Podcast Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene

In this episode, Kate talks with Aubrey Strait Krug and Liza Carlisle about their new book, Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods. You can get a copy of Living Roots for yourselves and your community here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9781642833881/living-roots?srsltid=AfmBOooON-mt2ClQxp-HwLW5XddqKCYiJ2Z71P_Co5Z8lNzmbOrUn6LL . If you are interested in connecting with Networki...

In this episode, Solvejg Nitzke rejoins the pod to share her newest book, The Elegance of Ferns: Portrait of a Botanical Marvel. You can get a copy of The Elegance of Ferns for yourselves and your community here: https://greystonebooks.com/products/the-elegance-of-ferns?srsltid=AfmBOoq0NjkLX__XJNxMVbkaYSnKVXDRnaqHZk0dBuuL85NRbxgzWA8O. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants...

In this episode, Julie Brams introduces her new book, The Nature Embedded Mind: How We Think Can Heal Our Planet and Ourselves. You can get a copy of The Nature Embedded Mind for yourselves and your community here: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/changemakers-books/our-books/nature-embedded-mind-heal-planet-ourselves. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthro...

In this episode, Joan Maloof returns to the podcast to share her newest book, Forty Ways to Know a Tree: Exploring Trees to Understand Nature. You can learn more about Maloof's work with the Old Growth Forest Network here: https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/. You can also get a copy of Forty Ways to Know a Tree for yourselves and your community here: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/forty-ways...

In this episode, Liene Jurgelane introduces the second inaugural ROOTED Festival in Aarhus, Denmark. You can learn more about the ROOTED Festival here: https://www.lienejurgelane.com/about-rooted and hopefully you can attend on June 13th and 14th, 2026. Learn more about Liene's work here: https://www.lienejurgelane.com/ If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthrop...

In this episode, Emile Levesque-Jalbert, the current post-doctoral fellow at Dumbarton Oaks, shares information on the Plant Humanities Initiative and other projects. You can learn more about the Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks here: https://www.doaks.org/research/plant-humanities-initiative. You can find recent publications from the Plant Humanities Initiative (including the Plant o...

In this episode, we catch up with Dr. Kyra Sanchez Clapper as she shares more about her current teaching and research projects. If you are interested in connecting with Dr. Clapper about her research, feel free to reach out and we can connect you! If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please email us at networkingwithplants@gmail.com . The music piece...

In this episode, we catch up with Sydney Kale as she works on her Ph. D. and shares more about her fascinating work with plants. If you are interested in connecting with Kale about her research or plant practices, feel free to contact her by email at sydneyandkale@gmail.com. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please email us at networkingwithplants...

In this episode, Kate Brelje interviews Annette Arlander about her podcast art project, Talking with Trees. You can find her podcast on Soundcloud, here: https://on.soundcloud.com/9cXzyYQXxjkcG0B7Uq. Additionally, you can check out her open access book, Performing and Thinking with Trees, here: https://taju.uniarts.fi/items/79f8d47c-69c3-4ddc-8b3b-e5901e7e431e. If you are interested in connecting...

In this episode of Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene hosted by Kate Brelje, learn more about Microcosms – Sacred Plants of the Americas (Papadakis Publisher, 2025). Coauthors Jill Pflugheber and Steven F. White are joined by Alexandra Papadakis, publisher and designer of Microcosms, which was awarded a 2025 ICMA GOLD for Best Design: Science Books. Founded in Germany and judged by an inte...

In this episode, Kate Brelje interviews Solvejg Nitzke about her new book, Making Kin with Trees: A Cultural Poetics of Interspecies Care. You can find a copy for yourself or find the information to put in a request at your local institutions (university, library, etc.) to get a copy here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-96801-3. If you are interested in connecting with Networking...

In this episode, Kate Brelje interviews Melissa Parks and Mariko Thomas about their new book, Storying Plant Communication: More-than-human Relationships in New Mexico. You can find a copy for yourself or find the information to put in a request at your local institutions (university, library, etc.) to get a copy here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/storying-plant-communication-9781666926521/. If y...

In this episode, Kate Brelje interviews Beth Norcross and Leah Rampy about their new book, Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees. You can find a copy for yourself or find the information to put in a request at your local institutions (university, library, etc.) to get a copy here: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9798889832133/Discovering-the-Spiritual-Wisdom-of-Trees. To follow Be...

