Tea Expert Shares Ancient Traditions and Dying Arts

We are super duper excited to bring Pedro Villalon to the show. He is one of the most knowledgeable people on the planet when it comes to tea — and we're not exaggerating. Pedro is the co-founder of O5 Tea Company, but more than that, he’s a true tea hunter. He’s spent years trekking through remote mountains, villages, and forests across Asia, building relationships with farmers, uncovering disappearing tea traditions, and drinking leaves most people will never even hear about.

Pedro joins us on the show to explain why modern tea has lost some its meaning — and what we traded away when convenience replaced ritual. From hand-harvested winter teas made by 90-year-old farmers to tea trees older than the United States itself, Pedro is here to tell us about the lost culture, history, and intention of tea.