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Strange Matter Owner Cara Nader Gets Candid About Coffee

WKAR Public Media | By Brooke Allen
Published May 3, 2017 at 11:50 AM EDT
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Cara Nader, owner of Strange Matter and "Morning Edition" host Brooke Allen in the WKAR Studios

On Wednesday morning, Cara Nader, owner of Strange Matter Coffee Company talked about her love of coffee and starting a coffee business in Lansing. 

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WKAR's Brooke Allen talks with Cara Nader, owner of Strange Matter coffee shop about her fondest memory of coffee.
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WKAR's Brooke Allen asks Strange Matter Coffee shop owner Cara Nader how she became associated with the beverage.
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Brooke Allen
Brooke Allen served as local producer and host for Morning Edition, from June 2016-March 2018.
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