17 episodes

Jesse Appell is a Fulbright scholar, bilingual comedian and tea guy who has found that the best conversations happen over tea with interesting people.
By sharing tea from his own tea shop with guests of diverse cultural and experiential backgrounds, Teatime With Jesse lets you be a fly on the wall of Jesse's Teahouse when interesting friends come by to visit!

Teatime With Jesse Jesse Appell

    • Comedy
    • 5.0 • 12 Ratings

Jesse Appell is a Fulbright scholar, bilingual comedian and tea guy who has found that the best conversations happen over tea with interesting people.
By sharing tea from his own tea shop with guests of diverse cultural and experiential backgrounds, Teatime With Jesse lets you be a fly on the wall of Jesse's Teahouse when interesting friends come by to visit!

    Music Production and Meeting Justin Bieber in the Studio over Jasmine Tea with John Schmidt

    Music Production and Meeting Justin Bieber in the Studio over Jasmine Tea with John Schmidt

    In this episode of Tea Time with Jesse, Jesse meets with musician John Schmidt who outlines his journey from Berklee College of Music to the forefront of the music industry.
    John talks about studying abroad, paying your dues in the music industry, and meeting Justin Bieber. Join Jesse and John as they talk about music trends over some Jasmine tea.
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    #chineselanguagelearning #mandarinlanguage #popmusic #studio #musicproducer #podcast #jessesteahouse #gongfutea #jasminetea #musicproduction #sounddesign

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Oolong Tea, Lighting Design, and How Childhood Shapes Creative Work with Chris Annas Lee

    Oolong Tea, Lighting Design, and How Childhood Shapes Creative Work with Chris Annas Lee

    For this episode, Jesse is joined by Chris Annas Lee, lighting designer, business owner, and old space-camp friend.

    Chris Annas Lee talks about the artist's journey and the role of the lighting designer as a tertiary artist in theater. Jesse and Chris sip on some oolong tea as they discuss the role of community and school in one’s career, their lives abroad, and how they’ve navigated creative work.

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    Want Jesse's curated tea club boxes to show up, once per season? Join the tea subscription club! https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-tea-club-subscription-service?variant=43241340567777

    Don’t miss out on future episodes! Subscribe and hit the notification bell for more Teatime with Jesse. 🔔 #hollywood #comedy #jasminetea #comedian #comedyclub #thelaughfactory #acting #aapirepresentation #culturalexchange #gongfutea #chinesetea #teatimewithjesse #jessesteahouse

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Jasmine Green Tea, Bilingual Comedy, and Starting Your Own Comedy Club with Jiaoying Summers

    Jasmine Green Tea, Bilingual Comedy, and Starting Your Own Comedy Club with Jiaoying Summers

    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.

    🍵 Featured Tea:
    Yangchun Snow Jasmine Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/yangchun-snow-jasmine-green-tea

    2024 Spring Green Tea preorder:
    https://jessesteahouse.com/products/2024-spring-green-tea-sampler

    Want Jesse's curated tea club boxes to show up, once per season? Join the tea subscription club! https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-tea-club-subscription-service?variant=43241340567777

    Don’t miss out on future episodes! Subscribe and hit the notification bell for more Teatime with Jesse. 🔔 #hollywood #comedy #jasminetea #comedian #comedyclub #thelaughfactory #acting #aapirepresentation #culturalexchange #gongfutea #chinesetea #teatimewithjesse #jessesteahouse

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Bilingual Improv, Finding Tea Community, and Starting a Tea Business with Honghong Lu

    Bilingual Improv, Finding Tea Community, and Starting a Tea Business with Honghong Lu

    Meet Jesse's Teahouse Design lead, Honghong Lu and partner in (tea) crime based in China.

    In this Tea Time with Jesse episode, Honghong and Jesse talk about bilingual improv, the early days of Jesse's Teahouse, and the nature of social media.

    2024 Spring Green Tea preorder:
    https://jessesteahouse.com/products/2024-spring-green-tea-sampler

    Want Jesse's curated tea club boxes to show up, once per season? Join the tea subscription club! https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-tea-club-subscription-service?variant=43241340567777

    Don’t miss out on future episodes! Subscribe and hit the notification bell for more Teatime with Jesse. 🔔
    #podcast #jessesteahouse #design #socialmedia #viral #teatimewithjesse

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Following Your Passion in Work, An Emmy-Winning MUA's Hollywood Journey

    Following Your Passion in Work, An Emmy-Winning MUA's Hollywood Journey

    This is a special episode of Tea Time with Jesse featuring Jesse’s MUA friend (and neighbor) Julie Jules.

    In this episode, Julie, a two-time Emmy-winning makeup artist talks about navigating Hollywood, shifting careers, and familial responsibility. Jesse and Julie talks about what it takes to “make it” over some Jasmine tea.

    🍵 Featured Tea:
    Yangchun Snow Jasmine Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/yangchun-snow-jasmine-green-tea

    2024 Spring Green Tea preorder:
    https://jessesteahouse.com/products/2024-spring-green-tea-sampler

    Want Jesse's curated tea club boxes to show up, once per season? Join the tea subscription club! https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-tea-club-subscription-service?variant=43241340567777

    Don’t miss out on future episodes! Subscribe and hit the notification bell for more Teatime with Jesse. 🔔 #hollywood #makeup #mua #passion #career #careershift #jasminetea #tealovers #tealoversunite #snowjasmine #podcast #jessesteahouse #teatimewithjesse

    • 1 hr 14 min
    Global Economics, Cultural Coherence, and White Tea with Paul Solmon

    Global Economics, Cultural Coherence, and White Tea with Paul Solmon

    Have tea with Jesse and Paul Solmon, Economics correspondent for the PBS Newshour and Jesse’s economics professor from his time at Brandeis University. Prof. Solmon deeply influenced Jesse with his class on economic strategies and their impact on society.

    Over cups of White Tea, they explore cultural coherence, and the interplay of cooperation, competition, and predation, alongside Jesse’s experiences with diverse social media audiences. This discussion not only bridges economic theories and cultural narratives but also sheds light on engaging with global viewers.

    Learn more about the American Exchange Project: https://www.americanexchangeproject.org/about

    White Dew White Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/white-dew-white-tea-2017

    Want Jesse's curated tea club boxes to show up, once per season? Join the tea subscription club! https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-tea-club-subscription-service?variant=43241340567777

    Don’t miss out on future episodes! Subscribe and hit the notification bell for more Teatime with Jesse. 🔔

    #travel #culturalexchange #economics #university #whitetea #gongfucha #teaculture

    • 1 hr 23 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

bwells11 ,

Great podcast! Hard to hear sometimes.

Love the whole premise of this podcast! Two of my favorite things combined, tea and languages! Really great content and conversations. Jesse does a great job of making it interesting and finding really smart and fun people to talk to. Please keep it up!
My only critique would be to try working on the audio leveling in post production because if the person moves away from the mic or trails off in their sentence it’s almost inaudible. Especially while listening in the car. I have my phone volume at 100% and my car volume at 90% and the loud parts are too loud and I still can’t make out what they are saying when they get soft.

Golden Blade ,

Great Podcast about Cross Culture Experience

It’s an amazing podcast. Jesse interviews interesting people from different cultures and I love the YouTube version as well since you can see them feeding the tea pets!

Mr. Winkles ,

I love the show but I’m in it

I love this show but then again I’m the host sooooo

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