The Hide Rug of the Plant World

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2017

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Producer Christine Driscoll meets an alleyway plant dealer and discovers an industry right under our noses. Our Sponsors Everyday Bravery - subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts Sonos - Sonos is a smart system of wireless speakers. To learn more go to sonos.com Virgin Atlantic - Listen to their podcast, The Venture, wherever you get your podcasts Wordpress - To get 15% off your website go to wordpress.com/elt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Barclays, we're here for the land of football.
0:06.4	We're here for the Premier League,
0:09.0	and the Barclays Women's Super League.
0:12.1	We're here for the football chance for giving more girls a chance.
0:18.0	We're here for the grassroots and all the muddy booths. From schools to stadiums, we're here for it all.
0:27.6	Barclays, here for the land of football.
0:30.1	Now January's forecast starting cold and grey with outbreaks of boredom before brightening up dramatically as
0:35.3	Frianuary rewards sweep across the country hundreds of Merlin annual passes, 50 private
0:40.0	cinema screenings and sun-soaked family holidays. The outlook is very nice indeed.
0:44.0	Brighten up January rewards from McDonald's. Earned points on fries for a chance to win
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0:53.0	18 plus purchase medium or large fries by 31st of January for an entry
0:56.9	enterprise draw. Maximum 28 entries only via app of
0:59.0	participating restaurants, terms of lie.
1:02.3	I guess I was addicted from day one. There's never ever been an instance where I'm like,
1:08.0	should I swing by in the alley? It's, yeah, what time, how fast can I get out of work and swing by the alley?
1:14.0	I get approached like I'm a dealer or something, you know, people come up to me and actually have whispered,
1:19.0	are you the guy I need to talk to?
1:21.0	It's like, why are you whispering? It's fine.
1:24.0	I'm Flora Lichtman and this is every little thing from Gimmlet Media. The person you just heard
1:34.6	from is Blake Valkeer and his alleyway addiction. Get ready. It's office plants. And that's what today's show is all about the lives of
1:47.1	office plants. I'm here with producer Christine Driscoll. Hey Christine,
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