kombucha hour podcast

a podcast by tyra june (known as tyrathetaurus) that dissects veganism, womanism, astrology, racism, oppression, plant based nutrition, philosophy, history and more! grab a kombucha and come be my friend for an hour or so?

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Episodes

we need to talk about Asha Sanctuary

hello, hello, hello. welcome to episode twelve of the podcast, hosted by the chaotic energy of @tyrathetaurus on twitter, tik tok and instagram. today we are going to be discussing the controversy surrounding the Asha Sanctuary in New York State. Tracy Murphy, the owner of Asha, has been running this sanctuary for over a decade. she recently came in contact with two cows that escaped a beef farm and wandered on to her property. she immediately reported the two cows to the SPCA where she awaited ...

Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min

kfc debate, worker exploitation & vegan google searches

hello, hello, hello. welcome to episode eleven of the podcast, hosted by the chaotic energy of @tyrathetaurus on twitter and instagram. happy new year! today we are going to be discussing the controversy surrounding the release of the new Beyond Meat nuggets at mainstream fast food joint, KFC. The conservation surrounding the release of the new product has sent the vegan community into absolute chaos with one side expressing concerns over supporting corporations that exploit animals and the othe...

Jan 16, 2022•41 min

antisemitism, AV is trash and holocaust comparisons

hello, hello, hello. welcome to episode 10 of the podcast hosted by the chaotic energy of @tyrathetaurus! today we will be discussing antisemitism, the use of holocaust comparisons in the vegan community and how the animal rights organization "Anonymous for the Voiceless" has ignored sexual assault victims and traumatized their organizers and volunteers with amazing Jenna Hirth, a Jewish vegan who fights for animal justice, anti capitalism and anti oppression. she also enjoys baking, gardening a...

Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min

is buying animals from auction ethical?

hello, hello, hello. welcome to episode nine of the podcast, hosted by the chaotic energy of @tyrathetaurus on twitter and instagram. today we are going to be discussing a controversial topic: is buying animals from auction or permanent enslavement ethical, especially as a vegan? I will take you on the journey of a few animals that are for sale through auction and are exploited on some of the largest animal farms on the planet. we will discuss some of the opinions of other vegans on this topic a...

Oct 04, 2020•1 hr

self care in a pandemic, mindfulness & the exploitation of workers

welcome back! happy july! in this week's episode hosted by Tyra (known as TyraTheTaurus) we are discussing the coronavirus and the different ways you can use this time during the pandemic whether you are working for a company, stuck in quarantine or both, to get to know yourself better, find your passion and really dive deep into what it means to be you. have you ever felt like an ant that is traveling on a path that is fixed? mindfulness, awareness of your every day routine and more are just a ...

Jul 15, 2020•31 min

dating white men, internalized racism & the hyper-sexualization of black girls

welcome to episode seven of the show. glad you are stopping by. TRIGGER WARNING for this episode: sexual assault and violence. in this week's episode, i get vulnerable with you guys in an unscripted timeline of my experiences dealing with internalized hatred for my blackness and dating white men. our society has historically hyper-sexualized black women and this tradition has continued into my childhood, teenage years and adulthood. sit back, grab a kombucha, a glass of wine or a snack as I reli...

May 19, 2020•54 min

the racial controversy with thug kitchen, coded language and digital blackface

welcome back. crazy times were living in, right? in this week's episode of the podcast, hosted by tyrathetaurus, we dive into the controversy that surrounds a New York TImes Bestselling vegan cookbook "Thug Kitchen". Thug Kitchen has been a blog and a cookbook for a few years now and it has sparked conversations in PoC spaces and platforms. People of color have expressed anger and resentment towards the creators of Thug Kitchen due to their appropriation of black culture, slang and oppression. T...

May 04, 2020•1 hr 9 min

impossible foods, animal testing & the controversy

welcome to episode five of kombucha hour. in today's episode we will be discussing the contraversy surrounding the new impossible burger whopper at burger king and their animal testing. this is a hot topic in the vegan community as of late. some vegans believe you are not vegan if you consume the burger, some vegans believe you are plant based if you consume it and others see a bigger picture. in the first half of the episode, i discuss the actual study conducted on animals (rats) in order for i...

Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 19 min

PETA's banned superbowl ad & the politics of black veganism

episode four: this week's episode is all about the controversial banned superbowl commerical from the animal rights organization PETA, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA decided to use the famous protest style: kneeling, coined by former 49ers quarterback, Colin Kapernick, as a way to advocate against speciesism. everyone has different views on the ad that never made it to the superbowl and we discuss those perspectives in my longest episode to date. 1:00:00 we discuss different histo...

Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 30 min

coronavirus, james charles & white mistakes

episode three: welcome back and happy black history months lovies!! episode 3 dissects all the racism, discrimination and prejudice behaviors western countries have been casting on their asian community. how the lasting effects of racism during these types of outbreaks lasts longer than the actual disease and virus itself. we talk about Ebola, SARS, MERS & more!! towards the end of the podcast we talk about a phrase i coined called “white mistakes”. a white mistake is when a white person mak...

Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 10 min

2020 women's march & black lives vs. black perspectives

hello guys!! welcome to episode two of kombucha hour. thank you to everyone that has been supportive and so kind. today we are going to cover the differences i have noticed between the 2018 women's march vs the 2020 women's march i attended. we also dive into the differences between black perspectives and black lives and our society full of racist people who do not want to be labeled racist. we also dissect the racism within the #metoo movement. grab your kombucha & i hope my podcast makes y...

Jan 22, 2020•48 min

social media, wealth & why i started this

welcome to my podcast!! i am so excited to share all the thoughts that keep me up at night crying into my non dairy ice cream pint. in this episode i dissect wealth, social media, celebrity wealth, vegan twitter and controversy. later on i inform you all on what you can expect to see from kombucha hour in the upcoming weeks. you can follow me on IG @kombuchahour for updates and more.

Jan 15, 2020•31 min

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