The following podcast episodes were listener favorites in 2021. They are ranked from 1 to 10 based on the number of podcast streams and downloads.
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Episode 40: Sri Lanka Abandons Fertilizer Ban
Tea news for the week ending Oct. 22
| Sri Lanka Abandons Fertilizer Ban for Tea
| Kenya’s KTDA Sets a Minimum Price for Auctioned Tea
| AVPA Announces Teas of the World Winners
Episode 42: New Green Tea Longevity Theory
Tea news for the week ending Nov. 5
| A New Theory on How Green Tea Promotes Longevity
| Globally the Bubble Tea Business is Frothing
| Assam Smallholder Collective Launches National Tea Brand
Episode 43: The Desirability of Sustainability
Tea News for the week ending Nov. 12
| Ekaterra Tea Pledges to be Net Zero at the UN Convention on Climate Change
| Grocery Shoppers Say They Will Pay More for Sustainably Produced Foods
| Inflation Demonstrates a Troubling Persistence
Episode 1: Global Tea Colloquium
Tea news for the week ending January 22
| UC Davis Tea Colloquium
| Sales Declined 24% at US Coffee Shops
| Survey Finds Consumes Feel “Centered” Drinking Tea
| Kenyan Parliament Re-Establishes Tea Board
Episode 41: Growers Face Climate-Related Financial Disaster
Tea news for the week ending Oct. 29
| Fairtrade International Predicts Climate-Related Financial Disaster
| Chemical Fertilizer Supplies Disrupted
| Holiday Helpers Are in Short Supply
| Will Battle on the Cost of Producing Specialty Tea
Episode 38: India Announces Tea Industry Reforms
Tea news for the week ending Oct. 8
| India Announces Tea Industry Reforms
| US Considers Granting Exemptions to Chinese Tariffs
| A Tribute to Nepal Teamaker Morris Orchard
Episode 14: Earth Day Takes on New Urgency
Tea news for the week ending April 23
| Earth Day Takes on New Urgency
| Restaurants are Rebounding
| World Tea Expo Co-Locates with The Nightclub & Bar Show in Las Vegas
| Bubble Tea Boba is Languishing at Sea
Episode 13: Afternoon Tea Re-Imagined
Tea news for the week ending April 16
| India Surpasses Brazil as the World’s COVID Hotspot
| The Global Tea Initiative at UC Davis Hosts its Second Virtual Colloquium
| Tea Imports Spike in Pakistan
| Tea Masters Cup Names Champions in Moscow
Episode 35: Bidders Line Up for Unilever Tea Portfolio
Tea news for the week ending Sept. 17
| Advent International Will Bid $4 Billion for Unilever’s Tea Portfolio
| India Considers Halting Imports of Nepal Tea
| US Sales of Herbal Supplements Reached Record $10 Billion in 2020
Episode 37: Producing Organic Tea at Scale
Tea news for the week ending Oct. 1
| Kenya Exports Saturate the Black Tea Market
| COVID Depresses Japanese Tea Business in Unique Ways
| Unilever Recognized as Top Food and Agricultural Benchmark
| PLUS Organic Production at Scale at Mozambique’s Cha de Magoma
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