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Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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In Defense of Plants Podcast
by In Defense of Plants
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| Date | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 1 | #72 |
About the show
Plants are everything. They are also incredibly interesting. From the smallest duckweed to the tallest redwood, the botanical world is full of wonder. Tune in for a podcast celebrating everything botany.
Latest episodes
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Ep. 597 - Can Amazon Trees Acclimate?
September 27, 2026 · 54 minHow do individual trees acclimate to changes in their environment over time? This can be a tricky question to answer, especially in remote parts of the Amazon. Luckily, with a bit of creativity and some interesting applications of…
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Ep. 596 - A Carboniferous Video Game?!
September 20, 2026 · 54 minWouldn't it be cool to explore a Carboniferous forest on foot? Alas, until we invent time travel technology, we can't do that in person. However, my guest today is working on making it a real possibility digitally! Joining us is…
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Ep. 595 - Disrupt Plants, Disrupt Life: A Climate Change Story
September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 0 minWhat happens when you disrupts plants? You disrupt ecosystems! Paleobotany provides us with multiple case studies on how change plant communities affects all walks of life and can lead to mass extinctions across the globe. Joining us to…
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Ep. 594 - Of Orchids & Woodpeckers
September 6, 2026 · 46 minWhat do the white fringeless orchid (Platanthera integrilabia) and the red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) have in common? Habitat preferences! This is becoming increasingly apparent on the Cumberland Plateau of southern…
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Ep. 593 - Orchids & their Fungal Partners
August 30, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minOrchids are the botanical poster children for plant-fungi interactions. Every orchid has a close relationship with at least one species of orchid. Understanding how these relationships play out from orchid roots and across ecosystems is…
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Ep. 592 - What Cherries & Company Can Teach Us About Evolution
August 23, 2026 · 51 minThe genus Prunus gives us apricots, plums, cherries, and almonds, but also a ton of under appreciated plant diversity. Prunus around the world have managed to adapt to a surprising variety of environmental conditions and have a lot to…
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Ep. 591 - Justice for Habitats
August 16, 2026 · 55 minHabitats face pressures from all sorts of threats. Illegal logging, mining, and poaching are driving extinctions, accelerating climate change, and hurting communities everywhere. How can we use laws to change this? That is what Senior…
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Ep. 590 - The Complex Ecology of Puerto Rico's Forests
August 9, 2026 · 56 minPuerto Rico may not be a very large island but its forests certainly are complex. Historically, Puerto Rico lost nearly 95% of its forest cover due to human activities but humans are also playing an important role in how they grow back…