{"podcast":{"title":"Bad at Goodbyes","slug":"bad-at-goodbyes-7020095","podcast_index_feed_id":7020095,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/bad-at-goodbyes/","website_url":"https://badatgoodbyes.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/8af2a82b-1b93-451d-82b5-beaabc20cb24/SB_zn_D4I9q5fNgqRU5jzz3d.jpg","author":"Joshua Dumas","episode_count":79,"summary":"On Bad At Goodbyes, we offer a calm, clear-eyed, creative look at plants and animals from the IUCN Critically Endangered Red List. Research-based, we share species details, behaviors, habitat, and conservation information. And then at the end of each show we perform an ambient soundscape, to hold space for contemplation, delight, awe and perhaps grief. Without dedicated conservation action, some of these species will not survive the 21st century. And so, though listening and learning, perhaps we might acknowledge that journey with a moment of our attention, in recognition of our kinship. Thanks for listening.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-at-goodbyes-7020095"},"episode":{"title":"Madagascar Banana","slug":"madagascar-banana","published_at":"2026-01-21T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-at-goodbyes-7020095/madagascar-banana","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-at-goodbyes-7020095","url":"https://badatgoodbyes.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2b827c0f-6d9e-42ce-8db5-824f4eecb545.mp3","summary":"Madagascar Banana :: Ensete perrieri Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 064 On today’s show we learn about the Madagascar Banana, a critically endangered flowering plant native to the island nation of Madagascar roughly 250 miles off the southeastern coast of the African mainland. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (21:33) Citations (22:58) Music (29:37) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from: Allen, R. 2018. Ensete perrieri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T98249345A98249347. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T98249345A98249347.en Allen, Richard; Clarkson, James J; Ralimanana, Hélène (6 July 2018). \"The critically endangered Madagascar Banana\". Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. - https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/madagascan-banana Borrell, James S et al. “Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple.” Annals of Botany v.123, no.5 (2019): 747-766. - https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy214 Grubb, Peter J. “Interpreting some outstanding features of the flora and vegetation of Madagascar.” Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics v.6 no.1-2. p 125-146. 2003. – https://doi.org/10.1078/1433-8319-00046 Humbert, H., and Jean-François Leroy. 1936. Flore de Madagascar et Des Comores : Plantes Vasculaires. Tananarive: Imprimerie officielle. – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8099122 IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Andrefana Dry Forests - 2025 Conservation Outlook Assessment. IUCN World Heritage Outlook. October 11, 2025. – https://worldheritageoutlook.iucn.org/explore-sites/andrefana-dry-forests Musée colonial de Marseille. 1907. Annales du Muśee colonial de Marseille. Vol. ser. 2 v. 7. Marseille: Faculté des sciences de Marseille, Musée colonial. – https://www.biodiversitylibr…","meta_description":"Madagascar Banana :: Ensete perrieri Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 064 On today’s show we learn about the Madagascar Banana, a critically endangered flowerin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bad-at-goodbyes-7020095/episodes/madagascar-banana/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-at-goodbyes-7020095/madagascar-banana.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}