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Syndication

What is lapsang souchong? Why does it have such a smoky taste?

Sources:

Direct download: tr-014.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:24pm PST

Apparently my previous "episode" consisted of the text post "I like Darjeeling." This serves admirably as a summary of the entire episode, as well as the entire podcast, and potentially my entire life. Still, I meant to include an audio file as well.

Direct download: tearage_2016_01_27.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 7:56pm PST

Big surprise: I like Darjeeling.

Category: -- posted at: 9:58pm PST

High-grade Tie Guan Yin is often referred to as "monkey-picked" tea. But do monkeys really pick tea?

Yes, Tea Rage is back after a brief two-year absence, and pretending that nothing has happened.

Direct download: tearage_2015_11_28.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 4:17pm PST

Tea is mostly water, but we don't think much about water. What is it? Where did it come from? How does it work? And how can we use this knowledge to make our tea better?

Direct download: tearage_2013_12_15.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:15pm PST

Tea bags are horrible tea. There's nothing wrong with tea bags. Let me explain.

Errata: At one point I say "milligrams" when I mean "milliliters".

Direct download: tearage_2013_12_02.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:27pm PST

The challenges and triumphs of making tea while traveling.

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Direct download: tearage_2013_09_01.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:20pm PST

A discussion of tea in the workplace.

Tea review: Silk Dragon by The Tea Merchant 

Direct download: tearage_2013_06_04.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:11pm PST

How do I feel about flavored tea? Guess.

Tea review:

Direct download: tearage_2013_05_13.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:07pm PST

Robert Fortune, the superspy of tea.

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Direct download: tearage_2013_04_10.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:37am PST

This episode features our very first interview, and it's with Gail Carriger, a novelist, archeologist, and tea aficionado. She's best known for her Parasol Protectorate series, which is a steampunk comedy romance adventure series featuring the tea-addicted Alexia Tarabotti. You can find out more about her and her works at gailcarriger.com.

Direct download: tearage-2013-01-08.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am PST

A complaint about how tea is treated in restaurants.

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Direct download: tearage-2012-12-21.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:30am PST

Earl Grey. What is it? Where did it come from? And why does it, sometimes, fill me with rage?

Direct download: tearage-2012-12-12.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:08pm PST

How I make tea, and rage against frilly tea cozies.

Links:

  • The Royal Society of Chemistry's "How To Make A Perfect Cup of Tea" (pdf)
  • Tea Time

Credits:

Ominous by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a CC Attribution 3.0.
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100562.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license are available at http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/.

Direct download: tearage-2012-12-04.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:11am PST

In which we discuss what tea is and is not.

Direct download: tea_rage_20121125.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:34pm PST

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