Mushroom Revival Podcast

Healing with Mushrooms: Psilocybin's Promise Against Heroin Addiction

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The opioid epidemic continues to devastate families and communities across America, leaving researchers and clinicians desperately searching for new t...

Mushrooms in Lithuania with Tomas Baltušis

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to Lithuania to explore Dzūkija National Park and experience nugrybauti which is a lithuanian word that means to get lost in the wood...

Mycogastronomy of Mexico with Ireri and Joaquin

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to Mexico with Ireri Monter and Joaquin Cardoso to explore the exquisite gastronomic delicacies of the mushroom world. What is the ant...

Fungi Breaking Down Diapers with Hiro Technologies

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Danielle Stevenson and Tero Isokauppila of the newly launched Hiro Technologies to talk about how fungi can break down diapers....

Mycomaterials with Kim Kedem

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Kim Kedem of Mixing Bowl Studios to talk about transforming living spaces with mycomaterials. From mycelial lamps and furniture...

Mycofiltration with Sanele Michelle Mnkandla

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to South Africa to sit down with Sanele Michelle Mnkandla to talk about how we can filter toxic waste with fungi in a process called m...

Psilocybin Helps Cancer Patients Mental Health with Petros Petridis

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Petros Petridis to talk about his new paper "Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy improves psychiatric symptoms across multip...

Finding New Mushroom Species in Colombia with Dr. Adriana Corrales

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to Colombia with Dr. Adriana Corrales to explore biodiverse cloud forests to search for new species of fungi. We dive into her researc...

Is the "Trip" Crucial for Mushrooms? - with Jack and Albert Dahan

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with father and son duo to talk about how crucial the subjective "trip" effects of a mushroom journey are for therapeutic ...

Music For Mushrooms with East Forest

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us today as we sit down with the wise and talented East Forest to talk about his new film - Music For Mushrooms. We chat about what it takes to s...

Mushrooms on Empathy with Cory R. Weissman

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do mushrooms make you more empathetic and social? Today we sit down with Cory Weissman to discuss his latest paper "The effect of psilocybin on e...

Cultural History Of Shrooms with Andy Letcher

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Andy Letcher to dive into the ethnomycological history of humans and psychedelic mushrooms. Andy published the book "Shroo...

Mushroom Robots with Organic Robotics Lab

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could mycelium power robots to solve large scale problems? Today we sit down with Rob Shepherd & Anand Mishra of Organic Robotics Lab at Cornell U...

The Death of Mycelium with Katlyn Beidler

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when mycelium dies in the soil? Mycelium stores up to 70% of carbon in the soil but what happens to the carbon when the mycelium eventual...

Meet the 9 Year Old Genius - Sean the Science Kid

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sean the Science Kid is a 9 year old genius with a 160 IQ, who is an inspiring neurocardiosurgeon, a STEM educator, a mensa member since he was 4 year...

Ethnomycology in South Africa with Cullen Taylor Clark

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to South Africa to sit down with Cullen Taylor Clark to talk about two species of Psilocybin mushrooms (Psilocybe ingeli and Psilocybe...

Mycelial Clothing with Aniela Hoitink

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Aniela Hoitink to talk about how to make clothing out of mycelium. The possibilities of mycomaterials are endless and Aniela an...

How Psilocybin Helps us Learn with Andrea Casanova

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Andrea Casanova who recently published a paper exploring the influence of psilocybin on subconscious and conscious emotional le...

Reishi Bonsai with Sam Shoemaker

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with the highly creative Sam Shoemaker to chat about Reishi Bonsai, mycelial boats, cultivating stinkhorns and so many other interes...

How Plant Fungicides are Affecting Humans with Marin T Brewer

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When we spray fungicides on plants, these fungi are adapting and becoming resistant to anti-fungals when they go and infect humans later down the line...

