Ashes and Adaptations Podcast by Peyton Paa

Episodes 5

Avg. Duration 10m

Activity Dormant

Since Nov 2025

Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Schedule

Every Few Days

Format

Episodic

Consistency

25%

Hosting

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About This Podcast

"Ashes and Adaptations" is a five-episode mini-series discussing plant adaptations shaped by fire. The goal of the project was to create an overview of fire as an evolutionary force and explain how climate change is harmful to fire-adapted ecosystems. From trees with flammable oils to cones waiting to open until after a fire, this series discusses a variety of interesting ways plants have evolved with fire. Tune in to learn more!

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Recent Episodes

S1E5 From Soil to Canopy: A Discussion with Jamie Woolet and Sarah Hettema on Fire Ecology

Nov 30, 2025 49m

Welcome to a very special final episode of Ashes and Adaptations. To wrap up this mini-series, we will be discussing fire ecology with Jamie Woolet and Sarah Hettema. Jamie is a PhD candidate in the…

S1E4 The Phoenix Tree

Nov 30, 2025 9m

The eucalyptus is an iconic species across Australia. Join us as we explore what makes them so unique in fire ecology. In this episode of Ashes and Adaptations, we'll be exploring epicormic budding,…

S1E3 The Waiting Game: The Science of Serotiny

Nov 30, 2025 9m

Some species don't simply survive fire, they depend on it. In the third episode of Ashes and Adaptations, we will be discussing serotiny. This remarkable fire adaptation uses heat to trigger seed…

S1E2 Layers of Surivival: The Power of Thick Bark

Nov 19, 2025 10m

In this episode of Ashes and Adaptations, we're discussing one of the most unassuming yet powerful fire-adapted traits: thick bark. Some trees are built with a natural armor that can protect them…

S1E1 Overview of Evolution

Nov 19, 2025 14m

Welcome to Ashes and Adaptations! This mini-series will be diving into various plant adaptations that have evolved in response to fire. This first episode explores evolution as a process, how…