Have Coffee Will Travel

Coffee. Travel. Pop Culture. Thrifting.

Join Shawn and Leah on an adventure covering coffee, culture, and curiosity. Grab your favourite piping hot beverage and listen in about love, life and coffee.

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This week, Leah officially becomes a beekeeper. After a year of classes, research, planning, and anticipation, she made the six-hour trip south to pick up her first honey bee colony and bring it home. We talk about the journey, the learning curve, and how Shawn and his dad prepared a home for the bees on the family farm before the colony arrived. We also discuss: • Shawn's recent experience selling at BrickSpace, a LEGO and Star Wars-themed vendor show that unfortunately suffered from low attendance and disappointing sales. • A few surprising yard sale finds and recent collecting adventures. • Leah's visit to the famous Sanford and Son antique shop, where she discovered a rare piece for her personal collection and uncovered an unexpected connection to her own family history. • Our thoughts on The Mandalorian and Grogu movie. Was it great? Not exactly. Was it terrible? Also no. It was... aggressively okay. • Recent TV watching, including Spider-Noir, The Boys, For All Mankind, Star City, and The Testaments. • Updates from our Etsy shops, recent sales, and life as small online sellers. • The bizarre story of the $200,000 Star Wars LEGO theft currently making headlines. As always, grab a coffee and come travel with us. Links & Mentions Watch our bee adventure: https://youtu.be/-ertu5oPnu0?si=slGdf1Pm_a53Wz03 Rusted Robot Toys Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RustedRobotToys Collect and Cast On Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CollectAndCastOn Have Coffee Will Travel is hosted by Shawn and Leah Vanderloo and features conversations about travel, collecting, thrifting, hobbies, books, pop culture, and the adventures that happen along the way.

Honey, We Got Bees!

This week, Leah officially becomes a beekeeper. After a year of classes, research, planning, and anticipation, she made the six-hour trip south to pick up her first honey bee colony and bring it home. We talk about the journey, the learning curve, and how Shawn and his dad prepared a

When Memories, Furniture, and Two Lives Collide

Combining Households, Family Heirlooms & the Great Furniture Debate

After an unexpected delay, we’re finally back with a new episode! Leah shares stories from her recent deployment to Toronto, where she spent ten straight days working long shifts supporting evacuees from Fort Albany. Unfortunately, she returned home with a nasty cold. And a serious case of exhaustion, which explains

Side Hustles & Big Decisions (Episode 50)

Side Hustles & Big Decisions (Episode 50)

Episode 50… and it feels about right that everything is a little chaotic. Leah’s got a decision to make. She just started a part-time job—but now a friend has offered her a short-term opportunity with better pay. The catch? She’d have to delay the job she just committed to. We

Bees, Bills and YouTube Thrills

Bees, Bills and YouTube Thrills

☕ Episode 49: Bees, Bills and YouTube Thrills This episode starts where a lot of conversations seem to live these days—YouTube. We dig into the world of influencers and content creators. Some are making amazing stuff. Others? Not so much. When you have to post to stay relevant, even the

Great Lakes Geek Fest

Great Lakes Geek Fest

☕ Episode 48: Great Lakes Geek Fest Subtitle: Selling at the Con This week, we take Have Coffee Will Travel on the road—well… to a convention hall here in Sault Ste. Marie for the very first Great Lakes Geek Fest, put on by Kanto Kreations. And yes—we had a booth.

From Star Trek to Van Life

Episode 47 — From Star Trek to Van Life

Episode 47 — From Star Trek to Van Life This episode of Have Coffee Will Travel looks a little different…because it is. For the first time, Shawn set up a camera and filmed the podcast while recording the audio. Why? Because he’s gearing up to launch a new YouTube project

Showgirls VS Alien

Showgirls VS Alien

Episode 46: Showgirls VS Alien This week, we dove headfirst into the neon chaos of Showgirls. Leah had seen it years ago. Shawn had not. We pressed play with cautious optimism. That optimism did not survive. The acting feels loud, awkward, and strangely theatrical. The story wanders. Characters make choices

50 First Dates

50 First Dates

Episode 45: 50 First Dates kicks off with a very important update: Shawn’s hair. After shaving his head since his twenties, he finally let it grow out. The results land somewhere between Captain Picard and a clown, and yes, that comparison sets the tone for what follows. From there, we

Observed Behaviour

Observed Behaviour

Episode 44: Observed Behaviour In Episode 44 of Have Coffee Will Travel, Shawn and Leah settle in to reflect, react, and observe what happens both onstage and off. To start, they revisit Popcorn Falls, the play discussed last episode, now officially wrapped. While both performances were strong, the experience wasn’t

Popcorn Falls

Popcorn Falls – Have Coffee Will Travel Podcast

In this episode, Shawn and Leah catch up over coffee and cover a little bit of everything—from community theatre to winter woes, side hustles, and big-picture life planning. Leah shares exciting news about the play she’s directing with her producing partner RJ. The show is called Popcorn Falls and will

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Episode 42: Looking Back, Looking Forward Subtitle: From Boxing Day Chaos to Big 2026 Plans In this episode, we hit pause on the year and take a look back before charging ahead. We are looking back, looking forward! We kick things off with Christmas. Specifically, the kind with too much

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