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Nov 2024
1h 7m

Noosa Yoghurt: Koel Thomae

Guy Raz | Wondery
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In a small beach town on Australia’s sunshine coast, Koel Thomae tasted a yogurt that would change her life: creamy, infused with honey and piquant with passion fruit, it became an obsession–something she was determined to recreate in her adopted home of Boulder, Colorado. With no knowledge of dairy, Koel forged an 8,000 mile partnership between the Australi ... Show More
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