Conversations with artists that have been or will be showcased at In the Soil Arts Festival, in downtown St. Catharines, ON. Hear about their history, inspiration, process and more!
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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 ...
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Ep. 183: Cheerful Apocalypse, Biological Abstraction & Creating Art from Within (feat. Stephanie Kilgast)
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GUEST: https://www.stephaniekilgast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/petitplat MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia 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.band…
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Ep. 182: The Mushroom Hunter's Kitchen & Inspiration from Catalonia (feat. Chad Hyatt)
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Ep. 181: Sage & Sovereignty - Regenerative Agriculture, Food Systems & Soil Wealth (feat. Mollie Engelhart)
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GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/chefmollie/ https://www.instagram.com/thekindsage/ https://www.instagram.com/sovereigntyranch/ MENTIONS: https://regenified.com/ https://www.dreamingofavetterworld.com/ https://whiteoakpastures.com/pages/our-team MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https://…
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Ep. 180: A Quickly Changing Kaleidoscope & the Updated Psilocybin Mushroom Bible (feat. Virginia Haze & Dr K Mandrake)
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GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/themushroombible/ https://thepsilocybinmushroombible.substack.com/ https://www.amazon.com/d/Books/Psilocybin-Mushroom-Bible-Definitive-Mushrooms/1937866289/ MENTIONS: https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/d.nutt https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/r.carhart-harris https://themicrodose.substack.com/ https://www.entheogenesis.o…
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Ep. 179: Fungivore - Thai Mycophagy and Mushroom Adventures in Oaxaca (feat. Zach & Kim Hunter)
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GUEST: https://thefungivore.com/index.html https://www.instagram.com/the_fungivore/ https://www.instagram.com/thisiskimqi/ MENTIONS: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/may/01/fewer-wildfires-great-biodiversity-what-is-the-secret-to-the-success-of-mexicos-forests Amanita princeps: https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/9078 "undescribed purpli…
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Ep. 178: Myconaut - Remediating PFAS, Regenerative Agriculture, Mycelium Technologies (feat. Ryan Iacovacci)
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GUEST: https://myconaut.space/ MENTIONS: https://advancingecoag.com/ https://www.theremediators.com/ https://zachbushmd.com/ 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.bandcam…
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Ep. 177: The Plants of the Appalachian Trail with Kaydubs the Hiking Scientist (feat. Kristen Wickert)
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GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/kaydubsthehikingscientist/ https://www.patreon.com/Kaydubsthehikingscientist https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dr-kristen-wickert/the-plants-of-the-appalachian-trail/9781643260402/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountains_(New_England) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophyllum_commune MUSHROO…
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Ep. 176: Biochar, Soil Remedation & the Community Agriculture Project (feat. Emily Davis)
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GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/hyphaeprincess https://www.instagram.com/communityagproject/ MENTIONS: https://www.crcdpr.org/ https://centerformycoanalytics.org/ https://www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-Peoples-History-of-the-United-States-P1164.aspx MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welcometomushroomhour.com https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour https…
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Ep. 175: Farwest Fungi & The Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival (feat. Kyle Garrone)
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Ep. 174: All Things Fungi Festival - Myco-Culture, Slime Molds, Biofluorescence (feat. Jana Nicole & Max Mudie)
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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 courtes…
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Ep. 173: Forage. Gather. Feast. - Truffles, Seasonal Harvests & Uncertain Futures (feat. Maria Finn)
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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 co…
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Ep. 172: The Very Merry Mushrooms - Mycology for All Ages, Learning through Play (feat. Tess Lassman)
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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://b…
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Ep. 171: A Magical Dutchman's Journey - Building Community at Fungi Academy (feat. Jasper Degenaars)
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Ep. 170: Oklahoma Fungi - Building Future Generations of Mycologists (feat. Jacob Devecchio)
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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 Sh…
