Herbal Radio

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Ready to devour some inspiring herbal education? We're thrilled to share our very own podcast: Herbal Radio! This community resource is a collection of curated lectures from some of our generation's most esteemed herbalists. These informational talks are from our event, the Free Herbalism Project, audio extracted from our YouTube channel, and more.

Plants as Teachers, with Dr. Jillian Stansbury | Tea Talks with Jiling
Dr. Jillian Stansbury has operated a in Battle Ground, WA for 35 years, and served as the Chair of the Botanical Medicine department at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, OR for many decades and remains on the...
Plant Stories | Featuring Juliet Blankespoor
This week’s Plant Stories episode features the botanical obsessed best-selling author and founder of Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, Juliet Blankespoor. Thomas sits down with Juliet and they share a fun-loving conversation about some of the most...
Seedkeepers, with Rowen White | Tea Talks with Jiling
Rowen White is a Seed Keeper, farmer, and author from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and a passionate activist for indigenous seed and food sovereignty. She is the Educational Director and lead mentor of , an innovative Indigenous seed bank...
Interviews on Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Featuring Ruby Daniels
This week’s episode of Herbal Radio features the botanical spiritualist, conservation-focused farmer, and owner of herbal remedy store, Ruby Daniels. As a young girl, Ruby spent many of her summers in West Virginia roaming around the outdoors and...
BIPOC Community Herbalist Group Discussion | With Lucretia Van Dyke
Welcome back to Herbal Radio plant people! We’re thrilled to share this special episode with you this week to highlight the BIPOC herbalist community in acknowledgment of Black History Month. We’ve opened our platform up to amplify the voices of 5...
Plant Stories | Featuring Kristy Bredin
This week’s Plant Stories episode features the marine herbalist, purveyor of seaweeds, and founder of Mermaid Botanicals, Kristy Bredin. With a passion for exploration, wildcrafting, and utilizing the medicinal plants of the Pacific Northwest,...
Herbal Aphrodisiacs | Tea Talks Roundtable
*Disclaimer - This episode explores themes of sexual nature and may not be suitable for all audiences.* Herbal Aphrodisiacs | Tea Talks Roundtable In this “Tea Talks Roundtable,” Jiling discusses Herbal Aphrodisiacs with herbalists Kimberly...
Plant Stories with Thomas Dick | Featuring Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz
This week’s guest on Herbal Radio is the wise-spirited author and curandera (ku·ran·de·ra), Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz. We recorded our interview with Felicia prior to her keynote presentation for the 2023 Fall Virtual , so be sure to check out her...
Interviews on Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Featuring Sarah Greenman
Today’s Herbal Radio episode features the enthralling storyteller and creative alchemist, Sarah Greenman. Sarah is a profoundly talented artist, cultural worker, community organizer, storyteller, and a true archeologist of the soul. Thomas and Sarah...
Interviews on Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Featuring Corinna Wood
This week’s episode of Herbal Radio episode features the all-encompassing wise woman and holistic healer, Corinna Wood. As the founder and former director of the Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference for 15 years, Corinna has a true...
Stonefruit Community Herbalists | Tea Talks Roundtable
In this “Tea Talks Roundtable,” Jiling discusses the work of the with the Stonefruit Herbal Collective: Michelle Soto, Jocelyn Kirkwood, and Vilde Chaya Fenster-Ehrlich. Roundtable Topics Their individual journeys into herbalism How the...
AromaGnosis, with Cathy Skipper | Tea Talks with Jiling
is an international teacher, plant person and healer who brings 30 years of teaching, healing, and plant experience, her highly-attuned intuition, and her mastery at “seeing the person within” to all her work. Cathy says, "All my work is based on...
Herbal Radio 2023 Recap | Featuring Thomas Dick & Jiling Lin
Happy almost-New Year plant-enthusiast listeners! For the last episode of Herbal Radio in 2023, we’ll be shaking things up a bit from the usual plant adventure we find ourselves embarking on each week. After a busy year filled with interviews,...
Interviews on Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Featuring Jon Steinman
Happy holidays and belated Winter Solstice, Herbal Radio listeners! Thank you for tuning in with us for this week’s episode. Today, we chat with esteemed author and food-expert, Jon Steinman. Jon is the face and writer behind Grocery Story: The...
Interviews on Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Featuring jim mcdonald
Welcome back to Herbal Radio plant-enthusiasts, thank you for joining us for this week’s episode. We had the pleasure of sitting down with our long-time friend and proprietor of , jim mcdonald. Last time jim was our featured guest on Herbal...
Interviews on Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Featuring Taryn Forrelli
This week’s guest on Herbal Radio is the knowledgeable and passionate naturopath, Taryn Forrelli. As an expert in wellness and supplement formulation using science-backed plant medicine, Taryn holds the title of Chief Science Officer at Traditional...
The Botanical Bus, with Jocelyn Boreta | Tea Talks with Jiling
The Botanical Bus, with Jocelyn Boreta | Tea Talks with Jiling Jocelyn Boreta is a community organizer, herbalist and the granddaughter of an Indigenous Farmworker. She is committed to cultivating health equity through culturally centered care. Before...
Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Buy Nothing Day Featuring Shawn Donnille
Happy holiday season to all our plant-enthusiast listeners! For this episode of Herbal Radio, we’ll be shaking things up a bit from the usual herbal adventure we find ourselves embarking on each week. Today, in acknowledgment of the Buy Nothing Day...
Interviews on Herbal Radio | Featuring Edward Fletcher
For this week’s plant adventure on Herbal Radio, we sit down with the President of Native Botanical Inc., Edward Fletcher. We had the opportunity to learn about Ed’s many intriguing life journeys that led him to his wide-spread successes...
The National Geographic Herbal with Mimi Hernandez | Tea Talks with Jiling
Mimi Prunella Hernandez is an herbalist, and author of the . For over a decade, Mimi has served as the executive director of the American Herbalists Guild, where she has worked tirelessly to ensure that herbalists have a strong professional community...

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