The Mushroom Show - "Don't Call THAT a Mushroom" - Jeff Chilton (The Mushroom Show Episode #5)

"Don't Call THAT a Mushroom" - Jeff Chilton (The Mushroom Show Episode #5)

03/28/22 • 87 min

This week's guest on the Mushroom Show is Jeff Chilton, who is a veteran of the mushroom industry. He has been enamored by mushrooms since the psychedelic era of the 60's, and has since become a leading expert in medicinal mushrooms, grown culinary mushrooms on massive commercial scales and he has a deep understanding of psychoactive mushrooms. After 10 years of commercial growing experience, he co-authored the best-selling Mushroom Grower's Guide with Paul Stamets in 1983. Jeff has an absolute wealth of mushroom knowledge and experience and in this interview we covered his experience travelling in search of mushroom knowledge from Mexico to China, the policies of psilocybin in the future, the differences between mycelium on grain and mushroom fruiting body, and so much more!
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0:00 Updates to the Mushroom Show
0:30 Framing the Conversation with Jeff
5:10 (Conversation Start) Jeff Chilton's Mushroom History
8:20 Entering the Commercial Mushroom Industry
10:55 Psilocybe Mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest
13:56 Pre-Internet Mushroom Knowledge
17:30 Writing The Mushroom Cultivator with Paul Stamets
21:10 Flocking to Oaxaca in the 60's
24:30 The Changing Narrative on Psychoactive Substances
31:45 What About Microdosing?
34:45 Restrictions of Era and Country
42:05 Jeff's Take on Fantastic Fungi
47:54 The Nammex Story
51:30 Grow Where it Makes Sense
53:51 Mycelium on Grain Explained
59:55 The Beneficial Compounds in Mushrooms and How We Test for Them
1:10:56 What is the Future of Medicinal Mushrooms?
1:22:04 Closing Remarks About the Mushroom World
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Teaching The Magic Of Mushrooms With Jasper Degenaars (The Mushroom Show Episode #4)

In this episode of the Mushroom Show we are interviewing Jasper Degenaars, who hails from the Netherlands and is currently located in Guatemala where he is the CEO (or Chief Education Officer) at the prestigious Fungi Academy. Fungi Academy is a center for learning about how to grow mushrooms, community, and wellness. Located on the gorgeous Lake Atitlan, Fungi Academy operates as a hub for international mycophiles to come teach, learn and grow together.

We talk about Jasper's journey into the mushroom world, how culture and legality are not always in sync, how Fungi Academy has altered their positioning as an organization in recent years, benefits and drawbacks of operating in Guatemala, censorship of mushroom content online, and what Jasper is most excited about in the mushroom realm.

My conversations with Jasper are always a pleasure and we're so happy to share this one with you guys - enjoy! Check out the timestamps in the description if you want to skip to a particular section! And as always, enjoy the conversation!

0:00 Intro

1:13 Jasper’s Personal Journey Into Mushrooms

7:55 Legality and Culture are Not Always In Sync

11:06 The Evolution Of Fungi Academy

16:55 What Fungi Academy Is And Future Plans

21:30 Fungi Academy Operating In Guatemala

26:52 Censorship In The Mushroom Space?

35:04 The Mushroom Email (Mushroom Magic On A Monday)

40:07 What’s Exciting About Mushrooms Right Now?

42:06 What Mushroom Are You Most Interested In?

44:54 Where To Learn More About Fungi Academy

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Citizen Science & The Beauty of Fungi - Alan Rockefeller (The Mushroom Show Episode #6)

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/