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Processed #Cacao & Your #Health: Maybe Less (Processing) ISN’T More (Healthy) | #PodSaveChocolate Ep226

https://t.co/1L6gXTdws2

LIVE Tuesday, July 18, 10:00-11:00 PDT with special guest @DrKeithAyoob

#cocoa #cacau
#chocolate

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I am playing around with ideas for the featured image for the next episode of #PodSaveChocolate, which is a deep dive into the 2026 (7th Edition) of the Chocolate Scorecard. This is one element I am considering using.

What do you think?

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One of my images of The Meadow in NYC recently surpassed 100,000 views.

https://t.co/ybQhUHPrEo

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CHOCOLATE DOMAINS FOR SALE

thejoyofchocolate .com
oneworldchocolate .com and .org
lovesexandchocolate .com
popupchocolateshop .com
thechocolateacademy .com

These domains have been appraised, so there are minimum prices I will accept.

Message me if you are interested.

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Download my #FREE #eBook: Is Buy Maïa #Ceremonial #Cacao a Scam? #ceremonialcacao
https://t.co/REmC9qovCv

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#PodSaveChocolate Ep 199
Fri May 1st 2026
10h00 MST/PDT

Topic: Cocoa Butter is a Seed Oil, Does That Mean Cocoa Butter is Bad For You? (Tune in to find out.)

#SeedOil #SeedOils #BadFats

https://t.co/jgKdpq1zRC

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Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.
—WB Yeats

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply chocolate. We are happy when we are eating chocolate.
—with apologies

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#PodSaveChocolate Ep 155
Fri Oct 17 11h00 PDT

Topic: The Changing Landscape of Cocoa Sourcing: Part 4

The links to read the first three parts are in the post for this episode, https://t.co/8kxBZKSHfm

Watch/participate LIVE on YT/LI/FB.

#cacao #cocoa
#chocolate

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#PodSaveChocolate Ep 152
Tue Oct 7 11h00 PDT/MST

Topic: Chocolate #Conspiracies: Are they for real? Is #dubaichocolate a secret disinformation plot or is (or can) it be legit?

Watch:
https://t.co/aObTlVPP8m

to find out.

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In the next episode of #PodSaveChocolate: Is the recent ICI report an attempt at #greenwashing in the fight against #childlabor #childlabour in the #cocoa value chain in West #Africa (#Ghana #IvoryCoast #Cameroon #Nigeria)? Visit https://t.co/8LmPmTUxNx for links to participate.

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@ThatEricAlper I am older than Windows 3.1 old.

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No dogs were fed any amount of anything containing chocolate in preparation for this episode. (And any leaveovers will not be fed to dogs, either.)

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Episode 138 of #PodSaveChocolate

Topic: Tasting Random Chocolates & Stuff

3 of the items are from #Japan & 3 of them use a very unusual ingredient. Guess what the ingredient is in the comments. The first person to guess correctly wins a #prize! (Hint: It is NOT #natto.)

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In today’s episode of #PodSaveChocolate I will explore the questions:

“Can the EUDR be seen as a form of socially acceptable economic imperialism? What is the analogy with the #Fairtrade movement?”

https://t.co/K6247gb8d7

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#PodSaveChocolate Ep 128
Tue Jun 24 11h00 PDT/MST

Topic: The Top Chocolate Shop in Every US State? A Chowhound #Listicle Response

For more info and links to watch/participate, visit:
https://t.co/UkcnooLJ15

Living #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife one story at a time.

🍫🍫🍫

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@TonysChocoUS #TonysChocolonely

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Topic: Examining Tony’s Open Chain with help from @Google #Gemini #AI.

The TL;DR –
1) It is easy to get lulled into a false sense of complacency as the writing tone of Deep Research reports is confident and authoritative.
2) There is no “neural subnet of skepticism©.”

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Here’s the URL with links to watch (live or archived) and supporting material.
https://t.co/Hac2kYZA24
Question for AI researchers: What would a “subnet of skepticism©” even look like? Possible? Doable? Desirable? Levels of skepticism?
Option to change the authorial tone?

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Heavy Metals in #Cocoa and #Chocolate: A New Study on #heavymetals #cadmium #lead that answers the question:

“Does consuming cocoa and chocolate pose a health risk you should worry about?”

TL;DR - NO, for healthy adults and adolescents. For more:

https://t.co/BCQ4otsMqw

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#PodSaveChocolate Ep 115
Tue Apr 29
New Time! 10h00 PDT/MST

Topic: The 2025 Craft Chocolat Challenge Awards Show

For more info and links to watch/participate, visit:
https://t.co/Grckz4h1T6

🍫 #cocoa #chocolate 🍫

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