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The Mushroom Hour Podcast

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200 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
Mushroom Hour
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No
Date created
2020/01/24
Latest episode
2026/08/21
Average duration
60 min.
Release period
41 days

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Hi there...welcome to Mushroom Hour. Listen in as we venture into kingdom fungi with unique and beautiful humans who all share a passion for mushrooms. We'll go forage for wild mushrooms, explore their potency as nature's medicines, become citizen mycologists, transform human consciousness and learn how mushrooms inspired art, spirituality and culture throughout our history. There are so many ways that mushrooms can benefit (wo)mankind - we just need to tap into the mycelium network and let them share their gifts. Excited to have you along for the journey! Mush Love

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Ep. 202: Fungal Pharmacology – Ergothioneine, Beta-Glucans & Real Science Behind the Supplements (feat. Lee Carroll)
2026/08/21
GUEST:    https://leecarrollherbalist.com/  https://www.instagram.com/leecarrollherbalist/   MENTIONS:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergothioneine   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinacine   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006295223005257   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-glucan   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://www.instagram.com/mushroomhourpodcast   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Herbal Medicine Industry   Importance of Ergothioneine   Fungal Receptors in the Human Body   Fungal Archaeology & EthnomycologyGourmet Ape Theory   Fiber & Beta-Glucans   Anti-Oxidants and Protein Turnover   Fungal Lifecycle and Innovation   Fungal Fermented Substrates   Distinguishing Different Mycelium-Based Medicinals   Assessing “Full Spectrum” Claims   Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging   Bitter Molecule Receptors in the Heart
Ep. 201: Hiro Technologies - Plastic-Eating Fungi & Nature's Favorite Diaper (feat. Tero Isokauppila)
2026/06/05
GUEST:    https://www.instagram.com/iamtero/?hl=en   https://hirodiapers.com/   MENTIONS:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pestalotiopsis_microspora   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://www.instagram.com/mushroomhourpodcast   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Raised around Regenerative Ideology   Diapers as Ubiquitous Household Waste   Fungi Decomposing Plastic   Training Mushrooms to Eat Different Foods   Ligninolytic Enzymes   Challenges of Weather and Competition   Researching, Developing and Testing Mushroom Species  Regulations in Waste Management or Lack Thereof   How does the Hiro Diaper Work?   Working with Existing Industries   Gene Editing and Ethical Dilemmas
Ep. 200: Mycorrhizal Community Assembly, Soil Carbon and Fungal Necromass (feat. Dr. Peter Kennedy)
2026/04/14
GUEST:    https://cbs.umn.edu/directory/peter-kennedy   https://cbs.umn.edu/kennedy-lab   MENTIONS:    https://plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu/people/tom-bruns   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizopogon   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus_sibiricus   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26365785/   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://www.instagram.com/mushroomhourpodcast   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    PNW Mushroom Foraging & Panama Research   Community Assembly of Mycorrhizal Fungi   Fungi as Rulebreakers   Latitudinal Gradient of Diversity & Tree Density   Deterministic vs Stochastic Assembly      Seed Banks & Spore Banks    Saprotrophs vs Decomposers    Gadgil Effect - Impact of Mycorrhizal Fungi on Soil Carbon Cycling    Ushering in Next Generation of Ecologists & Scientists   Fungal Necromass    Ancient Carbon Made of Microbes – Especially Fungi!   Melanin and Decomposition of Dead Mycelium
Ep. 199: Natural Navigator - How to Read Trees, Water and Sky Footprints (feat. Tristan Gooley)
2026/04/04
GUEST:    https://www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-library/   https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/thenaturalnavigator   MENTIONS:    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://www.instagram.com/mushroomhourpodcast   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    The Art of Navigation and Shaping a Journey   Relying on the Natural World for Navigation   Planning Grand Expeditions   Journeys and the Path of Personal Development   Navigation in Historical Accounts and Stories   Sky Footprints   How to Read Trees   Creating Maps from Nature’s Systems, Organisms and Inanimate Objects   Navigation as a Fundamental Human Skill   Routine and Mindfulness   Visualizing a Natural Navigator’s Mental Map   How to Read Water   Nothing is Random and Everything is Connected
Ep. 198: Red House Architecture – Pioneering Mycelium Materials in Namibia, Cleveland & Outer Space (feat. Christopher Maurer)
2026/02/20
GUEST:    https://www.redhousearchitecture.org/   https://www.instagram.com/redhousestudioarchitecture   MENTIONS:    https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A6Ud3q0AAAAJ&hl=en   https://www.namibian.com.na/meet-the-trees-of-namibia-the-black-thorn-tree-acacia-mellifera-subsp-detinens-part-1/   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Mycohab – Turning Namibia’s Blackthorn Bush into Food and Housing   Fungal Architecture and Mycotecture   Adjusting Substrate, Species, Environment   Melanin-Rich Fungi   World’s First Structural Mycelium House   Strength of Mycoblocks vs Concrete   Biocycler – Mycelium Design for the Redeveloping World   Fungi Recycling Demolished Homes and Growing New Structures   Fungal Remediation After Disasters   Getting Mycelium Materials Accepting into Building Codes   Processes to Create Red House’s Mycelium Materials   Inflatable Mycelium Structures Colonizing Space   Mycelium Aerogels with Cyanobacteria as Substrate
Ep. 197: Mycocosmic - Underworlds, Hope, Poetry & Fungal Intelligence (feat. Lesley Wheeler)
2025/11/23
