

The Mushroom Hour Podcast
Mushroom Hour
Hi there...welcome to Mushroom Hour. Listen in as we venture into kingdom fungi with unique and beautiful humans who all share a passion for mushrooms. We'll go forage for wild mushrooms, explore their potency as nature's medicines, become citizen mycologists, transform human consciousness and learn how mushrooms inspired art, spirituality and culture throughout our history. There are so many ways that mushrooms can benefit (wo)mankind - we just need to tap into the mycelium network and let them share their gifts. Excited to have you along for the journey! Mush Love
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Nov 29, 2024 • 1h 14min
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://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/ TOPICS COVERED: Electro-Chemical Fuel Cell Containerized Agriculture Colorado Marijuana Industry Specialized Mobile Machinery Pivoting From Marijuana to Gourmet Mushrooms Biological Printing Presses Mushroom Jerky Heavy Log Method Converting Semi Trailers to Mushroom Farms Real Lightsabers World in Need of Leadership in Systemic Change Fuel Efficiency Tech for Cars, Trucks, Semis, Cargo Ships Mushrooms are the Future of Food

Nov 10, 2024 • 56min
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_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/ TOPICS COVERED: Path to Herbalism & Natural Medicine Medicinal Mushrooms and Cancer The Rosy Polypore Mushrooms as Medicine Mushrooms in the Diet Polysaccharides, Digestion and Immune Stimulation Terpenes and Cancer Response, Immune Modulation Ergosterol – Mushrooms’ Version of Cholesterol Ergothioneine, Antioxidants and GlutathioneMedicinal Mushrooms Supporting Male & Female Fertility Mushrooms & Hormone Support Support Before, During & After Pregnancy

Nov 10, 2024 • 55min
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://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: Childhood Connection to Nature and SpiritualityMind-Expanding Potential of Mushrooms Café Gratitude & Sacred Commerce Soil as the Foundation of Ecosystems Cycling Carbon from Air into the Soil Soil Stewardship Redemption through Regeneration Possibility Pirate Plant Medicine & Touching Divinity Importance of Having a Team Regenerative Agriculture Movement The Farm Bill Soil Trilogy (Kiss the Ground, Common Ground, +1) Shifting the Paradigm Toward Soil

Aug 18, 2024 • 58min
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 Impacts on Nature Developing a Love of Nature Through Art Coral and Mushrooms Biological Abstraction Scientific Reference Materials Social Media Dissociation Short Form Video is Bad for Humans The Artist’s Dilemna Finding Your Voice as an Artist Inspiration from Within Sanctity of the Sketchbook Biotechnology and Regenerative Futures

Jul 26, 2024 • 60min
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_hour https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/ TOPICS COVERED: Changing Careers, Culinary Arts & Fungi Secret Spots Eating the Weird Stuff David Arora Events The Mushroom Hunters Kitchen Mushroom Careers Bringing Mushroom Recipes out of the 1950s Catalonia’s Culinary Mushroom Traditions Black Trumpet Jam, Matsutake and Fig Jam Catalon Culture Regional Spanish Food Traditions Chefs Influenced by Foraging Connecting to Where Food Comes From Mushroom Genetics

Jul 1, 2024 • 1h 7min
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_mushroom_hour Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/ TOPICS COVERED: Finding Hope in Soil Culinary Evolution Becoming a Regenerative Farmer Misaligned Incentives – Subsidies & Regulations Barriers to Becoming a Farmer Farmers as Protagonists What are “Regenerative Farming” Practices? Humans as a Keystone Species Industrial Microbiome Mycorrhizal Relationships with Corn? On-Farm and Off-Farm Soil Fertility Viability of Vegan Farm Systems Connection Between Our Gut Microbiology and Mental Health Explosive Blowback from Changing a Vegan Restaurant

Jun 25, 2024 • 57min
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://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: Psilocybin Regulations in the UK Medical Models of Psilocybin Therapy Microdosing Mainstream Power of Placebo Evolving Cultivation Landscape Updating the Psilocybin Mushroom Bible Wood-Loving Psilocybe Mushrooms Sustainability in Mushroom Growing Synanthrope Expanding Concepts of Harm Reduction Principles of Critical Thinking Readability of Scientific Literature Open Source Science A Quickly Changing Kaleidoscope

Jun 15, 2024 • 1h 4min
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": https://foraging4ct.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/wild-bitter-mushrooms-by-david-arora-on-thai/ Chicatana Ants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atta_mexicana 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: Falling in Love with Each Other & with Oaxaca Cuajimoloyas Mushroom Festival Lockdown in Thailand Mushrooms in Thailand Edible Mushrooms Across Cultures Cultivated Mushrooms in Thailand Normalizing Mycophilia Diversity of Cultures Between Cities in Oaxaca The Forests Owned by the People Self-Organizing, Autonomous Communities Ecotourism Natural Dyes Mutual Exchange & Reciprocity Fungivore Tours

Jun 1, 2024 • 57min
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: Embracing Bioeconomy Awakening to Soil Futures Chemistry of PFAS PFAS in Agriculture & Food Systems Fungus Breaking the Carbon-Fluorine Bond AI SymbiosisAmish Technological Wisdom Bioleeching, Biosequestration, Bioremediation 3D Printable Fluorinated Biopolymers Spore-Powered Ionic Plasma Thursters Growing from a Child to an Adult Mentality Building Data for Open Source Models All About Partnership Abundance Mindset

May 21, 2024 • 57min
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://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: Pursuing a PhD, Introduced to Instagram Moving Back to Appalachia Embracing Fungi Wild Biodiversity of Appalachian Mountains Appreciating our Local Ecology Plants of the Appalachian Trail Don’t Underestimate the Understory Social Media & Mental Health Science Communication & Making Science Real Connecting Beyond Social Media Process of Writing a Field Guide Tips for the Amateur Naturalist Find Your Local Mushroom Club Pursuing Academic Mycology