"Contributor Matt Ruby speaks with Arielle the Herbalist about the ways in which plants and herbs can help us to live better, healthier lives.

Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Knives Out’ written and directed by Rian Johnson and starring Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, and Christopher Plummer -- out now from Lionsgate.

And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn artist Arthur Moon, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Associate Producer is Joe Virgillito

00:00 - Intro

01:12 - START /// Matt Ruby talks with Arielle the Herbalist / Arielle’s background and basics of herbalism

05:25 - Adaptogens

08:03 - Harvesting herbs from natural or urban environments

11:12 - Herbs from local environment are the herbs we need

14:00 - Lyme disease and other ailments that people seek treatment for

15:52 - Diagnosis? / “herbs are allies”

17:22 - Wise Woman Tradition

19:25 - Traditional Western Herbalism / Ayurveda / tongue as indicator of overall health

22:13 - Relationship between herbalism, western medicine, and modern pharmaceuticals / skullcap, mushrooms, and other herbs for newbies

27:18 - “We live symbiotically with the plants…” / herbs can take longer than western meds, but have longer lasting effects

31:50 - Herbalism and overall diet

33:15 - Arielle’s mother’s recent health scare

36:03 - People find the plants that they need

38:49 - Closing thoughts / wrapping up /// END

39:55 - 1st Person: Princess // Learning To Not Give Up On Herself

43:50 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Knives Out’

45:37 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert)

63:09 - “Reverse Conversion Therapy” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Arthur Moon

68:12 - Outro / Credits

69:07 - Finish.

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