David Hosack

8 Podcast Episodes

September 10, 2021 Pumpkin Pie Cereal Treats, Richard Spruce, Redouté, Robert Koldewey, Lilian Gibbs, Cyril Connolly, Ella Griffin, The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith, and David Hosack

September 10, 2021 Pumpkin Pie Cereal Treats, Richard Spruce, Redouté, Robert Koldewey, Lilian Gibbs, Cyril Connolly, Ella Griffin, The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith, and David Hosack

Today we celebrate a botanist remembered for his work collecting cinchona trees in South America. We’ll remember the Fre... Read more

David Hosack - Botany in the Early Days of the American Republic

David Hosack - Botany in the Early Days of the American Republic

David Hosack a practitioner, doctor, and educator. Was among the first generation of American intellectuals to recognize... Read more

6 Sep 2020

9mins

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273 Victoria Johnson, David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Early Republic

273 Victoria Johnson, David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Early Republic

How did Americans learn to establish philanthropic institutions? Victoria Johnson, an Associate Professor of Urban Polic... Read more

5 May 2020

1hr 3mins

David Hosack

David Hosack

Hosack realized the need for a public garden as a research facility for medical scientists and their students.

30 Jan 2020

2mins

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October 3, 2019 Pumpkin Allergy, Luis Née, Frederick Lueders, Frederick Pursch, David Hosack, John Torrey, Charles Sprague Sargent, Meta Orred, Sergei Yesenin, Philippa Foot, Montrose by Nancy Goodwin, Christmas Cactus, and George Dexter Butler

October 3, 2019 Pumpkin Allergy, Luis Née, Frederick Lueders, Frederick Pursch, David Hosack, John Torrey, Charles Sprague Sargent, Meta Orred, Sergei Yesenin, Philippa Foot, Montrose by Nancy Goodwin, Christmas Cactus, and George Dexter Butler

I always write down little things the kids say that strike me as funny or  sweet. Here's a little blast from my past on... Read more

September 10, 2019 Time to Power Wash, David Hosack, Richard Spruce, George Bentham, Beverley Nichols, Oak by William Bryant Logan, Addressing Rot ASAP, and Plants on the Pill

September 10, 2019 Time to Power Wash, David Hosack, Richard Spruce, George Bentham, Beverley Nichols, Oak by William Bryant Logan, Addressing Rot ASAP, and Plants on the Pill

Right about now is the perfect time to get out the power washer.  Clean your water features, edging, rocks, fountains, ... Read more

David Hosack - American Eden by Victoria Johnson

David Hosack - American Eden by Victoria Johnson

We've featured doctors and gardeners before on Lifelines, but David Hosack was both.

14 Nov 2018

4mins

037 David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic with Victoria Johnson

037 David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic with Victoria Johnson

On a clear morning in July 1804, Alexander Hamilton stepped onto a boat at the edge of the Hudson River. He was bound fo... Read more

24 Aug 2018

1hr

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