In short, we go on Hiatus.

I’ve decided to put Tea and Chat on hold for the moment whilst I decide where to go with the podcast. There are many things that I like about the show and things that I want to keep doing but I’m also interested in exploring new directions and possibilities. I’m hoping this will be a short hiatus and I don’t plan on pod-fading on you.

I still want to podcast and edit Shattered Empire and perhaps the two shows will merge into an entertaining hybrid. On the interview side of things, I still want to do that. I must admit though, that the physical time needed to become familiar with a podcaster’s work means that the time between interviews will probably increase.

When will the show be back? Soon, I hope.
What will it be like when it does return? I’ve no idea yet but I’m looking forward to finding out.

Until then, thank you all very much for accompanying me on this roller coaster, it’s been a pleasure.

Hi all,

In this episode I try three teas from the Tea of Life range by Amazon Teas. I also chat a little bit about the podcast and blow my own
horn at the request of Todd. You rock Todd!

Thanks for listening!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep34 [22m50s - 20.9 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Amazon Teas – Tea of Life

Cold Duty:
On Steampod.org
On Clonepod.org

Ooo Shiny!

Hi all,

In this episode I try Whittard’s Ginger & Lemon tea and have a chat with Heather Roulo.
I also recommend my current video game love, Left 4 Dead.

Thanks for listening!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep33 [1hr10m27s - 64.5 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Whittard’s Ginger & Lemon Tea

Podcasts:
heroulo.com
Fractured Horizon on Podiobooks.com

Hi all,

Episode 33 should be up later today. I’m still not completely recovered from the flu but I will have a show up.
Thanks for waiting, I appreciate it

Steve

Hi all,

In this episode I try Celestial Seasonings Cranberry Apple Zinger and have a nice long (really really long) chat with Mathew Wayne Selznick.
Due to family commitments, this is the last episode of 2008, so Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year to you all!

Thanks for listening!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep32 [1hr41m51s - 69.9 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Celestial Seasonings Cranberry Apple Zinger

Podcasts:
MattSelznick.com
Brave Men Run on Podiobooks.com

Hi all,

In this episode I high-jack the Erkpod feed and interview Erk. I also try some Chocolate Mint tea from All Things Tea.

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep31 [50m52s - 46.5 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
All Things Tea

Podcasts:
Erkpod
Hypernonsense

Hi all,

In this episode I try some Qi Fairtrade White Christmas Tea and recommend The Man From Earth.

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep30 [17m44s - 28.4 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
White Christmas Tea

Fire:
Pictures
Videos

Recommendation:
The Man From Earth

Ok, so as most of you might know. On Friday night, a building nextdoor to my apartment building caught fire. As a result, we were all evacuated out of our apartments and were only allowed back in this morning at 10. Everything is fine, the apartment didnt get damaged and nobody got hurt. The building that caught fire (a clothes store) and the building beside it, as well as the warehouses at the back, were burnt to a crisp. They are still smoking now and are being torn down. Thanks to all of you who checked in to see that I was ok.

However, being up for 30 hours straight has worn me down a tad. I also have no net connection at home now. If it’s okay with you all I’d like to take this weekend off so that I can sort everything out. I will have an episode of T&C up next week, no matter what. I promise. I’ll also post some photos and videos of the fire if anyone is interested.

Also, I did manage to get the novel finished in the end. I originally planned to have it done by friday at midnight but ended up writing the last few words on my EeePc at 5am in the train station (only place open with net access). Still it’s all done now. It’s not a great story but I’m pleased that I managed to make it to the end

Talk to you all soon,

Steve

Hi all,

In this episode I try some Madura Premium Blend Tea. I talk about NaNoWriMo, NaSuGoMo and recommend In The Mouth of Madness.

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep29 [24m36s - 22.5 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Madura Tea

Podcasts:
SteamPod
Despatches From Agent Orange

Recommendation:
In The Mouth of Madness

Hi all,

Due to an epic software fail I have been unable to record an episode of Tea & Chat this week.The microphone works fine in Skype but not in Audition. I’m going to reinstall everything and hope that’ll fix it. Fingers crossed.

Fear not though, as Erk of Erkpod has come to the rescue. Having featured me on Echo Romeo Kilo One One (Erk’s NaPodPoMo podcast) he has sent me the episode to post here. I hope you all enjoy this slight change to our regular programming. Tea & Chat shall return next week!

Thanks Erk!

