The Mushroom Show

According to a new report, fungi contribute over $54 Trillion USD to the global economy. Sound crazy? 

It kind of is, but there is no doubt that without fungi, our modern lives just wouldn't be the same.

In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we crunch the numbers to figure our what's really going on and try to figure out how researchers arrived at such a gargantuan number. 

We're also diving into the mystery of the ancient and humongous fungus known as Prototaxites. Was the earth once dominated by these fungal beings? Let's find out!

#themushroomshow #prototaxites

0:00 Intro
0:57 A Quick Foraging Trip With Eric Whitehead
3:20 Mushrooms Contribute Trillions To The Global Economy
15:42 Get Mushroom Powered With FreshCap
16:31 The Ancient "Humongous Fungus"

We all know about Psilocybin Mushrooms, and perhaps even the "other" magic mushroom, Amanita muscaria- but what if there was a third one? 

According to the stories, it "Makes You See The Little People" and sounds truly bizarre- 

In this episode of The Mushroom Show we're digging into the story of the "blue staining boletes" that do not contain psilocybin, yet apparently have psychoactive properties that are entirely different than the typical experience. We're also going on a foraging adventure to try and support a theory about mushrooms fruiting in 7 year cycles.

0:00 Intro
0:54 The Mystery Of The Blue Staining Boletes
10:52 Foraging For Amanita And More
23:15 Outro

Big headlines this week in the world of mushrooms, as a major country is starting to allow for psychiatrists to prescribe psilocybin for specific conditions. Is this a really big deal? Or just more of the same? In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we dig into the story behind Australia's re-scheduling, and how that might impact policy going forward. We're also looking at the announcement of 3 brand new studies into psilocybin assisted psychotherapy funded by the Government of Canada, plus, trying to figure out why one of the most promising myco-technology innovations was just forced to cease operations.

0:00 Intro
1:04 Did Australia Just Legalize Psilocybin?
5:19 Canada Investing $3M
13:17 Myco-Techonology Is Hard To Scale
18:29 Outro

These two events could literally change the face of mushrooms! I just got back from The Mushroom Summit and PsychScience 2023, two huge events in Denver CO, that brought together scores of mushroom lovers from all over the world to learn, collaborate, and explore the past, present and exciting future of mushrooms, both functional and psychoactive.  In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we're recapping the two events, highlighting some of the most important info and discussions throughout the momental week-long show.

0:00 Intro

2:56 Why The Mushroom Summit
4:06 Mycelium on Grain VS. Fruiting 
6:51 Lily's Lighthouse
10:15 PsychScience 2023 Main Hall
12:55 Paul's Presentation
18:18 Outro

Links:

https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/regulatory/nammex-petition-requests-fda-clarify-mushroom-labeling

https://lilyslighthouse.org/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14512-3

You might not notice on a daily basis, but we humans are growing a TON of mushrooms. Of course the common button mushroom and oyster mushrooms take up a large portion of this total, but there are lots of other really interesting mushrooms that you really should know about! In this episode of the mushroom show, we're covering over 20 different mushrooms grown around the world for food and medicine. We are also chatting about the largest mushroom art foraging event that took place this last weekend, plus discussing some new research showing that mushrooms might be acting as a major carbon sink for the world.

#themushroomshow

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro

1:06 Game of Shrooms

4:48 Mushrooms As A Carbon Sink?

11:39 Mushrooms of The World

LINKS:

Game of Shrooms:

https://yumfactory.com/gameofshrooms/

https://www.instagram.com/gameofshroomsofficial/

Carbon sink:

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00167-7

Amanita phalloides (AKA the Death Cap Mushroom) is long known as the world's deadliest mushroom. It produces one of the most toxic substances in the natural world, and is responsible for up to 90% of all fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide. But scientists may have just found an antidote! In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we investigate whether or not this new discovery really is a cure for amatoxin poisoning. We also dig into some new research finally proving mushrooms are "cool", check out some newly developed mushroom coffins, and explore the reasons why "boring" old button mushrooms are actually pretty darn interesting.

