Propaganda By The Seed

Kratom with Dr. Christopher McCurdy and Dr. Swathi Nadakuduti

In this episode I'm speaking with Dr. Christopher McCurdy and Dr. Swathi Nadakuduti about Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa). If you aren't familiar with this species, they are a tree from South-East Asia whose leaves have been chewed or brewed for a long time for a variety of reasons, but mostly used in a similar way to Coffee or Coca. More recently powdered leaves and live plants have been imported across the globe and have been used for similar uses as well as for treating pain, substituting for opioids and many other purposes. Between these 2 guests we cover traditional use, cultivation, chemical constituents, recent changes in the Kratom marketplace, and best practices for consumption. I was very impressed with their ability to speak on these topics utilizing their many years of primary research, but also in way that should be easily understood by most listeners. You can contact them through their faculty pages, or find their work on Google Scholar (Christopher / Swathi) or check out the website of the Nadakuduti Lab. The other podcasts I mention in the intro are: The Dugout, The Beautiful Idea. Thanks to MK for having me on The Child and It's Enemies. If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the Patreon. You can also submit questions or listener audio!

Summer Gardening with Live Like the World is Dying

This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Brooke follows up with Aaron from Propaganda by the Seed about planting a garden and what you can do now that it's summer. We talk watering, weeding and fertilizing. If you want to learn a whole lot more about using urine as fertilizer, we've got a whole episode on that in the PBTS feed. Live Like the World is Dying is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. They can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness and Blue Sky @tangledwilderness.bsky.social You can support thm on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Find out more at https://live-like-the-world-is-dying.pinecast.co

Perennial Beans with Ken Asmus

In this episode I'm talking to Ken Asmus of Oikos Tree Crops about perennial beans. Ken has been growing andbreeding perennial food plants since the 1970s and has developed many interesting populations of several species. We talk Thicket Beans (Phaseolus polystachios), how they can hybridize with Lima Beans (Phaseolus lunatus) as well as Peashubs (Caragana spp) and Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata). You can find Ken's writing at biologicalenrich.blog If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the Patreon. You can also submit questions or listener audio! Cover image photo by Ken Asmus

Spring Gardening with Live Like the World is Dying

This week I am back collaborating with my friends at Live Like the World is Dying, this time Brooke is asking me questions about planting a spring garden. Live Like the World is Dying is your podcast for what feels like the end times. They ask the question, how do we live in a world that might be ending? By preparing to survive that end and by working to prevent it. Live Like the World is Dying features interviews with people who think about how to prepare for and survive crises. Check them out through their website, on your favorite podcast platform, or follow them on instagram or bluesky If you would like to support Propaganda By the Seed, now is a great time to order plants/seeds from EdgewoodNursery.com! I just updated the inventory and it's prime time to ship bare root plants. Of course you can also support by telling a friend to check it out, subscribing/rating/reviewing on your favorite podcast platforms and/or joining the Patreon. You can also submit questions or listener audio!

Apples with Laura Sieger

In this episode I'm talking to Laura Sieger about Apples. We cover history, care, varieties and re-framing expectations. Laura is a freelance orchardist and nursery worker who has worked on several great projects around Maine. They mention the Maine Heritage Orchard, Maine Apple Camp and the Gnarly Pippins Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition. You can follow Laura on Instagram or email them at Maine Fruit Buds. This episode was recorded in person and wound up with a little bit of weird reverb/ crosstalk that I couldn't quite get rid of, sorry about that! If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the Patreon. You can also submit questions or listener audio!