Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
Why do some plants grow where they do? How can geology cause new plant species to evolve? Why are some plants pollinated by flies, some by bats, some by birds, and others by bees? How does a plant evolve to look like a rock? How can destroying lawns soothe the soul? This is a show about plants and plant habitat through the lens of natural selection and ecology, with a side of neurotic ranting, light humor, occasional profanity, & the perpetual search for the filthiest taqueria bathroom.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 106 minutes
- Episodes
- 262
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Elusive Milkweeds of South Texas
In this episode we rant about Asclepias prostrata, the rare and elusive prostrate milkweed of South Texas Thornscrub, as well as obscure subfamilies of the Legume Family, Cops & Dildos, and Old Peyot…
01:24:41 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
Psychedelic Therapy and Its Practical Applications for Society
Jahan Khamsehzadeh, Ph.D. is a psychedelic therapist who's been actively conducting legal, guided Psilocybin sessions in Jamaica for the past 4 years. He's trained within the Mazatec mushroom traditi…
01:53:12 |
Sat 04 Dec 2021
What the sh*t is mRNA & how‘d it get into my nanoparticles
Intro music by etsywitch.
In this episode we discuss the ever-annoying American culture war and then move on to the science behind mRNA vaccine technology and why viruses are so cool in regards to wat…
In this episode we discuss the ever-annoying American culture war and then move on to the science behind mRNA vaccine technology and why viruses are so cool in regards to wat…
01:42:12 |
Sat 27 Nov 2021
A Conversation about the Wild Sh1t going on in South African ”Daisies”
Note : Interview starts around minute 24:00
Recording quality on first 9 minutes of interview is lousy but improves after there after so sit still and wait it out ya schmuck.
The sunflower family, Ast…
Recording quality on first 9 minutes of interview is lousy but improves after there after so sit still and wait it out ya schmuck.
The sunflower family, Ast…
01:48:20 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
A Conversation With The Naked Botanist
In this episode we spend 150 minutes talking with David Gwynne-Evans covering some of the epic highlights of the Cape Floristic Region's Flora. Even if you are unaware of, oblivious to, or disinteres…
02:42:52 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
A Conversation Having Nothing To Do With Plants
Mike Brodie is a photographer, truck driver, artist, freight train rider, and diesel mechanic. In this episode we sit down with him to talk about modern American culture, youth subcultures, travel, a…
02:12:26 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
South Africa Follow Up, Rantings, Etc.
In this episode we talk about some of the plant families found in South Africa and the ecological success of the Mesembryanthemaceae, as well as what the hell is going on with the mess of valvate tep…
01:31:12 |
Fri 08 Oct 2021
2 hours of South Africa Ranting
One long disjointed rant between three filthy botanists covering the past three weeks of botanic surveys/rectal exams in the Northern and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa.
01:51:14 |
Sun 26 Sep 2021
Monocot Taxonomic Clusterf*ck
In this episode we talk with Chris Pires, Chief Science Officer at the New York Botanic Garden, about the taxonomic clusterf*ck that is the order Asparagales - the order of the Iris Family, the Orchi…
02:00:42 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
Deconstructing Taxonomy
Today's episode is inspired by the bRaVE individuals (all of us) who participated in the massive back-and-forth online shitposting last week regarding the inherent colonialism of using the binomial n…
01:11:07 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
Intro to the Rise of Flowering Plants
In this episode we speak with Peter Raven, former director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, about our current understanding of the rise of angiosperms and what the floristic landscape may have looke…
01:16:00 |
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Wyoming Rare Plants with Walt Fertig
A criminally underrated state for rare plants and plant ecology, Wyoming has a number of rare taxa and bizarre habitats. In this episode we talk with a botanist who spent twenty years in the state do…
02:14:12 |
Sun 18 Jul 2021
Yellowstone Botany & Wyoming Rare Plants
Plants that grow on sinter (silica) and travertine (calcium carbonate) deposits of hot springs, a really bizarre central Wyoming endemic known from only two locations (Yermo xanthocephalus) whose cl…
01:42:33 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Hiking Through The Great Basin w/ Matt Berger
In this episode we have an hour long conversation with Matt Berger about a loop "trail" (there actually was no trail save for that created by wild horses) created through the mountain ranges of the G…
01:45:43 |
Mon 05 Jul 2021
Buckwheats and Bail Bonds
This episode begins with a 56 minute rant concerning the crime spree caused by the meeting of the Eriogonum Society in Elko, Nevada, followed by rants on the silica "sinter" deposits occurring throug…
01:42:20 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
The Nitty Gritty of DNA sequencing to understand Plant Evolution
In this episode we speak with Bruce Baldwin about sequencing the DNA of plants to understand how closely we're distantly related they are and how they have evolved. At least an initial understanding,…
02:20:01 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
20 Minutes of Rambling and 60 Minutes of Melastomataceae
In this episode we speak with Darin Penneys, Ph.D about his work with an incredibly diverse plant family that few in the temperate zones are familiar with - Melastomataceae. I first fell in love with…
01:30:01 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Arrests at the Buckwheat Conference, Chicago West Side Heroin Dissuasion, Lithium Sleazebag Deli Platters
In this episode of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't we talk with Naomi Fraga about the devastation to be imposed on 90% of a rare plant's population and the mining company sleaze bags who are trying to …
01:26:23 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Milkweeds that Dupe Insects, Greenhouse Conservation, Customer Service Hell
In this episode we talk about milkweed plants that dupe kleptoparasitic flies into pollinating them, greenhouses and conservatories as bastions of ex-situ conservation, floral mimicry and bat pollina…
01:21:35 |
Thu 20 May 2021
The Evolution & Ecology of Psilocybin
In this episode we speak with Dr. Jason Slot, Associate Professor at Ohio State University, who is a mycologist currently studying the evolution of psilocybin production in Fungi. The last half hour …
02:08:09 |
Wed 05 May 2021
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