#PodSaveChocolate Archive – Episodes 201-300

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: Episode 222 of #PodSaveChocolate asks what to some might be a controversial question: Craft Chocolate? Boring?

OVERVIEW: 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]

OVERVIEW: 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]

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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. ]

OVERVIEW: 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?

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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?”

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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]

OVERVIEW: 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?

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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]

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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”?

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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?

OVERVIEW: 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?

OVERVIEW: 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.

OVERVIEW: 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?

OVERVIEW: 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.

News, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. #PodSaveChocolate!

News, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. #PodSaveChocolate!

News, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.