Marine Fungi with Massimo Pernice

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dive into the deep ocean to explore ecosystems of fungi with Massimo Pernice. Learn how fungi can adapt to extreme environments with ease, how they ca...

Cooking Mushrooms with Alan Bergo

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Bergo, the chef better known as forager chef leads us on a gastronomic journey of the senses into the mushroom world. We talk about local foraged...

How to Improve Your Sex Life With Psychedelics with Tommaso Barba

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Tommaso Barba to chat about how we can improve our sex lives with mushrooms and psychedelics. Did you know making love and doin...

Double-stranded RNA Mind Controls Rust Fungi with Rebecca Degnan

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Right out of a science fiction movie - what if there was a magic spray that could control living organisms to do your bidding? Well, that spray exists...

Mushroom Art with Irene Antonez

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Irene Antonez is an artist and musician based in Prague, who specializes in bio art and botanical/mycological illustration, particularly focusing on f...

Unveiling the Mystery of Chaga with Ben Bohémier

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we dive into the mysterious world of chaga with Ben Bohémier. We don't know much about chaga's life cycle, it's illusive rare fr...

Using Native Fungi to Weaken Invasive Trees with Abe Stone

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Abe Stone from Michigan Tech to talk about his use of Chondrostereum purpureum — lab nickname “SuperPurp,” inspired by th...

New Technique for Measuring Potency in Magic Mushrooms with Kevin Schug

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Kevin Schug, the Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, to c...

The Difference Between Pure Psilocybin and Full Spectrum Mushrooms with Lerer Bernard and Orr Shahar

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with two researchers who just published the paper: "Effect of chemically synthesized psilocybin and psychedelic mushroom extrac...

Mushrooms in Ecuador with Alan Rockefeller and Mandie Quark

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to Ecuador with Alan Rockefeller and Mandie Quark of Mycena to talk about the trip we all went on to look for rare and new species of ...

Psilocybin Therapy for Women with Heather Lee

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Heather Lee to talk about healing psilocybin therapy retreats for women. We chat about how one holds space for people dealing w...

Astromycology with Marta Filipa Simões

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to space with Marta Filipa Simões to talk about what fungi has been found in space, how they can survive, what tests we are doing on ...

Mycelial Buildings with Christopher Maurer

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Christopher Maurer to talk about building mycelial homes in Namibia, Cleveland and even Mars. Transforming invasive plants into...

Mushroom Virtual Reality with Nanotopia

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you make mushroom music and generate virtual reality with mushroom signals? We sit down with nanotopia to dive into an alternate rea...

Mushrooms of New Zealand with Liv Sisson

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to New Zealand with Liv Sisson to talk about the fungi of Aotearoa better known as New Zealand. We chat about the folklore and indigen...

Mushroom Music with Tarun Nayar

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with the musician and biologist Tarun Nayar to dive into the mystical world of mushroom music. Did you know we can hook up sensors t...

Oregon Psilocybin Services with Angie Allbee

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Angie Allbee, the Oregon Psilocybin Services section manager, to discuss how the first state in the USA has paved the way for l...

Mushroom DNA Sequencing with Kyle Canan

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with the robin hood of mushroom DNA sequencing, Kyle Canan, founder of the Ohio Mushroom DNA Lab, which offers free mushroom DNA seq...

Pikilo Mushroom Protein in Finland with Simo Ellilä

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to Finland to take a history lesson on the foundations of fungal protein developed in 1963, having coined the name "Pikilo"....

Bisexual Death Caps with Yen-Wen Wang

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Invasive deadly poisonous death caps are sexual deviants switching from unisexual and bisexual reproduction. We sit down with Yen-Wen Wang to dive int...

The Importance of Mycorrhizal Fungi with Marcel van der Heijden

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by Marcel van der Heijden who recently just co led a paper demonstrated how mycorrhizal fungi can increase crop yields up to 40%. ...

Fungi make Ice and Snow with Konrad Meister

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we travel to Antarctica with Konrad Meister to look into the fascinating phenomena of how fungi make ice and snow. Beyond further ecological und...

