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The Best Biome

Hosted by Grassland Groupies · science · EN-US

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Three prairie biologists make the ever-growing argument for why grasslands are the world's best biome. Features hosts Rachel Roth, Nicole Brown, and Allan Saylor of Kansas-based nonprofit Grassland Groupies.

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What is The Best Biome about?

Three prairie biologists make the ever-growing argument for why grasslands are the world's best biome. Features hosts Rachel Roth, Nicole Brown, and Allan Saylor of Kansas-based nonprofit Grassland Groupies.

Who hosts The Best Biome?

The Best Biome is hosted by Grassland Groupies. The show has published 73 episodes to date.

What has The Best Biome covered recently?

Recent episodes include "[S5E3] Peculiar Pollinators" (24 September 2026, 64 minutes), "[S5E2] The Life of a Prairie Wanderer" (2 July 2026, 78 minutes), and "[S5E1] If You Mess with The Bull" (26 March 2026, 77 minutes).

How often does The Best Biome publish?

The Best Biome publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 66 minutes across 73 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Best Biome?

Booking probability for The Best Biome is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Best Biome requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Best Biome's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The Best Biome?

The strongest fits for The Best Biome are Scientific Research & Development. The Best Biome has a science audience.

About the host

Grassland Groupies hosts The Best Biome, a science podcast with 73 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #3

    [S5E3] Peculiar Pollinators

    Sep 24, 20261h 4mS5

    Our conservation spotlight this episode highlights the Monarch Butterfly as we chat with Katelyn Strack, an education Ambassador with Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. We get an update on their population...

  • Episode #2

    [S5E2] The Life of a Prairie Wanderer

    Jul 2, 20261h 18mS5

    ALERT: NEW FAVORITE BIRD DROPPED. In this episode of The Best Biome, Rachel lets us live vicariously through bobolinks, the "lackadaisical migrants", whose home is wherever they are and whose destination is wherever...

  • Episode #1

    [S5E1] If You Mess with The Bull

    Mar 26, 20261h 17mS5

    We open the episode with an update on the Lesser Prairie Chicken delisting, why all hope is not lost, and some interviews with experts in the field: Dr. Jackie Augustine (Executive Director, Audubon of Kansas) and Stacy...

  • Episode #9

    [S4E9] State of the Grasslands 2025

    Dec 11, 20252h 26mS4

    In our final episode of Season 4, The Best Biome team discusses the state of grasslands conservation in the current year (and what an eventful year it has been). We discuss the most significant threats and daunting...

  • Episode #8

    [S4E8] The Spookiest Biome!

    Oct 9, 202545 minS4

    'Tis the season FOR TERROR! Fortunately, nature is pretty metal and has no shortage of scary phenomena to discuss. On our Halloween episode of The Best Biome, we bring you three terrible tales of body horror... from the...

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  • Episode #6

    [S4E6] Rivercane Reverie

    Aug 14, 20251h 1mS4

    In this month's Best Biome, Nicole tells the story of a grassland ecosystem so rare and so endangered that neither of her co-hosts had any idea it existed! We're talking about the once-ubiquitous canebrake ecosystems of...

  • Episode #5

    [S4E5] Sunflower Politics

    Jul 10, 202554 minS4

    Our view of nature is often constrained by the idea of competition: life as a zero-sum game, where the victorious survive, and the defeated fade into extinction. But not every relationship in life is competitive! Sure...

  • Episode #4

    [S4E4] Healing the World (and Heavy Metals) with Plants

    Jun 12, 202555 minS4

    Phytoremediation. A fun word to say, but what does it mean? Turns out it's quite simple: using the superpower many plants naturally have to heal our wonderful Earth from terrible soil contaminants. Allan pulls us off...

  • Episode #3

    [S4E3] The Hottest Reptile (Tegus)

    May 8, 202549 minS4

    The Best Biome finally reps reptiles properly as Nicole tells us all about an enormous lizard of the South American grasslands. Buckle up for voracious appetites, raging hormones, and an unexpected peek into the...

  • Episode #2

    [S4E2] The (Second) Best Biome

    Apr 10, 20251h 5mS4

    This month on The Best Biome, Rachel takes us on a trip to the wetter, saltier cousin of grasslands: seagrass meadows! Is she making a desperate reach to connect the dots, or is she absolutely right that "seagrass...

  • Episode #1

    [S4E1] Satoyamas: Aso-Kuju Grasslands

    Mar 13, 202555 minS4

    The grasslands of Japan are beautiful, full of volcanos, and revered by the people living there. Japan's unique model of conservation method of Satoyamas is one we wish the US would model - one where people push to...

  • Episode #11

    [S3E11] The Environment under Trump

    Dec 12, 20241h 57mS3

    In the final episode of the season for The Best Biome we lay out some concerns we have for the conservation of our beloved grasslands under a second term of the Trump administration. It's a hard discussion, but one we...

  • Episode #10

    [S3E10] Creator and Destroyer: African Elephants

    Nov 14, 20241h 7mS3

    A big animal can make big changes in their environment... and cause big problems for the people who live alongside it. African Elephants have a fascinating relationship to the savanna and the people who call it home...

  • Episode #9

    [S3E9] Worm Lizards: Undulating and Unknowable

    Oct 24, 202456 minS3

    Happy Halloween from your grasslands PR Team! This month, Rachel confronts one of her worst childhood fears to bring us a tale of the strange and slithering: a group of animals so odd and cryptic that the existence of...

  • Episode #8

    [S3E8] Drafting Porcupines into the Best Biome

    Sep 12, 202459 minS3

    Possibly the best episode of all time (according to me, Rachel). Allan gives us EVERYTHING. Great science, high quality takes, crying with laughter, investigative reporting and red string conspiracy boards. To what...

  • Episode #7

    [S3E7] Bees Know Everything

    Aug 8, 202444 minS3

    Bees know more than you. Okay, that may be a slight exaggeration, but they definitely know more than you realize! From complex problem solving to tool use to wing-sparkle navigation, bees illuminate our understanding of...

  • Episode #6

    [S3E6] Sandyland Groupies

    Jul 11, 202450 minS3

    Desertification is a major threat to many grasslands, so let's study the best real-world example: The Horqin Grassland, aka the Horqin Sandy Lands. How has this landscape changed over time, what can it teach us about...

  • Episode #5

    [S3E5] Better National Symbols

    Jun 13, 20241h 10mS3

    We get patriotic (kinda) in this special episode where all three hosts work together to petition for new national symbols for the US of A. New floral emblem, new national symbol, and a brand new category all-together...

  • Episode #4

    [S3E4] Goat Antelope Knife Fight

    May 9, 202458 minS3

    The fastest land animal in North America, second fastest in the world: the graceful, wonderful, pronghorn. Nicole shares all the reasons these icons of the American prairie are truly the best from their evolutionary...

  • Episode #3

    [S3E3] (Patas) Monkeying Around With Ants

    Apr 11, 202454 minS3

    Patas Monkeys are weird little guys with fabulous mustaches and very intricate relationships with a special tree on the African savannah. We talk acacias, ants, and the Lorax as Allan tries to make Nicole love just a...

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Katelyn Strack

Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

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Dr. Jackie Augustine

Audubon of Kansas

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Stacy Hoeme

Lesser Prairie Chicken Landowner Alliance

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Tony Incashola Jr.

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