Podcast Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene

In this episode, Kate and Dr. Suryatapa Jha discuss plant biology, plant humanities, and pedagogy. Plants covered include Arabidopsis thaliana, magnolia trees, and Himalayan rhododendrons. To connect with Sury about Himalayan rhododendrons, email us at networkingwithplants@gmail.com. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please visit our website netwo...

In this episode, Kate and Dr. Reba Luiken discuss her work as the Director of the Allen Centennial Garden as well as an instructor and researcher. The conversation includes plant agency, drawing plants, Catholic nuns who are botanists, and the Allen Centennial Garden's fall harvest celebration. To learn more about Reba, check out her University of Wisconsin, Madison, page here: https://allencenten...

In this episode, Kate and Leah Rampy discuss her new book, Earth & Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos. A few of the topics in this rich chat include weaving, oak trees, ecotones, ecological grief, and deepening our relationships with other living beings. To learn more about Leah, check out her website here: https://www.leahmoranrampy.com/. To learn more about Earth & Soul, follow this link: htt...

In this episode, Kate discusses the Monsoon School with Dr. Deepta Sateesh. For more information about the Monsoon School, check out this news article (https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1195311) or follow the QR code on the image! If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please visit our website networkingwithplants.org or email us at ne...

In this episode, Kate interviews Dr. Kyra Sanchez Clapper about her research and teaching work at Bethel University. The discussion covers daffodils, pear trees, and French gardens. For more information about Dr. Sanchez Clapper and her work, check out her academia.edu page here: https://bethel.academia.edu/KyraSanchezClapper . If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the...

In this episode, Kate interviews Osprey Orielle Lake about her rich new book, The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis (available here: https://newsociety.com/books/s/the-story-is-in-our-bones). They discuss indigenous leadership and knowledge in climate justice, goddesses, and love letters to the trees. If you are interested in connecting with Net...

In this episode, Kate interviews Jill Pflugheber and Steven F. White about their fantastic project Microcosms: A Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas. Specific plants covered include yage, ayahuasca, sage, and too many more to name! If you want to find out more about their work, you can find the project here: https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/ and it is available in English, Spanish, Brazi...

In this episode, Kate interviews Saewon Oh about flower essences, hypnotherapy, and community practice with plants. Specific plants covered include camellias and lilacs. If you want to find out more about Oh's work, you can find Sun Song and SSEER here: https://shop-sunsong.com/. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please visit our website networkin...

In this episode, Kate interviews Dr. Nayeli Urquiza Haas about her interdisciplinary work with criminal law, regulation of traditional plant medicines, and drug policy. Specific plants covered include opium and marijuana. If you want to find out more about Urquiza's work, you can find her academia.edu profile here: https://lancaster.academia.edu/NayeliUrquizaHaas or follow her on Twitter with her...

In this episode, Kate interviews practitioner and PhD candidate Duván Rivera Arcila about his work with yage (ayahuasca) in Colombia facilitated by relationships with indigenous knowledge holders and the vine. If you are interested in Arcila's work, you can find more information on his academia.edu page: https://unal.academia.edu/Duv%C3%A1nRiveraArcila. You can find his work with the podcast Gente...

Today, Kate speaks with Sarah Gabriel, a spiritual ecologist and experience designer. Sarah creates projects and practices that widen our eco-literacy and deepen our connections in nature by reminding us that humans are not at the center. Using a bedtime story about the Dandelion from her Audio Library project, Sarah invites us to think more critically about "anthropomorphizing" – how we use human...

In this episode, Kate interviews Dr. Kathleen Gutierrez about the toad lily, colonial botany, plants in the Philippines, and the stories of Filipino settlers in California. If you are interested in Gutierrez's work, you can find more information on her university website: https://history.ucsc.edu/faculty/profiles/index.php?uid=kgutie20. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plan...

In this episode, Kate interviews Dr. Yogi Hendlin about his forthcoming edited volume, Being Algae: Transformations in Water, Plants (Brill, 2024). We discuss cyanobacteria, the good life for algae, and living relationally in biotic communities. If you are interested in Hendlin's work, you can find more information on his website: https://yogihendlin.com/. Also check out the journal Biosemiotics (...

In this episode, Kate interviews Dr. Maura Flannery (emerita from St. John's University and current research associate at the A.C. Moore Herbarium of the University of South Carolina) about her recent book, In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants (Yale University Press, 2023). We discuss how to start your own herbaria, how to get engaged in different initiatives conn...

In this episode, Kate interviews anthropologist Dr. Sophie Chao about her work in Papua New Guinea. Plants discussed include eucalyptus and sago palm. If you are interested in Chao's work, you can find it on her website, https://www.morethanhumanworlds.com/. If you are interested in connecting with Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene, please visit our website networkingwithplants.org or ema...

In this episode, Kate interviews Dr. Catriona Sandilands about her work with feminist critical plant studies and "loving the difficult" in invasive plant management. Particular plants covered include roses, nettle, mulberry trees, and scotch broom. If you are interested in Sandilands' work, you can find it on her website, https://www.catesandilands.ca/. Also, for more information about her work re...

In this episode, Kate interviews Dr. Patrícia Vieira about her project EcoAmazonia. In addition to plants in the Amazon region, they discuss olive trees. If you are interested in Vieira's work, you can find it on her website, https://www.patriciavieira.net/. Also, for more information about her current work in the EcoAmazonia project here: https://eco.ces.uc.pt/en/home-english/. Her co-edited volu...

In this episode of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje interviews Dr. Lucas Mertehikian about his work with plants. If you are interested in Mertehikian's work, you can find it on his website, https://lucasmertehikian.com/home/. Also, for more information about the institutions he has recently worked for and is currently working for, check out Dumbarton Oaks (https:...

In this episode of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje interviews anthropologist Dr. Alyssa Paredes about her work with people and plants. If you are interested in Paredes' work, you can find it on her website, https://alyssaparedes.com/. You can find the first article we talked about, "Experimental Science for the 'Bananapocalypse': Counter Politics in the Plantaci...

In this episode of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje interviews poet and interdisciplinary scholar Professor Megan Kaminski about her work with plants. If you are interested in Kaminski's work, you can find it on her website https://www.megankaminski.com/. For more information on Quietly Between, you can find it here: https://aviewingspace.com/quietly-between. If...

In this episode of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje interviews Emilia Jane Wolfe about her fascinating work with plants. If you are interested in following Wolfe's work, you can find her work with plants and movement on Instagram with the handle @plants.move.you and connect with the Dart Community Apothecary on Instagram with the handle @dartcommunityapothecary o...

In this episode of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje interviews Sydney Kale 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 visit our w...

In this episode of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje interviews Dr. Thomas Hart about his work as a paleoethnobotanist. For more information about Hart's work, see his Academia.edu profile here: https://utexas.academia.edu/ThomasHart. You can also find him on Instagram by his handle tom_the_archaeobotanist. His recently published article on maize, "South American...

In this episode of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje interviews Dr. Jon Pitt about his work on critical plant and Japanese studies. For more information about Pitt's work, see his University of California, Irvine profile here: https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=6691. You can also find him on Twitter by his handle @Jon_L_Pitt. His recently published art...

In this episode of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje interviews Dr. Emma Trott about her work on plant poetry and ecocriticism. For more information about Trott's work, see her University of Leeds profile here: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english/staff/1204/dr-emma-trott. You can also find her on Twitter by her handle @emma_trott. Also, look for her forthcoming book w...