learn how and why Mokhtar was compelled to create a socially responsible coffee company that paid growers three times the rate of open market coffees, so farmers in this oldest region of coffee growing in the world could thrive while producing internationally acknowledged, award-winning coffees of the highest quality. The resounding message you'll hear is one of conscious consumerism, voting with your dollars, paying value for the food you put on your table, and understanding its roots. About Our Guest: Mokhtar Akhanshali, CEO and Founder of Port of Mokha Historian, community organizer, and coffee innovator, Mokhtar Alkhanshali envisions a world where industry empowers rather than exploits, uplifts rather than represses. Seeking to reverse Yemen's nearly lost art of coffee cultivation, he founded Port of Mokha. Combining his knowledge of specialty coffee production, progressive infrastructure strategy and community organizing, Mokhtar has helped to reverse the declining quality of Yemeni coffee and re-establish it as the one of industries most treasured origins. Best-selling author Dave Eggers' forthcoming title “The Monk of Mokha” traces Mokhtar's journey as a social entrepreneur and his harrowing escape from war torn Yemen with his first coffee samples. Mokhtar can be found amongst his coffee farmers in remote villages or speaking around the world on topics of social entrepreneurship, community development and, of course, coffee. Guest Sites: Website: https://portofmokha.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkhanshali/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portofmokha/ Monk of Mokha Book by Dave Eggars: https://daveeggers.net/monkofmokha Join the Care More. Be Better. Community! (Social Links Below) Website: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebettr Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better ~Join us live each week for open conversations on Clubhouse!~ Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability Podcast Care More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://www.caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started! 00:00 Introduction 03:40 From Activist/Lawyer to Coffee Company Founder 08:10 Bringing Coffee to The West From War-torn Yemen 17:05 Creating A Coffee Company with Social Impact At Its Core 22:00 Blind Taste Test: Coffee Tasting Notes & Similarities to Wines 30:05 Why Coffee from Yemen Is Unique -- #1 -- It's The World's Oldest Coffee 37:24 Creating Socially Responsible Coffee for A Broader Audience 42:30 Choosing Your Coffee: Buy Local -- or -- Know Where Your Food Comes From 44:10 Closing Thoughts from Mokhtar Alkhanshali

Come on a journey to discover the roots of coffee in the war-torn region of Yemen with Mokhtar Alkhanshali, CEO and Founder of Port of Mokha. You'll learn how and why Mokhtar was compelled to create a socially responsible coffee company that paid growers three times the rate of open market coffees, so farmers in this oldest region of coffee growing in the world could thrive while producing internationally acknowledged, award-winning coffees of the highest quality. The resounding message you'll hear is one of conscious consumerism, voting with your dollars, paying value for the food you put on your table, and understanding its roots.    About Our Guest: Mokhtar Akhanshali, CEO and Founder of Port of Mokha Historian, community organizer, and coffee innovator, Mokhtar Alkhanshali envisions a world where industry empowers rather than exploits, uplifts rather than represses.   Seeking to reverse Yemen's nearly lost art of coffee cultivation, he founded Port of Mokha. Combining his knowledge of specialty coffee production, progressive infrastructure strategy and community organizing, Mokhtar has helped to reverse the declining quality of Yemeni coffee and re-establish it as the one of industries most treasured origins. Best-selling author Dave Eggers' forthcoming title “The Monk of Mokha” traces Mokhtar's journey as a social entrepreneur and his harrowing escape from war torn Yemen with his first coffee samples.   Mokhtar can be found amongst his coffee farmers in remote villages or speaking around the world on topics of social entrepreneurship, community development and, of course, coffee.   Guest Sites: Website: https://portofmokha.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkhanshali/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portofmokha/  Monk of Mokha Book by Dave Eggars: https://daveeggers.net/monkofmokha    Join the Care More. Be Better. Community! (Social Links Below)  Website: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better  Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebettr  Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better  ~Join us live each week for open conversations on Clubhouse!~   Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability Podcast Care More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://www.caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started!   00:00  Introduction 03:40 From Activist/Lawyer to Coffee Company Founder 08:10 Bringing Coffee to The West From War-torn Yemen 17:05 Creating A Coffee Company with Social Impact At Its Core  22:00 Blind Taste Test: Coffee Tasting Notes & Similarities to Wines 30:05 Why Coffee from Yemen Is Unique -- #1 -- It's The World's Oldest Coffee 37:24 Creating Socially Responsible Coffee for A Broader Audience 42:30 Choosing Your Coffee: Buy Local -- or -- Know Where Your Food Comes From 44:10 Closing Thoughts from Mokhtar Alkhanshali

