The Mushroom Hour Podcast
The Mushroom Hour Podcast explores the world of fungi through conversations with passionate individuals. Topics include foraging, medicinal uses, citizen science, and the cultural impact of mushrooms. The show aims to connect listeners with the mycelium network and share the gifts of mushrooms.
Episodes
Ep. 201: Hiro Technologies - Plastic-Eating Fungi & Nature's Favorite Diaper (feat. Tero Isokauppila)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/iamtero/?hl=en https://hirodiapers.com/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pestalotiopsis_microspora MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://www.instagram.com/mushroomhourpodcast https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/ TOPICS COV
Ep. 200: Mycorrhizal Community Assembly, Soil Carbon and Fungal Necromass (feat. Dr. Peter Kennedy)
GUEST: https://cbs.umn.edu/directory/peter-kennedy https://cbs.umn.edu/kennedy-lab MENTIONS: https://plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu/people/tom-bruns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizopogon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus_sibiricus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26365785/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://www.instagram.com/mushroomhourpodcast
Ep. 199: Natural Navigator - How to Read Trees, Water and Sky Footprints (feat. Tristan Gooley)
GUEST: https://www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-library/ https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/thenaturalnavigator MENTIONS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://www.instagram.com/mushroomhourpodcast https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: http
Ep. 198: Red House Architecture – Pioneering Mycelium Materials in Namibia, Cleveland & Outer Space (feat. Christopher Maurer)
GUEST: https://www.redhousearchitecture.org/ https://www.instagram.com/redhousestudioarchitecture MENTIONS: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A6Ud3q0AAAAJ&hl=en https://www.namibian.com.na/meet-the-trees-of-namibia-the-black-thorn-tree-acacia-mellifera-subsp-detinens-part-1/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour
Ep. 197: Mycocosmic - Underworlds, Hope, Poetry & Fungal Intelligence (feat. Lesley Wheeler)
GUEST: https://lesleywheeler.org/mycocosmic/ https://www.wlu.edu/profile/wheeler-lesley MENTIONS: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Venus-of-Willendorf MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/
Ep. 196: Think Fungi - Ottawa's Crown Lands & the Great North American Fungi Quest (feat. Robert Courteau)
GUEST: https://thinkfungi.org/ https://www.instagram.com/thinkfungi/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrolepiota_procera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatineau_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypomyces_lactifluorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnum_repandum MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://t
Ep. 195: Oaklore - Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees (feat. Jules Acton)
GUEST: https://x.com/julesacton?lang=enhttps://shop.woodlandtrust.org.uk/oakloreMENTIONS: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/sessile-oak/ https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/boscobel-house-and-the-royal-oak/history/charles-ii-and-the-royal-oak/ https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england/wiltshire/2379_savernakefores
Ep. 194: The Bristol Fungarium - History, Science and Healing Potential of Fungi
GUEST: https://bristolfungarium.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bristolfungarium/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hericium_erinaceus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergothioneine MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tikto
Ep. 193: Appalachian Forager - Go Forth and Forage (feat. Whitney Johnson)
GUEST: https://bookshop.org/p/books/go-forth-and-forage-a-guide-to-foraging-over-50-of-the-most-common-edible-medicinal-north-american-mushrooms-whitney-johnson/21618294?ean=9780760392751&next=t https://appalachianforager.com/home https://www.instagram.com/appalachian_forager/ https://www.tiktok.com/@appalachian_forager MENTIONS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bluegrassmycological
Ep. 192: Wildwise Botanicals & Mycology in the Ozarks (feat. Michael Snyder)
GUEST: https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wildwisebotanicals/ MENTIONS: https://momyco.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Missouris-Wild-Mushrooms-Maxine-Stone/dp/1887247742 https://namyco.org/ https://mycota.com/ https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/marktwain MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://
Ep. 191: Mycoventures - Celebrating Culinary Mushrooms in Community (feat. Julie Schreiber)
GUEST: https://chezjulies.com/ https://www.instagram.com/chezjuliesconsultingwinemaker/ MENTIONS: http://www.mycoventures.com/ https://www.somamushrooms.org/ https://namyco.org/ https://www.cafebeaujolais.com/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one
Ep. 190: Myco-Molasses, Mushroom Extracts and the Powers of Fermentation (feat. Wade Fox)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/foxamongbears/ https://www.patreon.com/foxamongbears MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_oryzae https://www.bioc.co.jp/en/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbamele https://www.consciousacrefarm.com/morelfest MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcom
Ep. 189: Mycota Labs - Documenting the Fungal Biodiversity of North America (feat. Dr. Stephen Russell)
GUEST: https://mycota.com/ MENTIONS: https://www.mycoportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=274169 https://www.inaturalist.org/ http://ww.calalive.org/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.
