{"podcast":{"title":"Plants & Beats","slug":"plants-beats-7441589","podcast_index_feed_id":7441589,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/plants-beats/","website_url":"https://plants-beats.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ec58b626-4f1b-4ce5-9d3c-f12efc334050/PoU676RH-QTBbkWd-uDHNVEB.jpg","author":"Rob Bell & Aloefi","episode_count":27,"summary":"Plants & Beats is a lo-fi hip hop podcast hosted by Aloefi—a beatmaker and plant dealer on a journey toward nirvana—and award-winning journalist Rob Bell. Each episode is a blend of meditative music, mindful moments, and green wisdom. Tune in for hand-picked vinyl samples, chopped and looped into lo-fi grooves with practical plant care tips, ambient reflections, and quiet philosophies from a life lived between houseplants and MPC pads. It’s not just a podcast, it’s a sonic terrarium. New episodes drop every Friday","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:18:18.349349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-beats-7441589"},"episode":{"title":"Flower City","slug":"flower-city","published_at":"2026-05-15T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-beats-7441589/flower-city","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-beats-7441589","url":"https://plants-beats.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/96f3f1f6-8f06-42d7-bebe-fa005e703df8.mp3","summary":"Recorded live at Stem (806 Monroe Avenue in Rochester NY) , this episode of Plants & Beats brings together community voices, plant wisdom, and conversations about connection. Rob Bell sits down with Matthew Smitley and Quajay Donnell to talk about what makes the Rochester community feel rooted, resilient, and alive. From support systems to creative collaboration, the conversation explores the parallels between caring for plants and caring for people. Set against another lo-fi mix by Aloefi, this episode is about growth in every sense of the word—personal, communal, and creative. 🪴 Recorded live at Stem on Monroe Avenue 🌱 Conversations on community, care & connection 🤝 Featuring Matthew Smitley & Quajay Donnell 🎧 Hosted by Rob Bell (@byrobbell) 🎼 Music by Aloefi (@al0efi) 🎙 Produced with the Lunchador Podcast Network Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Coffee that lifts everyone. joebeanroasters.com","meta_description":"Recorded live at Stem (806 Monroe Avenue in Rochester NY) , this episode of Plants & Beats brings together community voices, plant wisdom, and convers…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3013,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plants-beats-7441589/episodes/flower-city/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-beats-7441589/flower-city.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}