42: William Padilla-Brown - Cultivating Cordyceps, Analyzing Algae & the endless Mystery of Mushrooms Brom Podcast

🍄  Today’s guest is William-Padilla Brown.  William is a self-taught mycologist, mushroom forager, and researcher.  He’s the founder of MycoSymbiotics, a research organization focused on Fungi and Algae.    



In this episode: 

- How cordyceps can inhibit HIV 

- Why you should grow oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds 

- The most over-looked functional mushroom 

- How mushrooms can absorb radiation 

- Fun theories about psychedelic algae 

- Meta-Programming the human biocomputer  

- And More! 



Learn more about Will on his website: https://solo.to/permaculturepapi

Learn more about Mycosymbiotics on the website: https://mycosymbiotics.com/  



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⏰ Time Stamps:  

0:00 Why are mushrooms having a moment? 

10:00 How did Will get into mushrooms? 

18:20 How to get started with mushrooms/mycology/foraging 

26:03 Are there significant differences between different strains of psychedelic mushrooms?  

29:57 What compounds, other than psilocybin, can impact your psychedelic trip? 

35:36 Cordyceps: the mushroom that grows on insects 

41:49 What do cordyceps do to the human body and why should we consume them? 

46:56 What mushrooms should beginning growers start with 

48:03 What is the most underrated functional mushroom? 

53:04 Algae? 

59:45 Meta programming the human biocomputer  

1:02:05 Industry prediction in Oregon and Colorado