The tree under which The Buddha sat and reached enlightenment, the sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) is one of the world’s most iconic trees. As an ending to our Summer Vacation series, we trip to Sri Lanka where we visit the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi. Hear our uneducated takes on Buddhism, and a reminder about what dark waspy rituals go on inside your favorite figs. See you next Fall!
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BONUS EPISODE - Arbortrary Shorts (feat. Lizzie Falconer & Jen Thomas from Shorts.)
The Lord of the Tree Rings, Part Three: Specimen Tree of Gondor (Stewartia)
The Lord of the Tree Rings, Part Two: Białowieża (Norway Spruce)
The Lord of the Tree Rings, Part One: Concerning Tree Care (Pedunculate Oak)
You Can Grow Your Own Way (Southern Catalpa)
Umwelt (Italian Cypress)
It's Complicated (Paper Birch)
Amazing Technicolor Dreamtree (Rocky Mountain Juniper)
The Other Biggest Tree (Coast Redwood)
The Biggest Tree (Giant Sequoia)
Shagadelic, Baby! (Shagbark Hickory)
Graveyardery (English Yew)
Mastodon! (Osage Orange)
Elven Beauty (European Beech)
Trees Become Alligators (Japanese Black Pine)
BONUS EPISODE - We Three Drinks (Coffee, Hops, & Grapes)
Food of the Gods (Cacao)
Luxuriance of Funguous Flesh (Meyer Lemon)
OG: Original Goop (Sassafras)
The Colossus (Olive)
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