Melody, Maren, and Heather chat about historical fiction books and what life might've looked like as Ernest Hemingway's third wife. Books We Talked About: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James Love and Ruin by Paula McLain Book Clubs: Summer Book Club: Long Bright River by Liz Moore on June 23 at 7:00 p.m. History Book Club: The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers on July 14 at 1:00 p.m. Registration Required. Bridgerton Book Club: Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn on July 21 at 2:00 p.m.

In Episode 77, Syed M. Masood (author of The Bad Muslim Discount) joins me to talk about the evolution of The Bad Muslim Discount, writing about serious topics with humor, and what it’s like the publish 3 books in 18 months. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Syed’s inspiration for The Bad Muslim Discount. How early drafts of the book were different from the final version. The spectrum of levels of devotion to the Muslim faith covered in the book. Syed’s literary hero. How he felt about using irreverent humor to talk about religion (and why he chose to do this). Whether Anvar and Amir’s parents and grandmother are based on his real life parents and grandmother. How Syed used the theme of destiny in the book. How the immigrant experience is a condensation of the broader human experience. His connection to the game of Checkers, which plays a role in the story. What it was like for Syed to publish 2 books (one adult and one YA) within 6 months of each other. The process differences between writing adult and YA. Syed’s Book Recommendations [31:51] Two OLD Books He Loves The Plotters by Un-Su Kim | Buy from Amazon [32:03] My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [34:58] Two NEW Books He Loves This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry | Buy from Amazon [37:23] Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam | Buy from Amazon [39:33] One Book He DIDN’T LOVE I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes | Buy from Amazon [43:39] One NEW RELEASE He’s Excited About Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri  (May 4, 2021) | Buy from Amazon [46:32] Last 5 Star Book Laura Read [49:09] The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers | Buy from Amazon [49:09] Other Books Mentioned The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed Masood | Buy from Amazon [0:41] More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood | Buy from Amazon [22:58] On Writing by Stephen King | Buy from Amazon [26:51] Sway With Me by Syed M. Masood (Coming Fall 2021) | Buy from Amazon [30:52] The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro | Buy from Amazon [40:48] Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri | Buy from Amazon [46:43] The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri | Buy from Amazon [47:02] Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [50:25] About Syed Website | Instagram | Twitter I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, and currently live in Sacramento, California. There have been plenty of stops in between though. I’m a first generation immigrant, twice over. I’ve been a citizen of three different countries and lived in nine cities. I am, as Goethe, said, “nothing but a wanderer […] on this earth.” Living among different people, in different countries at fascinating times in their histories, has shaped both my view of the world and my writing. Ultimately, human beings are the same everywhere (despite the fact that they tell themselves, everywhere, that they are different from each other), and the theme of this fundamental human unity informs everything I write. As to my life outside of writing, I went to the William and Mary School of Law, and before that attended the University of Toronto, where I studied English Literature. I am currently practicing as an attorney and must “measure out my life in coffee spoons” on a daily basis. Some members of my family will tell you that I’m also a poet. This isn’t true. I wrote a few poems in Urdu when I was a teenager, and I’ve never heard the end of it…which I wouldn’t mind, honestly, if they were any good. As it is, I’m very happy living in prose, thank you very much. Other interests include good food, video games, sitcoms, and books of all kinds. Most of my time that doesn’t go to writing or billable hours is consumed by my two children, four and two years of age.

