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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   
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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   
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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   
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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   
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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   
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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   
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May 10, 2024 • 59min

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_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/   TOPICS COVERED:    From Math & Physics to Biology & Soil      What is Biochar?    Equestrian Waste Streams      Biochar Production, “Sustainability” and Scale   Lifecycle Analysis   Origins of Biochar Practice & Terra PretaField Experiments on a Coffee Farm in Puerto Rico   Primer on Pyrolysis   Soil Bioremediation & Different Contexts   Recognizing Indigenous Land Stewardship   Biochar as a Microbe Reef   How to Apply Biochar to Your Soil   Community Agriculture Project    Center for MycoAnalytics   
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Apr 29, 2024 • 55min

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/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/   TOPICS COVERED:    Growing up on a Mushroom Farm   Learning from Mycophilic Cultures   Farwest Fungi Mushrooms & More   Art & Science of Mushroom Substrates   Heat & Energy Consumption in Mushroom Cultivation   Virtues of Sawdust Spawn   Analytical Testing for Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms   Nature & Nurture = Species & Growth Substrate   Scaling Domestic Mushroom Production   “California Grown” Label Initiative   Resiliency & Food Security   Agriculture Industry Support   Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival   Steam Trains in the Redwood Forest   
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Apr 15, 2024 • 56min

Ep. 174: All Things Fungi Festival - Myco-Culture, Slime Molds, Biofluorescence (feat. Jana Nicole & Max Mudie)

Join Max Mudie, a photographer and co-founder of the All Things Fungi Festival, and Jana Nicole, an artist with a passion for mycelium, as they delve into the enchanting world of fungi. They discuss the vibrant community around mycology, emphasizing conservation and education, especially for kids. Explore exciting topics like biofluorescence during nighttime walks, the joy of nurturing slime molds, and the creative fusion of art and science in festival planning. Their insights into macro photography and the magic of mushrooms will inspire any nature lover!
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Mar 26, 2024 • 60min

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 Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/   TOPICS COVERED:    Explosion of Mushrooms into the Mainstream   Truffle Farms and Grape Vineyards    Reconnecting with Natural Cycles   Foraging Seasons in Northern California   Reclaiming the Term “Witch”   Nutritional Complexity of Wild Foods   Building Living Soil   Ecological Observation as the First Step in Foraging   Institute for Ecosystem-Based Living   Forage, Gather, Feast   Economics of Ecosystems & Ecosystem Services   Legality of Wild Mushrooms in California   Truffle Renaissance   Building a Wild Pantry   

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