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Ep. 169: Mycological Analytics, Community Science, Entheogenic Genomes (Ian Bollinger)
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GUEST: Critical Consulting: https://www.critical.consulting/blog Entheome: https://www.entheome.org/team-members/ian-bollinger Hyphae Labs: https://www.patreon.com/hyphaelabs Oakland Hyphae: https://www.oaklandhyphae510.com/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe_zapotecorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaeolus_cyanescens FunDiS: http…
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Ep. 168: The Myco Zine - Psychedelic Chemistry, Mushroom Cultivation, Mycelial Connections (Tomás Garret)
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Ep. 167: Behind the Scenes & Across the Universe with William Padilla-Brown
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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.…
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Ep. 166: Mycosymbiote - Regenerating Ecologies, Expanding Consciousness, Being Human (William Padilla-Brown)
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GUEST: William Padilla-Brown: https://www.instagram.com/mycosymbiote Mycosymbiotics: https://mycosymbiotics.com/ CRTFD: https://crtfd.com/ TOPICS COVERED: Providing Models of Regenerative Lifestyles New Political & Economic Systems The Singularity Getting Comfortable with Chaos Living a Life Guided by Faith & Purpose Ancient Wisdom & Future Upgrade…
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Ep. 165: Hongos in Patagonia - Pedomorphosis & Rethinking Evolution (feat. Dr. Francisco Kuhar)
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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 rese…
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Ep. 164: Which Fungi - The Edibles, The Deadlies, The Wild Ones (feat. Elise Rothman)
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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 a…
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Ep. 163: Fruits of the Forest - Pacific Northwest Edible Mushrooms (feat. Daniel Winkler)
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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 i…
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Ep. 162: The Flowering Wand - Rewilding the Sacred Masculine (feat. Sophie Strand)
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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 …
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Ep. 161: Minnesota's Mushroom Valley - Mushroom Caves & the Unexplored Underworld (feat. Dr. Greg Brick)
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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 publish…
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Ep. 160: Osmose Studio - Biomaterials Reimagined, Mycelium Futures & Regenerative Design (feat. Ashley Granter & Aurelie Fontan)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are blessed once more by the presence of Mycomaterial Specialist Ashley Granter. Along with Biofashion Designer Aurelie Fontan, Ashley is a founder of Osmose Studios - a multidisciplinary design studio dedicated to exploring how society should draw inspiration and processes from Mother nature. Working with mycelium as well…
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Ep. 159: Mycorrhizal Ecology, Soil Biodiversity & Political Instability in South America (feat. Dr. César Marin)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are honored by the presence of Dr. César Marin – Researcher and Academic at the Center for Research and Innovation for Climate Change, School of Sciences, Santo Tomas University in Chile. Among his many accomplished roles, César has been a Postdoc at the Department of Mycorrhizal Symbioses, at the Czech Academy of Sciences…
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Ep. 158: The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi - Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes & Bodies (feat. Dr. Keith Seifert)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by magnanimous mycological scholar Dr. Keith Seifert, adjunct professor in the biology department at Carleton University. Dr. Seifert has spent more than forty years studying fungi on five continents. At Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, he did research on microscopic fungi from farms, forests, food and the buil…
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Ep. 157: Psychedelic Adventures into Microscopic Mushroom Worlds (feat. Irene Antonez)
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Irene Antonez is a Prague based Russian/Ukrainian artist and musician, who works in the genre of bio art and botanical/mycological illustration with a focus on fungi and microorganisms. She holds two Masters' degrees: in Future Design and in Fine Art. Irene draws inspiration from her microscopic research of fungi as well as mushroom hunting, ethnom…
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Ep. 156: Chaotic Forager - Mycology, Ecosystems & the Explosion of Mushroom Media (feat. Gabrielle Cerberville)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to be joined by Gabrielle Cerberville, aka @chaoticforager. Gabrielle is a wild food educator, mycophagist, permaculturist, and interdisciplinary artist. Her entertaining educational videos on Tiktok, where she shares her knowledge of edible plants and fungi, have been viewed by millions worldwide. She has lect…
