Death Valley Botany with Matt Berger

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Death Valley Botany with Matt Berger

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121 minutes

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Apr 30, 2024

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In this episode we talk with Botanist Matt Berger about Death Valley Plants, discovering new species, Limestone endemic plants, Dune Beetles, Desert Shrimp, specifist.ecology and more.

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Apr 30, 2024

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Titles in the series (100)

An antidote to the nausea caused by life in modern society via explorations of the cast of plant species composing the "living skin" of Planet Earth.

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Kick Me Inna Asteraceae: A Very Brief, Low-Brow Approach to the Sunflower Family with frequent cameos by an inopportune Yukele, with frequent digressions into Palo-Endemics, Refugia, Botanical Speciation , Disjunct Populations and Molecular Phylogenetics. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Convergent Evolution, Carnivory, and the Milkweed from Serpentine Barrens: Real nice and quick banger Intro to Carnivory and the Piney Woods of the North Carolina Acidic Coastal Plain, plus a cameo by the mysterious and elusive Serpentine Milkweed from Northern California Coast Ranges by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Climate Deniers, Rio Grande Milkweeds and Cartel Biospheres: Rants on Climate Deniers, Obsolete Racist Grandfathers, El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Foxtail Pines, the Hong Kong Airport and many more. 2.5 hours worth of profane pontifications on evolutionary biology, the human condition and bad air days. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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"I Was a Teenage Eco-Fascist": A thirty minute rant mocking the "eco-fascist" chant among science-blind social theorists and leftwing bloggers (why do fellow lefties not criticize these nitwits?), Sonoran Desert Parasites, Mojave Euphoria during a pandemic, Desert Tortoises,... by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Death Valley Limestone, Invasive Species, Herbal Enemas: A trip to Death Valley Limestone , an herbal poultice for invasive species long-winded rambling and the longest attempt to exit the podcast so far. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
115 min listen
Plant Breeding, Fern Sex, Dark Humor, South Africa, A Conversation with Martin Grantham: A conversation with a botanical wizard, explorer, conservationist, and plant propagator, my friend the illustrious Martin Grantham. 3 hrs long but worth a listen. We explore comedic misanthropy, a brief analysis of the human condition, our behavioral... by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Extinct Redwood Forests and Sensitivity Training for Rude Geologists: Geologists laughing at Earthquakes, Coyotes as Redneck Antidotes, Extinct Redwood Forests of Nevada and Oregon, Tony flowers in volcanos, Heat Stroke, Calochortus Lily Bonanza, White Sensitivity, and Rico's Tacos. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Coronavirus & Sunflowers: An astute comparison of adaptative radiations in Asteraceae with the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Plus, Carl Zimmer kicks Mike Pence in the cock. 90 minutes of rambling with Isaac Lichter, and why coming out of the closet drives the quality of one's... by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
115 min listen
Short Run/Podcast in a Can: I fucked this episode up by using the wrong mic setting, so it sounds like I recorded it in the public shower stall in the Honk Kong Airport bathroom. Meh, whatever, it's still a decent rant. You'll be fine. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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A Conversation with Matt Ritter: A real nice conversation with Matt Ritter, an author and professor at California Polytechnic State University about botany, plant ecology, human society in which we also wax philosophical about a wide variety of topics and what the shit. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Pandemic Southwest Botany: Join us as we take a look at some limestone endemics of Death Valley and then Gypsum endemics of Nevada and Utah. Learn why the state of Arizona is akin to a "people of Walmart" calendar. Arctomecon humilis, Pediocactus sileri, Astragalus... by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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More Milkweed Dungeons in Nevada and Utah: Milkweed Morphology and an exploration of the passive-aggressive liberal "white voice" by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Illegal Garden Meets a Karen, Random Rants, Monarch Migration, etc by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Gypsophiles, Rare Sumacs, Societal Jabs, Arguing with morons, etc: A long episode dedicated to rare Sumacs of West Texas, brutal heat, gypsophiles, refugial canyons in obscure mountain ranges, the phenomenon of arguing with idiots, trolls and shit-posters, and the wonders of Taquerias in South Texas. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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A ConversationAbout Mycology with Christian Schwarz: A forty minute profanity-laced trade on the flux of events and garden destruction by semi-conscious contractors followed by a graceful interview concerningmmycological affairs with the wonderful Christian Schwarz. This episode more than most is filled... by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Botanizing Deserts on Foot with Sheriff Woody: A conversation with an expert plant explorer in a fleabag hotel room in Arica, Chile. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Southwest Australian Flora cameo by Foot Rot.m4a: Rants about why it's OK to cry, Foot Rot, Plants that smell like hell and the combination of Continental annexation to Antarctica and extremely nutrient-poor, ancient soils that have led to an exquisite species richness in the Australian Flora. For... by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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Redwood Lilies & Midwest Botany: Long rants about redwood lilies, a dip into Northern California geology as cross-dissected by Interstate 5, pontificating on lunatics of the left and the right, and a finale about Prairie Botany and the encouraged destruction of the American Lawn. by Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
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101 min listen
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Death Valley Botany with Matt Berger

Death Valley Botany with Matt Berger

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