Hello Judges Podcast

In this episode, I chat with Graziano Moroni, Arran Stein, Edita Chodarcevic, Trent Rollings, Mat North, Bryan Serwatka, Nicola Peacock, Serafin Bill, David Leeper, Bank, Sierra Yeo, Daniele Ricci, Joe Sheppard-Brown and Raf Mlodzianowski about their experiences with disqualification.A great, slightly longer-than-usual episode with loads of stories and watch-outs from every side of the table.I really enjoyed making this one and hearing everyone's stories.Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.comThe pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy.

In this episode, I chat with Trent Rollings from Simpler Coffee.Check out Simpler Coffee at https://www.simpler.coffee/Trent has been a judge in multiple countries for many years and recently became a WCE rep. In this episode, I manage to pull out some absolute gems of handy knowledge from Trent's brain that would be useful to any competitor. Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.comThe pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy.

In this episode, I chat with Edita Chodarcevic from SCA UK, WCE and Union Hand Roasted!Edita has been judging and acting as World Coffee Events rep for a long time, so this episode has a lot of great content about what judges are looking for and a bit of what goes on behind the scenes.If you've competed in any UK competition, you'll be familiar with Edita.Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.comThe pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy.

In this episode, I chat with Graziano Moroni from SCA UK.Graz has a great wealth of competition experience from every side of the table, including loading in and setting up the table! If you've competed in any UK competition, you'll be familiar with Graz. I really enjoyed getting to hear things about how the competitions run from a new perspective.Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.comThe pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy.

In this episode, I chat with Roosa Jalonen who just won the UK Barista Championship!Roosa works for Forest Green Coffee: https://coffeegreenbeans.com/Roosa has a fundraiser THIS FRIDAY at Assembly Coffee to help support her run at WBC. Link here:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/roosas-wbc-fundraiser-party-tickets-873238589127If you can't make the event, you can donate here:https://donorbox.org/roosa-s-wbc-fundraiserGot any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.comThe pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy.

This is the intro music to Hello Judges. As featured in most WCE live streams. The original file is named "royaly free mix conti 1". It is a selection of royalty free music from www.bensound.com stitched together by Damien Devenney at LSFX productions.Please enjoy.

In this episode, I chat with Luca Croce. A young guy taking the UK competition scene by storm!Luca works for Goldbox: https://goldboxroastery.co.uk/I had an awesome time chatting with Luca about how he got into coffee and how he got started in comp (only last year!) Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.comThe pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy.

In this episode, I chat with Morgan Eckroth about how they got to 2nd place in the World Barista Championships last year, as well as Morgan's experience over the years and prep for the upcoming 2024 season.Morgan is known for Morgan Drinks Coffee on Youtube, Tiktok, Instagram etc, as well as being the digital manager at Onyx Coffee Lab and the 2022 US Barista Champion.Check out Morgan's youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@morgandrinkscoffeeGot any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.comThe pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy.