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Melanie Tremblay: The Hidden Dangers of AI-Generated Mushroom Claims

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:52:03 GMT

Melanie Tremblay is the Chief Operating Officer of Real Mushrooms, one of the most reputable and influential mushroom companies in North America. She draws from her background in the beauty and cosmetics industry to discuss advertising trends and exaggerated claims as well as flat out misinformation in the functional mushroom industry today as it continues to grow into a major category.

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Full Canopy Genetics: The Booming Mushroom Genetics Market

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:22:53 GMT

Full Canopy Genetics is a prize-winning mushroom genetics and mycology research supplies vendor based in Denver, Colorado. Founders Santi & Spoon join me today to discuss their path into the mushroom genetics space, the spores and cultures they're working with, the international mushroom scene, and how to breed a truly viable and high yielding mushroom strain.

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Jeffrey Miller: HoneyProjects

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:52:10 GMT

Jeffrey Miller is the CEO of HoneyProjects, a visionary force reshaping the legal cannabis market in New Jersey. He's also a graduate of the Vital Psychedelic Training Program and has earned a wealth of knowledge from over a decade of experience in the cannabis industry that can be applied to the emergent psychedelic industry. We discuss each of these scenarios in depth today on the podcast.

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Cesar Marin: The Summit Within

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:17:39 GMT

Cesar Marin of Cultivating Wisdom returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to announce his newest venture, a psychedelic retreat for dads called 'The Summit Within' that is scheduled to take place near Medellin, Colombia at the LaWayra retreat center in late summer of 2026. Cesar spent 25 years as an international producer at CNN and draws from his vast repertoire of personal and professional experience to offer a window into the mindset required to create high value offerings for an aligned community.

This episode is sponsored by Full Canopy Genetics -- prize winning mushroom genetics and all-in-one grow bags that will take your mycology research to the next level. Tap in with them and tell 'em I sent ya

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Live From a Psilocybin Mushroom Retreat in Jamaica

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:39:12 GMT

We're kicking off our inaugural Laughter Is Medicine retreat today at Coral Cove Wellness Resort in Jamaica and recorded this live podcast to capture the pre-retreat vibe. My co-host Andy Sudbrock of Sacred Path Retreats returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share insights from the legal psilocybin mushroom retreat industry in Jamaica, post-hurricane recovery efforts, and the growing role of laughter and play in the psychedelic retreat space.

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Cullom Cahill: The Mushroom Woodworker

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Cullom Cahill is a mushroom woodworker who I first discovered on TikTok. He brings his background as a carpenter into the mycomaterials space, evolving from early experiments using Ecovative home grow mycelium bricks to now having a product line of lampshades made out of reishi mycelium. This is the first podcast recording that's come out of our weekly Mycopreneur Incubator, meaning this session was recorded with a live audience.

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Adam Chilton: The Nammex & Real Mushrooms Legacy

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:42:54 GMT

Adam Chilton is the Head of Brand at Real Mushrooms and Nammex, family companies that have shaped the mushroom supplement category in North America as we know it with decades of experience pioneering the industry.

We discuss the trajectory of the functional mushroom space over the last decade, the quality control and labeling issues that have emerged alongside the explosion of new mushroom brands and products, the trends around Lion's Mane-infused beverages and gummies, mushroom culture in China, and what Real Mushrooms is doing to combat misinformation in the functional mushroom industry.

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Twin Flames Mycology: The Lumina Mushroom Lab

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:57:38 GMT

Rico from Twin Flames Mycology joins me today to discuss his extraordinary trajectory from being a homeless teenager who first encountered wild psilocybin mushrooms on a fateful kayaking trip to today where he runs a profitable independent business in the mycology research space and has built a family of his own. Twin Flames specializes in 'set it and forget it' home mushroom labs that enable turnkey mycology research for anyone. Their Lumina Mushroom Labs are available on their website and ship to all 50 states in the U.S.

This episode is brought to you by the Laughter Is Medicine mushroom retreat I'm co-hosting in Jamaica March 15-20, 2026. Check out the website for the itinerary and reserve your spot on this first of it's kind offering in the mushroom retreat space.

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Sam Believ: Building The #1 Rated Ayahuasca Retreat in South America

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:32:35 GMT

Sam Believ is the founder of Lawayra Ayahuasca Retreat in Colombia, the #1 rated ayahuasca center in South America and also one of the most accessible and affordable. He joins the Mycopreneur Podcast today to share his story coming into the world of ayahuasca as a Latvian national working in the oil and gas industry and the many serendipitous encounters that led to his current position. He also hosts the Ayahuasca Podcast

Sam and his team recently launched the Ayahuasca Course, a free online educational course to educate people about ayahuasca.

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Dr. Howard Kornfeld: Addiction Recovery & Nuclear Disarmament

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:48:29 GMT

Dr. Howard Kornfeld is a pioneer in the field of addiction recovery and a longstanding fixture of the international psychedelic community. He founded the clinic Recovery Without Walls in Mill Valley, California and has been at the vanguard of the space for over five decades. Dr. Howard joins me today to discuss his visionary work in the addiction recovery space, some unheralded but tremendously promising treatments for addiction, the Esalen community and psychedelic luminaries, and his contributions to nuclear disarmament including being part of a team that was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.

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Doc Rob Silver: Microdosing For Dogs

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:00:55 GMT

Holistic Veterinarian and pioneer in the functional mushroom for pets supplement market Doc Rob Silver of Real Mushrooms joins us again on the Mycopreneur Podcast to discuss his ongoing research to craft safe and efficacious mushroom supplements for pets. We discuss his preliminary research into setting up a pilot study for dogs microdosing psilocybin mushrooms, as well as emerging research into the inclusion of wild ushrooms in the diets of three different species of primates in Tanzania, and much more.

This episode is sponsored by Real Mushrooms, pioneers in the functional mushroom industry with over 30 years of experience crafting best in market mushroom supplements.

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Mattha Busby: Drug War Politics and Psychedelic Journalism

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:32:34 GMT

Mattha Busby is a prolific drug journalist focusing on psychedelic culture and policy, the international politics of the Drug War, and other fascinating topics for such esteemed publications as Rolling Stone, Wired, Vice, and numerous other platforms.

He joins me on the Mycopreneur podcast today to discuss the role of Cocaine in the Drug War and the prospects for legalizing and regulating the substance, as well as the current climate of the 'Psychedelic Renaissance' and much more.

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Andy Sudbrock: Laughter Is Medicine Retreat

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:35:10 GMT

Andy Sudbrock of Sacred Path Retreats joins me on the podcast today to discuss our upcoming Laughter Is Medicine psilocybin mushroom retreat in Jamaica that we're co-hosting at the spectacular Coral Cove Wellness Resort March 15-20 with an afterparty March 20-22.

This retreat is explicitly focused on fun and joy with the assistance of psilocybin mushrooms and a tropical paradise setting: Stand up comedy performances, kayaking, snorkeling, a visit to a world-renowned cannabis farm next door, live music, beach bonfires, and much more all amplified by locally grown Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms in a legal setting.

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Ted Anderson: African Rising Initiative

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:10:38 GMT

Ted Anderson is the Co-founder of African Rising initiative , a 501(c)(3) non-profit designed to empower African communities through education, sustainable agriculture, women's empowerment, and self-sufficiency skills.

We recorded this episode live in Hoima, Uganda at the Eco-Agric Mushroom Training Center as part of the Third Annual African Rising Mushroom Festival in November, 2025.

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Soren Shade: How Drugs Become Illegal

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:47:02 GMT

Soren Shade is a drug researcher known for producing Hamilton's Pharmacopeia on Vice and as the Founder of Kratom leaf tea company Top Tree Herbs.

We discuss the evolution of drug markets and policy with a long-view approach beginning in the 1870's and on through today's rapidly shifting drug legislation frameworks globally.

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Decentralized Funding for Psychedelic Research with PsyDAO

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:20:24 GMT

PsyDAO is a Decentralized Autonomous Community that is funding decentralized psychedelic science and fast-tracking the careers of emergent researchers by investing in their work across multiple early career fellowship projects. Tyler Quigley and Brittney Scott join me today to discuss the function of a DAO, the work they're funding, and how PsyDAO is decoupling psychedelic science and research from limiting patterns that have defined research in the past.

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Erik Lomen: Anarchists in the Mushroom Business

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:34:52 GMT

Erik Lomen is the Founder of Maine Cap N' Stem and the host of MycoWizards podcast. He joins us on Mycopreneur Podcast today to discuss the evolution of the company and the mushroom industry in the United States at large while sharing practical insights and intel on running and scaling an independent mycology outfit with years of experience to their name.

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Dillan DiNardo: AI In Psychedelic Drug Development

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:57:46 GMT

Dillan DiNardo, Co-Founder and CEO of Mindstate Design Labs, returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share updates on the companies progress as a clinical-stage AI neuroengineering platform and drug development outfit. We explore how Mindstate Design is leveraging artificial intelligence in their drug development process, discuss the origins of the company and it's connection to legendary drug chemist Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, and cover the evolving landscape of psychedelic drug research and where it could all go from here.

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Lee Carroll: Where Mushroom Tradition Meets Science

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:17:55 GMT

Lee Carroll is the Lead Medical Herbalist at Real Mushrooms and returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share updates on his research and journey deeper into the history of traditional mushroom use as well as the modern science to substantiate functional mushroom claims. We discuss mushrooms for longevity, Reishi for heart health, the connection between primates and mushrooms, ways to prevent cognitive decline, and much more.

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Robert Lattig: Healing Herbals & The Kanna Industry

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:11:50 GMT

Robert Lattig of Healing Herbals returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to discuss the rise of the Kanna supplement market alongside Amanita muscaria mushrooms, Jamaican Dogwood and much more.

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James McConchie: Building Haight Street Shroom Shoppe

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:59:59 GMT

James McConchie is the Founder of Haight Street Shroom Shoppe and started cultivating mushrooms years ago to provide access for his wife as she underwent Chemotherapy - today, he stands as one of the most respected and venerable mushroom entrepreneurs in the San Francisco area and beyond. He joins us today to share lessons from 5 years of running the Haight Street Shroom Shoppe, mushroom culture in California's Bay Area and beyond, and his recent research and development into microdosing for dogs alongside Doc Rob silver of Real Mushrooms

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Joshua White: TripCheck by Fireside Project

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:32:26 GMT

Joshua White of Fireside Project joins us today to share insights about their innovative new "TripCheck" service. TripCheck fills a crucial gap between preparation and real-time crisis support, offering planned wellness check-ins that can prevent challenges from escalating.

We also learn about how Josh found his way into building Fireside Project, the culture of psychedelic use in contemporary society, and more.

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Joe Dolce: Modern Psychedelics

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:00:08 GMT

Author and journalist Joe Dolce joins us today to dive into his new book Modern Psychedelics.

This book offers an expansive and high-level view of psychedelics as they exist in today's world, and we dive into a number of rich subjects on the podcast today ranging from the creative impetus facilitated by non-ordinary states of consciousness to drug policy reform initiatives to the cultural milieu of ibogaine in the west.

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Eric Puro: Beyond Beta-glucans in the Functional Mushroom Industry

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:58:12 GMT

Eric Puro is the CEO of KÄÄPÄ Biotech, the leading functional mushroom company in Europe based out of Finland. He joins us again on the Mycopreneur Podcast to discuss the release of their new white paper titled "Beyond Beta Glucans: Why the Future of Functional Mushrooms Depends on Bioactive Standards" which was released yesterday. Their research posits that the functional mushroom industry must move beyond measuring 'Beta-glucans' and to measuring species-specific bioactive compounds for more more substantiative efficacy and truthful labeling in the multi-billion dollar functional mushroom industry.

We also discuss the growth of the global mushroom industry at large, Eric's unique and proven approach to executive leadership, business culture internationally, and more.

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The Mycoday Mushroom Chocolate Saga Part 1

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 21:32:00 GMT

This episode unwraps the story behind Mycoday functional mushroom chocolate, the first Consumer Packaged Goods company spun out of the Mycopreneur network.

We discuss the origins of the company, growing pains, triumphs, and insights from the front lines of building a premium functional mushroom chocolate product.

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Kevin Bourke: The Psilocybin Mushroom Industry in Jamaica

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:49:24 GMT

Kevin Bourke is one of the leading pioneers in the legal psilocybin mushroom industry globally. As the Co-Founder of Rose Hill Life Sciences and Patoo, Kevin sits at the vanguard of the world's first legal psilocybin mushroom industry. We learn about the mushroom culture on the island, the indigenous groups of Jamaica, the outsized influence the island nation has across the Caribbean and globally, and how the industry has evolved and matured since it's launch a few years ago.

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Edward Crowe: High Dose Mushroom Ceremonies For Creative Professionals

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Internationally published photographer, fashion industry entrepreneur and music industry professional Edward Crowe returns to the Mycopreneur podcast to dive into into his dynamic world of entrepreneurial ventures and the role that high dose mushroom ceremonies play in shaping his vision.

We spotlight his recently launched cigar brand Murder Cigars and explore the stories behind his multiple ventures in the creative arts in addition to learning insights and strategies for applying high dose mushroom experiences to the real world and tracking results.

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Robert Rush: Psilocybin Law

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:32:16 GMT

Today we're joined by leading Psilocybin and Psychedelic Law attorney Robert Rush of Rights and Reason Project. We discuss DOI and DOC, the potential rescheduling of Psilocybin from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 under the Controlled Substances Act, psychedelic churches, the limits of decriminalization, the potential prohibition of 7-OH, and more.

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Dr. Nibodhi: Strategies for Managing Triggers & Avoiding Burnout

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:17:44 GMT

Dr. Nibodhi joins us today on the Mycopreneur Podcast to discuss natural approaches to optimal health and managing modern life as a high performing individual. He shares his strategies for engaging with triggers in every day life, tuning in to the wisdom of nature, and taking care of the body and mind in a holistic way with a little help from our mushroom allies. This episode is brought to you by Real Mushrooms.

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JoJo Simmons: Storytelling For Entrepreneurs

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:14:25 GMT

JoJo Simmons is an internationally renowned entertainer and entrepreneur who joins us today to talk about his creative studio 3 is FOR and his advocacy work for social justice in the cannabis space with Last Prisoner Project - Shout out to Mycroboost mushrooms for sponsoring this episode.

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Dr. Kevin Spelman: Science Before Marketing

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:51:03 GMT

Dr. Kevin Spelman joins us today to discuss the scientific basis for natural healing, providing insights gleaned throughout his multiple decade long career at the forefront of the botanical research and development sector. We discuss psilocybin mushrooms, functional mushrooms, cannabis, brain chemistry, extraction methods, and more. This episode is brought to you by Real Mushrooms.

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Magic Lichens & More with KK from Flora Funga

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:47:32 GMT

KK from Flora Funga podcast joins us today to talk about her growing mushroom and plant media empire and the magic lichens you didn't know existed.

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Basidium Equilibrium:

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:05:37 GMT

Basidium Equilibrium is a boutique purveyor of mushroom genetics and laboratory equipment with over a decade of experience with mushroom cultivation and the myco craft. He joins us today to talk about his journey to becoming one of the most reputable genetics vendors in the game, laboratory workflow, and best practices for running a lean and tight mushroom operation.

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Spore Daddy: Quitting the 9-5 to Focus on Mushroom Entrepreneurship

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:55:39 GMT

Spore Daddy is a mycopreneur based on the East Coast of the U.S. who just last week quit his 9-5 job to focus on mushroom entrepreneurship full-time. Today we discuss his mushroom cultivation and entrepreneurship journey, the "Grow-off" he's currently in with the Mexican Mycologist on TikTok, and the opportunity to be on the frontlines of the mushroom boom in his region.

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Gabriel Hardie: Minnesota Nice Ethnobotanicals

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:13:19 GMT

Gabe Hardie is a psychonaut content creator and the marketing director for Minnesota Nice Ethnobotanicals, the leading importer of Amanita muscaria mushrooms in the United States. Amanita muscaria remain 100% legal in the United States - except for Louisiana - and thanks to the work of Minnesota Nice and others, they are being embraced at scale by a culture that long misunderstood them and avoided them.

On today's podcast we discuss Gabe's point of entry into the world of Amanita muscaria, his stint of prison time that he served for selling psychedelics in college, and strategies for running a marketing campaign in the era of constantly changing algorithms and consumer tastes.

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Ric Scalzo: Ergothioneine & Blue Zones

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:46:56 GMT

Ric Scalzo of Gaia Herbs has been at the forefront of the botanical research and natural healing world for 4 decades and joins us today on the Mycoprneeur Podcast to discuss his journey in life and business as a steward of natural medicines. We discuss the longevity superpowers of Ergothioneine, a compound found most abundantly in mushrooms, and the lifestyle of Blue Zone residents around the world as well as the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric and Ric's farm in Costa Rica where he produces the ingredients used in his supplements.

