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Plantopia

The American Phytopathological Society (APS)

Healthy plants are the foundation for life on our planet. They produce the oxygen we breathe and over 80% of the food we eat. The Plantopia podcast series explains how protecting plant health can ensure a sustainable future. Inspired by the United Nations declaration of 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health, the American Phytopathological Society created Plantopia so you can explore the world of plant health in company with plant pathologists—people on a mission to protect plants and our food supply.

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77 episodes

  1. Zombies, AI, and the Diseases that Keep Plant Pathologists Awake at Night 41:41
  2. Plant Health in the Non-profit Landscape 48:37
  3. 2026 APS Fellow Feature Part III: Dr. Boris Vinatzer 51:14
  4. 2026 APS Fellow Feature Part II: Dr. Rodrigo Almeida 49:33
  5. 2026 APS Fellow Feature: Dr. Christina Cowger 46:28
  6. The Doctor who chose plant health over human medicine 55:11
  7. Searching for Plantopia's New Host / Co-Host 42:23
  8. Lobbying for Plant Health: A conversation with D.C. lobbyist Madeline Wade 48:09
  9. A Conversation With Four Clinic Directors Behind The National Plant Diagnostic Network 56:05
  10. Field of Dreams: Plant Pathology in the Corn State 46:50
  11. The Accidental Plant Pathologist That Stayed 51:49
  12. Standing Sentry for Sweetpotato and Squash 54:23
  13. Vampire Plants, Witchweeds, and Other Sinister Parasitic Plants 41:15
  14. Going Viral 46:14
  15. Lessons in Resilience 43:19
  16. More than peanuts in the Peach State 41:07
  17. Good Fellows Part III 51:43
  18. Good Fellows Part II 56:12
  19. Good Fellows Part I 35:04
  20. A Conversation with APS President Dr. Karen Garrett 40:01
  21. Plants Get Parasitic Worms Too 43:15
  22. The Fastidious and The Curious 46:44
  23. Why a Collection of Dead Fungi Matters 48:48
  24. Mexico's agricultural extension ambassador 41:17
  25. Ghost Forests and Other Terrifying Tales About Trees 47:07
  26. Searching for Cereal Killers 48:20
  27. Insights Into Industry 40:42
  28. The Clubroot King of Canada 40:11
  29. Planting the Seeds of Innovation 1:00:30
  30. Chaos in the Clinic 47:28
  31. Plant Pathology 101 34:21
  32. Soilborne in the U.S.A. 43:32
  33. Spurring Onward: Confessions of a Midwestern Plant Pathologist 51:10
  34. A Perfect Trifecta: A Plant Health Career in Government, Academia and the Private Sector 39:50
  35. Plant Health is a Global Affair 26:50
  36. Making a Big WAVE in Food Security 30:01
  37. Saying “Yes” to Mungbeans and Multi-disciplinarity 36:41
  38. One Health, One Epic Conference (ICPP Edition) 32:02
  39. Plant Health from the Ground Up 38:27
  40. West Wing Confidential: Tales of a Career in Mycology 33:57
  41. No Stowaways: The Science of International Seed Trade and Plant Health 31:37
  42. Collecting Samples, Bridging Silos: Plant Diagnostics and the NPDN 42:21
  43. On the Right Footing 35:11
  44. When Research Goes Up In Smoke 35:56
  45. A Feeling for the Organism: Perspectives on a Career in Plant Pathology 32:10
  46. The Science Behind Healthy Christmas Trees 51:20
  47. Graduate student professional development, industry careers, and plant defense 39:12
  48. The Science of Plant Pathology and Indigenous Ways of Knowing 41:30
  49. Small RNAs: From Plant/Microbe Interactions to COVID Vaccines 48:36
  50. Brains Like to Think 32:50