#PodSaveChocolate Archive – Episodes 101+

#PodSaveChocolate Archive – Episodes 101+

News, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. #PodSaveChocolate! [ Updated May 6th, 2025. ]

Episodes 101+

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June

What Makes a Good Chocolate “Good?” | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 127
Episode 127 of #PodSaveChocolate was inspired by the similarly named and themed episode (125) on the Craft Chocolate TV YouTube Channel, hosted by Dylan Butterbaugh of Manoa Chocolate (Hawaii). [updated with resources]

Ep 127 | Friday June 20th

Examining Tony’s Open Chain: Is This a Good Use of AI? | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 126
Episode 126 of #PodSaveChocolate features an exploration of using Gemini to summarize Tony’s Open Chain Report for the 2023-2024 reporting year. Is this a good use of AI? What can we learn from Gemini’s analysis? What are the limits? Is anything missing? Can Gemini be trusted? [updated]

Ep 126 | Tuesday June 17th

Where Chocolate Grows | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 125
Episode 125 of #PodSaveChocolate features an interview with three of the authors of the book Onde Cresce o Chocolate (Where Chocolate Grows). [updated to include photo and link mentioned]

Ep 125 | Friday June 13th

Exploring Tony’s “Open” Chain | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 124
Episode 124 of #PodSaveChocolate is an exploration of Tony’s Open Chain, searching for answers to, among other questions, “How ‘Open’ is Open?”

Ep 124 | Tuesday June 10th


May

Interview and Tasting – Baianí Chocolates, Brazil | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 123
Episode 123 of #PodSaveChocolate features an interview and tasting of Baianí Chocolates (São Paulo)/Vale Potumuju (Sul da Bahia) with Juliana and Tuta Aquino.

Ep 123 | Tuesday May 27th

Top Ten Questions People Ask About Chocolate | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 122
Episode 122 of #PodSaveChocolate is an exploration of what search engines and AI Chatbots – Google, DuckDuckGo, Perplexity, and ChatGPT “think” are the top ten questions people ask about chocolate.

Ep 122 | Friday May 23rd

May 2025 News & AMA | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 121
Episode 121 of #PodSaveChocolate features chocolate news that’s fit to eat and AMA/Ask me Anything (about chocolate and cocoa) for May 2025. [ Updated ]

Ep 121 | Tuesday May 20th

Interview/Tasting: Neil Ransom, SIAMAYA Chocolate | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 120
May is Tasting Month on PodSaveChocolate, with at least five episodes featuring tastings – most of them with interviews with makers. Episode 120 is dedicated to an interview and tasting with Neil Ransom of SIAMAYA Chocolate (Thailand).

Ep 120 | Friday May 16th

Interview/Tasting: Warren Hsu, Fu Wan Chocolate | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 119
May is Tasting Month on PodSaveChocolate, with at least five episodes featuring tastings – most of them with interviews with makers. Episode 119 is dedicated to an interview and tasting with Warren Hsu of Fu Wan Chocolate (Taiwan). [ Updated ]

Ep 119 | Tuesday May 13th

Interview/Tasting: Ali Gower, Chocolate Tree | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 118
May is Tasting Month on PodSaveChocolate, with at least five episodes featuring tastings – most of them with interviews with makers. Episode 118 is dedicated to an interview and tasting with Ali Gower of Chocolate Tree in Scotland.

Ep 118 | Friday May 9th

Interview/Tasting: Tania Molina, VillaKuyaya | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 117
May is Tasting Month on PodSaveChocolate, with at least five episodes featuring tastings – most of them with interviews with makers. Episode 117 is dedicated to an interview and tasting with VillaKuyaya Chocolate’s Tania Molina. [ Updated to include discount code ]

Ep 117 | Tuesday May 6th

Tasting Random Chocolate & Stuff | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 116
Episode 116 of #PodSaveChocolate will feature a tasting of some chocolate bars I have rattling around the office, as well as some ingredients to consider. [ Updated ]

Ep 116 | Friday May 2nd


April

The 2025 Craft Chocolat Challenge Awards | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 115
Episode 115 of #PodSaveChocolate is dedicated to recognizing the winners, sponsors, judges, and organizers of the 2025 Craft Chocolat Challenge.

