{"podcast":{"title":"Rangers of the Lost Park","slug":"rangers-of-the-lost-park-7390236","podcast_index_feed_id":7390236,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/rangers-of-the-lost-park","website_url":"http://www.instagram.com/rangersofthelostpark","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_hgsuLO1pPimYib3rElRhFBKqI6KA_2ybw4ASJarPK0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNDM2/ZmZiODYxOTZiODdm/MGQ2ZmEwMjg4OTI4/MTBiNi5wbmc.jpg","author":"Liz Crandall","episode_count":58,"summary":"A podcast for those who love the outdoors and need joy in a world of bad news. Hosted by former ranger Liz Crandall. Co-created with Mikayla Moors. Ranger On!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:19:09.148984+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rangers-of-the-lost-park-7390236"},"episode":{"title":"38: Battling Bananas & Loving Plants with Plant Prof Vikram Baliga","slug":"38-battling-bananas-loving-plants-with-plant-prof-vikram-baliga","published_at":"2026-03-18T13:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rangers-of-the-lost-park-7390236/38-battling-bananas-loving-plants-with-plant-prof-vikram-baliga","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rangers-of-the-lost-park-7390236","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/b5569370","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/media.transistor.fm/b5569370/842d527c.mp3","summary":"Liz chats with Vikram Baliga - known for his online presence as The Plant Prof and podcast Planthropology - about loving plants and the plant community, wild 5-minute plant hack videos, Big Bend National Park, and more! Vikram also shares that he wishes for folks to find the beauty in the outdoors whenever they can. Yay plants! Follow Vikram on Instagram: @the.plant.prof . Listen to his podcast: Planthropology . Check out his book Plants to the Rescue! (Support your local bookshop!) Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark . Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark . Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at rangersofthelostpark@gmail.com . Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★","meta_description":"Liz chats with Vikram Baliga - known for his online presence as The Plant Prof and podcast Planthropology - about loving plants and the plant community, w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3318,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rangers-of-the-lost-park-7390236/episodes/38-battling-bananas-loving-plants-with-plant-prof-vikram-baliga/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rangers-of-the-lost-park-7390236/38-battling-bananas-loving-plants-with-plant-prof-vikram-baliga.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}