Wheels, Plates and Pyramids: Produce & U.S. Dietary Guidelines
What was the United States government’s first move, when it decided that what Americans ate was a matter of national concern? Why, from the depths of the Civil War to the height of the culture wars, h...
3 Mars 1h 3min
The History of Avocados
What kind of fruit was designed to be swallowed whole by giant sloths? How did a sacred Mesoamerican tree become the green badge of millennial brunch culture? And how did a humble postman’s backyard s...
24 Feb 1h 29min
Joseph Banks: The End of the Journey, Not the Influence (Part 7)
What becomes of a man who spent his life moving plants, people, and power across the globe - when his own body finally begins to fail? How did Joseph Banks face his final years: in pain, in controvers...
17 Feb 38min
Joseph Banks: Kew and the Power of Plants (Part 6)
What happens when exploration gives way to administration - and adventure turns into power? How did a royal garden become the beating heart of a global botanical empire? And how did Joseph Banks, with...
10 Feb 1h 10min
Joseph Banks: The Birth of Australia (Part 5)
How did a gentleman botanist turn a vague imperial idea into a functioning colony on the far side of the world? Why did Joseph Banks’s quiet influence matter as much as any act of Parliament or naval ...
3 Feb 1h 13min
Joseph Banks: Fame, Tantrums, and the Seeds of Empire (Part 4)
Fresh from fame and flush with ambition, Joseph Banks sets out to remake the world in his own image. But what happens when celebrity curdles into entitlement, when science collides with the Navy, and ...
27 Jan 1h 7min
Joseph Banks: Death and Survival (Part 3)
What happens when discovery turns to disaster — and survival hangs on a sliver of luck? How close did Joseph Banks come to losing everything he had collected, and his life with it? And how did coral, ...
20 Jan 58min
Joseph Banks: The Endeavour Sets Sail (Part 2)
What happened when Joseph Banks finally put to sea - and discovery left the comfort of gardens behind? How would a voyage meant to advance science collide with storms, suspicion, imperial rivalries, a...
13 Jan 59min
