Send us a text Old growth forests. The phrase probably stirs up a lot of images an emotions in your mind, but do you really know what makes a tree an old growth tree or a forest an old growth forest? One of our fan favorites, Joe Vaughn, was kind enough to come back on the show for a 3rd time to do a deep dive into the ins and outs of old growth and what it means for ecological systems and the timber industry. It's a really fun and informative episode and I think you're really going to love it! ...
Mar 23, 2021•44 min•Ep. 44
Send us a text What's up, plant people? Today's episode is one that's close to my heart for so many reasons. My friend and guest, Stephen Janak, is a fellow Texas A&M grad, works for AgriLife Extension, and an olive researcher! He's smart, articulate, funny, and an excellent storyteller. I learned a lot from him and really enjoyed our conversation. I think you will to! Stephen's Links Twitter TikTok Aggie Horticulture Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Local LBK Facebook: @LocalLBK I...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 43
Send us a text Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Local LBK Facebook: @LocalLBK Instagram: @LocalLBK Twitter: @Local_LBK TikTok: @LocalLBK Website: www.locallbk.com Follow the link below to sign up to be a member of Local LBK for just $5/month and get access to dozens of great deals and discounts from businesses around Lubbock, TX! Sign-up for Local LBK Rewards! As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your favorite podcast app. It really hel...
Mar 09, 2021•16 min
Send us a text What's up, plant people?? Y'all, today's episode has been a long time in the making! Join me as I chat with Dr. Sara Vero ( @saraevevero89 ) about getting ready for fieldwork, navigating research, how to be an effective human, the heat and humidity of a Kansas summer, and so many other awesome things. Be sure and go check out her book, Fieldwork Ready, and enjoy episode 42 of Planthropology! Here is the link to where the book is for sale: Fieldwork Ready: An Introductory Guide to ...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 42
Send us a text What's up Plant People??? This is the February episode of my Plants in World Traditions series that YOU voted for on Twitter. I'm talking about all kinds of plant based drinks from all over the world! Your suggestions and favorite drinks were a HUGE part of this episode and I can't think you enough. Grab something delicious to sip on and get ready for Plants in World Traditions-Drink Up! Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Pecan Ridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thep...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 41
Send us a text What's up plant people? I'm not sure I've ever talked to another guest who's done so many different and incredible things before they turned 30. Tyler Froberg is the head farmer at Hope Farms in Houston, TX. He runs the farm, but also works with programs for kids, veterans, and everyone in between. He's really done a little bit of everything and is such an inspiring guy. I'm so glad I finally got to connect with him after nearly a year. You can find him pretty much everywhere on s...
Feb 16, 2021•57 min•Ep. 40
Send us a text What's up, Plant People?? Listen, there are a lot of good things for you and one of those things is for you to not die lost in the woods. To help make sure that wish comes true, my friend Paul Csomo from the Varmints Podcast came on the show for today's episode to tell you some things he's learned from his hobby of studying wilderness survival. We also talk a lot about starting a podcast, listening to podcasts, and about gas station sushi. Paul is a wonderful human, and I think yo...
Feb 02, 2021•54 min•Ep. 39
Send us a text What's up, Plant People?! This is part 2 of our Plant in World Traditions series, and I'm talking all about caffeine. Where does it come from? What does it do? What's the best caffeinated beverage? Stay awake, my friends! Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Pecan Ridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepecanridge/ Website: https://pecanridge.com/ Use the promo code "plantpeople" at check out for %10 off your order! Local LBK Facebook: @LocalLBK Instagram: @LocalLBK Twit...
Jan 27, 2021•36 min•Ep. 38
Send us a text Hey Plant People! Welcome back for the first new episode of 2021! I'm trying out some new formatting stuff, but I'm stoked about today's episode! I talked with Rachel Boyd, who's a Jazz musician, radio producer for KTTZ (the Texas Tech University station and local public media affiliate), and the host of the brand new In The Grow podcast. We talk about music, life, and the radical act that is growing your own food. It's hopeful and fun and I know you're going to love it. Go check ...
Jan 19, 2021•53 min•Ep. 37
Send us a text Happy 2021! This is technically the 50th episode of Planthropology (don't let the episode numbers fool you) so I wanted to celebrate with a replay of one of my favorite episodes from last year! Check out this wonderful episode with Texas Tech Department of Plant and Soil Science department chair, Dr. Glen Ritchie! Also, be sure to listen to this episode to find out how you can earn some free Planthropology swag. Thanks for listening, and here's to a great 2021! You can find Dr. Ri...
