⭐ Feature: The Story of Starbucks

You know Starbucks, right? The coffee company? Born in Seattle, Washington and brewed around the world? I bet you do; they have over 40 thousand stores in over 80 countries. In today's episode, we're going to talk about how it came to be. Why is it called Starbucks? Who's that woman on their cups? What's the story? There are a lot of Starbucks haters and a lot of lovers out there, but all of you will find this episode fascinating because 1. it’s an absurdly successful business—how did they do it?! 2. it’s about coffee (who doesn’t love coffee!?) and 3. you’ll learn a bucketload of new vocabulary as we go. Thanks again to my amazing supporters who have contributed to this podcast either by purchasing Premium Content or ⁠buying me coffee⁠! Check out the Academy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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⭐ Feature: The Story of Starbucks is an episode from American English Podcast by Shana Thompson.

This episode is 36:08 long.

This episode was published on Jan 13, 2026.

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