Botany (with James Wong) - Part 1

03/21/24 • 53 min

So much we didn't know about the wonderful world of plants.

In this compilation, double-header episode discussing some of Jono's sketches that cover fascinating elements of botany, we are joined by 2-time gold medal winner at the world famous Chelsea Flower Show, author of 6 best-selling books, and ambassador for Kew Gardens; celebrated botanist, James Wong.

Rather than edit out a tonne of insightful, educational discussion points from James, we decided to publish this episode in two parts. This is Part 1.

The sketches we discussed are:

This last sketch was based on a TED talk by Kamal Meattle - and it's an interesting listen to hear how James dissects the theory behind it.

It was also a delight to discover that all 4 of us attended the University of Bath at the same time.

Please consider giving us a review or subscribing to our podcast on your podcast player. It really helps.

Please also consider putting in a pre-order for Jono's Sketchplanations book: Big Ideas, Little Pictures. Out very soon now.

Have a story or a thought about botany and your experiences with plants?

Ping us an email to: [email protected]

All Music on this podcast series is provided by Franc Cinelli. Find many more tracks at franccinelli.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So much we didn't know about the wonderful world of plants.

Rather than edit out a tonne of insightful, educational discussion points from James, we decided to publish this episode in two parts. This is Part 1.

The sketches we discussed are:

This last sketch was based on a TED talk by Kamal Meattle - and it's an interesting listen to hear how James dissects the theory behind it.

It was also a delight to discover that all 4 of us attended the University of Bath at the same time.

Please consider giving us a review or subscribing to our podcast on your podcast player. It really helps.

Please also consider putting in a pre-order for Jono's Sketchplanations book: Big Ideas, Little Pictures. Out very soon now.

Have a story or a thought about botany and your experiences with plants?

Ping us an email to: [email protected]

All Music on this podcast series is provided by Franc Cinelli. Find many more tracks at franccinelli.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Should we stop using "Bi-weekly"?

The three of us are tired of being misunderstood when we've used the words "biweekly", "bimonthly" and "biannually".

It's just no fun.

And so we're starting the campaign to ditch biweekly and use fortnightly instead. See sketch here.

Try it out. You won't regret it.

Our discussion turns to the general ambiguity of language and how in many senses it's quite a good thing.

It allows for creative writing, comedy and ease of communication.

Lots of bits to link to this week from this week's episode - enjoy:

Please consider giving us a review or subscribing to our podcast on your podcast player. It really helps.

Please also consider putting in a pre-order for Jono's Sketchplanations book: Big Ideas, Little Pictures. Out very soon now.

We'd love to hear your stories of any confusion with the words biweekly, bimonthly or biannually.

Ping us an email to: [email protected]

All Music on this podcast series is provided by Franc Cinelli. Find many more tracks at franccinelli.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

Botany (with James Wong) - Part 2

So much we didn't know about the wonderful world of plants.

Rather than edit out a tonne of insightful, educational discussion points from James, we decided to publish this episode in two parts. This is Part 2.

The sketches we discussed are:

This last sketch was based on a TED talk by Kamal Meattle - and it's an interesting listen to hear how James dissects the theory behind it.

It was also a delight to discover that all 4 of us attended the University of Bath at the same time.

Please consider giving us a review or subscribing to our podcast on your podcast player. It really helps.

Please also consider putting in a pre-order for Jono's Sketchplanations book: Big Ideas, Little Pictures. Out very soon now.

Have a story or a thought about botany and your experiences with plants?

Ping us an email to: [email protected]

All Music on this podcast series is provided by Franc Cinelli. Find many more tracks at franccinelli.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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