Join Emma Newman in her secret tea lair as she chats with authors, illustrators and all manner of interesting people. Served by the butler Latimer and serenaded by magical singing chickens, Emma explores the world of geek passions and creativity alongside the serious business of tea and cake.
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Christmas charades, time travel, gifts and book recommendations. Day 3 of the Tea and Jeopardy 2015 Advent Calendar awaits you… If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
Christmas charades, time travel, gifts and book recommendations. Day 2 of the Tea and Jeopardy 2015 Advent Calendar awaits you… If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
It wouldn’t be Christmas without charades, time travel, gifts and book recommendations. Day 1 of the Tea and Jeopardy 2015 Advent Calendar awaits you… If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In this episode, the splendid artist and illustrator Tom Brown visits Emma in the tea lair. We discuss Hopeless, Maine, modern day druidry, life on a narrowboat, living in the UK and the joy of Victorian twiddles. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her…
In this episode, the splendid author Danie Ware visits Emma in the tea lair. We discuss geek culture, what it’s like to finish a trilogy (the final book in Danie’s Ecko trilogy is out now!), living in London, and the joys of roleplaying. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep…
This is a recording of the live Tea and Jeopardy show recorded in front of an audience at Fantasycon 2015 in Nottingham. Our special guest was the incomparable Brandon Sanderson. If your browser cannot display the video, click here to view it on YouTube. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma…
This is a recording of the live Tea and Jeopardy show performed in front of an audience at Octocon 2015 in Dublin. Our special guest was the wonderful C.E. Murphy. If your browser cannot display the video, please click here to view on YouTube. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma…
In this episode, the fantastic author and illustrator Philip Reeve visits Emma in the tea lair. We discuss Mortal Engines and the Predator Cities series, his new novel ‘Railhead’, working with Sarah McIntyre, and we discuss what Philip considers to be best in life. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma…
The splendid author Fran Wilde visits us in the tea lair. We discuss clotted cream, cephalopods and Fran relates the tale of the Yellow Dress Disaster. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here. Credits for the sounds effects used in this episode can…
The very lovely author Taran Matharu visits us in the tea lair. We discuss Wattpad, writing with immediate reader feedback versus writing in a little privacy bubble, working in publishing, and how to look like an author (probably deserves a meme of its own). If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep…
The splendid author Sophia McDougall visits us in the tea lair. We discuss being on the radio, TV shows that have made us go ARGH! and we learn the epic saga regarding the [Hollywood voice over man] sword of her father [/Hollywood voice over man]. I mention the brilliant book trailer for Sophia’s latest book…
The brilliant author Peter V. Brett visits the tea lair in this episode and we discuss human nature, suffering, parenting and feminism and repopulating the planet after an apocalypse. It is more cheerful than it sounds! If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon…
In this episode, the utterly splendid author Victoria Schwab visits Em in a tea lair reached through a magical door unlocked by Patrick Rothfuss’s singular key (as discovered in this episode). We discuss writing for YA, middle grade and adults, the value of special tea cups, living in different cities and magical coats. If you love Tea…
This is a special Tea and Jeopardy episode, special for two reasons: one – Patrick Rothfuss, NYT bestselling author of The Name of theWind visits the tea lair and two – this episode is part of the Worldbuilders fundraiser. (If you’re curious about the logo on Pat’s calling card, you can see it here!) As…
In this episode, the force of nature that is author Kameron Hurley takes tea in a New York tea lair. We discuss her study of South African resistance movements, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, strong female protagonists and I reveal what first attracted me to my husband. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help…
In this episode of Tea and Jeopardy, the very lovely Peter Newman takes tea at home. We discuss why Latimer seems to disapprove of him, the merits and pitfalls of living with a writer, and the sheer joy of Spartacus: Blood and Sand. We also brush lightly against Netflix’s Daredevil (yes please) and the horrors…
In this episode of Tea and Jeopardy, the incredibly talented illustrator, writer and comic creator Sarah McIntyre, visits the tea lair. We talk about Sarah’s Pictures Mean Business campaign, the psychological and professional benefits of wearing unusual clothes for public events and we meet Kevin the Dartmoor Pegasus (you can read Sarah’s gorgeous comic about…
A special message to Tea and Jeopardy listeners and a blooper reel containing enough expletives to sink a biscuit. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In this episode, the remarkable author and martial artist Alan Baxter, visits the tea lair. We talk about martial arts in films and books, the Australian SFF scene and how his life is like a film. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon…
In this episode, the fabulous Catherynne M. Valente, NY Times bestselling author and poet, visits the tea lair. We talk about living on islands, siblings and find out which word Cat would remove from the English language. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her…
In this episode, the brilliant Kieron Gillen, writer of comics, visits the tea lair. We talk about Marvel retreats, how he approaches writing comics including The Wicked and The Divine and he brings a rather remarkable curio with him too… If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of…
The wonderful Francesca Haig, author of The Fire Sermon visits the tea lair. We talk about post-apocalyptic fiction, loss, the cultural desert of early parenthood and the sound giraffes make…. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
Merry Christmas from Em and Latimer! May your holiday be festive and free of peril! If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a gift from the splendid N.K. Jemisin. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the lovely Drew Karpyshyn. Warning: spoiler for the Empire Strikes Back. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the incomparable John Hornor Jacobs. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the wonderful Seanan McGuire. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and… gift from the splendid Adrian Tchaikovsky. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the fabulous Melinda Snodgrass. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and very thoughtful gift from the brilliant Adam Christopher. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the spectacularly talented Frances Hardinge. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the magnificent Myke Cole. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and fun gifts from the lovely Gareth L. Powell. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the wonderful Aliette de Bodard. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and exciting present from the delightful Dave Bradley. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and intriguing gift from the ever splendid Mur Lafferty. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get two remarkable gifts from the lovely Mike Underwood. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the marvellous Gail Carriger. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the splendid James Moran. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s episode we get a card and no less than two gifts from the brilliant Lauren Beukes. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get an amazing card and gift from the eternally gorgeous Ramez Naam. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and gift from the force of nature that is Juliet Mushens. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get an…unusual card and present from the incomparable Chuck Wendig and Latimer demonstrates a remarkable skill. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In the fourth Tea and Jeopardy advent calendar episode we get a magical card and present from the gorgeous Karina Cooper. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and thoughtful presents from the fantastic Emma Vieceli. Latimer tells a joke. It doesn’t go well. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
In today’s advent episode we get a card and present from the ever lovely Paul Cornell and put the time machine to good use. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
The first day of advent brings the first of the Tea and Jeopardy advent specials, in which Emma and Latimer receive a bizarre Christmas gift from Professor Elemental…. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page is here.
The delightful Drew Karpyshyn visits the tea lair. As we take tea on the shore of Loch Lomond, we chat about what it’s like to work for Bioware, how huge games like Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic are written and whether Drew would be a Sith… If you love Tea and Jeopardy and…
In this episode, the remarkable literary agent Juliet Mushens visits the tea lair in ancient Rome and chats about having multiple authors at conventions, what makes a book successful and the merits of leopard print… If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive of episodes online, her Patreon page…
In this episode of Tea and Jeopardy, the utterly splendid author Gail Carriger is invited into the secret tea lair. We talk about etiquette, the many ways in which octopi are remarkable, archaeology and some of the strange things Gail has eaten. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to help Emma keep this archive…