About this episode

Hank Green interviews Alexis Nikole Nelson about foraging, social media, and the history of land access.

Known to millions as the Black Forager, Alexis Nikole Nelson turned a lifetime of plant knowledge and a theater degree’s worth of showmanship into a social-media account that empowers followers to find food in unlikely places. She and Hank talk about the deeply racist history of land access, crafting hyper-palatable social media posts, and why she wants to throw her phone in the ocean — but won’t. Plus: Alexis brings a hot take on pawpaws to a lightning round and has a question for Hank in a new segment. Got a question or a comment? You can reach us at humans@hankgreen.com Find us on social media @humanswithhank Find Alexis Nikole Nelson on Instagram and YouTube @blackforager

People in this episode

Host: Hank Green

Guest: Alexis Nikole Nelson

Topics covered

• foraging
• social media
• racism
• land access
• food
• pawpaws

Keywords

• foraging
• Black Forager
• social media
• racism
• pawpaws
• food knowledge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Forager

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