China's History of Tea (and Trade) with Laszlo Montgomery

On this Tea Time with Jesse, Jesse is joined by Teacup Media founder, business consultant, and podcast host Laszlo Montgomery. Laszlo Montgomery spent 25 years growing US market shares for Chinese consumer product manufacturers. During that time, he worked abroad, learning about China's history and the value of intercultural connections. In this episode, Laszlo shares how he chooses research topics for the China History podcast and his motivations for starting Teacup Media. Check out the China History Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCim2V_PqtJ6_W2fDESGzJHA 🍵 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. 🔔 0:00:27 Meet Laszlo 0:02:50 Laszlo’s everyday tea 0:03:32 Ancient tree tea 0:05:18 Starting the Chinese history podcast 0:07:48 How to prioritize topics on a history podcast 0:09:20 The Chinese exclusion act 0:10:34 Chinese immigration to the US 0:20:29 Living in Hong Kong during the Handover 0:27:38 The history of China-US trade relations 0:29:00 Nixon and The Cultural Revolution 0:41:18 Working with the London Science Museum to display palace artifacts from Beijing 0:51:44 The importance of understanding history in the present 0:53:30 Independent podcast research vs. museum curation 1:10:00 Tea pets and the Zodiac #chinesehistory #chinahistorypodcast #jessesteahouse #teatimewithjesse #chinatrade #gongfutea #chinesetea #teahistory #foreignerinchina #mandarinlanguage