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Steeping Around – A Minute with the Man

Tere hosts the show
again this week, in continuation of last week’s interview with Manish.
Find out exactly how many jobs Manish juggles day to day, and how he manages to
make it all look so easy.  Then, in the second segment, Tere digs a little
deeper into Manish’s personal life.  His last trip to India, fifteen years
ago, was to meet and marry his wife.  Find out how all that went down and
what has happened since, this week on Steeping Around.

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Steeping Around – Origins: From India to Tucson

While Manish is in India, Tere is hosting the show, and this week we’re talking origins. But rather than discussing the origins of tea, we are exploring Manish’s own origins. Tere interviews Manish about his journey from India to Tucson, from a young entrepreneur to the owner of a successful tea company and the manager of four local farmers’ markets.

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Steeping Around – Tasting Kenyan Teas

Joy Njuguna of Royal Teas of Kenya joins
Manish and Tere once again in an exploration of Kenyan tea.  This week,
Joy introduces us to her company and her line of teas, which Manish and Tere
were given the opportunity to try at the World Tea Expo.  Manish relates
the results of their tasting, and each reveals their favorite.

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Steeping Around – Family, Friends, and Kenyan Tea

What does Kenyan tea
and family have in common?  Everything.  Manish’s own family joins
him on the show this week to talk about their Thanksgiving, and in keeping with
the theme, Manish and Tere revisit an interview with Joy Njuna of Royal Tea of
Kenya.  Joy’s family was one of the first to grow tea in Kenya, and has
fought for the rights of the growers ever since.

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Steeping Around – Giving Thanks for Good Health and Good Business

This Thanksgiving,
Manish and Tere welcome G.T. Dave of Synergy Drinks back to the show. Manish
and G.T. discover how much they have in common as they reminisce about the
early days of business and the paths they have followed.  Each began with
a vision that sustains them today, something surely to be thankful for.

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Steeping Around – Healthy Cultures: The Benefit of Kombucha

Manish and Tere welcome GT Dave of Synergy Drinks back to the show to discuss the various health benefits of Kombucha tea. GT tells the story of Kombucha and his own family, the way that it helped his mother in dealing with cancer, and the general health effects of the fermented tea. In the third segment, GT gives personal advice to first-time drinkers, like Tere and Manish.

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Steeping Around – Costumes, Kombucha, and G.T. Dave

Manish and Tere butt heads this week, and they talk about their preferences for both Halloween festivities and Kombucha, a fermented tea that neither had tried before. Never heard of Kombucha? Well don’t worry–Manish welcomes G.T. Dave, owner of Synergy Drinks, to the show to introduce listeners to the mysterious tea drink.

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Steeping Around – Variety, Health, and Sustainability: Listener Emails

Manish and Tere respond to four listener emails this week: Why are there vast differences in Yunnan varieties? Is there actually less caffeine in white tea? How long do the effects of L-theanine last? The third email is not a question, but a comment, and causes Manish and Tere to reflect on the things that sustain them. Thank you for your emails, and thank you for listening!

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Steeping Around – Tea Cures for Cold Season

Manish and Tere have both just recovered from colds, and this week they’re going to tell us how they’ve done it. Tea of all types can be helpful in both preventing colds and alleviating their symptoms. With winter approaching and the cold season coming on, this is a show you don’t want to miss!

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Steeping Around – Tea for the Mind and Spirit

We’ve spent several weeks talking about the ways that tea can benefit your health, but until now it has all been about the physical body. The mind and spirit are two crucial aspects of overall health, and fortunately tea targets them as much as our organs and tissues. Speaking of tissues–Manish and Tere talk a little more about Tere’s wedding in the third segment, specifically the gratitude and appreciation felt afterward and what, if any, is the difference between the two.

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