MAP IT FORWARD Middle East
The Map It Forward Middle East Podcast explores the business of coffee across the Middle East, featuring conversations with entrepreneurs, producers, and professionals building the future of the region’s coffee industry.
Hosted by Dubai-based Map It Forward founder Lee Safar, each five-episode series highlights one guest's journey, offering practical insights, regional context, and candid discussions that reflect the evolving global coffee landscape.
Episodes are released daily at 6 am local UAE time.
The video version of the podcast can be found on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward
Our website https://www.mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast
Latest Episode
EP 895 Brendan Adams - Is the future of coffee guaranteed? - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar (12.09.2025)
Previous Episodes
- EP 894 Brendan Adams - The Truth About Origin - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 11.09.2025
- EP 893 Brendan Adams - The Questions We Should Be Asking In Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 10.09.2025
- EP 892 Brendan Adams - The Discussion Around Quality Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 09.09.2025
- EP 891 Brendan Adams - Specialty Coffee, Then and Now - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 08.09.2025
- EP 890 Michael Sheridan - The Long-Term Focus for CQI - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 05.09.2025
- EP 889 Michael Sheridan - What's Next For The CQI - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 05.09.2025
- EP 888 Michael Sheridan - The Reaction to the Changes to the Q - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 03.09.2025
- EP 887 Michael Sheridan - The Agreement Between the SCA and the CQI - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 02.09.2025
- EP 886 Michael Sheridan - The History and Mission of the CQI - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 01.09.2025
- EP 885 Ian Fretheim - Q Graders, Cuppers, and Technology - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 29.08.2025
- EP 884 Ian Fretheim - The CVA Won't Fix Anything In Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 28.08.2025
- EP 883 Ian Fretheim - Quality, Hype, and Coffee Competitions - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 27.08.2025
- EP 882 Ian Fretheim - How Do We Define Quality? - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 26.08.2025
- EP 881 Ian Fretheim - Tools for Assessing Coffee Quality - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 25.08.2025
- EP 880 Purity Wangare, Sai On, and Ran Gurung - Paving a Career Path in Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 22.08.2025
- EP 879 Purity Wangare, Sai On, and Ran Gurung - The Complex World of Coffee Competitions - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 21.08.2025
- EP 878 Purity Wangare, Sai On, and Ran Gurung - A Multicultural Coffee Community - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 20.08.2025
- EP 877 Purity Wangare, Sai On, and Ran Gurung - A Coffee Career in the Middle East - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 19.08.2025
- EP 876 Purity Wangare, Sai On, and Ran Gurung - Why Have a Career in Coffee? - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 18.08.2025
- EP 875 David Zabinsky and Valeria Garcia - The Future of Specialty Coffee in the UAE - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar 15.08.2025
