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# #PodSaveChocolate Archive – Episodes 201-300
- URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/pod-save-chocolate-calendar-and-archive/
- Published: 2026-03-28T17:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-07T17:43:09.000Z
- Description: News, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. #PodSaveChocolate! [Updated 8/12/26]
- Author: The Archivist
- Tags: PodSaveChocolate

## **Episodes 201 - 300**

### **August 2026**

[August News & AMA | #PSC 224OVERVIEW: Episode 224 of #PodSaveChocolate features chocolate and cocoa news fit to eat, as well as the monthly live AMA (Ask Me Anything about chocolate or cocoa) for August 2026.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-dd23e0f1-c3af-49b9-aec6-5c5221c21047.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-224-August-NewsAMA---Featured1920x1080-519026e7-4f61-4b01-834e-80b0cbab1c0d.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/august-news-ama-psc-224/)

Ep 224 ****|** Tuesday, August 11th

[Thoughts on: The Mindset of the US Specialty Chocolate Consumer | #PSC 223OVERVIEW: Episode 223 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at a recently-released report from ICCR (formerly, FCCI) about what “specialty chocolate consumers” in the US profess to think – and know – about specialty chocolate.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-85d4709c-2b2d-4842-a4a3-6ceefa974b43.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-223-ICCR-Specialty---Featured1920x1080-41031f1b-db48-48a5-a2be-3ba3511b0763.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/pinned/thoughts-on-the-mindset-of-the-us-specialty-chocolate-consumer-psc-223/)

Ep 223 ****|** Friday, August 7th

[Has Craft Chocolate Become Boring? | #PSC 222OVERVIEW: Episode 222 of #PodSaveChocolate asks what to some might be a controversial question: Craft Chocolate? Boring?![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-4318ce86-0031-4c53-a7bd-e443e97ce48e.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-222-Craft_Boring---Featured1920x1080-1-dfcd4771-2ca1-436d-9967-6690a79f7235.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/has-craft-chocolate-become-boring-psc-222/)

Ep 222 ****|** Tuesday, August 4th

### **July 2026**

[“Fair” Trade: Thirty-Seven Years On | #PSC 221OVERVIEW: In the run up to the 25th anniversary of the signing of Harkin-Engel, Episode 221 of #PodSaveChocolate casts a critical eye on Fairtrade in cocoa, 37 years after the launch of the first FT-certified brand (Max Havelaar, coffee). \[updated prior to going live\]![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-4ada232f-3121-441e-ac8f-60afd0ae8332.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-221-FT37---Featured1920x1080-3200715d-36d7-4acf-b38c-19193859ddfc.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/fair-trade-thirty-seven-years-on-psc-221/)

Ep 221 ****|** Friday, July 31st

[Visualizing Flavor | #PSC 220OVERVIEW: Episode 220 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at flavor visualizations, how they may influence the way flavors are perceived, and more. Are some presentation formats better than others? Should some entire approaches be deprecated? \[updated\]![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-7b5a44db-a1ba-4fea-93bd-9b40a8ddf013.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/-Ep-220-FlavorViz---Featured1920x1080-322fb37c-609b-46a6-9603-164f23979ce4.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/visualizing-flavor-psc-220/)

Ep 220 ****|** Tuesday, July 28th

[Equality, Equity, and Equal Origins | #PSC 219OVERVIEW: At the request of a ChocolateLife member, Episode 219 of #PodSaveChocolate will take a look at Equal Origins’ (EO) Gender Equity Index (GEI), their goals, and what the GEI purports to accomplish.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-9516ffe8-1aa7-4ecf-b253-30ffe55a453f.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-219-Equal-Origins-GEI---Featured1920x1080-98b65ef2-afba-4712-9015-13ec6184c3f9.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/equality-equity-and-equal-origins-psc-219/)

Ep 219 ****|** Friday, July 24th

[Updated: Chocolate Education, Evaluation & Competition Judging | #PSC 218OVERVIEW: Episode 218 of #PodSaveChocolate takes an in-depth look at the IICCT and ICAs through the lens of educating people about chocolate, evaluating chocolate, and judging competitions, in comparison with beer and other beverages and foods. \[ Updated to include commentary/notes. \]![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-64f1ff94-2dad-4750-98f1-274b514bdb2f.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-218-ICCT-ICA---Featured1920x1080-9bd2987e-def8-4db1-8114-2ff9f5aa225a.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/chocolate-education-evaluation-judging-psc-218/)

Ep 218 ****|** Tuesday, July 21st

[Before the Judging Can Begin | #PSC 217OVERVIEW: Episode 217 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at typology, classification, and taxonomy – and how the lack of a formal, consistent, and defensible vocabulary is a gaping hole in how chocolate is taught and judged. Then ... what can be done to address the challenges?![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-cf06c8db-42ce-4ba2-8cf8-36882bb77b7d.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-217-Typology---Featured1920x1080-03fe7894-9868-46bb-a2fc-4e35c96092ae.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/before-the-judging-can-begin-psc-217/)

