A Podcast to Please Your Sadistic Ears
Chelsea Harbach, Iowa State University – NCPDN
The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2025
Ed Zaworski, Industry Extension Specialist, Iowa State University
Since 2021, former plant disease diagnostician at the Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic, Ed Zaworski, has been recording engaging interviews with plant health experts for the I See Dead Plants podcast. This podcast, funded by the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center and the Crop Protection Network, provides a platform for delving into the compelling complexities of plants, pathogens, insect pests, and the entangled dynamics among them.
If you have yet to take a listen to the I See Dead Plants podcast, why not pop in some earbuds while you’re looking at specimen under a microscope? Go for a deep dive into sunflower diseases as Ed interviews Dr. Sam Markell of North Dakota State University (S2:E6). Listen as Dr. Jennifer Juzwik of the Northern US Forest Service Research Station (retired) dives into her extensive experience with oak wilt (S2:E28 & S2:E29). In two of the most recently published episodes, Ed talks with Dr. Lindsey du Toit of Washington State University about seed diseases of spinach (S3:E40 & S3:E41)! There is something for everyone and even some unexpected episodes, like the one where Ed interviews his mom and aunt to see what they know about plant pathology!
If you have yet to take a listen to the I See Dead Plants podcast, why not pop in some earbuds while you’re looking at specimen under a microscope? Go for a deep dive into sunflower diseases as Ed interviews Dr. Sam Markell of North Dakota State University (S2:E6). Listen as Dr. Jennifer Juzwik of the Northern US Forest Service Research Station (retired) dives into her extensive experience with oak wilt (S2:E28 & S2:E29). In two of the most recently published episodes, Ed talks with Dr. Lindsey du Toit of Washington State University about seed diseases of spinach (S3:E40 & S3:E41)! There is something for everyone and even some unexpected episodes, like the one where Ed interviews his mom and aunt to see what they know about plant pathology!
You can find I See Dead Plants on whatever podcast app you use, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more.