Ep. 188: The Female Forager - Mushrooms Changing Medicine & Amanita Alleviating Addiction (feat. Alexandra Lea)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/the_female_forager/ https://www.facebook.com/thefemaleforager/ MENTIONS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MushroomSpottersUK/?locale=en_GB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomitopsis_betulina https://hifasdaterra.com/en/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria https://www.amanitadreamer.net/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com
Ep. 187: Richer than Gold - The Fungal Biodiversity of Ecuador (feat. Daniel Newman)
GUEST: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Newman10 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10326184/ MENTIONS: https://college.lclark.edu/departments/biology/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lincoff https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/415949.Mushrooms_Demystified https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Singer https://www.corenewal.org/ https://www.business-humanrights.org
Ep. 186: High-Impact Technology - Mobile Mushroom Farms, Electro-Chemical Fuel Cells (feat. Inventor Michael)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/inventor_michael/ https://www.cleantecsystems.com/ MENTIONS: https://www.instagram.com/mr_fungitarian/ https://www.instagram.com/windycitymushroom/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https
Ep. 185: A New Soil Paradigm: "Kiss the Ground" and "Common Ground" (feat. Ryland Engelhart)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/lovebeingryland/ https://www.bigfoolishproject.com/ MENTIONS: https://kissthegroundmovie.com/ https://commongroundfilm.org/ https://100millionacres.org/ Graeme Sait: https://blog.nutri-tech.com.au/author/graeme-sait/ https://understandingag.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@carboncowboys MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://i
Ep. 184: Ergosterol, Ergothioneine and Mushrooms Supporting Pregnancy (feat. Dr. Anna Sitkoff)
GUEST: https://www.drannasitkoff.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drannasitkoff/ https://lucidummedicinals.com/MENTIONS: https://bastyr.edu/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodofomes_cajanderi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoporus_volvatus MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_ho
Ep. 183: Cheerful Apocalypse, Biological Abstraction & Creating Art from Within (feat. Stephanie Kilgast)
GUEST: https://www.stephaniekilgast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/petitplatMENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/ TOPICS COVERED: Human
Ep. 182: The Mushroom Hunter's Kitchen & Inspiration from Catalonia (feat. Chad Hyatt)
GUEST: https://www.themushroomhunterskitchen.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Mushroom-Hunters-Kitchen-Chad-Hyatt/dp/1732757100 MENTIONS: https://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Demystified-David-Arora/dp/0898151694 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russula_brevipes MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom
Ep. 181: Sage & Sovereignty - Regenerative Agriculture, Food Systems & Soil Wealth (feat. Mollie Engelhart)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/chefmollie/ https://www.instagram.com/thekindsage/ https://www.instagram.com/sovereigntyranch/ MENTIONS: https://regenified.com/ https://www.dreamingofavetterworld.com/ https://whiteoakpastures.com/pages/our-team MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mush
Ep. 180: A Quickly Changing Kaleidoscope & the Updated Psilocybin Mushroom Bible (feat. Virginia Haze & Dr K Mandrake)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/themushroombible/ https://thepsilocybinmushroombible.substack.com/ https://www.amazon.com/d/Books/Psilocybin-Mushroom-Bible-Definitive-Mushrooms/1937866289/ MENTIONS: https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/d.nutt https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/r.carhart-harris https://themicrodose.substack.com/ https://www.entheogenesis.org/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://we
Ep. 179: Fungivore - Thai Mycophagy and Mushroom Adventures in Oaxaca (feat. Zach & Kim Hunter)
GUEST: https://thefungivore.com/index.html https://www.instagram.com/the_fungivore/ https://www.instagram.com/thisiskimqi/ MENTIONS: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/may/01/fewer-wildfires-great-biodiversity-what-is-the-secret-to-the-success-of-mexicos-forests Amanita princeps: https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/9078 "undescribed purplish bitter Tylopilus": ht
