Bonus Episode 2: Planthropology Live- Plants in Sci-fi and Fantasy

March 10, 2020 by Vikram Baliga

Hey, everyone! Super nerdy bonus episode coming at you! I'll be posting the recording of my first live show, Plants in Sci-Fi and Fantasy, from Lubbock-Con 2020 a couple of weeks ago! Tune in tomorrow for my thoughts on world building, Tolkien, weird blue aliens, and, like, so much Sam Gamgee. It was a lot of fun and I think you'll really enjoy it! Prepare yourself for a whole different kind of plant nerdiness!

As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your favorite podcast app. It really helps the show keep growing and reaching more people! Also, check out Planthropology on our website and various social media pages, all listed below. As an added bonus, if you review Planthropology on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser and send me a screenshot of it, I'll send you an awesome "Plant People are Cool" sticker!

Listen in on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or wherever else you like to get your podcasts.

Website: www.planthropologypod.com

Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology

Facebook: Planthropology

Facebook group: Planthropology's Cool Plant People

Instagram: @PlanthropologyPod

Twitter: @Planthropology_

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planthropology

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/planthropology)

Episode 9: Erfan Vafaie- Entomology, PhDs, and Sci-fi Monsters

March 03, 2020 by Vikram Baliga

What's up, Plant People? Let's talk about insects. Come on, you know you want to. It'll be fun. Everyone's doing it. You guest today is Texas A&M AgriLife Extension IPM specialist, Erfan Vafaie. We had an incredible conversation about insects, science, life, and moving from Canada to East Texas. You're going to love it. Check out the links below to find Erfan and follow all the cool things he does!

Six Legged Aggie:
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
Website

As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your favorite podcast app. It really helps the show keep growing and reaching more people! Also, check out Planthropology on our website and various social media pages, all listed below. As an added bonus, if you review Planthropology on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser and send me a screenshot of it, I'll send you an awesome "Plant People are Cool" sticker!

Listen in on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or wherever else you like to get your podcasts.

Website: www.planthropologypod.com

Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology

Facebook: Planthropology

Facebook group: Planthropology's Cool Plant People

Instagram: @PlanthropologyPod

Twitter: @Planthropology_

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planthropology

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/planthropology)

Episode 8: Kristin Bingham- College Education, Navigating Life, and People Propagation

February 18, 2020 by Vikram Baliga

Episode 8 Transcript

What's up, Plant People?? I have a great one for you today. I sat down (several months ago, actually) with my dear friend Kristin Bingham to talk about plants, college education, and just life in general. Kristin is an Assistant Professor of Biology at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. She also runs the greenhouse and gardens at SPC (sound familiar?) and is super hilarious. There are actually times I'm concerned we're the same person Kristin is also the host of the Catabolic Conversations Podcast (more info below) with her colleague, Dr. Megan Keith.You'll LOVE hearing Kristin's thoughts on the twists and turns our lives take as we figure out what we want to be, on plants and science, and on how to be successful as a student.

I mentioned all kinds of new stuff that's going on in today's episode! Here are links to info about Lubbock-Con, the new Planthropology Facebook group, and the brand new Patreon page!

Lubbock-ConEvent page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2082710608691469/?event_time_id=2082710615358135
Main page: https://www.facebook.com/lubbockcon/
Website: https://www.lubbockcon.com/
Planthropology live panel: https://www.facebook.com/events/278813353102270/

Planthropology's Cool Plant People Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1321214131415653/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planthropology

Catabolic ConversationsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/catabolicconvos/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catabolicconvos/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CatabolicConvos
Buzzsprout Page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/765032

As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your favorite podcast app. It really helps the show keep growing and reaching more people! Also, check out Planthropology on our website and various social media pages, all listed below. As an added bonus, if you review Planthropology on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser and send me a screenshot of it, I'll send you an awesome "Plant People are Cool" sticker!

Listen in on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or wherever else you like to get your podcasts.

