Gathered: Storied Botanicals
Allison B. Young
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S5E3 A Botanical Reading: Late Bloomer
Send us a textIn this short-form episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals, Allison shares Late Bloomer—a reflective poem about timing, trust, and allowing growth to unfold without force.Inspired by…
S5E2 Gather 'Round: Hellebore & the Cure for Madness
Send us a text What if a flower bloomed between worlds—between poison and medicine, madness and healing, death and rebirth?In this episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals, I offer a retelling of the…
S5E1 Introducing A Botanical Reading
Send us a textIn this short, poetry-centered episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals, host Allison B. Young shares a poem, Waking This First Night Sharing My Bed. First drafted years ago and…
S4E2 Flowers of Decay
Send us a textAfter lots of tech issues, the final podcast episode of the year is here! In this episode, I offer a strange harbinger of hope: the mushroom. Across the globe, folklore casts these…
S4E1 Halloween Special: The Flower Shop (of Horrors)
Send us a textOn this special Halloween episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals, we wander into the woods at dusk, where strange things grow underfoot and fairy tales turn dark at the edges.Before…
S4 I Hope You'll Gather 'Round
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S3E4 The Botanical Artifact
Send us a textWhen was the last time you discovered something? The experience of discovery comes with a wide range of emotions. In this episode, I share a personal essay on discovering mementos from…
S3E3 Ephemeral
Send us a textI had hoped to release an episode about spring ephemerals for the month of April, but I am at a loss...
S3E2 Flowers of Film, Flowers of War
Send us a textThe Oscars are tonight, and I thought I'd reflect on the powerful ways two of the nominated films used flowers to help tell their stories and how they urge us to remember lessons from…
S3E1 The Flower of Creation
Send us a text“Life sprang […] from the lotus.” In this first episode of Season 3, I delve into a flower that’s closely tied to divinity and many Eastern faiths: the lotus flower. It’s an integral…
S3 Introducing Gathered: Storied Botanicals
Send us a textIntroducing Gathered: Storied BotanicalsGathered: Storied Botanicals is a monthly podcast—with room and the will to grow. In each episode, I delve into the world of flowers weaving my…
S2E8 Legend of the Poinsettia: An Earnest Offering
Send us a textOn the final day of the year, the season's final episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals delves into the story of the Poinsettia. It goes by many names and its intricate history…
S2E7 Girlish Notions (or an Excruciating Faith)
Send us a textSome unexpected heartbreak has had me change my initial plans for this month's episode and revisit a lyric essay I wrote in Chicago called, "Girlish Notions." It's a departure from past…
S2E6 Gather 'Round: Devil's Guts & The Vine's Snare
Send us a textThey lie low to the ground. Sneaky and insidious, they creep along forest floors, climb garden gates, and choke out its neighbors. This Halloween let's follow the coils of creeping…
S2E5 Gather 'Round: The Story of the Lupine Ladies
Send us a textHaving missed June's episode, I catch up on an Icelandic adventure that revealed insight into the lupine flower, its role in ancient Rome, Native American medicine, and restoring soil…
S2E4 Gather 'Round: The Story of the First Tulip
Send us a textIn this month's episode, we'll gather 'round the *podcasting campfire* for the story of Farhad and Shirin, the Persian folktale that is also the legend of the first tulip.Full show…
S2E3 All Flocked Together
Send us a textFlowering branches are one of the early blooms that promises spring isn't far off. One particular flowering tree has a deep history that's crossed oceans and has inspired artists,…
S2E2 A New Kind of Garden
Send us a textThe topic of gardens is vast. Let's dig into a type of garden that has evolved through the ages and how one man's vision of what a garden could be informed the first chapter of…
S2E1 Root-Bound, Homeward Bound
Send us a textThe first episode of the podcast’s relaunch! We begin this new season at the root, or roots—literally and metaphorically. Returning to one’s roots or to begin again in a career,…
S1E4 Cautionary Tales: The Dangerous & Didactic Flower
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Gathered: Storied Botanicals has published 23 episodes since February 2018, covering topics in Arts, Design.
Gathered: Storied Botanicals is currently highly active with new episodes quarterly. Average episode length is 16m.
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