Ep. 178: Myconaut - Remediating PFAS, Regenerative Agriculture, Mycelium Technologies (feat. Ryan Iacovacci)
GUEST: https://myconaut.space/ MENTIONS: https://advancingecoag.com/ https://www.theremediators.com/ https://zachbushmd.com/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/ TOPICS COVERED: Em
Ep. 177: The Plants of the Appalachian Trail with Kaydubs the Hiking Scientist (feat. Kristen Wickert)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/kaydubsthehikingscientist/ https://www.patreon.com/Kaydubsthehikingscientist https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dr-kristen-wickert/the-plants-of-the-appalachian-trail/9781643260402/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountains_(New_England) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophyllum_commune MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomh
Ep. 176: Biochar, Soil Remedation & the Community Agriculture Project (feat. Emily Davis)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/hyphaeprincess https://www.instagram.com/communityagproject/ MENTIONS: https://www.crcdpr.org/https://centerformycoanalytics.org/ https://www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-Peoples-History-of-the-United-States-P1164.aspx MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroo
Ep. 175: Farwest Fungi & The Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival (feat. Kyle Garrone)
GUEST: https://farwestfungi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/farwestfungi/ https://scmmfest.com/ MENTIONS: https://www.mssf.org/ https://ffsc.us/ https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1833 https://www.fieldforest.net/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@we
Ep. 174: All Things Fungi Festival - Myco-Culture, Slime Molds, Biofluorescence (feat. Jana Nicole & Max Mudie)
GUEST: FESTIVAL: https://www.allthingsfungi.co.uk/ https://jananicole.com/about/ https://www.instagram.com/allthingsfungi/ MENTIONS: https://www.kew.org/ https://www.sussexfungusgroup.co.uk/ MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris
Ep. 173: Forage. Gather. Feast. - Truffles, Seasonal Harvests & Uncertain Futures (feat. Maria Finn)
GUEST: BOOK: https://www.mariafinn.com/books https://www.mariafinn.com/ https://www.instagram.com/maria_finn1/ MENTIONS: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/The-pirates-of-Sausalito-17160156.php MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chr
Ep. 172: The Very Merry Mushrooms - Mycology for All Ages, Learning through Play (feat. Tess Lassman)
GUEST: https://www.fungifreights.net/ https://www.instagram.com/fungifreights/ https://www.lulu.com/shop/tess-l-lassman-and-marina-batrak-and-richard-burzynski/the-very-merry-mushrooms/hardcover/product-8445wvm.html?page=1&pageSize=4 MENTIONS: https://www.belleisleconservancy.org/ https://buildingdetroit.org/ https://www.novel-health.com/ https://bookshop.org/p/books/ergot-alka
Ep. 171: A Magical Dutchman's Journey - Building Community at Fungi Academy (feat. Jasper Degenaars)
GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/jasperiuss/ https://www.instagram.com/fungi.academy/ https://fungiacademy.com/sacred-mycology-summit/ MENTIONS: https://www.retrievalpractice.org/make-it-stick https://www.mushroomexpert.com/pseudofistulina_radicata.html https://www.fungaia.life/ https://lacunamedicinals.com/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wpz_0fIAAAAJ&hl=en MUSHR
Ep. 170: Oklahoma Fungi - Building Future Generations of Mycologists (feat. Jacob Devecchio)
GUEST: https://www.oklahomafungi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/oklahomafungi/ https://www.instagram.com/okmushroomfestival MENTIONS: https://www.themycomentor.com/ https://matt-powers.mykajabi.com/r-future MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the on
Ep. 169: Mycological Analytics, Community Science, Entheogenic Genomes (Ian Bollinger)
GUEST:Critical Consulting: https://www.critical.consulting/blog Entheome: https://www.entheome.org/team-members/ian-bollinger Hyphae Labs: https://www.patreon.com/hyphaelabsOakland Hyphae: https://www.oaklandhyphae510.com/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe_zapotecorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaeolus_cyanescens FunDiS: https://fundis.org/ Mycelial Mass: https:
Ep. 168: The Myco Zine - Psychedelic Chemistry, Mushroom Cultivation, Mycelial Connections (Tomás Garret)
GUEST:The Myco Zine: https://www.instagram.com/mycozine/Hyphae Labs: https://www.patreon.com/hyphaelabsMENTIONS:https://www.oaklandhyphae510.com/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52397.Parable_of_the_SowerMUSHROOM HOUR:https://welcometomushroomhour.comhttps://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hourhttps://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hourShow Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: http
