Ologies with Alie Ward

Fungus gnats. Overloved cacti. Fiddle fig failures. $20,000 specimens. It’s house plants — and it’s wild, folks. Widely beloved author, artist, house plant expert and Domestic Phytologist Tyler Thrasher joins to talk about root rot, what to grow in a dark basement, the rarest plants in the world, the punishments for poaching them, grow lights for people and plants, houseplant ethics, how to keep your cats from taking whizzes in them, if you should name your plants, how often to repot them, how to keep an orchid out of your trash can, pet-safe, plants, if one should use their own surplus blood to feed them, and what botany crimes I have committed against my own plants. Visit Tyler Thrasher’s website [https://tylerthrasher.com/] and follow him on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/TylerThrasherArt], Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/tylerthrasherart.bsky.social] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@tyler_thrasher] Buy his book, The Universe in 100 Colors [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727433/the-universe-in-100-colors-by-tyler-thrasher-and-terry-mudge/], at Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-universe-in-100-colors-weird-and-wonderful-colors-from-science-and-nature-tyler-thrasher/21045445] or Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Universe-100-Colors-Wondrous-Science/dp/1632174928], and his journal, Grow a Damn Plant Journal [https://tylerthrasher.com/published] See Tyler at San Diego’s Oddities Flea Market [https://theodditiesfleamarket.com/events/ofm-sd2025] March 29 & 30, 2025 A donation went to The Loveland Foundation [https://thelovelandfoundation.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/domesticphytology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Cycadology (RARE PLANT DRAMA) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cycadology], Dendrology (TREES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dendrology2], Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouspedology], Mycology (MUSHROOMS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mycology], Pomology (APPLES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/pomology], Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd], Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/genocidology], Zymology (BEER) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/zymology], FIELD TRIP: I Go France and Learn Weird France Stuff [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/france], Carnivorous Phytobiology (MEAT-EATING PLANTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/carnivorousphytobiology], Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/suicidology], Carobology (NOT-CHOCOLATE TREES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/carobology], Cicadology (CICADAS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cicadology], Chronobiology (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/chronobiology], Tiktokology (THE TIKTOK APP) with Hank Green [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/tiktokology], Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/erethizonology], Coffeeology (YEP, COFFEE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/coffeeology], Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/foragingecology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

Long Covid Part 2: Treatments. Studies. Histamines. Hormones. POTS. Clots. Hearts. Hope. Highly-respected Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely, is back for all of your listener questions. We also check in with Physics Girl Diana Cowern on her years-long struggle with the disease. So start with Part 1, and then finish up with this episode addressing all your straggling questions, and great advice for patients and caregivers.  Follow Dr. Ely on GoogleScholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AKi6tNIAAAAJ&hl=en] Buy Dr. Ely’s book, Every Deep-Drawn Breath, on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/p/books/every-deep-drawn-breath-a-critical-care-doctor-on-healing-recovery-and-transforming-medicine-in-the-icu-wes-ely/16544529] or Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Every-Deep-Drawn-Breath-Critical-Transforming/dp/1982171146] Donations went to: Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, And Survivorship (CIBS) Center [http://icudelirium.org], Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness [https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/cohen], and Open Medicine Foundation [https://www.omf.ngo/ways-to-donate/] – Diana Cowern’s favorite cause to support clinical trials More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/postviralepidemiology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology], Cardiology (THE HEART) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cardiology], Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology], Molecular Biology (PROTEINS + SCIENCE COMMUNICATION) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularbiology], Nephrology (KIDNEYS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/nephrology], Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diabetology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