Traditional Chinese Herbalism and Daoism with Mason Taylor

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we dive into the wealth of knowledge that is Mason Taylor, a thought leader, professional speaker, tonic herbalist and writer who inspires and t...

Mycomaterials with Jessica Dias and Catherine Euale

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with the two bio babes, Jessica Dias and Catherine Euale, from Fungal Matters, who have their hands deep in the world of mycomateria...

Psilocybin for Women with Jennifer Chesak

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Jennifer Chesak, newest author to the book "The Psilocybin Handbook for Women" (2023). We cover questions such as: ...

Mushroom Mommas with Mikaela De La Myco

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit with the magical Mikaela De La Myco to talk in depth about using mushrooms in pregnancy and motherhood, navigating healthy psychedelic sp...

Wind Turbines Made from Mycelium with Valeria La Saponara

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In an age with an alarming increasing demand for energy consumption, we need more sustainable solutions if we're going to continue as a human rac...

Fungal Biodiversity of Hawaii with Nicole Hynson

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we get an auditory transport to Hawaii to sit down with Nicole Hynson to chat about the fungal biodiversity of Hawaii. We focus on the importanc...

Growing a Mushroom Farm with Max Goransson of Golden Mushroom Co

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with Max Goransson of Golden Mushroom Co. from Ocean Beach San Diego sunny California to chat mushroom farming, surfing, creating a ...

Transforming Fungal Pathogens into Symbionts with Kei Hiruma

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

By influencing a gene in Colletotrichum tofieldiae researchers like Kei Hiruma are able to turn the root mold from a damaging parasite into something ...

Mushrooms on Madagascar with Mauro Rivas-Ferreiro

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we take a trip to Madagascar with Mauro Rivas-Ferreiro to discover the biodiversity of fungi on the island. From mycorrhizal fungi to more, we t...

Mushroom Architecture with PLP labs

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The future of architecture is partnering with fungi. Even beyond this, it's partnering with nature as a whole, a stance that is referred to as go...

Treating PTSD of Veterans with Psilocybin with Lauren Myers

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down today with Lauren Myers to talk about her work with VETS, an organization that helps veterans and their spouses access treatment with psyc...

How to Become a Psilocybin Therapist with Dr. Erica Zelfand

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oregon was the first state in the United States to legalize psilocybin for medical use. We sit down with Dr. Erica Zelfand, the lead educator in the n...

Fireproof Mycelial Wallpaper with Tien Huynh

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What if we can fireproof our home with mycelium? Just in the US alone around 358,500 homes experience a structural fire and 3,000 people die each year...

Degrading plastics then curing cancer using Aspergillus nidulans with Berl Oakley

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Berl Oakley and his team are using Aspergillus nidulans to degrade plastic and then using the secondary metabolites to then cure cancer, make antibiot...

Mushroom Embroidery with Amanda Cobbett

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Cobbett is an award-winning textile artist with over 25 years’ experience making realistic three dimensional embroidery sculptures of mushroo...

Mushrooms in Hawaii with Malama Mushrooms

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our fourth ever in person podcast episode we sit down with Ben and Amanda, the super rad brother and sister duo at Malama Mushrooms. We chat about ...

Running a Mushroom Farm with Erik Lomen of Maine Cap N' Stem

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Maine Cap N Stem Started in 2014 cultivating a variety of gourmet mushrooms from spore to store,  then became the first national producer and distrib...

Legal Psilocybin Therapy with Hadas Alterman

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How does one get accredited to become a psilocybin facilitator? What are the rules and regulations currently in place in Oregon? What does the legal f...

Treating Anorexia with Psilocybin with Dr. Stephanie Knatz Peck

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety can wreak havoc on people and develop into more serious disorders including Anorexia nervosa. We chat with UCSD Associate Clinical Professor &...