Ep. 167: Behind the Scenes & Across the Universe with William Padilla-Brown
Part 2 of our mind-expanding interview with William Padilla-Brown. This interview was taped after our radio interview (Episode 166) and is even more informal and loose. Hopefully there's some wisdom and new thoughts you can integrate into your reality - take what resonates and leave what doesn't!GUEST:William Padilla-Brown: https://www.instagram.com/mycosymbioteMycosymbiotics: https://my
Ep. 166: Mycosymbiote - Regenerating Ecologies, Expanding Consciousness, Being Human (William Padilla-Brown)
GUEST: William Padilla-Brown: https://www.instagram.com/mycosymbioteMycosymbiotics: https://mycosymbiotics.com/CRTFD: https://crtfd.com/TOPICS COVERED:Providing Models of Regenerative LifestylesNew Political & Economic SystemsThe Singularity Getting Comfortable with ChaosLiving a Life Guided by Faith & PurposeAncient Wisdom & Future UpgradesAttention as the Currency of the Modern AgeBe
Ep. 165: Hongos in Patagonia - Pedomorphosis & Rethinking Evolution (feat. Dr. Francisco Kuhar)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Francisco Kuhar. Dr. Kuhar is a Mycologist specialized in the fungal diversity of gasteroid and ectomycorrhizal fungi and biotechnological applications of fungal enzymes. He has a special interest in the evolutionary biology of sequestrate forms of fungi. Dr. Kuhar is an Associate researcher at CONICET in the Instituto Multidisciplina
Ep. 164: Which Fungi - The Edibles, The Deadlies, The Wild Ones (feat. Elise Rothman)
Hi there…welcome to Mushroom Hour. Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of author, researcher, and mycological maven Elise Rothman. Coming to us from her hideaway in the woods and wilds of France, Elise is here to share her newest creation – a set of mushroom identification card decks that have been lovingly crafted with beautiful artwork and thoughtful graphic design elements that
Ep. 163: Fruits of the Forest - Pacific Northwest Edible Mushrooms (feat. Daniel Winkler)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the honor of being joined once again by mycological legend Daniel Winkler. A mushroom educator, trained ecologist and award-winning photographer, he grew up collecting mushrooms in the Alps. Daniel has been foraging for more than 25 years in the Pacific Northwest, in addition to South America and High Asia, where he is involved in ethnomycological fieldwork. He serve
Ep. 162: The Flowering Wand - Rewilding the Sacred Masculine (feat. Sophie Strand)
Today on Mushroom Hour we join in communion with the overflowing font of mythos, play and animated everything Sophie Strand. Sophie is a poet and writer with a focus on the history of religion and the intersection of spirituality, storytelling and ecology. Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous projects and publications, including the Dark Mountain Project, poetry.org and the magazines Une
Ep. 161: Minnesota's Mushroom Valley - Mushroom Caves & the Unexplored Underworld (feat. Dr. Greg Brick)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are going spelunking with the gracious Dr. Greg Brick. Dr. Brick has worked as a hydrogeologist with environmental consulting firms, at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and has taught geology at local colleges and universities. He has edited the Journal of Spelean History for the past 20 years. He has published more than 200 articles about caves and was the
Ep. 160: Osmose Studio - Biomaterials Reimagined, Mycelium Futures & Regenerative Design (feat. Ashley Granter & Aurelie Fontan)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are blessed once more by the presence of Mycomaterial Specialist Ashley Granter. Along with Biofashion Designer Aurelie Fontan, Ashley is a founder of Osmose Studios - a multidisciplinary design studio dedicated to exploring how society should draw inspiration and processes from Mother nature. Working with mycelium as well as natural dyes and fabrics, they aim to bring fo
Ep. 159: Mycorrhizal Ecology, Soil Biodiversity & Political Instability in South America (feat. Dr. César Marin)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are honored by the presence of Dr. César Marin – Researcher and Academic at the Center for Research and Innovation for Climate Change, School of Sciences, Santo Tomas University in Chile. Among his many accomplished roles, César has been a Postdoc at the Department of Mycorrhizal Symbioses, at the Czech Academy of Sciences, a Researcher at the Center of Applied Ecology an
