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
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Previous Episodes
- EP 922 Osamah Alawwam - Building The Roasting House - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 921 Osamah Alawwam - A Coffee Entrepreneur In Saudi Arabia - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 920 Carley Garner - Coffee Futures Markets in 2026 - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 919 Carley Garner - Speculators Are Important To The Coffee Futures Market - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 918 Carley Garner - Taking Advantages of High Coffee Prices Outside the Cash Market - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 917 Carley Garner - The Forces That Moved Coffee Futures in 2025 - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 916 Carley Garner - 2025 Has Been An Unusual Year in Coffee Futures - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 915 Samo Smrke - Innovation at Coffee Competitions - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 914 Samo Smrke - Real Coffee Innovation Versus Marketing Hype - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 913 Samo Smrke - Mainstream Coffee Innovation vs Specialty - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 912 Samo Smrke - What is Real Innovation in Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 911 Samo Smrke - Good Coffee Science Versus Bad - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 910 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - The Future of Coffee, Roasteries, and Cafes - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 909 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - Causes of Instability in Coffee Today - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 908 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - Coffee Communities and the Climate Crisis - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 907 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - Impact of Climate on Coffee Harvests - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 906 George Howell and Tim Wendelboe - The WBC, The Climate Crisis, and Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 905 Susie Spindler - The Challenges ahead for CoE - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 904 Susie Spindler - CoE with the Supply Chain - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 903 Susie Spindler - The Role of Buyers with CoE - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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