What is Long Covid? Is it real? What does it feel like? Do you have it? And how do you cure it? With fatigue and brain fog, you don’t want to spend hours scrolling through conflicting opinions. So we’ve got you covered with the wonderful and highly-respected pulmonologist and intensive care physician and Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely.  So tuck in, breathe deep and let’s load you up with true facts about what Long Covid is, how it differs from other post-viral illnesses, variants and Long Covid risk, why people say it’s not real, advice for caregivers, changing opinions in medicine, similarities to HIV, treatment options, auto-immune issues, POTS, post-exertional malaise, the best way to prevent it. Next week: Part 2 with even more info.  Follow Dr. Ely on GoogleScholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AKi6tNIAAAAJ&hl=en] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/weselymd.bsky.social] Buy Dr. Ely’s book [https://www.icudelirium.org/every-deep-drawn-breath], Every Deep-Drawn Breath, on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/p/books/every-deep-drawn-breath-a-critical-care-doctor-on-healing-recovery-and-transforming-medicine-in-the-icu-wes-ely/16544529] or Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Every-Deep-Drawn-Breath-Critical-Transforming/dp/1982171146] A donation went to the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, And Survivorship (CIBS) Center [http://icudelirium.org] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/postviralepidemiology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology], Cardiology (THE HEART) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cardiology], Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology], Molecular Biology (PROTEINS + SCIENCE COMMUNICATION) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularbiology], Nephrology (KIDNEYS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/nephrology], Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diabetology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us,” and straight up Reality TV Sociologist, Dr. Danielle Lindemann studies human behavior through the lens of pop culture and reality TV. Dr. Lindemann lays out the history of the medium, the complexities of why we watch, the effect on society at large, who signs up to be on these shows, how our reactions change to it over time, political consequences of reality TV, and what these shows can teach us about ourselves and each other. Also: the Jackie & Shadow show.  Visit Dr. Lindemann’s website [https://daniellelindemann.com/] and follow her on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/djlindee.bsky.social] Buy her books [https://daniellelindemann.com/commuter-spouses/] including True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/p/books/true-story-what-reality-tv-says-about-us-danielle-j-lindemann/16204362] or Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/True-Story-What-Reality-About/dp/0374279020/] A donation went to the Pedro Zamora Scholarship [https://www.aidsmemorial.org/pedro-zamora-scholarship] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/realitytvsociology] The Jackie & Shadow Show [https://www.youtube.com/live/B4-L2nfGcuE] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: FIELD TRIP: A Hollywood Visit to the Writers Guild Strike Line [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/wgastrike], Phonology (LINGUISTICS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/phonology], Kalology (BEAUTY STANDARDS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/kalology], Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/matrimoniology], Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnocynology], Fanthropology (FANDOMS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fanthropology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

Exactly the inspiration you need. Exactly the perfect time. Pass it on to anyone who loves art and/or speaking up. I went to Comic-Con’s little sister, WonderCon, to moderate a panel on protest art with expert Carol Wells, the founder of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics and C. Andrew Hall, from the Spesh Ep: Functional Magic's Environmental Art episode we did in 2021 about the non-profit he founded. So come along to WonderCon – free admission – as we chat about protest art, different approaches graphically, camouflage among ads, defining propaganda, the tiniest mightiest posters, collectible gig posters for the climate, and how the anti-war movement affected history. Also, short warning, we do discuss a few images of war photojournalism in this episode. Donations were made to the Center for the Study of Political Graphics [https://www.politicalgraphics.org/] and Functional Magic [https://functionalmagic.org/] Yay! Functional Magic t-shirt Kickstarter! [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/functionalmagic/functional-magic-merch-oh-my] Zoom: March 3, 8pm EST: A Beginners Guide to Street Art with Dr. Sarah McAnulty [https://lu.ma/53ks8h33] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/erethizonology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Spesh Ep: Functional Magic's Environmental Art [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/drawdowndesignproject], Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/moderntoichographology], FIELD TRIP: I Take You to the Making of a Mural [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mural], Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/genocidology], Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/agnotologyencore], Critical Ecology (SOCIAL SYSTEMS + ENVIRONMENT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/criticalecology], Theoretical & Creative Ecology (SCIENCE & ECOPOETRY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/creativeecology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn