Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't

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Southwest Australian Flora cameo by Foot Rot.m4a Oct 17, 2019

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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 some nice reading on this subject matter, including a free textbook ON SW Australia plant diversity, check out :
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1140CFj-8oTS9PtOcnQIpVx2dg7V9I2_i

Climate Deniers, Rio Grande Milkweeds and Cartel Biospheres Oct 02, 2019

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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.

Gypsophiles, Rare Sumacs, Societal Jabs, Arguing with morons, etc Sep 10, 2019

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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.

Rock Daisies, Peyote, Sky Islands and Taqueria Palenque Aug 25, 2019

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A gentle, sweaty meander through the Southwest in August, ending in a bath in the salsa bar at Taqueria Palenque in Beautiful Mission, Texas.

Southside Chicago & Sonora, Mexico Aug 07, 2019

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Kankakee Mallow, Chiggers, Southside Prairies and Railroad Botany... At minute 45:00 starts a long diatribe on Sonoran Sky Islands (recorded in-situ inthe camper of ye Olde shit-box truck) and the wonders of the Legume Family, with multiple appearances by herps such as Black-Tailed Rattlesnakes, a Sonoran Desert Toad (DMT exudate), Ridge-nosed Rattlesnakes and Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Extinct Redwood Forests and Sensitivity Training for Rude Geologists Jul 19, 2019

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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.

Redwood Lilies & Midwest Botany Jun 30, 2019

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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.

More Milkweed Dungeons in Nevada and Utah Jun 20, 2019

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Milkweed Morphology and an exploration of the passive-aggressive liberal "white voice"

One Long Disjointed Rant b/w Milkweeds and Sclerocactus Jun 03, 2019

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Convergent Evolution, Carnivory, and the Milkweed from Serpentine Barrens May 28, 2019

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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