Download:
Tea and Erk

Hi all,

In this episode I try some Darjeeling Tea from Whittards. I also talk about this year’s RSC production of Hamlet, the BBC miniseries Casanova and give a NaNoWriMo update.

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep27 [18m42s - 17.1 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Whittard’s Darjeeling

Recommendation:
Casanova

Hi all,

In this episode I try some Nerada Australian Tea sent in by Tim of ErkPod fame. I also talk about NaNoWriMo, this year’s RSC production of Hamlet and The Illusionist.

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep26 [20m01s - 18.3 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Nerada Tea

Recommendation:
The Illusionist

One day until NaNoWriMo starts! I’m not ready, really!

I have an idea, a name, a rough outline and I even have a cover but this is going to be quite an experience. One month, 50,000 words, 24 chapters (I think). It’s not that many words really  but still…

Anybody else out there WriMoing this year?

Hi all,

In this episode I try some Assam Tea from Twinings and talk about ErkPod, Hancock, Twilight Samurai, Donating to Tea and Chat and the J.C. Hutchins Widget!

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep25 [18m44s - 17.1 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Twinings Assam

Podcasts:
ErkPod
Erotica a la carte
PJBallantine.com

Recommendation:
Twilight Samurai

…and maybe win me a nice t-shirt!

Hi all,

If you have a few minutes to spare I would really appreciate it if you clicked on the image below (or the picture in the sidebar) and gave the J.C Hutchins widget a try.

The widget has several audio promos for 7th Son and the more people who listen to them the better chance I have of winning myself a fancy t-shirt (not to mention spreading the word about the mighty 7th son). I’ve had to host the widget on my old livejournal as wordpress doesn’t allow flash

So if you can, give the promos a listen. Thank you very much for helping me out once again!

Steve

Hi all,

In this episode I try some Chocolate Chai from Whittard (Thanks again Pete!) and talk about Blackpool!

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep24 [10m52s - 9.95 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Chocolate Chai

Podcasts:
Archangel Novel
Snark Infested Waters

Recommendation:
Blackpool

This is the first clip I saw from Blackpool. It really does make me want to watch the show right now

Hi all,

In this episode I try some Lady Grey from Twinings (Thanks Pete!) and talk to Nathan Lowell!

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep23 [1h30m34s - 62.1 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Twinings Lady Grey

Podcasts:
Quarter Share
Half Share
Full Share
South Coast
Double Share

Solar Clipper
Phaedrus

Hi all,

In this episode I try Cinnamon & Orange Rooibos tea from Whittard and talk a bit about The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas.

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep22 [20m13s - 18.5 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Whittard – Cinnamon & Orange Rooibos

Podcasts:
The Ninja Handbook
Warning! This book will kill you. Seriously.

Movie:
The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas

Hi all,

In this episode I chat to Christiana Ellis and try Amaretto Explosion from Whittard.

Thanks!

Download:

Tea and Chat Ep21 [1h36m02s - 65.9 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Whittard – Amaretto Explosion

Podcasts:
Christiana Ellis.com
Nina Kimberly on Podiobooks
Space Casey on Podiobooks
Shallow Thoughts

Movies mentioned:
Spirited Away
Nausicaa
Grave of the Fieflies
My Neighbour Totoro
Pan’s Labyrinth

Hi all,

In this episode I try three fruity infusions from Twinings. I start off with Camomile & Spiced Apple, then I try Echinachea & Raspberry and finish off with Cranberry, Raspberry & Elderflower. I also talk about some podcasts that I’ve just started listening to.

Thanks!

Download (Mevio):

teaandchatpodcast-126400-09-21-2008.mp3[22m49s - 20.8 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Twinings Teas

Podcasts:
Town Without a Soul and Other Stories
Fractured Horizon
Wormwood

Papercraft:
Toy-A-Day
Katamari Prince (I’m a huge Katamari Fan!)
Ninjatoes’ Papercraft Webpage

Hi all,

In this episode I try another tea from Whittard, Hangover Teabags. I also talk about the (soon to be
no more) feed problems and request listener voice mail.

Thanks!

Direct Download (WordPress):

teaandchatep19-150908.mp3 [18m43s - 17.1 MB]

Alternate Download (Mevio):

teaandchatpodcast-125784-09-14-2008.mp3 [18m43s - 17.1 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Whittard – Hangover Teabags

Podcasts:
Erkpod

Hi all,

I have begun hosting Tea and Chat episodes on Mevio.com as well as on wordpress. If you are subscribed to the podcast in itunes or are pointing your pod catcher at feeds.feedburner.com/teaandchat then you will not need to change anything as you will now receive the files from Mevio.