Imagine a noble cruise ship with a rogue charlatan as its new captain with followers "most fowl" and a conspiracy theorist speaking from the bowels of the ship... Join us as we interview author and journalist Dave Eggers about his satirical allegory, The Captain and the Glory . "I like being captain," said the man with the yellow feather. He was installed high on the bridge of the Glory , and surveyed the seas with swelling pride. The ship's passengers had elected him to steer the ship and he was very pleased about it. The supporters of the new Captain were pleased, too. In fact, they were jubilant. Never in their lifetimes had something like this happened. They felt triumphant and unstoppable and capable of doing anything. Dave Eggers is the author of many books, including The Circle , The Monk of Mokha , What is the What , A Hologram for the King , and The Lifters . Eggers is winner of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the TED Prize,

Journey with us into the history of coffee and the realities of social enterprise with our guide Mokhtar Alkanshali, founder of Port of Mokha. A Yemeni-American, Mokhtar shares the extraordinary path that led him to build a vertically integrated coffee company in Yemen in the midst of political turmoil and civil war. Mokhtar takes on the skeptics asking why we should care about specialty coffee: by shortening the distance between consumers and producers they are improving the quality of coffee and the lives of farmers. We’re digging into the rapid growth of speciality coffee—22% a year growth compared to 5% a year for regular coffee— and why farming in Yemen matters globally. Mokhtar argues shifting from treating coffee simply as a commodity, to coffee as an accessible luxury like cheese and wine, brings consumers pleasure and helps farmers live with dignity. Mokhtar shares how he developed buy-in from Yemeni farmers to build a business based on social impact right alongside superior taste. This is a candid dialogue about the benefits and challenges of a vertically integrated company, and the expansion of Port of Mohka’s direct trade model into Ethiopia and Colombia.Mokhtar talks about the journey of entrepreneurship: the “adventure” and “passion” phases, how to navigate mistakes, and personal investment. Mokhtar dives into the critical issue of how to find the right investors. We are talking supply chain difficulties, the challenges in fundraising, and innovating into new product lines to diversify the business, and the bright opportunity Mokhtar sees for e-commerce. Mokhtar’s story is the subject of Dave Eggers’ book The Monk of Mohka, and he more than lives up to the interest in his blended vision for business and social impact.

Who’s in the dojo? Keba welcomes Historian, community organizer, and coffee innovator, Mokhtar Alkhanshali, founder and CEO of Port of Mokha, a specialty coffee company based in the SF Bay Area. Alkhanshali was featured in best-selling author Dave Eggers’ book “The Monk of Mokha” which traces his journey as a social entrepreneur and his harrowing escape from war torn Yemen in a small fishing boat with his first bags of coffee samples. Mokhtar strives to empower coffee farmers with the knowledge and sustainability tools to bring about radical improvements in the quality of their coffees and lives.

Who’s in the dojo? Keba welcomes Historian, community organizer, and coffee innovator, Mokhtar Alkhanshali, founder and CEO of Port of Mokha, a specialty coffee company based in the SF Bay Area. Alkhanshali was featured in best-selling author Dave Eggers’ book “The Monk of Mokha” which traces his journey as a social entrepreneur and his harrowing escape from war torn Yemen in a small fishing boat with his first bags of coffee samples. Mokhtar strives to empower coffee farmers with the knowledge and sustainability tools to bring about radical improvements in the quality of their coffees and lives.

Mokhtar Alkhanshali likes to say that the shortest distance between two people is a cup of coffee. In grappling with his identity as an American-Yemeni, Mokhtar went back to his homeland and developed a passion for coffee cultivation, eventually turning his newfound knowledge into a company called “Port of Mokha”. In this episode, we learn about the colonial history of Yemen and the civil war that broke in 2015. We also talk about what Arab Spring meant for Yemen, the massive food insecurity caused by the country's ongoing conflict, and through Mokhtar's lens, how coffee and responsible farming practices can be used as a tool to unite and heal a population. Learn from expert voices: Annabel Symington, Yemen Head of Communications at the World Food Program Kate Kizer, Policy Director at Win Without War Kristine Beckerle from Matwana for Human Rights and former Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Yemen Peace Project. -- Finding Humanity is a production of Humanity Lab Foundation and Hueman Group Media. Our inaugural season is made possible in part by our collaborating partner, The Elders. Subscribe, rate and leave us a review. For more information, visit findinghumanitypodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @find_humanity and Facebook.

