Teatime With Jesse

We’re in Tennessee for a special episode of Teatime with Jesse with polyglot and historian Dr. Felege Yirga.

Jesse and Felege reminisce about their iconic game nights while sipping Pu'er and Jasmine tea. Dive into the fascinating world of ancient cultures as we explore the Late Antique/Early Medieval periods of the Near East and Red Sea regions. Felege discusses how cultural shifts impact the recording of history, while Jesse draws some parallels between stand-up comedy and teaching history.

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On this Tea Time with Jesse, Jesse is joined by comedian, actress, and philanthropist Jiaoying Summers.

In this episode, Jiaoying shares how she opened her own comedy club and made a name for herself in the American comedy scene. Jesse and Jiaoying talk about maintaining a positive network, navigating dating as a comedian, and differing cultural standards in the US and China.

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Hello tea friends! On this Teatime with Jesse, I hang out with Hasani Arnold at the Beijing Tea Market.

Hasani Arnold is a content creator and Global Strategy Insight Manager. In this episode, we cover a lot! Hasani talks about growing up in New York and the cultural differences between the ethnic enclaves. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities of learning a foreign language and how policies have shaped public infrastructure in the China vs. US. Join us while we sip on some Ancient Tree White Tea and Qimen Red Tea.

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00:00:29 Meet Hasani Arnold

00:00:50 Duidui’s White tea

00:01:33 Hasani’s Journey from New York, USA to Beijing, China

00:02:42 Bilingual subtitling on social media

00:03:13 The Chinese community in Flushing, Queens

00:05:00 Disparate cultures in NYC

00:06:50 Cultural differences at school vs. local neighborhoods in NYC

00:07:29 Sensationalism in the media

00:08:30 Chinese populations in American school

00:09:29 Hasani’s first time abroad in Korea

00:10:38 Feeling safe in Asia

00:11:07 A foreigner experience in China

00:11:38 Shanghai is Hasani’s favorite city

00:13:44 Freedom of expression in New York

00:15:00 New yorkers breaking out of their shell

00:15:15 People in Los Angeles are fashionable

00:15:54 Pushing the envelope in Shanghai

00:16:25 Stop caring about what other people think

00:16:50 Improv and “failing big”

00:17:30 Changing lives through improv

00:18:00 It’s hard to fight in the tea room

00:19:00 Coffee and tea

00:19:16 Hasani’s favorite tea: darjeeling white tea

00:19:44 Chinese approach to coffee and tea

00:21:33 Flattening tea

00:22:09 Public infrastructure in China vs. America

00:22:34 Accessibility in China

00:24:23 Tea farmers are successful businesspeople

00:27:25 Access to chargers and batteries

00:28:38 Portable charging stations in China

00:31:00 Perceptions of the self and community in China vs. America

00:32:44 Communism and collectivism

00:33:16 Wealth and individualism

00:36:15 Racism in China vs. America

00:36:40 Racism and public services in America

00:37:12 The nature of democracy

00:39:15 Policies and public parks

00:41:45 Society and balance

00:42:15 Extremism and balance

00:42:33 The goals of China’s government

00:43:00 The Cultural Revolution in China

00:44:58 Bureaucracy and policy

00:46:06 China’s stability and yearly innovation

00:46:46 Understanding someone else’s opinion

00:47:29 Acrimony in American

00:48:28 Breaking the timeline

00:49:48 Having all the information

00:50:30 Getting into content creation

00:51:07 Racial phenotypes

00:53:00 Types of ignorance

00:53:09 Hair in the Black community

00:55:38 Race in China vs. America

00:57:00 Qimen red tea

00:54:14 The obligation of education

01:02:05 Learning involves messing up

01:02:34 Intent vs. impact

01:03:03 The role of patience in understanding different perspectives

01:04:00 There’s always something you don’t know

01:05:00 Productive conversations

01:06:18 Absurdist memes

01:07:38 Donghua Jinlong industrial grade glycine and Tiktok

01:10:30 Outsourcing marketing for advertising

01:11:57 Make content!! Be yourself, just do it

01:13:59 Media and the relationship between Asian American and Black American communities

01:23:00 Dating abroad

01:23:58 Addressing cultural stereotypes

01:25:00 Connecting through language

01:26:30 Lightning round

01:27:20 Incorporating fashion in content creation

01:28:43 Resources to learn Chinese

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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.

Hellooooo tea friends! I love when we can bring tea experts on the pod! This Teatime with Jesse was filmed live on Dong Ding Mountain when I was in Taiwan!

I learned a lot while I was there! And I brought back Charcoal Roasted Oolong Tea’s made by Jayme’s family. :) This episode is so fun, watch as Jayme and I talk about the differences in Western vs. Taiwanese tea culture. Jayme also delves into the process of charcoal roasting tea, learning from a tea master, and selling tea to Michelin restaurants.

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0:15 Meet Jayme, our tea provider

0:34 Having a tea expert on the podcast

1:20 Intercultural tea business

1:43 Charcoal roasted Oolong tea

1:56 Artisanal teamaking

2:29 How tea is roasted at different levels

3:43 Oolong in Taiwan is famous

4:28 Shake out the fragrance

5:04 There is no “best tea” only tea that fits you the best

6:00 Born into a tea family

6:39 Grandma was a city girl

6:55 Marrying into a tea mountain family

7:38 Tea is water

8:06 The tea has a nutty, creamy smell

9:54 Good tea has a sweet after taste

10:28 Slow roasting tea vs. fast roasted tea

11:39 Rebelling against the tea family

12:15 Curiosity around herbal tea blends

13:08 Don’t get fooled by scented oils in your tea

13:43 Milky oolong is natural, from Jin Xuan

14:45 Taiwanese oolong is pretty good actually

15:30 How to describe tea to westerners

16:00 Describing tea to producers vs. consumers

17:16 Comparing tea to BMW cars

18:17 Don’t disrespect your tea master

20:28 Tea descriptions need to be accessible

21:27 Taste notes are so personal, don’t give too much guidance at the tea table

22:34 Ignore my taste notes if you want

23:05 Steep times and temperatures

24:40 The better tea you get, the harder it is to mess up

27:29 Tea is art

28:39 Mass produced grocery store tea vs. artisanal tea

30:00 Seven teas from the same mountain

30:38 Selling Taiwanese teas to Michelin restaurants

31:57 Contextualizing the story behind the tea

32:42 Tea farmers put a lot of effort behind the tea

33:23 Tea farmers are artists

33:52 Pairing tea with Michelin food

36:23 Dark charcoal roasted tea

38:00 Charcoal roasting gives brown sugar notes to tea

38:37 Light vs. charcoal roasted tea

39:47 It smells like coffee

41:50 We don’t have to copy the local market

47:18 The base of the tea

47:55 Sometimes you can be stubborn

50:30 Longan wood

51:22 Getting into the tea roasting process

52:00 Let the fire settle

52:40 Speed of burning

55:10 Different types of tea farmers

56:25 Tea production has multiple departments

1:02:45 Different temperatures for roasting

1:06:16 Tea culture in Taiwan

1:07:00 Describing the Taiwan Oolong sampler box

1:09:00 Advice for people new to Oolong