Today we sit down with Christopher Maurer to talk about building mycelial homes in Namibia, Cleveland and even Mars. Transforming invasive plants into homes in Namibia, toxic construction waste into homes in Cleveland, and high tech materials i

Mushroom Virtual Reality with Nanotopia

14 days ago 1h 2m

What happens when you make mushroom music and generate virtual reality with mushroom signals? We sit down with nanotopia to dive into an alternate reality to explore the weird world of mushroom signals and the explorative landscapes they create

Mushrooms of New Zealand with Liv Sisson

28 days ago 43m 41s

Today we travel to New Zealand with Liv Sisson to talk about the fungi of Aotearoa better known as New Zealand. We chat about the folklore and indigenous uses of various mushrooms and her newest book all about the topic. Sign up for our podcast

Mushroom Music with Tarun Nayar

Mar 14th, 2024 51m 31s

Today we sit down with the musician and biologist Tarun Nayar to dive into the mystical world of mushroom music. Did you know we can hook up sensors to mushrooms and turn their electrical signals into music? Learn how to make your own and sit b

Oregon Psilocybin Services with Angie Allbee

Mar 6th, 2024 55m 15s

Today we sit down with Angie Allbee, the Oregon Psilocybin Services section manager, to discuss how the first state in the USA has paved the way for legal psilocybin services in the state. Just in 2023 alone they've given over 206 facilitator l

Mushroom DNA Sequencing with Kyle Canan

Feb 28th, 2024 1h 8m

Today we sit down with the robin hood of mushroom DNA sequencing, Kyle Canan, founder of the Ohio Mushroom DNA Lab, which offers free mushroom DNA sequencing to the public. We chat about the process of DNA sequencing, finding new species, types

Pikilo Mushroom Protein in Finland with Simo Ellilä

Feb 22nd, 2024 51m 48s

Today we travel to Finland to take a history lesson on the foundations of fungal protein developed in 1963, having coined the name "Pikilo". Finnish researchers in the 60's were growing edible fungi on agricultural wastes and feeding livestock

Bisexual Death Caps with Yen-Wen Wang

Feb 12th, 2024 49m 52s

Invasive deadly poisonous death caps are sexual deviants switching from unisexual and bisexual reproduction. We sit down with Yen-Wen Wang to dive into the sexual reproduction strategies of fungi and what makes these death caps so unique in Cal

The Importance of Mycorrhizal Fungi with Marcel van der Heijden

Feb 7th, 2024 33m 44s

Today we are joined by Marcel van der Heijden who recently just co led a paper demonstrated how mycorrhizal fungi can increase crop yields up to 40%. In an age of modern chemical abundant agriculture destroying our soil and poisoning our food s

Fungi make Ice and Snow with Konrad Meister

Jan 29th, 2024 58m 20s

Today we travel to Antarctica with Konrad Meister to look into the fascinating phenomena of how fungi make ice and snow. Beyond further ecological understanding this science can be applied to making fake snow, or even cryo-preserving everything

Traditional Chinese Herbalism and Daoism with Mason Taylor

Jan 22nd, 2024 1h 41m

Today we dive into the wealth of knowledge that is Mason Taylor, a thought leader, professional speaker, tonic herbalist and writer who inspires and teaches people to once again become enchanted with their body, life and health. Having spent ov

Mycomaterials with Jessica Dias and Catherine Euale

Jan 10th, 2024 1h 14m

Today we sit down with the two bio babes, Jessica Dias and Catherine Euale, from Fungal Matters, who have their hands deep in the world of mycomaterials. Their work spans across various projects such as mycelial surfboards, to bacterial electri

Psilocybin for Women with Jennifer Chesak

Jan 2nd, 2024 54m 4s

Today we sit down with Jennifer Chesak, newest author to the book "The Psilocybin Handbook for Women" (2023). We cover questions such as: Does psilocybin affect women differently?Does it matter where I am in my cycle when I use psilocybin?Can p

