Today the Province of British Columbia, Canada announced their restart plan for the rest of 2021. In this quick 10 min “Espresso Shot” I cover off the basics of the plan as well as give you my quick favourite’s for coffee, region and brand!
Frank Sidoris (Slash/Mammoth WVH) returns to the podcast to chat coffee, balancing playing In two major rock bands, life since we last chatted and he plays the “Espresso Shot” game featuring his favourite coffee bean, places, and myths!
Karen Bliss (Canadian Correspondent for Billboard/Founder of Samaritan Mag) makes her return to the show to talk coffee, music, life and more!
How has life changed for one of music’s busiest journalists? How has her coffee intake changed? Is BillC10 going to help or hinder how Canadians get their online content and what might be next for the concert world?
All this plus Karen plays the “Espresso Shot” and challenges Brent to drink only instant coffee for a week? Is he in?
Jessica Castillo (Coffee Dates with Jess Podcast) joins the show today to discuss her podcast that also explores coffee culture and the people within it. Also, Jess talks about her personal “Journey For Java” that started at just 10 years old, her training as a Barista and what she learned in the process, life in Las Vegas including her favourite spots for coffee and what’s next for her and the podcast Including some breaking news!
John Guarnieri (Spear Talk Podcast, Silver Spear Security, Former Secret Service Agent) joins me this week to discuss it all. John now spends his days protecting bands like Nickelback and Shinedown on tour while tasting coffee from around the world In the process.
What are some of his favourites? What kind of coffee does Barack Obama drink? What’s next for the world of rock? We break it all down this week on the Journey for Java Podcast.
Juan Bagnell (somegagdetguy.com) stops by this week to talk tech and coffee! How do these two things go together? Juan breaks down his personal Journey for Java with us, his favourite coffee to drink and gives us some great tech advise along the way.
Also, we talk the demise of LG and their phone division, what kind of gear does Juan recommend in both coffee and electronics, he plays the “Espresso Shot” game and so much more!
Brent Fitz (Slash, Toque, Gene Simmons) returns to the podcast to talk all things coffee! Touring around the world feeds Brent’s coffee addiction and we discuss about some of his favourite coffee places and stories from around the world.
Growing up in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada how did Brent start his “Journey for Java” and who were the people that helped him find this universally loved drink? Plus, what’s new in his world and how is he keeping sane during the current state of the world?
Ray Zahab is a Canadian Explorer, Ultra Marathon distance runner, founder of the non-profit Impossible2Possible and Kapik1 Coffee!
What does a World Explorer drink for coffee in the Arctic or Sahara desert? Ray Zahab made his own brand called Kapik1, takes it with him to share with his fellow adventurers and is here this week to talk all about how it all came to be.
Also, we discuss the the regions he decided on for the brand, the best coffee to drink on top of the world in sub zero temperatures and more.
Ray also breaks down his amazing charity Impossible2Possible and taking people on adventures all over the world.
Brian Wheat is the bassist and Co-Songwriter of the multiplatinum selling band TESLA. Brian stops by this week to talk about his brand new book, “Son of a Milkman” that details his life in the band, his upbringing, mental and physical health struggles, the sex drugs and rock and roll lifestyle and so much more!
We discuss it all as well as:
His current favourite artists?
What are his true thoughts on the 90’s grunge movement?
How did his friendship with Jimmy Page and Joe Elliott start?
How does the band write songs?
What happens when you go to work thinking it’s a regular day and then your life get’s turned upside down? Well for Sarah Ayres and her husband David that’s exactly what happened February 23, 2020. After getting an emergency call to play goal for the Caroline Hurricanes in Toronto against his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs and then beating them, David and Sarah’s life changed forever!
International travel, talk shows, podcasts and countless appearances would be their life moving forward and then the pandemic hit changing the worlds plans including theirs.
In this episode we discuss:
The last year of the their life and the madness that was created?
The Movie about their life being produced and by who?
Their connection to the Kidney Foundation and how they are trying to raise awarnes through the #sixdegreechallenge
What’s next for them both?
