Morbid Curiosity: Plants That Bite

Remember that album from 20 years ago that you hated and never gave another chance? Would you feel differently about that album now with all your subsequent forays into new music? We are going to test that theory today by revisiting 4 classic albums and sharing our analysis. Gues ... Show More

On this episode we explore the history of Nazi symbolism in goth and industrial music, the impact of euro-centrism on goth and the connection of figures like Boyd Rice to white supremacist networks. Our guest is Spencer Sunshine, author of Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural F ... Show More

Byronic Sex & Exile - A River Of Blood Flowed Through The Sony Backlot Chimes - Wishing for Summer Fernando's Eyes - Live To Tell Chameleons - Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing Mark E Moon - Ten Thousand Years Memory Index - Transpose Ordo M´era Luna - Dark Heart of the Moon Advocat ... Show More

C’est un débat vieux comme le monde, les plantes sont-elles sourdes comme leur pot, ou sont-elles au contraire sensibles aux bruits qui les entourent ? Les scientifiques ont tranché : les plantes entendent, notamment les variations des bruits qui les renseignent sur la présence o ... Show More

When you hear “invasive plant,” you might picture an aggressive species taking over and harming the environment. But what if the way we think about invasive plants is part of the problem? Host Rachel Feltman chats with Mason Heberling, associate curator of botany at the Carnegie ... Show More

Do you have plants in your home? Or maybe you have a garden. Whether trees or flowers – this is where you will learn the names of different plant species. 

This week on Sibling Rivalry, Bob and Monét dive into the Von Dutch drama and discuss Monét's drawer microwave. They compare grip strength scores and try to figure out who’s worse at accepting invitations to hang out. Monét breaks down SZA’s latest music video for Bob and explain ... Show More

Que se passerait-il si on arrosait les plantes avec un peu d'alcool ? Cette question est moins incongrue qu'elle n'en a l'air. En effet, des chercheurs japonais ont remarqué que des plantes exposées à la sécheresse produisaient un peu d'éthanol, connu aussi sous le nom d'alcool é ... Show More

It may come as a surprise, but most plants aren't very friendly. Like most creatures, they survive by defending themselves against predators, parasites, and pathogens. Some have developed quite extreme defence mechanisms, and they are subject of this episode. 

François Couplan, auteur de « Plantes sauvages comestibles : tous les secrets d'un cueilleur de plantes » (La Rousse, 2022) et Keiko Imamura, cuisinière, qui pratique la cuisine traditionnelle japonaise ainsi que la cuisine macrobiotique. Passionnée par la nature et les plantes s ... Show More

From the perspective of Western science, plants have long been considered unaware, passive life forms; essentially, rocks that happen to grow. But there’s something in the air in the world of plant science. New research suggests that plants are aware of the world around them to a ... Show More