Podcast appearances and mentions of carolyn fry

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about amaryllis, holy basil, some apple dirt, and several books they are enjoying including The Botanists' Library.For more information and links, check out our weekly newsletter.Links:John Scheepers… for amaryllis bulbs and info on growing amaryllis bulbsOn Family Handyman's website:  How to Keep an Amaryllis AliveOn the bookshelf: The Botantists' Library: The Most Important Botanical Books in History by Carolyn Fry & Emma Wayland (Ivy Press, a Quarto Imprint)  (Amazon)Dirt: How Honeycrisp Apples Went from Marvelous to Mediocre on Serious EatsRabbit Holes:Reclaiming Quiet by Sarah Clarkson. (Amazon link)The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (Feb. 11, 2025) (Amazon link)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon 7.1/10IMDb Pitch Black scored  7.1 out of 10 on IMDb. 60%Rotten Tomatoes Pitch Black scored 60 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. 49%Metacritic Pitch Black scored 49 percent on Metacritic. 83% liked this film Google users A deep space transporter crash-lands on a desolate planet circled by three suns. Among the survivors are pilot Carolyn Fry, mystic Abu `Imam' al-Walid, cop William J Johns and convicted criminal Richard B Riddick, and their first thoughts are of survival and escape. Then Fry finds out that the plane… MOREDescription Release date: February 18, 2000 (USA) Director: David Twohy Sequel: The Chronicles of Riddick Story by: Ken and Jim Wheat Budget: $23 million

A deep space transporter crash-lands on a desolate planet circled by three suns. Among the survivors are pilot Carolyn Fry, mystic Abu `Imam' al-Walid, cop William J Johns and convicted criminal Richard B Riddick, and their first thoughts are of survival and escape. Then Fry finds out that the planet suffers a total eclipse every 22 years, which is when the hibernating, flesh-eating inhabitants awake and hunt.

A deep space transporter crash-lands on a desolate planet circled by three suns. Among the survivors are pilot Carolyn Fry, mystic Abu `Imam' al-Walid, cop William J Johns and convicted criminal Richard B Riddick, and their first thoughts are of survival and escape. Then Fry finds out that the planet suffers a total eclipse every 22 years, which is when the hibernating, flesh-eating inhabitants awake and hunt.

We enter Vin Diesel's Riddick sci-fi movie franchise this week by reviewing and discussing the film Pitch Black. Along the way we will take a look at the Pitch Black movie cast, review some of the cheesy and funny Pitch Black movie quotes, and finally give our own Pitch Black review and rating. So shave your head and don those goggles (hopefully you really don't do that), and strap in for a ride. Pitch Black Movie Cast and Director David Twohy - Director Photo by Gage Skidmore While Pitch Black has gained cult status and Twohy wrote the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film The Fugitive, there really hasn't been much other success with his films whether it be directorial or writer. With that being said, overall Twohy did a nice job with this film, but we'll get into our compliments a bit more with our review and rating at the end. Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick Don't think anyone really refers to the character as Richard, but Vin Diesel's portrayal of Riddick definitely reached a point of popularity with this film, especially among sci-fi movie fans. The character of Riddick in this movie introduces himself as someone along the lines of an anti-hero, we think, it's a bit hard to describe, which is one reason we think audiences enjoy this film. The arc of his character is definitely intriguing as the audience is introduced to him as a killer and former prisoner, but when he begins to work together with the stranded crew in the movie to try to survive the hungry aliens, Riddick towards the end shows a tiny amount of heroism. Instead of leaving the remaining survivors behind as he was about to do at the final scenes, he has a change of heart - something that isn't evident at the beginning of the movie. While Vin Diesel is a well-known household name, let's take a dive into his acting career for a second. Has he been typecast as a tough and growling character in Hollywood? Really his career consists of his portrayal in the Fast and Furious franchise, this series with the Riddick franchise, voicing Groot within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (don't know if that really deserves a credit since he records "I am Groot" a bunch of times), and maybe known for playing Xander Cage in two of the XXX films (they really aren't that good). No judgement though, as he is an extremely successful actor and seems to be well-liked. Radha Mitchell as Carolyn Fry Really, another great character this film includes Mitchell's Carolyn Fry. Towards the beginning of the film she is the pilot of the spaceship that crash-lands on the planet and almost ejects the cargo that holds passengers to save herself and one other crew member, Owens, but he stops her. This is the exact opposite of how she feels at the end of the movie as she tells Riddick she would sacrifice herself for the survivors who are trying to get off of the planet. Cole Hauser as William Johns While Riddick and Fry have a more interesting character evolution throughout the film, Hauser is not what he turns out to be at the beginning either. Dressed and acting like a law enforcer, he turns out to be a bounty hunter. His selfishness in order to survive finally drives Riddick to lead him to his death eventually. We discussed in the podcast episode that Hauser is a bit typecast as well as he often ends up in an antagonist role, but he does a great job with those types of characters. Keith David as Abu (Muslim preacher) Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Paris Ogilvie Claudia Black as Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery Pitch Black Creatures/Aliens The name of the Pitch Black creatures, aliens, animals ... whatever you want to call them, isn't given in the film. However, they are labeled as 'raptors' for some odd reason that we couldn't figure out. In any case, as the planet goes into a 'pitch black' eclipse (see what we did there), these ruthless creatures raid the surface of the planet the stranded passengers have landed on.

