{"podcast":{"title":"Plant People","slug":"plant-people-6889546","podcast_index_feed_id":6889546,"rss_url":"https://plantpeople.podcast.nybg.org/","website_url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?uf=https%3A%2F%2Fplantpeople.podcast.nybg.org%2F","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/7023/images/ad080ce4-67d1-4bac-9a1c-6766251f9956/S3_Show_Cover-PLANT-PEOPLE-3000x3000.jpg","author":"New York Botanical Garden (plantpeoplepodcast@nybg.org)","episode_count":33,"summary":"Plant People explores the ways our relationships with plants are tied to current environmental issues, and how art and culture reflect our connection to the ecosystems we rely on to thrive. Through lively stories and conversations with scientists, gardeners, artists, and experts, join the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) for deep dives into everything from food systems and horticulture to botanical breakthroughs in the lab and the field, and the many ways our daily lives are sustained by plants. Then stay for discussions on how we can return the favor, protecting what we have—and cultivating what we need—to ensure plants and people continue to support each other for future generations. Host Jennifer Bernstein, NYBG’s President & CEO, guides you through the role of humans in caring for our shared planet, whether you’re in your backyard garden, tending a window sill full of houseplants, or finding your love of nature in a concrete jungle. Let NYBG—rooted in NYC’s cultural fabric for over 130 years and a beloved respite in the heart of the Bronx, the city’s greenest borough—be your anchor for understanding how plants make a difference in your life, and our world, every single day—in…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plant-people-6889546"},"episode":{"title":"Cycads with Dr. Dennis Stevenson","slug":"cycads-with-dr-dennis-stevenson","published_at":"2026-05-25T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plant-people-6889546/cycads-with-dr-dennis-stevenson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plant-people-6889546","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_7023_744b3622-8fdf-40b2-8109-d10dea41e346&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fplantpeople.podcast.nybg.org%2F","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/7023/744b3622-8fdf-40b2-8109-d10dea41e346/NYBG_PP_S3_E9_FINAL.mp3","summary":"On this episode of Plant People , host Jennifer Bernstein—CEO and The William C. Steere Senior President of NYBG—joins Dr. Dennis Stevenson, previously NYBG’s Vice President for Botanical Science, to explore some of our planet’s oldest plants. At least as far back as 200 million years ago, cycads grew in abundance—and at the peak of their distribution, they even fed the dinosaurs. These so-called “living fossils” have changed little since then, yet today, they face their greatest threats in poaching, habitat destruction, and climate change. To preserve their future will require a team effort.","meta_description":"On this episode of Plant People , host Jennifer Bernstein—CEO and The William C. Steere Senior President of NYBG—joins Dr. Dennis Stevenson, previously NY…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1402,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plant-people-6889546/episodes/cycads-with-dr-dennis-stevenson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plant-people-6889546/cycads-with-dr-dennis-stevenson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}