Tea & Sympathy Podcast

Ted Lasso is a show about an American who finds himself immersed in British culture (you can see how we'd be drawn to it). But it's also about friendship, work relationships, leading with kindness, and football (the not-American kind).

We're back at it and we're calling it Season 3. Post-pandemic? LOL. Join us as we discover a little gem of a show called Home Fires – set in another geopolitically complicated era that somehow still found people mostly working together. Gather up your tea things, this one's worth using a sugar ration.

We recorded this episode on November 14, 2020. We're tired, we're relieved, we were enjoying the latest season of Great British Bakeoff. This rambling discussion is one part us catching up, one part examination of why this was the horniest Bakeoff ever, and one part bracing ourselves for a rough pandemic winter.

We recorded this episode in September 2020, not even having watched the movie Enola Holmes yet. At one point, Melissa speculates that maybe by the time this episode is published, we'd have a vaccine and everything would be normal. Spoiler alert – we do have a vaccine, but nothing is "normal."

We recorded this episode on March 22, 2020. Then, things got weird.

We were still new to Pandemic World, but most of our discussion holds up (though we do talk about doing things "when this is all over," hahaha). To be honest, we don't really talk much about The Hour, an excellent show you should nonetheless watch.

Well, we're back, and it's season 2! Surprise! In this episode, Melissa and Sarah discuss what we like most about Killing Eve, as well as coronavirus necessities, other podcasts we recommend, and more. Lots more.

We're back in the swing of things with a discussion of The Crown's third season, with a blockbuster cast this time around. We also manage to talk for several minutes about next week's show without once mentioning the name, oops (it's Killing Eve).

Well, we made it through a lackluster tenth series to a lackluster conclusion. SAD TROMBONE. In this final Quick Rise episode, Melissa and Sarah also discuss Paul Holllywood's taste quirks, penny candy, and unidentified British actors.

This week's theme was a bit of a stretch, but on the whole, the bakers did well with festival buns, cassatelle, and sarawak cakes. Listen in as we talk about the overall improvement this week, Henry's apple-cheeked innocence, and the budding showmance between...Noel and Alice?

Bake Off is somewhat back in the swing of things this week, but we've hit upon what we think might be the reason for the overall "meh" feeling in the tent thus far. Join us for another Quick Rise episode!