Planthropology
If you're on this planet, plants have a HUGE impact on your life. Whether you're a vegan, a carnivore, or somewhere in between, plants are the basis of the food you eat, the clothes your wear, and the air you breathe. We don't intend just to teach you plant facts (though we'll do plenty of that), but to give you some insight into the cool people who work with them. From the soil to the plate to the climate, dive into the anthropology of plants (get it?) and learn a little more about why you should care about the world around you from the people who care about it the most.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 150
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Academia, the Art of Storytelling, and Digging Graves w/ Dr. Glen Ritchie- Replay
Happy 2021! This is technically the 50th episode of Planthropology (don't let the episode numbers fool you) so I wanted to celebrate with a replay of one of my favorite episodes from l…
Science, Academia, and Podcasting- a Worldwide Year in Review
Hey there, Plant People! This is a very special bonus episode because it includes a whole bunch of my good podcast friends! I'm in a little (ok, not THAT little) group of podcasters who…
Cheesy Drumsticks, Chaos, and the Christmas Special, w/ Bradley Baliga
It's Christmas Eve! Join us for our second annual Father-Son Christmas extravaganza and have a very happy holiday and a wonderful new year!
Music in this episode is God Rest Ye Merry Gen…
36. Plants of the Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice is the first day of Winter, the longest night of the year, and a day revered by countless cultures in the Northern Hemisphere throughout time. Let's chat about some…
Endings and Beginnings
This isn't the episode that was supposed to come out today, but it was the one I felt like I needed to do. I graduate on Friday, and recorded this (longer than intended) piece about my …
Wild Green Charity Battle
Hey, here's a surprise bonus episode that I'm cross-posting with my other podcast The Plant Prof! It's a thank you for all the support this year, information about a giveaway that I'll …
O, Christmas Tree
I hope everyone (in the US) had a lovely Thanksgiving and the rest of you wonderful people had a great Thursday! In my family, we've always put up our Christmas decorations the day or w…
35. Computational Plant Science, Art, and Fronds With Benefits w/ Dr. Beth Nichols
Happy whatever month it is, everyone! Really, time is mostly meaningless these days. What's not meaningless, however, is this wonderful episode with Beth Nichols of Fronds
With Benefits…
The Plant Prof
Well hey there, I started a new podcast! I wanted to be a part of #NaPodPoMo for November, where podcasters are posting content every day, but it didn't fit well with Planthropology. Be…
34. Plant Defenses, Science Struggles, and Topo Drinko w/ Kyle Tengler
Listen, just don't eat your friends. Please. I don't really know what else there is to say.
Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?):
Pecan Ridge
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepec…
33. Archaeobotany, Part 2 w/ Dr. Alan Farahani, Lydia Wolfe, and Carlos Romo-Caballero
It's part 2 of Archaeobotany! If you haven't already, go listen to part 1!
Y'all, I've been waiting for this one a long time! I've wanted to have an archaeobotanist on with me since the …
32. Archaeobotany, Part 1 w/ Dr. Alan Farahani, Lydia Wolfe, and Carlos Romo-Caballero
Y'all, I've been waiting for this one a long time! I've wanted to have an archaeobotanist on with me since the show started, and was lucky enough to find 3! Dr. Alan Farahani and his un…
31. GRUB Kids, Breaking Cycles of Poverty, and Burney the Bear w/ Matt McEwen
Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?):
Pecan Ridge
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepecanridge/
Website: https://pecanridge.com/
Use the promo code "plantpeople" at check out for %…
30. Pecans, Local Business, and Flavoring Your Pigs w/ Chris Baldock and Dylan Moore
Happy October, Plant People! Today's episode is a lot of fun, but a little bit different. I sat down with Chris and Dylan from Pecan Ridge to talk about life and business! The company i…
29. Representation in STEM, Forest Product Sustainability, and The Treequel w/ Joe Vaughn
It's our second episode with Joe Vaughn! We talked about his day today responsibilities as a procurement forester, how climate change is affecting the forestry and timber industries, an…
28. Timber, Fighting Fires, and the Heart of a Home w/ Joe Vaughn
I know how much you love trees. We've talked about it, you and I. Today, we'll be chatting about something of the ways we use trees! Joe Vaughn is a procurement forester living in Georg…
27. Trying Things, Podcast Discovery, and the Wonders of Algae w/ Kirk Griffin and Zach Howe
Do you like podcasts? Do you love algae? Well, you're in luck! My guests today, Kirk Griffin and Zach Howe are experts in both of those things! Tune in as we talk about their podcast, t…
26. Grasslands, Grad School, and The Prairie Fairy w/ Dr. Kat Radicke
Prairies and grasslands are great, and so are people who study them. I chatted with the recently doctored Dr. Kat Radicke. We met in grad school and were pretty fast friends. She's char…
25. The Wild Life, Essential Questions, and War of the Worlds w/ Devon Bowker
Episode 25 is getting wild! Today's guest is Devon Bowker from The Wild Life podcast. He's a naturalist, science educator, podcaster, high school teacher, founder of a non-profit, and s…
24. Fixing Food Systems- Deep Dive w/ Hallie Casey
It's time for our first Deep Dive episode! You may have noticed during this whole Covid crisis that some types of foods were pretty scarce on the shelves at your local grocery store. A …