Ep 217 ****|** Friday, July 17th

[July News & AMA | #PSC 216OVERVIEW: Episode 216 of #PodSaveChocolate features chocolate and cocoa news fit to eat, as well as the monthly live AMA (Ask Me Anything about chocolate or cocoa) for July 2026.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-3a9aa9e3-d360-4135-a007-5467f01251e8.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-216-July-NewsAMA---Featured1920x1080-41218ea8-af04-4b52-a8af-494d96145790.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/july-news-ama-psc-216/)

Ep 216 ****|** Tuesday, July 14th

[Evaluating Chocolate: the What, the Why, and the How | #PSC 215OVERVIEW: Episode 215 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look back, and forward, at how chocolate is evaluated – and asks the question, “Have we been doing it wrong all these years?”![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-86b9d185-a935-46dd-be62-1c407f3df0d6.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-215-Judging-What-Why-How---Featured1920x1080-c0babc20-c067-42a6-87b8-eaa7e2670f95.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/evaluating-chocolate-the-what-the-why-and-the-how-psc-215/)

Ep 215 ****|** Tuesday, July 7th

[Chocolate Workshop Safety Certifications | #PSC 214OVERVIEW: Episode 214 of #PodSaveChocolate is a response to a TheChocolateLife member asking about the safety of countertop melangers after a report of one catching fire surfaced on Facebook. This episode will also take a look at some FAQs about melangers.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-957e32a2-de5d-45a3-b4cc-aac7091e1eb1.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-214-CU-UL-NSF-et-al----Featured1920x1080-d4be0937-1ef4-40f8-b254-e7a2f51d546e.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/chocolate-workshop-safety-certifications-psc-214/)

Ep 214 ****|** Friday, July 3rd

### **June 2026**

[Transparency in Chocolate Awards Programs | #PSC 213OVERVIEW: Episode 213 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at transparency in major international chocolate awards programs – the judging process, the judges, and how results are presented – and why it’s important to know more than we do about them right now.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-cd6ec2f3-6491-4924-8d96-b3e79b7a4ef2.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-213-Awards-Programs-Transparency----Featured1920x1080-a15b2543-6809-4d33-b242-841aff304328.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/transparency-in-chocolate-awards-programs-psc-213/)

Ep 213 ****|** Tuesday, June 30th

[When Transparent Trade Meets Cacao With an Identity | #PSC 212OVERVIEW: Episode 212 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at an announcement that Uncommon Cacao and Silva Cacao are “joining forces,” asking what the collab might hold for the future of transparency reporting for specialty chocolate makers. \[updated\]![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-5820b660-7809-48b5-9998-bd97c8fae43b.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-212-UncommonTransparency---Featured1920x1080-05e80757-1d18-4004-9c8d-05e73691275c.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/when-transparent-trade-meets-cacao-with-an-identity-psc-212/)

Ep 212 ****|** Friday, June 26th

[Who’s Your Neighbor? (Words Matter) | #PSC 211OVERVIEW: Episode 211 explores how the words we use can influence our beliefs which influence the decisions we make and the actions we take:When you think about chocolate, who is your neighbor?![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-0765021c-ee50-483e-bcbf-204f574f418d.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-211-WhosYourNeighbor---Featured1920x1080-72cbcee8-bcbc-4284-b0bb-89071372ce35.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/whos-your-neighbor-words-matter-psc-211/)

Ep 211 ****|** Friday, June 19th

[Checking In On: Industry Initiative Updates | #PSC 210OVERVIEW: Episode 210 focuses on updates to fact-checking claims, asking, “Have there been any updates?” Spoiler Alert: Why no, no there have not. We’ll discuss why you should care about the silence.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-bf909820-0d5b-4c3d-b250-83a058ae064b.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-210-Checking-In---Featured1920x1080-09f70b47-fa30-4c9e-a5c7-8d4d5a0e899f.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/checking-in-on-industry-initiative-updates-psc-210/)

Ep 210 ****|** Tuesday, June 16th

[Debunking Persistent Myths About Chocolate & Cocoa | #PSC 209OVERVIEW: Episode 209 of #PodSaveChocolate debunks some persistent myths about chocolate and cocoa. Do you have one you’d like me to address in a future episode? Let me know during the livestream or leave a comment. \[Updated\]![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-8d7bab51-ced4-47c5-983b-11d82c4599d3.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-209-Quashing-Myths---Featured1920x1080-c903b741-b969-4f3e-b8b3-cc00bf94454d.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/quashing-persistent-chocolate-cocoa-myths-psc-209/)

Ep 209 ****|** Friday, June 12th

[June News & AMA | #PSC 208OVERVIEW: Episode 208 of #PodSaveChocolate features chocolate and cocoa news fit to eat, as well as the monthly live AMA (Ask Me Anything about chocolate or cocoa) for June 2026.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-7a3962c3-dd8e-410c-b679-053020048f9d.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-208-June-NewsAMA---Featured1920x1080-cb220d0b-35c3-4ce9-bb88-b5cd74a5c1a6.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/june-news-ama-psc-208/)

