Listen To This | 🌱Even If You Don't Care About Plants This Is AMAZING
A Podcast Rec for Saturday January 11
Welcome to Listen To This, a new section within Welcome Wanderer. Each day I send out one of my favorite podcast episodes or audiobooks that moved me, challenged me, or simply made life a little brighter.
Podcast of the day: Radiolab | Smarty Plants | Jan 10 2025 | 38 min
Why You Need To Listen:
I was completely fascinated by this episode-all about plant intelligence. Radiolab always puts together a fabulous, fun, and entertaining show. They had me from the first crazy experiment- will plant roots grow towards water even when that water is inside a pipe? Even, if you're uninterested in plants, this episode is a must listen and will give you an entirely new appreciation for the world we live in and depend on for our survival!Favorite quote:
In regards to plants being able to learn and store new information,
“The fact that humans do it in a particular way, it doesn't mean that everyone needs to do it that way to be able to do it in the first place. There are multiple ways of doing one thing.”
Wanderer Thought:
“What if I viewed the plants around me as living beings, intelligent in different ways than humans, with the ability to learn, remember, and adapt to change?”Related Recommendation:
Quote: Whenever I think of our interconnectedness with the Earth, I think of Robin Wall Kimmerer. In her book Braiding Sweetgrass, she writes,
“Plants are not just things to be used, but rather beings to be related to, to be in conversation with; they are our teachers, and we are part of their story."
Have a beautiful weekend and I'll be back tomorrow with a Sunday podcast potion- my top 7 episodes from the week!
-Charissa
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