Aperitifs, Digestifs, and Moonshine

Weeds Part 2: Joe Pye, Curly Dock, Queen Anne’s Lace, Morning Glory, Milkweed, Thistle

This week we talk about some fun weeds! Frankie starts out talking about a cool article titled Genetics Discovery Reveals How Legumes Give Oxygen to Symbiotic Bacteria in Their Roots. Then our hosts discuss what makes a weed. Daniel talks about Mullein and Pokeweed, and Frankie talks about Yarrow and Goatheads aka Bindii. Enjoy and eat your weeds!!

Daniel starts us off with an article about the (very very old) history of flowering plants, then talks about the history behind urban agriculture. Frankie then delves into victory gardens and rooftop gardens with many a discussion in-between.

We continue our tree lore! Daniel shares an article about the stats that trees make people happier. Frankie then talks about Yggdrasil the World Tree and the many trees of life, and Daniel talks about the most popular cryptid, bigfoot. Check out our website propagatedpodcast.com for more information and links!

It's time for a folklore episode! Frankie talks about an article from the Smithsonian about the first insect to become extinct due to humans. Then Daniel talks about some amazing cryptids and creatures of lore that lurk in forests. Frankie then talks about the lore behind the 7 sacred Celtic trees. Learn more and see links at propagatedpodcast.com

Daniel and Frankie talk about something a little lighter in this episode: the weirdo plants of nature. Daniel talks about an article where $1.2 million dollars worth of rare, stolen cactuses were confiscated and returned to Chile (you can find the link on our website at propagatedpodcast.com). Then they talk about some strange plants in the plant kingdom including rafflesia, palicourea elata, dodder, faciation aka cresting, coxcomb, Cynomorium coccineum, monotropa uniflora, Welwitschia mirabilis, Dracula woolwardiae, protea, artichokes, Nepenthes hemsleyana, and seed pods. Check out our website or our instagram to see these weirdos!

It's here, it's here! Our much anticipated, long awaited episode on lawns and lawn culture. Daniel shares an awesome article about fertilizer made from beer byproduct and manure, and then we talk history, impact, and solutions, as well as HOAs, golf, lawn bowling, and xeriscaping.

We dip our toes lightly into farming in this episode! Daniel shares an article about beneficial nematodes and then we delve into the world of farming: carbon emissions, monoculture vs permaculture, the dust bowl, and a whole lot of feelings about weirdly shaped bell peppers.

In this episode we talk garden basics! Good dirt, companion planting, pest control, pollinators and worms, garden styles, and our favorite garden snacks. With lots of tangents in between! Lots of love to your gardens, big or small.

Please note: the Three Sisters Garden is a Native tradition and specifically Indigenous wisdom, and we meant to say that but got distracted (our sincerest apologies), we learned about it from the incredible book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (which we cannot recommend highly enough!)

Daniel and Frankie got to be guests on Some Other Sphere podcast! They were interviewed by Rick about how they got into plants, how absolutely bananas plant communication is, and all kinds of fun plant talk (including a bit into the paranormal too!) Check it out, and check out Some Other Sphere Podcast as well!

Daniel and Frankie talk about the basics of houseplants in this episode! They cover plants great for the attentive caregiver, plants for the inattentive caregiver, and plants for the inconsistent caregiver. Use this as a sign to forgive yourself of all the plants you've killed: you ARE a plant person, you just might not have had the right plants for your love style! (Please forgive our raggedy allergy voices, you can go ahead and yell at ragweed for that one. It's been nonstop for weeks!)

We have a very special guest, Jay this episode!! Jay has worked in the cannabis industry in Denver for years and tells us all about the history of weed/ganja/pot/marijuana/devils lettuce/etc, how the plant works, how cannabinoids work in your body, and how cool hemp is!

It's spring time!! In this episode, we cover spring foraging basics with a few of our favorite delicious & important spring snacks. We start out by covering foraging basics, along with the racist and dark history of foraging and trespassing laws. Then we go on to talk about our favorite spring foragables and how to identify and use them! Daniel covers ramps, violets, clover, and morels. Frankie covers dandelions, wild garlic and onions, purple dead nettles, stinging nettles, and chickweed.

We're back with more sugar facts! Frankie gets deeper into sugar cane and talks about rum, and Daniel talks about sugar alternatives including tree sugars, dates, coconut sugar, agave, stevia, and sugar alcohols. They also chat about an article written in Science News about how scientists may have found why catnip repels insects (good news for future natural insect repellant spray!)

This one is gonna be sweet! (Oh no) We start with an article about world's ugliest plant, which is now our favorite and our mascot. Daniel talks about the history of bees and honey, and the different plants that make different flavors of honey. Frankie dives into the deep dark history of sugar, which is not sweet in any way, and talks about sugarcane and the sugar beet.

We're back with more herbs! This episode starts out with an article about spinach being able to detect landmines and send emails about it. Yes, you read that right. Then Frankie talks about peppercorns, cinnamon, and parsley, while Daniel talks about ginger and chili peppers.

Patreon Exclusive: Daniel tells us all about some of the rarest plants in the world, all of which have less than 100 estimated specimens in the wild!! These are really cool!!!

Frankie talks about the discovery in plant DNA of a found missing link, that may lead to slowing the aging process in humans and then talks about the plants that have influenced western medicine. Daniel talks about urban farming, and the innovations and history that have brought us to where we are.