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In Defense of Plants Podcast

Ep. 363 - Celebrating the Grasses

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Try to imagine the world without grasses... It would be a very strange place, wouldn't it? This group of plants have shaped the Earth as we know it in innumerable ways. That is why my guest Al started Sejarah Poaceae, a blog dedicated to understanding and celebrating grasses. Join us for a conversation about his passion for all things grass. This episode was produced in part by Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to the in defense of plants podcast, the official podcast of

0:04.3

in defense of plants.com.

0:05.9

What's up?

0:06.9

This is your host, Matt.

0:07.9

Welcome to the show.

0:08.9

How's everyone doing this week?

0:09.9

I'm doing great because one of my favorite bloggers is on the podcast today.

0:14.0

He goes by the name Al and he has an amazing blog dedicated to grasses and celebrating all

0:21.2

of their wonderful biology ecology and just ecosystem function to the nth degree.

0:26.7

This is an amazing conversation.

0:28.5

Al is a great storyteller and he's as you're going to hear extremely passionate about plants

0:33.7

especially grasses and the role they play in ecosystems around the world.

0:37.8

I don't want to take any thunder away from it so let's just jump right into it without

0:40.7

further ado.

0:41.7

Here's my conversation without I hope you enjoy.

0:57.7

All right, Al, it is so great to have you on the podcast.

1:01.5

I've been a fan of your writings for a while now and I'm really excited to pick your

1:05.6

brain today.

1:06.6

But first, let's start off with an introduction.

1:08.3

Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.

1:11.9

My name is Al and I am the maintainer of a blog that is dedicated to the Colisea which

1:20.2

is the grass family.

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