Cup of Joe versus the volcano
Feb 4, 2019

Cup of Joe versus the volcano

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Are the markets and the Federal Reserve finally on the same page over this ever-impending recession? Australian banks are in crisis mode after an official inquiry into misconduct found systemic failings, which included levying fees on dead customers. Plus, the Hawaiian coffee industry is seeing itself imperiled by the most Hawaiian environmental threat imaginable — volcanic activity.

Today's show is sponsored by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, the United States Postal Service and WellFrame.

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Volcanic activity takes the buzz out of Hawaii's coffee harvest

Feb 4, 2019
Coffee farmers in Hawaii are citing volcanic activity for a poor harvest.
Lava spews in Kilauea's East Rift Zone on May 23, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii, amid eruptions from the Kilauea volcano.
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Are the markets and the Federal Reserve finally on the same page over this ever-impending recession? Australian banks are in crisis mode after an official inquiry into misconduct found systemic failings, which included levying fees on dead customers. Plus, the Hawaiian coffee industry is seeing itself imperiled by the most Hawaiian environmental threat imaginable — volcanic activity.

Today’s show is sponsored by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, the United States Postal Service and WellFrame.

The team

Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Brian Allison Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer