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Spilling The Tee is a verbal record of the life of Tina Paul, by way of hourlong conversations over tea. Gabriel Perez, her son, came up with the idea of using a podcast to fully learn who his mom is (because she's a pretty amazing woman with a lot of great stories) for himself, but also to have a way for future generations to find out about who she is. Feel free to join in.
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Tina and Gabriel sit down with a cup of . Gabriel really likes this one. This then leads them to talk about Tina's volunteer experiences, including ones she and Gabriel did together. Gabriel shares some of his volunteer experiences as well. Note: the show is taking a brief hiatus while he figures out some health stuff.
It's a new season of Spilling the Tee! For Easter! Tina and Gabriel sit down with a cup of Pomegranate Rosehip Ceylon. Tina loves it, Gabriel doesn't but it grows on him. They then talk about Easters past both from Tina's childhood and from Gabriel's. Gabriel keeps bringing up Greek Easter.
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a cup of Island Coconut Black Tea. It's not their favorite. The coconut is strong but also a little like perfume. This leads them to talk about a time Tina was in Barbados and the large centipedes that live there. She went with her ex husband, and the highlights and lowlights of that relationship become the topics of the episode. It ends somber.
Happy St. Patrick's Day from Tina and Gabriel! They sit down with a basic Irish Breakfast Tea from Twinings. It is a black tea. Not too bitter. Not too exciting. It serves. They then talk about St. Patrick's Days from Tina's childhood, but that leads to talking about her family summers in Wells, Maine. A light episode with lots of laughs. Never take a nickel from Tina.
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a cup of Nonsuch Estate Black Tea. It's delicate and lightly sweet, making for a less strong tasting black tea. It's delightful. This leads Tina to talk about her experiences in Boston's combat zone while working as a go go dancer. There is also a brief derailment to talk about her time in Castle, Germany.
Tina got a coupon for Celestial Seasonings tea and got a fruit tea sampler! Gabriel has a hot Mixed Berry Zinger while she sips an iced mix of Black Cherry and Mixed Berry Zinger. They taste like low sugar Kool-Aids. Very delightful. This leads to a less structured conversation about Tina getting rid of her accent, parenting advice, and the trappings of dogmatic thinking. It's all over the board!
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a divisive cup of Night at the Iguana Chocolate Chai. Gabriel enjoys it, Tina absolutely hates it. Even now, writing this description she is giving Gabriel the rest of the tea leaves because she did not enjoy it. This leads to conversation about Tina's Broadway history, including a lot of information about different shows both pleasant and less so. During this period of time she became known as one of the best dancers on Broadway, which comes with accolades but also jealousy.
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a delightful cup of Blood Orange tea. It's a black tea full of orange. It's highly aromatic but delicate to taste. Tina then continues talking about her musical theater history, including her first Broadway show, stories about auditions (both giving and auditioning) and getting cast in a fashion show/musical theater mix. She's one of the good ones. Gabriel slowly realizes he might be one of the bad ones.
Tina and Gabriel enjoy a cup of Golden Glow, a healthy tea for the skin. With ginger, turmeric, carrots, beets and pineapple it's a fruity, spicy blend. This leads to conversation about the sports Tina participated in growing up, including skiing, skating and track. After, she shares stories about the insane asylum near her house growing up, and the ways the outpatients would hang out in the park and terrify the local children.
Gabriel and Tina sit down with a cup of Blue Lady, a black tea blend with fruity, citrusy and tropical notes. But she's not too sweet. It's an elegant and refreshing, with hints of citrusy lemon and orange, with curious tropical notes from passionfruit and hibiscus. They then have a very intimate conversation about the times in Tina's life when she's been attacked by predatory men. It's a very personal and heavy episode.
Tina and Gabriel drink some wellness tea! It's full of ginger, rose and peppermint to revitalize the body and spirit. Mostly it tastes good though, very herbal. This leads into the topic of Tina's accidents, injuries, and agonies. Many involve ice fishing! Including some tangents about penance at church and family afflictions, like David getting a fishhook through a finger. It makes Gabriel very squeamish as he has not experienced many severe injuries.
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a delightful cup of Lover's Leap tea. It's a seasonal black tea blend that is delicate and fragrant, and is named for cliffs where spurned lovers would fling themselves off in desperation. Gabriel considers it the best tea he's ever tasted. Tina then finishes telling stories about A Chorus Line, ending the A Chorus Line saga. Finally, she shares a tale about having a stalker in France. Gabriel considers it the creepiest thing he's ever heard.
Tina and Gabriel get far too caffeinated sharing cups of morning thunder tea. It's a lightly sweet and fragrant mix of black tea and maté, giving it four times the caffeine as regular tea. All perked up, they then continue The Chorus Line saga, Tina's second national tour Topics include the backstage environment, technical details, and a special version of the Cassie dance made just for her. Gabriel was impressed.
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a less delicious Mim Estate Darjeeling. It has a distinctive muscatel flavor, and it is one that neither mother nor son enjoyed particularly. Gabriel finished his. This leads them into discussion about Tina's first shows as a New York performer, including national tours of both Hello Dolly and A Chorus Line. The two shows have very opposite backstage environment, and navigating them is harrowing!
Happy holidays from Tina and Gabriel! They sit down with some robust holiday spice tea and tell stories about Christmases both when Tina was a child and the parties she would host when Gabriel was young.
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a cup of sweet Formosa Oolong, a darker style oolong tea from Taiwan. With a deep raisiny and ripe fruit aroma, the sweet flavor blends with the end of autumn. This leads them to talk more about Tina's upbringing, including some stories both hilarious and devastating. John wins a puppy at the circus.
Look out, it's the spicy episode! Tina and Gabriel sit down with a deliciously herbal Spiced Chai from Sri Lanka. Its intensely melodic flavors incite some spicier conversation about Tina's life including STDs, gross men, and other people who have tried to take advantage of her.
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a tea out of Gabriel's stash, Dragonwell. It's a fine Chinese green tea, lightly sweet and buttery with a delicately dry finish. Tina then goes into much more detail about her college days, including dieting, odd jobs, and growing as a dancer through school and before New York.
This week, Tina and Gabriel sit down with a classic Irish Breakfast Tea. This leads to conversation about the Irish side of the family that immigrated to America during the potato famine, as well as their adventures in the Yukon. From there conversation turns to Tina and Gabriel's shared Ireland experience and finally to Tina's travels through Europe, especially Russia.
Tina and Gabriel sit down with a delicate glass of Angel's Dream, or a homemade version of the blend. Tina chose this tea because this episode centers on Gabriel's birthday, and the name of the tea is very apropos for their first shared story. Tina goes into more personal stories including both angels and demons.
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