JUST A DROP: Less than 10 minutes about a wine topic, some news, and updates. Disclaimer - this one’s a little over 10 minutes but it’s worth it! In this short episode, Farrah goes over the origins of coffee and why it was called “the wine of the Arabs.” Support B for Bacchus on Patreon References: Hammam Radio Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1991, Harlan Walker Paradise Dictionary - Dictionary of English words of Arabic etymology part II- Mohannad Al Fallouji, PhD Coffee and Qahwa: How a drink for Arab mystics went global Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East, Ralph S. Hattox Port of Mokha coffee + Serious Jolt on Kerning Cultures Coffee's Mysterious Origins How Coffee Went from a Mystical Sacrament to an Everyday Drink The Etymology of "Coffee": The Dark Brew, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Alan S. Kaye All about Coffee, William Harrison Ukers Coffee as a Social Drug, Steven Topik

Join me and Mokhtar Alkhanshali (historian, community historian and coffee innovator) as we follow the roots of Coffee from Ethiopia, Yemen to Makkah and then Istanbul and Europe. Mokhtar shares the intimate history of Coffee in Islam and its uses for the praise of God, its near ban and then its spread into Europe and Asia. Notes: The Merchant Houses of Mocha - by Nancy Umm Monk of Mokha - by Dave Eggers

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses four books he read during September 2019 – Small Fry, The Monk of Mokha, Fit for Life, and Franklin: Tennessee’s Handsomest Town. Erik discusses his reason for choosing each book and some interesting things he learned in each book. Show Notes Widow of the South Podcast Episode All Books... The post Four Books from September 2019 appeared first on Books of Titans.

The introductory episode of For the Record, a registrar podcast sponsored by AACRAO, hosted by Doug McKenna. Learn more about your host, about AACRAO, and the topics that will be covered in upcoming episodes. Key Takeaways: The Registrar is a critical position within higher education institutions; For the Record is going to be amazing; You should subscribe, like, and share links to the podcast. Extra Credit Reading Section: Theolonius Monk – The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D. G. KelleyAttitudes of Gratitude, M. J. RyanFactfulness, Hans RoslingGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Elena Favilli and Francesca CavalloThe Monk of Mokha, Dave Eggers

I talked with coffee expert Willem Boot all about specialty coffee: the business, the art, the ethics and more. We also discussed Willem’s company, Boot Coffee, including its offerings (consulting, courses, trips), Willem’s farms in Ethiopia and Panama, and the coffee that turned his world upside down. Willem Boot is the founder of Boot Coffee, located in San Rafael, California. He’s also a coffee expert who has advised coffee companies, coffee associations, development banks and governments around the world. Willem appears in Dave Egger’s recent book, The Monk of Mokha. He has never lived in Istanbul, despite what a blog on his website might claim.

In de 7e aflevering van de Business Books Podcast bespreken Thijs Peters (business journalist) en Remy Ludo Gieling (hoofdredacteur Sprout) de lessen uit: » Goede leiders zweven niet over effectieve leiderschapsstijlen. » Interview met groeigoeroe Verne Harnish over zijn boek Scaling Up. » Leren we van Francesco Cirillo waarom we productiever worden van werken met een kookwekker in De Pomodoro Techniek. » Bouwt de Amerikaanse koffieondernemer Mokhtar Alkhanshali een koffie-imperium vanuit het levensgevaarlijke Jemen in The Monk of Mokha. Meer luisteren of de boeken bestellen, dat kan via www.businessbookspodcast.nl.

