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 AgeBeing Human and Making a LivingNavigating Reality from WithinAchieving Greater Awareness as a CommunityExtending Consciousness to Other OrganismsCreating New EcologiesCelebrating Nature’s Abundance"Matsutake and Mary" and "Cordyceps Camp"MENTIONS:https://minddynamics.net/https://charleseisenstein.org/https://www.ishmael.org/MUSHROOM HOUR:https://welcometomushroomhour.comhttps://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hourhttps://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour

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 Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal (IMBIV - UNC), curator of Fungi at the CORD Herbarium and one of the leaders of Inommy Labs helping to pioneer a new fungi-based product platform.   TOPICS:    Freud, Linguistics and Life Sciences   Hongos in Patagonia   See the Future in a Spore   Hypogeous & Sequestrate Fungi   Pedomorphosis    Mutations Happening too Fast in the Evolutionary Record   Are We Too Obsessed with Adaptation in Evolutionary Biology?   The Story of Rhizopogon and Suillis     Alan Turing Equations Predicting Biological Forms   Approaching Scientific Questions with an Open Mind   Burning Questions on Underground Fungi   Matching Genetics to Traits in Fungi   Inommy Labs   Fungal Bioprospecting    LINKS:   Francisco Kuhar IG: https://www.instagram.com/franfungi   Innomy Labs: http://innomylabs.com/index.html   Hongos De Argentina: https://hongos.ar/   "Ontogeny and Phylogeny": https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674639416   Turing pattern: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_pattern   Geastrum genus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geastrum   

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 will help mycologists and ordinary folk alike to identify common edibles, deadly toxic and psychoactive mushrooms in North America and Europe. And I’m excited to learn everything about this project including a brand-new form of mushroom identification methodology.   TOPICS:   Entering St. George’s Fairy Ring   Mushroom Identification Cards   Deck 1 – The Edibles   Collaborating with Scientific Advisors    Deck 2 – The Deadlies   Artistic License and Composite Mushroom Artwork   Features of a Mushroom   The Twins – Separating Edible from Deadly   What is a “Lookalike”?   A New Methodology for Mushroom Identification   Deck 3 – The Wild Ones   Rethinking Identification with Psychoactives   Mushrooms in France   Breaking the Publishing Mold   EPISODE RESOURCES:   WhichFungi website: http://whichfungi.com/   WhichFungi IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CufBjBDMxwL/   Russula cyanoxantha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russula_cyanoxantha

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 served as vice president of the Puget Sound Mycological Society, who recognized his lifetime of service with their Golden Mushroom Award. Through his travel agency, Mushroaming, Daniel runs mushroom-focused eco-tours to Tibet, Bhutan, the Amazon, Colombia and the Austrian Alps as well as in the Pacific Northwest. Today we’re going to dive into his newest field guide “Fruits of the Forest” – A Field Guide to Pacific Northwest Edible Mushrooms.    TOPICS:    Mushroaming Tours & Book Deals   Creating a Mushroom Guide Focused on Edibility   Lobsters, Scaberstalks and Wooly Chanterelles   How You Prepare Your Mushrooms Makes a Big Difference   Under-Researched Compounds in US Common Mushrooms   Old Mushrooms, Rotten Proteins and Stomach Upset   Gyromitra Controversy   Mitigating Toxicity When Eating Wild Mushrooms    Getting Comfortable with Bugs in Your Wild Mushrooms?   Shaggy Parasols   Nutritional Value of Mushrooms   Diversify Your Fungal Portfolio   Grounded Approach to Medicinal Mushrooms   Wild Mushroom Recipes   EPISODE RESOURCES:   BOOK LINK: https://www.mushroaming.com/node/253   Mushroaming Website: https://mushroaming.com/   Daniel Winkler IG: https://www.instagram.com/themushroamer/   "All the Rain Promises and More": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_That_the_Rain_Promises_and_More...   Chlorophyllum genus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyllum   Russula brevipes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russula_brevipes   Leccinum scabrum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leccinum_scabrum   Turbinellus floccosus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbinellus_floccosus   Laccaria amethystina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laccaria_amethystina   "Mushrooms Poisons and Panaceas": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6387576-mushrooms   

