Episode 60

The Birds, the Bees, and the Trees with Vikram Baliga of Planthropology

Published on: 28th August, 2020

How do plants make more plants? Better yet, how can one plant reproduce with itself?

That was the question Devon's wife asked when an accidental pumpkin plant sprouted and eventually conquered their backyard. Who better to answer that than Vikram Baliga!

Vikram is a research associate and greenhouse manager at Texas Tech University, a horticulture expert, host of the amazing podcast Planthropology, and an all around fantastic dude. If you don’t listen to his show, you need to.

Our conversation spans the birds and the bees, urban agriculture, water conservation, parking lots, forest cities, rooftop gardens, sustainability, and so much more!

So, go outside, nestle down in some leaves, get in touch with your roots, and do some human photosynthesis while you listen to our conversations with the one and only Vikram Baliga.

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The Wild Life
A show about the wonder and wildness of life, following the threads that connect us to the natural world.
An optimistic, curiosity-chasing show about the wonder and wildness of life, following the threads that connect us to the natural world. The Wild Life is, always has been, and always will be a show about the diversity of life within the animal kingdom, but it's about more than that. It's about connections. It's about how the natural world inspires our culture, movies, and technologies. It's about the patterns that persist throughout not just life, but the universe itself. It's about us.
The Wild Life is a place for the curious, the adventurous, the hopeful, and the hopeless to discover the natural world through unique perspectives. Between the blog and podcasts, The Wild Life seeks to bring the traditional naturalist experience into the 21st century by merging immersive storytelling and foley art with technology and creative experiences. It’s an exploration of truth, common ground, and shared places as we attempt to fill each episode with wonder, connectedness, intrigue, and humor.

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