Black Coffee: Documentary Covers the History, Politics & Economics of the “Most Widely Taken Legal Drug”
Open Culture A Canadian production aired on PBS, Black Coffee examines “the world’s most widely taken legal drug,” a beverage whose intellectually intense die-hard enthusiasts give wine’s a run for their money, from historical, political, social, and economic angles. Part one, “The Irresistible Bean,” follows coffee’s spread from Ethiopa out across the entire world. Part two, “Gold…