Plant Kingdom

Plant Kingdom

Conversations, stories and reflections from the field

Plant Kingdom is a conversation series about plants, nature and environment featuring scientists, artists, researchers, writers and healers.

We release two conversations each month, and hear from people who have an intimacy with plants and nature. We discuss their work, stories and reflections from the field.

We record in Sydney, Australia on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay respect to their elders - past, present and future.

Hosted and produced by Catherine Polcz.

May 06, 202400:44:5061.58 MB

06 Francine McCarthy: A lake in the Anthropocene

Micropaleontologist Dr Francine McCarthy goes deep into the sediments of Crawford Lake, a small and...

April 22, 202400:43:0859.25 MB

05 Nicole Yamase: The ocean is a mirror

Micronesian marine botanist and ocean advocate Dr Nicole Yamase meditates on the Pacific with a con...

April 08, 202400:37:2751.45 MB

04 Jen Sanger: View from the big tree canopy

Forest ecologist Jen Sanger spends more time in big trees than most. In our conversation, she takes...

March 21, 202401:00:2583 MB

03 Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel: Unearthing Ashkenazi herbalism practices

Partners in life and work, herbalist Deatra Cohen and reference librarian and researcher Adam Siege...

March 18, 202401:05:0489.38 MB

02 Ripley Whiteside: Depicting wonder

Tennessee-based artist Ripley Whiteside creates art as a way to explore and connect to nature, hist...