The Mushroom Show

In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we head out into the frozen woods to find, harvest and extract wild Chaga (aka The "King" of Functional Mushrooms). We also cover how functional mushrooms can benefit our gut (including and interview with Dr. Jonathan Fields), and discuss the recent shutdown of a number of mushroom dispensaries, Oregon's Measure 109, and potential issues surrounding access to psilocybin.
Links:
Chaga Links
Eric's Company: https://www.untamedfeast.com/
Interview with Eric: https://youtu.be/1SolGFpKUik
Mushrooms and Gut Health
Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464621001870
FreshCap:
Tony on Twitter: twitter.com/freshcaptony
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The world is slowly realizing that everyone has the power to take their health back into their own hands. This is the vision that the founders of Umbo Mushrooms have, and on today’s episode of the Mushroom Show, we dive deep into how and why mushrooms of all kinds are the way of the future. We chat with Rashad and Del about the problems with psilocybin legalization, their respective journeys into the mushroom space, mushrooms for athletic recovery and performance, mycophobia, and so much more. This was a super interesting conversation and we’re grateful to be running alongside such high-integrity players in the mushroom space!
Tell us what you loved and what we missed in the comments below. Thanks for listening.
0:00 - Framing the Conversation
1:38 - Rashad's Journey Into Mushrooms (Brain Injuries, Life After a Fighting Career, Psychological Wellbeing)
6:43 - Tony's Experience with Lions Mane
8:01 - Del's Journey Into Mushrooms (Advocating for Plant Medicine, Law Reformation, Informing Top-Tier Researchers about Psilocybin)
13:26 - Are Many Athletes Using Psilocybin?
16:47 - Psilocybin Testing in Athletes (Getting Back What You Already Have)
19:40 - Issues with the Road to Psilocybin Legalization (The Opportunity to do Psychedelics Right)
29:10 - Mushrooms for Body, Mind, and Environment (Taking Health Back into Your Own Hands)
37:05 - Eradicating Mycophobia (UMBO's Vision)
44:23 - Final Remarks on the Mushroom Space
Bios:
Rashad Evans
UFC Champion. A former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Rashad knows a thing or two about the connection between mind and body, and the importance of having both in sync. He credits mushrooms for that one-two punch of focus + energy in training and competition, and then easing the transition from fighter to “just getting back to being me.” Rashad is passionate about transforming sports nutrition and transforming access to education so that others can have the same opportunities that he did.
Del Jolly
Advocate & Educator. Focused on shifting the cultural narrative, Del worked as part of Decriminalize Denver and Charlotte’s Web CBD before co-founding Unlimited Sciences, a psychedelic research nonprofit partnered with the likes of Johns Hopkins University. He believes functional mushrooms have just as much, if not more, potential than psychedelics and is committed to exploring and unearthing everything we can.
Find out more about Rashad and Del using the links below:
UMBO Mushrooms: https://getumbo.com/
Unlimited Sciences: https://unlimitedsciences.org/
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Every year, hoards of people climb up into the mountains, dress up in crazy costumes, and celebrate their undying love for the kingdom fungi. It's called The "Telluride Mushroom Festival" is a phenomenon that's a little hard to explain, unless you've experienced it yourself.

In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we're taking you to TMF 2023, to try and give you a taste of this awesome event. We're also covering the dramatic mystery in Australia that involves a potentially purposeful poisoning with the world's deadliest mushroom Amanita phalloides (aka the Death Cap).

0:00 Intro

1:04 Telluride Mushroom Festival 2023

15:42 FreshCap Mushrooms

16:25 Mushroom Murder Mystery?

27:11 Outro

Alan Rockefeller is a renowned citizen mycologist, and has contributed an enormous amount of information and insight into the world of mushrooms. In this interview, we cover everything from Alan's discoveries in Mexico to the future of psilocybin to the importance of reconnecting with nature.
0:00 Framing the Conversation
2:12 Alan's Laboratory
3:30 The Drive to Study Mycology
4:44 Mexican Mushrooms
8:10 Citizen Science & Mycological Exploration
10:22 DNA Barcoding & Sequencing
18:58 Mushroom Type Distribution
20:00 Why Plants are Deadlier Than Mushrooms
22:20 Tips for Identifying Mushrooms
28:25 Tips for Photographing Mushrooms
30:05 Psilocybin Research
38:15 Amanita vs Psilocybe
40:35 The Future of Psilocybin
43:24 Mushrooms for Connection
47:20 Mushrooms Growing Near Humans
48:40 Exciting Things in the Mushroom Space
https://www.inaturalist.org/
https://mushroomobserver.org/
https://mimosatherapeutics.com/

How is it possible that one of the most popular gourmet mushrooms in the world could also be considered... deadly poisonous? In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we're we'll be diving deep into this mysterious property of the famous morel mushroom. Also - apparently, there is a mushroom that if eaten only once can "satiate you for the rest of your life"? We'll be separating fungi fact from fungi fiction in regards to a recent viral meme.