Ep 115 | Tuesday April 29th

The 2025 Chocolate Scorecard & Tony’s “Fair” Report | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 114
Episode 114 of #PodSaveChocolate features a discussion of two recurring topics: The Chocolate Scorecard (released just in time for Easter), and the most recent “Fair” Report from Tony’s Chocolonely. [ Updated ]

Ep 114 | Friday April 25th

The ChocolateLife Forums | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 113
Episode 113 of #PodSaveChocolate features a re-introduction to TheChocolateLife Forums.

Ep 113 | Tuesday April 22nd

The Nature of Innovation | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 112
Episode 112 of #PodSaveChocolate features an exploration of what makes a chocolate bar “innovative” – one of the judging categories in the 2025 Craft Chocolat Challenge.

Ep 112 | Tuesday April 15th

April 2025 News & AMA | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 111
Episode 11 of #PodSaveChocolate features chocolate news that’s fit to eat and AMA/Ask me Anything (about chocolate and cocoa) for April 2025. [ Updated ]

Ep 111 | Friday April 11th

Grading Cocoa | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 110
Episode 110 explores how cocoa quality is evaluated and expressed. [ Updated ]

Ep 110 | Tuesday April 8th

Chocolate in NYC 2025 Trip Report | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 109
Episode 109 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look back at the time I spent at the recent Salon du Chocolat in NYC as well as thoughts about NYC as a chocolate destination after two days of walking. The Things We Do For Chocolate.

Ep 109 | Tuesday April 1st


March

Chocolate in NYC | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 108
Episode 108 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at my first steps back in Manhattan and a search for new chocolate experiences after being away for two years. [ Updated with links ]

Ep 108 | Tuesday March 18th

Judging Chocolate | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 107
Episode 107 of #PodSaveChocolate is an exploration/explanation of judging entries in the 2025 edition (Season 4) of the Craft Chocolat Challenge.

Ep 107 | Friday March 14th

March 2025 News & AMA | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 106
Episode 106 of #PodSaveChocolate features the chocolate news that’s fit to eat and AMA/Ask me Anything (about chocolate and cocoa) for March 2025.

Ep 106 | Friday March 7th

Elements of a Successful Chocolate Festival | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 105
After attending and/or participating in well over 100 chocolate/food festivals and conferences between 1998-2025 (and a similar number between 1983 – 1998 during my high-tech career), Episode 105 of PodSaveChocolate takes a look at what makes a festival successful and why some fail. [ Updated ]

Ep 105 | Tuesday March 4th

February

A Threat to Craft Chocolate? | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 104
Episode 104 is a response to an OpEd penned by Alastair (Ali) Gower of Chocolate Tree (Scotland), published in the industry newsletter Cocoa Radar. While the OpEd posits questions about the definition of craft, it questions how (some) companies market themselves as being craft. [ Updated ]

Ep 104 | Friday February 28th

Salon du Chocolat NYC 2025 Preview | #PodSaveChocolate Ep103
Episode 103 .... previewing the upcoming Salon du Chocolat in NYC to be held March 21-23 at the Javits Convention Center.

Ep 103 | Tuesday February 25th

Equipping a Startup Craft Chocolate Biz | #PodSaveChocolate Ep102
Episode 102 explores options for equipping a startup craft chocolate business for success and where the CapEx equipment budget is a key concern. I will only cover build-out issues incidentally.

Ep 102 | Friday February 21st

Equipping a Budget Workshop Pt 2 | #PodSaveChocolate Ep101
Episode 101 explores options for smallwares and low(er)-cost items that fill in the gaps when kitting out a budget chocolate/confectionery workshop. [ Updated ]

Ep 101 | Tuesday February 18th


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November 17th 2023 – February 14th, 2025

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