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Episode 228: The Urantia Book - Inspiration for Sleepytime Tea

Sinisterhood

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True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.86K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Over 1 billion cups of Celestial Seasonings' Sleepytime tea have been sold, but many are unaware of its founder’s inspiration: a fringe religion with extraterrestrial ties created by a pair of Chicago doctors who had some controversial thoughts on how to improve humanity.

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0:00.0

Over 1 million cups of celestial seasoning, sleepy-time tea have been sold,

0:04.3

but many are unaware of its founder's inspiration.

0:07.2

A fringe religion with extraterrestrial ties, created by a pair of Chicago doctors

0:12.1

who had some controversial thoughts on how to improve humanity.

0:16.0

This week's episode is The Eureania Book, Inspiration for Sleepy Time Tea.

0:46.0

I think most of us do, I do as well.

1:05.6

That little bear.

1:06.8

So cute.

1:07.8

You look at him and you just think, I want to be cuddly and cozy, like that little bear

1:11.4

in his PJs and nightcap?

1:13.5

Right, it's a good way to wind down at the end of the day, get some tea, if you're throat

1:17.7

hurt, they make celestial seasonings.

1:20.5

The nela came a meal is one of my favorite ones.

1:22.8

I think it's honey even nela came a meal, it's my favorite one.

1:25.9

You've been talking about that tea since I met you.

1:28.6

For years.

1:29.6

That's not a joke.

1:30.6

It's my go-to tea.

1:31.6

It's my go-to at home tea.

1:33.9

No idea about any of this.

1:36.2

So someone, multiple people actually sent it in through the form and this was a runner-up

1:40.2

in a Patreon vote.

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