This Week: LIQUID JADE and INDIAN TALES
July 26th, 2007
We talk with Beatrice Hohenegger about LIQUID JADE: The Story of Tea From East to West.
And associate producer Michael Pollitt starts a new series: readings by Big Sur denizen, linguist and storyteller Jaime de Angulo from his classic book, INDIAN TALES. They were recorded at Pacifica’s KPFA in 1949. Click here for more information about the recordings.
We all drink it, but how much do we know about it? In LIQUID JADE: The Story of Tea From East to West, Beatrice Hohenegger reveals the stories behind this serene beverage, from spiritual heights and healing powers to the depths of treachery, violence, smuggling, the drug trade, international espionage, slavery, and revolution.
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