28: The History of Christmas Funga with Kevin Feeney

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12/29/21 • 90 min

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This week we chat with Kevin Feeney, the author of Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology, & Exploration. Kevin is a cultural anthropologist and lawyer. His primary research includes examining legal and regulatory issues dealing with the religious and cultural use of psychoactive substance. He has been exploring modern and traditional uses of Amanita muscaria, with a specific focus on medicinal use and preparation practices.
In this chat we cover:

What is Fly Agaric?
Where can you find these?
Why is this mushroom a poster child for all mushrooms?
What is the history of the Fly Agaric?
What is Soma?
How is Fly Agaric different from psilocybin?
What is the pharmacology of the Fly Agaric?
How is this taken/made?
What other animals consume these mushrooms?
What is the Mythology of the Fly Agaric?
How Christmas and Santa relate
Coca-Cola and Santa?
Who were the Saami people?
What is the future look like for Fly Agaric?
What benefits does this mushroom have?

Resources Mentioned:

Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology, & Exploration

Soma
Coca-Cola and Santa
When Santa was a Shaman

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What is Fly Agaric?
Where can you find these?
Why is this mushroom a poster child for all mushrooms?
What is the history of the Fly Agaric?
What is Soma?
How is Fly Agaric different from psilocybin?
What is the pharmacology of the Fly Agaric?
How is this taken/made?
What other animals consume these mushrooms?
What is the Mythology of the Fly Agaric?
How Christmas and Santa relate
Coca-Cola and Santa?
Who were the Saami people?
What is the future look like for Fly Agaric?
What benefits does this mushroom have?

Resources Mentioned:

Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology, & Exploration

Soma
Coca-Cola and Santa
When Santa was a Shaman

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Zbiotics: "FLORA10"
Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day

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27: Who is the "Gentleman Forager" with Mike Kempenich

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Flora Funga Podcast Feedback Survey This week we chat with Mike Kempenich, my previous boss from Gentleman Forager, he is the company owner and president. Mike is an exotic mushroom cultivator, forager, instructor and wild foods distributor from Minneapolis Minnesota, USA. His professional goals with Gentleman Forager is to deliver top-quality specialty products, customer service, sustainable/organic production techniques as well as supporting his allies which include foragers, farmers, and cultivators. In this episode we talk about:

What is Gentleman Forager?
Who is the audience?
How do you outreach?
What got you into teaching?
How to incorporate more mushrooms into your diet (Lions Mane Brain Butter)
How to cook mushrooms?
What's a typical week for you during mushroom season?
Legal mushrooms in Minnesota?

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Gentleman Forager
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29: How to Look at Plants in a New Perspective with Brooke Sackenheim Co-Creator of Sovereignty Herbs

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This week I chat with Brooke Sackenheim, an herbalist, program director and co-creator of Sovereignty Herbs. She thrives at teaching new perspectives on how to use herbs. Brooke works with flower essences and loves the ability to connect people with plants on a heart and soul level. Topics covered in this chat include: