Jesse, Annie, and Mohammed discuss traveling as comedians, understanding different demographics, developing bits, and starting out in comedy.

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This is a special episode of Tea Time with Jesse because we’re in front of a ⚡️LIVE AUDIENCE ⚡️ at West China Teahouse in Austin, Texas

Major thank you to So Han Fan for hosting the podcast at West China Tea House! In this episode, Jesse and So Han chat about Chengdu, working and living in China as a foreigner, and opening a teahouse in Texas.

Get a 10% off discount on Jesse’s Teahouse products with code: “SOHANSOGOOD”

2017 White Dew White Tea:

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Duidui’s 2010 Reserve Cooked Pu’er Tea:

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00:40 Meet So Han

02:23 White Dew Tea

05:05 Life in Chengdu

07:00 Performing in China / Enchilada Grande

09:25 Financial Freedom

10:25 Napping at Work

11:40 Traffic Suggestions

12:09 A Sense of Community

13:41 Fighting over the Bill

16:10 Meeting Duidui / Ancient Tree Tea

17:27 Ancient Tree Pu’er

20:20 Wet vs. Dry Stored Pu’er

21:00 So Han’s Tea Journey

22:38 Tea Market vs. Grocery Store Teas

24:23 Hidden Peak Teahouse / Making Tea in College

26:05 So Han’s First Tea Farm Experience

27:40 From Tea Enthusiast to Building a Tea Company

28:55 American Tea Misconceptions

30:22 Chinese Tea Culture

31:50 Lightning Round

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Angel Wheeler joined the teahouse in 2021 to help with customer service, and from there, it's been quite a ride! If you've ever contacted us through our customer support email, it's likely Angel was the person who helped you.

I had tea with her during my last trip back to the East Coast and we talked about what it's like trying to bring a better tea experience to people online, how she came to be interested in tea (fun textile facts!) and her take on what's important for a good tea time.

We talk about Chinese tea, language competitions, language learning and content creating while sipping on some lemon-y raw pu’er.

Discover the teas we enjoyed and explore the collection: 

2023 Qianjiazhai Sheng Pu’er Tea:

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2017 White Dew White Tea:

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00:20 Meet XiaomaNYC

01:44 Chinese tea culture

02:44 Making raw pu’er

04:10 Foreigner Chinese competitions

06:20 Linguistic performers

08:03 Language fluency & going viral

09:35 Managing expectations of your audience

10:35 No one will see you fail

11:48 Short form vs. long form

14:00 What is white tea

16:44 AI language learning

18:06 Language learning and human connection 

20:00 North American languages

Hello PodFans! This is a podcast-only episode where I share an interview I did with Kelvin Mak from JoySauce. While talking to him, I figured you all would enjoy hearing some stories about how I learned Chinese comedy, Chinese tea, and started the teahouse, so he sent me the recording of the interview! Hopefully this is fun for you all.

Please leave a 5 star review and let me know what you think about these sorts of podcast-only episodes!

Thanks!

Jesse

Sipping on fragrant white tea and indulging in the deep, rich flavors of aged cooked Pu’er, we explored the world of comedy and tea. 🍵💬

Join the conversation as we unravel Joe Wong’s incredible journey from earning multiple degrees, even developing a patent at a pharmaceutical company, to discovering his passion for comedy. ☕😄

Discover the teas we enjoyed and explore the collection: Jesse’s Teahouse Teas. Each sip tells a story, just like Joe’s unique path. 🌟

For a deeper dive into the flavors, explore the 2010 Reserve Aged Cooked Pu’er. 🌑🍂

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Welcome to the very first episode of Teatime with Jesse, where I invite people who live between cultures for tea!

In this first episode, I hang out with Simon Twu, a talented bilingual, bicultural actor with an incredible journey in both the US and China.

As we sip on the sweet, complex Alishan Oolong tea, we'll dive into boba, food show spit buckets, multiculturalism, and how the media portrays Asians and Asian Americans. It's a laid-back chat about different flavors and unique experiences.

Tea & Tea Things from this episode:

Alishan Oolong Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-alishan-high-climate-taiwanese-oolong

Jesse’s Gongfu Tea Tray Set: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-gongfu-tea-tray-set-carrying-case