
The Mushroom Hour Podcast
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
Latest episodes

Feb 13, 2024 • 59min
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 one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/ TOPICS COVERED: Starting a New Mycelium Web in Oklahoma Cataloguing Local Mushroom Strains The Majesty of Lions Mane Cloning Wild Mushrooms in the Field Wild Mushroom Foraging Tips Becoming a Mycology Educator Building Future Generations of Mycologists Injustices of Legal Prohibitions on Mushrooms Oklahoma’s Emerging Framework for Medicinal Use of Psychedelics The Oklahoma Mushroom Festival Creating an Oklahoma Mushroom Guide Exploring the Fungal Diversity of Oklahoma The Power of In-Person Workshops Analytical Testing of Medicinal Mushrooms

Jan 29, 2024 • 54min
Ep. 169: Mycological Analytics, Community Science, Entheogenic Genomes (Ian Bollinger)
Ian Bollinger joins to discuss mycological analytics, community science, and entheogenic genomes. They touch on chemical analysis, human beings as scientists, and gatekeeping vs guardianship. They also explore the compounds in fungi, field studies in Mexico, and the surreal journey of Ian. The chapter highlights the Hyphe Cup, analyzing compounds in enthia genic mushrooms, the role of terpenes in immune response, and the need for better testing in the medicinal industry. This podcast builds a network for mushroom analysis and education.

Jan 22, 2024 • 59min
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: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/TOPICS COVERED:Oakland Psychedelic Conference Hyphae Labs Nationwide Tour The Book of Tomas Birth of the Myco Zine Testing Psilocybin-Containing Mushrooms Identifying Tryptamines and Other Compounds Explaining ChromatographyAnalytical Chemistry in Cannabis & Other IndustriesSyncing Compounds to Qualitative EffectsAcademia & Institutional Science Mimicking MyceliumForaging Into the Woods Embracing SeasonalityJust Write the Date

Jan 9, 2024 • 54min
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://mycosymbiotics.com/CRTFD: https://crtfd.com/MENTIONS:https://kajabi.com/https://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/https://www.entheome.org/https://www.cambriangenomics.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanopore_sequencingMUSHROOM 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: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/TOPICS COVERED:Mycosymbiotics ProductsLearning Who to TrustCRTFD Sustainable GarmentsUptopia vs. DystopiaWhat is the Future of Cordyceps in the US?Growing Engagement with Soil MicrobiologyNanopore TechnologyPractical Applications of Molecular Biology & Genetic DataMetagenomics & AITime CompressionEthics of Manmade BiologyHuman Origins, Genetic Manipulation, Ancient Teachings7 Generations and Space-Time CollaborationsRemembering our Birthright

Dec 10, 2023 • 53min
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 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

Nov 14, 2023 • 1h 20min
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 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

Oct 30, 2023 • 1h 12min
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 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

Oct 23, 2023 • 1h 37min
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 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

Oct 14, 2023 • 1h 17min
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 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/

Sep 30, 2023 • 1h 35min
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 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/
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