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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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).
Mar 29, 2019 • 1h 8min
"Superblooms" are relicts & understanding Invasive Species
But for real - how could you not like The Spinners?
Feb 25, 2019 • 2h 13min
Mojave Snow, Laterites, Salvia funerea
A week long jaunt into the Mojave during a freakish weather event and a list of the floristic characters encountered b/w moderated profanity and the joy of being slapped around with Placidium Lichen.
Feb 14, 2019 • 1h 25min
Neonicotinoids, Molecular Phylogeny, Relict Populations
This episode contains rants about the anomaly of working-class republican-ism, molecular phylogenetics, a new population of Funeral Sage, and a relict population of Alaska Cypress
Feb 10, 2019 • 1h 18min
Kick Me Inna Asteraceae
A Very Brief, Low-Brow Approach to the Sunflower Family with frequent cameos by an inopportune Yukele, with frequent digressions into Palo-Endemics, Refugia, Botanical Speciation , Disjunct Populations and Molecular Phylogenetics.
