Botany After Dark

Ryn, The Amazing Plant Project

Here, we explore the darker and more potentially polarizing, side of botany.

Episodes

  1. 06/05/2021

    Foxglove: Poison & Healer | Botany After Dark, Epi 10

    Episode Notes podcast #botanyafterdark #foxglove Hello, friends! Today, we're talking about foxglove, or Digitalis purpea and how it's had roles as healer, poison, and ornamental over the years. Let's discuss ^_^ f you've any topic requests, feel free to pop them in the comments below. If you'd like to see future live recordings, the lowest tier is $1, link: (https://www.patreon.com/AP2). Many thanks to my Patreon patrons and Twitch subscribers for financially supporting these projects. Global Issues: Typhoon relief for the Philippines: https://helptheph.carrd.co/ Supporting Indian Farmers: https://www.sikhcoalition.org/get-involved/take-action-tell-congress-condemn-indian-government-response-farmersprotest/ BLM Caard: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Humanitarian Efforts in Palestine: https://www.palestinercs.org/index.php?langid=1 Helping Colombia: https://www.gofundme.com/f/soscolombia-urgent-help-for-activists-in-colombia?utm_campaign=p_cp_url&utm_medium=os&utm_source=customer COVID Support for India: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eiobgyrl8iz-R1Dz7c4R5pzzzkuZLBj99vaC7T_UeVo/edit COVID Support for Brazil: https://www.vakinha.com.br/vaquinha/campanha-de-solidariedade-em-tempos-de-coronavirus Sources: Study talking about rapid evolution of foxglove: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/bes-sfr040721.php University of Arkansas Foxglove article: https://www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/foxglove.aspx DoveMed and First Aid for Poisoning: https://www.dovemed.com/healthy-living/first-aid/first-aid-foxglove-poisoning/ SFGate: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/foxglove-toxic-70940.html WebMD article: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-287/foxglove TheSpruce: https://www.thespruce.com/tall-toxic-foxglove-plants-2132588 Central Coast Biodiversity: https://www.centralcoastbiodiversity.org/common-foxglove-bull-digitalis-purpurea.html Digitalis Lantana wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis_lanata Digitalis purpea wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis Foxglove chemistry: https://www.compoundchem.com/2016/06/21/foxgloves/ GardenDoctor on Foxgloves and safety: https://gardendoctor.org/are-foxgloves-poisonous-to-touch-beautiful-but-deadly/#:~:text=Foxgloves%20are%20also%20poisonous%20to%20animals%20such%20as,plants%2C%20we%20recommend%20not%20growing%20foxgloves%20at%20all. Podcast: Main Page: https://radiopublic.com/botany-after-dark-GObMrO/s1!c66c8 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/botany-after-dark/id1472886336 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BDnyts9dEFMQAP1ZtBjc5 Player FM: https://player.fm/series/botany-after-dark Social Media Links: Full Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AdventuRyn Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/adventuryn Blog: https://www.theamazingplantproject.com/ Podcast: https://radiopublic.com/botany-after-dark-GObMrO Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AP2 Support Botany After Dark by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/botanyafterdark Find out more at https://botanyafterdark.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-a19fe9 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Botany After Dark.

    23 min
  2. 08/24/2019

    The Amazon is Burning | Botany After Dark, Epi 3

    Episode Notes Today, we venture to the Amazon, not to observe the diverse multidimensional network of life, but to bear witness to the destruction occurring and demand change. I will post additional information as it becomes available, though there are some links below with possible ways to get involved. What can I do? Petitions: [Specifically Regarding the Fires] (https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-burning-of-the-amazon-rainforest) | UK Residents or British Citizens Only | Care2 (Worldwide) 4 Nonprofits with Ideas on How to Save the Amazon Cover Art: Image by Hans Schwarzkopf from Pixabay | Music: "Forest of Fear" by Aakash Gandhi Sources: Philip DeFranco video link | The Guardian (Article 1) | The Guardian (Article 2) | The Guardian (Article 3) | The Guardian Article 4 | The Guardian Article 5 | NASA | Tropical Rainforest Facts | Biodiversity Conservation | WWF Amazon Facts | Indian Forest Dwellers | Trail of Tears | Trail of Tears Pt2 | Countercurrents | INPE Pronounciation | INPE Wiki | Sciencing Links: YouTube | The Amazing Plant Project Blog | Patreon | AP2 Twitter | BAD Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Support Botany After Dark by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/botanyafterdark Find out more at https://botanyafterdark.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-a19fe9 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Botany After Dark.

    13 min
  3. 07/31/2019

    The Tomato | Botany After Dark, Epi 2

    Episode Notes Today, we venture into the world of the tomato, exploring its storied history. What is this plant, how was it misrepresented for centuries, and do the species grow? That is what we will discuss in today's episode of Botany After Dark. Cover Art: Image by Couleur from Pixabay | Music: "Forest of Fear" by Aakash Gandhi Pronounciations: Nawatl Pronunciation | Tomatl Pronounciation Sources: Veggie Cages: “Tomato” | Smithsonian: “Why the tomato was feared in Europe for more than 200 years" | East Hampton Star: “Killer Tomatoes” | Nawatl Wiki | Quora results that led to further research | WebMD: “Tingling in Hands and Feet” | ChemEurope: “Tomato” BC DPIC: “Nightshade Plant” | UniProt (Gene Sequencing) “Protenomes: Tomatoes” | Rob Nelson’s Youtube Channel | The Spruce Eats: “The History of Tomatoes as Food” | The Spruce: “Determinite vs Interderminite Tomatoes” | The Spruce: “Why are the bottoms of my tomatoes rotting?” | Phys.org: “Nightshades' mating habits strike uneasy evolutionary blance” Ankarloo, Bengt & Henningsen, Gustav (red.), Skrifter. Bd 13, Häxornas Europa 1400-1700 : historiska och antropologiska studier, Nerenius & Santérus, Stockholm, 1987 WHO, “Lead Poisoning”: "Lead poisoning and health". WHO. September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016. Smith, A. F. (1994). The Tomato in America: Early History, Culture, and Cookery. Columbia SC, US: University of South Carolina Press Links: YouTube | The Amazing Plant Project Blog | Patreon | AP2 Twitter | BAD Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Support Botany After Dark by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/botanyafterdark Find out more at https://botanyafterdark.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-a19fe9 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Botany After Dark.

    17 min
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Here, we explore the darker and more potentially polarizing, side of botany.

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