# 50 - Recapping and Tips For Attending the US National Bonsai Bonsai Exhibition Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-time-podcast-5196507/50-recapping-and-tips-for-attending-the-us-national-bonsai-bonsai-exhibition Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-time-podcast-5196507/50-recapping-and-tips-for-attending-the-us-national-bonsai-bonsai-exhibition.md Podcast: [Bonsai Time Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-time-podcast-5196507) Published: 2025-10-01T13:27:21+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonsaitimepodcast/episodes/50---Recapping-and-Tips-For-Attending-the-US-National-Bonsai-Bonsai-Exhibition-e38sq37 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/86d50f30/podcast/play/108996135/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-1%2F408474209-44100-2-6a9a256af868.m4a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bonsai-time-podcast-5196507/episodes/50-recapping-and-tips-for-attending-the-us-national-bonsai-bonsai-exhibition Duration seconds: 4364 ## Resource In this episode, Kevin, Kelly, and Ryan share their recent experiences attending the 2025 US National Bonsai Exhibition and share their tips that will help you navigate and get the most out of attending this or other similar bonsai conventions. The video version is ⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠ . Show notes, relevant pictures, and links are here . See you in the next episode! Sponsor Info: This episode is sponsored by (me!) In Vivo Bonsai of Columbus, Ohio, USA. Find me in person, online offerings at ⁠⁠⁠invivobonsai.etsy.com⁠⁠ ⁠, or go to ⁠⁠⁠www.InVivoBonsai.com⁠ ⁠ ⁠to see upcoming events, educational materials, and more. Mailbag submissions/Community: ⁠NEW BT DISCORD Chat⁠ ⁠BT Facebook Group⁠ Support the Pod: Anytime you listen, subscribe, rate us, or share us with friends, you help keep us motivated to keep making episodes for you all! If you want to take it to the next level, you can also help keep the podcast going by donating to us through Spotify or by sponsoring an episode (contact us directly for that). All donations go back into the podcast such as for our web hosting, recording gear expenses, etc. Podcast Info: The Bonsai Time Podcast is hosted, edited, & produced by Kevin Faris, Ryan Huston, & Kelly Lui. We expect to post new interviews and reflections monthly! Find us on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ , our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ , and our email BonsaiTimePodcast@gmail.com. Submit questions or pictures for future Bonsai Brainstorm episodes to our email, social media DMs, or ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . Music by MIDICANCER. Find more music by them on ⁠⁠SoundCloud⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠BandCamp⁠⁠ . Host info: ⁠⁠Ryan⁠⁠ is a former bonsai apprentice of Elandan Gardens and current operator of In Vivo Bonsai nursery and educational operation in Columbus, OH. ⁠⁠Kevin ⁠⁠ is a bonsai student an… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bonsai-time-podcast-5196507/episodes/50-recapping-and-tips-for-attending-the-us-national-bonsai-bonsai-exhibition/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-time-podcast-5196507/50-recapping-and-tips-for-attending-the-us-national-bonsai-bonsai-exhibition.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.