Ep. 158: The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi - Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes & Bodies (feat. Dr. Keith Seifert)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by magnanimous mycological scholar Dr. Keith Seifert, adjunct professor in the biology department at Carleton University. Dr. Seifert has spent more than forty years studying fungi on five continents. At Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, he did research on microscopic fungi from farms, forests, food and the built environment to reduce toxins and diseases affect
Ep. 157: Psychedelic Adventures into Microscopic Mushroom Worlds (feat. Irene Antonez)
Irene Antonez is a Prague based Russian/Ukrainian artist and musician, who works in the genre of bio art and botanical/mycological illustration with a focus on fungi and microorganisms. She holds two Masters' degrees: in Future Design and in Fine Art. Irene draws inspiration from her microscopic research of fungi as well as mushroom hunting, ethnomycology, ethnobotany, old scientific illustra
Ep. 156: Chaotic Forager - Mycology, Ecosystems & the Explosion of Mushroom Media (feat. Gabrielle Cerberville)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to be joined by Gabrielle Cerberville, aka @chaoticforager. Gabrielle is a wild food educator, mycophagist, permaculturist, and interdisciplinary artist. Her entertaining educational videos on Tiktok, where she shares her knowledge of edible plants and fungi, have been viewed by millions worldwide. She has lectured extensively on the importance of ecological a
Ep. 155: What a Mushroom Lives For - Matsutake & the Worlds They Make (feat. Dr. Michael J. Hathaway)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of Dr. Michael J. Hathaway - Professor of Anthropology at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Associate Member of the School for International Studies, and the Director of SFU's David Lam Centre for Asian Studies. He is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and author of What a Mushroom Lives For (2022) and Environmental Winds (2013). Hathaway is a cultural
Ep. 154: Medicinal Mushrooms, Fungal Microbiomes & Alberta's Fungal Diversity (feat. Martin Osis)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by the magnanimous Martin Osis. Martin is passionate about wild mushrooms! He loves to look at them, touch them, smell them, taste them, and talk about them. For decades he has been educating and entertaining people and groups about mushrooms by talks, forays, workshops, identification courses and just going on and on and on about mushrooms to pretty much anyon
Ep. 153: Rural Courses - Self-Sufficient Living with Fungi, Plants and Animals (feat. Michael White)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to chat with internationally renowned wild foods expert, wilderness skills teacher and founder of “Rural Courses”, Michael White. Michael caught the foraging bug young and early experiences of loading sheep feed buckets full of field fungi and eating them piled high on buttered toast, sentenced Michal to a life dedicated to the hunt! Foraging for plants and fu
Ep. 152: Poland Fungi - For the Glory of Mushrooms (feat. Piotr Zieba)
Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are honored to be joined by Piotr Zieba, professor’s assistant at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland. Piotr works with gourmet and medical mushrooms and his journey started on Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture. During his bioengineering studies he found out that nobody was doing research on mushrooms. So, Piotr took matters into his own ha
Ep. 151: Neuroscience, Memory and Psychedelics (feat. Manoj Doss PhD)
Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are blessed to speak with Manoj Doss. Manoj is a cognitive neuropsychopharmacologist at the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University. His research is at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychopharmacology with focuses on episodic memory and hallucinogenic drugs. Manoj utilizes complex cognitive paradigms,
Ep. 150: The Global Forest Health Crisis & the Sentinel Tree Network (feat. Geoffery Williams PhD)
Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are honored to be joined by Geoff Williams PhD, International Sentinel Network Coordinator for the US Forest Service. Geoff studies the social dimensions and microbial ecology of host range expansions and geographic range expansions of forest trees, their fungal pathogens, and their insect herbivores. Geoff just moved to Oregon from West Lafayette, Indiana whe
