> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The ChocolateLife Forums | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 113 - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/the-chocolatelife-forums-podsavechocolate-ep-113/ - Published: 2025-04-19T22:00:37.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-22T19:23:09.000Z - Description: Episode 113 of #PodSaveChocolate features a re-introduction to TheChocolateLife Forums. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: PodSaveChocolate, Live Stream, Ask TCL ****Special Membership OFFER – Save Nearly $1000 – Ends April 30th** [![CTA Image](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2025/04/ClayGordonJR_ChefCoatAvatar150x150.png)](https://thechocolatelife.com/pinned/april-2025-special-membership-offer/) As we head into what will most likely be an unusually difficult summer for specialty chocolate makers, I am making a special offer to existing and new members on an **annual* Team TCL Guru Membership. ***Take advantage of this offer and save over 40% on the first ten hours of coaching/consulting fees!** [Want to know how? Click for the the details! ](https://thechocolatelife.com/pinned/april-2025-special-membership-offer/) --- **When and Where to Watch** 🗓️ The stream airs LIVE at 11:00 ****PDT/MST** (1:00 CDT, 2:00 EDT), on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025. Links below to watch LIVE and to view the archived episode. Click on this (shareable) link to watch on YouTube. Please subscribe (free!) to the [@PodSaveChocolate YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@podsavechocolate/featured?ref=thechocolatelife.com), like this video, comment, and ****share** this episode to help grow the #PSC community. [#podsavechocolate #lavidacocoa #thechocolatelife #cacao #cocoa #cacau… | Clay GordonEpisode 113 Overview Episode 113 of #PodSaveChocolate features a re-introduction to TheChocolateLife Forums. After several years on the Ghost platform, I have reopened the archive site to new member signups, turning off read-only mode for most of the functional areas of the site. It is still a work in progress. But this episode is a re-introduction to the capabilities of the Forums site and an extended invitation to sign up and contribute. (Again.) Visit the post on TheChocolateLife for more information and resource links: https://lnkd.in/gXAXFYpj 🍫🍫🍫 Living #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife one story at a time. Join LIVE to comment and ask questions during the episode. Please like the video, subscribe to the YT PodSaveChocolate channel, comment, and share! #cacao #cocoa #cacau #chocolate #specialtychocolate #craftchocolate Bluesky.app, Twitter/X, Instagram/Threads, Tiktok: @discoverchoc 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://lnkd.in/dChQXTjA![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/al2o9zrvru7aqj8e1x2rzsrca-21)LinkedInClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/c45fy346jw096z9pbphyyhdz7-19)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Fpodsavechocolate-lavidacocoa-thechocolatelife-activity-7319477315963428864-MNY7?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop&rcm=ACoAAAABaLUB44l0lzyoZ9nf9Lg8nfstgzLqxbg) This ****LINKEDIN** link is shareable. [This **FACEBOOK** link](https://fb.me/e/6gSBvCsQD?ref=thechocolatelife.com) is also shareable. --- ## **Episode 113 Overview** In the beginning (early June 2001) was **Chocophile**. In 2008, I shuttered the hand-coded Chocophile and spun it up on Ning as TheChocolateLife, going live on January 16th (or 18th). Rather than being a blog site (like chocophile), TheChocolateLife was, from the beginning, a community site, where members could ask questions in the Forums, upload images and create galleries, link to YouTube and Vimeo videos, and pen original blog posts. [About TheChocolateLifeWhether you are new to TheChocolateLife or a long-time member, please read this post. \[ Updated January 2025 \]![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/icon/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons-96.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/thumbnail/tyler-lastovich-lmpuKSf2uQE-1920x1080jpg-4.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/welcome-readme/) A more complete history can be found here. In 2017, I moved TheChocolateLife to a new platform – The Maven Network – a platform that did not allow members to create their own posts, ask their own questions, or upload images. Rather than split my attention across two platforms I archived the content, putting the site into read-only mode., When I had to move off Maven in 2021, I was faced with the decision to move the Maven content to a blogging platform or try to reformat all the content to make it work on the pre-Maven platform. Now, *after several years on the Ghost platform, I have reopened the archive site to new member signups, turning off read-only mode for most of the functional areas of the site.* *It is still a work in progress.* *But this episode is a re-introduction to the capabilities of the Forums site and an extended invitation to sign up and contribute. (Again.)* --- ### **Questions?** If you have questions or want to comment, you can do so during the episode or, if you are a ChocolateLife member, you can add them in the Comments below at ***any*** time. --- ### **Episode Hashtags and Socials** #cocoa #cacao #cacau #chocolate #chocolat #craftchocolate #PodSaveChoc #PSC #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife --- ### **Future Episodes** 🗓️ Tuesday, April 29th Starts one hour earlier – 10:00 am PDT/MST. 2025 – Season 4 – Craft Chocolat Challenge Awards Episode 🗓️ Friday, May 9th Interview and Tasting – Chocolate Tree, Scotland (Ali Gower) --- ### **#PodSaveChocolate and #TheChocolateLifeLIVE Archives** **To read an archived post** and find the links to watch archived episodes, click on one of the bookmark cards, below. [Pod Save Chocolate Calendar and ArchiveNews, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. #PodSaveChocolate!![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/11/TagImageBanner-PodSaveChocTagFinal_1920x1080-5.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/pod-save-chocolate-calendar-and-archive/) [#TheChocolateLifeLIVE ArchiveNews, views, and conversations on topics in cocoa and chocolate streamed live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/03/solen-feyissa-WG7v_wYZW4Q-unsplash-CalendarFeatured1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-live-calendar/) [PodSaveChocolateHosted by Clay Gordon, the creator and moderator of TheChocolateLife.com, #PodSaveChocolate covers a wide variety of topics in the worlds of cocoa and chocolate. The video versions of this podcast are hosted and archived on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Click on the PodSaveChocolate link in the top nav on TheChocolateLife for the links to the post accompanying each episode.![](https://pnc.st/static/img/256x256.png)Pinecast![](https://social.pinecast.net/preview_card/podcasts/covers/d3730dca-0711-4720-9ef3-3b18918c1f0d/TagImageBanner-PodSaveChocTagFinal_1920x1080.jpg?title=PodSaveChocolate)](https://pnc.st/s/podsavechocolate?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Audio-only podcasts --- ## Not a Member? Live The Chocolate Life – Live La Vida Cocoa! Sign up for Free to comment and receive members-only content. Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. Premium subscriptions available. ---