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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 21 MIN

The Tea Party That Toppled an Empire

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A bankrupt trading company, a ship full of rotting tea, and three men in terrible disguises walk into history. What sounds like the setup to a joke became the night that accidentally invented America—all because nobody wanted to pay for some very expensive, very stale tea. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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A bankrupt trading company, a ship full of rotting tea, and three men in terrible disguises walk into history. What sounds like the setup to a joke became the night that accidentally invented America—all because nobody wanted to pay for some very expensive, very stale tea.

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