Leaf It To Us Podcast

Get more from Leaf it to Us on Patreon A podcast about plants and how they intersect with our lives!

The final episode of Before We Leaf (Season 1) is now available on Patreon!

In which there are many ramblings about geologic time, potatoes, reminiscing about Season 1, looking ahead to Season 2, and The Geologic Time Scale According to Plants According to David.

What if the Geologic Time Scale was based on the evolution and extinction of PLANTS??
🌱🌿🌴🌲🌳🌻

At long last, @paleolorax.bsky.social gives us her Plant-Based History of the Earth!

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Scientists organize the history of the Earth based on the experiences of animals. But what if the Geologic Time Scale was plant-centric? This episode, Aly presents Nora with her take on a time scale based on the evolution and extinction of plants through time.

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Common names are so confusing!

Plants require sunlight to survive, but when night falls and the daytime-dwellers disappear, many varieties of flower come alive. This episode, Nora and Aly explore the allure of “moon gardens” and the adaptations that allow beautiful and aromatic flowers to thrive in darkness.

An image of a grove of Pando trees, with text that says Episode 10: Plant Super-Organisms.

Some plants get big – like, several acres big – like, an entire forest big – like, the largest living things on the planet big. This episode, Nora and Aly address some of the most sprawling plants on Earth and explore the plant super-powers that allow them to achieve super-size.

An image of the aerial roots of a mangrove. Text above the image says "Episode 9 Roots in the Air" Image by Peripitus

We all learned that roots are the below-ground part of a plant. Well, it turns out there are exceptions … a lot of them. This episode, Nora asks Aly to explain the many and varied reasons why a plant might wave its roots in the air like it just don’t care.

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Footage of me making notes of all the new information I'm learning about fruit from listening to the most recent episode of @leafittouspod.bsky.social.

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Did you know that placing a banana next to an apple can help the banana ripen faster? Well that was news to some people! This episode, Nora and Aly discuss what exactly is going on inside a ripening fruit and how the fruit knows it’s time to signal its own deliciousness.

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"Aaaaaahhhhhh!"
-plants, somehow

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Plants do not have mouths, but that doesn’t stop them from expressing themselves! This episode, Nora and Aly touch on the topic of plant communication and explore how plants signal distress.

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If you didn't get enough talk about salads, check out Before We Leaf on our Patreon! Nora, Aly, and David have lots more to say about food.

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Making a Mesozoic meal!

We have been informed that this episode might be relevant to Dinosaur Time. Dine accordingly. 🦕🥬

A painting of a Jurassic scene with plenty of plants and some ancient animals. Text above the image says "Episode 6 Jurassic Salad"

What if you traveled back in time to the Jurassic Period … and got hungry? Could you make a meal with the plants available at the time? This episode, Nora and Aly do some speculative cooking to see what they might include in a Jurassic Salad.

Our bonus episode - Before We Leaf, Episode 5 - is now available for Patrons!

In which Nora, Aly, and David discuss plants, fire, and invasive raccoons. 🌿🔥🦝

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🌳🌳 and 🔥🔥!!

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Since they first moved onto land, plants have had to adapt to world full of fire, and not only do they survive, they thrive! This episode, Nora and Aly explore how plants persist despite being some of the most flammable things around.

Episode 5 is out now!

If you didn't get enough talk of vegetables in this episode, we have great news - our Bonus Episode Before We Leaf is now out on Patreon! Nora, Aly, and David discuss their favorite vegetables and more!
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What you will learn from this episode of @leafittouspod.bsky.social will open your eyes, expand
your mind, and forever change the way you see what's on offer at the greengrocer. 😲🥦🥬🫜

Thanks for the shout-out! So glad you're enjoying it!

Sneaky!

A head of broccoli and some green and purple cabbage, all different forms of Brassica.

Episode 4 - Brassica!

Did you know that dozens of our favorite vegetables are all the same species? How did that happen? This episode, Nora and Aly explore the science and history of Brassica!

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Yes, that's the plant! It smells so good, especially in the evening!

If you're subscribed to our Patreon, you can go listen to Episode 3 of Before We Leaf!

In this one, Nora, Aly, and David talk a lot about talking, and also we lose Aly (she gets better).

Oof!

Maybe those leaves just taste really good!

CT-scan image of a pinecone, showing the internal structure and positions of seeds within.

CT-scan image of a pinecone, showing the internal structure and positions of seeds within.

CT-scan image of a pinecone, showing the external structure.

Episode 3 - What's Inside a Pinecone?

Out now!

Featuring an animated discussion about these CT-scan images from the Regents of the University of Michigan.

For the curious, this is the article that inspired this first episode:

The "sex change" (not really, but kinda) of the Fortingall Yew Tree in Scotland
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