Tea and Tales
The podcast all about our favorite tales. And tea!
In each episode Sara, Emily, and Erica discuss their favorite tales and stories relating to a new topic. We feature our favorite books, films, tv episodes, and games relating to our topic-of-the-week. While having a round table discussion on our favorites, we enjoy a nice cup of tea. Join a couple of self-proclaimed and proud nerds as we explore and review all areas of pop culture.
Recent Episodes
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Episode 38 - 90s Flashback
We're taking it all the way back to the 90s for this episode of Tea & Tales! Filled with nostalgia, we look at our favorite books, games, tv series, and movies from a time without smartphones and easy internet access.
Episode 37 - Rom-coms
It's almost Valentine's Day, so we're celebrating Romantic Comedies on this episode of Tea & Tales. Joining us once again is our friend Autumn, and together we dive into a topic that is near and dear to many hearts (though perhaps not our own). Maybe you'll find a new film to watch for the holiday, or maybe you'll even avoid the movies we suggest you stay away from.
Episode 36 - Scream
We're back with another episode of Tea and Tales, and today we're celebrating the Scream franchise! Scream (5) was just released, and we take a deep dive into the 4 previous installments before reviewing the latest edition. Spoiler alert - we think the new film is pretty darn great.
Episode 35 - A 2021 review
Welcome to Season 3 of Tea and Tales!! We're so excited to be starting another year of zany podcast episodes, covering all our favorite pop culture with new topics every other week. On this episode, we cover our favorite films, series, books, games, and podcasts that we experienced in 2021.
Episode 34 - Winter
This episode of Tea & Tales is all about Winter! We're continuing our mini seasonal series by previewing some upcoming books, films, and games, before launching into our favorite wintering tales. We also indulge in some very tasty Nutcracker-inspired tea from Simpson & Vail.
Episode 33 - Weird Food
It's finally here - our "Weird Food" episode is out (despite Erica's many attempts to discourage the topic). In this episode we discuss some Thanksgiving traditions, foods we love, and of course - weird food. We then dive into some tales dealing with some strange eating choices while drinking an interesting tea blend from Fusion Teas.
Episode 32 - Midnight Mass
In this episode we take a deep dive into the new Netflix miniseries "Midnight Mass." Nic joins us again, and we have a grand time. Spoilers abound after the first 30 minutes.
Episode 31 - Halloween
Our friends Ryan and Frances join us on this episode to celebrate all things Halloween! We discuss traditions, costumes, the history of the holiday, and our favorite Halloween tales.
Episode 30 - Comedy Horror
Today we're covering our favorite comedic horror tales. Before diving into our individual favorites we roundtable our thoughts on why the genres of horror and comedy mix so well, and cover some of the big hits of this crossover genre. Lastly we bring some of our favorite tales, including books, podcasts, films, tv series, and even some musicals.
Our podcasters
Meet your hosts (and our guests!)
Emily
Main host
Emily is our resident expert in animated series, anime, D&D, and YA fiction. Favorite tales featured on the podcast include - Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, Over the Garden Wall, Spongebob, The Owl House, Derry Girls, and Alien 3.
Erica
Main host
Erica is our resident expert in science fiction, horror, comedies, graphic novels, and music. Favorite tales featured on the podcast include - Interstellar, Stephen King books, The Good Place, Children of Time, In Bruges, Stranger Things, Schitt's Creek, and Ms. Marvel.
Sara
Main host
Sara is our resident expert on gaming, Spongebob, dark comedies, thrillers, Neil Gaiman, and other podcasts. Favorite tales featured include - Good Omens, Loki, Bob's Burgers, House in the Cerulean Sea, Spongebob the Musical, and The Sandman.
Zach
Sound designer
Zach is never actually heard on the podcast, but we couldn't do it without him. He is our sound engineer and designer and edits every episode.
Nic
Guest host
Nic has guested on multiple episodes, including Anime, Zombies, Best of 2021 (so far), and Comedy Horror.
Autumn
Guest host
Autumn has guested on multiple episodes, including Sequels, Rom-Coms, and (fittingly) Autumn!
Eric
Guest host
Eric joined us for our Neil Gaiman episode
Ryan & Frances
Ryan & Frances joined us on our Halloween episode!