13 episodes
In the Company of Trees Tobin Mitnick
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4.8 • 26 Ratings
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Customer Reviews
As a half-Jew who loves trees
I love this podcast, every bit of personality really shines through, and this podcast inspired me to go out side and eat raw bark. Keep up the good work!
An Awesome, Tree-rific Podcast
I have to admit, I don’t know much about trees. However, the host has somehow allowed the subject of trees to seamlessly create funny, interesting, and educational conversations.
A great podcast to listen to to forget the world and to be involved with something light and positive.
Walking With My Tree-Loving Friend
I am a huge fan of trees and can’t go anywhere (by foot, bike, or car) without staring at them. Listening to episode 1 while taking a walk filled my heart with good vibes. I was smiling on the outside and cheering on the inside. It was all trees on the outside and tree love on the inside (emanating from my earbuds).