While There is Tea There is Hope Episode One - A Tale of Two Teas

Thank you for listening to our premiere episode of While There is Tea There is Hope. We hope you enjoyed it.

This episode featured hosts Tarran Merlo and Alex C. Telander.

It was edited and produced by Tarran Merlo.

A transcript of these episode can be found on our transcripts page: http://hailandwellmetpodcast.com/tea-cast/transcripts/

The book Alex mentions and quotes from is "A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World" by Erika Rappaport (Princeton University Press 2017). The book Tarran mentions is "The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide" by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss (2007)

In this episode both Tarran and Alex were drinking Twinings Early Grey, available pretty much anywhere you can get tea in both teabag and loose leaf.

Alex's recommendations were the Simple Earl Grey and Kennilworth Ceylon, both available from Simple Loose Leaf; visit their website for more info: https://simplelooseleaf.com/. He also recommended the Bunka GalabTEA, a delicious chai from an independent African American store in Minneapolis, check out their site to order their amazing tea: https://bunkatea.com/.

Tarran's recommendations were the Masala Chai from Yahava KoffeeWorks, check out their site for more info: https://www.yahava.com.au/, and the Roogenic Tissane Native Relief, available through this site: https://roogenic.com.au/products/lemonmyrtlerose.

Tarran also mentions recording a video where he is making his masala chai, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/3j5twJQsqwQ.

Music featured in this episode includes: "American National Anthem - Church Organ," "Orient Strings," "Bach Brandenburg Concerto 3 - 1st Movement," "Beethhoven Symphony 9 2nd Movement," "Hopeful Morning," "James Thomson - Rule Britannia," "Teaser Orchestral," "Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachmusik," "Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Reed Pipes," and "The Siren Sings" with permission from Story Blocks.

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