Lera Niemackl Podcasts

The rare and illustrious Psilocybe azurescens is the most potent magic mushroom in the world and also happens to be one of the most evasive species to find. We sit down with Hamilton Pevec who just released a multiple award winning short film documentary about this mushroom and talk about what all the hype is about. Sign up for our podcast giveaway…

If you've never heard of Fungi Adademy, you're sleeping on one of the greats. Based on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, they've been hosting mushroom events for years and now recently online with their new courses. We break it down with Jasper about all the exciting things going on in their world. Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. Our next winner wi…

We're traveling to cold Alaska on this episode to geek out with Alannah Johnson of New Earth Fungi, to talk about mushrooms in Alaska. We cover everything from starting and running a mushroom farm, ethnomycology of Alaska, navigating the mushroom scene as a black woman farmer, mushrooms in West Africa, foraging mushrooms in Alaska, and more. Sign u…

Carlton Spotswood, PMHNP-BC, aka “EntheoNurse” is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who treats children, adolescents and adult patients at Winthrop Family Medicine, and also recent author of “The Microdosing Guidebook: A Step-by-Step Manual to Improve Your Physical and Mental Health through Psychedelic Medicine” (2022).…

Today we bring on Haya Al-Hejailan to talk about the rise of psychedelic therapy, with an emphasis on psilocybin therapy, in the Middle East. We discuss the different laws in different countries, the state of research, current and future projects, some lead players in the field, potential worries and more. Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. Our…

Lots of people have seen videos of leaf cutter ants, the lines of ants carrying leafs on their back to go back to their next, but very few people know what they are actually using those leafs for. Surprising to most, they are actually ant mushroom farmers. They chew up these leafs and grow mycelium off of it to eat. We sit down with world renowned …

The remote volcanic French Polynesian Island Mo'orea, near Tahiti, happens to be a hidden treasure trove of unique fungi and mushrooms. Matteo Gabelotto and a team of researchers spent months trekking into tough virgin jungle and even hanging off sides of cliffs to obtain new species. They collected 553 species of fungi and sequenced 433 of them, a…

In todays episode we sit down with the fine fungal folks at Field and Forest to talk about their beginnings, the evolution of the mushroom growing industry in the US, how people can grow their own mushrooms at home or at a large scale, new mushroom species they predict will take off here in the US, and so mush more. Sign up for our podcast giveaway…

Josephine Nakakande is the bubbly passionate mushroom saint of Uganda empowering thousands of women of Uganda to become mushroom farmers. We chat about mushroom growing in Uganda, training these young girls and women how to start their own mushroom farms, how people can help this incredible project and more. She is one of the founders and the Execu…

TERO ISOKAUPPILA is the founder and CEO of Four Sigmatic. We chat about the history of the business, the challenges of building a mushroom company, advice for other mushroom lovers wanting to turn their passion into something that also pays their bills, mycoremediation, psilocybin, the functional mushroom industry as a whole, and so Mush More. Tero…

Mycomaterials - from kombucha leather, to mycelial furniture, bags, vests, dyes, functional jewelry and more. We bring on Mari Koppanen, a Finnish designer currently working on her Ph.D. in Artistic Research at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts to talk about all things mushroom art, fashion, decor and even the history and ethnomycology of Amado…

Our newest guest on the podcast is the executive director at International Mountain Trekking and a co-founder of the Himalayan Climate & Science Institute Richard Silber. Richard Silber, a mountaineer and biologist leads mushroom trips to the Himalayas in the Khumbu region of Nepal. We talk about leading his first mushroom trips to the Himalayas, t…

This week on the Mushroom Revival pod, we're talking with Dr. Darryl Hudson, a Canadian PhD molecular biologist with a background in breeding, cultivation, extraction and formulation with cannabis, who is now one of the lead researchers in psilocybin. We'll be discussing their research with magic mushrooms' entourage effect and what interesting com…

On the Mushroom Revival Podcast, lead researcher of the E. coli psilocybin project, J. Andrew Jones, PhD., discusses the idea of producing psilocybin and other mushroom compounds in a bioreactor to use for clinical trials, affordably on a commercial scale. Listen to Jones in conversation with Mushroom Revival founder Alex Dorr on our podcast to lea…

Laura Guzmán-Dávalos is the most famous woman Mexican mycologist working since 1983 at University of Guadalajara in Jalisco State. Laura is a well-respected mycologist in Mexico and daughter of the world-renowned Gaston Guzman, THE world authority on the genus Psilocybe (and who described and named more than half of the species). We talk all about …

Gabrielle Cerberville has a famous educational TikTok channel boasting almost a million followers, where she creates engaging videos educating shroom noobies on the wonderful world of functional fungi. Join us on the Mushroom Revival Podcast to talk foraging tips and more with artist and mycologist Gabrielle Cerberville (@chaoticforager). www.mushr…

Adaptogens are herbs or mushrooms that help our body adapt to occasional stress and fatigue. They have been used all around the world for thousands of years and are all the rage right now, for a very good reason. We sit with Tero Isokauppila and Danielle Ryan Broida from Four Sigmatic to get the down low and dig deep on some of our favorite adaptog…

One of the most famous mushrooms of all time is actually worth its weight in gold because of its rarity - Ophiocordyceps sinensis. This mushroom is also called caterpillar fungus, yartsa gunbu, or winter worm summer grass, and is a fungus that takes over a ghost moth larva and sprouts a mushroom out of its head. It's collected all around the Himala…

The Loop Living Cocoon is the world's first living coffin designed by Bob Hendrikx of Loop Biotech. We talk about: - How the mycelial coffin is made - The laws and regulations behind different burial practices - The environmental impacts of these mycelial coffins versus traditional burial techniques - Death and the grieving process - Why most of hu…

Do you have a permaculture farm already? Dreaming one up? Looking to incorporate mushrooms in your homestead visions? Hear Kris's insights on running a permaculture farm, taking interns and WOOFers, teaching kids, growing mushrooms and crops in a drought, and the ups and downs of being an off the grid farmer. Kris Holstrom is the owner of Tomten Fa…

Today we bring on Dr. James Fadiman, arguably the person responsible for making microdosing magic mushrooms popular. We talk about the current research, the benefits, safety, dosage, set, setting, history and so much more. Ever wanted to try microdosing? Don't know where to start? Long time microdoser and want to hear the current research and where…

Today's episode we go full force into the metaverse with Enosis Therapeutics who are researching using virtual reality and psychedelics. Talk about a black mirror episode coming true! From treating acrophobia, aerophobia, agoraphobia, and more. Psychedelics mixed with virtual reality have been shown to help with: Relaxation: using nature-based audi…

We kick off the first episode of season two with a deep dive into Functional Mushrooms with Alex Dorr The evolution of fungi on planet earth The development of functional compounds as defense mechanisms Co evolution of humans and mushrooms Alex Dorr’s introduction to mushrooms The History of Mushroom Revival’s Organic Cordyceps militaris farm A run…

Mushroom Revival Podcast is saying farewell to our beloved co-host, Lera Niemackl. Nearly three years running, our show has evolved and blossomed in ways we did not think possible when we launched. Season 2 will still have the host and founder of Mushroom Revival that we know and love, Alex Dorr. As we transition to this new era in podcasting, epis…

Burn sites create unlikely food for today’s fungal topic: pyrophilous— or fire-loving, fungi. Today on the show we welcome Dr. Monika Fischer, who has been studying fungi that thrive in post-fire ecosystems. We discuss how wildfires change ecosystems, the roles that fungi play in their recovery and protection, and how scientists go about studying t…