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Ep. 155: What a Mushroom Lives For - Matsutake & the Worlds They Make (feat. Dr. Michael J. Hathaway)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of Dr. Michael J. Hathaway - Professor of Anthropology at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Associate Member of the School for International Studies, and the Director of SFU's David Lam Centre for Asian Studies. He is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and author of What a Mushroom Lives For (2022) and Enviro…
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Ep. 154: Medicinal Mushrooms, Fungal Microbiomes & Alberta's Fungal Diversity (feat. Martin Osis)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by the magnanimous Martin Osis. Martin is passionate about wild mushrooms! He loves to look at them, touch them, smell them, taste them, and talk about them. For decades he has been educating and entertaining people and groups about mushrooms by talks, forays, workshops, identification courses and just going on …
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Ep. 153: Rural Courses - Self-Sufficient Living with Fungi, Plants and Animals (feat. Michael White)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to chat with internationally renowned wild foods expert, wilderness skills teacher and founder of “Rural Courses”, Michael White. Michael caught the foraging bug young and early experiences of loading sheep feed buckets full of field fungi and eating them piled high on buttered toast, sentenced Michal to a life…
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Ep. 152: Poland Fungi - For the Glory of Mushrooms (feat. Piotr Zieba)
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Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are honored to be joined by Piotr Zieba, professor’s assistant at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland. Piotr works with gourmet and medical mushrooms and his journey started on Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture. During his bioengineering studies he found out that nobody was doing research on…
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Ep. 151: Neuroscience, Memory and Psychedelics (feat. Manoj Doss PhD)
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Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are blessed to speak with Manoj Doss. Manoj is a cognitive neuropsychopharmacologist at the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University. His research is at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychopharmacology with focuses on episodic memory and hallucinogenic …
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Ep. 150: The Global Forest Health Crisis & the Sentinel Tree Network (feat. Geoffery Williams PhD)
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Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are honored to be joined by Geoff Williams PhD, International Sentinel Network Coordinator for the US Forest Service. Geoff studies the social dimensions and microbial ecology of host range expansions and geographic range expansions of forest trees, their fungal pathogens, and their insect herbivores. Geoff jus…
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Ep. 149: Umbo - Elite Athletes, Functional Mushrooms & Psychedelic Science (feat. Jake Plummer, Rashad Evans & Del Jolly)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by the fungal trifecta behind Umbo Medicinal Mushrooms – Rashad Evans, Jake Plummer and Del Jolly. Rashad Evans is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion who intimately understands the connection between mind and body, and the importance of having both in sync. He credits mushrooms for that one-two punch of foc…
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Ep. 148: Smugtown Mushrooms - Fungi in Greece & Remediating Social Ecologies (feat. Olga Tzogas)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by mycological ally, cultivator and community creator Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms. Her journey with Fungi and plants started over 15 years ago. She began working with these allies when foraging in both urban & more wild settings as she learned to identify species for food and medicine. Olga, alongside her …
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Ep. 147: World Wild - Guiding a Lost Society Back to Nature (feat. Miles Irving)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to chat with internationally renowned wild foods expert, author, and public speaker Miles Irving. Miles has worked with some of the world's best chefs and has been a pioneer in the Wild Food Renaissance. In 2009, he authored The Forager Handbook, hailed by many as the 'foraging bible'. Through communicating wit…
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Ep. 146: The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss & Psychedelic Biochemistry (feat. Dennis McKenna)
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Today we are honored by the presence of the legendary Dr. Dennis McKenna. Dr. McKenna has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca. He is the younger brother of Terence …
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Ep. 145: Dynamite-Throwing Fungi, Itasca Research Station & How Decomposition Builds Character (feat. Prof Jonathan Schilling)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of interviewing Professor Jonathan Schilling from the University of Minnesota. Jonathan has been on the faculty at the University of Minnesota since 2006, and is currently a professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology in the College of Biological Sciences. In addition to teaching and resea…
