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Women were the last group of humans that were given the right the vote 100 years ago. Why did this group of people who had been supporting the development of the country since the Revolutionary War get left behind and why did it take over 40 years since the introduction of the Amendment to get passed and ratified. Elyse looks into the history context of sexism and the true reason why women were left behind.

China is perhaps suffering the most during this stressful and uncertain pandemic time as the country is experiencing much heavier rains than expected. Several rivers and provinces are under flooding pressure as millions of people have been displaced from their homes. Additionally, it is being noted that about 10% of businesses throughout the country have permanently closed this year. Finally, the country is facing a food shortage and the president is urging a culture of moderation and no food wasting.

Rui Liu of Grass People Tree and native of Guizhou, China invites Elyse onto her conversation STOP BEING SUSTAINABLE to discuss the futile effort to be sustainable as the earth is already at a point of no return. The two talk deeply about the harms of colonization and the greenwashing in a very authentic desire by the public for our consumerism go towards a more progressive future. A very deep conversation not to be missed.

In this very serious Tead Talks the crew talks about the futile sense when thinking about International development and charity. What are the best methods of empowering mobilization for the marginalized in the world? Is it our role to even worry about this? Can it be considered colonization if well-intentioned people push their rushed sense of development on communities that are more rooted in their indigenous cultures?

We couldn't imagine our current political system without the Democratic and Republican party, but did you know that our very first president ran and acting under no party. In this Constitution Study Group we look at the Federalist Papers by Madison to understand his caution against factions that can build up to majority groups within a republic. Also we will look at the history and development of the various political parties in US history.

It is often assumed that the entire of China's tea history is filled with fine quality, artisan teas that we know China for in modern times. The oldest tea set ever discovered is from about 1,200 years ago, so what was tea like before that? If there are tea trees said to be up to 3,000 years old, what kind of tea was being made by the local people when it was just a young plant?

The topic of cultural appropriation has become an issue for the hospitality industry, but looking through the lens of colonization in the restaurant industry you see that the culture and power of people of color is at great threat. Elyse reads the comments of friend Gida Snyder in Hawaii about her experience of being a black woman in the restaurant industry and the struggles she and others face. We look forward to inviting Gida to the tea table soon to talk.

The future of the tea industry is uncertain as tea lovers around the world worry about a continued supply of high quality tea. Listen to the picture that the experts have painted at the Forum for the Future in their Tea 2030 report where they draw out four different scenarios. It is forecasted that the industry will be a mix of these four different situations. What do you think the future holds?

The Tead Talks crew looks at the difficult task of holding ourselves accountable for knowing our values and living those values. The hardest part of this task is to admit that we have made a mistake and set the intention of working within a new set of values.

Join Sam, Elyse, and Jeremy for another casual Tead Talks conversation where we look at the true meaning of love and how we can better promote the people around us to love more. In the key words of Jeremy "Love is giving yourself to someone else, being vulnerable". It is the opposite of being betrayed. The world needs more love, learn why.

A new movement has launched in the struggling hospitality community in various cities such as Portland, Eugene, Las Vegas, and Chicago called 86'ed which allows employees of the hospitality industry to anonymously tell their  stories of oppression and discrimination by specific businesses. In this conversation we look at the benefit and consequences of these activities to hold businesses accountable for their toxic cultures. Does this take it too far into the depths of "Cancel Culture"?

The judicial system is the one of the most least addressed branches of the US Constitution. Elyse looks deeper at the intentions of the Federalists and Anti-federalists for the structure of the judicial branch and how the systems would be structured between the federal, state, and local communities. The source of this investigation was to understand how a criminal case is tried at the federal level versus the state level.