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
Mycology Catch-Up w/ Alan Rockefeller
Alan Rockefeller is a mycologist and educator who has been studying mushrooms all over the world for the past 20 years and recently helped described two new species of Psilocybin mushroom from South …
01:56:46 |
Sun 07 Jul 2024
Dr. Daniela Zappi - Brazilian Plant Ecology
Dr. Daniela Cristina Zappi is a Brazilian botanist, plant collector, and research scientist at the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew noted for studying and describing Neotropical flora, Rub…
01:50:56 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Zoe Schlanger, Author of The Light Eaters
Zoe Schlanger is the author of newly released book "The Light Eaters", which shines a new light on researchers studying plant "intelligence" and behavior.
01:45:57 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
Texas Botany with Michael Eason
The state of Texas is one of the most diverse states for plants (and geology) in the US, and contains a large number of plant species that can't be found anywhere else in the United States, yet at th…
01:53:55 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Andrew "The Arborist" Conboy
In this we talk with Andrew Conboy about street trees, urban forestry, habitat restoration, getting stoked on native plant life and how it's practical more than puritanical, Philly, botanic gardens, …
01:31:09 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
Guanajuato, Mexico Recap Part 2 - Floristic Affinities & Biogeography
Two hours of rants about wonderful plants in Central Mexico. A follow-up to the previous episode and a description of plant species, taxonomic affinities and habitats encountered in the mountains of …
01:55:44 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Central Mexico Recap & Habitat Summary
This episode sponsored by Fiberpad, where you can glue duct-taped wheatgrass and fiberglass to your face in order to clear up any blemishes nice. What can limestone do for you and how does it form?
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01:45:54 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Pollination Systems & Bird Pollination with Jeff Ollerton
Jeff Ollerton is a pollination biologist and researcher based out of the EU and currently working in KunMing, Yunnan Province, China. He has written two excellent books - one entitled "Pollinators an…
02:09:27 |
Tue 28 May 2024
Rio Grande Valley Botany with Ernest Herrera
In this episode we talk with field botanist Ernest Herrera about the rich floristic diversity of the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas and Northern Mexico. We talk about a variety of cool plant…
01:58:14 |
Sat 25 May 2024
Central Texas Orchids, Limestone sinkholes, New Aster species
In this episode we talk about why plant "rescue" is a bullshit term, how Epipactis is probably pollinated hoverflies that it dupes, whats up with this new species of Asteraceae discovered in the Chih…
01:51:31 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Death Valley Botany with Matt Berger
In this episode we talk with Botanist Matt Berger about Death Valley Plants, discovering new species, Limestone endemic plants, Dune Beetles, Desert Shrimp, specifist.ecology and more.
02:00:47 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
The Other 99% of Life on Planet Earth : Couch Microscopy with Dr. Julia van Etten
This conversation will make you want to buy a microscope and will make you rethink the way you envision the Tree of Life, where animals, plants and fungi are just a tiny speck on the overall tree of …
02:20:17 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Western Railroading, Sobriety, & Male Archetypes
In this episode we take a break from botany-related content to talk with my friend and fellow former locomotive engineer and railroader Lance Jenkins about railroading, sobriety, sad male archetypes …
02:13:42 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Diatomaceous Earth, Horse Cripplers & Leaf Blowers
South Texas Sandsheet, Uvalde County Botany, Using a Leafblower & Diatomaceous Earth to rid yourself of crabs, what the sh*t is a Heterokont aka Stramenophile, Texas Men Will Be Able to Admit Having …
01:23:24 |
Sat 20 Apr 2024
Hunter Martinez aka Cactus Quest
In this episode we talk with Hunter Martinez of the Cactus Quest YouTube Channel about how he got into growing cacti from seed and lurking on them in habitat. We discuss the spirituality of loving pl…
01:44:41 |
Sat 13 Apr 2024
Riding Trains in Mexico, Contagious Native Plant Gardens,etc
A series of extended rants about "F*ck the Honeybees", trying to settle beefs between friends, Male Primate Rivalry, Riding Trains in Mexico in 2005 & Brakemen with gold fronts, spreading the cult of…
01:18:46 |
Sat 30 Mar 2024
Instagram Drug Bros & Cactus Poaching
A long-winded rant about the social media phenomenon known as Instagram Drug Bros™️ and trying to encourage them to seek spiritual refuge (como se dice nice) in education about plant ecology and evol…
01:06:56 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Desert Ferns with Dr. Michael Windham
This is a science-heavy episode with Dr. Michael Windham, specialist in Cheilanthoid Ferns curator at Duke Herbarium. Even if you're not interested in this group, they're a great case study in numero…
02:03:32 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
An Undescribed Psilocybin sp. in the Desert
This episode consists of a rant about code-switching and friendship/cordiality through friction and being a pain in the ass, along with why dissecting flowers (and not just taking them at face value)…
01:04:42 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Fighting Invasive Buffelgrass in Arizona & Restoring Desert Ecosytems
A conversation with Tony Figueroa, Senior Manager for the Invasive Plant Program at the Tucson Audubon Society (no affiliation with the National Org) about preventing Buffelgrass and Stinknet from sm…
01:32:12 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
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