Capello - Recombination Nation (podcast)

Three Floating Staple Crops

28 Ogo 2026

In my second solo episode I explore the potential for floating aquatic plants to produce staple carbohydrates, fat and protein in a way that could create a new kind of integrated agricultural package. I also had fun imagining the impact these crops could have in a warm and watery corner of the w ...

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Applying Ethnobotany to Regen Ag with Ryan Huish

7 Ogo 2026

Associate Professor Ryan Huish is an experienced ethnobotanist with experience in both North America and the South Pacific, who also runs his own experimental low input farm in the mountains of Appalachia. We explore the lessons from historical and traditional cultures' relationships to plants a ...

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Evolving Beyond Hope with Sci-Fi Author Peter Watts

14 Ogo 2026

Peter Watts is a notorious science fiction author with a fascination of the outer edges of biology, fractured minds and a taste for the dark and confronting. We dive into the lessons the living world and our own nature can teach us when contemplating the destiny of this civilisation, our species ...

01:59:57

Experimental Farming for the Win with Tanja Eskildsen

22 Ogo 2026

Tanja Eskildsen fell in love with plants in chilly Denmark but unleashed their potential through low-input experimental farming on the sunny island of Majorca. We retrace her path learning to trial, select and breed crops for her challenging soil and extreme climate. Check out Tanja's Substack. ...

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