{"podcast":{"title":"Planthropology","slug":"planthropology-908428","podcast_index_feed_id":908428,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/729866.rss","website_url":"https://planthropology.buzzsprout.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/6bdtxnn98gsi1ikl6m1th1a0dnrv?.jpg","author":"Vikram Baliga, PhD","episode_count":155,"summary":"If you're on this planet, plants have a HUGE impact on your life. Whether you're a vegan, a carnivore, or somewhere in between, plants are the basis of the food you eat, the clothes your wear, and the air you breathe. We don't intend just to teach you plant facts (though we'll do plenty of that), but to give you some insight into the cool people who work with them. From the soil to the plate to the climate, dive into the anthropology of plants (get it?) and learn a little more about why you should care about the world around you from the people who care about it the most.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T14:22:21.873683+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/planthropology-908428"},"episode":{"title":"105. Native Plants, Academic Optimism, and Liquid Smoke w/ Dr. Robert Cox","slug":"105-native-plants-academic-optimism-and-liquid-smoke-w-dr-robert-cox","published_at":"2024-04-04T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/planthropology-908428/105-native-plants-academic-optimism-and-liquid-smoke-w-dr-robert-cox","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/planthropology-908428","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/729866/episodes/14823570-105-native-plants-academic-optimism-and-liquid-smoke-w-dr-robert-cox.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/729866/episodes/14823570-105-native-plants-academic-optimism-and-liquid-smoke-w-dr-robert-cox.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail What's up, Plant People?? I hope you're well! My guest today is a long-time mentor and friend, Dr. Robert Cox. Dr. Cox is a restoration ecologist whose wisdom in prairie ecosystems and passion for academia are as deep-rooted as the native species he studies. This episode is full of stories from Dr. Cox's academic adventures, which began in herpetology and evolved into the long-time study of plant ecology. We discussed a little bit of everything, from some of the roles f...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail What's up, Plant People?? I hope you're well! My guest today is a long-time mentor and friend, Dr. Robert Cox. Dr. Cox is a restoration e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3289,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/planthropology-908428/episodes/105-native-plants-academic-optimism-and-liquid-smoke-w-dr-robert-cox/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/planthropology-908428/105-native-plants-academic-optimism-and-liquid-smoke-w-dr-robert-cox.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}