Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't

By: Tony Santore
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  • A show about plants as viewed through the lens of evolution and ecology with a side of deranged ranting, crass humor, occasional profanity, & the perpetual search for the filthiest taqueria bathroom.

    Plant ecology, systematics, taxonomy, floral chemistry, biogeography and more.

    Joey Santore was a degenerate railroader for 15 years during which he taught himself Botany by reading textbooks and research papers in the cab of the locomotive while stealing time from work. He has traveled to 11 different countries studying plant communities. He is the host of the YouTube channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't and the host of the show Kill Your Lawn on EarthX TV.
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Episodes
  • Guayusa Rants

    Guayusa Rants
    Feb 20 2025
    A 2 hour rant about the upper Amazon, the Paramo, any symbiosis, Ilex guayusa, ethnobotany at the fruit market, giant neotropical bamboos, and much more.

    Ad-free episodes of the podcast are available on the Crime Pays Patreon at : https://www.patreon.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt
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    2 hrs and 10 mins
  • Upper Amazon Fungi w/ Alan Rockefeller in Ecuador

    Upper Amazon Fungi w/ Alan Rockefeller in Ecuador
    Feb 10 2025
    A conversation with mycologist Alan Rockefeller about fungal and plant biodiversity of the upper Amazon of Ecuador.

    Episodes of the Crime Pays podcast are available Ad-Free on the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Atlas Nativa de Chile - Miquel Moya

    Atlas Nativa de Chile - Miquel Moya
    Jan 29 2025
    Miguel Moya is a naturalist and designer who produces field guides and posters for native plants in Chile. In this episode we talk about the sclerophyll forest, the temperate rainforests of Chile Island, indigenous communities in the Southern region, Araucaria forests, Gomortega kuele, Ancient Gondwanan disjunctions, Citronella mucronata, rare plants of the Santiago area and more.

    Ad-Free episodes of the crime pays Podcast are available on the Patreon for a measly five bucks a month, so quit your whinin about the awful ads (as if you don't have fingers you can use to press buttons to skip through them) and sign up, where you'll have access to e see rly screenings of videos, photo dumps of rare plants, free literature, educational PDFs and more at www.patreon.com/crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt
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    2 hrs and 10 mins

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Love the constant sense of humor!

I can listen to every episode because they’re all so entertaining and educational. Top of the line information from someone that knows what they’re talking about and is also funny!

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