A Coffee Crusade Podcast
1) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 11
Minister Gallegos separately confronts Bridget and Scopes as Federal troops move across the peninsula. The future of the Encarnacion farmers hangs in the balance.
2) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 10
Bridget discusses her activities with the CEA executive team, but their conversation is interrupted. From Eva she learns about Salavandra’s Federal troops overrunning the coffee operation. Teresa blam...Show More
3) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 9
Two Federals detain Luis and interrogate him about Bridget’s location. Minster Gallegos arrives and discerns Bridget’s whereabouts.
4) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 8
Anthony Scopes is aboard the Echo searching for the dock on Encarnacion Peninsula. He encounters Bridget, who is aboard a skiff en-route to St. Matthew, and blackmails her into working with Integrated...Show More
5) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 7
Bridget processes coffee cherries with Luis and Eva (Luis’s young niece). Eva becomes attached to Bridget. Bridget offers to assist the coffee growers in finding transportation for their beans. She ex...Show More
6) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 6
Bridget learns that Luis is leading her to Encarnacion Peninsula. Minister Gallegos searches for Bridget. Luis’s sister Teresa is working with others on Encarnacion, sorting recently hulled coffee bea...Show More
7) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 5
Luis and Bridget are detained by two Federals, under the orders of Minister Gallegos, who wants Bridget deported. The couple manages to escape into the wilderness. Gallegos discusses crooked business ...Show More
8) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 4
Luis and Bridget hike through the coffee hills around Amadica, meeting with farmers to discuss the benefits of joining the CEA. Coffee growers talk about the challenges and risks of joining the organi...Show More
9) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 3
Luis Florentino, the CEA liaison, is on Salavandra’s Encarnacion Peninsula where his sister’s family cultivates high-quality Arabica coffee. He hikes overland to his home near Amadica to meet Bridget....Show More
10) A Coffee Crusade, Chapter 2
Bridget Hall, Founder and President of CEA, is “cupping” coffees at her roasting facility in Brooklyn. She discusses her organization’s alternative trade strategies with her executive team. Later she ...Show More