Episode 125 - Orchids

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2021

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Orchids are among the most diverse and widespread group of plants on Earth today, not to mention one of the most popular among plant enthusiasts. This episode, we discuss what makes orchids so unique and strange, as well as the many mysteries surrounding their evolution and deep history. As with all our plant episodes, Aly is on hand to tell us all about why orchids are so fascinating. Featuring special guest, Dr. Aly Baumgartner, our favorite paleobotanist! Follow Aly on Twitter or Instagram @paleolorax In the news: Permian gliders, social dinosaurs, amber crab, and snake diets. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:05:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:39:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:12:00Patron question: 01:39:30 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Or make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hp Find merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent Follow and Support us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduwPodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 You can email us at commondescentpodcast(at)gmail.comOr send us physical mail at:The Common Descent Podcast1735 W State of Franklin Rd. Ste 5 #165Johnson City, TN 37604 The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org. Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:18.4	Hello, Will. Hello, David. Hello, everybody, and welcome to episode 125 of the Common Descent podcast.
0:26.6	Wait, ends in a five.
0:27.7	It ends in a five, which means it's a plant episode.
0:30.5	Woo-hoo!
0:31.1	This time we're talking about orchids.
0:33.7	Orchids.
0:34.5	Orchids.
0:34.7	Orchids, a very popular and prominent and widespread group of plants that Will and I don't know
0:40.8	anything about.
0:41.6	No, as far as I know, they are pretty flower plants.
0:44.6	They're, they're, I assume they're weird.
0:46.4	Yep.
0:46.6	Lots of people wanted us to talk about them.
0:48.9	So after the break, after the news, we'll be joined by Allie to talk about orchids.
0:54.5	Yeah.
0:55.6	We will talk about what orchids are, what makes them unique, what we know of their
0:59.4	evolutionary history and fossil record, which, spoilers, not much.
1:06.0	And basically, you'll get to hear Allie teach us all about orchids, and hopefully you learn as enthusiastically as we do.
1:13.8	Yeah.
1:14.8	We'll do this episode because orchids are a fascinating group of plants because it's an opportunity to talk with our friend Dr. Ali Baumgartner and because it was requested.
1:23.4	Oh, yeah.
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