{"podcast":{"title":"Herbal Radio","slug":"herbal-radio-1052686","podcast_index_feed_id":1052686,"rss_url":"https://herbalradio.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.mountainroseherbs.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/7/7/6/57768325304ea72516c3140a3186d450/Screenshot_2026-03-13_at_4.44.57PM-20260313-udqbxu3h2y.png","author":"Herbal Radio","episode_count":303,"summary":"Herbal Radio brings you invaluable conversations with herbalists, botanists, scientists, conservationists, and more! Hoping to inspire the next generation of herbal crafters, Herbal Radio has hundreds of episodes to expand your learning and open your mind. Subscribe to Herbal Radio wherever you listen to podcasts to inspire you while you tend to your garden, cook a wholesome meal, or explore your local environment.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T10:22:16.371115+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/herbal-radio-1052686"},"episode":{"title":"Integrating Energetic & Scientific Herbalism | Featuring Richard Mandelbaum","slug":"integrating-energetic-scientific-herbalism-featuring-richard-mandelbaum","published_at":"2026-05-22T21:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/herbal-radio-1052686/integrating-energetic-scientific-herbalism-featuring-richard-mandelbaum","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/herbal-radio-1052686","url":"https://herbalradio.libsyn.com/integrating-energetic-scientific-herbalism-featuring-richard-mandelbaum","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/herbalradio/Integrating_Energetic__Scientific_Herbalism___Featuring_Richard_Mandelbaum.mp3?dest-id=913199","summary":"This week on Herbal Radio, host Jiling Lin is joined by Richard Mandelbaum. Richard has been an avid student of our native flora for close to forty years. He has been practicing as an herbalist since 1999, blending Chinese and Western herbal traditions, with a private practice offering both online and in-person consultations in Forestburgh NY. He is also a founder of the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism and is on the faculty at David Winston's Center for Herbal Studies and the Won Institute of Graduate Studies , and is co-coordinator of his local chapter of Herbalists Without Borders . Listen in as Richard and Jiling chat about: Integrating scientific and traditional herbalism Herbal energetics Sweet and bitter flavors Differential assessment method Importance of botany for herbalists Creative energy of anger in seasonal transitions Symbiosis between plants and people 🎥 Check out the video version of this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mJPcogD3fjk ~~~ Check out more of Richard's work below: 💻 Website: www.richardmandelbaum.com/ 📸 Plant Photography: www.richardmandelbaum.com/meet-the-plants-and-fungi/ 🌿 Botanical Site Surveys: www.richardmandelbaum.com/botanical-survey-services 📝 Classes, Workshops, & Presentations: www.richardmandelbaum.com/new-page 🎙️ Other Podcasts & Media: www.richardmandelbaum.com/a-sampling-of-recordings-and-papers ~~~ 🪷 Jiling Lin is an acupuncturist and herbalist in coastal southern California. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com — and get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template and Five Phases (五行) outline. Join her newsletter for seasonal beauty— and updates on her coming book! (Publication 2028) ~~~ Mountain Rose Herbs is a purveyor of the highes…","meta_description":"This week on Herbal Radio, host Jiling Lin is joined by Richard Mandelbaum. Richard has been an avid student of our native flora for close to forty years.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3293,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/herbal-radio-1052686/episodes/integrating-energetic-scientific-herbalism-featuring-richard-mandelbaum/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/herbal-radio-1052686/integrating-energetic-scientific-herbalism-featuring-richard-mandelbaum.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}