Kavachat - the first kava podcast - featuring Mike from KWK & Chris from GHK

[kavadude]

Hello everyone, welcome to Kavachat, the kava podcast. I'm starting with a doubleheader: Mike from Kalm with Kava and Chris from Gourmet Hawaiian Kava.

If you're not familiar with podcasts, it's basically a pre-recorded internet radio show.

https://kavachat.com/

https://kavachat.com/posts/kavachat-1-mike-kwk/

• How and why Mike started drinking kava
• How he brought Kalm to market
• Which of his products he prefers and why
• Kava business and advice for importing kava
• The forums
• A kavachat exclusive product reveal!

https://kavachat.com/posts/kavachat-2-chris-ghk/

• How Chris got started drinking and farming ‘awa

• Hawaiian ‘awa culture

• ‘awa thievery

• His kava business, how he developed his instant and micronized technology

• What is makas

• Which of his kavas he prefers

• How to obtain, propagate, and grow kava (a discussion you will want to listen to if you are getting into kava growing)

• Hydroponically grown kava

• And finally: how to pronounce Hawaiian ‘ava cultivars. Hopefully you will do better than I did!

Thanks again to @Kalm with Kava and @Gourmet Hawaiian Kava for agreeing to help me out and record my first two podcasts.

If you enjoyed these, please consider helping me out financially. The equipment is expensive, and by doing it like this I can write off my equipment purchases as well as any ongoing expenses.

• http://kavachat.com/pledge - Patreon campaign, monthly contributions with rewards and bonus podcasts released when I reach goals
• http://kavachat.com/amazon - Just buy things through this link on Amazon (or through the giant button at the top of the Kavachat site); a small portion goes to me and a small portion goes to a charity of your choice, which you can change in your amazon settings

 

[theGrogfather]

This is awesome, @kavadude , what a great idea. The way that this kava community brings its consumers right along side each other and their vendors keeps getting better. Just finished your first podcast with Mike from @Kalm with Kava and it was a great listen. Will defintiely find time to listen to more.
Keep up the good work!

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Yeah this is really cool! I love pod casts

 

[Edward]

Can I make a one off donation?

 

[Capitán Bastos]

I haven't listened to it yet on account of my being at work and currently drowning fiery Ewoks with a vengeance.
Two things are happening soon though.
1) My profile picture will change back to it's natural self.
2) I am supporting you financially through one of my offshore accounts.

The reason for this is in the screenshot below.

 

[Capitán Bastos]

Can I make a one off donation?

Yeah, I'm inclined to ask the same @kavadude

 

[Delicate Drunk]

Great podcast with Chris! I still have to listen to the other one, but I am sure it is interesting as well.
Regarding hydroponic method, I grew awa in Seattle in my house for a year, using the simple wick system, and it grew really well. Unfortunately I had to move and so couldn't let it grow past one year. I used 50 percent perlite and 50 percent vermiculite mixture, and can't remember what the solution mixture was. Also for getting the cuttings to sprout this method worked perfectly, with almost 100 percent success.

 

[Gourmet Hawaiian Kava]

That was cool and fun to do, thanks for doing this for us all. I think you have a better radio voice than I do. I can't wait for the next podcast. Keep them coming.
Aloha.

Chris

 

[Sam Handwich]

Can I make a one off donation?

I'm in this camp as well, I think this is an awesome idea and am happy to contribute but don't want to sign up for any reoccurring fees. If a one-off donation is not possible I'll definitely use your Amazon link. Thanks for doing this!

 

[Sam Handwich]

Just finished the second chat, both are great! I'm really looking forward to seeing who's next. Thanks Chris for pronouncing the different Hawaiian varieties, turns out I had almost every one of them wrong!

 

[Nova Cain]

Yay!!! More more more!! I'd donate to the cause as well - love this!!

 

[Jonathan]

Awesome!!

 

[Jonathan]

Hello everyone, welcome to Kavachat, the kava podcast. I'm starting with a doubleheader: Mike from Kalm with Kava and Chris from Gourmet Hawaiian Kava.

If you're not familiar with podcasts, it's basically a pre-recorded internet radio show.

https://kavachat.com/

https://kavachat.com/posts/kavachat-1-mike-kwk/

• How and why Mike started drinking kava
• How he brought Kalm to market
• Which of his products he prefers and why
• Kava business and advice for importing kava
• The forums
• A kavachat exclusive product reveal!

https://kavachat.com/posts/kavachat-2-chris-ghk/

• How Chris got started drinking and farming ‘awa

• Hawaiian ‘awa culture

• ‘awa thievery

• His kava business, how he developed his instant and micronized technology

• What is makas

• Which of his kavas he prefers

• How to obtain, propagate, and grow kava (a discussion you will want to listen to if you are getting into kava growing)

• Hydroponically grown kava

• And finally: how to pronounce Hawaiian ‘ava cultivars. Hopefully you will do better than I did!

Thanks again to @Kalm with Kava and @Gourmet Hawaiian Kava for agreeing to help me out and record my first two podcasts.

If you enjoyed these, please consider helping me out financially. The equipment is expensive, and by doing it like this I can write off my equipment purchases as well as any ongoing expenses.

• http://kavachat.com/pledge - Patreon campaign, monthly contributions with rewards and bonus podcasts released when I reach goals
• http://kavachat.com/amazon - Just buy things through this link on Amazon (or through the giant button at the top of the Kavachat site); a small portion goes to me and a small portion goes to a charity of your choice, which you can change in your amazon settings

Hey, have you guys considered registering your RSS feed with iTunes? I usually listen to podcasts on the podcast app on my iPhone, and I just searched for kavachat and couldn't find it... it's a pretty simple process, if you have the time to do it. Here's some more info:

http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2009/01/how-to-register-your-podcast-in-itunes/

 

[kavadude]

I'm going to sort out the RSS/itunes/etc situation as soon as I figure out a long-term podcast host.

 

[Superior Sandman]

This is an awesome idea. Can't wait to give it a listen.

 

[Skywalker]

Did anyone else notice that Chris Allen has not been to mainland USA? About 39 minutes in.
Bravo Chris. That is remarkable!

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

For anyone who's unclear on the Patreon donation system set up for this, the amount you type in is only taken if another show is released that month, you can also type in a pledge limit per month, so if 2 shows get uploaded but you've entered "1" as your monthly limit, you will only be charged your pledge amount once, for one of the uploads.

If you wanna donate a one-time shot, you can can just enter your full amount and a monthy limit of one, then if/when the next show is uploaded, it will take your money, and then you can cancel your pledge after the card has been charged.

 

[Jana]

Darn. Would've loved to listen at the time it was aired. I love this idea. What if we made some YouTube videos promoting/advocating the safety and effectiveness of Kava as a natural anxiolytic, providing evidence, facts and commentary? There really aren't very many informative videos on YouTube regarding Kava. Just throwing it out there. Hope I'm around to catch the next podcast.

 

[Kojo Douglas]

So cool! I've been wanting to start a Kava podcast for a long time. But it looks like the gap has been filled. More fun for me

 

[Kojo Douglas]

I'm really enjoying it so far.