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
Mentioned books
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.
