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.

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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 106 minutes
Episodes: 262
Years Active: 2019 - 2025

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A Conversation About Human Relationships with the Biosphere

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01:27:37 | Sat 30 Nov 2024

Plant Speciation Podcast for You Rotten Degenerates

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How do plants evolve? How do plants spec…

01:06:58 | Wed 27 Nov 2024

Tectonic City

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Codi Lazar is a Professory of Geology …

02:35:38 | Sat 16 Nov 2024

A Deep Dive Into Coyote Bush

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02:09:16 | Tue 05 Nov 2024

Oklahoma City, Limestone endemism, Relict Habitat of West Texas, and more

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01:17:46 | Fri 25 Oct 2024

Plant Anatomy, Again with Dr. Jim Mauseth

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Did you know that the distal ends and tips of roots are the…

02:18:34 | Wed 16 Oct 2024

Plant Tissue Systems Lecture

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00:56:34 | Sat 12 Oct 2024

Chris Best, State Botanist - USFW

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Christ Best is the State Botanist wit…

02:46:05 | Thu 10 Oct 2024

Debunking Charlatans & Posers with Professor Dave Explains

01:05:48 | Tue 08 Oct 2024

Archaeology, Texas History and Public Land

David Keller is a historian and archaeologist from West Texas who based out of Alpine, Texas.

01:28:20 | Fri 04 Oct 2024

Da Tubes Lecture (Shoots and Roots)

Originally recorded as a class lecture, this podcast episode contains information on root structures and shoots and is accompanied by the PDF found at :

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00:54:19 | Thu 03 Oct 2024

Phylogenetic Crash Course podcast

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01:30:28 | Thu 26 Sep 2024

Texas' Rarest Plant, Caliche Gardens & Crested Peyote

01:31:32 | Fri 20 Sep 2024

Lycophytes, Quillworts & the "Great Dying"

I became fixated on lycophytes because of some of the cool desert-dwelling members of the genus Selaginella, not to mention the utterly weird "clubmosses" that thrive in places as disparate as Northe…

02:37:21 | Mon 16 Sep 2024

West Texas Pine Harvest and Alternation of Generations

A rant about West Texas Pines and the sand blazing star. At the 40 minute mark we begin our dive into the convoluted, confusing but utterly cool phenomenon of Alternation of Generations we talk mostl…

01:44:57 | Fri 13 Sep 2024

A Conversation with Dan Hosage

A conversation with Chemist, Genius, Botanist,, Propagator, & Madman Dan Hosage about Texas Native Plants, Texas History, and more.

03:05:50 | Sat 07 Sep 2024

Convincing Mice to Vote for Cats

NON-BOTANY PODCAST! This week's podcast is a conversation with my friend Jay Lesoleil, political anthropologist and half the means behind the "Fucking Cancelled" podcast about right-wing populism, t…

01:08:39 | Fri 30 Aug 2024

Oaks Are the Beasts of An Ecosystem! A Discussion with Dr. Andrew Hipp

Andrew Hipp is the director of the herbarium and Senior Sciensist and Researcher in Plant Systematics at Morton Arboretum in Chicago.

This is one of the most fun and inspiring conversations I've had …

01:26:54 | Thu 22 Aug 2024

Aquatic Botany with Casey Williams

Casey Williams is an botanist and plant ecologist specializing in aquatic plants - both plants that grow completely submerged and which can emerge above the water surface. In this episode, we discuss…

02:36:12 | Wed 14 Aug 2024

Rustbelt Tour Recap & Ouachita Orogeny

Vernonia lettermannii and other cool plants of Western Arkansas Novaculite, Ouachita Mountain Orogeny, Chert Glades of Western Missouri, the most obnoxious cicada species in the world, Detroit Rustic…

02:00:55 | Tue 06 Aug 2024

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