Michael Beug: A Legendary Mycology Professor
Today we are joined by Micahel Beug, a legendary professor and scientist from Evergreen State College. Micheal mentored a handful of the today’s great mycologists such as Paul Stamets, Jonathan Ott an...
31 Elo 202139min
Psilocybin & Weight Loss
All bodies are beautiful. All healthy lifestyle changes are beautiful. And for those who choose to pursue a goal of losing weight for the right reasons, there is a new ingredient showing promising res...
25 Elo 20211h 2min
Spalted Wood
Spalted wood is beautiful. It’s a form of rotting, and it’s caused by fungi. Spalting comes in many forms: patterns, colors, textures. Until this century, the biology of spalting wasn’t well understoo...
17 Elo 202124min
Mycowood: A New Era for Instruments
Hear that...? Fungal violins have entered the music scene. This technology, known as Mycowood, uses fungi to partially degrade wood used to make violins; and it results in superior acoustics. We are j...
11 Elo 202118min
The Soil Food Web
Modern farming practices are destroying vital soil ecologies, and our patch work solutions aren’t making things any better. Today we are joined by Dr. Elaine Ingham, a leading soil ecologist who has e...
4 Elo 20211h 9min
The Psilocybin Industry: A Conversation with Ron Shore
Where is psilocybin headed? Recent societal vindication of psilocybin and other psychedelic therapies are paving a prominent future for these substances, especially in psychiatric therapy. But how do ...
27 Heinä 202145min
What Fungi Reveal About Multicellular Life
How did multicellular life evolve? We don’t know! However, fungi are helping us develop ideas about the emergence of complex life. Today we are joined by Dr. William Ratcliff, who has successfully ind...
21 Heinä 20211h 3min
Mushroom Chocolate
Love chocolate? You have fungi to thank for that! On today's show we are walking you through the complex journey between the cocoa bean and a chocolate bar. The unmatchable decadence is achieved by u...
13 Heinä 202149min
