This episode features our favorite myth-based tales - books, films, and even a musical!  We start off by pairing our episode with the "Iron Goddess" tea from Tealyra, before diving into the origins of Greek and Roman myths.  Then we move on to some of our favorites, including Percy Jackson, Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, and the musical Hadestown, among others.  Join us on this latest episode of Tea & Tales!

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Tea from Tealyra

We're right in the middle of summer, so of course we're bringing you our favorite summer tales this week!  We start with a delicious fruit tea from Tealyra before diving into some upcoming films, games, and books.  Then we launch into our favorite summer-based tales, including books, tv shows, video games, and even a musical.

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Tea from Tealyra

It's Shark Week! (ooh ha ha).  On this episode of Tea and Tales we talk about our favorite silly shark tales, but also celebrate these fascinating animals.  We enjoy some great, color-changing hibiscus tea from The Ol'Factory and share some interesting facts and conservation details about sharks.  Join us on this mini, bonus episode to learn more about these amazing predators of the deep, and engage in some silliness with our favorite shark-based films.

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Tea from Ol'Factory Soaps & Scents

On this episode of Tea & Tales, we cover the wide world of fictional spies.  First we indulge in some champagne flavored tea and move on to the most famous spy of them all - James Bond.  Then we move to our favorite tales, spanning films, books, and even cartoon strips.  Join us for another round of Tea & Tales!

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Tea from Fusion Teas

On this episode of Tea and Tales, we celebrate PRIDE month!  We indulge in some tea entitled the "Love Blend" and take a look back at important events in the history of LGBTQA rights in the United States.  After our brief dive into some history (facts are fun!), we discuss one of favorite stories, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and cover our other favorite tales featuring LGBTQA characters.  Join us for a colorful and fun episode!

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Important dates in Pride history - (2:20)

The House in the Cerulean Sea - (14:20)

Listener recommendations - (20:53)

First round of tales - (23:21)

Honorable mentions - (44:40)

Second round of tales - (54:00)

Tea from Tea Chai Te

Welcome to Season 2 of Tea and Tales!  We begin our new season with a tasty peach/lemon herbal tea and invite our good friend Nic to join us on this episode.  Unlike our usual pattern, we spend the entire episode round tabling our favorite pop culture from this year - books, films, tv, games, and even other podcasts.  Join us for a whole new season of nerdy pop culture fun (and tea of course!).

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Films - (3:40)

Books - (18:06)

TV - (34:38)

Comics/Manga - (56:40)

Games - (66:57)

Podcasts - (73:53)

On this episode of Tea and Tales we cover our favorite stories relating to Witches!  To start out, we enjoy some excellent "Dreamy Sleep" herbal tea from a spiritual shop in Salem, MA.  Then we move on to cover the history of witches, the hysteria and fear associated and blamed on them, and then transition into the biggest pop culture witch stories.  We finish by spotlighting our favorite tales and some listener recommendations.  Join us for this magical episode of Tea and Tales!

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The History of Witches - (4:24)

Salem - (11:44)

Wizard of Oz/The Wiz/Wicked - (17:07)

First round of tales - (29:50)

Honorable mentions - (52:10)

Second round of tales - (60:40)

On this episode of Tea and Tales we cover the wild and crazy world of B Horror Movies.  To start off our episode, we enjoy some lovely herbal tea with a fun name - Chunky Watermelon!  Then we launch into the origins of B Horror and some classic examples.  We also cover some of the funniest titles and tales we found, and join in the fun by creating our own ridiculous horror synopses.  Lastly, we cap of our episode with our favorite B Horror Tales.  Join us this episode for a spooky, creepy, and definitely silly round of Tea and Tales.

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Tea from Tiesta Teas

This episode of Tea and Tales brings you our favorite robot stories.  We start by indulging in some wonderful tea from the local 210 Teas, before diving into the history of robots.  We then move to our favorite robots and robot tales from books, films, and television.

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Tea from 210 Teas 

History of Robots in Science Fiction - (2:17)

First round of tales - (12:36)

Honorable Mentions & Listener Recommendations - (40:08)

Second round of tales - (48:44)