While There is Tea There is Hope

Episode Seven - Tea on the Orient Express

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 02:05:52 GMT

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Teabreak with Friday Afternoon Tea

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:00:11 GMT

Welcome to another Teabreak episode of While There is Tea There is Hope, where host Alex C. Telander gets to chat with Friday Elliot of Friday Afternoon Tea.

For more info on Friday Afternoon Tea and to buy some of their amazing tea, be sure check out their great website: https://fridaytea.com/.

And you can find them on Twitter under the handle: https://twitter.com/fridaytea/

Thank you so much to Friday for joining our Teabreak.

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Episode Six - Lord of the Teas

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:52:51 GMT

Thank you for listening to While There is Tea There is Hope, we hope you enjoyed our sixth episode, Lord of the Teas. And be sure to check out the logo for this episode which Tarran had fun making.

The hosts featured in this episode were Alex C. Telander and Tarran Merlo.

This episode was edited, sound designed, and produced by Tarran Merlo.

In this episode, Alex was drinking Christmas Morning from STASH: https://www.stashtea.com/products/christmas-morning-black-tea-bagged

Tarran was drinking Down Under Daintree from Seven Seas Tea:
https://www.sevenseastea.com.au/tea-shop/down-under-daintree

Tarran recommended the same tea, while Alex recommend T2's Monk Pear:
https://www.t2tea.com/en/us/monk-pear-loose-leaf-gift-cube-T125AE024.html

For more info on tea, check out our website at www.tea-cast.com, and be sure to follow us on Twitter @theteacast

Thanks for listening and see you next month!

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Teabreak with Sarah Rhea Werner

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:00:16 GMT

We hope you enjoyed our first Teabreak episode with Sarah Rhea Werner.

This episode featured host Alex C. Telander with Sarah Rhea Werner of the Write Now Podcast.

It was edited and produced by Alex C. Telander

For more information on Sarah Rhea Werner and her various shows be sure to check out her website: https://www.sarahwerner.com/

In the interview Sarah mentioned the Art of Tea which can be found here: https://www.artoftea.com/.

She also mentioned the tea blend Constant Comment which can be found here on the official website: https://www.bigelowtea.com/Teas/Tea-Type/Constant-Comment-Tea/Constant-Comment-Tea.

And then she talked about an Earl Grey Creme which can be found here: https://www.artoftea.com/products/earl-grey-creme

Thank you so much to Sarah for agreeing to do the interview.

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Episode Five - For All The China in Tea

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:00:14 GMT

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

This episode featured hosts Mike Nye, Tarran Merlo, and Alex C. Telander.

It was edited and produced by Tarran Merlo.

In the episode Tarran recommends the organic white peony from Seven Seas Tea, which can be found here: https://www.sevenseastea.com.au/tea-shop/organic-white-peony

Alex says great thinks about the Bunka GalabTEA chai which can be found here: https://bunkatea.com/

Music featured in this episode includes:

- Bach Brandenburg Concerto 3 1st Movement
- China Trap Hip Hop (Oleksii Abramovych)
- One Day in Asia (Oleksii Abramovych)
- Pravda Do Ju Je (Paul Mitchell Beebe)
- Asian Orient Hip Hop (Kamil Guszczynski)

For more info on tea, check out our website at www.tea-cast.com, and be sure to follow us on Twitter @theteacast

Thanks for listening and see you next month!

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Teabreak with Tealet

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:00:13 GMT

We hope you enjoyed our first Teabreak episode with Tealet.

This episode featured host Alex C. Telander with Elyse Petersen of Tealet.

It was edited and produced by Alex C. Telander

A transcript will be coming soon!

For more information on Tealet be sure to check out their website: http://tealet.com/

And for info on directly buying tea go to: https://teaanditspeople.com/

You can also find them on Twitter at @tealettea and on Facebook.

Thanks to Tavia for putting us in touch with Elyse and Tealet!

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Episode Four - All Quiet on the Western Tea

Sat, 01 May 2021 07:00:09 GMT

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

This episode featured hosts Mike Nye, Tarran Merlo, and Alex C. Telander.

It was edited and produced by Tarran Merlo.

A transcript will be coming soon!

In the tea we're drinking in this episode, Tarran mentions he's drinking tea from the Tealeaves company, which can be found here: https://www.tealeaves.com/. Alex is drinking the Shan Valley green tea which can be found here: https://www.shanvalley.com/products/valley-green-tea.

