Episode 122 - Plant Folklore (Bring Us a Shrubbery!)
Squaring the Strange - A podcast by Ben Radford, Celestia Ward and Pascual Romero
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We chat a bit about various news, including the passing of physicist Peter Brancazio, who explored popular sports illusions, and Ben's recent outreach project attempting to get answers from the "Plandemic" filmmaker. Then our main segment covers a veritable salad of plant-based folklore. From very old tales to modern misconceptions, we touch on the ancient Greek dryads and related myths, how to safely dig up a mandrake root, and whether or not houseplants purify the air.
