Archives: Episodes

We begin this week with a looooong discussion about the movie “Little Joe”. It’s fun (talking about the movie, not the movie itself. Don’t watch it). Also we have new research about epimutagenesis, grain-free ice cream and the benefits of weeds. … Read more

Kat Austen is an artist and researcher based in Berlin. Kat was so kind to talk to us about her work about microplastics in trees, her view on science and art and her upcoming projects. Welcome to Plants and Pipettes: Kat Austen!… Read more

Have you heard of fynbos? This week, we discuss how the fynbos ecosystem withstands turning into a forest, what problems arise from academic bullying and why you’d pump nectar out of a flower. … Read more

Joram is sick again but it won’t stop us from talking about plants. This time, it’s more plant adjacent: we’re talking about a weird new way some bacteria do photosynthesis. Also lots of clever animals and a tale of paleobotanical experiments.… Read more

In this episode, Joram learns about wuthering heights and Tegan learns why chickpeas are believed to giggle in Germany. Also there is talk about red nectar, flammable litter and really old trees.… Read more

This week, we’re talking about the link between the constructor of fountains, Neptune, and a small seagrass in the Mediterranean sea. Also more on X-ray microscopy and a discussion on who deserves to be on the author list (it’s Joram).… Read more

Hi! Heads up, there is a long spoiler for Don’t look up at the beginning. Did you know that we have chapters to quickly skip ahead? Now you do. Also, we talk about a very poisonous plant and how to move owls!… Read more

We all have goals this year. Joram’s goal is to befriend a crow, but only if Tegan doesn’t stab him with her fantastically hard claws first. Yes, this is a plant podcast, we promise.

• Mutation bias reflects natural selection in Arabidopsis thaliana
• New Evidence Challenges The Idea That Mutations Are Entirely Random 

• A Newly Discovered Fossil Could Be The Answer to Darwin’s ‘Abominable’ Mystery
• To New Beginnings: Riboproteogenomics Discovery of N-Terminal Proteoforms in Arabidopsis Thaliana
• Hidden talents of mosses and lichens – The Global Plant Council
• Top 10 species new to science in 2021 | Kew
• 14 Things You Need To Know About Wolverine’s Claws | ScreenRant
•  Frontiers | The Toughest Material in the Plant Kingdom: An Update on Sporopollenin | Plant Science
• (PDF) LANGUAGE DISCRIMINATION BY LARGE-BILLED CROWS
• Twitter Thread on Crows by @ sabrinaschalz

Check out the Plant Book Club episode on Entangled Life!… Read more

We just read “Entangled Life” by Merlin Sheldrake and now we’re considering turning this little show into a fungal podcast. Before that happens, here is an episode of all things we love about fungi and plants together.… Read more

And we’re back from the winter/summer break/non-break. We are talking about a perfect tomato, smoke smelling trees and the science of listening to the environment.… Read more