Mushroom Revival Podcast

Today we highlight the immensely important work of Giuliana Furci. We discuss the conservation of fungi and why it's important. How do we address endangered species of fungi? How can we actually take action and support these critical measures? We also cover women's role in mycology, how and why mycology needs to be incorporated into educational curriculums, and so much more.
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Today we have a good friend and brilliant mind on the show —  Daniel Reyes. This is a great episode if you want to learn more mycoremeditation, mushrooms in Mexico, the oil and gas industry, industrial remediation, mushroom travel and mush more!
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Daniel Reyes has been learning, teaching, experimenting with, and researching fungi in many different capacities for the last 5 years...

In todays show, we talk all about zombie fungi with our good friend Daniel Winkler, a cordyceps expert. We talk about entomopathogenic fungi acting as endophytes, mycorrhizas, parasites and beyond. In this episode you will learn about the cause and effects of these sci-fi mushrooms.
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Daniel grew up in Munich, Bavaria, and started hunting Steinpilz (Boletus edulis) with his family at age three...

Today we welcome the renown and beloved mycologist, Sue Van Hook. Sue specializes in mycorrhizal fungi,  soil health, and the soil sponge. Sue discusses fungi's role in the carbon life cycle and what this means for climate change. Join us to take a deep dive into this vital system.
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Sue is a mycologist, naturalist, teacher and healer...

Mushrooms are niche, but many people in the mushroom world have a burning passion for the fungal queendom, so much so that they dedicate their lives to celebrating all things mushroom. Today's guest, Art Goodtimes, is one of those humans! Art talks all about the development of the Telluride Mushroom Festival in Telluride, Colorado where he resides. We also discuss his prominent art forms— poetry, art and linguistics— and how he weaves in shrooms and fungi as a central theme.
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Today we welcome the brilliant engineer and entrepreneur, Gavin McIntyre who co-founded Ecovative. Ecovative is a start up focusing on optimizing revolutionary applications in materials science using fungi. From foams to faux meat, Ecovative is inching its way into a multitude industries with the goal of replacing toxic materials with regenerative materials from fungi and agricultural byproducts...

Tess Burzynski is an inspiring female mycologist who started Fungi Freights, where she transforms shipping containers into mushroom research labs. Tess has done incredible work with bringing mycology to urban spaces and inspiring citizens to get involved. Tess works wonders when it comes to bridging the gap between mushrooms and people, and today we talk all about how she built these mini steel empires in Detroit, Michigan...

This is a special interview with our friend Mandie Quark. Mandie has a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from an eclectic Honors College in Maryland and a Masters in Biochemistry from the University of the Sciences. She spent the first part of her career studying molecular biology in academia, with a healthy fascination of mycology on the side. For more than a decade she has worked as a biomedical research scientist in Philadelphia...

Curious about what it takes to be a pro mushroom forager? And then what does one do with all of that fungal abundance? Our guest and good friend, Micheal Weese from MushroomLife is here to answer those questions. Micheal reveals some of his best kept secrets for foraging for mushrooms in the wild. We discuss wardrobe, equipment, mushroom identification, seasonal preparedness and more...

Today we welcome a mushroom legend, Ryan Paul Gates. Ryan is based in Detroit, where he spends his time working with mushroom genetics for strain development. He an OG for cordyceps militaris cultivation in US, and we owe a lot of that popularity to his work. Ryan is the owner of Terrestrial Fungi, a mycology company selling the best genetics you can get. Ryan's specialities are in cordyceps militaris and ganoderma species...