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
Back Inna Bay,Volcanic Carrots of Oregon, A conversation with Damon Tighe
Psilocybin Therapy, Woody tells us about Apiaceous endemics of the high desert, Damon Tighe tells us about observing fungi and insects and sexually transmitted ladybug diseases, growing oyster mushro…
02:12:39 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Baker Cypress, Research Natural Areas, & A Conversation with Julie Kierstead
In this episode we ramble about a rare Northern California Cypress species known only from twelve populations and figure out just what the hell that spot on the map that says "Research Natural Area" …
01:53:58 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
Two Hours with Peter Raven
A 2 hour conversation with one of the most prominent botanists of the 20th Century, Peter Raven, in anticipation of his new autobiography, Driven By Nature.
02:06:45 |
Sun 28 Mar 2021
Hidden Agave - A Conversation with Jeremy Spath
Jeremy Spath has spent the past twenty years growing - and propagating from tissue culture - species in the genus Agave. He's traveled throughout Mexico in all kinds of habitats - from desert scrub t…
01:36:36 |
Sun 21 Mar 2021
West Texas Cacti, Desert Brassicas, AL Scorch, Pollinator Apocalypse
Two hours of rambling conversations about Desert Brassicas, West Texas Cryptic Cacti, Dust Storms, Pollinator Poisoning via Agriculture, Al Scorch personal injury lawsuit scams, etc.
02:07:33 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Texas Blackout, Cloud Forest Blueberries, Tropical Mistletoes
Rants about hating Ted Cruz, Pine Forests of Hispaniola, Watching Plants Melt during the Texas Blackouts, etc
02:16:52 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Baby I Wanna Be Your Karstic Dog
Recorded in the Dominican Republic while exploring Dogtooth Limestone Karst formations and contracting urushiol-induced atopic dermatitis, here we rant about the endemic Flora of the Dominican Republ…
02:08:40 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
Mycorrhizae, Ericoid Roots, Orchids, Meathead Psychology, etc
Listen to 80 minute rant on Ericoid roots and fungal symbiosis with a guest appearance by Peter Bernhardt. We also briefly talk about the germination of orchid seeds, the huge importance and understu…
01:31:26 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
PLANT SYSTEMATICS with Michael Simpson
Michael Simpson is a Professor Emeritus of Botany who is the Author of one of the best textbooks available on the evolutionary history, grouping and Identification of plant species - Plant Systematic…
01:49:46 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
Geologist Robert Madden
Dr. Robert Madden is a geologist and teacher based out of Perth, Western Australia.
01:52:13 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Evolution, Speciation and Child Labor
Rants on the wonders of plant evolution, ecotypes, speciation, and whether an awareness and fascination with such could have prevented some members of the mayonnaise militia from being radicalized. P…
01:29:08 |
Mon 11 Jan 2021
Talking Railroads & Mexico with Linda Niemann
Linda Niemann is an author, ex-railroader/brakeman and former English professor at Kennesaw State University. She is the author of the books Boomer, Railroad Voices, Railroad Noir and Cosas: Folk Art…
01:26:18 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Blazing East to South Texas
Rants on Cactus Phylogeny, Teddy Bear Cholla, Neobuxbaumia Dungeons of Oaxaca, transporting plants in storage bins, over-crowded hiking/wilderness areas, how idiotic the word "natural" is, crazy cat …
02:01:09 |
Sat 19 Dec 2020
Interview w/climatologist Daniel Swain
A fascinating and educational 68 minutes that breaks down the mechanisms of California's weather and where it might be headed in the future.
01:08:30 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
California Dystopia, Butano Cypress, Seed-Collection, Edibles & Trash Tvetc
Rants about California Dystopia, Proper Seed Collection, Drought, Butano Cypress (biogeography rant), etc
02:03:52 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Underground Orchids, Australian Botany, Proteaceae Floral Morphology
A conversation with my friend the Professor and Author Dr. Peter Bernhardt about the floral morphology of many of Australia's incredible terrestrial orchids and members of the ancient angiosperm fami…
02:25:04 |
Thu 26 Nov 2020
Texas Flora - A Conversation w/Michael Eason
A 2 hour conversation with Michael Eason about Texas Flora. Michael Eason is a botanist, author, photographer, and Texan.
02:37:34 |
Sun 22 Nov 2020
Rhyolite, Fuckface!
From West Texas to the Mojave the entire Southwest is in a drought in mid November of 2020 oh, but that does not stop us from doing some vegetative botany and fucking around with the wonders of the v…
01:56:26 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
South Texas Soliloquy, Cactus Rescue, Tough Broads, etc
Long disjointed rants on native plants of South Texas, plant propagation, rescuing cacti that are in the path of the proposed border wall, ppeyote gardens, indigo snakes, Etc
01:50:07 |
Fri 30 Oct 2020
160 minutes of Sunflowers w/ Bruce Baldwin
(Re-upload because the first file was corrupted and cut out at 3 min...)
Probably the episode I'm most excited about so far - a talk with the kind, humble and brilliant Bruce Baldwin, an expert in th…
Probably the episode I'm most excited about so far - a talk with the kind, humble and brilliant Bruce Baldwin, an expert in th…
02:40:25 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
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