Ep. 149: Umbo - Elite Athletes, Functional Mushrooms & Psychedelic Science (feat. Jake Plummer, Rashad Evans & Del Jolly)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by the fungal trifecta behind Umbo Medicinal Mushrooms – Rashad Evans, Jake Plummer and Del Jolly. Rashad Evans is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion who intimately understands the connection between mind and body, and the importance of having both in sync. He credits mushrooms for that one-two punch of focus + energy in training and competition, and then
Ep. 148: Smugtown Mushrooms - Fungi in Greece & Remediating Social Ecologies (feat. Olga Tzogas)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by mycological ally, cultivator and community creator Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms. Her journey with Fungi and plants started over 15 years ago. She began working with these allies when foraging in both urban & more wild settings as she learned to identify species for food and medicine. Olga, alongside her community, established Smugtown Mushrooms to s
Ep. 147: World Wild - Guiding a Lost Society Back to Nature (feat. Miles Irving)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to chat with internationally renowned wild foods expert, author, and public speaker Miles Irving. Miles has worked with some of the world's best chefs and has been a pioneer in the Wild Food Renaissance. In 2009, he authored The Forager Handbook, hailed by many as the 'foraging bible'. Through communicating with people around the world and delvi
Ep. 146: The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss & Psychedelic Biochemistry (feat. Dennis McKenna)
Today we are honored by the presence of the legendary Dr. Dennis McKenna. Dr. McKenna has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca. He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna. From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses o
Ep. 145: Dynamite-Throwing Fungi, Itasca Research Station & How Decomposition Builds Character (feat. Prof Jonathan Schilling)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of interviewing Professor Jonathan Schilling from the University of Minnesota. Jonathan has been on the faculty at the University of Minnesota since 2006, and is currently a professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology in the College of Biological Sciences. In addition to teaching and researching all things fungal, he is the Director at th
Ep. 144: SQIM, Mogu, Ephea – Merging with Mycelium to Grow Regenerative Futures (feat. Maurizio Montalti)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the opportunity to speak with Maurizio Montalti. Maurizio Montalti is a designer, researcher, educator and entrepreneur. Working at the junction of design and biotech, he is one of the early pioneers committed to the study and development of wide-ranging mycelium-based technologies and products. Maurizio is Chief Mycelium Officer, Chairman, and co-Founder of SQIM, th
Ep. 143: Wild Mushroom Education, Intentional Communities & Breaking the Binary (feat. Jules Amanita)
Today we are joined by the magnanimous and adventurous Jules Amanita. Jules is a self-taught amateur mycologist with a passion for demystifying fungi and combatting mycophobia. They are a 26-year-old avid mushroom photographer, artist, and chef who identifies as queer/nonbinary. Living at Twin Oaks Community, an egalitarian commune in central Virginia they live an outdoorsy, DIY lifestyle that is
Ep. 142: Mycorrhizal Markets & The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (feat. Prof. Toby Kiers)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of being joined by Prof. Toby Kiers - Professor of Evolutionary Biology and University Research Chair at Vrije Fryy Universiteit Universitight Amsterdam. Her lab uses nanoprobes and high-resolution imaging to map the nutrient flows and architecture of plant-fungal networks. She is globally recognized for her scientific work in the evolution of symbiotic
Ep. 141: Wild Creativity - Chocolate Ears, Mushroom Paper, Stinkhorn Juice & Amanita Ice Cream (feat. Fergus Drennan)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of woodland spirit Fergus Drennan aka Fergus The Forager. Fergus has been gathering and learning about wild plants, seaweeds, and fungi for over 40 years. His journey begun on Wimbledon Common, aged 3 years, collecting dandelions for the family’s pet tortoise. Since those early days, and through much creative and experimental exploration he has
Ep. 140: Dropping Spores in Singapore & Bewildering Mycelium Creations (feat. Ng Sze Kiat)
