MICHAEL THOMAS COFFEE ROASTERS, Albuquerque, New Mexico. COMMUNITY SHAPES the SHOP  Episode 19. Albuquerque, a city of diversity, and great coffee, not to mention no flooding, and tremendous weather. That’s why we chose three coffee shops, and stayed two days! Our third coffee shop was Michael Thomas Coffee Roasters, which has  two locations, each with its own flavor. Every person interviewed and chosen at random were long time devotees of Michael Thomas. This coffee shop is a family  business run by Michael Sweeney, and his two daughters Alyson and Katelyn.  Driven by community “imprint” and service, their mission remains the same, to provide the best coffee and experience for everyone. Each shop is unique due to the neighborhoods they are in. What does Edward Teller (theoretical physicist and one of the fathers of the hydrogen bomb) have to do with building a bike for a friend. Gardening, flea markets, best friends, and lasers; coffee is just one of the things these two men have in common. Whose favorite drink... is the next one? and lessons to live by. Grocery shopping while having a stroke, the aftermath, and believe it or not the benefits! Listen to your child! A boy, 10 years old is suddenly without his mother after a tragic accident. This barista says “Hardships can create a sweet delicious relationship”. Your parents encourage you to dropout of school. What’s next? Then your sister is hit by a car and seriously injured. But why did they put her in the psych ward? Recovery, learning to be a wimp, and accepting who you are. Just how far would you go to retrieve a piece of pie? And will your key actually start another car? Meet an educator who goes directly to the plantation in South Africa to have her beans roasted, loves Johnny Clegg and Savuka, and makes Michael Thomas her coffee shop.