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Mycopreneurs Without Borders: Ezequiel Cruz and Josephine Nakakande

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:20:31 GMT

Today's Mycopreneur Podcast is the first ever episode with an alternate host: Ezequiel Cruz of Fungaria interviews Josephine Nakakande of Eco-Agric Uganda to discuss the role of mushroom entrepreneurship in uplifting socioeconomically challenged communities around the globe. Ezequiel hails from the state of Chiapas, Mexico, the southwestern most and poorest state in Mexico which maintains one of the world's most robust diversity of mushroom species and traditional indigenous knowledge waiting to be reclaimed. Josephine is in Uganda, where she teaches abjectly impoverished women and their communities how to grow mushrooms and start a mushroom business. They discuss the many environmental, social, and economic benefits of their mushroom entrepreneurship and the uplifting effects on the communities around them.

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Sydney Gibson: Spent Mushroom Substrate For Soil Enhancement

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:34:51 GMT

Sydney Gibson is a soil biology researcher and undergrad student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock who conducted an experiment on soil health in gardens enhanced with Spent Mushroom Substrate this year. The results of the experiment were surprising to her and caught the attention of the online community after a post she made about her research yielded over 300,000 views on Reddit. We discuss her journey into mycopreneurism and where this research is headed next.

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Jason Scott: Feral Fungi

Fri, 30 May 2025 13:58:04 GMT

Jason Scott is the world-renowned founder of Feral Fungi, a top shelf mushroom tincture and supplement company. Today we dive into the literal alchemy behind the products, outline some of the vital compounds and functions of various medicinal fungi, and speak about the practicalities of building and scaling a profitable independent mushroom venture.

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Jack Gorsline: Psychedelic States of America

Fri, 16 May 2025 12:59:26 GMT

Jack Gorsline is a psychedelic policy focused journalist who is the founder of the media platform Psychedelic States of America -

Jack joins me today to talk about the state of psychedelic policy in the United States and evolving regulation, as well as to share his own personal journey into how he came to occupy his position as a Gonzo-style psychedelic policy journalist.

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Emily Eaglin: TikTok and Mushrooms

Fri, 09 May 2025 14:35:10 GMT

Emily Eaglin is an award-winning content creator who shares how psychedelics have helped inform her rise to fame as a TikTok creator and multidisciplinary artist.

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Morgan Rockwell: Mushrooms For Defense Technology

Fri, 02 May 2025 13:33:25 GMT

Morgan Rockwell is the founder of Mycosoft and MycoDAO, leaders in the mushroom tech startup space. Morgan shares the vision for mushrooms as a form of defense technology in the context of environmental intelligence gathering, as well as walks us through his company's unique fundraising strategy which has netted them over $500k in investment in the last 10 days, as well as outlines their strategy for remediating a major environmental crisis with specially trained oyster mushrooms.

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Skye Hawthorne: Drugs Around The World

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:10:32 GMT

Skye Hawthorne is the host of Drug Cultures podcast, a remarkable foray into the history, traditions, and present day dynamics of drug use across cultures worldwide. We cover a ton of ground on the podcast today, from Syria's Captagon market in the SWANA region to Khat in Yemen and the water crisis threatening the region there, Coca cultivation in Peru, and the politicization of psychedelics in the United States among other topics.

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Barak Dror: Solid-State Fermentation For Mushroom Entrepreneurs

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:11:25 GMT

Barak Dror joins us to discuss the merits of Solid-state fermentation in regards to fungi research & development, covering everything from the history of SSF to it's modern applications in food science and increasing profitability as a mushroom entrepreneur.

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Doc Rob Silver: Mushrooms For Pets

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:26:59 GMT

Doc Rob Silver of Real Mushrooms returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to speak about his pioneering work crafting mushroom supplements for pets. Drawing upon 40 years of experience as a holistic veterinarian and a deep knowledge of herbal and fungi supplements, we dive into the often hidden world of animals and mushrooms while discussing his new book titled "There's A Mushroom For That."

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East Forest: Music For Mushrooms

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:45:54 GMT

Boundary shattering musician East Forest joins me on today's podcast to discuss his film Music For Mushrooms - available now until April 6 for the Mycopreneur audience.

We also discuss the creative process, the evolution of concert experiences, and the impact of AI on music creation in addition to other topics -

Experience the film here: Music For Mushrooms

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Andy Cartier: Mycelium Surfboards & Mushroom Houses For Gaza

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:30:01 GMT

Andy Cartier is the founder of Studio Cartier, a living materials design firm based in the Netherlands. Andy contributed to the momentous 'Mushroom Houses For Gaza' prototype of a sustainable shelter constructed from mycelium and palm waste that took Dubai Design Week by sandstorm last year, and details the vision and design process underpinning that project. He also shares about his collaboration with a French outdoors company to create the world's first mycelium surfboard, in addition to other sustainability and design related topics.

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Dr. Will Van Derveer: Lessons From Training 200 Psychedelic Therapists

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:07:55 GMT

Dr. Vill Van Derveer is one of the leading integrative psychiatry practitioners worldwide. Based in Colorado, he has been at the forefront of the legal, regulated psychedelic industry in the state since its inception a few years ago. Today we get an on the ground look into the evolving regulatory landscape, the opportunities and limitations around the model, and the ethos of 'integrative psychiatry'.

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Valerie Beltrán: Zendo Project

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:00:48 GMT

Valerie Beltrán is the Outreach Director for Zendo Project, a harm reduction organization that sets up at festivals to help people process their experiences in altered states and find a sense of support and safety when needed. We learn about the origins of the organization, their principles, and the how the future for this world-renowned non-profit is shaping up.

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Heather A. Lee: Psilocybin Retreats for Women with Cancer

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:38:36 GMT

Heather A. Lee is a Licensed Therapist and a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist who joins us today to discuss Medicine Women Retreats , and in particular her upcoming free psilocybin retreat for women with a cancer diagnosis. We also discuss the evolving regulations around psilocybin mushrooms and professional practice in Colorado, where Heather actively practices, as well as the vital importance of women in helping heal people during this collective dark night of the soul.

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Dr. Davis Brockenshire: Innovative Health Solutions

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:07:24 GMT

Dr. Davis Brockenshire is one of the nation's leading advanced functional medicine practitioners. We discuss the cornerstones of health and vitality, the science and spirit behind functional medicine, Blue Zones, high dose functional mushrooms, and much more.

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Fullsend OrgaNicks: Innovation in Agar Tools

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:57:10 GMT

Fullsend OrgaNicks is a boutique mushroom business based in Florida which has introduced a number of innovations to the home mycology space. Today we discuss their Myco Punch tool designed to facilitate turnkey, clean agar transfers of tissue culture in addition to many other aspects of being a mushroom entrepreneur.

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Tylor Berreth: Alpine Valley Mushrooms

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:54:34 GMT

Tylor Barrett is the founder of Alpine Valley Mushrooms, a family-owned certified organic mushroom farm and business I the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Tylor and his family are in their fourth year of running their mushroom venture, and share a ton of wisdom they've learned from their journey so far.

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MycoFutures: The Myco Travel Pouch

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:55:35 GMT

Meet Stephanie and Leo of MycoFutures, a Montreal-based mushroom startup that is the first and only mycomaterials company on Canada. Today on the podcast, they share their journey from cultivators of a wild foraged and cloned local fungus to a funded startup in a lab with a pre-order for 3,000 travel pouches made out of the mushroom material they grew.

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Christian Rasmussen: Minnesota Nice Ethnobotanicals

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:50:56 GMT

Christian Rasmussen is the founder of Minnesota Nice Ethnobotanicals , a bulk importer of Amanita muscaria and vendor of other ethnobotanical such as Blue Lotus Flower, Kanna, California Poppy and more.

Christian shares insights into the challenges and opportunities to running one of the most prolific Amanita muscaria providers in North America given the recent headwinds proposed by the FDA in which they drafted a 'warning' letter to Amanita product manufacturers regarding the agency's view of this mushroom with a multiple millennia long tradition of human use.

We get into the politics and the pressure points of being in the Amanita space, as well as the extraordinary potential that this natural remedy has and how it helped Christian personally in his journey to recovery from a crippling Benzo addiction.

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Aleación FUN: Microdosing & Adaptogens in Latin America

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:19:53 GMT

This in person episode with Alex from Aleacion FUN dives into the emerging culture of microdosing, adaptogens, and functional mushroom trends in Latin America, with specific regards to Argentina and Mexico.

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C.J. Spotswood: The Microdosing Guidebook

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:25:30 GMT

CJ Spootswood is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and author of The Microdosing Guidebook - we unpack a lot of the largely forgotten history of clinical psychedelic use in the 1950's on through today's status quo of the psychedelic research movement as well as the value of the underground.

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Tatyana Voloshin: Amanita muscaria Traditions

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:20:49 GMT

Tatyana Voloshin of Unidelics is a Russian Ukrainian Amanita muscaria mushroom educator who grew up steeped in the tradition of this iconic and enigmatic mushroom. She educates us on the role of Amanita in traditional cultures around the world, and shares how her upbringing and connection to healers using this mushroom informs her current practice mentoring people in best practices for connecting with the 'Fly Agaric' fungi.

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Alexandra Plesner: Psychedelics Design

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:19:57 GMT

Alexandra Plesner is the Founder of Psychedelics Design, a media and community platform exploring the integration of the principles of psychedelics—into design; whilst also offering design knowledge for the psychedelic industry.

We talk about her path from growing up in a tiny village in the Austrian Alps where psychedelics were completely stigmatized, to her graduate studies in London and journey into the world of professional design, on through her first psychedelic experiences and up to today where she has established a globally reputable platform for the intersection of Psychedelics + Design.

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Bill Chioffi: How To Tell If You're Getting Real Mushrooms In Your Supplements

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:55:29 GMT

Bill Chioffi is a mushroom supplement industry veteran who joins us on the podcast today to discuss the meteoric rise in popularity of mushroom supplements in North America and Europe, the company culture behind industry pioneers Real Mushrooms, and much more.

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Oli Genn-Bash: The Fungi Consultant

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:52:20 GMT

Oli Genn-Bash is The Fungi Consultant, a steward of the UK mushroom and psychedelic community who joins me today to discuss a number of different juicy topics on the intersection of mushrooms and society.

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Twisted Tree Nursery: How to Build a Mushroom Substrate Company

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:48:35 GMT

Justin and Melissa are the Founders of Twisted Tree Nursery , a Southern California based company that makes substrate for mushroom cultivation among many other myco projects. Twisted Tree has quickly become one of the most trusted vendors and community builders in the mushroom space, and today we take you on a tour of their backstory and current projects in the mushroom world.

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Nuvedo: India's Leading Mushroom Startup

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:10:55 GMT

Jashid and Prithvi are the founders of Nuvedo, the leading mushroom startup in India. They return to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share updates from their mycopreneurial journey over the last year since I joined them at Shroom Sabha, the first mushroom festival in India. Their recent achievements include appearing on Shark Tank India, being featured in Condé Nast, producing a documentary on fungi in remote Northeastern India in collaboration with the world renowned Fungi Foundation, and much more.

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Robert Lattig: Healing Herbals

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:38:46 GMT

Robert Latin is the founder of Healing Herbals , purveyor of legal entheogens. Today Rob joins us on the podcast for the second time to discuss his recent acquisition of a Kava bar on Long Island, New York, as well as to detail the extensive selection of legal entheogens available on the Healing Herbals website. We discuss the trials and tribulations of navigating compliance in the plant medicine space, the role of various entheogens across cultures, and much more.

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Rob Hoffman: Mushrooms in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:16:09 GMT

Rob Hoffman is a professor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and an editor / peer-reviewer of various academic journals. We dive into the history of Reishi in China, it's reference in ancient Chinese Pharmacopeias, the etymological origins of Reishi, and much more.

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Lee Carroll: Mushrooms vs. Inflammation

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:56:59 GMT

Lee Carroll is the lead herbalist at Real Mushrooms, pioneers in the functional mushroom industry with 40+ years experience. Lee joins us for the second time to discuss the nutritional benefit of mushrooms in regards to fighting inflammation in the body and reducing cellular stress. He discusses the often overlooked importance of Ergothioneine, an amino acid found mainly in mushrooms, as well as the importance of honoring tradition in our relationship with mushrooms.

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Molly Hickey: Psilocybin in Pharma

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:00:02 GMT

Molly Hickey is a psychedelic neuropsychopharmacologist with experience working at one of the biggest psychedelic drug developers in the world. We discuss the clinical applications of psilocybin as an 'asset' in a biopharma company portfolio, her career arc into science communication, and her ongoing workin Madagascar.

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Kat Murti: Stop the DEA From Scheduling DOI & DOC

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:13:31 GMT

Kat Murti is the Executive Director of SSDP, Students For Sensible Drug Policy, an advocacy org working to end the War On Drugs and ensure access to research and civil liberties. She joins us today to raise public awareness of the proposed scheduling of DOI and DOC by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. DOI and DOC are two research chemicals that are vitally important to psychedelic research - SSDP is taking the DEA to court to ensure that these two chemicals remain unscheduled, a process which we discuss on the episode today in addition to covering a lot of ground around drug policy reform and the War On Drugs history and aims at large.

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Cullen Clark: The Lost Muti

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:20:15 GMT

Cullen Clark of Aether Apothecary joins us to present his pioneering research into "The Lost Muti" , a hypothesis which explores the untold story of fungi in Southern Africa including potential use of entheogenic and medicinal mushrooms by ancient indigenous tribes in the region. Cullen shares his on the ground experience interviewing tribal elders and analyzing 300 plus petroglyphs and cave paintings over the last 6 years, and also shares the story of documenting two new to science - yet likely old to the local cultures - psilocybin mushroom species in Lesotho and South Africa.

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Maddalen Pasini: The World's Trippiest Card Game

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:41:29 GMT

Maddalen Pasini is the Vancouver-based founder of YAWN, a psychedelic lifestyle and educational movement that just launched the first psychedelic card game WARPED. Maddalen shares insights from the last several years to today where the card game she launched, to promote destigmatization, creativity and a positive mental state, is now sold in over 200 Urban Outfitters locations across the US and available globally on yawntogether.com

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Irene Antonez: Fungi Art

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:26:09 GMT

Irene Antonez is a mushroom artist working across a variety of mediums - paint, film, music, and many more - with fungi being the central theme tying all of her artistic pursuits together. We talk about her upbringing in Russia, the recent Czech film she starred in about her work with mushrooms, and much more.

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Skye Chilton: What's In Your Mushroom Supplement?

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:11:16 GMT

Skye Chilton of Real Mushrooms returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share intel from his recent trip to visit the Real Mushrooms farmers and partners in China, as well as to distinguish between fruiting body extracts and myceliated oats. We talk about mushrooms for dogs, unique fungi that are commercially available and productized in China and not in the U.S. or Canada, and much more.

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Mycolove Farm: Ultrasonic Extraction

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:14:52 GMT

Mycolove Farm is a boutique mushroom farm and mushroom extract purveyor based in Colorado. They are pioneers in the development of ultra premium mushroom products using ultrasonic extraction, a technique which subjects mushrooms to high power, low-frequency sound waves to unlock their highest medicinal potential without compromising the active compounds in the process. We also talk about product development, the contributions of citizen scientists to the mycology space, testing standards for mushroom products, and much more.

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Phil Ross: Open Fung

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:15:58 GMT

Fungi artist and researcher Phil Ross joins us today to talk about Open Fung, an artist and scientist led organization that fosters deep engagement with fungi through applied research and the arts. Open Fung is inaugurating its research program in partnership with Stanford University’s Department of Bioengineering and the Drew Endy Lab, and envisions a future where humans engage with fungi so that life snd the planet may flourish.

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Stephanie Karzon Abrams: Beyond Consulting

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:10:19 GMT

Stephanie Karzon Abrams is a neuropharmacologist, policy advocate, and record label head who is the Founder of Beyond Consulting. Beyond Consulting draws from a deep reservoir of personal and professional experience in the clinical, pharmaceutical and experiential realms to bridge science with spirit in the emerging psychedelic field. Stephanie shares intel about her recent trip to Sacramento with the Microdosing Collective to lobby for policy reform around microdosing psychedelics. She also shares her perspective on efficacious clinical trial design, the importance of celebrating and uplifting psychedelic culture through music, and much more.

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Aziza: Sikstar Art

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:52:33 GMT

Aziza from Sikstar art is a celebrated mixed media artist working in the Bay Area. They incorporate their passion for wild mushroom foraging and medicine making into artistic creations spanning a variety of mediums ands celebrating psychedelic culture. Today we discuss how mushroom medicine and foraging in nature have helped after Aziza's experience with a brain tumor recently.

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Jonathan Schecter: Blue Magic Alchemy

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:48:26 GMT

Jonathan Schecter is the Founder of Blue Magic Alchemy, a breath work facilitation practice that teaches people how to embrace the power of breath for transformative experiences and as an addendum to journeying in altered states. I'm a big fan of this individual and encourage everyone to connect with him and learn more about the power of breath work as an adjunct to psychedelic experiences.

