How one Portland podcast converts listeners into tree nerds

About this episode

Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson discuss their podcast Completely Arbortrary, which focuses on trees and their captivating features.

Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson are converting people into tree huggers, one podcast episode at a time. The Portland duo is behind Completely Arbortrary, a science and entertainment podcast all about trees. Running since 2021, the podcast focuses on one tree per episode, diving into the features, facts and lore behind each. On this week’s episode of the Peak Northwest podcast, we talk to Clapp and Crowson about their podcast, discussing what it is about trees that captivates people. Here are some highlights from this week’s show: How the two friends started the podcast in the midst of the pandemic. While based in Oregon, the podcast focuses on trees from around the world. What is it about trees? Where you should start in the extensive Completely Arbortrary catalog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Casey Clapp, Alex Crowson

Topics covered

• trees
• podcast
• environment
• nature
• Oregon
• entertainment

Keywords

• trees
• podcast
• Completely Arbortrary
• Oregon
• nature
• environment
• tree huggers
• pandemic
• tree facts
• tree lore

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Completely Arbortrary

Places: Portland, Oregon

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