Listener Jennifer Bragg writes: “In our home, we call an extra-strong coffee confesso. One cup and you can’t stop talking.” This is part of a complete episode.
Grant, you know how much I love coffee.
I’m going to borrow a word from Jennifer Bragg, who wrote us. She said, in our home, we call a cup of extra strong coffee Confesso. One cup and you can’t stop talking.
That sounds like a public radio host I know and love.
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