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Plants & Beats

Plants & Beats

By: Rob Bell & Aloefi
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Plants & Beats is a lo-fi hip hop podcast hosted by Aloefi—a beatmaker and plant dealer on a journey toward nirvana—and award-winning journalist Rob Bell. Each episode is a blend of meditative music, mindful moments, and green wisdom. Tune in for hand-picked vinyl samples, chopped and looped into lo-fi grooves with practical plant care tips, ambient reflections, and quiet philosophies from a life lived between houseplants and MPC pads. It’s not just a podcast, it’s a sonic terrarium. New episodes drop every FridayCopyright 2025 Rob Bell & Aloefi Hygiene & Healthy Living Music Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Designs of the Desert Sage
    Oct 24 2025

    In Episode 12 of Plants & Beats, we turn our attention to the quiet geometry of desert life. From satellite images of hyperuniform plant patterns to the deep-rooted resilience of Desert Sage, we explore how spacing, stillness, and balance shape survival in harsh environments. Fall may feel like an ending, but it’s also a call to prepare—and to listen. With lo-fi textures from Aloefi and reflections from Rob Bell, this episode is a gentle reminder: needing space isn’t retreat—it’s rhythm.

    🎧 New episodes every Friday

    🎙 Produced by Rob Bell (IG: @byrobbell)

    🎼 Music by Aloefi (IG:@al0efi, Tiktok: @aloefianime)

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    58 mins
  • Wild Tobacco
    Oct 17 2025

    In Episode 11 of Plants & Beats, we journey from the wildfire-scarred hills of Altadena to the greenhouses of England, where plants are doing more than growing—they’re healing. We explore how native species like sage and buckwheat are restoring the land through bioremediation, and how wild tobacco is being used to produce future medicines. With lo-fi rhythms by Aloefi and a soulful reflection from Rob Bell, this episode is a call to listen to what the earth is telling us: your healing might already be growing nearby.

    🎧 New episodes every Friday

    🎙 Produced by Rob Bell (IG: @byrobbell)

    🎼 Music by Aloefi (IG: @al0efi, Tik Tok: @aloefianime)

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    51 mins
  • What belongs will always bloom again
    Oct 10 2025

    In Episode 10 of Plants & Beats, we unravel the bittersweet story of the butterfly bush—a stunning import turned ecological invader. We offer five pollinator-friendly plants that nourish without harm for late-season flight and deep-rooted balance. With reflection from Rob Bell and a lo-fi mix by Aloefi, this episode reminds us: not everything beautiful is good for the soil—or the soul.

    🎧 New episodes every Friday

    🎙 Produced by Rob Bell (@byrobbell)

    🎼 Music by Aloefi (IG: @al0efi, tiktok: @aloefianime, Youtube: @plantsxbeats)

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    1 hr
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