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Dr. Dave Rabin: The Future of Psychedelic Medicine

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 22:11:00 GMT

Dr. Dave Rabin is the Founder of Apollo Neuro, a wearable neuro tech device which uses frequency modulation to stimulate grounded states of awareness and presence. Dr. Dave also has a successful clinical practice where he draws on cutting edge research and insights into personalized medicine via psychedelic therapy and holistic medicines to help people live optimal, energized and balanced lives.

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Jason Quinn: Fungstrate

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:35:30 GMT

Jason Quinn is the Founder of Fungstrate , a premium medicinal and exotic mushroom substrate purveyor. He is one of my absolute favorite people operating in the mycoverse, and it's a true pleasure to host him on his first Mycopreneur Podcast appearance.

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Batu Bintas: AI & Psychedelics

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:24:44 GMT

Batuhan Bintas is a London-based technologist and philosopher who returns to the Mycopreneur podcast to share intel from his incredible work at the vanguard of psychedelics and advanced technologies - Batu is a force of nature, and it's an honor to witness his rapid evolution at the intersection of technology, society, drugs, and culture.

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Shadi Ramey: Vital Fungi

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:23:14 GMT

Shadi Ramey is an acclaimed mushroom entrepreneur leveraging the incredible vitalizing power of fungi to help customers and clients streamline their path to vitality through food. She has prouduced team-building events centered around fungi for major international companies such as Hewlett-Packard, and regularly functions as a private chef channeling her Persian roots to provide vitalizing food with an ethnic inspiration for events. She also walks us through the product design process for several of the offerings from Vital Fungi, which can be found at https://www.vitalfungi.com/

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Cesar Marin: Cultivating Wisdom

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:09:29 GMT

Cesar Marin is the radiant and energetic Founder of Cultivating Wisdom and Microdosing Over 50. He draws from his extensive professional background as a producer for CNN to help evolve the perception of psychedelics and mushrooms among people in his demographic - corporate executive types who have avoided psychedelics for years due to societal stigmas around them. At the age of 55, Cesar overcame career burnout and exhaustion by discovering the power of mushrooms, and now he travels the country educating people about the potential benefits of microdosing and intentional psychedelic consumption.

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Joni Kamlet: Veterinary Applications for Medicinal Fungi

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:44:15 GMT

Joni Kamlet is a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) and a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Assistant (CCRA) through The Canine Rehabilitation Institute who joins us today representing the pioneering functional mushroom company Real Mushrooms - we discuss the mushroom product landscape for pets, best practices for taking care of your furry friends, and what it's like working with one of the leading mushroom supplement companies globally.

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Cody Shandraw: Investing in the Psychedelic Movement

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:55:37 GMT

Cody Shandraw is investing in every vertical of the psychedelic space, with particular regards to the real estate needed for clinical infrastructure as psychedelic medicines start to get rolled out in the near future. We discuss his approach to due diligence, the overall state of the psychedelic medicine landscape, and why you can't truly blind a psychedelic clinical trial.

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Dynasty Electrik: Pleiadian Sound Healing

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:11:24 GMT

Seth and Jenny from Dynasty Electrik join me today to discuss their multi-decade career as musicians and sound designers, charting their course from playing night clubs in New York City and Los Angeles to scoring major corporate campaigns to their current iteration in Nova Scotia where they host sound healing retreats and channel the music of the Pleiades.

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Ousia Labs: The World's First Tabletop Extraction Unit

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:06:19 GMT

Nick Gay joins us from Ousia Labs to drop intel on the Ousia Fountain, the world's first at home tabletop C02 extraction unit for distilling pure essences out of plant and fungal inputs. This is Nick's third time on the podcast and he provides updates on the ins and outs of producing such a unique product, which has found an unanticipated market with high end chefs and mixologists.

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Ryan Paul Gates: Terrestrial Fungi

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:27:13 GMT

Ryan Paul Gates of Terrestrial Fungi is a world-renowned Cordyceps breeder, cultivator and educator. He joins us on the podcast today to share insights from his decade plus long journey at the vanguard of Cordyceps research in North America and to offer a window into the life of a mushroom geneticist.

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Marko Randelovic: Memes For World Domination

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:49:16 GMT

Marko Randelovic is a content creator and social commentator who has quite literally seized the memes of production and taken over the world. this prolific digital creator maintains a growing suite of "Metaverse Quest" accounts that offer astute and biting hilariously deranged commentary on idiosyncrasies in niche demographics around the world; from Bali to Thailand to Serbia to the UK to the global village at large. We get into what it means to be a socially-conscious digital creator and color commentator in the 21st century global digital status quo, why humor is a means to it's own end, and how brands can leverage meme advertising to connect with hard to reach audiences.

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Lee Carroll: Ergothioneine in Mushrooms

Thu, 30 May 2024 20:30:33 GMT

Lee Carroll is an Australia-based medical herbalist who is an integral part of the Real Mushrooms team.

He joins us today to elucidate upon the qualities of Ergothioneine, an amino acid contained within mushrooms that has a range of impressive functions which are largely unknown to the general public. We hear about Lee's work with Real Mushrooms in educating the public about the best practices in adopting a mushroom supplement routine as well as to learn about Lee's 'Gourmet Ape Theory' he has proposed.

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Zach Leary: How to Vet an Underground Facilitator

Thu, 23 May 2024 14:14:03 GMT

Zach Leary is a journalist, psychedelic facilitator, and the host of the MAPS Podcast. He joins us today to share observations from a lifetime of experience at the forefront of underground psychedelic culture and his current experience as an integral part of today's psychedelic mainstreaming.

Zach has a live online 8 week Psychedelic Studies Intensive Spring '24 Cohort course kicking off June 5th and running through August 1st, which we talk about as well as other fascinating topics like the Grateful Dead as a form of western ritual, the gap between demand for psychedelic experiences and legally available psychedelics, and the pivot from psychedelic initiation as a form of 'spiritual seeking' into it's medicalized framing today.

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Dillan DiNardo: Mindstate Design Labs

Fri, 17 May 2024 14:40:47 GMT

Dillan DiNardo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mindstate Design Labs - A Y Combinator-incubated psychedelic drug development company designing altered states of consciousness for mental health therapeutics.Dillan joins us today to talk about his journey to the forefront of the psychedelic drug development space, as well as to provide insight on the immense arena of untapped potential that exists within lesser known classes of various molecules synthesized by the likes of legendary chemist Sasha Shulgin and much more.

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Matt Zorn: How to Beat The DEA

Wed, 15 May 2024 18:35:14 GMT

Attorney Matt Zorn has had an outsized impact on the evolving drug policy landscape in the United States. Through his successful litigation against governmental agencies like the notorious DEA and the DOJ, Zorn has been victorious where few have even dared to tread. On today's episode, we unpack his guiding ethos and some of the strategy employed in his approach, as well as our fortuitous meeting over a decade before the current moment in psychedelic mainstreaming has reunited us.

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Mitchell Gomez: DanceSafe

Fri, 03 May 2024 17:30:21 GMT

Mitchell Gomez is the Executive Director of DanceSafe, an organization dedicated to health and safety in music and nightlife settings.

DanceSafe is legendary for their on site harm reduction services at music festivals, raves, and many more types of settings via drug testing, education outreach, and advocacy. Mitchell shares intel on a vast repository of research chemicals, the status quo of the drug culture in North America, and the state of drug policy reform.

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Everyday Dose: The Inside Scoop

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:20:33 GMT

Jack from Everyday Dose mushroom coffee joins us to share intel on how he built the world's greatest mushroom coffee enterprise. We hear about the early days of raising funds from friends and family, the hockey stick growth of the first three months of the business, and the realities of scaling to a multiple 8-figure functional mushroom business in the Wild West of the supplement industry.

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Unkle Fungus: Exotic Mushroom Products

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:32:41 GMT

Unkle Fungus is a boutique mushroom farm and crafter of exotic mushroom products based in Pennsylvania, USA. He joins us on the pod today to talk about the origin story and mycopreneurial evolution of the uncle Fungus brand, and to showcase the day to day realities behind running a family mushroom business.

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Dr. Rob Silver: Mushrooms For Dogs

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:05:35 GMT

Dr. Rob Silver joins us today on a deep dive into the emerging product landscape of functional mushroom supplements for dogs. Dr. Rob has teamed up with industry leading power players Real Mushrooms to bring a line of medicinal mushroom products for pets to fruition.

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Shane Mauss: Psychonaut Comedy

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:49:56 GMT

Shane Mauss is a stand up comedian with a decorated 20 year career in show business. He is one of the pioneers of stand up comedy for psychonauts, an emerging art form that provides context and nuance to the mainstreaming of psychedelics.

Catch him on his never-ending tour by checking dates here: https://www.shanemauss.com/tour

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Jason Ortiz: Last Prisoner Project 420 Unity Day of Action

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:13:17 GMT

Jason Ortiz of Last Prisoner Project returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to issue a call to mobilize in support of cannabis policy reform in the U.S. by way of direct action in Washington D.C. on April 18th, 2024.

On April 18th, 2024, we will be mobilizing the largest bi-partisan coalition of cannabis advocacy, industry, and grassroots organizations in the U.S. to lobby in Washington D.C. for a 420 Unity Day of Action put public pressure on Congress and the President to take action to fully legalize cannabis, free those still in prison, and provide retroactive relief.

We dive into a host of other topics around the plant, the people who love the plant, and the future of cannabis policy in the U.S. and worldwide.

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Dr. Jeff McNairy: The Rythmia Process

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:03:21 GMT

Dr. Jeff McNairy is the Chief Medical Officer at Rythmia, a luxury plant medicine and ayahuasca retreat center based in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Dr. McNairy has over 25 years of experience working in the medical field and draws from his background in psychology to help bridge the mystical nature of an ayahuasca experience with a medical framework and terminology that people from the western world can relate to and incorporate into their healing journey with plant medicines.

For more information on Dr. Jeff and Rythmia, check out https://www.jeffmcnairy.com/ and https://www.rythmialifeadvancement.com/

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Lucas Aoun: Biohacking Testosterone Levels

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:23:10 GMT

Lucas Aoun is the founder of Boost Your Biology and a globally recognized authority on Mens Health and biohacking.

We met in Amsterdam at the Biohacking Summit there in October 2023 and I was inspired by Lucas' pragmatic and unassuming approach to optimizing men's health.

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Rhana Hashemi: Know Drugs

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:03:45 GMT

Rhana Hashemi is a drug educator and researcher who is the founder of Know Drugs, a paradigm-shifting purveyor of drug education for youth. She joins us today to shed light on her pioneering work in evolving the narrative around how we talk to youth about drugs.

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The Meddling Mushroom

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:27:49 GMT

The Meddling Mushroom is a widely respected mushroom cultivation educator and consultant who draws upon decades of experience in the field and a heart for service to uplift many in this emergent space. They join us today to share insights on the state of the mycology space, some best practices for streamlining your operation, and sage advice for how to be of service to others in the myco community.

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Mason Marks: Psychedelic Law & Policy in the United States

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:30:35 GMT

Mason Marks is the Florida Bar health law section professor at the Florida State University College of Law. At Harvard Law School, he is the senior fellow and project lead of the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, and he also writes an extremely insightful weekly newsletter covering the psychedelic space that's called Psychedelic Week.

Today we get down to brass tracks on the ins and outs of psychedelic law and policy in the U.S. as well as a host of other interesting topics -

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Dr. Rick Barnett: The State of Psychedelic Education

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:33:36 GMT

Dr. Rick Barnett is a licensed psychologist-doctorate and a licensed drug and alcohol counselor based in Vermont.

He joins us today to discuss his participation in various psychedelic education programs and the state of the psychedelic therapy space in addition to other topics of interest.

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Stephanie Wang: KA! Empathogenics

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:24:01 GMT

Stephanie Wang is the Founder & CEO of KA! Empathogenics, a boutique purveyor of Kanna supplements that's focused on bringing full spectrum aliveness to people through their products and offerings. In this episode we learn about some of the KA! vision and strategy behind the brand, and hear about some of the reasons that Kanna has become so popular across the U.S. and beyond over the last few years.

Check out KA! for yourself and use code MYCO for a 10% discount on their entire product line https://kaempathogenics.com/

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Justin Wolf: New Brew Botanical Seltzers

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:57:41 GMT

Today's podcast features New Brew Botanical Seltzer Co-Founder and CEO Justin Wolf discussing his companies trajectory and their mission to foster a new way of social ritual by infusing plant-based elevated experiences into their product line. Alcohol has had a strangle-hold on social rituals in the United States for many years, and companies like New Brew are intent on creating healthier products that allow for deeper level connection between people and healthier outcomes after a night out.

https://www.drinknewbrew.com/

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Robert Lattig: The Legal Entheogen Market

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:49:38 GMT

Healing Herbals & Entheogenic Emporium are boutique vendors of legal entheogens such as Kanna extract, blue lotus extract, and wild lettuce among other plant-derived substances. The legal entheogen market is booming, and we sit down with an expert on the subject matter today.

Check out the product offerings at https://healingherbals.store/ and https://www.entheogenicemporium.com/ to learn more about this unique marketplace for yourself.

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The North Spore Journey

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:14:02 GMT

North Spore is one of the most reputable and robust mushroom companies in North America, and today I'm joined by their Co-Founder Eliah and Events & Education Director Louis to talk about their decade long trajectory from bootstrapped startup to powerhouse player.

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Travis Tyler Fluck: Mushrooms in Colorado

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 19:58:54 GMT

Travis Tyler Fluck is one of the most devoted and influential figures working in the psilocybin mushroom space today, and he joins me to talk about the status quo of mushrooms in Colorado under the current legislative framework there. We tap into a number of other dimensions during this hour-long conversation, which I sincerely hope you'll rate and review wherever you're listening to it.

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Sherry Rais: The Enthea Mission

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:44:35 GMT

Sherry Rais is the CEO of Enthea, a third-party administrator focusing on psychedelic-assisted therapy as a workplace benefit.

Sherry joins me on the podcast today to talk about the work Enthea is doing to remove obstacles to health equity, her background working with the World Bank and UN, and the future of employer-provided psychedelic-assisted therapy.

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James Davis: The Baystaters Playbook

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:08:55 GMT

James Davis is the founder of Baystaters, a plant medicine education and advocacy coalition based in Massachusetts. Baystaters has been instrumental in decriminalizing plant medicines, including psilocybin mushrooms, in over a half dozen cities in the United States. James shares some of the processes for how they've been successful in doing this, and offers a message of hope for community-based and democratic psychedelic policy as well as a definitive end to the drug war.

https://www.baystatersnm.org/

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Preeti Simran Sethi: Decolonizing Psychedelics

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:09:38 GMT

Preeti Simran Sethi is a journalist and advocate for the decolonization of psychedelics. We dive into exactly what that means and what a more comprehensive and empowered global psychedelic ecosystem could look like. Preeti has written for New York Times, Wired, Double Blind, and more and is currently working on a series about decolonizing psychedelics to be released by Double Blind.

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Madison Margolin: Exile and Ecstasy

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:27:13 GMT

Madison Margolin sits down with me to talk about her debut book "Exile and Ecstasy: Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Underground". Madison is well-known as the Co-Founder of Double Blind Magazine and has written about psychedelics for outlets like Rolling Stone, Playboy and Vice among others.

This episode was recorded live in Miami during Wonderland Conference.

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Moudou Baqui: Mushroom Stewardship

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:15:35 GMT

Moudou Baqui is a mushroom community steward and martial artist based in Detroit, Michigan. We discuss his ongoing work with Decriminalize Nature to impact policy change around mushrooms and other plant medicines in Michigan and beyond, as well as hear about his on-ther-ground research into mushroom traditions in Africa and his learnings from the legendary Kilindi Iyi.

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Psilocybin SF: Microdosing Mushrooms Conference

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:27:19 GMT

Alex and Milica of PsilocybinSF join me today to talk about their upcoming Microdosing Mushrooms Conference. With over 500 participants currently registered and some of the world's most renowned experts on microdosing, this conference is shaping up to be a very intriguing and impactful educational one day online event on November 19..

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Jeff Chilton: Mushrooms vs. Mycelium on Grain Products

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:23:54 GMT

Jeff Chilton is a pioneer of the global mushroom industry and the founder of Nammex, which is one of the world's largest purveyors of medicinal mushroom supplements. Jeff has been a commercial mushroom farmer for 50 years, and is currently finding himself having to explain to other mushroom industry stakeholders and the general public exactly what a mushroom is and *isn't*. We dive deep into this discourse today's episode, which is being released concurrently with a Rolling Stone article outlining some of the same key points and which also features Mycopreneur Podcast and quotes from the recent episode recorded with Jeff's son Skye Chilton of Real Mushrooms.

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Semantrix: Enchanted Incantations

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 04:54:17 GMT

Rosalind Stone and Dr. Reanne Crane are the creators of Semantrix Sessions, an education and media platform that focuses on the interplay between psychedelics and language. The semantics of language are the machinery of meaning-making in our worlds, and we dive into this duo's unique framework for exploring and deciphering the linguistic structures coding psychedelic culture and the human experience.

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Firstman & Steve DeAngelo: The Rastafari Connection to Plants & Fungi

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 02:53:20 GMT

Firstman & Steve DeAngelo join me live in Denver to discuss the Rastafari Indigenous Village in Jamaica and their new venture called Life Is A Ceremony that helps people connect with the Rastafari culture and way of life. We learn about the cosmology of the Rastafari and how they view plants and fungi, and get a peek into life in an authentic Rastafari indigenous village in Jamaica.

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Raad Seraj: There Is No Psychedelics Industry Yet

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:03:04 GMT

Raad Seraj is a technologist, psychedelic medicine advocate, and angel investor working at the intersection of impact investing and mental health. He is the host of Minority Trip Report podcast and the co-founder of Mission Club, as well as an all-around truly amazing and empathetic human being. He joins me for the second time on the podcast to catch us up to speed on the investment landscape in the psychedelic ecosystem, and the globalization of psychedelics, and how he does due diligence on the companies he seed funds.

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Jacob DeVecchio: Oklahoma Fungi

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:59:28 GMT

Jacob DeVecchio is the Founder of Oklahoma Fungi, the premiere supplier of mycology products in Oklahoma. Today we tune in with Jacob to learn about the evolving mushroom culture of the Sooner State, and to hear about the forthcoming first Oklahoma Mushroom Festival that Jacob and his team are organizing.

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Tomas Garret: Mycozine

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:21:30 GMT

Tomas Garret is the founder of Mycozine, a physical zine that maps out the mushroom entrepreneurs, activists, and current events in the United States myco community. He joins us today to talk about his path to building the Mycozine, why it might make sense for people to take a full time job and stack u while they're building their mycopreneurial venture, and how his experience helping to coordinate the influential Oakland Psychedelic and California Psychedelic Conferences have helped guide him towards the current path he's on with Mycozine.

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Brandon Deroche: Propeller

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:34:26 GMT

Brandon Deroche is the founder of Propeller, a platform that harnesses social influence to create measurable impact. By partnering with the world's biggest musical artists and incentivizing their audiences to take action to help solve some of the greatest challenges of our era, Propeller helps create accelerate solutions to the most pressing problems facing our planet. We discuss the role of psychedelics in the lives of artists, how artists can leverage their platforms for social and environmental benefit, and how the pandemic changed the music industry among other fascinating topics.

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Nick Gay: Ousia Fountain

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:51:20 GMT

Nick Gay of Ousia Labs joins us to talk about the new Ousia Fountain extractor. This impressive piece of hardware makes CO2 extraction affordablle and available to everyone - we talk about use cases, how the machine works, and why every gardener, chef, and small botanical or fungal business owner should look into the possibilities presented by the Ousia Fountain.

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Alan Bergo: Minnesota Mushroom Regulation

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 07:12:24 GMT

Alan Bergo joins us to spread awareness about proposed legislation in Minnesota that would functionally prohibit the foraging of mushrooms in Minnesota State Parks. We discuss the non-science backed excesses and oversights of the proposed legislation, and receive a call to action to campaign for inclusion of local Minnesota mushroom foragers and scientists in the arbitration process to create a more sensible and less ignorant policy than what has currently been drafted.

To learn more, visit: https://foragerchef.com/mn-mushroom-regulation-letter/

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Paul Nolan: Dissolve

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:35:58 GMT

Paul Nolan is an internationally acclaimed music producer with a multi decade career in the music industry. He returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to drop intel on his forthcoming release titled "Dissolve" , out July 28th through Microdose Music.

Order the album today: https://microdosemusic.bandcamp.com/album/dissolve

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Gina Giorgio: Psychedelic Policy Reform & Advocacy

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:48:31 GMT

Gina Giorgio is the Co-Founder of the North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition and a policy and advocacy professional for NisonCo PR among several other notable roles in the psychedelic space. She joins us today to discuss her experience drafting and introducing House Bill 727 to fund the study of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and depression or anxiety respectively.

Gina shares her journey from aspiring psychedelic professional to rising superstar in the emergent psychedelics industry, and also discusses her forthcoming launch of Smush, the home mushroom terrarium venture that she is expected to debut in the Fall of 2023.

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Skye Chilton: Petitioning the FDA

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:56:39 GMT

Skye Chilton of Real Mushrooms joins us to shed light on the ongoing Citizen Petition to the fDA to ensure accurate labeling of mushroom supplements. Many companies selling mycelium products are doing so with 'mushroom' labeling, which is a completely different part of the life cycle of a fungal organism. Skye analyzes the current petition to the United States Food and Drug Administration to require companies selling fungal products that are not actually mushrooms to accurately state so on their product labels.

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Marc Violo: MycoStories

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:08:56 GMT

Marc Violo is the creator of MycoStories, a global hub for the mushroom industry. MycoStories is mapping the mushroom startup ecosystem and providing unparalleled insight into this emergent circular economy and the key stakeholders in the field. In this episode, we unpack the origin of MycoStories and discuss the state quo and the future of the multi-billion dollar mushroom industry.

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Zeus Tipado: DMT and Perception

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:20:00 GMT

Zeus Tipado is a neuroscientist and psychedelic research PhD candidate at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. He joins us today to talk about the latest research into how psychedelics impact perception and brain chemistry, to shed light on some of the differences between the psychedelic science community in Europe vs. the United States, and to share intel about the latest developments in 2C-B vapes.

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Batuhan Bintas: Cyber Mushroom

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:29:49 GMT

Batuhan Bintas is the Founder of Cyber Mushroom, an immersive technology experience that allows users to enter an altered state and map their psychedelic experiences. We learn about Batu's trajectory from Turkish immigrant to world-renowned programmer and mycopreneur, and hear about his predictions for how immersive technology and psychedelic experiences will coalesce to shape the future of global society.

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Dr. Claire Malone: Inclusive Psychedelic Research Practices

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:23:24 GMT

Dr. Claire Malone has a PhD in High Energy Physics and is fresh off a research stint at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland.

Claire joins us today to talk about their work to create more democratized research and communication systems in the psychedelic science research community.

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Robert Johnson: Mycroboost

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 02:35:42 GMT

Robert Johnson of Mycroboost and Custom Capsule Consultants joins us to share insights from his decade long career of cannabis and psychedelic entrepreneurship.

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Global Psychedelic Society

Tue, 30 May 2023 15:25:29 GMT

Mike Margolies & Jaz Cadoch join us to announce the public launch of the Global Psychedelic Society.

The GPS functions as a platform for connecting and empowering the various chapters of psychedelic societies in operation around the globe. From San Francisco to London to Sydney, psychedelic societies are meeting regularly to support their communities as unprecedented numbers of people explore the realms of psychedelic consciousness. The GPS exists to connect the leaders and members of various chapters with the bigger picture of the worldwide psychedelic community.

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Amanda Feilding: The Beckley Foundation Philosophy

Fri, 12 May 2023 01:30:21 GMT

Amanda Feilding is known as "The Queen of the Psychedelic Renaissance" for good reason: In her 55 year + career, she's been at the forefront of both the original psychedelic counter culture movement in the 1960's and today's psychedelic mainstreaming.

In this live podcast recorded at Breaking Convention in the UK, Amanda discusses her legacy as an evangelist for psychedelics and drug policy reform.

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Colin Wells: Guerilla Wellness For Combat Veterans

Fri, 05 May 2023 10:00:14 GMT

Colin Wells is the Founder and Director of Veterans Walk and Talk, a community of veterans who hike together and explore alternative treatments for mental health in a direct action and community-based model.

On today's episode, we talk about Colin's approach to community building, the role of veterans in the push to legalize psychedelic therapies, and what it's like to hotbox a $1.2 million dollar Humvee in an active war zone.

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Kaia Roman: The Rise of the Female Executive in the Psychedelic C-Suite

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:56:35 GMT

Serial Entrepreneur and reigning Psychedelic CEO of the Year Kaia Roman joins us on the pod today to talk about her approach to leading multiple high-profile companies in the psychedelics industry, as well as to share intel on the reasons why having female executives in your C-Suite gives you a more balanced and nuanced approach to solving problems and creating a viable business.

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Daniel Shankin: Integration Jam

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 21:24:35 GMT

Daniel Shankin is the Founder of Tam Integration, which is producing their annual Integration Jam April 28-30. This online virtual event will feature speakers from around the world sharing best practices across a wide range of topics - I'll be participating too, so pull up! We talk about a wide array of other topics in this episode as well - music, corporadelia, satire, new age mysticism, and more.

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Andrew DeAngelo: Cannabis Around the World

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:51:54 GMT

Andrew DeAngelo is a world-renowned cannabis and psychedelic entrepreneur, consultant, educator and writer who knows a thing or two about the state of the global cannabis industry. He returns to the podcast to share insights from his travels around the world to interface with key stakeholders in the cannabis space, and regales us with tales from the underground culled from his multi-decade career in the legacy cannabis market.

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Douglas K. Gordon: Marley One Wellness Retreats

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:56:54 GMT

Douglas K. Gordon returns to the podcast to announce a new mushroom-focused collaborative venture with the Marley family in Jamaica.

He shares updates about the regulatory environment for psilocybin mushrooms and the cannabis industry in Jamaica, as well as his take on how neighboring island nations may be able to benefit from the rise of psychedelic tourism.

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Payton Nyquvest: Building a Profitable Psychedelics Company

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:23:32 GMT

Numinus Founder & CEO Payton Nyquvest sits down with me at SXSW in Austin to talk about the trajectory that his company Numinus has been on to position themselves as being on track to be the first profitable publicly traded psychedelics company. We talk about the Numinus approach to the psychedelics space, music as a tool for healing, the road map for the next few years in this space, and more.

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Ousia Labs: Taking Down Big Tincture

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:49:42 GMT

The Ousia team joins us today to pitch their Ousia Fountain at home CO2 extraction tabletop extraction equipment. Though this product and company are in fact real, we pitch it in a satirical skit aimed at taking down 'big tincture.'

This unit is available for pre-order at https://ousialabs.com for $899 - the first 200 orders will receive $200 off.

We hope this podcast is as educational and entertaining as it is commercial, and I welcome people to connect with the team at Ousia to find out more about what at home CO2 extraction looks like with the Ousia Fountain.

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Mareesa Stertz: Psychedelics and Storytelling

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:50:34 GMT

Mareesa Stertz is the Co-Founder of Lucid News and the creator of the 'Psychedelics and Storytelling' retreats and workshops. She joins me today to discuss how we can leverage the power of storytelling to program ourself with narratives that defy conventional social programing and which better suit us as empowered individuals. Please consider rating and reviewing the podcast wherever you're listening.

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Manoj Doss: Psilocybin and Episodic Memory

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:04:36 GMT

Manoj Doss is a postdoctoral psychedelic research scientist at Johns Hopkins University and is currently researching the impact of psilocybin on episodic memory.

He joins the Mycopreneur Podcast today to provide insights into the underlying neural mechanisms occurring during a psilocybin mushroom-engendered psychedelic experience - We learn about the different regions of the brain and how they are uniquely impacted after the consumption of psychedelic mushrooms, and discuss the workflow of a psychedelic research scientists carrying out IRB approved research.

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Masha Ty: ACS Laboratory

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:51:43 GMT

Masha Ty is the head of Corporate Growth and Education for Florida-based ACS Laboratory, an outfit which specializes in testing cannabis and mushroom products. We dive into the arc of Masha's journey from the traditional corporate world and into the cannabis and psychedelic industries, as well as the dynamics of transitioning an industry from an underground black market into a legal and regulated economy.

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Jeremy Gardner: Mystic Ventures

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:12:33 GMT

Jeremy Gardner joins us on the Mycopreneur podcast to share insights about the roles of technology and venture capital in shaping the psychedelic ecosystem of the future. After tremendous early success as a crypto investor, Jeremy has diversified his investments into a range of asset classes and ventures - which includes the emergent psychedelic industry. We dive into a range of topics from artificial intelligence to the future of masculinity to psilocybin mushroom macrodoses, as well as considerations for where to invest in the emergent psychedelics space.

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Emily Eizen: Art For Equity in Cannabis

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:53:10 GMT

Emily Eizen is a multimedia artist and cannabis entrepreneur in Los Angeles.

Her work has been featured in High Times, Playboy, and Forbes among other platforms -

She joins us on the Mycopreneur podcast to share insights about her creative process, define what equity in the cannabis and psychedelic space means to her, and tell us about how she broke into the cannabis industry.

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Joe Moore & Kyle Buller: Psychedelics Today

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:03:47 GMT

Joe Moore and Kyle Buller are the Founders of Psychedelics Today, the planetary hub for individuals, practitioners, and professionals exploring psychedelics.

They join me to talk about the state of the psychedelics space, which they continue to shape after six years being at the forefront of it.

We talk about their Vital training program for psychedelics for professional training in psychedelic therapy and integration, their upcoming Convergence conference from March 30-April 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, and why all of us should focus on ending the drug war and eradicating the DEA above and beyond our own personal pursuits in the space.

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Dustin Robinson: Raising Capital

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:55:26 GMT

Dustin Robinson is the Managing Principal of Iter Investments and their venture studio Nucleus.

He has a background in law and has advised and invested in numerous companies across the cannabis and psychedelics space. On today's podcast, we learn what Dustin and the Iter team look for in a company before investing, why they've decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign for their data-driven Nucleus platform, and why he's still bullish on investing in the psychedelic space despite the poor performance of the market sector over the last year.

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Hamilton Pevec: Psilocybe azurescens

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:40:22 GMT

The Award-winning mycologist filmmaker Hamilton Pevec returns to the Mycopreneur podcast to share intel about his recently released film Azurescens: Through A Blue Lens. This film was recently crowned Best Edutainment piece at the Fungi Film Festival, and follows the pilgrimage of mushroom foragers in search of the fabled Psilocybe azurescens mushroom in the Pacific Northwest of the United States while examining the role that these fungi play in the ecology of their ecosystem.

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Justin Hanka: LSD Microdosing Clinical Trials

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:24:56 GMT

Justin Hanka is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Director of MindBio Therapeutics, world leaders in microdosing of psychedelics,

Justin joins the Mycopreneur Podcast from his home in Melbourne, Australia to discuss the rigorous scientific inquiry and data collection that MindBio therapeutics is conducting in Phase 2 clinical trials assessing the medical efficacy of microdosing LSD to treat Major Depressive Disorder.

We discuss the process of clinical trials, the data collected from MindBio Therapeutics Phase 1 clinical trials, what regulators need in order to approve psychedelics as a treatment model for Major Depressive Disorder, and the toppling data that is eradicating lingering stigma against psychedelic medicines in the medical establishment and society at large.

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Ash Southard: Moving Away from Dogma in Psychedelics

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:11:43 GMT

Ash Southard is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mushroom Design, a functional mushroom supplement and education company. She drops in on the Mycopreneur podcast to share observations of trends and important topics surfacing in the psychedelic space, as well as to caution against the proliferation of dogma that she has observed in the growing psychedelic retreat space, and more.

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Elan Hagens: Temptress Truffles

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:44:10 GMT

Elan Hagens is a well known mycopreneur in Portland who has been teaching outdoor education and mushroom foraging for over a decade. Today she swings by the podcast to talk about her experience helping to shape Measure 109 in Oregon, her role in the mushroom community, and why getting a dog helped her make it in the world of science and outdoor education.

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Justin Townsend: Mushroom Tourism in Jamaica

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:52:20 GMT

Just in Townsend is the CEO of MycoMeditations, a world class psilocybin mushroom retreat center in Treasure Beach, Jamaica.

We learn about the dynamics of the legal magic mushroom industry in Jamaica, the practicalities inherent to running a premium operation in the mushroom retreat space, the flow of a week at a mushroom retreat with MycoMeditations, and the net positive benefits of having such an operation present on the island of Jamaica.

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Jon Dennis: Oregon Psilocybin Services Final Rules

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:24:47 GMT

Jon Dennis is an Oregon-based attorney specializing in psychedelic law - he is arguably the nation's foremost expert on the newly minted adult use legal psilocybin industry that's just rolled out in Oregon, and today on the pod he demystifies what the final rules and regulations around Oregon's Measure 109 entail.

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Kukuni: Anatomy of a Psychedelic Album

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 18:32:59 GMT

Kukuni is a Los Angeles based psychedelic recording and performing outfit helmed by Willy Christie.

Kukuni's debut release is out now on Liquid Culture records -

Willy joins us on the Mycopreneur podcast today to discuss the anatomy of making a psychedelic record, with special attention given to the songwriting process, technical equipment used, and how to streamline nascent inspiration into an actual public-facing album recorded in a professional studio.

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Charles McBryde: The Perils of New Age Spirituality

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 15:56:02 GMT

Charles McBryde is a new media creator and consultant based in Los Angeles - he joins the Mycopreneur podcast today to share insights from his time on the ground in Ukraine in an active theater of war, as well as his impressions about the 'cult of spirituality and new age mysticism' that's developing around the use of psychedelics in the U.S.

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Patrick Moher: The Suits and The Roots

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 15:01:53 GMT

Patrick Moher is the President of Microdose, one of the leading psychedelic platforms and the team behind the Wonderland psychedelic conference.

He joins Mycopreneur to talk about his rise to the current position he holds, the future of the psychedelic industry, and why there's no room for absolutism in the psychedelic space.

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Willy Myco: From the Underground to the Mainstream

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:07:30 GMT

Willy Myco is an underground mushroom legend who has educated the world on all facets of cultivating mushrooms and running an underground mushroom business for decades. Today he joins us on the Mycoprneeur podcast to discuss the origins of his legacy, the genetics he's currently working with, the state of the mushroom community, and where we're headed from here as a movement.

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Extraction, Tinctures & Teas with Desert Alchemist

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:45:41 GMT

Hernan Castro started cultivating Lion's Mane and other functional mushrooms after learning that they may be able to help his father cope with a serious medical diagnosis.

In the years since then, he's leveraged his academic chemistry background to create a tincture and tea company called Desert Alchemist -

Hernan discusses his approach to extraction, his tips for scaling your mycopreneurial venture, and the robust Funga of Arizona in this episode.

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Paul Austin: The Year Ahead For Third Wave

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:01:26 GMT

In this episode, we learn about the backstory of Third Wave founder Paul Austin - from the origins of his stalwart psychedelic brand Third Wave in a Budapest park on LSD, to the six year trajectory that has led him to become a published author and founding member of the Microdosing Collective - to the year ahead for Third Wave, and why the psychedelic conference circuit has not reached its full potential yet.

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Paul Nolan: Music For Psychedelic Therapy

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:49:42 GMT

Paul Nolan is an international DJ, record producer, and mentor who is shaping the future of sound in psychedelic therapy.

As the head of the forthcoming Microdose record label, Paul is helping to guide the roll out a number of different sonic expressions ranging from a better live audio system for immersive musical experiences to music for patients exploring psychedelic treatment options in clinics.

He joins us to talk about his career, the dynamics of audio engineering, and the future of music in a legal and regulated psychedelic therapy landscape.

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Raad Seraj: An Ecosystem Approach To Funding The Psychedelic Space

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:16:25 GMT

Raad Seraj is devoted to expanding access to pools of capital to a broader and more diverse set of Founders in the psychedelic space. He is the host of the Minority Trip Report Podcast, and is intimately involved in creating and executing deal flow between Founders and Funds in the emergent psychedelic medicine space.

Today we discuss how Raad's upbringing in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia has helped to shape the global lens and network that he's developed, and why funding more diverse Founders in the psychedelic space is a net positive for everyone involved. We also talk about the role of satire and art in today's psychedelic ecosystem, and what concrete steps he is taking to ensure that a broader set of solutions to societies most pressing challenges are fostered and supported through inception to tangible impact.

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Dr. Raj Mehra: Seelos Therapeutics

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:47:15 GMT

Dr. Raj Mehra joins the podcast today to discuss the ongoing clinical trials that Seelos Therapeutics is conducting to investigate Racemic Ketamine as an effective drug candidate for treating patients with Acute Suicidal Ideation and Behavior -

The suicide crises in the United States and beyond is an epidemic in itself, and Seelos Therapeutics is working towards delivering the worlds first FDA-approved ketamine treatment for individuals with ASIB.

In this episode, Dr. Mehra discusses the clinical data suggesting that R-Ketamine is an effective treatment to help mitigate the suicide crises, as well as the Seelos Therapeutics patenting strategy and and path that a drug must take in order to be adapted into medicalized use.

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Haya Al-Hejailan: Psychedelic Education In S.W.A.N.A Region

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:20:29 GMT

Haya Al-Hejailan joins us to discuss the future of psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy in the South West Asian North African Region - a decolonize term for the 'Middle East".

We discuss Haya's \discovery of altered states, her public-facing advocacy for psychedelics as a tool with a serious future in the SWANA region, misconceptions about life in Sadi Arabia, and much more.

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Jason Ortiz: Transitioning Out of The Drug War

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:41:53 GMT

Jason Ortiz is the Executive Director of Students For Sensible Drug Policy, an organization dedicated to framing a people-first approach to drug policy.

We talk about his experience participating in a direct action protest at the gates of the White House to hold President Biden accountable for his promise of cannabis clemency, the colonial occupation of his homeland of Puerto Rico, strategies for transitioning out of the racist and failed Drug War, and why we need to refocus our approach as a cannabis and psychedelics community away from profit centers and towards social justice.

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Andi Astra: Spooky Girl Art

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:17:13 GMT

Andi Astra is the creator of Spooky Girl art, a retro futurist project that has made waves in the psychedelic space and the professional art world.

Andi joins us to talk about the process of becoming the artist they are today, the evolution of Spooky Girl, why you don't need expensive materials to flourish as an artist, and how online communities like Deviant Art and Tik Tok can empower young artists, among many other topics.

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Darren Le Baron: Psychedelics In Africa Pt. 2

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:42:06 GMT

Darren Le Baron is a researcher and educator focusing on the history of plant technologies and psychedelic legacy in Africa. He joins us for the second time on Mycopreneur podcast to share updates on his pioneering research into this critical blindspot in global psychedelic culture, and to share insights about the developments to his expanded webinar series Psychedelics In Africa: The Untold Story.

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Chris Aaron: Ape King Kong

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 02:26:06 GMT

Chris Aaron drops by the podcast to share insights from 26 years of mushroom cultivation and professional research. We tap into genetics, the future of mushroom grow bag technology, the current state of mushroom research in academia, the burgeoning psilocybin mushroom industry, potency testing, and more.

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Louie Schwartzberg: Gratitude Revealed

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:25:57 GMT

Louie Schwartzberg is a filmmaker like no other. His 2019 masterpiece Fantastic Fungi helped audiences around the world to see fungi like never before, and he's back with another transcendental cinematic experience titled Gratitude Revealed. Today Louie and I dialogue about his 40 plus year career in motion pictures, the essence of visual storytelling, the health benefits of gratitude, Appalachian moonshine and chance encounters in Baghdad among many other wonderful angles of life.

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Danielle Ryan Broida: Healing Adaptogens

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:39:33 GMT

Danielle Ryan Broida returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to talk about her new book Healing Adaptogens that she's co-written with her colleague Tero Isokauppila, Founder of Four Sigmatic. Danielle draws from her decades of studying herbal medicine and the traditions of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine to compile a framework for combining ancient healing modalities with our stressful modern lifestyles. We dive into some lesser known adaptogens like Rhodiola and Tulsi as well as Chaga, Lion's Mane, and Cordyceps and discuss the ethics wild harvesting herbs vs. lab cultivation, wellness industry mislabeling of products, and how to source the most potent adaptogens possible.

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Wumbo Myco: Genetics and Mutants

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:29:08 GMT

Wumbo Myco is a myco educator and genetics specialist. We dive into the world of psilocybin mushroom genetics, potency testing, afro jazz music, and more throughout this episode.

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Charlotte James: Psychedelic Anti-Racism

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:44:20 GMT

Charlotte James is Co-Founder of The Ancestor Project and a force for collective liberation.

She joins us today to discuss nakedness as a tool for self-liberation, her recent Ibogaine retreat experience, the importance of community in ceremony and vice versa, and ways that the psychedelic community can embrace anti-racism in practice.

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Lulu Tsui: UX Design in Psychedelics

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 01:08:45 GMT

Lulu Tsui is the Co-Founder of On The Revel and the User Experience & Research Head of Oakland Hyphae.

Lulu joins us to describe how the principles of User Experience design can be leveraged to create a more inclusive and community-driven psychedelics ecosystem - an aesthetic that she knows well via her time advocating for inclusively and equity in the cannabis space.

In this episode we dive into her experience monitoring microdose protocols for various groups, studying mushroom strain potency, and organizing community events across the United States.

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Farmboy Slim: The Origin Story

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:19:21 GMT

Farmboy Slim is a viral anonymous Tik Tok influencer who educates people around the world about psychedelic mushrooms.

He joins us on the podcast today to drop intel on his journey into the limelight, the value of anonymity as a highly visible influencer, his musical craft, mushroom experience insights, and more -

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Mrs. Vicius: Notes From A Successful Decrim Campaign

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:24:36 GMT

Mrs. Vicius is the Founder of Decrim Nature Hazel Park, and knows a thing or two about how to successfully organize a campaign to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. She joins us today on the podcast to speak about her experience successfully convincing the city council of Hazel Park to decriminalize mushrooms, and to share her backstory about how she came to embrace magic mushrooms as a tool for radically transforming her mental health.

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Andrew Langevin: Nature Lion Mushrooms

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:39:22 GMT

Andrew Langevin and his wife were busy professionals in Toronto's bustling film & television industry when the pandemic suddenly shut down their livelihoods and forced them to get creative.

While experimenting with growing oyster mushrooms in their basement, a call to share the fruits of their labor with their local community led to the founding of Nature Lion Mushrooms -- and in the next two years, their pandemic side-project home mushroom grow has turned into an impressive mushroom business with industrial scale operations.

Andrew swings by the podcast to share the story of how Nature Lion Mushrooms came to fruition, including best practices for bootstrapping & streamlining a mycopreneurial venture into a competitive player in a rapidly growing industry.

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Baystaters: Psilocybin Legal Advocacy

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:14:33 GMT

James from Baystaters joins us on the podcast to share insights from the collective's successful legal crusade to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms in multiple Massachusetts counties - He brings his expertise as a professional in the political arena to challenge our nation's draconian drug policy head on, with tangible results drawn from an effectively organized grassroots response to war on drugs.

We learn about the origin story of Baystaters, where they're headed as an organization, and why local political action still matters in a country that has largely lost faith in it's political system.

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William Padilla-Brown: The Next Chapter of Mycosymbiotics

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:52:12 GMT

What's it like to go from being a high school dropout waiting tables for minimum wage to becoming a sustainability superstar with a globally renowned brand?

Nobody can answer that question better than William Padilla-Brown, who returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to speak about the evolution of his Mycosmbiotics brand, as well as the personal changes on the horizon for his family.

Will is an extraordinarily unique thinker and persona who has proven to be ahead of the cultural curve throughout the last decade, fully investing himself into pursuits that have only recently caught on in the mainstream - so it stands to reason that we may want to pay attention to the moves he's making right now in anticipation of an increasingly uncertain and unpredictable future.

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Jacob Alvarez: Pioneering Beefsteak Fungus Cultivation

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:18:14 GMT

Jacob Alvarez of Garden State Mushrooms is making momentous strides towards cultivating the Fistulina Hepatica, also known as the Beefsteak Fungus.

Beloved among foragers for it's raw meat like texture and tangy citrus flavor profile, the Beefsteak Fungus presents as a promising sustainable meat alternative and a nutritious flavor punch.

Jacob walks us through his progress in pioneering the development of commercial cultivation techniques to make the Beefsteak Fungus more accessible to people across the country.

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Neil Markey: Beckley Retreats

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:34:57 GMT

Beckley Retreats Co-Founder & CEO Neil Markey joins us on the Mycopreneur Podcast today to talk about the launch of the company's comprehensive psilocybin-assisted therapy retreats.

Neil shares the trajectory of his extraordinary journey through multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the U.S. military, on through his rise to C-level executive status in the corporate world, and through his eventual burn out and discovery of meditation and psychedelic-assisted healing modalities as a means of revitalizing his sense of purpose and direction in the world - which is eventually what led him to Co-Found Beckley Retreats.

In this episode we learn about the Beckley Retreats approach to psilocybin-assisted therapy, the day to day realities of running a new psychedelic venture in collaboration with one of the most celebrated pioneers in the space, and what can be done by the emerging psychedelic wellness industry as a whole to better serve the millions of people around the world who are turning to these tools for healing and vitality.

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Seth Warner: MycoRising

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 19:04:16 GMT

Today we're joined by the inimitable Seth Warner, the creative force behind MycoRising -

Seth brings a cerebral and hyper-localized approach to mushroom education and community building, and shares perspective on his multi-year journey as a cultivator, educator and mycopreneur.

We talk about 'hikrodosing', Seth's previous role as a leader of the San Francisco Psychedelic Society, the online fungi cultivation course that just launched at www.mycorising.com, and the importance of creating a gift economy in the psychedelic space.

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The Magician Behind Mushroom Magic LLC

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:22:35 GMT

We're elated to host Roger Holden the wizard behind Mushroom Magic LLC - on today's odyssey, we explore the vanguard of functional mushroom extraction in the US, why high dose reishi may have a future in the mushroom product landscape, where gaps exist in the emerging domestic US mushroom and nootropic market, and much more

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Mapping The Indian Mushroom Revolution with Nuvedo

Mon, 23 May 2022 04:16:48 GMT

Today on the pod we're joined by Prithvi Kini and Jashid Hameed, Co-Founders of the mushroom company Nuvedo based in Bangalore, India.

We cover a range of topics, including the cultural climate surrounding functional and medicinal mushrooms in India, why India needs more mushroom farmers, the enormous amount of agricultural waste that needs up cycling in India, and the ancestral fungi knowledge of indigenous communities across the subcontinent.

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Brooke Burgstahler: Mushrooming Minds

Fri, 06 May 2022 08:52:56 GMT

Today we're joined by actress and podcast host Brook Burgstahler in a tour-de-force of charisma and some of her hot takes on the developing industry of psychedelics , as well as behind the scenes forays into her personal mushroom experiences and her role in the psychedelic ecosystem.

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Andrew DeAngelo: A Path Forward For Psychedelics

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:44:47 GMT

Andrew DeAngelo joins us on the pod today to discuss his work with social justice and drug policy reform by way of Last Prisoner Project, his views on a possible path forward for the mainstreaming of psychedelics into society, and to reflect on his younger days in San Francisco as a psychonaut.

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Chef Nikki: Cooking With Gas

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:11:21 GMT

Chef Nikki pops by the Mycopreneur Podcast today to regale us with tales from the kitchen and life -

We tap into the culinary roots of her elevated Southern cooking aesthetic, her cannabis-infused High End Affair events, food deserts, sitting with high-dose mushrooms, and much more

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Weslye Saunders: The Drug Culture of The NFL

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:38:37 GMT

Today we've got our first former NFL player on the podcast, and we're going straight for the cultural jugular -

Weslye Saunders experienced the high stakes 'No Pain, No Gain" culture of the NFL firsthand, and his physical and mental health paid dearly for our entertainment. After 4 seasons in the NFL, Wes had to contend with debilitating injuries that put him on the path to health autonomy and personal ownership of his future and well-being.

Today we're diving into a range of topics, including the massive cultural blindspot of brain damage in NFL players, how one might go about reclaiming their vitality and weening themselves off of the pain-killer culture promoted by the NFL, and what Wes is working on in his booming entrepreneurial career post-professional football.

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Oakland Hyphae In The Building

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:03:58 GMT

Reggie Harris and Ian Bollinger of Oakland Hyphae and Hyphae Labs drop by the podcast and unleash a torrent of scientific and social upheaval in the myco space, the psychedelic community, and the world at large.

We talk about psilocybin potency testing and the Hyphae Spectrum, the upcoming California Psychedelic Conference in Los Angeles on April 23 and 24, how white people and the white community can best support the BIPOC community, and much more.

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Ksenia Klimov: Griibok Hongos Medicinales

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:26:59 GMT

Bienvenidos al Mycopreneur Podcast --

Esta es la primera edición del nuestro podcast en Español.

Hoy, platicamos con Ksenia Klimov de Griibok Hongos Medicinales -

Hablamos de el libro nuevo de recetas con hongos que Ksenia publicado recentamente, y también las orígenes de su relaciones con hongos.

Ksenia también diganos de los hongos de Jaliso, Mexico.

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Max Goransson: Golden Mushroom Co

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:49:01 GMT

Today's pod features the inimitable Max Goransson, Co-Founder of Golden Mushroom Co in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California.

Max walks us through the birth of Golden Mushroom Co and on through the company's mycelial growth strategy into it's present incarnation.

We hear about obstacles overcome, Lion's Mane Recipes, Max's first psychedelic mushroom experience, and the music that shapes him among other chill ass topics.

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Shelby Hartman: The DoubleBlind Origin Story

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:53:36 GMT

Today's pod features DoubleBlind Co-Founder & CEO Shelby Hartman talking about the origin story of DoubleBlind, the need for nuanced discourse in the psychedelic arena, her personal psychedelic initiation stories, favorite music to listen to on a trip, and more.

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Dr. Sam: The Myco Grow

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:39:02 GMT

Today's pod features our first mycopreneur with a mainstream medical background -

Dr. Sam is the Founder and Director of The Myco Grow, a mushroom cultivation & education outfit that spreads the spores with a community service mindset.