Mokhtar is the man Dave Eggers wrote his non-fiction novel  'The Monk of Mokha' about. He was a young American in San Francisco with Yeminite roots, looking for a way to get his life on the rails. A few years back he decided to start importing coffee from Yemen, improving the local farmer's lives at the same time. In 2015 Mokhtar ends up in a civil war but he persists. After an amazing adventure he makes it back to the US to present his coffee to the public. Today, ‘Port of Mokha’ coffee is recognised as among the best in the world. Mokhtar came to share his story with for the first time in Belgium with entrepreneurs at the occasion of De Bertjes 2018. He brought us a true story of being an entrepreneur with impact.

1. Mokhtar Alkhanshali - Founder of the Port of Mokha and subject of The Monk of Mokha (by Dave Eggers)

Mokhtar Alkhanshali is a historian, community organizer, and coffee innovator, who envisions a world where industry empowers rather than exploits, uplifts rather than represses. Following his studies, he worked with some of the most respected civil rights and community organizations, including the ACLU and Asian Law Caucus. On several occasions, he's been requested to partner with the city of San Francisco in working on initiatives regarding civil liberties. In 2013, Mokhtar shifted his focus toward his family's roots as coffee farmers in Yemen. Seeking to reverse Yemen's nearly lost art of coffee cultivation, he founded Port of Mokha. Combining his knowledge of specialty coffee production, progressive infrastructure strategy, and community organizing, Mokhtar has helped to reverse the declining quality of Yemeni coffee and re-establish it as one of the industry's most treasured origins. Mokhtar is the subject of bestselling author Dave Eggers' new book, The Monk of Mokha. Mokhtar was in the Northwest to speak at The Elliott Bay Book Company.

Welcome to Conversation #3 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, Dale and Melody, as they share what they're reading and recommending! Also make sure you sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Club: Read, Attend, Review! Join us for our Summer Reading Club where you can win prizes for reviewing books you read and programs you attend! The more you read and attend, the better your chances are to win! Best of all? You get a raffle ticket just for registering for Summer Reading Club! Register here: http://www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/aprograms.html Books mentioned in today's conversation: 1) Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 2) A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria Schwab 3) The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers 4) The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel Access these books: 1) countycat.mcfls.org/ 2)meet.libbyapp.com/ 3)www.hoopladigital.com/ What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/ E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD Shout out to www.bensound.com for the intro and exit music!

Justin Kemerling joins me on today’s show. Justin is an independent designer, activist, and collaborator living in Omaha, Nebraska focused on making it beautiful, moving people to action, and getting good things done. He works primarily with community organizations, political campaigns, and changemaking startups in need of branding, graphic design, web design, and art direction. His self-initiated projects and collaborations explore ways to move forward important causes and ideas with design, art, and other forms of creative expression. Justin’s artwork has been exhibited in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and regularly in Omaha. I had a great time talking with Justin about not only design, but also about how art can move people to action. We also talk about his project Power to the Poster which you can check out at powertotheposter.com. Power to the Poster All of Them - Blue Collar Group Welcome - Jesse Purcell Angie Seykora - Website Angie Seykora - Instagram Dan Crane - Website Dan Crane - InstagramThe Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers - AmazonJanelle MonáeThe Union for Contemporary Art (Omaha) Follow Justin KemerlingWebsite Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Medium Follow Amanda Stevenson Amanda on Instagram Amanda on Twitter Voices Creating Change on Facebook Voices Creating Change on Twitter Support the show on Patreon  

What should coffee really cost you? Jesse and I sit down over a cup of Yemen and talk about the price of coffee. Why does coffee cost what it costs now? Is $16 a cup a 'good' price? What should all coffee cost? And other questions/ideas on the subject. We also of course talk about the delicious Yemen coffee we are enjoying on this show - an Al-Jabal from Port of Mokha. You can check out their monthly subscription here:  http://portofmokha.com/mokha-monthly   Hosts: Joseph Robertson - Coffee Lovers Magazine - https://www.coffeeloversmag.com Jesse Nelson - Conduit Coffee - https://www.conduitcoffee.com  

For The Monk of Mokha, Dave Eggers writes the story of Mokhtar Alkhanshali bridging the country of his ancestors with the country where he lives. This is a conversation about the fate of immigrant life in America.

