VegetationStation-2015-04-19

Apr 19, 2015 by VStation
Episode 5: Hot Pepper!
  • Intro
  • SONG: The Impossibles - Hot pepper  (1975 album Hot Pepper)
  • What are hot peppers? Capsicum species
  • Black peppers are not hot peppers
  • Origin and history of Hot Peppers - https://www.sbnature.org/crc/332.html
  • SONG: Red Chillies - Red Chillies (from Red Chillies, 2009)
  • Capsaicin and chili spice
  • Types of peppers
  • Measuring hotness
  • Capsaicin in the wild
  • Recorded Interview: Aubrey Sharp, hot pepper afficionado
  • Milk + capsaicin, getting rid of spicy
  • Hot peppers in cooking
  • Hot pepper medicine
  • Pepper spray
  • Decorating with peppers
  • Chilis in your garden!
  • Chilis and compost critters
  • Chili Peppers in pop culture - The Simpsons Season 8 episode 9
  • Urban Dictionary - Chilliwuss
  • Hot peppers and hallucination
  • Hot peppers as a taboo spice
  • Hot peppers and Solanaceae chemistry
  • Recorded interview: Will Langlands & Nicole Narbonne - hot sauce kitchen part 1
  • Recorded audio: Show ID - Courtney Dutchak
  • Recorded interview: Will Langlands & Nicole Narbonne - hot sauce kitchen part 2
  • SONG: Mini Monsters - Chili sauce song (youtube.com/user/MiniMonstersMusic)
  • Upcoming events
  • Starting on Wednesday, April 22nd
  • ·         Powell River Earth Week: A variety of earth-friendly ideas, demonstrations, activities, movies and more. Event Schedule https://earthweekpr.wordpress.com/event-schedule/
  • Friday 24th & Saturday 25th
  • ·         Powell River Home & Garden show; for more information facebook.com/powellriverhomeshow
  • Saturday, April 25, 2015
  • ·         PR - Powell River Trash Bash: rain or shine 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • ·         Gibsons Garden Club Annual Plant and Bake Sale
  • ·         Sechelt - Spring 2015 Health & Wellness Fair
  • Sunday 26th:
  • ·         Marathon Shuffle: now in its 22nd year, the Marathon Shuffle is an annual rite of spring for runners and hikers who enjoy good company and spectacular trails. https://www.facebook.com/events/1409101352729509/
  • ·         Let's Talk Trash team will be screening a documentary called Just Eat It, about a Vancouver couple that documents surviving for 6 months on food 'waste' from restaurants and grocery stores. This is a free screening at The Patricia Theatre, 1 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/469101889932665/
  • SONG: Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • California drought - http://ca.gov/drought/
  • Weather - https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-58_metric_e.html
  • Outro
  • SONG: Black Water - Timber Timbre
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