In the Company of Trees

Tobin Mitnick
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In the Company of Trees

Tobin Mitnick, aka JewsLoveTrees on TikTok and Instagram, has a deep love for--you guessed it--trees. With his signature unbridled enthusiasm and dry comedy, he'll show listeners that our weird and beautiful experiences with nature continue long after the hike ends. He'll feature weekly conversations with remarkable people both in and out of the nature space, solo segments like "This Week in Trees", and oddball excursions like "Bonsai Obituaries" and the listener Q and A, "Tree Therapy". "In the Company of Trees" will be the go-to podcast for any listener who likes to laugh on their mountain sojourns but also shed a tear while counting the rings on the tree stump out back. Thank you, trees. Email: ITCOTpod@gmail.com Make sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share "In the Company of Trees"!

  1. 11/17/2023

    12. An Honest Conversation with a Redwood

    Tobin and a Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) engage in an honest, thought-provoking, and, at times, uncomfortable conversation about what it's like to be the tallest tree in the world. Follow Tobin @jewslovetrees on Instagram and Tiktok. Get Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide. Questions? Comments? ITCOTpod@gmail.com

    18 min

  2. 11/10/2023

    11. What is the Horniest Tree?

    Tobin sets out on a quest to discover the world's horniest tree--using empirical data, that is. Works cited: "Wood for the Trees", by Harriet Nix "Branching Habit and the allocation of reproductive resources in conifers", by Andrew B Leslie "Pollen production of the genus Cupressus", Hidalgo et al. "Pollen production in anemophilous trees", Molina et al. "Pollen production for 13 urban North American tree species", Katz et al. Follow Tobin @jewslovetrees on Instagram and Tiktok. Get Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide. Questions? Comments? ITCOTpod@gmail.com

    26 min

  3. 11/07/2023

    10. Gabrielle Cerberville Loves Foraging. Chaotically, that is.

    Gabrielle Cerberville, who you may know as @chaoticforager on social media, is a wild person. In addition to her intense and borderline disturbing level of knowledge and excitement when it comes to mushrooms and foraging, she is a musician and an artist and so many other things that Tobin doesn't have time to type here. Gabrielle and Tobin talk about why mushrooms look like wieners (the answer may surprise you!), what it's like to be a synaesthete (Gabrielle actually is one, but ladies: if a man tells you he is a synaesthete on a first date, PROCEED WITH CAUTION), and, of course, the "bro-ification of mushrooms". Follow Tobin @jewslovetrees on Instagram and Tiktok. Get Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide. Questions? Comments? ITCOTpod@gmail.com

    55 min

  4. 11/02/2023

    9. On Visiting the 9/11 Survivor Tree

    Tobin reads his essay, "On Visiting the 9/11 Survivor Tree: The Limits of Living Memorials in Times of Grief" and gives some context as well. It was originally published on his substack, the JewsLoveTrees Newsletter. Please subscribe! Follow Tobin @jewslovetrees on Instagram and Tiktok. Get Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide. Questions? Comments? ITCOTpod@gmail.com

    13 min

  5. 10/30/2023

    8. David Allen Sibley wrote the book on Trees. And Birds.

    Casey Clapp from Completely Arbortrary joins Tobin to chat with the man, the myth, the Sibley. David Allen, that is! David is a world-renowned ornithologist and author of The Sibley Guide to Birds and many other birding books, but also the author of Casey and Tobin's favorite tree guide, the inimitable Sibley Guide to Trees. Tobin, Casey, and David cover the reasons for foliage intensity, inspirational figures from childhood, possible events for the Naturalist Olympics, and, of course, what to do if you have a toddler who loves to destroy every piece of green they see. Follow Tobin @jewslovetrees on Instagram and Tiktok. Get Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide. Questions? Comments? ITCOTpod@gmail.com

    1h 1m

  6. 10/25/2023

    7. Jon Kung almost died on Influencer Mountain

    Chef Jon Kung, who is prepping next week's launch of his first cookbook, "Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third Culture Kitchen", has led one of the more interesting lives on planet earth. And, in between advocating for induction stoves and new ideas about cultural and culinary identity, he still manages to scandalize the old-timers on the Detroit River with his aggressive paddleboarding. Pre-order "Kung Food" here! Follow Tobin @jewslovetrees on Instagram and Tiktok. Get Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide. Questions? Comments? ITCOTpod@gmail.com

    58 min

  7. 10/19/2023

    6. This Week in Trees 10-19

    Tobin provides history, context, and commentary on three news stories this week: the person(s) who chopped down the Sycamore Gap Tree remains at large, the White House has selected its Christmas Tree, and dendrochronology shows us that a massive solar flare took place 14,300 years ago. Follow Tobin @jewslovetrees on Instagram and Tiktok. Get Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide. Questions? Comments? ITCOTpod@gmail.com References: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/11/1205066133/sycamore-gap-tree-trunk-removed https://www.astronomy.com/science/prehistoric-trees-hint-an-immense-solar-storm-hit-earth-14300-years-ago/ https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2023/10/11/white-house-staff-chooses-the-new-christmas-tree#

    21 min

  8. 10/16/2023

    5. Justin Davies prefers his Trees with a side of Nudity

    Justin Davies, the Tiktok phenom who has chosen to craft the entire world out of the trees that grow in each part of it (starting with his legendary state tree map), is in denial that he was completely nude during a particularly meaningful experience atop a Utah Juniper. But that's ok, because he's still a great conversationalist who loves trees just as much as--or perhaps even more than--Tobin (well, at times). We talk about the idea of a gateway tree, our sojourn to meet Methuselah (the oldest tree in the world), and the mystery as to why Justin's preposterously dated LinkedIn profile is still publicly available. Follow Tobin @jewslovetrees on Instagram and Tiktok. Get Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide. Questions? Comments? ITCOTpod@gmail.com

    1h 1m
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Tobin Mitnick, aka JewsLoveTrees on TikTok and Instagram, has a deep love for--you guessed it--trees. With his signature unbridled enthusiasm and dry comedy, he'll show listeners that our weird and beautiful experiences with nature continue long after the hike ends. He'll feature weekly conversations with remarkable people both in and out of the nature space, solo segments like "This Week in Trees", and oddball excursions like "Bonsai Obituaries" and the listener Q and A, "Tree Therapy". "In the Company of Trees" will be the go-to podcast for any listener who likes to laugh on their mountain sojourns but also shed a tear while counting the rings on the tree stump out back. Thank you, trees. Email: ITCOTpod@gmail.com Make sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share "In the Company of Trees"!

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  • Creator
    Tobin Mitnick
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 Tobin Mitnick
  • Show Website
    In the Company of Trees

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