Leaf it to Us

Plants have devised many chemical defenses to ward off trouble, but they don’t always work as intended. Some animals are immune to those defenses, and some strange species even seek them out for their own enjoyment! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leafittouspod Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/leafittouspod Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/ 

*There were some issues with the original upload of this episode. Those have been fixed! Sometimes, you can just tape two plants together and they’ll become one plant. How does that even work? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leafittouspod Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/leafittouspod Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/ 

Last season, we had so much fun cooking up a Jurassic salad that we’re doing it again! Join Nora and Aly for another episode of speculative cooking (Cook-E!) as they plan out a salad for our hominin ancestors to enjoy in the Pliocene Epoch of Africa. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leafittouspod Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/leafittouspod Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/ 

There’s a secret world beneath the soil, where networks of fungi connect plant roots to each other in a massive wood wide web. Just what sorts of materials and information are being transmitted through this network? This episode, Aly explains what we know and what we don’t! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leafittouspod Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/leafittouspod Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/ 

In the high Arctic and high mountains, plants get tiny and tough! This episode, Nora and Aly gush over the incredible adaptations that allow plants to survive the wind, cold, and darkness beyond the tree line. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leafittouspod Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/leafittouspod Our theme song is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at https://devours.bandcamp.com/