Multidisciplinary artist and innovator Catherine Euale joins us to explore the living frontier of materials and technology. From ancestral ceramics and mushroom membranes to algae‑based “electric skin” that breathes with humidity, this episode reveals how design can align with nature’s intelligence.

Our conversation moves through speculative bio‑design, fungal computers, and slime mold circuits, highlighting why these organisms are more than replacements for plastics or leather. Expect insights on language, sustainability, and the profound ways fungi and microbes can reshape our relationship with technology, community, and the planet itself.

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Check out Catherine's work

• 🌱 Slimy Futures (Instagram)

• 🍄 Fungal Matters (Instagram)

• ⚡ Electric Skin (Instagram)

• 👗 Future Wardrobe Project (Instagram)

• 🎥 Fungal Matters (YouTube Channel)

• 🔬 Exploring Self‑Powering Biomaterials

• 🌐 ElectricSkin.org

• 📹 Electric Skin Project Video

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Ecologist and mushroom cultivator Dr. Sam Gandy dives into the hidden networks that shape life on Earth. From termites farming fungi for millions of years to the microbial multitudes inside our own bodies, this episode explores how nothing truly exists in isolation.

Our conversation moves from cutting‑edge psilocybin research on nature connectedness to the cultural shifts around psychedelic mushrooms, highlighting why these organisms are more than just “psilocybin carriers.” Expect insights on ecology, community, and the profound ways fungi remind us we are part of a greater whole.

🔗 Learn more about Sam's work:

• Instagram
• Research Gate
• Chemical Collective
• Double Blind Magazine
  

Psychedelic entrepreneur Martijn Schirp explores the future of consciousness, capitalism, and community. From retreats in the Netherlands to Buddhist‑inspired practice, this episode dives into how psychedelics can help us navigate collapse and build new ways of living together.

In this episode of the Fungi Academy Podcast, Martijn Schirp serial psychedelic entrepreneur, co‑founder of High Existence and Synthesis Institute, and now founder of Upaiosis, shares his journey from pioneering retreats in the Netherlands to training the first wave of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy facilitators in Oregon. His latest project fuses Buddhist wisdom with psychedelic practice, offering a year‑long cohort designed to explore consciousness in community.

🪷Check out Martijn's upcoming program: a Path Between Worlds

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In this conversation, ethnomycologist Cullen Taylor Clark shares his journey of uncovering the rich traditions of mushroom use among tribes in South Africa. He reflects on the transformative power of psychedelics, the wisdom of traditional healers, and the urgent need to document indigenous knowledge.

His research project, The Lost Muti, explores the indigenous use of fungi as medicines, foods, and entheogens among South Africa’s diverse tribal communities. It documents current uses, recipes, names, myths, and more, tracing these practices back to ancient hunter-gatherer societies. Ultimately, Cullen’s work reveals that reverence for fungi as sacred allies has been woven into Southern Africa’s cultural fabric since the dawn of time.

🔗 Learn more about Cullen’s work:

• Aether Apothecary
• Lost Muti
• Instagram: @cullentaylorclark
• Patreon: patreon.com/cullentaylorclark

🎙️ Episode 1 – The Fungi Academy Podcast: Mushrooms, Motherhood & Community

In the very first episode of the Fungi Academy Podcast, Jasper Degenaars sits down with his sister from another mister, Fungal Partner in Crime, Karena Beana. For a heartfelt and expansive conversation about mushrooms, motherhood, and the power of community. 🌱

Together they explore:

• Karena’s journey from despising mushrooms to embracing them as profound teachers of healing and surrender
• How psychedelic and medicinal fungi shaped her path into leadership and motherhood
• The importance of rites of passage, initiation, and community support in modern life
• Reflections on leadership, conflict, and the balance between democracy and decision-making in intentional communities
• The evolving role of elders, role models, and intergenerational wisdom in raising the next generation

This episode weaves personal stories, cultural insights, and philosophical reflections into a rich dialogue about growth, responsibility, and the lessons mushrooms continue to teach us.

✨ Whether you’re curious about fungi, community living, or the deeper initiations of life, this conversation offers inspiration and food for thought

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