Books referenced and quoted from the episode include:

For All the Tea in China by Sarah Rose: https://www.amazon.com/All-Tea-China-England-Favorite/dp/0143118749/

A Thirst for Empire by Erika Rappaport: https://www.amazon.com/Thirst-Empire-Shaped-Modern-World/dp/0691192707

Tarran's mentions Origin Tea in the episode which can be found here: https://origintea.com.au/. As well as a place in Margaret River called Seven Seas Tea: https://www.sevenseastea.com.au/

For now, thanks again for listening and the next episode will drop on the first of next month.

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Episode Three - While There is COFFEE There is Hope

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:00:12 GMT

Thank you for listening to our special April Fool's episode of While There is Tea There is Hope, we hope you enjoyed it. We will be returning to our regularly scheduled two episodes on the 1st of May.

This episode featured hosts Mike Nye, Tarran Merlo, and Alex C. Telander.

It was edited and produced by Tarran Merlo.

Music featured in this episode is "Bach Brandenburg Concerto #3 - 1st Movement" licensed via Audioblocks.

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

Mike mentions a local coffee shop Pony Expresso: https://www.facebook.com/Pony-Express-O-100693183331006/

Tarran recommends Yahava Coffee - https://www.yahava.com.au/,

Mike mentions another local coffee place he recommends Gordon Street Coffee - https://gsgarage.com.au/,

Tarran mentions a place for single origin coffees which can be found here: https://www.perthcoffeeexchange.com.au/,

Mike mentions the coast and impressiveness of the Slayer espresso machines: https://slayerespresso.com/

Tarran recommends the specialty estate coffee from Yahava: https://www.yahava.com.au/product/specialty-estate-coffee/,

Another place that gets recommended is Hunt and Brew: http://huntandbrew.com.au/

Alex mentions a place where he got some coffee called Native Riders - https://www.sonomacounty.com/shopping/native-riders

Another site for getting good single origin coffee Mike mentions: https://coffeesnobs.com.au/, https://aeropress.com/,

And for that divine sound hot chocolate: Epic Espresso - https://www.facebook.com/EpicEspresso/,

While talking about Cascara, Tarran mentions the interesting way of getting a unique coffee bean with Kopi Luwak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak

And for a breakdown on what exactly Cascara is: https://www.freshcup.com/what-is-cascara/,

And where you can get it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cascara&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

You can find out more about this show at our website: www.tea-cast.com.

And please join us for our next episode on the 1st of May.

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Episode Two - Two Tea or Not Two Tea

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:00:02 GMT

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

This episode featured hosts Mike Nye 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/.

In this episode, Mike recommended the T2 Japanese Gen Mai Cha Sencha which can be found here: https://www.t2tea.com/en/us/tea/japanese-gen-mai-cha-sencha-loose-leaf-gift-cube-T110AE046.html.

Alex recommended the T2 Sydney Breakfast which can be found here: https://www.t2tea.com/en/us/tea/sydney-breakfast-loose-leaf-gift-cube-T125AE194.html.

Mike also talks about the special way of making Billy Tea, which can be seen in this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrJa23WyAr4.

Mike mentioned the cute T-rex or "tea-rex" drinking tea which can be seen in the slideshow on our website, www.tea-cast.com.

Alex talked about 50 kinds of Earl Grey in reference to the terrible pun, "Fifty Shades of (Earl) Grey." While he couldn't find 50 specific varieties of Earl Grey, he did find a site that features 50 recipes with Earl Grey: https://parade.com/847396/nicoleweston/50-shades-of-earl-grey-recipes-for-tea-lovers/.

Music featured in this episode is "Bach Brandenburg Concerto #3 - 1st Movement" licensed via Audioblocks.

You can find out more about this show at our website: www.tea-cast.com.

Our next episode will be out on the first of April, which may be April Fools worthy.

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Episode One - A Tale of Two Teas

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:00:12 GMT

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.

You can find out more about this show at our website: www.tea-cast.com.

Our next episode will be out on the first of March.

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While There is Tea There is Hope Trailer

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:00:11 GMT

Welcome to While There is Tea There is Hope, a new podcast all about tea. Join Alex, Mike, and Tarran as they talk all about tea: what flavors they like, the history of tea, how it is made, and what they look for when making a good cup of tea.

The premiere episode will be released February 1st, 2021.

This trailer was edited and produced by Tarran Merlo from Hail and Well Met Podcasts.

The music featured in this episode is "Peer Gynt Suite No 1 Op 46: Morning Mood" by Edvard Grieg under a Worldwide Public Domain.

For more info check out our website at http://tea-cast.com/, and follow us on Twitter @theteacast.

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