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Gathered: Storied Botanicals

Allison B. Young

Fraught with symbolism, a rich history, and their own language, flowers are storytellers. Gathered: Storied Botanicals is a podcast that delves into these stories.

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6:06

A Botanical Reading: Late Bloomer

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2026/02/06

Send us a text In this short-form episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals, Allison shares Late Bloomer—a reflective poem about timing, trust, and allowing growth to unfold without force. Inspired by working with flowers and lessons from the garden, this botanical reading is a gentle reminder that ease doesn’t mean something is unearned—and that, like blooms, we open when we’re ready. If this poem resonates, consider joining The Botanical Post, Allison’s monthly mail club bringing words, flowe...

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19:11

Gather 'Round: Hellebore & the Cure for Madness

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2026/01/25

Send us a text What if a flower bloomed between worlds—between poison and medicine, madness and healing, death and rebirth? In this episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals, I offer a retelling of the Greek myth of Melampus and the daughters of King Proetus, whose divine curse drives them into a feral madness that only a mysterious “black flower” can cure. Woven through this story is the hellebore: a winter-blooming plant steeped in ancient medicine, witchcraft, folklore, and superstitio...

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5:51

Introducing A Botanical Reading

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2026/01/07

Send us a text In this short, poetry-centered episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals, host Allison B. Young shares a poem, Waking This First Night Sharing My Bed. First drafted years ago and revisited after surviving a house fire, the poem reflects on intimacy, home, breath, and the unseen ways we are connected. A Botanical Reading marks a new mini-episode in between the usual podcast format and offers a quiet moment to slow down, listen, and sit with words. The poem featured in this episode...

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15:37

Flowers of Decay

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2025/12/27

Send us a text After lots of tech issues, the final podcast episode of the year is here! In this episode, I offer a strange harbinger of hope: the mushroom. Across the globe, folklore casts these fruiting bodies as symbols of mystery, death, and decay. But what if they can stand in for something more uplifting in our collective understanding of them? I reference "Mycoremeditation: The Under-Utilized Art of Fungi Clean Ups" by Jacob Dykes in this episode, an article worth checking out!

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15:55

Halloween Special: The Flower Shop (of Horrors)

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2025/10/31

Send us a text On this special Halloween episode of Gathered: Storied Botanicals, we wander into the woods at dusk, where strange things grow underfoot and fairy tales turn dark at the edges. Before the night is through, you’ll encounter a glowing forest floor, something watching from the darkness, and a flower shop humming with beauty, precision, and something far more unsettling. Inspired by the Grimm Brothers’ tale “The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage,” this modern variation, “The Flower ...

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6:14

I Hope You'll Gather 'Round

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2025/06/10

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17:48

The Botanical Artifact

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2024/08/30

Send us a textWhen was the last time you discovered something? The experience of discovery comes with a wide range of emotions. In this episode, I share a personal essay on discovering mementos from my family's house fire.Gathered: Storied Botanicals is a monthly podcast with room and the will to grow. It's the podcast that brings more flowers into your life through story. Wherever you are, wherever you come from I hope you'll gather 'round.For more flowers in your life:Gathered: Storied Bota...

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7:34

Ephemeral

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2024/04/30

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18:03

Flowers of Film, Flowers of War

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2024/03/10

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13:46

The Flower of Creation

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2023/09/01

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Introducing Gathered: Storied Botanicals

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2023/01/27

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16:53

Legend of the Poinsettia: An Earnest Offering

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2022/12/31

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15:23

Girlish Notions (or an Excruciating Faith)

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2022/11/28

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17:39

Gather 'Round: Devil's Guts & The Vine's Snare

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2022/10/31

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16:01

Gather 'Round: The Story of the Lupine Ladies

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2022/08/01

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14:40

Gather 'Round: The Story of the First Tulip

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2022/06/01

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26:04

All Flocked Together

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2022/04/19

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25:49

A New Kind of Garden

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2022/03/18

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26:01

Root-Bound, Homeward Bound

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2022/02/18

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23:09

Cautionary Tales: The Dangerous & Didactic Flower

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2019/04/22

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