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.

Plant KingdomNovember 07, 2025

15 Barrett Klein: Insect Epiphany

Entomologist and author Dr Barrett Klein discusses cultural entomology – the study of how insects h...

Plant KingdomOctober 22, 2024

14 Luke Steller: Primordial soup

Astrobiologist and science communicator Dr Luke Steller journeys deep into the primordial soup to d...

Plant KingdomSeptember 30, 2024

13 Eddie Game: Ecoacoustics

Dr Eddie Game is the Lead Scientist & Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy's Asia Pa...

Plant KingdomSeptember 02, 2024

12 Jenny Mortimer: Plants in space

Associate Professor Dr Jenny Mortimer discusses plants as a technology, and how she applies genetic...

Plant KingdomAugust 12, 2024

11 Sharon Robinson: Antarctic moss

Climate change biologist Dr Sharon Robinson takes us thousands of kilometres across the Southern Oc...

Plant KingdomJuly 01, 2024

10 Jon Pitt: Becoming botanical

Translator, author and academic Dr Jon Pitt discusses his work in critical plant studies and the re...