Do you change the oil in your window boxes and containers every spring? You really don't need to - I don't. Here's what I do: I remove about a quarter to a third of the soil in my containers, and I put it in my potting soil bin. Then, I add a little perlite and compost to the original container, and that's it. Any extra potting soil that I have leftover in my bin, I use for new containers.     Brevities #OTD It was on this day in 1869 that the botanist Edwin Hunt collected the last known specimen of Arethusa bulbosa in the old Oriskany swamp in New York. Arethusa bulbosa is known as Dragon's Mouth Orchid, and it is found in the eastern and central parts of the United States and Canada, from South Carolina to Saskatchewan. One of Hunt's former students shared his recollections of his teacher: "Mr. Hunt was an expert in the preparation of his botanical specimens. Hunt was ever-guarded in his knowledge of locality. He did not believe in sharing it if he thought someone would exhaust it. He knew only too well how many years of patient industry he had spent on his collection." And then he recalled: "We journeyed many miles together and he always seemed 2 inches taller when we got into the woods. He was a very rapid walker and when on a botanical excursion, it was a difficult matter to keep up with him. I have a faint but pleasant recollection of running at his heels for a distance of 12 miles." The Crataegus huntiana is named in memory of Edwin Hunt.       #OTD On this day in 1871, James Weldon Johnson was born. He's the lyricist of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing." He had a summer home known as Five Acres, and he had a little writing cabin on a hill above a brook. Johnson was a founder and member of the Harlem Renaissance, and he wrote most of his famous works like God's Trombone and his autobiography Along This Way in his writing cabin on the hill. Johnson also loved poetry. Here are some excerpts from his Venus in a Garden:   But the fair Venus knew The crimson roses had gained their hue From the hearts that for love had bled; And the goddess made a garland Gathered from the roses red.       #OTD It was on this day in 1879 at the Botanical Gardens of Berlin, a monument of the late eminent botanist, Alexander Braun, was unveiled. Professor Adler did the granite pedestal. The bust of the Braun was said to be an excellent likeness. Braun was a botanist from Bavaria. He researched the morphology of plants.     #OTD It was on this day in 1916, a photograph of Nellie McClung was taken with fellow suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst. Nellie McClung earned Canadian women the right to vote. Today you can explore Nellie's home and garden in Calgary. Although she is perhaps best known for her social activism, being an author was her “day job.” Nothing inspired her more than her garden Her first book was called "Sowing Seeds in Danny." It has been compared to L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Both books were immediate best-sellers in Canada.     #OTD It was on this day in 1934 that the University of Wisconsin's Arboretum was officially dedicated. The idea had first occurred in 1853, to Wisconsin's early naturalist, Increase Lapham. The University didn't actually begin purchasing land for the Arboretum until 1932. The following year, William Longenecker was hired to be the executive director, and Aldo Leopold, who has been a professor of wildlife ecology, was made research director.       Unearthed Words Emily Dickinson wrote today's poem in the fall of 1877. She, like most gardeners, was reflecting the seasons, and she made some observations about critical growing times during the year. Dickinson never wrote a poem strictly about June, but she loved to reach back to June in her poems about Autumn. To Dickinson, June was sweeter and best appreciated through the amber lens of Fall.   "Summer has two Beginnings -- Beginning once in June -- Beginning in October Affectingly again -- Without, perhaps, the Riot   But graphicker for Grace -- As finer is a going Than a remaining Face -- Departing then -- forever -- Forever -- until May --   Forever is deciduous Except to those who die --"   And here's a quote from my friend and fellow podcaster, Joanne Shaw, who said this one year ago: "A piece of our heart is in all our gardens." Today's book recommendation: The Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers by Carolyn Fry Most of the plants in our gardens are not native to our region. Although we take their accessibility and ubiquity for granted, we owe a debt to the naturalists and explorers who traveled in search of these unusual plants and then brought them back along with fantastic stories. Carolyn is the former editor at Geographical; The magazine of the Royal Geographical Society.   Today's Garden Chore Attend to your geraniums. Regular deadheading prevents disease and increases flower production. Be sure to remove the entire flower stalk after the flowers fade. Also, remove yellowing or dry leaves from the plants. It’s quite normal for the lower leaves of geraniums to turn yellow as they age. To help reduce yellowing, try to increase the amount of sun if you can (full sun is best) and start fertilizing. If your geranium gets leggy, prune it back a bit to encourage branching.     Something Sweet Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   When I was researching Edwin Hunt, I came across an article that told how Professor Hunt was collecting flowers for the Hungarian Revolutionary Lajos Kossuth. Kossuth was lamenting yet another political disappointment, and he told Hunt how he had turned to nature: In this sadness of my poor distressed heart, I was longing for some consolation. And the words of Chateaubriand came to my mind: "Happy those who love nature, her they shall find, and shall not find but her in the days of adversity."   And so I turned to that sole consoler who never disappoints and never deceives. The study of nature confirmed me In what my heart was longing to hope. A mild ray of peace and consolation fell on my sad soul as the cooling balm falls on the burning wound.       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Join Caitlin and Gabry as they dive into the Riddick trilogy! First up is Pitch Black, where we unpack: the VERY complex morality of Carolyn Fry and Riddick, how Riddick is a total Mary Sue, and the notion of Evil in the film.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/avengegirls/posts)