Ep 208 ****|** Tuesday, June 9th

[A 25th Anniversary Take: The Future? of Chocolate | #PSC 207OVERVIEW: Episode 207 casts a skeptical eye at industry “plans” to address price volatility and cocoa supply chain disruptions. Did Monty Python have it right with “Run Away!?” about Big Chocolate and “the future”?![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-828ca216-f3ca-4156-bdbf-afa44f59396e.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-207-25th-Future_2---Featured1920x1080-36e987e1-a033-465d-b47d-79c831d8df2b.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/a-25th-anniversary-take-the-future-of-chocolate-psc-207/)

Ep 207 ****|** Friday, June 5th

[The 25th Anniversary Celebrations Begin! | #PSC 206OVERVIEW: Episode 206 of #PodSaveChocolate is the first in a series of posts this June that look back at the past 25 years and chart a path forward for TheChocolateLife community and me, personally.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-4b597e00-c898-4638-9b75-5fa98e61bafe.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-206-25-Anniversary-1---Featured1920x1080-35f3e135-a19d-44d3-8581-91e978bde3d9.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/the-25th-anniversary-celebrations-begin-psc-206/)

Ep 206 ****|** Tuesday, June 2nd

### **May 2026**

[Who the Heck is Layne Kilpatrick? Part 2 of 2 | #PSC 205OVERVIEW: Episode 205 of #PodSaveChocolate deconstructs and debunks the final instalment of Kilpatrick’s fearmongering series demonizing lab-crown cocoa and gene-edited cacao trees. Brandolini and Cervantes would be proud?![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-33119fe1fb097326f9743fa5a69a04cd090b0347544f7bcf07039114067f6a81.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-205-Layne-Kilpatrick-Pt-2---Featured1920x1080-1-2b4b2f165b6929be00cf1faaeda8082748bff9d2a08111e72b7384983504bac3.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/who-the-heck-is-layne-kilpatrick-part-2-of-2-psc-205/)

Ep 205 ****|** Friday, May 29th

[What Chocolate Can Learn From Coffee | #PSC 204OVERVIEW: Episode 204 explores some of the reasons for the gap between making chocolate at home and making coffee at home: Chocolate has a lot to learn from Coffee, but how many of the lessons are implementable?![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-33119fe1fb097326f9743fa5a69a04cd090b0347544f7bcf07039114067f6a81.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-204-Chocolate-and-Coffee---Featured1920x1080-c4a437b64f58b15e7b6ce51dd6656fb190244a75d4b6c28ff4161601320bc0bb.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/what-chocolate-can-learn-from-coffee-psc-204/)

Ep 204 ****|** Tuesday, May 26th

[Updated: Who the Heck is Layne Kilpatrick? Part 1 of 2 | #PSC 203OVERVIEW: Episode 203 of #PodSaveChocolate casts a critical eye on the musings of this struck-off pharmacist and current self-styled hormone doctor and what he has to say about “lab-grown” cocoa and chocolate, and much, much more.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-33119fe1fb097326f9743fa5a69a04cd090b0347544f7bcf07039114067f6a81.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-203-Layne-Kilpatrick---Featured1920x1080-36466607d177b21077f1d6a9f3709ffdedb3d74663863e2a071aabf7855f0172.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/who-the-heck-is-layne-kilpatrick-psc-203/)

Ep 203 ****|** Friday, May 22nd

[Echoes in an Empty Room: the UKCC & TogetherCocoa | #PSC 202OVERVIEW: Episode 202 of #PodSaveChocolate takes pause to catch everyone up on the recent updates on the formation announcements of the UK Cocoa Coalition and Together Cocoa. What, you say, there have been updates?![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-33119fe1fb097326f9743fa5a69a04cd090b0347544f7bcf07039114067f6a81.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-202-Echoes---Featured1920x1080-34556c1015c07902d15ceb350ddceb8acfa73515285fa0853b906dfa8e23e1c6.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/echoes-in-an-empty-room-the-ukcc-togethercocoa-psc-202/)

Ep 202 ****|** Tuesday, May 19th

[Updated: Deep Dive - 7th Edition of The Chocolate Scorecard | #PSC 201OVERVIEW: Episode 201 of #PodSaveChocolate features a deep dive – the good, the bad, and the ugly – into the 2026 (7th Edition) of Be Slavery Free’s Chocolate Scorecard.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-467.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/Ep-201-7Scorecard---Featured1920x1080-1.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/deep-dive-7th-edition-of-the-chocolate-scorecard-psc-201/)

Ep 201 ****|** Friday, May 15th

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[#PodSaveChocolate Archive – Episodes 101-200News, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. #PodSaveChocolate!![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-468.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/TagImageBanner-PodSaveChocTagFinal_1920x1080-5-10.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/podsavechocolate-archive-episodes-101-200/)

Episodes 101-200\. February 18th 2025 – May 12th, 2026

[#PodSaveChocolate Archive Episodes 1-100News, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. #PodSaveChocolate!![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-40.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/TagImageBanner-PodSaveChocTagFinal_1920x1080-5-1.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/podsavechocolate-archive-episodes-1-100)

Episodes 1-100\. November 17th 2023 – February 14th, 2025

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