When you think about grass, what do you think of? Pool parties? Suburbs? Allergies? What about: human history? It turns out, unassuming grass, which exists on every continent, has an epic story to tell. One of transforming the planet, and … us. From what we eat, to how our body might be shaped and the ways we perceive the world. Senior Correspondent Molly Webster speaks to biologist and writer David George Haskell in this tiny ode to Grass.This episode was inspired by “Grass Fed”, a Radiolab outdoor theatre performance at Little Island in New York City. “Grass Fed” featured biologist and writer David George Haskell; Foley artist Steven Wendt; and dance company, Pilobolus. Special thanks to all the artists, and to Little Island, Sarah Sandbach, Natalia Ramirez, and Soren Wheeler.EPISODE CREDITS:&nbsp;Hosted by - Molly WebsterReported by - Molly Websterwith help from - Jo Strogatz and Anisa VietzeProduced by - Sarah Qariwith help from - Jo Strogatz, Molly Webster&nbsp;Original vocals from - Jo Strogatzwith mixing from - Jeremy S. BloomFact-checking by - Nora Belblidiaand Edited by&nbsp; - Pat Walters&nbsp;EPISODE CITATIONS:Articles -&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://www.otheralmanac.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Other Almanac 2026</a> (<a href="https://www.otheralmanac.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.otheralmanac.com/</a>), by David George Haskell a print-only magazine contains an essay All Hail Grass, Maker of Humans! by David George Haskell all about grass’s role in human history.&nbsp;</li></ul>Books -&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775876/how-flowers-made-our-world-by-david-george-haskell/" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Flowers Made Our World</a>” (https://zpr.io/r4ybZJea8WV9) by David George Haskell which has a chapter all about grass in it (it’s a flowering plant, if you didn’t know!)&nbsp;</li></ul>Sign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. <a href="https://radiolab.org/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer">Signup</a> (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of <a href="http://members.radiolab.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Lab</a> (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on <a href="http://instagram.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing <a href="mailto:radiolab@wnyc.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">radiolab@wnyc.org</a>.Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.&nbsp; Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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