In this episode, we talk about

The origin story of The Myco Grow

The gatekeeping of science

Why psilocybin potency testing might be sending the wrong message

Where to focus your attention as a new cultivator

and much more

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MycTyson: MycoPhilanthropy

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:34:18 GMT

The one and only MycTyson hops on the pod today to drop game regarding how he built one of the most reputable and heart-centered functional mushroom brands on the planet.

In this episode, we dive into:

The origin story of MycTyson

How MycoPhilanthropy can uplift marginalized communities around the world

Why MycTyson won't outsource certain parts of the company workflow

Why it might be best to do things yourself if you want them done right

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Sena Maria: micro.glow

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:15:44 GMT

On today's pod we're stoked to feature Sena Maria of micro.glow

Sena shares charts her personal and professional evolution from tech employee at one of the world's most renowned Silicon Valley firms to spiritual rebirth and microdosing advocacy in the form of her recently launched brand micro.glow.

In this episode, we dive into:

Strategies for fully embracing and benefiting from your relationship with microdosing

Contraindications and synergies to be mindful of when microdosing

Practical considerations for scaling up your mycopreneurial venture by building a team

Why the early morning hustle entrepreneurial routines might be overrated

and more!

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Eric Puro: KÄÄPÄ Biotech

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 02:53:45 GMT

Eric Puro is the Founder & CEO of KÄÄPÄ Biotech, a Finnish biotechnology company that researches, innovates, and develops novel industry solutions by leveraging the genius of fungi.

Since launching in 2016, KÄÄPÄ has established itself as a major player on the mycopreneurial world stage - In addition to securing Chinese and North American distribution agreements and establishing a forest sciences branch, Eric and his team maintain the largest Chaga cultivation network on the planet.

In today's episode, we dive into:

The origin story of KÄÄPÄ and why they still hold company meetings in saunas

KÄÄPÄ's ongoing Series A funding round and what the company will do with their injection of capital

The reclassification of Turkey Tail fungi as a Novel Food in the European Union

Why Mycopreneurs shouldn't be competing against each other

Mushroom traditions of the Sami people in Northern Finland, the only indigenous people living within EU territory

and more

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Hunter Vargo: Mountain View Mushrooms

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:05:07 GMT

Today on the pod we are elated to feature 18-year-old mycopreneur Hunter Vargo of Mountain View Mushrooms.

Hunter took up mushroom cultivation as a hobby while looking for ways to stave off quarantine boredom, and less than two years later. he's flipped his fascination with fungi and business into a booming business with 23 corporate and restaurant accounts sourcing their fungi from him.

In this episode we talk about the origin story of Mountain View Mushrooms, how he went about procuring his first clients, what sorts of optimization strategies he employs to stay on top of his hustle, how he built his own flow hood, and where he wants to go next (hint: it involved growing more mushrooms in a bigger facility).

Hunter is a testament to the momentous success that young mycopreneurs can build when they invest their energy and talents into the world of fungi, and his rapid success in this industry demonstrates that business-minded youth don't necessarily need to take business courses in college to be successful in their enterprises - as Hunter states "I didn't really want to take businesses classes in university when I could just be doing business instead".

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Benjamin Daniel: Pacific Substrates

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:52:44 GMT

Benjamin Daniel is the Founder of Pacific Substrates, based in Oakland, California.

Pac Subs is one of the premiere substrate and growth media suppliers for mushroom cultivators, and they are rapidly scaling towards becoming the biggest provider in North America thanks to their established distribution channels and the entrepreneurial acumen present in their leadership team.

In this episode we chart Ben's path from his relatively sheltered upbringing in Utah up through his current position running a high volume mycopreneurial venture that recently sponsored both the Psilocybin Cup and Meet Delic.

Ben walks us through the philosophy, strategy, and execution of guiding principles behind the magic dirt - and also tells us what's in it and why it matters.

I had a chance to meet Ben and the Pacific Substrates team at this year's Meet Delic conference, where the Pac Subs squad was rolling deep with around 12 people in attendance - Pacific Substrates even provided yours truly with VIP Access to the Las Vegas event. It's awesome to witness the rise of this young company in real time, and we look forward to more quality hang time with them.

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Sophie Strand: Fungi Storytelling

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:36:09 GMT

Sophie Strand is an intersectional eco-storyteller based in the Hudson Valley, New York.

Today on the pod, we dive into the fungal experiences that helped shape her worldview and that continue to color her craft.

Sophie walks us through her upbringing among the vibrant ecosystems of upstate New York, where mycorrhizal fungi and bird song helped frame her thinking about humanity's place in the living, breathing world of nature.

We talk about her forthcoming debut novel "The Flowering Wand: Rewilding The Sacred Masculine" due in Fall 2022 from Inner Traditions, as well as other burgeoning projects she's investing her time and talent in. We also dive into her relationship with psilocybin mushrooms and the epiphany about the nature of time that her first mushroom experience helped incubate in her.

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Jeff Chilton: International Man of Mushrooms

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:33:07 GMT

Jeff Chilton is a pioneer in the international medicinal mushroom industry. His career as a commercial cultivator is in it's 6th decade, and he's devoted and inspired as ever to continue his life's work with the fungi.

In this episode we discuss Jeff's initial discoveries of the magical world of fungi, which included a year and a half stint living in Oaxaca, Mexico, during the early 70's while searching for his "Don Juan".

We trace Jeff's journey from his high school days smoking weed in 1964 (before it was a cultural phenomenon), through his university days studying Anthropology and Mycology on and on to his first commercial cultivation position in the Pacific Northwest in 1973, on through his arrival in China in 1989 and the subsequent founding of international wholesale medicinal mushroom powerhouse NAMMEX, up through the status quo of his mycopreneurial interests and pursuits -

I also share my story of staying with Maria Sabina's surviving family for 3 days back in 2010, including my participation in a traditional Mazatec 'Velada' mushroom ritual with her son - a story I have not previously share on the podcast.

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Mycopreneur Incubator

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:01:39 GMT

Today's pod is a different format than previous episodes -

After 5 weeks of fungi-centric travel and adventure across 3 countries and over 12 cities, I'm going to be bringing everyone up to speed on some of the highlights of my epic journey.

This includes a recap of the Meet Delic conference in Las Vegas, fungi foraging expeditions in the Cocora Valley and Andean Rainforest of Colombia, a medicinal mushroom party and cultivation seminar with a group of young mycopreneurs in Mexico City, and... an official announcement regarding the upcoming in-person Mycopreneur Incubator in celebration of the Mycopreneur Podcast's first birthday.

The Incubator will take place from January 26 to February 1 in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, and features a number of mycopreneurs-in-residence, fungi-themed parties and gastronomy events, chocolate making workshops, and an expedition into the Lacandon Jungle to recollect rare fungi alongside a local Chiapanecan mycologist and his team.

As an added bonus, the last bit of the podcast offers a sneak peek into a very new, very unedited book that I've been devoting time and energy to writing.

Thanks for indulging me in this experiment, and look forward to more interviews with Mycopreneurs coming shortly.

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Stephen Axford: The Global Fungi Photo Safari

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:47:09 GMT

Today on the pod we've got world-renowned fungi photographer and filmmaker Stephen Axford.

Stephen first caught the attention of The BBC after one of his early time lapses of bioluminescent fungi shot in his native Australia made it's way to one of the production companies editors.

The BBC went on to prominently feature Stephen's fungi time-lapse photography in Planet Earth ll, as well asseverate other David Attenborough projects.

Since then, Stephen's extraordinary fungi imagery has been featured in numerous high profile works for cinema and television, including Fantastic Fungi.

Stephen and his filmmaking partner Catherine Marciniak went on to create a stunning and woefully underrated film called "Planet Fungi" that details their fungi research expedition into remote Northeastern India.

In this episode, we talk about how Stephen got into shooting fungi time lapses, where his favorite places in the world to photograph fungi are, what his camera set-up and best practices are for macroscopic and bioluminescent fungi photography, and what he's working on next.

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Rohhaan Gawde: The Mushroom Company Mumbai

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 19:49:45 GMT

Rohhaan Gawde is the Founder and CEO of The Mushroom Company Mumbai.

While many of his friends and peers were assuming the career path of engineers, Rohhaan elected to devote his life to the study and commercial production of fungi.

After 10 years of research and development working with fungi genetics and optimization processes, then 5 years on a commercial farm, Rohhaan started The Mushroom Company Mumbai.

In this episode, we talk about the his trials and triumphs as a mycopreneur in India, the day to day realities of running a commercial mushroom farm in a massive country that is not necessarily Mycophilic, the culinary overlap of different types of exotic fungi with classic Indian dishes, and opportunities for growth and expansion as a mycopreneur in India - as well as numerous other topics intersecting socioeconomics, ecology, and entrepreneurism.

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Nacarra Grisaffe: The Mushroom Goddess

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:04:22 GMT

Nacarra The Mushroom Goddess is a mycopreneur, activist, and educator base in Houston, Texas.

Today we learn about Nacarra's road into the mycoverse, her efforts to bring mushroom education into the curriculum of the Houston school district, her experience at the Oakland Psychedelic Conference, and the mushroom soap & skin care line she is bringing to the world.

Today's episode dives into the universality of "The Mushroom Mentality" that mycopreneurs adopt, which extends to vastly different areas of our personal and professional lives - and which drives the development of new ideas, products, and services that add tangible and extraordinary value to our communities.

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Rob Roscow: Psilocybin Through A Biopharmaceutical Lens

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 23:06:52 GMT

In this episode we welcome Rob Roscow, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer at Mydecine Innovations Group.

Mydecine has government, military, and academic research contracts across numerous countries and is heavily invested in development of a novel molecule pipeline that includes treatments intended for smoking cessation and treatment of PTSD.

I had a chance to meet Rob and the Mydecine team in-person at the 2021 Telluride Mushroom Festival, which was sponsored by Mydecine.

This episode dives into the Mydecine drug development pipeline and the entourage effect of mushrooms through a biopharmaceutical lens.

It's an arena of study which I am largely unfamiliar with, but which is becoming increasingly important in lobbying for the mainstream acceptance and regulatory scrutiny of psychedelic medicines as legitimate and effective therapeutic tools.

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Peter Reitano: The World's First Legal Mushroom Microdose

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:38:41 GMT

Today on the pod we've got Toronto-based serial mycopreneur Peter Reitano, founder of Gwella.

In this episode, we dive into the origin story of Mojo Microdose, Gwella's flagship product that is claimed to be "the world's first legal mushroom microdose" -

We hear about Peter's initiation into the wild and wonderful world of mushrooms, unpack some of the controversial baggage surrounding the burgeoning legal psychedelics industry, and discuss best practices for getting a mushroom product out of the drawing room and into the lives of people around the world.

Thanks for tuning in and please remember to leave a review if you enjoyed the episode!

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Adam Bramlage: Flow State Micro Part 2

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:48:59 GMT

Today on the pod we’re honored to have our first repeat guest

Who’s microdose company is actively contributing to a macro shift in the cultural landscape of our world

And I have first hand knowledge of the tremendous value and efficiency packed into these little capsules

Everybody near and far, please welcome Adam Bramlage of Flow State Micro back to the Mycopreneur Podcast

When Adam and I first connected a couple of months ago, I expressed interest in adopting a microdosing protocol seeing as how I’ve never consistently committed to one throughout 15 years of psychedelic research

And he generously offered to send me a 30 day supply of Flow State Micro stack of functional mushrooms which I decided to add my own dose of magic to

And over the course of the 30 days and in the 30 days or so since then - I’ve come to find extraordinary value in the combination of microdosing functional and medicinal mushrooms in tandem with a vigorous workout routine -

I box 3 times a week and noticed visceral and substantial improvements in my ability to focus and to double down on my self-care routine in the gym thanks to the flow state microcode stack - I’m doing 4 days on and 3 days off taking two of the flow state micro capsules with a .25 psilocybin mushroom addition I added myself thanks to the providence of nature

There are numerous other benefits I’ve noticed as well, which we’ll get into on the pod today -

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Hamilton Pevec: Hunting Wild Cordyceps in Nepal

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:23:00 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got an extraordinary mycophile, filmmaker and storyteller who’s going to be regaling us with tales of hunting wild Cordyceps Sinensis in the Annapurna region of Nepal - where he had the good fortune of participating in a foraging expedition alongside local Nepali mushroom hunters who rely on these highly valued medicinal fungi to sustain the livelihoods of their entire family.

Everybody please give a warm welcome to Hamilton Pevec!

Today Hamilton’s going to walk us through the behind the scenes realities of the life of Suklal, his brother-in-law and the protagonist of the film.

We’re going to learn about the ecological and the socioeconomic context of the annual cordyceps hunt in the Annapurna region of Nepal, as well as the much larger trade in neighboring Bhutan and Tibet.

We’re going to talk about supply chains and how a $6 specimen for Suklal could end up selling for 10 times that amount in Shanghai.

And we’ll talk about the similarities and differences between wild cordyceps sinensis and the more commonly available cordyceps militaris that an increasing number of folks are cultivating Stateside.

All that and a whole lot more, coming at your right now- so let’s get this show on the road!

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Efrén Robledo: Mycelium Leather Made In Mexico

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:03:15 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got an esteemed Mexican mycologist & researcher, a mycomaterials designer and entrepreneur who is turning heads around the world and winning prestigious design competitions with his fungal biomaterial fabrications - all while publishing peer-reviewed academic papers and holding it down in academia - oh, he has a podcast about mushrooms, too, en Español, called "Entre Hongos"

Gente del mundo micológico dar gracias, bienvenidos al Mycopreneur Podcast -

Dr. Efren Robledo

Today we’re going to be talking bout Dr. Robledo’s foray into the world of mycomaterials, which he and his team of mycopreneurs at the Universidad autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico, have been extensively researching, prototyping and reiterating with to create some seriously impressive reishi leather that is quickly garnering the attention of the international design community

Their mycopreneurial venture is called Mycelium with an I and you can find some of their current offerings at www.somosmicelium.com

We’re also going to talk about the mycopreneurial landscape of Mexico, as increasing number of younger folks re-embrace the abundant ancestral wisdom and knowledge of fungi that is endemic to this beautiful land

We talk about opportunities to build mycelium bridges across the world, both figuratively and literally, and

We talk about Efren’s vision for his own mycopreneurial hustle and what the ultimate goal of mycopreneurism is for him

All that and a whole lot more

Gracias para juntar nosotros ahorita aquí en el Mycopreneur Podcast, y vámonos a viajar ahorita al Mundo Mycelio

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DiNKLB3RG: Extractions in Bat Country

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:02:18 GMT

Que pasa mufasa,

Today on the pod we’ve got a world class mushroom cultivator and distiller of extractions -

You know the podcast is poppin' when fools with codenames start coming out of the woodwork looking for that feature -

My freaky deaky Fungi friends, enthusiasts, activists, culture collectors etc.

Please give a warm welcome to Dinklb3rg, in his first ever speaking appearance on a public platform

Today we’re talkin’ about Señor Dinklb3rg's strong showing in the most recent iteration of the psilocybin cup presented by Oakland hyphae, we’re talking *alchemy* and the art of extraction and solvents and alembics and Roto Evaps and things as such that I totally understand everything about and wasn’t just nodding my head & picturing wizards and aliens while The Dink drops knowledge on these cutting edge scientific endeavors - we’re talking about mushroom genetics, we’re talking about the commercialization and commodification of nature, all that and a whole lot more

So everybody take a small to medium size nibble of a cap or stem , or both, and let’s get this show on the road!

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Jannis Reis: Symbiofoods

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:35:14 GMT

Que pasa mufasa

Velkommen to the Mycopreneur Podcast

Today on the pod we’ve got our first ever guest from Deutschland (that’s Germany in the queens English) -

And he is a very impressive, well-spoken and devoted mycopreneur who’s intimately involved in spreading the mushroom gospel and spearheading closed-loop, purpose-driven change in his community, his country, and beyond

Fungi friends, please extend a warm embrace to Jannis Reis

of Symbiofoods -

Jannis is fully invested in bringing medicinal mushrooms to the German market and in doing so, educating his peers about the power and efficacy of functional mushrooms, but also the broader ecological implications of converting waste into useful products through a proprietary process they call Bioconversion, which we’ll dive into shortly

We’re also going to talk about the work that Symbiofoods is doing to mitigate water scarcity, which is an increasingly alarming problem in the global village, and how mycopreneurs can help drive meaningful change and disruption to help foster water security -

We’re going to talk about the recent launch of symbio foods microdose mushroom tea and what challenges and opportunities exist in Germany for mycopreneurs who are actually bringing a product to market at scale

We’re talking about supply chains and their impact on mycopreneurs , as we increasingly do on this program -

And we’ll examine some of the cultural differences between mushroom culture and mycopreneurism in Germany compared to what we got going on here in the states and elsewhere

All that and a whole lot more - thank you for joining us today, shout out to everyone who’s listening to this while actively working with mushrooms at the farm or in the lab, as numerous listeners do - we appreciate you, extra big love to you and your mushrooms today

So let’s get this show on the road!

