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Society & Culture

#1.6 - The Devil's Drink - The Weird Story of the Religious War for Coffee - with Teddy Smith

#1.6 - The Devil's Drink - The Weird Story of the Religious War for Coffee - with Teddy Smith

2020-06-10
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Teddy Smith makes his second appearance as he joins the show to discuss the weird history of the religious war over coffee. How did coffee go from the Devil’s Drink to the Nectar of the Gods in just four short centuries? And what role did one particularly terrible pope play in sanctifying America’s favorite morning beverage?

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