Mushroom Revival Podcast Alex Dorr

Right out of a science fiction movie - what if there was a magic spray that could control living organisms to do your bidding? Well, that spray exists, and researchers like Rebecca Degnan are using it for good. Rebecca, from the University of Queensland, is taking a double-stranded RNA spray to control rust fungi that are infecting plants to cure or prevent infection. Tune in to uncover more!Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. Our next winner will be selected on July 24, 2024 and contacted...

Irene Antonez is an artist and musician based in Prague, who specializes in bio art and botanical/mycological illustration, particularly focusing on fungi and microorganisms. Irene's work is heavily influenced by her microscopic research of fungi, mushroom hunting, ethnomycology, ethnobotany, antique scientific illustration books, and her family's deep fascination with mushrooms. Utilizing a microscope, she delves into the hidden world of minuscule organisms that are often overlooked. Her wor...

Today we dive into the mysterious world of chaga with Ben Bohémier. We don't know much about chaga's life cycle, it's illusive rare fruiting body, or much of anything to say the least. Ben is one of the leading experts on the matter and the more he dives in the weirder this world becomes and the more questions arise. Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. Our next winner will be selected on June 26, 2024 and contacted via email.www.mushroomrevival.comWe are a functional mushroom company and m...

Today we sit down with Abe Stone from Michigan Tech to talk about his use of Chondrostereum purpureum — lab nickname “SuperPurp,” inspired by the animated TV series “Adventure Time” - to fight off invasive buckthorn trees in Michigan. We talk about how to find this fungi in the wild, how it works, how to cultivate it in the lab and how to apply it in the wild. Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. Our next winner will be selected on June 26, 2024 and contacted via email.www.mushroomrevival.c...

Today we sit down with Kevin Schug, the Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, to chat about his work using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry to measure psilocybin potency in magic mushrooms. We geek out on all the analytical equipment, how they work, and what goes into analytically testing magic mushrooms for potency and even novel compounds. Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. Our next winner will be sel...

Today we sit down with two researchers who just published the paper: "Effect of chemically synthesized psilocybin and psychedelic mushroom extract on molecular and metabolic profiles in mouse brain" to discuss the clinical difference between pure chemically synthesized psilocybin versus full spectrum mushrooms with the entourage effect of different compounds. This has always been a debate in the psychedelic community and we're pleased to uncover the truth on todays episode.Sign up for our pod...