{"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":"Pawpaws with Anya Stansell","slug":"pawpaws-with-anya-stansell","published_at":"2026-04-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plant-people-6889546/pawpaws-with-anya-stansell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plant-people-6889546","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_7023_f1097e8d-04e4-4ab8-b9fa-f57dfb19fe5b&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/f1097e8d-04e4-4ab8-b9fa-f57dfb19fe5b/NYBG_PP_S3_E6_FINAL.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we’re joined by Anya Stansell, Western New York Small Fruits Specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension, to discuss the largest fruit native to the United States—one that you may never have heard of. Sometimes called a Custard Apple, the Pawpaw grows throughout much of the eastern wilderness, and was long a staple in many Indigenous diets. So why is it so obscure to most of us today? Listen in as host Jennifer Bernstein, CEO and the William C. Steere Sr. President of the New York Botanical Garden, joins Anya to uncover the story of this unique fruit. UPDATE: While squash are botanically considered a fruit, the large ones are a result of domestication and human selection. Pawpaw is the largest wild fruit native to the United States, and squash is the largest native only if you include domesticated crops.","meta_description":"In this episode, we’re joined by Anya Stansell, Western New York Small Fruits Specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension, to discuss the largest fruit n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1439,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plant-people-6889546/episodes/pawpaws-with-anya-stansell/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/pawpaws-with-anya-stansell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}