Plants That Bite

Originally published for patrons on Jun 28, 2023. Let's take a casual dip into the world of medical terminology: its history, how diseases are named, colloquial names and out of date terms for disease, and fancy words for mundane conditions. 

Vampire folklore is ancient, but with the publishing of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1897, that lore changed forever. The terrifying, grotesque creature became suave and charming, then continued to evolve into the seductive creature of the night we know today. In this episode we exam ... Show More

Originally published on Patreon on April 9th, 2025 'Baba Yaga is a powerful witch who terrorizes all who enter the deep forest from her hut on bird's legs, it's fences strung with human bones. In this episode, Hallie discusses her origins, the strange duality of her character, an ... Show More

Are humans truly safe from the hunger of meat-eating plants? Can we trust the trees that loom over us? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss myths and fictions of killer trees, the science of carnivorous plants and the curious absence of mean-eating p ... Show More

We are kind to animals. What about plants? 

Inside the flourishing world of online plant fanclubs lies a deep, dark obsession: people who dedicate their entire lives to caring for Nepenthes, or carnivorous pitcher plants. On this week’s episode, Brian Howey, a former “Nephead” tells us about the carnivorous plant subcultur ... Show More

<p>Most plants get the energy and nutrients they need from water, sunlight, air and soil. But carnivorous plants get key nutrients from a different source: bugs. We’ll find out how they do it and talk about the mystery of how venus fly traps snap shut. Plus: Two gardeners – one v ... Show More

As far-fetched as it may sound, some plants can actually hear. In fact, it has been scientifically proven by researchers that plants are perfectly capable of setting up defense mechanisms responding to sound. They discovered that when the sound of a specific predators is played n ... Show More

In this episode, I talk about my favourite pets: my colourful plants. You will learn how to say: what type of plants you have, when you water them, why they make you happy. 

We talk about whether plants can clean up our mess. 

In this episode, I talk about my favourite pets: my colourful plants. You will learn how to say: what type of plants you have, when you water them, why they make you happy. 

In this episode, I talk about my favourite pets: my colourful plants. You will learn how to say: what type of plants you have, when you water them, why they make you happy. 

Tu as une plante d’intérieur ? Tu as même peut-être ton propre jardin ? Arbres ou fleurs, apprends dans cette leçon à dénommer quelques espèces de plantes.