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Ep. 144: SQIM, Mogu, Ephea – Merging with Mycelium to Grow Regenerative Futures (feat. Maurizio Montalti)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the opportunity to speak with Maurizio Montalti. Maurizio Montalti is a designer, researcher, educator and entrepreneur. Working at the junction of design and biotech, he is one of the early pioneers committed to the study and development of wide-ranging mycelium-based technologies and products. Maurizio is Chief Myce…
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Ep. 143: Wild Mushroom Education, Intentional Communities & Breaking the Binary (feat. Jules Amanita)
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Today we are joined by the magnanimous and adventurous Jules Amanita. Jules is a self-taught amateur mycologist with a passion for demystifying fungi and combatting mycophobia. They are a 26-year-old avid mushroom photographer, artist, and chef who identifies as queer/nonbinary. Living at Twin Oaks Community, an egalitarian commune in central Virgi…
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Ep. 142: Mycorrhizal Markets & The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (feat. Prof. Toby Kiers)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of being joined by Prof. Toby Kiers - Professor of Evolutionary Biology and University Research Chair at Vrije Fryy Universiteit Universitight Amsterdam. Her lab uses nanoprobes and high-resolution imaging to map the nutrient flows and architecture of plant-fungal networks. She is globally recognized for…
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Ep. 141: Wild Creativity - Chocolate Ears, Mushroom Paper, Stinkhorn Juice & Amanita Ice Cream (feat. Fergus Drennan)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of woodland spirit Fergus Drennan aka Fergus The Forager. Fergus has been gathering and learning about wild plants, seaweeds, and fungi for over 40 years. His journey begun on Wimbledon Common, aged 3 years, collecting dandelions for the family’s pet tortoise. Since those early days, and through …
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Ep. 140: Dropping Spores in Singapore & Bewildering Mycelium Creations (feat. Ng Sze Kiat)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we the privilege to get to know mushroom cultivation artist Kiat. Kiat is the founder of Bewilder, a Mycological Design Studio based in Singapore. As the one-man R&D team behind this project, Kiat knows his science! For him, growing mushrooms is an intense and carefully tuned process that also blends in a fair bit of artistry…
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Ep. 139: Funganista - From Music Stardom to Mycological Obsession (feat. Andy Overall)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of mycologist and musician Andy Overall. Andy has had a fascinating journey from the Blue Zoo and pop stardom back through the hedges and woodlands when he became interested in mushrooms back in the early 1990’s. He realized he needed something else, another interest other than his involvement wi…
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Ep. 138: Paleontology & Prototaxites - Mysteries of the Gigantic, Paleozoic Fungus (feat. Dr. Kevin Boyce)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of being joined by Dr. Kevin Boyce, Professor of Geological Sciences at Stanford University. Dr. Boyce's research is focused on the biological and environmental impacts of the evolution of plant structure, development, and physiology from the Paleozoic colonization of land through the subsequent radiatio…
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Ep. 137: Artistry, Biophilia Beauty & Finding Equilibrium (feat. Jon Ching)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of one of my favorite biophiliacs and artists -Jon Ching. Jon grew up steeped in natural beauty on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i, which formed the foundation of his deep fascination with the natural and wild world. A self-taught painter, Jon’s devoted art practice and detailed realism is inspired …
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Ep. 136: Biotechnology, Mycelium Materials & The "Art, Science, Society Triad" (feat. Prof. Vera Meyer)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of interviewing Professor Vera Meyer from the Technical University of Berlin. Professor Meyer’s career has seen her as a visiting scientist to the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London (2003) and to the department of Fungal Genetics and Metabolomics at Leiden University in the Ne…
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Ep. 135: Wine Forest Wild Foods - Origins and Evolution of America's Wild Mushroom Business (feat. Connie Green)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are excited to chat with Connie Green founder of Wine Forest Foods and author of “The Wild Table”. Since 1979, Connie has been providing chefs like Thomas Keller, Cory Lee, Michael Mina, Traci de Jardins and many more with mushrooms of unparalleled quality. As one of the very first pioneers in the American wild mushroom bu…
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Ep. 134: Life in Amber - 50-Million-Year-Old Cordyceps & Other Fossilized Fungi (feat. George Poinar Jr. PhD)
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Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by the distinguished and prolific George Poinar, Jr. PhD. George received his Ph.D. in biology from Cornell University and spent most of his career in the Department of Entomology at the University of California at Berkeley before moving to Oregon State University, where he is a professor in the Department of In…
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