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Darren Polypore: Welcome to Mycopreneur Hour

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:52:30 GMT

Today on the pod we’v got a legend of the mushroom media game -

You know him for that silky sooth voice and for the distinguished air of professionalism and scientific legitimacy that he brings to the mycopreneurial hustle

Mushroom people of the world rejoice!

We’ve got Darren of "Welcome to Mushroom Hour" on the pod today

Darren’s been an inspiration to us here at mycopreneur since before we launched the podcast, and it was his body of work and the welcome to mushroom hour podcast, in fact, that set the bar for the quality and consistency that we hoped to achieve with the Mycopreneur Podcast

He is a repository of mycological knowledge and I still haven’t figured out where he’s coming from every time he walks out of a bush and says ‘hi there, welcome to mushroom hour’

Perhaps it’s an Alice In Wonderland type situation?

In any case, today we’re talking about starting your mycopreneurial venture before you’re ready, just going for it and delivering results while learning on the job - we’re talking about real life case studies of mushrooms saving the world, we’re talking psilocybin mushrooms, as we often do on this here podcast, and we’re dialing into some upcoming projects on the horizon for welcome to mushroom hour,

So buckle in, double down on those microdoses and sip on your lions mane coffee or adaptogenic mushroom beer depending on what time zone you’re in, because yes, right now, you are in fact connected to a worldwide community of mycopreneurs making big moves to advance the role of fungi as a legitimate means of solving problems and we’re in this together, so let’s get this show on the road

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Reggie Harris: Oakland Hyphae

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:21:01 GMT

We’re launching into a heavy discourse today and we’re not pulling any punches.

Please give a warm welcome to Reggie Harris of Oakland Hyphae -

Today on the pod we’re going to be dipping into the first ever Oakland Psychedelic Conference that’s popping off tomorrow, 9/18/2021, and covering some of the speakers and panels relevant to this momentous occasion -

We’re also diving into the work that Hyphae Labs is doing in potency testing and the Psilocybin Cup - we’re talking psilocybin mushrooms and online censorship, which is an evolving dialogue which Reggie and I are committed to addressing on an ongoing basis - we’re talking pitfalls and opportunities of mycopreneurs engaging with large corporate entities when fat stacks are on the table - what Reggie wishes he would have known before entering into a business relationship with multi-million dollar operations - and we’re talking mushrooms and music.

All that and a whole lot more, we’re fucking stoked that you’re here, stick around to the end of the episode because very much like the upcoming Oakland Psychedelic conference, the Mycopreneur Podcast is 1 of 1, so let’s get this show on the road!

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Daniel Shankin: Psilocybin Summit

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:22:23 GMT

Today on the pod we are humbled to host

A beloved stalwart of the psychedelic renaissance who is the founder and director of Tam Integration, as well as the upcoming Psilocybin Summit, which is a global online event running September 16th to 20th that features a phenomenal fungi-centric congress of mycopreneurs doing big things in the global village, an event not to be missed.

Daniel and I have been running in concentric circles for some time now and several of our previous guests here on the pod have implored me to host him, going way back to our very first episode of the pod -

I was not disappointed in the least and I truly feel that this is probably the best episode we’ve ever done here at Mycopreneur - it seems like I say that a lot these days but the funny thing is it’s always, always true!

Today we’re exploring the cultural importance of memes in relation to advancing the psychedelic narrative and also their potential to convey a ton of information in a non-linear, all at once capacity - we’re of course covering the psilocybin summit, which I was serendipitously invited to be a part of during this episode, fuck yeah, you’re gonna get the 411 on who is presenting at the summit and what some of the topics are, luminaries like Dennis McKenna and Vandana Shiva, in addition to dozens of other presenters who are more concerned with decolonization, equity, and planetary wholeness and vitality than graphs and charts pump and dump monetary schemes...

We’re dipping into music as a vehicle for transportation across dimensions and you’re also going to get the backstory on both of our first ever psilocybin mushroom journeys, and quite a bit more.

Buckle in everybody, we’re in this together and I have full confidence in you and in our collective ability to heal and thrive in community and to tap into the infinite power of mushrooms to solve problems big and small.

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Ronan Levy: The Future of Mental Health

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:06:50 GMT

Today on the pod we’re very fortunate to host the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of a company doing big things to advance the conversation around psychedelics and what it means to live a meaningful, healthy, integrated and thoughtful life

Everybody please give a warm welcome to Ronan Levy of Field Trip Health

Ronan and Field Trip have been on my radar since day one of this podcast as someone we hoped to engage in discourse with, and we made it happen

On today’s pod we’re going to dive into the psychedelic finance end of the mycopreneurial spectrum, we’ll be using some big words like submarine patent, which I totally didn’t have to google what those mean during our conversation, we’re also going to unpack what the FDA approval process looks like in the context of psilocybin and synthetic derivatives thereof, we’ll look at the FT-104 novel molecule that Field Trip is currently developing and readying for the global market,

and we’ll touch upon the existing dialogues and relationships between psychedelics companies and pharmaceutical companies on the world stage, and how psychedelic companies and mycopreneurs and the world at large could potentially benefit from leveraging the existing infrastructure built by pharmaceutical companies to scale psychedelic medicines and therapies to reach more people around the world

I’ve fucking pumped that this little podcast that could is hosting world class disruptors like Ronan side by side with women mycopreneurs in Uganda and people living in the hills of Jamaica, so many more folks around the world leveraging the power of fungi to solve problems big and small, and to create healthier, happier lives of prosperity and abundance

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Zoey Henderson: Mushroom Craft Beer

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:40:56 GMT

Today on the pod we are joined by the Founder & CEO of a United Kingdom-based mycopreneurial venture that combines two of our favorite traditions -

Adaptogenic Mushrooms and Craft Beer!

Everybody in the house please give a warm welcome to Zoey Henderson of Fungtn

In today’s episode Zoey and I dive into the origin story of Fungtn, as well as some of the strategy behind getting a functional mushroom product out of the drawing room and onto shelves around the world - we also unpack the growing trend of alcohol-free craft beer, as well as the specific mushroom and beer flavor profile combinations that define the current Fungtn line up of beers -

We examine the fungi culture of the UK in comparison to the United States, and we examine the workflow of the solo Mycopreneur in launching and scaling a functional mushroom product for the global market

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Adam Bramlage: Tapping Into The Flow State

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:41:33 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got the Founder & CEO of the world’s most reliable psilocybin and functional mushroom microdosing outfit -

Adam Brlamlage of Flow State Micro

Microdosing psilocybin and functional mushrooms has conferred tremendous benefit to people from all walks of life, from professional athlete’s currently using the Flow State Microdose protocol to achieve a competitive edge to Silicon Valley executives

and even Adam’s own 73 year old mother!

Today we’re going to talk about Adam’s journey from treatment resistant depression to vitality and wholeness via an intentional and focused psilocybin mushroom micro dose protocol, we’re going to tap into the dosing range and how much psilocybin constitutes a micro dose, we talk about the perceptual nature of the micro dose, also the relationship between microdosing and enhanced athletic performance at the highest levels, alsothe rapidly evolving legal landscape of psilocybin mushrooms and psychedelic medicines, and so much more

Adam is an extraordinarily gifted communicator and has developed into one of the world’s foremost authorities on safe and effective psilocybin microdosing

In addition to offering micro dose supplement subscriptions, 1 x 1 coaching and community support available directly through the Flow State Micro website

He’s partnered with Double Blind Magazine to host the

“How To Microdose" course -

I’m also going to be personally working with Adam Bramlage and Flow State Micro on my first ever microdosing protocol

And I can let you all know how the rubber meets the road at a practical level beyond theory and hearsay

So let’s get down to business!

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Omolewa: The Entheogenic Midwife

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:48:35 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got a highly spirited individual who occupies an extremely important and underserved niche of the mushroom universe -

It’s a subject I know very little about but that I have tremendous respect for,

and I think everybody should be aware of the service and devotion this gifted human is sharing with our world

Let’s give a warm welcome to Omolewa, The Entheogenic Midwife

Today Omolewa is going to share some background, context, and best practices for helping expectant mothers and families

safely deliver their babies in a natural and holistic capacity

We’re going to talk about her journey from urban Detroit to the hills of Jamaica

And we’ll learn about her relationship with Baba Kilindi Iyi, among other things

In this era of hyper-commercialization, corporatized health care and standardized medical procedures,

Omolewa represents an earth-centered approach and spirit-led approach to childbirth and vitality

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Douglas K. Gordon: The Guiding Ethos of Marley One

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:45:19 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got an extraordinary individual who is leveraging his extensive background in the corporate world to oversee the launch of the first global functional and psychedelic mushroom brand.

Let’s give a warm welcome to Mr. Douglas K. Gordon, Chief Executive Officer of Silo Wellness

Today Mr. Gordon is going to drop some intel on how he arrived at his current position as CEO of one of the worlds most prolific psychedelic companies, he’s going to share a little bit about the emerging legal psychedelic mushroom industry in Jamaica and what that means for individual and collective prosperity in the Caribbean region and beyond - and we’re going to discuss the launch of the Marley One brand, the ethos behind it, and how the opportunity to collaborate with the Marley family on the launch of the first global functional and psychedelic mushroom brand came to fruition.

It is the goal of the Mycopreneur Podcast to bring you the people behind the brands that are defining the mushroom revolution, and to provide a platform for discourse that demystifies the human narratives shaping the emerging psychedelic industry.

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Kyle Buller: Psilocybin & Near Death Experiences

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 17:45:18 GMT

Today on the pod we bring you Kyle Buller, Co-Founder of the influential podcast and media platform 'Psychedelics Today'.

Kyle is an early adopter of public facing advocacy for the healing and transformative value of psychedelic assisted therapy -

And today he’s gonna drop some intel on how he came to occupy the position he currently enjoys as a stalwart of the emerging psychedelic media landscape, providing insight into the realms

We’re gonna talk about some of his formative experiences studying botanical dimensions under the direction of Kat Harrison in Hawaii, we’re talking about macro doses in the context of visionary exploration and strategies for grounding and integrating the vision that one may receive via psilocybin-induced psychedelic initiation, we’re talking about optimization strategies for growing a successful podcast, which Kyle would know a thing or two about as Psychedelics Today recently hit the 2 million download mark, and a whole to more -

Links to events discussed in the podcast:

http://thoughtroompodcast.com/episodes/ep-6-kyle-buller-spiritual-emergency-near-death-experience-the-psychedelic-renaissance/

http://psychedelicstoday.com

https://www.psychedeliceducationcenter.com/p/navigating-psychedelics-for-clinicians-and-therapists/

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Shane Norte: #MEDZZZTOOSTRONG

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:47:49 GMT

Today we have the absolute privilege of hosting the Founder of the Church of the People For Creator and Mother Earth -- Shane Norte

Shane is a member of the Morongo Band Native American Tribe and he is also a National Board Member for the Decriminalize Nature organization

Today we talk about his work facilitating healing ceremonies on tribal land using psilocybin mushrooms, and doing so free of charge for the members of his church.

We touch upon what ceremony means from an indigenous, ancestral perspective -- we talk about land autonomy and what the 'land back' movement looks like in the context of the 21st Century billion dollar tribe -- we talk about the American Indian Religious Freedom Act passed in 1978 that recognizes Shane’s and other indigenous healers legal right to continue the sacred ceremonies and practices they have employed for thousands of years before the occupation of their lands by the United States government --

And we're talking’ bout macro dose mushroom experiences! So buckle in and let’s get down to business !

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Unicorn Bags: The Business of Making The World's Best Mushroom Grow Bag

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:41:49 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got Garrett from Unicorn Bags, one of the worlds leading wholesale manufacturers of mushroom grow bags.

Unicorn Bags is in their 32nd year of business, and today they are as cost effective, adept, and popular a product as they have ever been in their long and celebrated history.

Today Garrett and I talk about some of the more niche aspects of the Unicorn Bag performance standard -- from rigorous environmental testing in no less a plastic averse nation as Rwanda, to the difference between Biodegradable bags and Oxo-biodegradable bags, to some of the more recent product offerings under the Unicorn brand, to entomopathogenic fungi --

What does that even mean? Find out in this episode -

So all you science majors, please stand up -

And for the rest of us, let’s take this as an opportunity to appreciate the craftsmanship and attention to detail that goes into the products we sometimes take for granted but that are absolutely essential in enabling our own Mycopreneurial pursuits.

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Olga Tzogas: Myceliate the State

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:00:39 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got Olga Tzogas, creator and operator of the community known worldwide as Smugtown Mushrooms.

Olga is a well-known and beloved figure in the worlds of mycology, allyship, and environmental activism -- an intersection which she strongly feels warrants more attention and recognition in the scientific community

Today we’re going to talk about strategies for allyship and the dismantling of oppressive systems via mycelium network level activism and community, we’re going to talk about historical use of mushrooms in Olga’s ancestral homeland of Greece, we’re talking ongoing resistance struggles for indigenous land autonomy, we’re talking ‘bout the war on drugs and what decriminalization of psychedelic mushrooms means in the context of continued prosecution and incarceration of marginalized communities for drug possession, and more.

It’s an honor to host Olga today, and it’s an honor to have you listening in to the discourse, so let’s get down to business!

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William Padilla-Brown: DNA Sequencing & Marine Fungi

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:36:00 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got a legend of the Myco game -- Distinguished citizen scientist, author and mycopreneur -

Permaculture Papi, AKA Mycosymbi, aka William Padilla-Brown.

Today we talk about DNA Barcoding of fungi and the equipment that William uses to catalogue and contribute his finds to databases, we talk about the synergistic relationship potential between algae and fungi (phycology and mycology) -- we talk equity and access to fungi educatio), and in fact we pop into uncharted territory with a little dialogue about Will's forays into the world of marine fungi.

This dude is on another level -- he’s the archetypal embodiment of everything a Mycoprener can be, and it’s an absolute privilege to host him today.

I used to teach high school Multimedia Production at a world renowned Title 1 charter school in San Diego -- by definition a Title 1 school means that the majority of the students come from low income demographics, from communities of color and historically marginalized populations, and *I wish* that I had known Will back then because I firmly believe that environmental apathy, the pop culture machine, the click bait and trolling and attention deficit democracy and institutionalized racism baked into our world order are only thriving right now because science and education lack the swag factor, they lack the sexiness that they deserve when represented to young inquiring minds.

That’s all starting to change thanks to Permaculture Papi and those like him at the vanguard of citizen science and the mushroom revolution.

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Giuliana Furci: The Future Is Fungi

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 20:06:35 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got an extraordinary opportunity to have a discourse with Giuliana Furci, Foundress of the Fungi Foundation.

Giuliana's accolades in the world of mycology and fungi diplomacy are globally renowned and meteorically impactful - Fungi Foundation is the world’s first NGO dedicated exclusively to the preservation and promotion of fungi conservation and education. One of the many crowning achievements of the foundation's work is getting the government of Chile to officially recognize the queendom of fungi in it’s environmental legislation, making it the First Nation globally to do so - we’re talk about what it means for fungi to receive government recognition and support, how to spearhead pro-fungi change in environmental policy and legislation, and we also talk about Fungi Diplomacy and how citizen diplomats and citizen scientists can effectively marshal change at institutional levels.

We’re also talk about the Future is Fungi event that Fungi Foundation and it’s coterie of prolific advocates are hosting tomorrow, Saturday June 26th online worldwide — and what the future of fungi in educational curriculums around the globe looks like.

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Danielle Ryan Broida: Fungi Innovation at Four Sigmatic

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:00:10 GMT

Today on the pod we’ve got Danielle Ryan Broida, a classically trained herbalist and highly engaging raconteur who’s also the National Educator for a little mycopreneurial venture called Four Sigmatic.

She's going to be educating us today about some of the pinning developments and innovations coming out of the Four Sigmatic laboratories - which in reality, are actually reimaginations and recontextualizations of ancestral knowledge and wisdom centered around leveraging fungi.

What kind of mycopreneurial innovations slash reimaginations are we talking about here? Well how about mushroom-based edible skin care products that can double as a creamer in your Lions Mane coffee? Whaaaaat?!

Danielle will also share some of her best practices for polysaccharide extraction and the process of medicinal mushroom tincture production, as well as home fungi cultivation -- we’re also exploring the intersection of consumer habits and the global supply chain, Four Sigmatic business ethos, and more.

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Alex Dorr: Building & Scaling Mushroom Revival

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:00:47 GMT

Alex Dorr is the Founder and CEO of Mushroom Revival, one of the quintessential purveyors of premium quality functional mushroom products the world over. He is also the host of the #1 mushroom podcast in the world, called - wait for it - Mushroom Revival.

And above and beyond all that, Alex is just a solid dude who is obsessed with the power of cordyceps and mushrooms in general.

Alex has all kinds of mushroom juju and creative energies afloat, educating the world about the power and the efficacy of fruiting body tinctures and planting a tree for every single product sold -- more than 45,000 trees to date. Alex has a goal of planting one million trees via Mushroom Revival and their commitment to reforestation.