Today on Mushroom Hour we the privilege to get to know mushroom cultivation artist Kiat. Kiat is the founder of Bewilder, a Mycological Design Studio based in Singapore. As the one-man R&D team behind this project, Kiat knows his science! For him, growing mushrooms is an intense and carefully tuned process that also blends in a fair bit of artistry and intuition. Before founding Bewilder, Kiat
Ep. 139: Funganista - From Music Stardom to Mycological Obsession (feat. Andy Overall)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of mycologist and musician Andy Overall. Andy has had a fascinating journey from the Blue Zoo and pop stardom back through the hedges and woodlands when he became interested in mushrooms back in the early 1990’s. He realized he needed something else, another interest other than his involvement with music. Growing up as a boy during the 60’s in t
Ep. 138: Paleontology & Prototaxites - Mysteries of the Gigantic, Paleozoic Fungus (feat. Dr. Kevin Boyce)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of being joined by Dr. Kevin Boyce, Professor of Geological Sciences at Stanford University. Dr. Boyce's research is focused on the biological and environmental impacts of the evolution of plant structure, development, and physiology from the Paleozoic colonization of land through the subsequent radiations of land plant forms up to and including th
Ep. 137: Artistry, Biophilia Beauty & Finding Equilibrium (feat. Jon Ching)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of one of my favorite biophiliacs and artists -Jon Ching. Jon grew up steeped in natural beauty on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i, which formed the foundation of his deep fascination with the natural and wild world. A self-taught painter, Jon’s devoted art practice and detailed realism is inspired by the interconnectedness of nature. While dedic
Ep. 136: Biotechnology, Mycelium Materials & The "Art, Science, Society Triad" (feat. Prof. Vera Meyer)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of interviewing Professor Vera Meyer from the Technical University of Berlin. Professor Meyer’s career has seen her as a visiting scientist to the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London (2003) and to the department of Fungal Genetics and Metabolomics at Leiden University in the Netherlands (2005 - 2006). In 2008, Professor Meyer
Ep. 135: Wine Forest Wild Foods - Origins and Evolution of America's Wild Mushroom Business (feat. Connie Green)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to chat with Connie Green founder of Wine Forest Foods and author of “The Wild Table”. Since 1979, Connie has been providing chefs like Thomas Keller, Cory Lee, Michael Mina, Traci de Jardins and many more with mushrooms of unparalleled quality. As one of the very first pioneers in the American wild mushroom business, Connie has filled a key role in educating
Ep. 134: Life in Amber - 50-Million-Year-Old Cordyceps & Other Fossilized Fungi (feat. George Poinar Jr. PhD)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by the distinguished and prolific George Poinar, Jr. PhD. George received his Ph.D. in biology from Cornell University and spent most of his career in the Department of Entomology at the University of California at Berkeley before moving to Oregon State University, where he is a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology. His interest in the tropics, al
Ep. 133: Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge - Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples (feat. Prof. Nancy Turner)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of being joined by the University of Victoria Emeritus Professor, Nancy Turner. Professor Turner is an ethnobotanist whose research integrates the fields of botany and ecology with anthropology, geography and linguistics, among others. She is interested in the traditional knowledge systems and traditional land and resource management systems of Indigeno
Ep. 132: Community Assembly, Plant-Fungal Associations and Mycorrhizal Ecologies (feat. Dr. Kabir Peay)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are host to the distinguished Dr. Kabir Peay – head of Stanford University’s Peay Lab. Dr. Peay completed a master’s degree at the Yale School of Forestry and Environment Science (F&ES) in 2003 and obtained a PhD in 2008 from UC Berkeley’s Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) in Matteo Garbelotto's lab. He completed postdoctoral training a
Ep. 131: Temptress Truffles, Fruiting Bodies Collective & Compassionate Upliftment (feat. Elan Hagens)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the honor of being joined by Elan Hagens. Elan Hagens is a native Oregonian who has been playing in the woods, wildcrafting and going to outdoor education classes her entire life. Her passion for everything animals and the outdoors led her to working with dogs in in her early 20s. Following that path landed her an opportunity to participate in a dog based reality sh
