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Viewer Asks: What's in Coffee, and Who Is Valve?

Roasted coffee contains more than a thousand identified compounds, with caffeine making up only about half a percent to 2.6 percent, varying by bean and roast.

At a glance

  • First reported by Wikipedia: “Valve Corporation”.
  • Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 9:17 PM ET on BBN Originals, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dale Bearman.

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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorA viewer on bbn. live wants to know what's inside coffee, wants Valve facts, and tells us popcorn pops and creates steam, because Valve made Steam.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorCoffee first.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRoasted coffee has more than a thousand identified compounds, and caffeine is only about half a percent to two point six percent of it.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTwo point six? I've been drinking it for the caffeine my whole life, Dale!

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the amounts vary by bean and roast, so nobody can even tell you which two percent you got.

  6. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNow Valve. Founded in nineteen ninety-six in Bellevue, Washington by two ex-Microsoft guys, debut game Half-Life in ninety-eight, and boom, Steam in two thousand three.

  7. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's a dynasty, baby.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSteam reached up to seventy percent of digital PC game sales. They're not the team, Rex. They own the stadium and sell the hot dogs.

  9. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorWhich is why tonight's headset is one thousand fifty-nine dollars and reviewers call it costly and inconsistent!

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWikipedia reports about five billion dollars in revenue in twenty twenty-three. When you own the shop, inconsistent still sells.

  11. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFlag on the play.

  12. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSo the coffee's ninety-eight percent filler, and I'm still buying it. Valve should sell coffee. Ask us yours at bbn. live.

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