0:00 Intro

0:51 Death Cap Antidote

7:58 Mushrooms Really Are Cool

11:19 Mushroom Coffins

13:36 Button Mushrooms 

Links:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01630-9

https://www.sciencealert.com/mushrooms-seem-to-be-able-to-regulate-their-own-temperature

https://www.mushroomcouncil.org/all-about-mushrooms/nutrition/

Can mushrooms be useful for improving vision? People have long reported sharper vision and heightened visual acuity while under the influence of psilocybin, but is it more than just anecdotes? In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we uncover new research that has revealed what scientist believe to be the first data to show improvement in color blindness- not only during the mushroom experience, but even months afterwards. We also discuss the first license "therapy center" opening up in Oregon after measure 109. Finally, we're going over the top 5 gourmet mushrooms that are relatively easy to identify if you want to head out into the woods this spring summer and fall.

#themushroomshow #mushroomedu

0:00 Intro

0:56 Psilocybin For Color Blindness

10:14 $500 For A Microdose?

12:15 DEA Issues The Grow License

14:44 5 Easy To Identify Mushrooms-

22:38 Outro

Links:

https://gizmodo.com/psilocybin-magic-mushrooms-color-blindness-red-green-1850406038

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20503245231172536

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/psychedelics-research-paralysis-treatment-jim-harris/

Morel mushrooms are impossible to grow... right? Not entirely. Because the process was actually patented way back in 1986. And for a time, the rights to growing this mushroom were exclusively owned by Dominos Pizza. In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we're unravelling the mystery of morel cultivation, trying to answer the question of why one of the most desired mushrooms in the world is still only really found in the wild. We're also covering a few pieces of mushroom news, including a story of scientists who discovered a way to make mushroom leather that regrows when damaged, and how athletes are turning to mushrooms for mental health. Finally, we're interviewing Del Jolly and Jessica David, co-chairs of The Mushroom Summit, which is a conference dedicated to the future of functional mushrooms.

#themushroomshow #morels #functionalmushrooms 

0:00 Intro
0:42 Mycelium Leather That Regrows??
2:51 Athletes and Mushrooms
5:18 The Mysteries Of Morel Cultivation
16:06 The Mushroom Summit

Links:

Mycelium Leather:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202301875

Athletes and Mushrooms:
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/36226140/magic-mushrooms-psychedelics-pain-hope-science-collide

Morels:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4757640A/en

https://apnews.com/article/9d1e5291ea7f3a329db32afa84e56a1b

https://thedanishmorelproject.com/the-morel-project/

What is the REAL reason why mushrooms make psilocybin? Are they ancient aliens trying to connect with us from distant planets? Or are they just trying to fend off everything that's trying to eat them? In this episode of The Mushroom Show, we are exploring the mystery behind the magic of these mushrooms, and also taking a deep dive into the topic of  mushrooms for dogs including an interview Dr. Rob Silver DVM, who is an expert in both holistic veterinary medicine and functional mushrooms - a rare combo! We'll also be covering the latest in mushroom news. 

#themushroomshow #mushroomsfordogs #functionalmushrooms  
0:00 Intro
0:53 Mushroom Infects Man 
3:00 High-kers Need Rescuring
4:52 Why Does Psilocybin Exist?
13:46 Mushrooms For Dogs
17:09 Interview With Dr. Rob Silver
42:37 Outro

Links:

Mushroom Infects Man (Paper):
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753923000106?via%3Dihub

Horizontal Gene Transfer (Paper):(https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/evl3.42)

Dr. Rob Silver:
Well Pet Dispensary

On this episode of The Mushroom Show, we tour a Small (but huge) gourmet mushroom operation in Los Angeles, California whose is disrupting the produce industry; we discuss the remediation potential that Oyster mushrooms could have on our planet; and we cover a story about yet another Canadian company who has been given the green flag to grow psilocybin mushrooms using a tested-and-true method that was developed by the underground.

0:00 - Introduction
1:35 - SmallHold Tour
10:25 - Sponsor Ad
11:30 - Oyster Mushrooms Can Eat ANYTHING
19:28 - More Legal Mushrooms Being Grown in Canada

MacLeans Article: https://macleans.ca/society/inside-filament-health-vancouver-lab-legal-magic-mushrooms/

Cigarette Butts in Australia: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/16/oyster-mushrooms-expected-to-break-down-toxins-and-microplastics-in-cigarette-butts-in-australian-trial