Jan 05, 2021•48 min
Send us a text Hey there, Plant People! This is a very special bonus episode because it includes a whole bunch of my good podcast friends! I'm in a little (ok, not THAT little) group of podcasters who talk about science and academia on their shows, and we all thought it would be fun to do a live-streamed wrap up of 2020. This is the audio recording of that live stream which took place a couple of days ago. It's fun and encouraging we spend VERY little time talking about COVID and a lot of time t...
Dec 31, 2020•2 hr 7 min
Send us a text It's Christmas Eve! Join us for our second annual Father-Son Christmas extravaganza and have a very happy holiday and a wonderful new year! Music in this episode is God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by Dee Yan-Key . Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Pecan Ridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepecanridge/ Website: https://pecanridge.com/ Use the promo code "plantpeople" at check out for %10 off your order! Local LBK Facebook: @LocalLBK Instagram: @LocalLBK Twitter: @Local_...
Dec 24, 2020•31 min
Send us a text The Winter Solstice is the first day of Winter, the longest night of the year, and a day revered by countless cultures in the Northern Hemisphere throughout time. Let's chat about some of cool traditions and interesting plants involved in the Solstice! Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Pecan Ridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepecanridge/ Website: https://pecanridge.com/ Use the promo code "plantpeople" at check out for %10 off your order! Local LBK Facebook: @Loc...
Dec 15, 2020•25 min•Ep. 36
Send us a text This isn't the episode that was supposed to come out today, but it was the one I felt like I needed to do. I graduate on Friday, and recorded this (longer than intended) piece about my experience through my PhD and where I go from here. I hope you get something out of it! It was certainly therapeutic for me to record. This episode also contains a promo for follow PodFix Network show, The Fish Nerds! Find out more and listen at FishNerdsPodcast.com ! Oh, also, I started a new podca...
Dec 08, 2020•39 min
Send us a text Hey, here's a surprise bonus episode that I'm cross-posting with my other podcast The Plant Prof! It's a thank you for all the support this year, information about a giveaway that I'll be starting tomorrow, and a plug for the Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends annual charity battle! Wild Green Future: https://www.wildgreenfuture.org/ Wild Green Memes Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WildGreenMemesForEcologicalFiends Well hey there, I started a new podcast! I wan...
Nov 30, 2020•10 min
Send us a text I hope everyone (in the US) had a lovely Thanksgiving and the rest of you wonderful people had a great Thursday! In my family, we've always put up our Christmas decorations the day or weekend after Thanksgiving. I thought it would be fun to do a short episode about Christmas trees so you'd have something to listen to in case you're like us! I discuss origins of the tradition as well as pros and cons of different types of Christmas trees you could buy for your home! I'm also planni...
Nov 27, 2020•20 min
Send us a text Happy whatever month it is, everyone! Really, time is mostly meaningless these days. What's not meaningless, however, is this wonderful episode with Beth Nichols of Fronds With Benefits. Beth is an absolute delight of a human being and a brilliant plant scientist. She's just finishing up her PhD in computational plant science, has spent time as a biology teacher, is a talented artist, and really just so much fun to talk to. ALSO, she designed the fabulous new Planthropology logo! ...
Nov 17, 2020•52 min•Ep. 35
Send us a text Well hey there, I started a new podcast! I wanted to be a part of #NaPodPoMo for November, where podcasters are posting content every day, but it didn't fit well with Planthropology. Because of that, The Plant Prof was born! Tune in every day in November, then weekly after that, for plant facts, garden tips and tricks, answers to your questions, and whatever else pops into my head! Episodes will be bite sized and never more than 10-15 minutes long. Listen in today for a taste of t...
Nov 10, 2020•23 min
Send us a text Listen, just don't eat your friends. Please. I don't really know what else there is to say. Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Pecan Ridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepecanridge/ Website: https://pecanridge.com/ Use the promo code "plantpeople" at check out for %10 off your order! Local LBK Facebook: @LocalLBK Instagram: @LocalLBK Twitter: @Local_LBK TikTok: @LocalLBK Website: www.locallbk.com Follow the link below to sign up to be a member of Local LBK for just ...
Nov 03, 2020•58 min•Ep. 34
Send us a text It's part 2 of Archaeobotany! If you haven't already, go listen to part 1! Y'all, I've been waiting for this one a long time! I've wanted to have an archaeobotanist on with me since the show started, and was lucky enough to find 3! Dr. Alan Farahani and his undergraduate researchers, Lydia Wolfe and Carlos Romo-Caballero make up the Farahani Lab of Archaeobotany at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and study the archaeological remains of ancient agriculture and what those remain...
