Episodes

  • Season 1 Mailbag
    Nov 6 2025

    Nora and Aly wrap up Season 1 by answering a bunch of questions from fans!

    A huge thanks to all of our listeners and supporters for making this podcast happen. Stay tuned for Season 2 in 2026!

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    Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Episode 12 – The Geologic Time Scale According to Plants
    Sep 18 2025

    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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    Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/

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    58 mins
  • Episode 11 - Flowers of the Night
    Sep 4 2025

    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.

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    Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/

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    44 mins
  • Episode 10 – Plant Super-Organisms
    Aug 21 2025

    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.

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    Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/

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    38 mins
  • Episode 9 - Roots in the Air
    Aug 7 2025

    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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    Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/

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    37 mins
  • Episode 8 - What Makes Fruit Ripe?
    Jul 24 2025

    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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    Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/

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    48 mins
  • Episode 7 - How do Plants Scream Without a Mouth?
    Jul 10 2025

    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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    Read Roald Dahl's 'The Sound Machine' https://fleurmach.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rdahl_screamingtrees.pdf

    Listen to a distressed plant: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/content/dam/nhm-www/discover/plants-emit-sound-when-stressed/Sound-of-plant-under-stress.mp3

    Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/

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    39 mins
  • Episode 6 - Jurassic Salad
    Jun 26 2025

    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.

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    Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/

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    36 mins