The Untapped Power of Fungi - The Mushroom Show Episode #12 with Rashad Evans and Del Jolly
09/04/22 • 47 min
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/
🎉 Deep dive into the fascinating world of functional mushrooms with our E-BOOK: Get yours for FREE by signing up here:
👉 https://freshcap.link/ebook 👈
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/
🎉 Deep dive into the fascinating world of functional mushrooms with our E-BOOK: Get yours for FREE by signing up here:
👉 https://freshcap.link/ebook 👈
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Millions of Miles of Mycelium - The Mushroom Show Episode #11 with Toby Kiers
We are honored to have Dr. Toby Kiers here to enlighten us on the incredible fungal networks that span the globe, enriching our lives without ever being seen. Dr. Kiers is the co-founder and executive director of SPUN - the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, whose mission is to map mycorrhizal fungal networks and advocate for their protection. They propose that these vast networks that extend all over the world are analogous to clean air and water in terms of sustaining the planet.
In our conversation, we begin to connect the dots between plants and fungi, the role that fungi plays in soil and forests around the world, how these fungi have evolved to be "nutrient merchants", carbon sequestration, the incredible field work that Dr. Kiers and her team are conducting in Patagonia, and how to be a myconaut. Enjoy!
0:00 - Framing the Conversation
1:30 - Thinking About Soils Before Thinking About Fungi
3:50 - Mycorrhizal Fungal Networks - Arbuscular vs Ectomycorrhizal
11:11 - "Intelligent" Networks (Labelling Nutrients with Nanodots)
14:05 - Carbon Sequestering in Soil & Nutrient Systems
17:19 - SPUN - Mapping the Networks Around the World
22:21 - Field Work in Patagonia
24:00 - Conservation Efforts
26:25 - Upcoming Hotspots
32:26 - SPUN's Forging Connections with Local Communities (Anti-Helicopter Research)
33:29 - Threats Facing Fungal Networks
36:43 - Mindshift Towards Conserving Things We Cannot See
41:24 - Visualizing Nutrient Flows (Fungal Soundscapes)
42:00 - How People Can Get Involved - 3 F's Initiative
43:21 - How to be a Myconaut (Citizen Science)
47:47 - Where to Connect and Learn
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Did Colorado Just Legalize Mushrooms? (The Mushroom Show S2 // E1)
Today's episode features a tour of a culinary mushroom farm, a deep dive on the new legislation around magic mushrooms in Colorado, and making music from mushrooms.
This is your go-to place for mushroom news, mushroom education, and mushroom entertainment. There is so mush happening right now in the Mushroom Universe, and we're going to cover it all right here on The Mushroom Show!
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Welcome Back!
1:47 - Marvelous Mushrooms Farm Tour in Miami, Florida
6:20 - Legalized Psilocybin in Colorado, USA (Proposition 122)
10:43 - Breaking Down Legal Magic Mushrooms with Devon Phillips, Creative Strategist at MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)
18:50 - FreshCap Mushrooms Sponsor Ad
19:40 - Mushroom Language Turns to Music!
21:14 - Making Music with Plants and Mushrooms (Interview with Joe Patitucci of PlantWave)
23:33 - Outro
Follow us for more, and let us know what you think of this inaugural episode of The (re-visioned) Mushroom Show. Big things are happening in the mushroom space, and we're super stoked to share it with you.
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Language of Fungi Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211926
Colorado's Proposition 122: https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_122,_Decriminalization_and_Regulated_Access_Program_for_Certain_Psychedelic_Plants_and_Fungi_Initiative_(2022)
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies: https://maps.org/
Marvelous Mushrooms Miami: http://www.marvelousmushroomsmiami.com/home-2/
PlantWave: https://www.plantwave.com/
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