Devo-teas

This week, eden sits down with their friend JD over some bowls of Revenant shou pu'er to talk about death. Mortality, atheism, pet death. Friendship. Reasons to keep living even though things can be hard. It's a heavy one, but it's a really good convo.

Trigger warnings for death, pet death, family member death, suicidal ideation.

This week, eden sits down with Kaitlyn & MK over some bowls of Wu Liang Hong Mao Feng black tea to talk about their Year of Glee project: where they've picked out 52 musical artists and are working their way through their discographies, one week at a time. They talk about who they've been most surprised by, who they're excited to listen to in the future, and where this project will go moving forward after its first year.

This week, eden sits down with Mike over some bowls of wild arbor white tea as they discuss megastructures, the Metabolist movement, Archigramists, arcologies, Paolo Soleri, the paradoxical nature of utopian thinking, and why it's important to find ways to make meaning of our lives and not give into despair in difficult times. 

In this episode, host eden sits down with their friend Anastasia over some bowls of Wu Liang Hong Mao Feng black tea to talk about knitting vs. crochet, how clothes should cost more, whether audiobooks are reading or not, making intergenerational friendships, and Heated Rivalry. 

In this episode, host eden sits down with their friend Caroline over some bowls of Imperial Pure Bud black tea to talk about how the proliferation of conspiracy theory debunking media actually causes growth in the belief in conspiracies, the academic review process, why it's okay for things to be hard sometimes, and how we can try and find good information in the era of misinformation.

In this episode, host eden sits down with Jackson over some bowls of King of Duck Shit Aroma dan cong oolong to discuss the history and flavors of Mountain Dew. They discuss why Baja Blast is the finest soda ever made, reminisce about going to fast food places as children, and a whole load of other conversational culs-de-sac and diversions.

In this episode, host eden sits down with their friend Katie over some bowls of Red Loon ripe pu'er to talk about how trucks in America have become dangerously large. They discuss different teas they like, why vehicle regulations should be stricter, and how every SUV these days is terribly boring in its design.

In this episode, host eden sits down with their friend Mike over some bowls of Lumber Slut ripe pu'er to talk about manga, space exploration, why Carl Sagan was a real one, and why they need to make good hard science fiction movies again. And most importantly: why Space X and Blue Origin need to be dismantled and that energy and money put back into the public's hands.

This first episode of Devo-teas is a solo conversation with host eden as they describe what the show entails, why they've become so enamored with tea and gong fu style preparation. They walk through how to steep in gong fu style and talk about what the podcast is and what you can expect from it.