If you are subscribed to the wordpress feed and have been having problems with incomplete episodes then you can now re-subscribe to the feedburner feed. Hopefully the Mevio hosting will not suffer from the incomplete episode problems.

There were some problems with the imported show notes. I’m going to go through and fix these manually but from this point on the audio files should be complete…

If anybody is interested the Mevio page for Tea and Chat is

http://teaandchatpodcast.mevio.com

Sorry this has taken so long to fix (oh and apologies on there being no interview this week)

Thanks

Steve

Hi all,

In this episode I chat to Scott Roche, author of Archangel: Valley of the Shadow. I also try a Blueberry and Yoghurt Tea from Whittard.

Remember, You can still cast a vote for Tea and Chat by going here!

Thanks!

Download:

teaandchatep18-080908.mp3 [1h0m53s - 41.8 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Whittard – Blueberry & Yoghurt Fruit Infusion

Podcasts:
Spiritual Tramp
Archangel Novel

Hi all,

In this episode, I finally get to try Yerba Maté . I give a quick rundown of this year’s Parsec winners and talk a bit about the European Podcast Awards.

You can cast a vote for Tea and Chat by going here!

Thanks!

Download:

teaandchatep17-010908.mp3 [16m15s - 14.8 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Floradix Maté Tea

Podcasts:
Space Casey
Playing For Keeps
Heaven Season 4 : Wasteland
Stranger Things
The Metamor City Podcast

Parsec Awards

Hi,

As many of you will know, Chris Lester of the Metamor City Podcast recently packed up his worldly belongings and headed to California to work as a biology teacher. The school in which he’s teaching, ARISE High School (www.arisehighschool.org), is badly short of funds for lab supplies so Chris is conducting a ChipIn fundraiser to make up the difference.

Give the promo a listen :

arise-promo.mp3

If you’re interested in making a donation, visit the ARISE ChipIn page HERE

Thanks very much!

Hi all,

No interview or film recommendation in this episode. It’s all about the Tea today. Specifically, China Yin Zhen Lavender Mallow tea from the Theehandlung Schonbichler!

Enjoy!

Download:

teaandchatep16-250808.mp3

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Theehandlung Schonbichler – Yin Zhen Lavender Mallow Tea

Podcasts:

Beautiful Red
Night’s Knights
Playing for Keeps

Playing For Keeps on Amazon (pick up a copy Today!):
Playing for Keeps on Amazon.com

Hi all,

Sadly I’ve come down with a bug of some sort or maybe I’m just generally run down. It’s been an odd couple of months and I’ve been unwell a couple of times. I’m currently wrapped up in several layers with blankets and a very woolly hat that Mrs. Potts made for me.

Anyway, this bodily malfunction has caused a slight delay to Tea and Chat production. Monday’s episode will now be released a couple of days late. At the moment my voice is all scratchy and I can’t really think straight but I promise that I’ll get better and record a nice little episode with lots of tea in it!

Thanks very much, now it’s time to go rest for a bit and see if I can kick this bugs butt!

Wish me luck!

Steve

EDIT: For your amusement, here is a picture of sick me in the aforementioned hat. Thanks Mrs. Potts for recording this moment for future generations

Mevio {Mevio-5e387a43e13315c05a001512f8021348}

Hi all,

In this episode I try Blackcurrant, Ginseng and Vanilla tea from Twinings, then I talk to the one and only Mur Lafferty!

No film recommendation this week really but I do recommend checking out The Guild, as it is awesome!

Enjoy!

Download:

teaandchatep15-110808.mp3 [1hr 10m - 48.3 MB]

Stuff mentioned in the show:

Tea:
Twinings – Blackcurrant, Ginseng & Vanilla

Podcasts:
Mur Laferty

Heaven Season 1
Heaven Season 2 : Hell
Heaven Season 3 : Earth
Heaven Season 4 : Wasteland
Playing for Keeps

Playing For Keeps on Amazon (pick up a copy on August 25th):
Playing for Keeps on Amazon.com

Awesome Web Sitcom:
The Guild

The day has finally arrived!

If you do one thing today please consider picking up The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant and Digital Magic on Amazon. This is a great way to support podcast authors like Tee and Pip as well as the whole community. Can’t wait to get my copies