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
Chilean Fog Deserts, Biogeographical Islands, Nolana Diversity, Candy Diets
2 hours of pontificating on the beauty of fog deserts plus pondering how the fuck Sheriff Woody is able to hike 1,000 miles on a diet of candy and potato chips. Eriosyce recondita and cactus poachers…
02:13:07 |
Wed 25 Dec 2019
Botanizing Deserts on Foot with Sheriff Woody
A conversation with an expert plant explorer in a fleabag hotel room in Arica, Chile.
01:37:03 |
Sat 30 Nov 2019
Mushrooms Mushrooms Mushrooms
A 20 minute disjointed and profane rant followed by a 90 minute conversation with mycologist Alan Rockefeller. Oooooh how bout Dat.
02:05:27 |
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Short Run/Podcast in a Can
I fucked this episode up by using the wrong mic setting, so it sounds like I recorded it in the public shower stall in the Honk Kong Airport bathroom. Meh, whatever, it's still a decent rant. You'll …
00:53:07 |
Fri 15 Nov 2019
Biogeography & Death of a Milkweed
Assorted ramblings on biogeography, a work ethic for Anthropocene, Irreverence for modern society, Biophilia, "Woke" Leftism vs Sociopathic right-ism, and the silly and idiotic destruction of a popul…
01:54:42 |
Sun 03 Nov 2019
Southwest Australian Flora cameo by Foot Rot.m4a
Rants about why it's OK to cry, Foot Rot, Plants that smell like hell and the combination of Continental annexation to Antarctica and extremely nutrient-poor, ancient soils that have led to an exquis…
02:12:56 |
Thu 17 Oct 2019
Climate Deniers, Rio Grande Milkweeds and Cartel Biospheres
Rants on Climate Deniers, Obsolete Racist Grandfathers, El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Foxtail Pines, the Hong Kong Airport and many more. 2.5 hours worth of profane pontifications on evolutionary biolo…
02:31:21 |
Wed 02 Oct 2019
Gypsophiles, Rare Sumacs, Societal Jabs, Arguing with morons, etc
A long episode dedicated to rare Sumacs of West Texas, brutal heat, gypsophiles, refugial canyons in obscure mountain ranges, the phenomenon of arguing with idiots, trolls and shit-posters, and the w…
02:46:57 |
Tue 10 Sep 2019
Rock Daisies, Peyote, Sky Islands and Taqueria Palenque
A gentle, sweaty meander through the Southwest in August, ending in a bath in the salsa bar at Taqueria Palenque in Beautiful Mission, Texas.
02:28:12 |
Sun 25 Aug 2019
Southside Chicago & Sonora, Mexico
Kankakee Mallow, Chiggers, Southside Prairies and Railroad Botany... At minute 45:00 starts a long diatribe on Sonoran Sky Islands (recorded in-situ inthe camper of ye Olde shit-box truck) and the wo…
02:44:37 |
Wed 07 Aug 2019
Extinct Redwood Forests and Sensitivity Training for Rude Geologists
Geologists laughing at Earthquakes, Coyotes as Redneck Antidotes, Extinct Redwood Forests of Nevada and Oregon, Tony flowers in volcanos, Heat Stroke, Calochortus Lily Bonanza, White Sensitivity, and…
02:08:10 |
Fri 19 Jul 2019
Redwood Lilies & Midwest Botany
Long rants about redwood lilies, a dip into Northern California geology as cross-dissected by Interstate 5, pontificating on lunatics of the left and the right, and a finale about Prairie Botany and …
02:09:15 |
Sun 30 Jun 2019
More Milkweed Dungeons in Nevada and Utah
Milkweed Morphology and an exploration of the passive-aggressive liberal "white voice"
02:13:40 |
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Convergent Evolution, Carnivory, and the Milkweed from Serpentine Barrens
Real nice and quick banger Intro to Carnivory and the Piney Woods of the North Carolina Acidic Coastal Plain, plus a cameo by the mysterious and elusive Serpentine Milkweed from Northern California C…
01:13:37 |
Tue 28 May 2019
Death Valley Limestone, Invasive Species, Herbal Enemas
A trip to Death Valley Limestone , an herbal poultice for invasive species long-winded rambling and the longest attempt to exit the podcast so far.
01:55:10 |
Fri 17 May 2019
Assaulted by Stinkbells and Obsessed with Monkey Flowers
Stinkbells Lilies, Fritillaria agrestis, the Futility of Life in Modern Civ, Calico Monkeyflowers, etc
01:51:48 |
Fri 19 Apr 2019
Rare Manzanitas & The Best Taqueria in the Salinas Valley
A trip to Pinnacles National Park, confused European tourists, the hemorrhoid of differentiating between two morphologically-identical genera of annual tarweeds, and the best goddamn taqueria in the …
01:33:22 |
Wed 03 Apr 2019
"Superblooms" are relicts & understanding Invasive Species
But for real - how could you not like The Spinners?
01:08:23 |
Fri 29 Mar 2019
Mojave Snow, Laterites, Salvia funerea
A week long jaunt into the Mojave during a freakish weather event and a list of the floristic characters encountered b/w moderated profanity and the joy of being slapped around with Placidium Lichen.
02:12:47 |
Mon 25 Feb 2019
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