rootbound

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episode 018: Crape Myrtle and Goosefoot May 03, 2022

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Robots that sing! Then Shaun plants a tree and Steve eats more weeds. Later, things get avant-garde when Steve creates a song with Shaun and a few robots.
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Daisy Bell
Daisy Bell by an IBM 704 computer
Daisy Bell by HAL 9000 from 2001 a space odyssey
wikipedia on Carl Linnaeus
Lagerstroemia on Wikipedia
Crape Myrtle from Arbor Day Foundation
John Denver Plant a Tree PSA
Lambsquarters wiki
the Eastern Agricultural Complex
Huaozontle, a pre-Hispanic delicacy you must try
Make your own AI music
Listen and Download Daisy II

episode 017: Rhubarb and California Fan Palm Apr 26, 2022

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rootbound goes to Switzerland! Later, Monica explains her passion for the pie plant. Then, Steve talks about a tree he overlooked as a child. Finally, Steve eats on mic.

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John Bartram introduces Ben Franklin to tofu
Mysteries of the Rhubarb Triangle Revealed
Zoroastrian creation myth
History of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
The Oasis of Mara from the National Park Service
Fan palm fruit info on specialtyproduce.com
29 Palms by Robert Plant
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nations Capitol
Hedgerow Helpings (Monica’s Website)

episode 016: Monstera Deliciosa and English Ivy Apr 19, 2022

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The Wardian Case! Then, the very first house plant on rootbound! Shirley talks about her delicious monster and Steve discusses a plant he is fighting but also trying to make peace with.
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Houseplant on Wikipedia
On the Growth of Plants in Closely Glazed Cases
Leafy Legends: The Vibrant History Of Houseplants
Monstera Deliciosa on Atlas Obscura (see the fruit here)
How to Turn an Ikea Cabinet Into an Indoor Greenhouse
Ivy on Fassaden Grün
Ivy summary for the public from EU Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products
www.shirleyshotyu.com (Shirley’s Photography Website)
Choosii.us, a social marketplace for collectors

episode 015: Skunk Cabbage and Sunchoke Apr 12, 2022

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Wind-loving or Insect-loving? Then a guy named Steve talks about a plant that is not a skunk or a cabbage. Next, another guy named Steve talks about a plant that is not from Jerusalem nor an artichoke.
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Pollen.com
Spring’s Weird, Smelly Wonder
Thoreau on What Skunk-Cabbage Can Teach Us About Optimism and the Meaning of Human Life
Jerusalem Artichoke Facts
Portrait of an Urban Beekeeper
Meadow Sweet Apiaries

episode 014: Wormwood and Plum Apr 05, 2022

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Lets ferment! Chantal explains a misunderstood plant and its alcoholic counterpart. Steve talks about the first domesticated fruit… and also alcohol. Later, Steve goes to bar and drinks alcohol.

Ethanol Fermentation on Wikipedia
Wormwood on Wikipedia
The Wormwood Society (Start your absinthe journey here)
NPR story about wormwood
Plums: A brief introduction
Tuica - Romania’s “White Lightning”
Hungary/Romania: Spirited Dispute Looms Over Right To Use Plum Brandy Name In The EU

Cocktails for the End Times — Chantal Tseng’s website.
Check out Chantal Tseng’s events, or get your own custom cocktails recipe, also read Chantal Tseng’s blog

episode 013: Comfrey and Ash Mar 29, 2022

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The anatomy of a tree trunk. Then Timothy Jaromir discusses how his pet bunny introduced him to a healing plant that has been used for over 2000 years. Steve tells a story of a tree that is a bit of a bummer.

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Anatomy of a tree
Comfrey: A Clinical Review
Pyrrolizidine on my Mind from Eattheweeds.com (discussion of the toxic alkaloid in Comfrey)
Comfrey on Witchipedia
Fraxinus on Wikipedia
How guitars are changing because of the climate crisis
monitoringash.org
Ghosts by Timothy Jaromir feat Vania on Bandcamp (Buy it!)
Hiraeth an album by Timothy Jaromir
timothyjaromir.com
GoldSchatz

episode 012: Mulberry! Mar 22, 2022

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Ding ding ding! Another special single plant episode, this time about the mulberry! Stephanie explains her connection to the mulberry and some dazzling details about this ubiquitous but often overlooked tree. Later, Steve does a deep dive on two nursery rhymes.
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What is WWOOFing
Mulberry Wiki
Sericulture Wiki
Cassie Dickson Textiles on Instagram (small scale silk producer)
Here we go round the Mulberry Bush Poem Analysis
Stop Beatin’ ‘Round the Mulberry Bush, Count Basie and his orchestra
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales, James Orchard Halliwell - 1849
Pop goes the weasel on Wikipedia
The Smarty Pants Podcast hosted by Stephanie Bastek

episode 011: American Hazelnut and Red Dead-Nettle Mar 15, 2022

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Steve notices some dangling things. Later Aja talks about nuts, milk, cheese and fuel. Steve talks about a common plant with a morbid name and, of course, bees again.

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Corylus americana on wikipedia
Current Hazelnut Growing Area from Arborday.org
Easy Fermented Nut Cheese
Growing Hazelnuts for Biofuel Production
The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper
How to Harvest Purple Dead Nettle
Nettle Wine by Ralph McTell
Aja’s Website
Abundant Living and Gardening on Apple Podcasts