Website: www.planthropologypod.com

Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology

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Instagram: @PlanthropologyPod

Twitter: @Planthropology_

Episode 7: Katherine Drury- Aquifers, Gardening, and Making Sure There's Jam

February 04, 2020 by Vikram Baliga

What's up, Plant People? It's your host, Vikram Baliga, back again with Episode 7! Listen, do you like water? Of course you do! I know for a fact you like to drink, eat, bathe (at least I hope), and, well, just have the ability to live in general. Water is totally necessary for life and 100% irreplaceable to us as living organisms. It's a good thing there are people like Katherine Drury out there!

Katherine is the Education and Outreach Coordinator with the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District on the Southern High Plains of Texas. I sat down with Katherine to talk about everything from her love of gardening to how different types of aquifers store and supply water to so much of North America. She's fun, personable, smart, and an excellent science communicator with experience in traditional news media, horticulture, water conservation, and so many other things. Katherine and I have been friends for years and I think you're really going to learn a lot and have a bunch of fun listening to this episode!

You can find Katherine and the HPUWCD at the websites and social media outlets below!. Enjoy the show and let me know what you think!

http://www.hpwd.org/
https://www.facebook.com/hpuwcd
https://www.instagram.com/hpuwcd/
https://twitter.com/HPUWCD
https://twitter.com/KatherineDrury1

As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your favorite podcast app. It really helps the show keep growing and reaching more people! Also, check out Planthropology on our website and various social media pages, all listed below. As an added bonus, if you review Planthropology on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser and send me a screenshot of it, I'll send you an awesome "Plant People are Cool" sticker!

Listen in on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or wherever else you like to get your podcasts.

Website: www.planthropologypod.com

Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology

Facebook: Planthropology

Instagram: @PlanthropologyPod

Twitter: @Planthropology_

Episode 6. Dr. Glen Ritchie- Academia, the Art of Storytelling, and Digging Graves

January 21, 2020 by Vikram Baliga

Dr. Glen Ritchie is an associate professor of crop physiology and chair of the Department of Plant and Soil Science at Texas Tech University. Dr. Ritchie took on the role of Department Chair in September of 2019 and has already made a big impact on the students, staff, and faculty in the department.

I got the chance to sit down and have a great conversation with Dr. Ritchie about everything from his thoughts about the directions in which academia should to his goals as a researcher and Chairperson. It's a funny conversation that stays lighthearted, even while tackling some of the ins and outs of a competitive and evolving academic world. Whether you're involved with academia and education or not, you'll love Dr. Ritchie's insightful and kind take on the way we should approach education and treat people.

You can find Dr. Ritchie on the Plant and Soil Science website below. You'll also be able to find him on Twitter if I can ever get him to tell me his Twitter handle. Enjoy the show and let me know what you think!

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/pss/faculty_pages/gritchie.php

As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your favorite podcast app. It really helps the show keep growing and reaching more people! Also, check out Planthropology on our website and various social media pages, all listed below.

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Website: www.planthropologypod.com

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Episode 5: Hallie Casey- Science Communication, One to Grow On, and Giant Entomology Books

January 07, 2020 by Vikram Baliga

Hallie Casey is one of the hosts and the mastermind behind the One to Grow On Podcast. On this amazing pod, they "dig into questions about agriculture and try to understand how food production impacts us and our world." Kid, adult, and scientist (which falls somewhere between) friendly, One to Grow On fights the good fight of science and agricultural communication and really just a delight to listen to.

Tune in today as I chat with Hallie about everything from 4-H and Extension, to the ways we communicate science to the public, to whether or not you need to read your entomology textbook. It's a fun conversation and I think you're really going to enjoy it and learn a lot in the process. Check out the links below to connect with Hallie, One to Grow On, and find more information about the super cool song you'll hear in this episode. You can listen to One to Grow On at the website or on your favorite podcast machine. You can also find full episodes on YouTube.