In this episode, Kate Brelje interviews Felipe S. Molina (Yoeme) and David Delgado Shorter about their relationships with plants. You can learn more about the Archive of Healing here: https://archiveofhealing.com/. Also, check out Molina and Shorter's chapter "'The Living Beautiful Part of Our World': The Yoeme Sea Ania (Flower World)" in Flower Worlds: Religion, Aesthetics, and Ideology in Mesoam...

In this episode, Joela Jacobs interviews Kate Brelje about her work with plants. You can learn more about her work in philosophy on her website: https://katebrelje.wordpress.com/. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please visit our website https://thinkingintheworld.com/projects/networking-with-plants-in-the-anthropocene/ or email us at networkingw...

In this episode, Jon Pitt returns to the podcast to share his new book, Botanical Imagination: Rethinking Plants in Modern Japan. You can find your open access copy of Botanical Imagination here: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501780950/botanical-imagination/#bookTabs=1. Check out the Plant Perspectives Journal here: https://whpress.co.uk/PP.html. If you are interested in connecting...

In this episode, Kate Brelje talks with Olivia Sprinkel about her new book, To Hear the Trees Speak: Adventures in Listening. You can find your copy of To Hear the Trees Speak here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/To-Hear-the-Trees-Speak-by-Olivia-Sprinkel/9781835011539?srsltid=AfmBOoq5i_tul33zUOqz3aLq54tt2qp3qolj3j-6yBqD2SvX3yuyLAUX. To follow more of Sprinkel's work, check out her webs...

In this episode, Kate Brelje talks with Dani Lamorte about their new book, Nobody's Psychic, and their newsletter Groundcherry. You can pre-order Nobody's Psychic here: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9781985902817/nobodys-psychic/. Groundcherry is available here: https://groundcherry.substack.com. To follow more of Lamorte's work, check out their website (https://danilamorte.com/) or their IG (@zyg...

In this episode, Kate Brelje interviews John C. Ryan about his work with plants. To follow more of Ryan's work, check out his website: https://www.johncharlesryan.com/. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please visit our website https://thinkingintheworld.com/projects/networking-with-plants-in-the-anthropocene/ or email us at networkingwithplants@g...

In this episode, Elspeth Hay introduces her new book, Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food. We discuss cultural challenges and possibilities of connecting forests with food, developing right relationships with plants, and what it means to connect new plant learning with our families. To get your copy of the text, go to https://newsociety.com/book/feed-us-with-trees/?srsltid=AfmBOorjnNM7...

In this episode, Dr. Gutierrez introduces her new book, Unmaking Botany: Science and Vernacular Knowledge in the Colonial Philippines. The discussion ranges from the interplay between colonial science and indigenous ways of knowing to the plants used in textile arts. To get your copy of the text, go to https://www.dukeupress.edu/unmaking-botany. If you are interested in connecting with Networking...

In this episode, Dr. Laura Pustarfi and Dr. David Macauley introduce their new book, The Wisdom of Trees: Thinking Through Arboreality (SUNY Press 2025). https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Wisdom-of-Trees If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please visit our website https://thinkingintheworld.com/projects/networking-with-plants-in-the-anthropocene/ or...

In this episode, editors Joela Jacobs, Isabel Kranz, and Solvejg Nitzke share insights from their new book, Plant Poetics. Highlighting the multiple facets of poetics, the discussion ranges plant being, plant poesis, and literature from a wide range of human languages (with English translations). You can find a copy on Brill's website (https://brill.com/display/title/71072?srsltid=AfmBOoojnpPuM2kE...

In this episode, Heidi Kenyon and Henry Wolff discuss more-than-human agency, collaborating with plants, and their magnificent artistic process. Heidi Kenyon and Henry Wolff are visual artists based in Tarntanya/Adelaide, South Australia whose work spans disciplines including installation, photography, moving image, sound and performance. In their collaborative work the artists explore shared inte...

In this episode, Kate and Madii Kasem discuss her work communicating with animals and plants as a consultant, writer, and teacher. Plants covered include dandelions, roses, and trees. Learn more about Madii and her work at https://www.madii.ca/. And check out her piece, "Message from the Birds of Ukraine" in Flash Reads: An Anthology of Flash Fiction, Poetry and Shorts, Write Here, Write Now, Bish...