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 Unearthed, Braided Way, Art PAPERS and Entropy. Their newest book “The Flowering Wand – Rewilding the Sacred Masculine” is a potent retelling of classical European myths and masculine characters like Dionysus, Merlin, Jesus that encourages men to put down the iron sword and pick up a myceliated, vegetal thyrsus.    TOPICS COVERED:   Staying Alive by Exploring Ecology   Mediterranean Religions & Arthurian Myths    Myths as Vessels of Environmental Information   Replanting Myths - Reroot, Rewild, Retell    Polyphonic Iconography   Partnership Cultures and Dominator Cultures   Medusa & Mothers Turned into Monsters    Symbiosis & Synchronism    The Rebellion of Dionysus   Gender as a Morphic Field & a Mycelial Web    The King Becomes the Kingdom   Expanding Masculinity   Jesus the Magical, Nature-Loving Rabbi   Returning to the Compost Heap    EPISODE RESOURCES:    "The Flowering Wand": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Flowering-Wand/Sophie-Strand/9781644115961   "The Madonna Secret": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Madonna-Secret/Sophie-Strand/9781591434672   Sophie Strand Substack: https://sophiestrand.substack.com/   Sophie Strand IG: https://www.instagram.com/cosmogyny/   "Bitch": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lucy-cooke/bitch/9781541674905/?lens=basic-books   Microanimism: https://www.microanimism.com/   Chlorophyllum molybdites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyllum_molybdites   "Enlivenment": https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262536660/   "An Immense World": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/616914/an-immense-world-by-ed-yong/

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 recipient of the 2005 Cave History Award from the National Speleological Society. His has written for books including his most recent, "Minnesota Underground", co-authored with Doris Green and released in 2019. He served as co-editor of "Caves and Karst of the Upper Midwest", a textbook covering Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. His work has been featured in National Geographic Adventure magazine as well as on the History Channel. He has led guided tours of caves for the Minnesota Historical Society and the University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Today he is taking us on a subterranean journey into the centuries-old caves of Mushroom Valley near St. Paul Minnesota!   TOPICS COVERED:   Caves, Karsts and Crevices   Natural Caves, Artificial Caves, Anthropogenic Caves   Exploring Caves & Claustrophobic Limitations   US Geography of Caves & Karsts   Human Cultures & Caves – Lore and Culture Around Caves    Hollow Earth Theory   The Underexplored Underground    Minnesota’s Mushroom Valley    Mole People of the NY Subway   Mushroom Farming from the Paris Catacombs to Minnesota     Economic Ecosystem that Supported Mushroom Farming in Caves   Subterranean Nightclubs - Mystic Caverns & Castle Royal    Conservation & Biodiversity in Cave Systems     LIDAR & Future of Exploring the Underworld    EPISODE RESOURCES:    Website: https://drgregbrick.com/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GregBrick   Carver's Cave: https://drgregbrick.com/carvers-cave-wakan-tipi/   David J. Weary & Daniel H. Doctor's Cave Map of the US:  https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1156/pdf/of2014-1156.pdf   Mystic Caverns & Castle Royal: https://twincitiesmusichighlights.net/venues/castle-royal/   

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 forward beautiful design that doesn’t cost the planet and actually fosters the regeneration of lost ecosystems.    TOPICS COVERED:   Birth of Osmose Studios    Working with Classic Biomaterials in New Ways    Fashion, Materials, Regenerative Design    Future of Biomaterials Rooted in Technologies of the Past?   Product Design Grounded in Consumer Experience    Dresses Made with Kombucha & Mycelium Leather   Interior Design made with Mycelium    Diverse Landscape of the Biomaterials Industry    Scaling Sustainably and Decentralized – like a Fungus   Integrating Waste Streams into New Materials    Genetic Modification vs Directed Evolution    Business’ Role in Preserving Ecosystems and Biodiversity   Biomaterials as a Craft vs Mass Production   Working with Your Life Partner as a Business Partner    EPISODE RESOURCES:   Osmose Studio IG: https://www.instagram.com/osmose_labs/   Armillaria (fungal genus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armillaria   Cantharellus (fungal genus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantharellus   Francis Crick's books: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/francis-crick/219274/   "Synthetic Aesthetics" by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: https://www.daisyginsberg.com/work/synthetic-aesthetics-book    