Mushroom Mommas with Mikaela De La Myco

Dec 28th, 2023 1h 15m

Today we sit with the magical Mikaela De La Myco to talk in depth about using mushrooms in pregnancy and motherhood, navigating healthy psychedelic spaces, how to hold space as a practitioner, healing sexual trauma, and more. We lean both into

Wind Turbines Made from Mycelium with Valeria La Saponara

Dec 21st, 2023 1h 4m

In an age with an alarming increasing demand for energy consumption, we need more sustainable solutions if we're going to continue as a human race. Today we sit down with Valeria La Saponara, an Italian-American mechanical and aerospace enginee

Fungal Biodiversity of Hawaii with Nicole Hynson

Dec 18th, 2023 50m 7s

Today we get an auditory transport to Hawaii to sit down with Nicole Hynson to chat about the fungal biodiversity of Hawaii. We focus on the importance of mycorrhizal fungi on the island and the relationship between these rare tropical plants a

Growing a Mushroom Farm with Max Goransson of Golden Mushroom Co

Dec 8th, 2023 44m 9s

Today we sit down with Max Goransson of Golden Mushroom Co. from Ocean Beach San Diego sunny California to chat mushroom farming, surfing, creating a mushroom community, encountering bears and gorillas, philosophy and more. Sign up for our podc

Transforming Fungal Pathogens into Symbionts with Kei Hiruma

Dec 5th, 2023 42m 30s

By influencing a gene in Colletotrichum tofieldiae researchers like Kei Hiruma are able to turn the root mold from a damaging parasite into something that actually supports plant development. This could save hundreds and millions in food waste

Mushrooms on Madagascar with Mauro Rivas-Ferreiro

Nov 27th, 2023 49m 5s

Today we take a trip to Madagascar with Mauro Rivas-Ferreiro to discover the biodiversity of fungi on the island. From mycorrhizal fungi to more, we talk optimal ecosystems, rare plants, and future research needed on the island.Sign up for our

Mushroom Architecture with PLP labs

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 9m

The future of architecture is partnering with fungi. Even beyond this, it's partnering with nature as a whole, a stance that is referred to as going from the athropocene to the symbiocene as a human race. We sit down with the team at PLP labs t

Treating PTSD of Veterans with Psilocybin with Lauren Myers

Nov 13th, 2023 49m 3s

We sit down today with Lauren Myers to talk about her work with VETS, an organization that helps veterans and their spouses access treatment with psychedelic therapies including iboga/ibogaine, ketamine, psilocybin, MDMA, 5-MeO-DMT, and ayahuas

How to Become a Psilocybin Therapist with Dr. Erica Zelfand

Nov 6th, 2023 1h 16m

Oregon was the first state in the United States to legalize psilocybin for medical use. We sit down with Dr. Erica Zelfand, the lead educator in the nation's first HECC-licensed training program for psilocybin facilitators to talk about what it

Fireproof Mycelial Wallpaper with Tien Huynh

Oct 20th, 2023 1h

What if we can fireproof our home with mycelium? Just in the US alone around 358,500 homes experience a structural fire and 3,000 people die each year. We chat with Dr. Tien Huyn, an associate professor in the School of Science at the Royal Mel

Degrading plastics then curing cancer using Aspergillus nidulans with Berl Oakley

Oct 13th, 2023 56m 53s

Berl Oakley and his team are using Aspergillus nidulans to degrade plastic and then using the secondary metabolites to then cure cancer, make antibiotics, statins, antifungals and more to save people's lives. Talk about killing two birds with o

Mushroom Embroidery with Amanda Cobbett

Oct 6th, 2023 51m 6s

Amanda Cobbett is an award-winning textile artist with over 25 years’ experience making realistic three dimensional embroidery sculptures of mushrooms and lichen. They are so life like it will be hard for your brain to process they aren't real.