This week I welcome author and journalist Carolyn Fry onto the show. Didn’t think you could listen to 45 minutes talking about seeds? Think again! Here are the questions I asked Carolyn with a few tangents true to form as well:   What sparked the thought that this book needed to be in the world?   Were you always personally interested in nature and seeds growing up or was it something born from an experience at some point - an aha?   When you look at early human history, in the book you talk about how we 'walked to a better diet' - can you share a little about what you mean there?   How did shifting from hunter gatherer to seed-sowing cause a population boom?  (BIG tangent here too that’s fascinating!)  And what did cooking our food do for us in the early days?   How did seeds transform the way we feed ourselves?   How are some of the ways that seeds spread?   How have we changed seeds since we started cultivating them?   What is so important about seed conservation, classification and 'banking'?   Tell us the story of the first seed scientist Nikolai Vavilov. He saw in seeds so much more than anyone saw at the time - a true pioneer.   Now you talk about a lot of different seeds and types of seeds in the book and while they say no child is a favourite - do you have a favourite seed or two from all your research, and what is it / why?  Does it make you sad to see how seeds are being manipulated these days in the name of 'progress'?   Carolyn has authored 6 books on natural history, conservation and science and is the former editor of Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society. It is such a pleasure taking a look at how seeds have evolved and how we’ve evolved because of them and I hope you enjoy the show. As usual, our show notes, new PATREON club and sponsor offer are available over at lowtoxlife.com/podcast 

This week we stop down Route 61 to the Auction Bid Board and speak with owner Carolyn Fry. If you're ever looking for anything, this is the place to start. You don't need to be an antiquer or anything. I feel like they have something for everyone. Do you know their one client drives up from Texas every month? That's how good it is.

Our last Halloween episode! The pilot, Carolyn Fry, from Pitch Black.