172 episodes

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

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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

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

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

    GUEST:   
    FESTIVAL: https://www.allthingsfungi.co.uk/   https://jananicole.com/about/   https://www.instagram.com/allthingsfungi/   MENTIONS:   
    https://www.kew.org/   https://www.sussexfungusgroup.co.uk/   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:    
    Fungal Diversity Surveys   Creating Culture - Fungi, Ecology, Wellness, Art   All Things Fungi FestivalNighttime UV Fungi Walks   Biofluorescence   Fungal Conservation Frameworks   Educating Children About Fungi   Identification Cues   Mindfulness & Play   Slime Mold Sunday   Macrophotography   Explorations in Painting Fungi   The Takedown & Other Realities of Festival Organizing   

    • 56 min
    Ep. 173: Forage. Gather. Feast. - Truffles, Seasonal Harvests & Uncertain Futures (feat. Maria Finn)

    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   

    • 59 min
    Ep. 172: The Very Merry Mushrooms - Mycology for All Ages, Learning through Play (feat. Tess Lassman)

    Ep. 172: The Very Merry Mushrooms - Mycology for All Ages, Learning through Play (feat. Tess Lassman)

    GUEST:   
    https://www.fungifreights.net/   https://www.instagram.com/fungifreights/   https://www.lulu.com/shop/tess-l-lassman-and-marina-batrak-and-richard-burzynski/the-very-merry-mushrooms/hardcover/product-8445wvm.html?page=1&pageSize=4   MENTIONS:   
    https://www.belleisleconservancy.org/   https://buildingdetroit.org/   https://www.novel-health.com/   https://bookshop.org/p/books/ergot-alkaloids-their-history-chemistry-and-therapeutic-uses-albert-hofmann/19649246?ean=9798987497708   MUSHROOM HOUR:   
    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hourShow Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/

    TOPICS COVERED:    
    Fungi Freights - Growing from the Grassroots   Natural Restoration of Urban Detroit   Detroit Land Bank   Bringing the Fungal Freight Container to Life   Mycological Education Events   Introducing Kids to Fungi   The Very Merry Mushrooms   Novel Integrated Health   Psilocybin Advocacy   Exploring Local Fungal Diversity Around Detroit   Embracing Motherhood   Documenting with iNaturalist   

    • 51 min
    Ep. 171: A Magical Dutchman's Journey - Building Community at Fungi Academy (feat. Jasper Degenaars)

    Ep. 171: A Magical Dutchman's Journey - Building Community at Fungi Academy (feat. Jasper Degenaars)

    GUEST:   
    https://www.instagram.com/jasperiuss/   https://www.instagram.com/fungi.academy/   https://fungiacademy.com/sacred-mycology-summit/   MENTIONS:   
    https://www.retrievalpractice.org/make-it-stick   https://www.mushroomexpert.com/pseudofistulina_radicata.html   https://www.fungaia.life/   https://lacunamedicinals.com/   https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wpz_0fIAAAAJ&hl=en   MUSHROOM HOUR:   
    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hourShow Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/

    TOPICS COVERED:    
    Discovering Magic in the Netherlands   Mushroom Call to Adventure   Finding a New Home at Fungi Academy   Laboratory Work as a Practice    What is Fungi Academy Today?   Sacred Mycology   Growing Your Own Food and Medicine   Fungal Ecology   Fungi Academy Online and In-Person Courses   Growing into a Mycology Educator   Working with Indigenous Mayan Community   Pursuing Solutions in Agricultural Waste   Sacred Mycology Summit   Embodying Fungi in Our Human Ecologies   

    • 58 min
    Ep. 170: Oklahoma Fungi - Building Future Generations of Mycologists (feat. Jacob Devecchio)

    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    

    • 59 min
    Ep. 169: Mycological Analytics, Community Science, Entheogenic Genomes (Ian Bollinger)

    Ep. 169: Mycological Analytics, Community Science, Entheogenic Genomes (Ian Bollinger)

    GUEST:
    Critical Consulting: https://www.critical.consulting/blog   Entheome: https://www.entheome.org/team-members/ian-bollinger   Hyphae Labs: https://www.patreon.com/hyphaelabsOakland Hyphae: https://www.oaklandhyphae510.com/   MENTIONS:    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe_zapotecorum   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaeolus_cyanescens   FunDiS: https://fundis.org/   Mycelial Mass: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mycelialmass/   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:    
    Chemical Analysis & Community Science   Human Beings as Scientists by Nature   Gatekeeping vs Guardianship   Tryptamines, Nucleocides, Ibotenic acid, Muscimol, Muscarine   Chromatograph Clusters   The Hyphae Spectrum    Empowering Producers and Consumers with Analysis   What Compounds are in Fungi?   Hyphae Labs & the Center for Mycological Analytics   Bioinformatics    Field Studies in Mexico   Muscimol-Containing Mushrooms are the Ancestors of Psilocybin-Containing Mushrooms?!   Field Studies and International Research Stations    Ian’s Surreal Journey   

    • 53 min

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