Mushroom Hunting For Kids with Melany Kahn

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a current or aspiring parent and want to teach your kiddos about mushrooms? This is the episode for you. We chat with Tedx speaker and publish...

How Temperature Makes Fungi Kill us or Heal us with Dr. Arturo Casadevall and Dr. Radames J. B. Cordero

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When an astroid hit earth and fungi took over, warm blooded mammals were able to survive better than cold blooded amphibians because their higher temp...

Psychedelic Satire with Dennis Walker of Mycopreneur

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The psychedelic green rush is here with venture capitalists, health gurus, life coaches, neo shamans, biohackers, and spiritual narcissists lining at ...

Bat Killing Fungus Taking Over with Alyssa Bennett

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The white-nose syndrome is a deadly fungus killing bats around the world and is quickly spreading in North America. We sit down with Alyssa Bennett wh...

Oomycota and fungal biotech with Mitch Roth

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we sit down with almost pro hockey player turned fungal laboratory scientist Mitch Roth. We chat about plant pathogens, DNA sequencing, genetic ...

Mushroom Dyes and Pigments with Julie Beeler

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nature is filled with an incredible array of colors, some of which can only come from mushrooms. We chat with artist Julie Beeler, who has dedicated h...

Psilocybe science with Doma Nunzio

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We step into a mad scientist's laboratory to dive deep into the world of magic mushrooms. Doma Nunzio is the founder of MagicMyco, MycoCoil, The ...

Mushroom Sculptures with Chris Ritson

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Normally people put posters or paintings on their wall but Chris Ritson is opening up the possibility for people to put living mushroom art in their h...

The Secret Electrical Language of Mushrooms with Yu Fukasawa

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are mushrooms communicating with each other using electricity? Are we one day able to crack this secret code and decipher this language so one day we&...

Mushroom Spores in Prehistoric Poop with Dunia Urrego and Felix Pym

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prehistoric animals pooped out mushroom spores as far back as 23,000 years ago and we are now today finding them and learning about what life was like...

Quit Your Job and Dedicate Your Life to Mushrooms - John Michelotti

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down with a longtime dear friend and man of many talents, John Michelotti. Founder of Catskill Fungi, past president of the Mid-Hudson Mycologi...

Beetles Team with Fungi to Eat Trees - Jonathan Gershenzon

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bark beetles have decimated millions of hectares of conifer forests in Europe in recent years and are attracted to trees that have a certain partner f...

Magic Mushroom Testing with Ian Bollinger from Hyphae Labs

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered what was inside magic mushrooms that made them work? Are some varieties more potent than others? Do you grow your own and wondering how ...

Fungal Conservation with Gabriela D'elia from Fungal Diversity Survey

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some scientists estimate we've only described around 120,000 out of the 5,000,000 undescribed species waiting to be discovered. During the destru...

Finding New Species of Fungi with The Kew Fungarium

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 This week on the Mushroom Revival Podcast,  Alex Dorr is joined by lead mycologist Tuula Niskanen and Alyona Biketova of Kew's Fungarium. Hold...

Mycelium Meat with Kinoko Tech

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kinoko-Tech is an Israel-based B2B company developing high-quality protein plant-based foods by “harnessing fermentation to elevate healthy food to ...

Commercial Spawn Production with Kasper Moreaux from Mycelia

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Any mushroom farm in the world starts their process with mushroom spawn. Mycelia is one of the largest spawn producers in the world suppling some of t...

Psilocybe azurescens with Hamilton Pevec

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The rare and illustrious Psilocybe azurescens is the most potent magic mushroom in the world and also happens to be one of the most evasive species to...

Mushrooms in Guatemala with Jasper from Fungi Academy

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you've never heard of Fungi Adademy, you're sleeping on one of the greats. Based on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, they've been hosting...

Mushrooms in Alaska with Alannah Johnson

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're traveling to cold Alaska on this episode to geek out with Alannah Johnson of New Earth Fungi, to talk about mushrooms in Alaska. We cover e...

