Tea and Tales

This episode is all about Angels & Demons, and we get to feature some of our favorite stories in Good Omens, Supernatural, and The Good Place.  We enjoy a Good Omens-inspired tea blend from the Lady Gray Kitchen and delve into the lore, both religious and in pop-culture, of angels and demons.  We also touch on a few other favorites and some honorable mentions.

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Angels & Demons - (4:07)

Neil Gaiman stories - (11:28)

Good Omens - (14:47)

The Good Place - (29:41)

Supernatural - (39:14)

Honorable mentions - (51:25)

Second round of tales - (57:56)

Tea from Lady Gray Kitchen

In this episode we discuss our favorite Anime tales!  We drink a green tea blend from Simpson & Vail, introduce the genre to unfamiliar viewers, roundtable our first anime experiences, and debate the use of dubbing vs subtitles.  We're also joined by our friend Nic, who helps us navigate the wide wide world of anime.  We finish, of course, with our favorite anime tales!

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Intro to anime & roundtable - (3:30)

The most popular anime series - (25:44)

My Hero Academia - (30:33)

Azumanga Daioh - (41:34)

Sailor Moon - (50:43)

Honorable mentions - (1:01:12)

Princess Mononoke - (1:07:54)

Tea from Simpson & Vail

In this episode we journey to Ireland for St. Patrick's Day, with some fantastic Irish tea and equally great Irish tales.  We start by learning some Irish phrases and also names that are most commonly mispronounced in the U.S.  After that we discuss our favorite films, books, tv shows, stage shows, and even fairy tales that come from Ireland.  Join us for this special holiday episode of Tea and Tales!

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Irish phrases & names - (2:34)

First round of tales - (18:03)

Honorable mentions & listener recs - (35:00)

Second round of tales - (39:00)

Tea from Adagio Teas

Hello listeners - It's episode lucky 13 and we tackle all our favorite tales created by the King of Horror himself - Stephen King!  Before diving into some seriously scary stories, we enjoy a wonderful cup of Mixed Berry Creme tea from Hackberry Tea.  We discuss our various entry points into King's work, our favorite short stories and film adaptations, and the books that scared us the most.  For the second half of the episode, we pick our favorite tales to highlight and reminisce about our favorite scary scenes.

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Our intro to SK & favorite short stories - (4:40)

Favorite Stephen King films (18:32)

First round of favorite tales (21:36)

Underrated SK books & scariest moments - (43:07)

Second round of favorite tales - (59:45)

Tea from Hackberry Tea

In this episode we discuss the wide world of Jurassic Park - the book, the film, the many sequels, and the groundbreaking work that made this story a worldwide phenomenon.  In celebration of our Caribbean dino story, we enjoy an excellent tropical fruit tea blend made by Tiesta Tea.  In addition to taking a close look at the most famous dinosaur tale, we also pick three more to dive into:  The Land Before Time, Dinosaurs, and The Doors of Eden.

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Jurassic Park (4:55)

The Sequels (22:28)

The Land Before Time (30:22)

Dinosaurs (series) (43:53)

Honorable metions (52:41)

The Doors of Eden (novel) (57:10)

Tea from Tiesta Tea

In this week's episode, we feature our favorite sequels with a guest appearance from our friend Autumn.  To pair with our tales, and in celebration of our guest, we enjoy some Autumn Cranberry black tea from Jolie Tea Company.   We roundtable the big blockbuster sequels and cap our episode with some great listener suggestions, honorable mentions, and one recommended sequel tale from each of our podcasters.

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The Blockbuster Sequel (3:15)

Doctor Sleep (19:15)

Frozen 2 (32:00)

The Goddess Series (45:35)

Honorable Mentions (53:43)

Shrek 2 (1:03:33)

Tea from Jolie Tea Company

Happy Galentine's Day!

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Tea from Harney & Sons

In this week's episode, we discuss our favorite Talking Animals while enjoying some tropical green tea from Simpson & Vail. We start with the biggest game of the year - Animal Crossing - and then dive into some our other favorites from films, games, books, and television. Looking for some wholesome, heartwarming tales? Then look no further, as we include 6 of our favorites as well as some great suggestions from our listeners. 

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Animal Crossing (2:59)

Our first round of tales (17:12)

Listener recommendations (39:34)

Homeward Bound (43:23)

Our second round of tales (48:04)

Honorable mentions (63:43)

Tea from Simpson & Vail

In this week's episode, we feature our favorite superhero tales while enjoying some delicious tea from Simpson & Vail.   Before roundtabling some favorites, we dive into the question of: "what makes a superhero?".  Then we cap our episode with some great listener suggestions, honorable mentions, and our favorite superhero tales.

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DC & Marvel origins & favorite characters (7:38)

Our first round of favorite tales (20:42)

Listener choices & honorable mentions (48:07)

Recommendations for new comic readers (53:43)

Our second round of favorite tales (56:10)

Tea from Simpson & Vail

In this week's episode, we feature our favorite zombie tales with a guest appearance from our friend Nic.  To pair with our zombies, we enjoy some blood-red Hibiscus tea from The Tao of Tea.   We roundtable our recent favorites - Train to Busan and World War Z, and reach back to the influences of George Romero.  Then we cap our episode with some great listener suggestions, honorable mentions, and one recommended zombie tale from each of our podcasters.

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World War Z & Train to Busan - (1:45)

Our favorite early zombie films - (16:25)

The Walking Dead - (26:10)

The Girl With all the Gifts - (38:03)

Rot & Ruin (45:52)

Listener Suggestions & Honorable Mentions (54:08)

Night of the Living Trekkies (1:05:10)

Tea from The Tao of Tea