
The biggest black market you’ve never heard of is blooming right under your nose. Whether it’s a 4,000-pound cactus shoveled from the Arizona desert or delicate orchids pinched from the tangled jungle of Peru, rare plants are at the center of a rapidly growing and lucrative world of crime. Hosted by plant expert Summer Rayne Oakes, Bad Seeds plunges straight into it, featuring the buyers, the sell... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | True CrimeNatureScience | |||

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I love this show I tell everyone about it. Pretty please make another season! Bad seeds is the best!!!!
Hey Summer! So I moved to the Sequoia national Forest, and there’s some pretty crazy stories here about well… Some bad seeds I guess.
One of them went to prison for it. Picture of abandoned house made completely out of sequoia, hidden in the forest and eventually confiscated by the government and left to ruin… intrigued? I’m trying to get his son to take me there.
Hi!!!!! Please come out with another season! I have listened to each episode so many times! Thanks bye!
This podcast is eye opening. I never realized that plant poaching where people have lost their lives over. Definitely worth a listen even if it turns out to be a single season.
Well produced, engaging and informative.
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Narrative true-crime storytelling about the illegal trade in rare plants and the people affected by it. Hosted by plant expert Summer Rayne Oakes, the series connects plant collecting and horticulture with investigations into poaching, smuggling and the ecological harm caused by demand for rare species. Its stories bring together buyers, sellers, devoted collectors and people who have encountered plant criminals, making an obscure form of wildlife crime accessible through human stories and expert context. The distinctive appeal is the combination of botanical knowledge and crime reporting: listeners learn why particular plants attract illicit trade while following the consequences for communities and ecosystems. It suits plant enthusiasts, ... more
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