Ep. 130: Fungal Systematics, Mushroom Ancestry & Recognizing Patterns (feat. Dr. Andrew Wilson)
Today on the Mushroom Hour we are honored to be joined by Dr. Andrew Wilson - Assistant Curator of Mycology in the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi at Denver Botanic Gardens. For Dr. Wilson the discovery of mycology began back in the late 90’s at San Francisco State University in taking classes from world renown mushroom taxonomist, Dr. Dennis Desjardin. Working with Dennis, Andrew earned a Masters
Ep. 129: Regenerative Soil Microscopy: the Book, Course & Database (feat. Matt Powers)
**Support the Kickstarter and be part of the sea change in understanding soil health!** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattpowers/regenerative-soil-microscopy-the-book-courses-and-database (Campaign ends 7/17/22) Today on Mushroom Hour we're grace by the presence of Matt Powers (M.Ed) - author, educator, citizen scientist, entrepreneur, and family guy who teaches people all over
Ep. 128: NYC Mycology, Greenwood Cemetery & DIY DNA Sequencing (feat. Sigrid Jakub)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are humble hosts to the talented Sigrid Jakob, President of the New York Mycological Society. Sigrid only discovered fungi within the last several years, but her intense passion quickly catapulted her into the forefront of citizen mycology. She has played a leading role in rebooting the North American Mycoflora project and transforming the national organization into the F
Ep. 127: Culinary Mushroom Magic & Commercial Foraging Anarchy (feat. Graham Steinruck)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of speaking with chef, forager, and biology geek Graham Steinruck. Graham has worked in the restaurant industry in with many of Colorado’s most talented chefs and was the former owner of a wild mushroom distribution company called Hunt & Gather that supplied wild harvested ingredients to chefs in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. He was also the
Ep. 126: The Art in Mushroom Cultivation & Embracing the Unknowable (feat. Sam Shoemaker)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to interview mushroom cultivation artist Sam Shoemaker. Sam is an interdisciplinary artist and mycologist based in Los Angeles, California. Sam's recent artistic work stems from an ongoing collaboration with rare, native, and medicinal fungi. After receiving his MFA from Yale University in 2020, Sam founded the urban mushroom farm Myco Myco from his under
Ep. 125: Community Assembly & Fungi that Live in Flower Nectar (feat. Prof. Tadashi Fukami)
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the distinct pleasure of being joined by Professor Tadashi Fukami – head of Stanford University’s Fukami Lab. Professor Fukami is an expert on community ecology and along with supporting his students and lab members, his primary interest is to understand historical contingency in community assembly. He is broadly interested in how species interact with one another in
Ep. 124: Ali the Fungi Guy - Mushrooms, Joy & Wellbeing (feat. Ali McKernan)
Today we are blessed by the presence of Ali McKernan, a self-professed Mycophile who is also known as 'The Fungi Guy' on Instagram and Youtube. Ali is a mushroom educator who uses humor and enthusiasm to get the message of the mushrooms to the masses. He was a member of the Education and Outreach Committee for the British Mycological Society and has helped to organize and promote UK Fung
Ep. 123: Mushlabs - Fermentation, Fungi & Foods of the Future (feat. Dr. Mazen Rizk)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are blessed to be joined by Dr. Mazen Rizk, one of the founders of Mushlabs. Dr. Rizk is originally from Lebanon but completed his PhD in Hamburg, Germany. He began developing the concept for his food technology company, Mushlabs, at the Technical University lab but has since expanded and now is gearing up to launch the company’s first product. Mushlabs is a team of 40 pe
Ep. 122: Church of the People for Creator Mother Earth - Authentic, Indigenous, Psychedelic Ceremony (feat. Shane Norte)
Today on Mushroom Hour we are blessed to be joined by Shane Norte. Shane is enrolled in the Morongo Band of Indians - a Billion Dollar Tribe in Southern California. He is the founder and spiritual leader of the Church Of The People For Creator and Mother Earth and a Board Member of Decrimalize Nature National. Shane has also worked extensively helping tribes fight against corporations destroying
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