While There is Tea There is Hope

Thank you for listening to our premiere episode of While There is Tea There is Hope. We hope you enjoyed it.

This episode featured hosts Tarran Merlo and Alex C. Telander.

It was edited and produced by Tarran Merlo.

A transcript of these episode can be found on our transcripts page: http://hailandwellmetpodcast.com/tea-cast/transcripts/

The book Alex mentions and quotes from is "A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World" by Erika Rappaport (Princeton University Press 2017). The book Tarran mentions is "The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide" by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss (2007)

In this episode both Tarran and Alex were drinking Twinings Early Grey, available pretty much anywhere you can get tea in both teabag and loose leaf.

Alex's recommendations were the Simple Earl Grey and Kennilworth Ceylon, both available from Simple Loose Leaf; visit their website for more info: https://simplelooseleaf.com/. He also recommended the Bunka GalabTEA, a delicious chai from an independent African American store in Minneapolis, check out their site to order their amazing tea: https://bunkatea.com/.

Tarran's recommendations were the Masala Chai from Yahava KoffeeWorks, check out their site for more info: https://www.yahava.com.au/, and the Roogenic Tissane Native Relief, available through this site: https://roogenic.com.au/products/lemonmyrtlerose.

Tarran also mentions recording a video where he is making his masala chai, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/3j5twJQsqwQ.

Music featured in this episode includes: "American National Anthem - Church Organ," "Orient Strings," "Bach Brandenburg Concerto 3 - 1st Movement," "Beethhoven Symphony 9 2nd Movement," "Hopeful Morning," "James Thomson - Rule Britannia," "Teaser Orchestral," "Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachmusik," "Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Reed Pipes," and "The Siren Sings" with permission from Story Blocks.

You can find out more about this show at our website: www.tea-cast.com.

Our next episode will be out on the first of March.

In this new episode of Writing Walks, Alex review his writing goals for 2020 and how he did given the pandemic and everything else going on in 2020, and then lays out his goals for 2021, ending the episode with a recommendation for the "Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins.

In the episode Alex mentions the create-alongs Sarah Rhea Werner does; you can find out more about her and these events on her website: https://www.sarahwerner.com/.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.

You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.

You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at [email protected].

The next episode will be released March 1st.

Welcome to While There is Tea There is Hope, a new podcast all about tea. Join Alex, Mike, and Tarran as they talk all about tea: what flavors they like, the history of tea, how it is made, and what they look for when making a good cup of tea.

The premiere episode will be released February 1st, 2021.

This trailer was edited and produced by Tarran Merlo from Hail and Well Met Podcasts.

The music featured in this episode is "Peer Gynt Suite No 1 Op 46: Morning Mood" by Edvard Grieg under a Worldwide Public Domain.

For more info check out our website at http://tea-cast.com/, and follow us on Twitter @theteacast.

In this new episode of Writing Walks, Alex once again gets to do the walking part of Writing Walks on a new trail at Crane Creek Canyon Regional Park, and the episode begins with some nice ambient sound. Nature really performed for this episode.

Alex talks about the pros and cons of finding your own voice in your writing, then discusses the usefulness of idea generators, and ends the episode with a recommendation for Kim Stanley Robinson's "Ministry for the Future."

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.

You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.

You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at [email protected].

The next episode will be released January 1st.

In Writing Walks episode 14, Alex talks about dreams, specifically when and how to use dreams in writing, and the potential pitfalls with them, and then how best to record and use your own dreams in your writing. He then talks about the importance of finishing you projects and how it's all part of being a writer. He ends the episode with a recommendation for Katie Mack's "The End of Everything."

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.

You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.

You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at [email protected].

The next episode will be released January 1st.

In this episode Alex finally makes it out to do the walking part of Writing Walks again, as well as talking about the importance of conflict in writing, as well as the troublesome art of making yourself write, ending the episode with a recommendation for Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.

You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.

You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at [email protected].

The next episode will be released December 1st.

Alex is recording this Writing Walks from his home studio once again due to severe smoke pollution in California. In this episode who goes through his ten steps for how he writes a novel.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.

You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.

You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at [email protected].

The next episode will be released November 1st.

In this episode, Alex isn't able to get out and go for a walk due to the pandemic and severe fires that has made the air very smoky. He talks about Getting Stuck in your writing, the pros and cons of Word Counts, and then his recommendation for the Lady Astronaut Series by Mary Robinette Kowal.

Alex mentions the podcast Podcast Pontifications in the episode, which you can find here: https://podcastpontifications.com/.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.

You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.

You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at [email protected].

The next episode will be released October 1st.

In the tenth episode of Writing Walks, Alex talks about the keys to juggling multiple projects at the same time and still getting writing done. He then talks about research and the positives and potential negatives. He ends the episode with a review for the new Sandman podcast.

In the episode he mentions about signing up for Audible. To get a free 30-day trial and a free audiobook, use this address: http://www.audible.com/ostiumpodcast.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.

You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.

You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at [email protected].

The next episode will be released September 1st.

In Episode 9 of Writing Walks, Alex talks about the Writer's Determination in telling the story they want to tell through their characters, he then talks about writing First Drafts, and ends the episode with a recommendation for "Saga" by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples..

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.

You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.

You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at [email protected].

The next episode will be released August 1st.