3 Years ago, I published an awesome story about a guy who had dedicated his life to saving Yemeni coffee. Through the years since, Jesse and I have enjoyed many opportunities to talk about and share Yemen coffee and the work of Mokhtar Alkhanshali. Now his story is immortalized in the work of Dave Eggers, in the book titles 'The Monk of Mokha.' In this episode, we recall the early years of sharing Mokhtar's story, meeting him, and our experiences with Yemen coffee. Get yourself a copy of The Monk of Mokha: http://www.powells.com/book/monk-of-mokha-9781101947319/17-0 Download the issue 'Saving Yemeni Coffee' where I first featured Mokhtar's story: https://www.coffeeloversmag.com/saving-yemeni-coffee/ Hosts: Joseph Robertson - Coffee Lovers Magazine - https://www.coffeeloversmag.com Jesse Nelson - Conduit Coffee - https://www.conduitcoffee.com  

Business Daily hears remarkable stories from Yemen's civil war. The tens of thousands of African economic migrants risking everything each year to travel into the world's worst humanitarian crisis. And the man who decided to start a coffee export business out of the very heart of the war-zone. Ed Butler talks to Mokhtar Alkhanshali from the Port of Mokha coffee company, humanitarian worker Rabih Sarieddine at the International Organization for Migration's office in the Yemeni port of Aden and journalist Iona Craig who's been reporting on Yemen for many years. The programme contains descriptions of kidnapping and violence. (picture: Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, keep watch at Nihm district, on the eastern edges of the capital Sanaa, on February 2, 2018. (Credit ABDULLAH AL-QADRY/AFP/Getty Images)

Dave Eggers is the author of What Is the What, The Circle, the National Book Award-nominated A Hologram for the King, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated memoir of death and adoption. He is also founder of the independent publishing company McSweeney's, its eponymous magazine, the periodical The Believer, and the nonprofits Voice of Witness, 826 National, and ScholarMatch. The titular ''monk'' of Eggers's latest book, Mokhtar Alkhanshali is the San Francisco-raised son of Yemeni immigrants. A coffee fanatic and cultivator, he returned to his native land in 2015 to learn more about its historical connection to coffee just as civil war was brewing. This true story follows his incredible journey from California to coffee to chaos. Natalie Cohn Memorial Lecture (recorded 2/12/2018)

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we chat with Dave Eggers and Moktar Alkhanshali about Dave Eggers' new biography of Moktar Alkhanshali and the history of coffee, 'The Monk of Mokha."

On today’s episode, you’ll hear about the incredible lengths one man went to in his attempt to bring coffee from Yemen back into the world. Maddie interviews acclaimed writer Dave Eggers and coffee importer Mokhtar Alkhanshali, the subject of Eggers' new book, The Monk of Mokha. Then, Tom talks to historian Adrian Miller about the hidden history of African American chefs in the White House.

The story of how Mokhtar Akhanshali braved a civil war to bring Yemeni coffee to the world.   Dave Egger’s biography of Mokhtar, The Monk of Mokha, is available wherever books are sold. And be sure to check out the book’s Instagram at @themonkofmokha. Producer: Joe Rosenberg Original Score: Renzo Gorrio Season 9 Episode 6

Brian chats with author Dave Eggers (Monk of Mokha, The Circle) about his writing process, body of work, and lots more. https://826national.org/ https://www.mcsweeneys.net This show features music from Foxhole's 2006 effort, Push/Pull (Burnt Toast Vinyl). You can find it on iTunes and Amazon. Thanks to the band for allowing us to use their tunes.

