Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
Tony Santore
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.
Episodes
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Aug 25, 2019 • 2h 28min
Rock Daisies, Peyote, Sky Islands and Taqueria Palenque
A gentle, sweaty meander through the Southwest in August, ending in a bath in the salsa bar at Taqueria Palenque in Beautiful Mission, Texas.
Aug 7, 2019 • 2h 45min
Southside Chicago & Sonora, Mexico
Kankakee Mallow, Chiggers, Southside Prairies and Railroad Botany... At minute 45:00 starts a long diatribe on Sonoran Sky Islands (recorded in-situ inthe camper of ye Olde shit-box truck) and the wonders of the Legume Family, with multiple appearances by herps such as Black-Tailed Rattlesnakes, a Sonoran Desert Toad (DMT exudate), Ridge-nosed Rattlesnakes and Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Jul 19, 2019 • 2h 8min
Extinct Redwood Forests and Sensitivity Training for Rude Geologists
Geologists laughing at Earthquakes, Coyotes as Redneck Antidotes, Extinct Redwood Forests of Nevada and Oregon, Tony flowers in volcanos, Heat Stroke, Calochortus Lily Bonanza, White Sensitivity, and Rico's Tacos.
Jun 30, 2019 • 2h 9min
Redwood Lilies & Midwest Botany
Long rants about redwood lilies, a dip into Northern California geology as cross-dissected by Interstate 5, pontificating on lunatics of the left and the right, and a finale about Prairie Botany and the encouraged destruction of the American Lawn.
Jun 20, 2019 • 2h 14min
More Milkweed Dungeons in Nevada and Utah
Milkweed Morphology and an exploration of the passive-aggressive liberal "white voice"
Jun 3, 2019 • 1h 25min
One Long Disjointed Rant b/w Milkweeds and Sclerocactus
May 28, 2019 • 1h 14min
Convergent Evolution, Carnivory, and the Milkweed from Serpentine Barrens
Real nice and quick banger Intro to Carnivory and the Piney Woods of the North Carolina Acidic Coastal Plain, plus a cameo by the mysterious and elusive Serpentine Milkweed from Northern California Coast Ranges
May 17, 2019 • 1h 55min
Death Valley Limestone, Invasive Species, Herbal Enemas
A trip to Death Valley Limestone , an herbal poultice for invasive species long-winded rambling and the longest attempt to exit the podcast so far.
Apr 19, 2019 • 1h 52min
Assaulted by Stinkbells and Obsessed with Monkey Flowers
Stinkbells Lilies, Fritillaria agrestis, the Futility of Life in Modern Civ, Calico Monkeyflowers, etc
Apr 3, 2019 • 1h 33min
Rare Manzanitas & The Best Taqueria in the Salinas Valley
A trip to Pinnacles National Park, confused European tourists, the hemorrhoid of differentiating between two morphologically-identical genera of annual tarweeds, and the best goddamn taqueria in the Salinas Valley (Soledad Brother).
