Since we posted Part 1 of our Tea conversation with Jacob Ganz (formerly at NPR's Bryant Park Project with us, now at NPR's The Record music blog), Dan's been taking some abuse for his support of bagged tea over loose tea. Serious tea drinkers like Jacob accuse Dan of ignorance (teagnorance?) for declining the pleasures of loose tea on grounds of convenience and accusations of pretentiousness.

This clip didn't quite fit into the episode, but it's worth a listen because you'll see that even though Dan supports bag tea, his tea bag technique is unparalleled. And as you listen to his detailed, learned talk about the tea bag world, please, folks, try to keep your mind out of the gutter.

In it, we pose the question, what is the string on a tea bag called. Leash? Stylus? Does anyone know? /mark