Hallie Casey
Website: hcasey.com
Twitter: twitter.com/hallie_casey

One to Grow On Podcast

Website: onetogrowonpod.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/onetogrowonpod/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/onetogrowonpod/
Twitter: twitter.com/onetogrowonpod

"Soil is a Living Thing" by Sky Echoes

Facebook: www.facebook.com/skyechoesmusic/
Commissioned by Dr. Kate Scow: horticulture.ucdavis.edu/people/kate-scow

Catabolic Conversations Podcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/catabolicconvos/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/catabolicconvos/
Twitter: twitter.com/CatabolicConvos

As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your favorite podcast app. It really helps the show keep growing and reaching more people! Also, check out Planthropology on our website and various social media pages, all listed below.

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Website: www.planthropologypod.com

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Bonus Episode 1: Bradley Baliga- Dinosaurs, Avocados, and Flamilla Ice Cream

December 24, 2019 by Vikram Baliga

Hey there, plant people! It's our first bonus episode! I was recording remotely from home one day, and my little dude came into the room and wanted to talk into the microphone. I decided it would be a lot of fun to see what he had to say. He didn't disappoint! Join us as we discuss our favorite plants, dinosaurs, ice cream, numbers, jokes, and all kinds of other stuff. This was a fun episode that, at the very least, meant a TON to me. I'm happy to have this memory immortalized on the show!

As always, thanks so much for listening! Subscribe, rate, and review Planthropology on your favorite podcast app. It really helps the show keep growing and reaching more people! Also, check out Planthropology on our website and various social media pages, all listed below.

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Website: www.planthropologypod.com

Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology

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Episode 4: Russ Plowman- Floral Design, the Future of Horticulture, and Untimely Deadheading

December 17, 2019 by Vikram Baliga

What's up, Plant People? To some, horticulture may seem like a dying field. Russ Plowman doesn't agree and thinks the future actually looks bright, as horticulturists will become more and more important as populations grow and the climate changes. Listen in for a great discussion about the many and various things one could do in horticulture, like floral design, nursery growing, landscape design, food production, education, and much more. Turns out, Russ Plowman has done pretty much all of those things. He's the leader of the Texas Tech Floral Design program and Ornamental Horticulture Research Group, an instructor of horticulture, and a long time and accomplished business owner in the field. Settle in with your favorite headphones or speakers, grab a snack, and get ready to learn a little more about plants! Also, check out the links below to find the cool things Russ and his team are doing.

Facebook: Texas Tech Floral Design
Instagram: Texas Tech Floral Design
Web: TTU Plant and Soil Science; TTU Ornamental Horticulture Research Group; TTU Greenhouse and Horticultural Gardens

Listen in on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or wherever else you like to get your podcasts.

Website: www.planthropologypod.com

Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology

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Twitter: @Planthropology_

Episode 3: Christina Reid- Extension, Public Outreach, and Herd's Hamburgers

December 03, 2019 by Vikram Baliga

Why don't people grow their own food anymore? How should we be planning our landscapes to best save our limited water resources? How do you keep birds from eating your tomatoes? Where's the best place to get hamburgers in rural North Texas? Check out Episode 3 with Lubbock County Horticulture Agent Christina Reid to find the answers to all of these burning questions and more! Find Christina and all the cool things she does in community education at the links below:

Facebook: Lubbock AgriLife Extension Horticulture; Lubbock Master Gardeners
Instagram: Lubbock AgriLife Horticulture
Web: Lubbock AgriLife Extension; Lubbock Master Gardeners

Listen in on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or wherever else you like to get your podcasts.

Website: www.planthropologypod.com

Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology

Facebook: Planthropology

Instagram: @PlanthropologyPod

Twitter: @Planthropology_

Episode 2: Daniel Cunningham- Water Conservation, Education, and Muddy Wheelbarrows

November 19, 2019 by Vikram Baliga

On Episode 2, we'd like you to meet the Texas Plant Guy, Daniel Cunningham. Daniel is an educator with Water University, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research. Daniel is passionate about good food, water conservation, native plants, and education. We discuss his upbringing and early love for plants and gardening, his day to day life as an AgriLife Educator, and what about his job gets him up every more and keeps him excited about going to work.

You can find Daniel as TX Plant Guy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Website: www.planthropologypod.com

Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/Planthropology

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Instagram: @PlanthropologyPod

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