We drop in at University of Wisconsin Madison to learn about hidden mycoviruses; their effects on their fungal hosts, theories behind their evolution and so much more with doctoral researcher Bryce Alex!
We learn about the noble mission of the Fungal Diversity Survey (FunDiS) and how their team of volunteers are helping amateur naturalists to collect data on fungal biodiversity that can fuel fungal conservation efforts with project co-founder Bill Sheehan PhD & "Deep Funga" blog editor Gabriela D'Elia!
We take a trip to the tropics to study fungal biodiversity on islands like Vanuatu and Hawai'i where we'll even explore exotic bioluminescent mushrooms and endophytic fungi with tropical fungi expert Dr. Brian Perry!
We travel to Detroit, Michigan to visit Fungi Freights - an urban mycology lab and community space made of shipping containers to learn about the past, present and future of this ambitious project with founder and environmental scientist Tess Burzynski!
We chart a course through the intermingled countrysides and cityscapes of the UK to learn about the bounty of wild plants and wild mushrooms on offer, all while igniting our own emotional connection with green spaces, with John Rensten of Forage London as our guide!
We pierce the veil of mystery surrounding the entheogenic use of Amanita muscaria mushrooms with pioneering educator Amanita Dreamer as she shares her experience of the mushroom's effects along with preparation techniques and protocols for consuming this misunderstood medicine!
We take a journey from the University of Ghent to the forests of Panama to learn about fungal order Laboubeniales as well as other understudied pathogenic fungi and their habitats with mycologist and adventurer Danny Haelewaters PhD!
We take a trip into the ancient future with Fungi Foundation foundress Giuliana Furci and board member, actress and activist Nathalie Kelley, to learn about Fungi Foundation's work in documenting ancestral & traditional uses of fungi by indigenous communities around the world & to celebrate the upcoming "Future is Fungi" event on June 26, 2021!
It's an adventure to the University of Louisville where we drop into the academic universe of Dr. Michael Perlin to learn all about fungal plant pathogens - how they live, how they function and what they can teach us!
We drop in with educator, research and event organizer Darren Springer AKA Darren Le Baron to learn about the untold history of psychedelics in Africa and how we can all empower ourselves by uncovering the roots of our own indigenous traditions and learning how to grow our own mushroom food, medicine and spiritual technology!
We're off to the countryside of Devon England to meet up with Robin Harford, founder of Eatweeds.co.uk, to learn about his unique sensory botanical practice of wild plant foraging, how this process healed him and the perspectives he's gained through his ethnobotanical research!
We take an excursion to West Virginia University to visit the inspiring Kasson lab where we'll learn about forest pathogens, zombie cicadas and fungus eating millipedes with Dr. Matt Kasson!
