Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2020

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

An instant classic. You’ll listen on repeat as world-renowned author, botanist, Indigenous ecology professor and bryologist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer talks about her passion for moss. Cozy up for the most beautifully doled-out information about hidden worlds, overlooked mysteries, botanical drama, forests in miniature, Native peoples’ uses for moss and philosophies about science and ecology. Dr. Kimmerer, author of “Gathering Moss” and “Braiding Sweetgrass,” will change the way you see mosses forever, will inspire you to wear a loupe on a rope, and will soothe your soul with her beautiful voice and prose. Also bathmats, lawns and smoothies made of moss? We discuss. Follow Dr. Kimmerer at facebook.com/braidingsweetgrass Look for her books at independent bookstores or wherever books are sold (including Amazon): “Braiding Sweetgrass” and “Gathering Moss” Donations went to the ESF’s Center for Native Peoples and the Environment and American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Sponsor links: kiwico.com/ologies; hellotushy.com/ologies More links at alieward.com/ologies/bryology Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and uh...bikinis? Hi. Yes. Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

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0:00.0	Oh, hey, it's the guy on next door who is like, does anyone want some zucchini because no
0:05.5	one warned him that unattended zucchini can grow to be the size of a human baby?
0:10.4	Alley Ward back with an instant classic episode of Oligies.
0:15.3	This is an episode you're going to listen to one once.
0:17.0	I'm going to tell you right now.
0:18.2	Not because the subject matter demands it for comprehension, but because it is the very
0:24.2	ethos of Oligies, all wrapped up in the most soothing, mellow audio hug.
0:31.0	You will ever lay ears on.
0:33.0	It's overlooked beauty, it's following bliss, it's mid-busting.
0:37.0	Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, okay.
0:38.4	Let me just run through the things.
0:39.4	Let's go to the show.
0:40.4	So thank you to all the supporters at patreon.com slash allergies.
0:43.3	You can join for as little as a buck a month in submit questions.
0:46.7	Perhaps here yours asked in future episodes.
0:48.9	Thanks to everyone wearing allergies, shirts and hats and bikinis and new face coverings
0:53.2	at oligiesmerch.com, link is in the show notes.
0:56.6	Tag yourself in hashtag oligiesmerch on instagram.
0:58.8	We'll repost you.
0:59.9	Thanks to everyone who rates and subscribes and leaves reviews, I read all of them.
1:03.5	They help allergies stay at the top of the science charts.
1:05.8	Thank you.
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