Welcome to the Not Old Better Show. I'm your host Paul Vogel Singh and this is episode

number 275.

As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Series, our guest today is author Jordan

Michaelman who, along with co-author, Zachary Carlson, has written the new book The New Rules of Coffee.

Today on the Not Old Better Show, Jordan Michaelman will talk about growing, roasting, brewing, and serving coffee, along with details

about its production, answering questions about what is washed coffee, and a few coffee

mists, like, like hint darker is not stronger now I'm not a

coffee drinker so this episode is going to be really enlightening to me I get to learn a lot just like I do in all of the Smithsonian

Associates podcast Jordan Michaelman and Zachary Carlson will be appearing at the

Smithsonian Associates program Sunday October 21st, for a special afternoon presentation

with coffee tasting as well as a book signing and the new rules of coffee will be available for purchase there

along with author signing.

Jordan Michaelman and Zachary Carlson are founders of the media powerhouse website,

Sprudge, which has a clever background story you'll hear in just a bit.

Sprudge blends insights into the essential rules of coffee etiquette at home and in

cafes with facts and lore drawn from popular culture around the globe and you'll find out everything

about all things coffee today. So please join me in welcoming via internet

phone to the not-old-better show Jordan Michaelman. Jordan Michaelman, welcome to the program.

Thanks so much for having me, Paul.

It is really good to talk to you.

I'm looking forward to talking about this subject.

The title of your presentation, your upcoming presentation at Smithsonian Associates

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