{"podcast":{"title":"Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't","slug":"crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t-244480","podcast_index_feed_id":244480,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5634537/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/crime-pays-but-botany-doesnt","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/aabef98da4722f208d0d3b834538f52f.jpg","author":"Tony Santore","episode_count":289,"summary":"Why do some plants grow where they do? How can geology cause new plant species to evolve? Why are some plants pollinated by flies, some by bats, some by birds, and others by bees? How does a plant evolve to look like a rock? How can destroying lawns soothe the soul? This is a show about plants and plant habitat through the lens of natural selection and ecology, with a side of neurotic ranting, light humor, occasional profanity, & the perpetual search for the filthiest taqueria bathroom.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t-244480"},"episode":{"title":"Rants about the Texas Caper, Abuelitas Hating Nature, Asphalt Heat Islands, etc","slug":"rants-about-the-texas-caper-abuelitas-hating-nature-asphalt-heat-islands-etc","published_at":"2026-01-28T23:19:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t-244480/rants-about-the-texas-caper-abuelitas-hating-nature-asphalt-heat-islands-etc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t-244480","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rants-about-the-texas-caper-abuelitas-hating-nature-asphalt-heat-islands-etc--69654595","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69654595/capparis_incana.mp3","summary":"Ad-free episodes of the CPBBD podcast can be heard at www.patreon.com/crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt In this episode we talk about South Texas Development, remnant thorn forests surrounded by McMansions, the Asphalt Heat Island, the South Texas Caper (Quadrella incana, Caper Family - Capparaceae, Mustard Order - Brassicales), grannies that hate street trees Crime Pays fan appreciation, Fighting City Hall for native scapes, general societal ignorance regarding the living world, Jack faking his own death in order to eat more hot dogs and more.","meta_description":"Ad-free episodes of the CPBBD podcast can be heard at www.patreon.com/crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt In this episode we talk about South Texas Development, remn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5466,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t-244480/episodes/rants-about-the-texas-caper-abuelitas-hating-nature-asphalt-heat-islands-etc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t-244480/rants-about-the-texas-caper-abuelitas-hating-nature-asphalt-heat-islands-etc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}