The Orchid Pod

The Orchid Pod

Just geeking out about orchids

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June 1, 2025 42 mins

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Caleb and James interview Challen Willemsen, a conservationist, botanist, educator, and sometimes tour guide from Guatemala.

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Join Caleb and James as they dig through the mailbag and answer some listener submitted questions about caring for orchids with specific culture requirements and what to look for when purchasing plants. Thank you to our listeners who submitted questions!

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April 1, 2025 33 mins

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Caleb and James interview Karen Kimmerle, owner of Island Sun Orchids and long time American Orchid Society accredited judge.

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March 15, 2025 64 mins

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Caleb and James dive into their favorite FCC awarded plants from 2024 and answer fan mail about orchid culture.

Register for the 8th Annual Andean Orchid Conference hosted by Ecuagenera at ccoa8.com.

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February 1, 2025 58 mins

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Caleb and James review some of the incredible plants and people from the World Slipper Orchid Conference in Hilo, Hawai'i, followed by listener submitted questions. 

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January 1, 2025 58 mins

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Caleb and James interview Peter Wiggin, evolutionary biologist, botanist, orchidophile, plant nerd, and an AOS accredited orchid judge. After a lively discussion, Caleb and James dive into the mailbox with Pete for some listener submitted comments and questions.

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December 1, 2024 58 mins

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Caleb and James interview Tom Mirenda, an AOS accredited orchid judge, conservationist, botanist, and lover of living things. You can reach Tom at biophiliak@gmail.com.

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November 1, 2024 49 mins

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Caleb and James talk breeding mini-cattleyas, after which they discuss deflasking orchid seedlings.

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September 4, 2024 39 mins

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Caleb and James recap Hawaii's largest orchid show from inside the judges booth. Awards, rarities, and more from the 70th Annual Hilo Orchid Society Show.

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June 20, 2024 39 mins

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Caleb shares his experiences growing multifloral Paphs (Paphiopedilums) and we chat about some of the breeding and history of the group

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June 13, 2024 35 mins

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We go over our favorite First Class Certificate (FCC) awards given by the American Orchid Society (AOS) judges in 2023

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April 4, 2024 35 mins

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James gives an overview of his time at the 23rd World Orchid Conference in Taiwan

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March 21, 2024 33 mins

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Caleb shares what he got to see at the Tokyo Dome show in Japan

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December 29, 2023 39 mins

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We go over some of the orchids which have been classified as 'invasive', particularly in Hawaiʻi

The main article about invasive orchids discussed:
https://go.hawaii.edu/oV2

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August 24, 2023 38 mins

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Caleb and James discuss the premise of the podcast and Caleb shares about his Dendrobium alexanderae

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August 24, 2023 49 mins

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We review some of the history and published information on orchids used as medicine 

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Caleb shares the story of the first orchid he grew: Angraecum eburneum

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August 24, 2023 31 mins

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We go over our favorite First Class Certificate (FCC) awards given by the American Orchid Society (AOS) judges in 2022

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James talks about the first orchid he ever grew: Oncidesa Sweet Sugar 'Angel'

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