The Untapped Power of Fungi - The Mushroom Show Episode #12 with Rashad Evans and Del Jolly

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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