Mushroom Revival Podcast

Today we welcome Johanna Warren — a fellow mycophile, musician and mystic. Johanna’s storytelling is tranquil & relatable. She shares her personal pursuit of wellbeing in both physical and mental realms, and how psilocybin was an imperative element. Beyond the journey to wellbeing, we discuss how psilocybin weaves into creativity and how Johanna’s life as an artist has been influenced by plants & mushrooms...

A Doctor has filed a lawsuit against the DEA  for denying him permission to use psilocybin therapy in his palliative care. His team believes they are violating the humanitarian Right to Try for terminally ill patients. Today we invite Dr. Aggarwal, his patient Erinn Baldeschwiler and their lawyer, Kathryn Tucker J.D., to frame this unique and pivotal case against the DEA...

Should knowledge be free? Alexandra Elbakyan, the founder of Sci-Hub, believes it should be. In an industry already riddled with obstacles, Sci-Hub is an essential tool for researchers that provides free access to millions of scientific articles. The platform is simple — unlock and download  literature when these articles are otherwise blocked by paywalls, regardless of copyright. If it sounds like piracy to you, you'd be correct...

Today features a conversation with Sophia Roe. As a major mushroom lover and renowned chef, mushrooms are a central muse for Sophia in the kitchen and way, way beyond. We discuss how fungi offer valuable insight to philosophical and ecological narratives. We challenge stigmas around mushrooms & fungi, and our associations of ‘bad’ with natural phenomena. Some modern day problems don’t have to be a problem, and we talk about how fungi can be the skeleton key to solving or mitigating many...

Famous for her beloved books and elegant illustration, notably Petter Rabbit, this 19th century artist was also a mycologist. Beatrix Potter's contributions to mycology were significant, having observed and documented phenomena that previously speculated or unknown. Despite the misogyny that kept her work from scientific recognition, Potter persevered in her research. Today’s show is a spotlight on Potter’s mycophilia...

The biggest organism on Earth, by area, is a fungus. Specifically, it's Armillaria solidipes, aka the Honey Fungus. It’s edible, glows in the dark, is UV resistant, and is technically parasitic. Thriving in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, this tremendous individual covers approximately 3.7 sq miles, and could be over 8,000 years old. In today’s episode, we speak with an expert on this fungal genus to help us understand how this individual could be so successful...

Marine fungi exist. And we know almost nothing about them. These elusive water dwelling fungi offer valuable insight to evolution, phylogenetics, ecological health, drug discovery, remediation and more. We welcome one of the few researchers who are surveying these fungi to share her findings and usher other researchers into the mysterious, essential world of marine fungi...

Today’s guest is the co-founder of Smallhold, Andrew Carter. Smallhold is a multi-operational mushroom farm implementing innovative logistics and technology to grow mushrooms everywhere. Hailing from Brooklyn and quickly expanding, Smallhold builds futuristic ‘minifarms’ that can be installed almost anywhere, empowering communities and businesses with a supply of local, quality mushrooms...

Today’s show highlights the importance of creating safe spaces for Black folk, particularly women, in psychedelic spaces. We are joined by the eloquent and influential writer and mental health advocate, Robin Divine. Robin recognizes the deficiencies in contemporary American psychedelic culture for BIPOC, and is committed creating resources to build thriving communities...

Everything you didn't know about fungi. Larry Evans is a brilliant mycologist and full time jokester. He is a well known mushroom guru and star of the documentary 'Know Your Mushrooms". Based in Montana, Larry runs Montana Mushrooms where his crew leads forays, cultivation courses and more. He is a fearless leader when it comes to mushroom foraging...