We go on an adventure into the astounding annals of Fungi Magazine and to the hallowed wilds of Telluride Colorado with magazine editor and executive director of the Telluride Mushroom Festival Britt Bunyard!
Professor Suzanne Simard joins us to explore her first book "Finding the Mother Tree" and brings us into her world, the intimate world of trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the vital truth that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks full of mycorrhizal fungi by which trees are living communal lives not that different from our own!
We join mycophagy legend Larry Evans on a journey into the soil carbon cycle to learn how burying wood may be a critical tool in healing our forests and then Larry paints us a vision of a new future where human society is based on ecological values instead of human fictions like money and property!
Social activist, psychedelic explorer and mushroom cultivator Reggie of Oakland Hyphae shares his work empowering BIPOC communities in the emerging psychedelic industry and introduces us to the first annual Psilocybin Cup!
We take a trip to Anchorage Alaska to learn about the microbial majesty of the soil food web with America's longest-running garden columnist and author of the award-winning book "Teaming with Microbes" Jeff Lowenfels!
We take a trip to Southern California to learn about ecological restoration with fungi, environmental microbiology, disturbance ecology and so much more with the founder of CoRenewal, Mia Maltz PhD!
We go behind the lens with filmmaker and researcher Anthony Basil Rodriguez as he takes us on a trip around the world hunting bananas and gives us a sneak peek of his upcoming docuseries "Growing Back to Nature", showcasing inspiring humans who may change our perspectives on how to live in harmony with our planet!
We follow a trail of synchronicity as we enter the world of Terrestrial Fungi where we learn about cultivating rare strains of Cordycep militaris and Ganoderma species, with founder and maestro of fungal genetics, Ryan Paul Gates!
We go in search of Mycotopia with author Doug Bierend who guides us through the weird, wonderful world of fungi and the amazing modern mycological movement!
In the legendary Dentinger Lab at the University of Utah we settle in to navigate huge concepts around the evolutionary biology of bolete mushrooms, fungus farming ants and even the chemical psilocybin with mycological powerhouse Bryn Dentinger PhD!
We travel to the mountains of Colorado foraging for delicious plant & mushrooms while we learn about indigenous land practices, global wild food cultures and more with Erica Davis of Wild Food Girl!
Bio-Design innovator Bob Hendrikx shares the inspiration and implications of his world-famous "Living Cocoon" mycelium coffin and gives us an expanded vision of a future where our societies build everything from homes to clothing with living materials inspired by nature!
