# S3E5: 40 Years of Dilmah - A Tea Story from Sri Lanka Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensing-up-6573826/s3e5-40-years-of-dilmah-a-tea-story-from-sri-lanka Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensing-up-6573826/s3e5-40-years-of-dilmah-a-tea-story-from-sri-lanka.md Podcast: [Sensing Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensing-up-6573826) Published: 2025-07-03T04:53:00+00:00 Episode link: https://e704b009-9da4-44ec-abfc-1839fd423199.libsyn.com/40-years-of-dilmah-a-tea-story-from-sri-lanka Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/e704b009-9da4-44ec-abfc-1839fd423199/SU_-_S3E5_-_Dilhan_F_-_Dilmah_Tea_-_Edit.mp3?dest-id=4110033 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sensing-up-6573826/episodes/s3e5-40-years-of-dilmah-a-tea-story-from-sri-lanka Duration seconds: 1729 ## Resource Valerie Henbest welcomes Dilhan Fernando, CEO of Sri Lanka's iconic Dilmah Tea, to reflect on 40 years of family-led innovation and integrity in the global tea industry. From his father's pioneering legacy to adapting for future generations, Dilhan shares the sensory journey of tea, the challenges of climate change and how ethical business can drive meaningful impact. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sensing-up-6573826/episodes/s3e5-40-years-of-dilmah-a-tea-story-from-sri-lanka/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensing-up-6573826/s3e5-40-years-of-dilmah-a-tea-story-from-sri-lanka.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.