Medical Psilocybin with Carlton Spotswood, PMHNP-BC

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Carlton Spotswood, PMHNP-BC, aka “EntheoNurse” is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who treats children, adolescents ...

Psychedelics in the Middle East with Haya Al-Hejailan

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring on Haya Al-Hejailan to talk about the rise of psychedelic therapy, with an emphasis on psilocybin therapy, in the Middle East. We discu...

Fungus Farming Ants with Pepijn Kooij

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of people have seen videos of leaf cutter ants, the lines of ants carrying leafs on their back to go back to their next, but very few people know...

Mo’orea’s hidden treasure trove of fungi with Matteo Garbelotto

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The remote volcanic French Polynesian Island Mo'orea, near Tahiti, happens to be a hidden treasure trove of unique fungi and mushrooms. Matteo Ga...

Growing Mushrooms with Field and Forest

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In todays episode we sit down with the fine fungal folks at Field and Forest to talk about their beginnings, the evolution of the mushroom growing ind...

Mushrooms in Uganda with Josephine Nakakande

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josephine Nakakande is the bubbly passionate mushroom saint of Uganda empowering thousands of women of Uganda to become mushroom farmers. We chat abou...

Building a Mushroom Empire with Tero Isokauppila

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TERO ISOKAUPPILA is the founder and CEO of Four Sigmatic. We chat about the history of the business, the challenges of building a mushroom company, ad...

Mushroom Material Art with Mari Koppanen

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mycomaterials - from kombucha leather, to mycelial furniture, bags, vests, dyes, functional jewelry and more. We bring on Mari Koppanen, a Finnish des...

Mushrooms of the Himalayas of Nepal with Richard Silber

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our newest guest on the podcast is the executive director at International Mountain Trekking and a co-founder of the Himalayan  Climate & Science...

Commercial Psilocybin and the Entourage Effect with Dr. Darryl Hudson

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Mushroom Revival pod, we're talking with Dr. Darryl Hudson, a Canadian PhD molecular biologist with a background in breeding, cu...

Brewing Psilocybin with Dr. J Andrew Jones

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the Mushroom Revival Podcast, lead researcher of the E. coli psilocybin project, J. Andrew Jones, PhD., discusses the idea of producing psilocybin ...

Mushrooms in Mexico with Laura Guzman Davalos

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Guzmán-Dávalos is the most famous woman Mexican mycologist working since 1983 at University of Guadalajara in Jalisco State. Laura is a well-r...

Foraging Mushrooms with Gabrielle Cerberville (@ChaoticForager)

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gabrielle Cerberville has a famous educational TikTok channel boasting almost a million followers, where she creates engaging videos educating shroom ...

Adaptogens 101 with Tero Isokauppila and Danielle Ryan Broida

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adaptogens are herbs or mushrooms that help our body adapt to occasional stress and fatigue. They have been used all around the world for thousands of...

Mushrooms Worth Their Weight in Gold (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) - With ‪Zhengyang Wang‬

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most famous mushrooms of all time is actually worth its weight in gold because of its rarity - Ophiocordyceps sinensis. This mushroom is al...

Mycelial Coffins with Loop Biotech

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Loop Living Cocoon is the world's first living coffin designed by Bob Hendrikx of Loop Biotech. We talk about: - How the mycelial coffin is m...

Mushroom Permaculture with Kris Holstrom

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a permaculture farm already? Dreaming one up? Looking to incorporate mushrooms in your homestead visions? Hear Kris's insights on run...

Microdosing Psilocybin with Dr. James Fadiman

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring on Dr. James Fadiman, arguably the person responsible for making microdosing magic mushrooms popular. We talk about the current researc...

Psychedelics and Virtual Reality

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode we go full force into the metaverse with Enosis Therapeutics who are researching using virtual reality and psychedelics. Talk abo...