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Episode 16: The Tea
Season 2 · Episode 16

Episode 16: The Tea

Worlds Turned Upside Down · R2 Studios

June 30, 20251h 8m

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Show Notes

British Americans' unquenchable thirst for tea and a looming financial disaster for the East India Company leads to a new crisis in North America when seven tea-laden ships are sent to the colonies in 1773, inspiring Bostonians to dump much of the cargo in Boston Harbor.

Featuring: Benjamin Carp, James Fichter, Deepthi Murali, and Mary Beth Norton.

Voice Actors: Craig Gallagher, Margaret Hughes, Grace Mallon, Norman Rodger, Annabelle Spencer, and John Turner.

Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske.

Music by Artlist.io

This episode was made possible with support from a 2024 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

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Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.