Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
A show about plants as viewed through the lens of evolution and ecology with a side of deranged ranting, crass humor, occasional profanity, & the perpetual search for the filthiest taqueria bathroom. Plant ecology, systematics, taxonomy, floral chemistry, biogeography and more.Joey Santore was a degenerate railroader for 15 years during which he taught himself Botany by reading textbooks and research papers in the cab of the locomotive while stealing time from work. He has traveled to 11 different countries studying plant communities. He is the host of the YouTube channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't and the host of the show Kill...
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Episodes
September 07, 2024 6:54pm
A Conversation with Dan Hosage
A conversation with Chemist, Genius, Botanist,, Propagator, & Madman Dan Hosage about Texas Native Plants, Texas History, and more.
October 22, 2023 6:38pm
Kill Your Lawn Recap
Very little botany-related content in this session with Al Scorch during an interim during the shooting of Kill Your Lawn Season 2 in College Park, Maryland
September 04, 2023 10:58am
CHICAGO CONFLICT & GLACIAL TILL SUMMER BASH
A one hour rant about Glacial Till, Kankakee Mallow, Sand Prairies, Stiff Designs for Native Plant Landscapes, Emulating the "Beautiful Chaos" of the prairie, etc.
November 09, 2022 11:46am
BLACK FORAGER
In this episode we have a 2 hour conversation with Alexis Nicole, aka Black Forager about everything from how she got started learning to use wild plants as food to Eastern Forest Biomes to botanizing the rustbelt.
October 05, 2022 11:40am
New York City
Intro sound from the Cactus Forests of Puebla. Covid Party. Rants against Reagan. Causing a scene at the American Museum of Natural History. Perpetually Scowling White Women. Ecology of Hydrothermal Vents, etc
September 06, 2022 12:32pm
Oaxaca Cloud Forests/The Entheome Project Part 2
August 25, 2022 10:57am
Aug 25th Rants about Mexico, Botany News, Rain "Lilies", Dosing the RNC, etc
June 27, 2022 3:14pm
The Velcro Leaf Family, Fake Names at the ER, Christian Taliban, etc
Rambling intro ends at 47:00, Conversation about Velcro Leaf Family Loasaceae begins at 48:00.
September 26, 2021 3:58am
2 hours of South Africa Ranting
One long disjointed rant between three filthy botanists covering the past three weeks of botanic surveys/rectal exams in the Northern and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa.
March 28, 2021 2:45pm
Two Hours with Peter Raven
A 2 hour conversation with one of the most prominent botanists of the 20th Century, Peter Raven, in anticipation of his new autobiography, Driven By Nature.
February 24, 2021 7:16pm
Texas Blackout, Cloud Forest Blueberries, Tropical Mistletoes
Rants about hating Ted Cruz, Pine Forests of Hispaniola, Watching Plants Melt during the Texas Blackouts, etc
January 14, 2021 5:11pm
Geologist Robert Madden
Dr. Robert Madden is a geologist and teacher based out of Perth, Western Australia.
December 10, 2020 1:08am
Interview w/climatologist Daniel Swain
A fascinating and educational 68 minutes that breaks down the mechanisms of California's weather and where it might be headed in the future.
December 07, 2020 6:31pm
California Dystopia, Butano Cypress, Seed-Collection, Edibles & Trash Tvetc
Rants about California Dystopia, Proper Seed Collection, Drought, Butano Cypress (biogeography rant), etc
November 21, 2020 11:52pm
Texas Flora - A Conversation w/Michael Eason
A 2 hour conversation with Michael Eason about Texas Flora. Michael Eason is a botanist, author, photographer, and Texan.
October 13, 2020 7:05pm
An Interview with Tom Givnish
2 hrs of conversation about Adaptive Radiation, Hawaiian Lobeliads, & Calochortus Evolution
August 19, 2020 7:02pm
Illegal Garden Meets a Karen, Random Rants, Monarch Migration, etc
August 02, 2020 4:33pm
Botanist Michael Dillon & South American Nightshades
A 90 min conversation with retired Field Museum botanist Michael Dillon about the genus Nolana and South American botany.
November 30, 2019 2:41pm
Botanizing Deserts on Foot with Sheriff Woody
A conversation with an expert plant explorer in a fleabag hotel room in Arica, Chile.
November 22, 2019 3:59pm
Mushrooms Mushrooms Mushrooms
A 20 minute disjointed and profane rant followed by a 90 minute conversation with mycologist Alan Rockefeller. Oooooh how bout Dat.
August 25, 2019 1:19pm
Rock Daisies, Peyote, Sky Islands and Taqueria Palenque
A gentle, sweaty meander through the Southwest in August, ending in a bath in the salsa bar at Taqueria Palenque in Beautiful Mission, Texas.
June 19, 2019 8:50pm
More Milkweed Dungeons in Nevada and Utah
Milkweed Morphology and an exploration of the passive-aggressive liberal "white voice"
June 03, 2019 6:00pm
One Long Disjointed Rant b/w Milkweeds and Sclerocactus
April 19, 2019 4:48pm
Assaulted by Stinkbells and Obsessed with Monkey Flowers
Stinkbells Lilies, Fritillaria agrestis, the Futility of Life in Modern Civ, Calico Monkeyflowers, etc
March 29, 2019 2:43pm
"Superblooms" are relicts & understanding Invasive Species
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