Oct 30, 2020•50 min•Ep. 33
Send us a text Y'all, I've been waiting for this one a long time! I've wanted to have an archaeobotanist on with me since the show started, and was lucky enough to find 3! Dr. Alan Farahani and his undergraduate researchers, Lydia Wolfe and Carlos Romo-Caballero make up the Farahani Lab of Archaeobotany at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and study the archaeological remains of ancient agriculture and what those remains mean anthropologically. They were the PERFECT guests to wrap up year 1 of...
Oct 27, 2020•47 min•Ep. 32
Send us a text Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Pecan Ridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepecanridge/ Website: https://pecanridge.com/ Use the promo code "plantpeople" at check out for %10 off your order! Local LBK Facebook: @LocalLBK Instagram: @LocalLBK Twitter: @Local_LBK TikTok: @LocalLBK Website: www.locallbk.com Follow the link below to sign up to be a member of Local LBK for just $5/month and get access to dozens of great deals and discounts from businesses around Lubboc...
Oct 20, 2020•58 min•Ep. 31
Send us a text Happy October, Plant People! Today's episode is a lot of fun, but a little bit different. I sat down with Chris and Dylan from Pecan Ridge to talk about life and business! The company is VERY involved in the local community and is all about so many different plant-loving people. The grow pecans, they showcase local creators, they support farmers markets, and they're just genuinely good guys! Check out our Podcast Partners (Podners?): Pecan Ridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 30
Send us a text It's our second episode with Joe Vaughn! We talked about his day today responsibilities as a procurement forester, how climate change is affecting the forestry and timber industries, and about what it's like to be black in the green industry. We cover some heavy topics, but Joe is such a positive person and approaches inclusion, diversity, and representation in such a meaningful way, that I hope this leaves you inspired to be more inclusive and accepting in your own life. I know i...
Oct 06, 2020•52 min•Ep. 29
Send us a text I know how much you love trees. We've talked about it, you and I. Today, we'll be chatting about something of the ways we use trees! Joe Vaughn is a procurement forester living in Georgia, and is a WEALTH of knowledge about trees, wood processing, building materials, firefighting and SO many other things. This will be the first of a 2 part series with Joe talking about trees and timber. Listen in, drop us a review, share this with your friends, and follow the wonderful science com...
Sep 29, 2020•48 min•Ep. 28
Send us a text Do you like podcasts? Do you love algae? Well, you're in luck! My guests today, Kirk Griffin and Zach Howe are experts in both of those things! Tune in as we talk about their podcast, the Podcast Discovery Show, where they review a new podcast every week so you can find new shows to love! We also talk about their business, True Algae, and find out a lot about these crazy little organisms and how they can help us in sustainable crop production. We had a lot of fun recording their e...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 27
Send us a text Prairies and grasslands are great, and so are people who study them. I chatted with the recently doctored Dr. Kat Radicke. We met in grad school and were pretty fast friends. She's charming, funny, and super smart and I think you're really going to enjoy hearing from her. We talk about everything from the stress and challenges of graduate school, to collecting cow burps and it was a lot of fun! This episode also contains trailers for the Plants and Pipettes and Bald Scientist podc...
Sep 01, 2020•56 min•Ep. 26
Send us a text Episode 25 is getting wild! Today's guest is Devon Bowker from The Wild Life podcast. He's a naturalist, science educator, podcaster, high school teacher, founder of a non-profit, and so much more! We talk about everything from how to survive quarantine with a 4-year-old to ways to improve access to nature and education for everyone. It's a great, encouraging, fun episode and I think you're really going to enjoy it! Devon Bowker and The Wild Life Twitter: @devthenatureguy @TheWild...
Aug 18, 2020•58 min•Ep. 25
Send us a text It's time for our first Deep Dive episode! You may have noticed during this whole Covid crisis that some types of foods were pretty scarce on the shelves at your local grocery store. A lot of this is due to holes in the food supply chain. Hallie Casey from the One to Grow On podcast joins me again to talk about some of the ins and outs of food supply and how moving to local and regional market strategies can help fix some of the problems. Hallie is brilliant and well spoken and yo...
Aug 11, 2020•45 min•Ep. 24
Send us a text Today is different, my friends. My grandfather passed away the evening of Tuesday, July 28. If you've been listening for a while, you've heard me speak about him and how he was the one who started my love of plants in nature. Today's episode is the best I can do to pay tribute to him. He was good and kind and selfless. That's the best compliment I know how to give anyone. Support the show As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your f...
Aug 04, 2020•22 min•Ep. 23
