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Witches' Herbs Part 1: Mandrake, Belladonna & Flying Ointments | Halloween Special
This Halloween, we're unearthing the secret history of witches and the plants linked to them. Join us for Part 1 of our episode as we dive into the legendary herbs of old myths, meet the healers who mastered them, and explore the stories that still linger today. Episode artwork: The Witches' Ride by William Holbrook Beard, 1870 (Wikimedia commons) Support the show Join The Newsletter 📩 Get a wild historical fact, a fascinating science tidbit, a botanical quiz & much more to yo...
11 Sept 2026
Bamboo: The 7,000-Year-Old Plant That Built Civilisations
Here's the story of how bamboo shaped Chinese poetry, Japanese folklore, Indian tradition and human health. A little correction: In the episode, I mentioned that bamboo was the only plant to survive the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. This is partly true. Records indicate that, in addition to bamboo, ginkgo, weeping willows, camphor trees, oleanders, and crape myrtle also survived. However, bamboo does possess incredible resilience. Its robust underground rhizome system protected i...
16 Aug 2026
Why Europe Was Terrified of the Tomato for 200 Years
Tomatoes are in our salads, our sauces, our sandwiches, and our soups. It's hard to imagine pizza without it, or a summer garden without a few tomato plants growing in the corner. But this wasn't always the case. For hundreds of years, the tomato was feared, avoided, and even blamed for killing people. It was called the "poison apple." It was linked to witchcraft. And in some places, it took over two hundred years before people were willing to put it on their plates. This is the story o...
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