A Botanical Podcast

BONUS EPISODE: Humans in the (Plant Trait Selection) Loop! A Wide-Ranging Discussion with Irwin Goldman

For this lively bonus episode of “A Botanical Podcast,” host Shiran Ben-Zeev and guest Irwin Goldman share their enthusiasm for a subject of great mutual interest: plant

BONUS EPISODE: More Humans in the Loop! A Fascinating Discussion of Plant Domestication with Eric JB von Wettberg

In this second bonus episode of “A Botanical Podcast,” host Shiran Ben-Zeev and guest Eric von Wetttberg debate plant domestication as an abrupt event vs. as a continuum.

CAM! An Enlightening Discussion with Karolina Heyduk

Welcome to the first episode of the second season of "A Botanical Podcast"! Host Shiran Ben-Zeev talks with Dr. Karolina Heyduk, University of Connecticut, about why she

Plant People For the Win! A Conversation with Chris Martine

Join us "in the weeds" for this fascinating conversation with Chris Martine, a Professor at Bucknell (and incoming President of BSA), who has many interests and talents,

Herbaria Meet Citizen Science (+”Weird Plant” Talk!): A Conversation with Adam Schneider

Herbaria are amazing libraries of plant biodiversity—they serve as time capsules of a particular time and place, but they are also so much more! Listen in on this convers

Growing Biodiverse Communities on Campus (Students Dig It, Literally!): A Conversation with Caprice Disbrow

Prepare to be inspired! Podcast host Shiran Ben-Zeev and Caprice Disbrow, a Biology and Botany Instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College, enthusiastically talk about the SR

Timing! Shifting Climate Conditions and Plant Flowering: A Conversation with Jessica Savage

In this episode of “A Botanical Podcast!” host Shiran Ben Zeev and Dr. Jessica Savage have a wide-ranging conversation about how flowering plants respond to shifting seas

Let's Look at Vegetative Phase Change: A Conversation with Erica Lawrence-Paul

Is it better/more advantageous to be a juvenile or an adult? As with humans, in plants, "it’s complicated"! In this episode of “A Botanical Podcast!” host Shiran Ben Zeev

Plants Communicating Through Chemistry: A Conversation with Jordan Dowell

In this episode, the host Shiran Ben Zeev and guest Jordan Dowell nerd out on a discussion of how plants choose to defend themselves against predators and/or manipulate o

Paradigm Shifts in Flower Color: A Conversation with Andrea Berardi

In this episode* of A Botanical Podcast, Dr. Andrea E. Berardi from James Madison University joins show host Dr. Shiran Ben Zeev to discuss the evolution of flower color

"A Botanical Podcast" Introduction

BSA Publications Director Amy McPherson and host/producer Dr. Shiran Ben Zeev offer a preview of the first season of the BSA's new podcast: "A Botanical Podcast"! Th