CAROB with Megan Lynch
4/3/202626 min
You might only know carob as not-chocolate, which is a tragedy of its disco-era branding. This tough, gnarly, drought-resistant plant is the real-life Giving Tree, explains passionate carobologist Megan Lynch. Dripping with leathery banana-shaped legume pods, this tree quietly dots suburban streets but can also be found in unexpected ingredients lists, beautiful furniture pieces, and tasty cheesecakes – when you let it be itself. Oh also? It can stand in for chocolate if you need it to. LET’S SHOW SOME RESPECT.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Speaker 20:29
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Speaker 3· Soundbite0:51
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Speaker 20:52
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Alie Ward· Host0:58
Oh, hey. It's your internet dad. I'm here with facts about things you don't know you care about yet. Ally Ward. Oh, I hope you're sitting under a tree somewhere, and if you're not, we're gonna take you there. If this is your first Smologies, heads up, these are shorter, classroom-safe, they're kid-friendly, they're G-rated, all ages episodes that we've trimmed down to make them small for Smologites and everyone. So if you're here, enjoy this episode. I loved making it. I have never driven or walked down a street with trees the same. Street trees