Sun, Oct 11, 2015
Todd heads to Turkey to meet up with his friend Hamdi Ulakaya, the founder of Chobani Yogurt. Todd explores the catacombs and historical wonders of Cappadocia in Central Turkey, and the many delights of Istanbul, the city where east meets west. But as the regional struggle against ISIS spills into the streets, protests grow larger every day. When Hamdi turns the tables on Todd, the two men find themselves en route to the Syrian border.
Sun, Oct 18, 2015
Todd Carmichael made headlines breaking the world record for fastest solo trek across Antarctica. Now he returns to the ice, only this time in Iceland. In Reykjavik he meets drummer Siggi Baldursson from Bjork's band, "The Sugarcubes," who introduces him to some local oddities. Then Todd heads deep into the land of fire and ice on a quest to devise a unique Icelandic coffee beer. But Iceland can be a strange place, and it's a journey where Todd finds himself fishing at the edge of the Arctic circle and getting far too close to an erupting volcano.
Sun, Oct 25, 2015
Todd invented a new draft iced latte product for his company, La Colombe. The next step is to find the right coffee to put in it. The search takes him to Jamaica, famous for its Blue Mountain Coffee. But this trip is about more than coffee. Todd ditches the comfort of the resorts, seeking the Jamaica few tourists ever see. He explores the back streets of Kingston, tastes the island's BBQ at authentic jerk pits, and treks off-road to the Maroons, a community who have lived in the mountains for hundreds of years.
Sun, Nov 1, 2015
There's one country so important to Todd's business that he must go there every year. That country is Panama, and it boasts one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Panama also produces the most expensive coffees in the world. Todd's journey takes him through the transformed barrios of Panama City, to restaurants and cafés run by former gang members and trades punches with his childhood idol and former world champion boxer Roberto Duran. High in the mountain town of Boquete, Todd meets with a coffee genius who stands at the forefront of the industry and produces a bean that sells for an absurd 600 dollars a pound.