Coronavirus & Sunflowers
An astute comparison of adaptative radiations in Asteraceae with the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Plus, Carl Zimmer kicks Mike Pence in the cock. 90 minutes of rambling with Isaac Lichter, and why comi...
7 Mar 20201h 54min
Parasitic conifers & Amborella(New Caledonia 2)
This is the second episode on New Caledonian botany, with continued fanatic ranting on the wonders of ultramafic geology and botany as well as musings on the futility of eating jackfruit and the ponde...
13 Feb 20201h 35min
New Caledonia, Disjointed Ranting, Conifer Dungeons, Biogeography of Southern Hemisphere Lineages, Mosquitoes
Did I contract Dengue Fever yesterday on Moo Mountain whilst hiking to a relict population of Araucaria humboldtensis? Was New Caledonia submerged for 20 million years and then recolonized by numerous...
2 Feb 20201h 38min
Plant Breeding, Fern Sex, Dark Humor, South Africa, A Conversation with Martin Grantham
A conversation with a botanical wizard, explorer, conservationist, and plant propagator, my friend the illustrious Martin Grantham. 3 hrs long but worth a listen. We explore comedic misanthropy, a bri...
2 Jan 20203h 2min
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,...
25 Des 20192h 13min
Botanizing Deserts on Foot with Sheriff Woody
A conversation with an expert plant explorer in a fleabag hotel room in Arica, Chile.
30 Nov 20191h 37min
Mushrooms Mushrooms Mushrooms
A 20 minute disjointed and profane rant followed by a 90 minute conversation with mycologist Alan Rockefeller. Oooooh how bout Dat.
22 Nov 20192h 5min
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 b...
15 Nov 201953min
