The Hide Rug of the Plant World

Surprisingly Awesome

Gimlet

Comedy, Society & Culture, Education

4.1 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2017

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Every Little Thing, hosted by Flora Lichtman, is a show about the joy of finding things out. In this episode, learn about where office plants come from and what they're secretly communicating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Flora Lichtman, and I'm the host of Every Little Thing.
0:04.0	It's a new podcast from Gimlet Media,
0:06.0	and I just wanted to share the first half of one of our first episodes with you.
0:10.0	I hope you like it.
0:12.0	I guess I was addicted from day one.
0:15.0	There's never ever been an instance where I'm like,
0:19.0	should I swing by in the alley?
0:21.0	It's, yeah, what time, how fast can I get out of work and swing by in the alley? It's, yeah, what time how fast can I get out of work and swing by in the alley?
0:25.0	I get approached like I'm a dealer or something, you know, people come up to me and actually have whispered,
0:30.0	are you the guy I need to talk to? It's like, why are you whispering?
0:34.8	It's fine.
0:35.6	I'm Flora Lichtman,
0:41.9	and this is every little thing from Gimlet Media.
0:44.0	And the person you just heard from is Blake Valkeer and his alleyway addiction.
0:50.0	Get ready.
0:52.0	It's office plants. And that's what today's show is all about the lives of office plants.
1:00.0	I'm here with producer Christine Driscoll. Hey Christine,
1:03.0	Hey Flora.
1:04.0	How did you come across Blake in the first place?
1:06.0	I met him last summer in Chicago.
1:08.0	He's my friend's neighbor.
1:09.0	He and my friend were talking across the fence in their backyards,
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