Botanically Speaking: Recent Episodes
Ryan Godfrey
Stop and smell the roses! Plant nerd Ryan Godfrey takes you on a walk into the Botanical World. Lighthearted conversations with botanical enthusiasts of all kinds are aimed to teach, inspire and entertain as we explore the wonderful green things that are so often overlooked.
Ryan and talk about their career journeys in the environmental realm, describe a bizarre plant in Stump the Botanist and talk about human built environments and the fate of biodiversity.
Ryan and James talk about why botanists use scientific names, play another round of Stump the Botanist and talk "boots on the ground" botany in urban environments.
Ryan and Kate talk about the chemistry of plants and food and how to enjoy all the aspects of wine, beer: by slowing down! We also learn about all the different kinds of spiciness and why plants might produce spicy chemicals
Ryan talks with his old friend and colleague: Connor Fitzpatrick. They cover topics like the labour of scientific research, and the importance of evolutionary thinking in the world of monoculture crops. They also explain and pronounce hilarious sounding scientific names in an impromptu quiz game.
Colin and I talk about our time at the Royal Botanical Gardens together, answer botanical questions from his family, play Stump the Botanist and talk about the Carolinian Zone, Paw Paws and the Annonaceae.