{"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":"119. Plant Hoarding, the Garden Party, and Being an Influencer w/ Destin Noak","slug":"119-plant-hoarding-the-garden-party-and-being-an-influencer-w-destin-noak","published_at":"2025-05-22T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/planthropology-908428/119-plant-hoarding-the-garden-party-and-being-an-influencer-w-destin-noak","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/planthropology-908428","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/729866/episodes/17205361-119-plant-hoarding-the-garden-party-and-being-an-influencer-w-destin-noak.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/729866/episodes/17205361-119-plant-hoarding-the-garden-party-and-being-an-influencer-w-destin-noak.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how working with plants could transform your life? Destin Noak, known online as the Texas Garden Guy, discovered gardening's therapeutic power during a period of uncertainty after leaving the Air Force in 2011. What began with his father's simple suggestion to till the backyard evolved into a passionate pursuit that would eventually open doors to a fulfilling career. \"It kind of gave me that relaxation, that therapy that I didn't know I needed,\" Destin explains...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how working with plants could transform your life? Destin Noak, known online as the Texas Garden Guy, discovered gardening'…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3383,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/planthropology-908428/episodes/119-plant-hoarding-the-garden-party-and-being-an-influencer-w-destin-noak/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/planthropology-908428/119-plant-hoarding-the-garden-party-and-being-an-influencer-w-destin-noak.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}