I can also say Alex has been extremely supportive of the Mycopreneur Podcast and completely earnest in his willingness to support our own little corner of the mushroom universe here, and that means the world to us.

Today we’re going to talk about his entre into the world of mushrooms, we’re talking mycoremediation and it’s vast potential (and also it’s practical limitations), we’re talking the science of cordyceps, we’re talking how he scaled mushroom revival, we’re talking transparency in business culture, a little bit of mushroom history, and a lot more juicy morels of mycopreneial wisdom and demystification.

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Ben Wyeth: Rock Star Vibes

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:50:59 GMT

Ben Wyeth is an emotional wellness and spiritual life coach from New York City.

He’s also an extraordinary songwriter and musician who has scaled the heights of the music industry, having played sold out shows from Tokyo to New York, From Sydney to Paris, and hundreds of cities In between while on tour with the band Hockey, which he founded and fronted for around a decade.

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I personally saw Hockey at Coachella in 2010, and I still consider Ben’s performance to be one of the most impressive live vocal performances I’ve ever seen —

Between 2009 and 2010, Ben became a fixture on the worlds worlds biggest stages, from major festivals like Glastonbury , Bonaroo, and Lolapalooza to sold out stadium concerts across Europe and the United States with major pop acts like Pink and Portugal the Man, to late night television performances on the Jools Holland show and Spin Magazine.

As the relentless international touring, high stakes pressures of life in the spotlight, and the bands meteoric musical successes gradually gave way to Ben’s plummeting sense of confidence and self-worth, he unintentionally threw it all away.

In the years since, he spent the better part of the last decade lost and searching for himself, and in doing so has undergone a profound personal and spiritual transformation.

Today Ben is going to walk us through some of the insights he has gleaned from it all, with a special focus on strategies for living in the here and now, tapping into the flow state, and nourishing our innate creativity and emotional wellness.

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Amanda Morglund: Fungi Solutions

Thu, 27 May 2021 17:41:08 GMT

Fungi Solutions Website: https://www.fungisolutions.com.au

Mycommunity Applied Mycology Lab - https://myco.org.au/

This organization is a fantastic hub for community cultivators and great place for beginners to learn the ropes.

They also conduct fantastic environmental conservation and citizen science projects.

The Circle Awards - https://thecircleawards.com/anz/2021

Link to vote in the People's Choice Award - https://bit.ly/3oiDbbu

In this episode we connect with Amanda Morglund, co-founder of Fungi Solutions.

Fungi Solutions is a mycocycling and mycomaterials outfit based out of Melbourne, Australia.

Amanda has an extensive background in biomaterials design and prototyping, including in the fashion industry where she pioneered a process called "Mycotailoring", which leverages the adaptive capabilities of fungi to create new mycelium-composite fabrics out of discarded textiles.

This same principle of environmental remediation and transformation is the guiding ethos of Fungi Solutions - With fungi, landfill refuse and discarded resources can be broken down and rebuilt into circular packaging solutions and other useful products while capturing Carbon Dioxide, instead of emitting it.

Today Amanda is going to walk us through some of the exciting research and development that is in full swing at the Fungi Solutions HQ, including their collaboration with an Australian charity to mycoremediate the environmental damage caused by the more than 7 billion cigarette butts that are discarded annually across the Australian continent.

We’re also going to hear about the mycelium-composite modular acoustic treatment blocks that Fungi Solutions is outfitting recording studios and media production facilities with, as well as their goal to create clean social spaces with bio design.

These are just a few of the impressive range of Fungi Solutions that we’re going to dive into on the 15th episode of Mycopreneur Podcast.

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David Poplin: Fungi Lab Chemistry 101

Thu, 20 May 2021 21:37:00 GMT

Laboratory chemist and fungi fanatic David Poplin joins us on the pod today to talk about the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Process, the science of solvents and fungi extracts, mushroom genetics, and the bigger picture of citizen science and community service through the lens of mushroom cultivation and distribution.

We also explore the intersection of music and psychedelic mushrooms, speaking about our personal experiences and adventures in the world of music production and performance on small doses of psilocybin mushrooms.

David is of the most genuine, humble and intelligent humans you’re going to come across in this crazy world. He also happens to be a classically trained laboratory scientist with a diligent understanding of all aspects of mushroom and cannabis cultivation. He embodied everything a mycopreneur can be; community and service minded, resourceful, and always working towards answering his the mushrooms call for him to "be a better person".

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Doug Bierend: Fungi Capitalism & The Extractive Colonialist Mindset

Thu, 13 May 2021 16:03:54 GMT

In today's episode we’re honored to host the scintillating yet unassuming Doug Bierend, mycophile and independent journalist extraordinaire. Doug has written with a special interest in science, technology, visual and interactive media, food, sustainability and general subversiveness, for platforms like Wired, Vice, Outside Magazine, and many more.

Doug has also recently been minted a first time author via his sensational debut book titled "In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and The Untapped Potential of Mushrooms"

In the book, which should be required reading for all mycopreneurs, Doug profiles how the emerging mycological vanguard is exploring, innovating and advocating for fungi’s capacity to remediate contaminated landscapes and waterways, provide food and medicine, and demonstrate how humans might live in equitable and sustainable accord with nature, and with one another.

This is a book that for me, like any great work, inspires more questions than it answers - the extraordinary amount of fungi-related innovation, research, development, and corporatization currently happening poses challenging and nuanced, open-ended questions regarding the ethics of patenting and profiting from mushroom technology and indigenous intellectual property.

Is there a sweet spot between anarchomycology, which is a term Doug will shortly unpack for us, and the filthy money tech bro fungi capitalist practices demonstrated in the recent patent grabs and billion dollar IPO’s we’ve seen in the space?

Who is represented at the table and in the corporate board rooms when the fungi pie is being divided into market shares?

Who decides what effective mycoremediation practices look like, and is the urge to solve climate related problems with fungi innovation really just white savior complex and Neo-colonialism masked in eco-altruism?

And perhaps most importantly, how do we know that the virtuosic guitar playing showcased on Doug’s Instagram is actually Doug playing, and not some kind of black magic deep fake technology?

"Mycotopia is already all around us" - Doug Bierend

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Joshua English: Building Houses Out of Mushrooms

Thu, 06 May 2021 16:06:55 GMT

Joshua English of okom wrks labs is a regenerative materials researcher and designer who has developed the strongest mycelium composite on the planet.

What does this mean, exactly?

Well, it means harnessing the self-replicating wonders of mycelium in order to create 1:1 replacements for materials that have historically led to deforestation.

It means building houses, furniture, boat hulls and even spaceship hulls out of mushroom mycelium instead of the increasingly rare tropical hardwoods, toxic industrial wares, etc. that are currently employed.

Joshua has pioneered a patent-pending mycelium based biocomposite called 'zerø-frm' with structural, load bearing properties…a monumental leap forward in the field, to say the least.

zerø-frm uses low-tech means of creating load-bearing, structural components from 3 simple ingredients: mycelium, hemp hurd, and organic cotton.

I ask Joshua if it is a pie in the sky fantasy to imagine a future where the world is quite literally made out of mycelium - you paddle your mycelium-composite canoe down the canal, disembark and walk up your mycelium dock into your cozy little okom-wrks zerø-frm structural insulated panel derived cabin, and lay down on your mycelium bed to dream of sweet little birds singing in joyful harmony!

Spoiler alert - No, it’s not a fantasy world we’re talking about here, it’s the future of regenerative design.

As Joshua himself states, “Science fiction always drives science."

The potential impact of this kind of revolutionary and truly regenerative building material cannot be overstated.

In this episode we touch upon Joshua's adventures in the world of mycelium-based biocomposite design, the future of regenerative building materials, the need for regional and circular economies, and other key players in the world of mycelium-design including Ecovative and MycoWorks.

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Darren Springer: Mushroom Technology In Ancient Africa

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:59:45 GMT

Darren Springer is an expert on Pan African and African Diaspora legacies and traditions, especially when it comes to their initiatory and ceremonial rites.

Darren travels the globe providing insight into the legacy of mushroom use and other entheogenic technologies in Sub-Saharan and Kemetic Africa, Kemet being the native name of Ancient Egypt.

This collective tradition of ritualized psychedelic use and advanced technology in ancient Pan African society is fundamental to the human race yet largely overlooked by conventional scholars and historians for reasons Darren will elaborate on in this episode -

Ancient African entheogenic traditions are the well from which Abrahamic religion has drawn it’s own mythology and sacramental practices - the mysteries of Isis in ancient Kemet are the basis for the Eulysinian mysteries of the Greco-roman world, in which a Eucharist is consumed to facilitate communion with the divine - Sound familiar?

We’re also going to touch base about the equity gap in psychedelics and how mushrooms and psychedelic experiences can serve as a lens through which to examine the wounds of colonization and to marshal a collective response to historical injustices and the extraction-oriented , violence-plagued state of the modern world.

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Gary Heferle: Innovation In Home Mushroom Cultivation

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:58:04 GMT

Gary Heferle and his wife Addie run Fresh From The Farm Fungi LLC out of their home and have mastered the art of cultivating dozens of different rare and exotic fungi including Cordyceps Militaris, Lions Mane, Bears Head, Chestnut, Pioppini, Shiitake, and over a dozen more varieties -

Gary breaks down cutting innovations in the mushroom cultivation industry, including his current experiments cultivating wild mushrooms that have thus far largely eluded the grasp of commercial cultivation. We also dive into nascent opportunities for the hemp industry and the mushroom industry to link up and double down on closing the environmental loop together.

Gary was a full-fledged member of the corporatocracy working in a lab environment for a number of years before fully dedicating himself to the mycopreneurial venture that is Fresh From The Farm Fungi, so we’re also going to pick his brain about the how and the why and the when of fully committing oneself to being a mycopreneur.

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Zach Kiser: First Principles of Mushroom Cultivation

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:16:22 GMT

Zach Kiser is a mushroom cultivator and educator who is the founder of Mushroom Cult.

Mushroom Cult is a Denver, Colorado based Mushroom Cultivation and Education outfit which has been connecting people with "First Principles" of mushroom cultivation for several years as an established business. Zach conducts online and in-person cultivation seminars and is passionate about bridging the gap between home cultivation knowledge and people with non-laboratory or scientific backgrounds.

In this episode, we touch on the origins of Mushroom Cult, innovation in home mushroom cultivation technology, the importance of cataloguing the genetics of wild mushrooms, the equity gap in mushroom cultivation and education, and more.

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Alan Rockefeller: Mushrooms of Mexico & Molecular Mycology

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:06:21 GMT

Alan Rockefeller is one of the foremost champions of Citizen Science in the world of mycology.

Since 2001, he's been relentlessly photographing, researching, cataloguing, and discovering rare mushrooms around the world. He is a prolific contributor to iNaturalist and to Mushroom Observer, with over 20,000 observations and 4300 species identified to his credit.

He has contributed to numerous peer reviewed mycology-related papers in scientific journals, named and described dozens of bioluminous mushroom species and a couple of psilocybes, and continues to operate at the vanguard of the mushroom revolution.

We cover his forays in Mexico, molecular mycology and the importance of genetic sequencing of wild mushrooms, the shift towards increased academic and industrial focus on the world of mycology, bioluminescent mushrooms, and more.

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Josephine Nakakande: Women Mycopreneurs In Uganda

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 19:39:12 GMT

Josephine Nakakande is the Executive Director of Environmental Conservation and Agricultural Enhancement Uganda (Eco-Agric Uganda). Josephine teaches critically vulnerable and abjectly impoverished Ugandan women how to cultivate oyster mushrooms as a source of abundant and healthy protein, and also provides them with entrepreneurship training so that they can sell their harvests at market.

In her own words, the women that Josephine works with "have absolutely nothing". Many of them live in regions that are historically subject to droughts and corrupt government bureaucracy that leave many residents of the rural villages with a livelihood of less than $1 U.S. per day. After receiving free mushroom cultivation training and entrepreneurship guidance from Josephine and Eco-Agric Uganda, these women are able to earn $4-6 U.S. per day and also achieve food security.

Eco-Agric Uganda has trained over 600 women mycopreneurs to date, and over 400 of these women actively run mushroom cultivation operations.

The trials and tribulations of Josephine and her community are in a historical blind spot to many in the developed world -- generations of Ugandans and Sub-Saharan Africans have been born into an extremely inequitable and challenging world, and the power of mushroom cultivation and education is a truly disruptive technology for thousands of people in the region already -- and hopefully many, many more to come.

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Jasper Degenaars: Fungi Academy

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:49:33 GMT

Jasper Degenaars is here to educate the world about mushrooms and normalize the use of Psychedelic Medicine. He is the director of the world-renowned Fungi Academy in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, and a passionate mycophile who believes that the power systems of the world can be redistributed among people and communities through appropriate leveraging of mycelial networks.

Jasper and I had a chance to sit down together in person at the beautiful Fungi Academy campus in Tzununa, Guatemala -- a tiny village on the shores of Lake Atitlan, where Fungi Academy hosts in-person cultivation workshops and also broadcasts their online courses to a global audience.

Over the course of our hour-long conversation, we touch on the bold new science of Mycofiltration, Jasper's personal macrodosing regiment, the draconian drug laws of the United States and the potential of mycology education outreach programs in the U.S. Penal System, the importance of home cultivation of mushroom food and medicine as a preventative measure against abusive and hierarchical systems of power, circular economies, and some of the abundant market opportunities that currently exist for Mycopreneurs.

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Simon Yugler: Depth Medicine & The Psychedelic Gold Rush

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:50:01 GMT

Simon Yugler is a depth psychotherapist and psychedelic integration coach from Portland, Oregon. In this episode we talk about how to navigate the emerging psychedelic therapy space, strategies for integrating a profound psychedelic experience, and the unscrupulous psychedelic medicine providers who peddle Neo-colonialism as new age wellness.

We also wrestle with the ramifications of the liberalization of psychedelic medicine into the global capitalist market, observing the 'psychedelic gold rush' whereby profit-oriented companies are attempting to trademark client behaviors like lying down and smoking cannabis in a psilocybin therapy, as well as using soft furniture and holding hands. This episode will be of particular interest to anyone intent on moving into the psychedelic therapy space or pivoting their existing practice into a psychedelic integration program.

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Eric Mueller: Lions Mane and Neuroplasticity With Muellers Mushrooms

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:29:50 GMT

Eric Mueller is a professional mushroom cultivator who runs Mueller's Mushrooms. Eric is a purveyor of specialty mushrooms and has mastered the science of cultivating the neurocognition enhancing Lions Mane mushroom, as well as immunity boosters like Turkey Tail and Reishi. Mueller Mushrooms started in true bootstrap mycopreneur fashion -- while still in high school, Eric cloned a wild oyster mushroom from a creek near his house in eastern San Diego and began selling fresh, locally endemic mushrooms to restaurants in his community. Mueller Mushrooms has grown to include a range of mushroom beef jerky made from dehydrated oyster mushrooms, as well as two stage extraction process tinctures made from Lions Mane, Reishi, and Turkey Tail. Eric also is hands on in the San Diego community, partnering with local high school science departments to teach mushroom science in public schools.

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Colin Wells: Psilocybin Therapy For Combat Veterans

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:16:18 GMT

Veterans Walk and Talk is a private membership group that provides free psilocybin micro dose capsules and plant medicine therapy protocols to all military veterans.

As Founder and Director Colin Wells states "Our wars have been going on for so long that no one even talks about them anymore"

Yet the most dangerous theater for our military veterans is not in Kabul or Abu Gharib, but rather right here in the United States. Since 2001, over 120,000 U.S. Military Veterans have committed suicide -- a number that eclipses the amount of personnel that have been Killed In Action in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.

Psilocybin therapy has shown tremendous potential to treat debilitating conditions such as PTSD and addiction, and Colin is on a mission to "empower veterans to take control of their healing journeys" and to connect our veterans to a safe and accepting private group that uses psychedelics, cannabis, exercise, and community to heal and restore people to wholeness.

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Alan Lilienthal: Make Space For The Mystery

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:21:41 GMT

Alan Lilienthal is a creative genius who takes decisive action with his unique skillset -- he is the frontman for bilingual international hip hop supergroup Tulengua as well as the host of the KPBS podcast Port of Entry. Alan and I cover a lot of ground in this podcast, with topics ranging from how psilocybin can help fuel the creative process, to our mutual empathy for migrant populations, to the new psychedelic Judaism, to brain science, to Drake and Radiohead.

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Michelle Janikian: Psilocybin and Mental Health

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:35:47 GMT

Michelle Janikian has built a thriving freelance business writing about psilocybin and other mind expanding substances. She is the author of the book "Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion" and writes about drug policy, culture, and harm reduction for such publications as Playboy, Rolling Stone, Double Blind, and Teen Vogue.

In this episode, we visit a sprawling ecological park in the mountains of Mexico and sit among wildflowers, towering trees, and a pack of local dogs as we discuss her work, the role of psilocybin in dismantling the patriarchy, access and equity in relation to psilocybin therapy, legality, and personal experiences.

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