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(S1:E2) Alternate Hosts: Lack of Chestnuts on an Open Fire

Podcast: I See Dead Plants
Published: Dec 19, 2025
Duration seconds: 1850
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Summary

In this episode of Alternate Hosts Ed is Joined once again by Dr. Madeline Henrickson to interview Dr. Danielle Mikolajewski, post-doctoral candidate at University of Florida. In order to get you into the holiday spirit they discuss the disease that whipped out the American Chestnut and left us all wondering what chestnuts roasting on an open fire may have been like. Thanks for listening and Happy Holidays! Transcript