We're ringing in a new year with the books coming out in January we're most excited for. Take a listen and then let us know what books you can't wait to read in 2018! Books mentioned in this episode Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jenkins Gnomon by Nick Harkaway The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman The Job of the Wasp by Colin Winnette Grist Mill Road by Christopher J Yates The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Iron Gold by Pierce Brown A State of Freedom by Neel Mukherjee Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell The English Wife by Lauren Willig Batman Nightwalker by Marie Lu Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee Robots vs. Fairies   Even more January book releases to check out Everless by Sara Holland Meet Cute: Some People are Destined to Meet When -- The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

Mokha Laget artist talk with Kathryn M Davis of ArtBeat Santa Fe Wednesday, September 27, 6:30 - 8:00 PM   Mokha Laget, “In Shape, In Color” Through - October 7, 2017   Mokha Laget In Her First Solo Exhibition with David Richard Gallery Presents New Shaped and Colorful Stained Canvases That Create Illusions of Three-Dimensional Structures Floating In Space 

What’s in a Label? In this edition of the MOAS Podcast we’re looking at labels and linguistics in Migration. We’re going to explore how the labels given to people on the move have positive and negative impacts on their future. We’ll also see how those labels are shaped for political reasons as well as convenience and the consequences that come with that. To do this we’re going to speak with Professor Heaven Crawley about her new research into migration categories and the politics behind them. We’ll also be speaking to two contrasting campaigns focused on labels. One says let’s get rid of them and focus on the people, the other says let’s keep the label and let the people given it decide what it means to them. Then we’ll be going back to Erfurt Germany to hear from Tarek Esmail and see how he feels about this. You’re also going to hear our first in a series of Things You Didn’t Know. It’s about the countries that people MOAS has rescued have come from. First up is Yemen. If you like this Podcast don’t forget to click subscribe on Audioboom for more updates from us. [MOAS Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/moas_eu/?hl=en) Heaven Crawley: [@heavencrawley](https://twitter.com/heavencrawley) [Refugees, migrants, neither, both: categorical fetishism and the politics of bounding in Europe’s ‘migration crisis’](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1348224) I’m A Refugee: [http://www.iamarefugee.net/](http://www.iamarefugee.net/) I’m Not A Refugee: [http://iamnotarefugee.com/](http://iamnotarefugee.com/) Music by Paul Wilkie: https://minimusicman.com/ #professor #heaven #crawley #categories #labels #linguistics #fetishism #definition #connotation #positive #negative #politics #migration #crisis #refugee #migrant #asylumseeker #tarek #esmail #syria #welcome #society #number #group #greece #turkey #protection #mediterranean #yemen #shibam #jabiyya #ma’wazz #meshedda #coffee #mocha #arabica #qat #cholera #famine #Arabia #felix #happy #somalia #ethiopia #smugglers #drowning #IOM #August #culture #people #homanyi #hiphop #Hagage #Masaed #port #of #Mokha #drug #monks #sufi #trade #international #mahattan #skyscrapers #mud #hay #civil #war #UNESCO #threat #wind #rain #heat #erosion #bombs #vitali #poluzhnikov #i’m #not #a #refugee #profession #children #book #activists #chefs #sportspeople #artists #JCWI #plaques #art #exhibition #heritage #writers #singers #ambassadors #doctors #economic #migrants # #15 #podcast #episode #MOAS #migrant #offshore #aid #station #moaspodcast

In this episode, we talk to Mokhtar Alkhanshali of Port of Mokha.

We do it live in Emeryville, California at the Counter Culture Coffee Training Center. Guests include Mokhtar Alkhanshali, Port of Mokha; Katie Carguilo, Counter Culture Coffee; Richard Sandlin, Royal Coffee; and Devorah Freudiger, Equator Coffees & Teas.

Dr. Monique Mokha is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she instructs AT students in the areas of kinesiology and biomechanics.  She spoke with Dr. Pradeep Vanguri and a panel of NSU's ATSO officers about her career and experiences in athletic training and academia.  A very fun episode!

Playin' some of my favorite indie trax!!!!

Playin' some of my favorite indie trax!!!!