Mycopreneur

Eric Osborne is the Co-founder and Head Minister of Psanctuary, a sacred mushroom church based in Louisville, Kentucky. Eric joins me on the podcast today to discuss his pioneering work in the international mushroom industry, including starting the multimillion-dollar psilocybin mushroom retreat industry in Jamaica and being arrested for mushrooms in Indiana years ago.

This episode is brought to you by Healing Herbals, your one stop shop for legal psychoactive ethnobotanicals like Amanita muscaria mushrooms and Kanna.

Lana Shapiro and Andrew 'The Flying Fungi' join me today to discuss the Behind The Scenes organization of the inaugural WNY Fungi Fest in New York scheduled to take place from August 28 - 30.

We learn about the practicalities of organizing a festival in a remote location, the programming panels and talent who will be coming out, fungi of the Western New York region and more.

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Soren Shade joins us today to discuss the coordinated pushback against the DEA's proposed scheduling of SR-17018 alongside other molecules and the advocates taking them on head to head.

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Wendy Tucker is the Board Chair of The Shulgin Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the legacy and work of Ann and Sasha Shulgin. We discuss the legacy of the Shulgin Farm, where Sasha famously synthesized over 500 novel psychoactive compounds in his career -- including inventing 2C-B and repopularizing MDMA after synthesizing it in the 1970's alongside a laundry list of tryptamine analogues -- as well as current efforts to keep the property in the family and turn it into a 'Psychedelic Country Club'.

We also discuss her role as the head of Transform Press, an independent book publishing house.

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The Telluride Mushroom Festival is the longest running mushroom festival in the United States and is set to kick off its 46th edition August 12-16 in the bucolic mountain village of Telluride, Colorado this year. Festival Co-Founder Art Goodtimes and Festival Director Britt Bunyard join me today to discuss the origins of 'TMF', the evolution of the event, programming for this year, and what keeps drawing the world's mushroom enthusiasts and researchers to the festival after all these years.

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Chris Dyer is a world renowned visionary artist who has painted murals all over the world and collaborated with many leading cultural figures and festivals in the art world. He joins me today to discuss his artistic and spiritual journey from his origins in the rough urban areas of Lima, Peru on through his initiation into the higher dimensions and honing his artistic craft to a level few ever attain.

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Booming Acres is a mycology supply business and gourmet mushroom farm based near Chicago, Illinois. The company founder Howard joins me on the podcast today to discuss their meteoric growth from a side hustle started in a kitchen during the pandemic to a full-time business based out of a 6500 square foot warehouse with a full team of employees. We discuss the Booming Acres strategy, insights for scaling as a mushroom business, and how to play to your strengths among other topics.

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Jacob Marlega is a mushroom cultivator extraordinaire and reluctant political activist spearheading a petition to challenge the recent changes to Colorado's psychedelic decriminalization policy that were signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on June 4th of 2026. Today we discuss the changes to the voter approved decrim framework, the Ibogaine bill that these legislative changes were buried within without communication to the voting public, and what might be done to challenge the new laws in the state.

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Lindsay Kent is an author, journalist, and film director who published her debut novel My Twin The Murderer last week. The book is a mind-bending psychological thriller about the hidden costs of believing we are fully in control which weaves in elements of MK Ultra and San Francisco noir into the plot line. We also discuss her recent High Times debut which explores laughter and play as fundamental components of psychedelic integration.

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Dori Lewis is the Founder of Reflective Healing, a regulated psilocybin therapy clinic based in Colorado, USA. She's also Co-Founder and Clinical Director at Elemental Psychedelics, a DORA-approved, women-led training program for psychedelic therapy facilitation licensure. We dive into the regulated psilocybin therapy landscape in Colorado as it stands today on this episode.

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