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Band of Beans was never meant to be a broadcast. Every discovery gets richer when it's shared: when your questions meet our expeditions, when curiosity turns into conversation.
Start a ConversationWe don't want to do this alone. Every expedition begins with questions: ours, producers', and increasingly, yours. The best discoveries happen in conversation, not monologue. This is where that conversation lives.
We began with one question in Vietnam: "Do you know the hands that picked your beans?" That single question changed everything. Since then, we've followed curiosity across continents, cultures, and centuries. And more and more, it's the questions from people like you that guide where we head next.
Conversations That Sparked Expeditions
A subscriber's curiosity about "egg coffee" led us to uncover colonial trade legacies in Vietnam.
A producer's mention of "singing to trees" sent us researching Ethiopian oral traditions.
A reader's question about Ottoman cafés became the spark for our current history deep dive.
✨ Proof that the fire is already alive — your questions don't just get read, they shape the journey.
Curious Explorers
What questions about coffee's human story spark your imagination? Why do Vietnamese farmers sing to their trees? What happened to Yemen's ancient terraces? From forgotten rituals to modern challenges — tell us what you'd love us to dig into next.
Send Us a Question →Cultural Partners
Producers, cultural guides, musicians, artists, researchers — if you're preserving coffee knowledge or creating around coffee culture, let's talk about collaboration that respects tradition while creating something new. We don't repackage rituals; we honour them through partnership.
Start a Collaboration →Fellow Adventurers
Sometimes the best discoveries begin with "Hey, did you know...?" Share your own coffee story, a ritual you practice, a question you can't shake, or just introduce yourself — every voice adds depth to this adventure.
Say Hello →Share Your Spark
Every great conversation starts with a single voice around the fire
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This journey started with one farmer's question.
The next discovery might begin with yours.
So — what's on your mind? The campfire's waiting.