Dr. César Marin, researcher and academic in Chile, discusses the agency of fungi in symbiotic relationships with plants and the distribution of nutrients in plant networks. The podcast also explores the oldest tree in the world and its fungal associations, the connection between conifers and mycorrhizal fungi, drug decriminalization as a solution to the drug trade, the flaws of rationalism in science, and the fascinating impact of understanding fungal organisms on our perception of the world.

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 affecting plants and animals. He was president of the International Mycological Association, an executive editor of Mycologia, and associate editor of several other scientific journals. Dr. Seifert is here to dive into his debut book The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi – Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes and Bodies. In this marvelous book, he invites us to see our world as one full of microbial ecological succession, symbiotic interactions with fungi and maybe an understanding that this epoch could truly be considered the mycocene.   TOPICS COVERED:   Descending into the Hidden Kingdom   Spectrum of Symbioses   The Lives of Endophytes    Holobionts   Fungi and Human Agriculture   Mycotoxins   Ancient History of Fungal Domestication – Beer, Bread & Cheese   Rot to Fermentation Continuum   Invasive Species, Biopiracy, Biocolonialism   Human Houses as Ecosystems   Mold Colonies in Our Homes   Dandruff, Candida & Fungi in the Human Microbiome   Amphibian Apocalypse   A World Powered by Fungi    EPISODE RESOURCES:   "The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi": https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hidden-kingdom-of-fungi-exploring-the-microscopic-world-in-our-forests-homes-and-bodies-keith-seifert/17251543?ean=9781771646628   Keith Seifert iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/77976   Keith Seifert ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keith-Seifert-2   "I Contain Multitudes": https://edyong.me/i-contain-multitudes   Phytophthora infestans (Irish Potato Famine Pathogen): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytophthora_infestans   UG-99 Wheat Rust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ug99   Escovopsis aspergilloides: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escovopsis_aspergilloides   "When Darwin Comes to Town": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34930832-darwin-comes-to-town   "The Song of the Dodo": https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12868099    

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 illustration books as well as from her family history of " mushroom obsession". She uses a microscope to explore the invisible world of tiny organisms that we typically overlook. Irene believes that it’s highly important to emphasize the spirit or « soul » in each living being no matter its scale or size. In her artwork, Irene plays with combinations of various scales to show the beauty and importance of tiny, microscopic creatures to the World. She is constantly engaged in various mushroom-related projects all around the world. She has been a guest speaker at mycological events like the Hawaii Mushroom Conference and has her artwork displayed in exhibitions both in Prague and internationally.    TOPICS COVERED:   Growing up in a Mycophilic Culture   Family Love of Art & Music   Future Design   Ethnomycology    Psychedelics & Artistic Expression   Traveling through Microscopic Worlds   The Soul and Spirit of Microorganisms   Scale & PerspectiveFlow & Curiosity   Becoming a Fungal Ambassador   Inspiring Mycological Awakenings   Early Art Exhibitions   Immersion into Audio & Visual Artwork   Mushroom Foraging in Prague   EPISODE RESOURCES:   Irene Antonez Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/IreneAntonezArt?ref=search_shop_redirect   Irene Antonez IG: https://www.instagram.com/irene_antonez_art/   Mikhail Vishnevsky (inspiration): https://golden.com/wiki/Vishnevsky%2C_Mikhail_Vladimirovich-DZKYXW5   Rhodotus palmatus: https://www.mushroomexpert.com/rhodotus_palmatus.html    Hydnellum peckii: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnellum_peckii   "The Invention of Nature" (book): https://www.andreawulf.com/about-the-invention-of-nature.html   "Entangled Life" (book): https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/entangled-life