This week on Under the Radar:

The days of hunting and gathering are far behind us.... maybe? Foraging, modern-day gathering, has exploded in popularity as of late thanks to people like TikToker Alexis Nikole. It's a way to get in touch with your environment through species native to your area. We explore why this plant based activity has taken off.

And author Kevin Ngyuen goes inside the tech world for his novel “New Waves.” The novel offers biting commentary along with a who-done-it plot line which takes the book into an unexpected direction. It’s our September selection for “Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club.”

Guests:

David Craft, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital and in his free time, leads foraging expedition into the Boston wilderness.

Maria Pinto, a Boston area writer for Grub Street, educator and mushroom enthusiast. Maria can be found leading interactive and educative foraging excursions in Boston.

Tyler Akabane, known as "Mushrooms for my friends" on Instagram is the owner of The Mushroom Shop in Somerville.

Kevin Nguyen is the features editor at The Verge, the Vox Media technology news website. He was formerly a senior editor at GQ. He’s written for many publications including The New York Times Book Review, the Paris Review, The Atlantic and The New Republic.