GUEST:    https://lesleywheeler.org/mycocosmic/   https://www.wlu.edu/profile/wheeler-lesley   MENTIONS:    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Venus-of-Willendorf   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Everyone is Becoming an Eco-Poet   Fungal Narratives   Poetry as a Process of Listening and Observing   Washington and Lee University   Into the Underworld   Good Things Come Through Fire   Mycocosmic   The Under-Poem   A World of Hope   Healing and Transforming Trauma in a Productive Way   Escaping the Digital through Fungi   Impact of AI on College Education   Authenticity Will Always be Valuable   Inspiration through Fungal Intelligence
Ep. 196: Think Fungi - Ottawa's Crown Lands & the Great North American Fungi Quest (feat. Robert Courteau)
2025/10/12
GUEST:    https://thinkfungi.org/   https://www.instagram.com/thinkfungi/   MENTIONS:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrolepiota_procera   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatineau_Park   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypomyces_lactifluorum   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnum_repandum   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    The Road to Becoming a Chef   Mushroom Hunting in Prague   Geography and Ecology of Ottawa   Rugged Landscapes of the “Crown Lands”   Bloodthirsty Insect Swarms   Impacts of Land Use and Zoning Designations   Go-To Chanterelle Soup   Record-breaking Puffball Mushrooms   Cleaning, Storing, Cooking   Think Fungi Mission   Cultivation and Identification Courses   The Great North American Fungi Quest
Ep. 195: Oaklore - Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees (feat. Jules Acton)
2025/08/24
GUEST:    https://x.com/julesacton?lang=enhttps://shop.woodlandtrust.org.uk/oakloreMENTIONS:    https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/sessile-oak/   https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/boscobel-house-and-the-royal-oak/history/charles-ii-and-the-royal-oak/   https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england/wiltshire/2379_savernakeforest/3713/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fistulina_hepatica   https://woodlandtrust.org.uk/   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Importance of Oaks Around the World   Biogeography of Oaks   Oak Diseases & Conservation Efforts   Mycorrhizal Relationships & Biological Markets   England’s Ancient Oaks   How an Oak Saved a King   Faerie Doors   The Big Belly Oak & the Devil   Goddess Worship with Chicken of the Woods   The Woodland Trust   Oaklore
Ep. 194: The Bristol Fungarium - History, Science and Healing Potential of Fungi
2025/07/21
GUEST:    https://bristolfungarium.com/   https://www.instagram.com/bristolfungarium/  MENTIONS:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderic_acid   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hericium_erinaceus   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergothioneine   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Traveling, Creating Schools, Becoming an Organic Farmer   Henry the First   UK Strains of Ganoderma, Hericium, Trametes and Pluerotus   Running a Mushroom Farm   Funding a Local PhD Program   Tincture Extraction Processes   Neuroinflammation, Parkinsons and Alzheimers   Insulin Regulation from Maitake and Lions Mane   Ergothioneine - Soil Health and Human Brain Health   Eat More Mushrooms   Coping and Searching for Answers in Longevity   Realities of US & UK Modern Medicinal Mushroom Industry and Supply Chain  Unique Reishi Mushroom Industry in China   Researching Targeted Treatments Using Fungal Compounds
Ep. 193: Appalachian Forager - Go Forth and Forage (feat. Whitney Johnson)
2025/06/21
GUEST:    https://bookshop.org/p/books/go-forth-and-forage-a-guide-to-foraging-over-50-of-the-most-common-edible-medicinal-north-american-mushrooms-whitney-johnson/21618294?ean=9780760392751&next=t   https://appalachianforager.com/home   https://www.instagram.com/appalachian_forager/   https://www.tiktok.com/@appalachian_forager   MENTIONS:    https://www.facebook.com/groups/bluegrassmycological/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnum_repandum   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Beginner Foraging Foibles   "Go Forth and Forage"   Appalachian Mountain Range   Foraging in a Kentucky Forest   Learn Your Trees   Making Science Observations While Foraging   Hilljack Girl on TikTok   Creating a Mushroom Guidebook   Internal vs External Inspiration   Textures and Flavor Profiles of Wild Mushrooms   Preserving Mushrooms Through the Seasons
Ep. 192: Wildwise Botanicals & Mycology in the Ozarks (feat. Michael Snyder)
2025/06/07
GUEST:    https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/   https://www.instagram.com/wildwisebotanicals/   MENTIONS:    https://momyco.org/   https://www.amazon.com/Missouris-Wild-Mushrooms-Maxine-Stone/dp/1887247742   https://namyco.org/  https://mycota.com/   https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/marktwain   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Growing up in Rural Ozarks   Crohns Disease   Wild Medicine    Homesteading and Homeschooling   The Ozarks as an Understudied Bioregion   Missouri Mycological Society   Maxine Stone   Certified Mushroom Identifiers   Developing Mushroom Certification Courses   Genetic Sequencing     Wildwise Botanicals  “Foraging Mushrooms of the Ozarks”
Ep. 191: Mycoventures - Celebrating Culinary Mushrooms in Community (feat. Julie Schreiber)
2025/05/05
GUEST:    https://chezjulies.com/  https://www.instagram.com/chezjuliesconsultingwinemaker/  MENTIONS:    http://www.mycoventures.com/  https://www.somamushrooms.org/  https://namyco.org/  https://www.cafebeaujolais.com/  MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Cafe Beaujolais  Cook Your Mushrooms  Mycoventures  SOMA & NAMA  Mushrooms + Skillet  Expanding Vocabulary of Descriptors for Smell and Taste  The Magic of Cooking Together  Future of Culinary Mushrooms  Underappreciated Russulas and Suillus  Community Cookbooks  NAMA Mushroom Cooking Competition  Licensing and Importance of Consumer Education  Don’t Let Your Mushrooms Spoil – Preservation Techniques
Ep. 190: Myco-Molasses, Mushroom Extracts and the Powers of Fermentation (feat. Wade Fox)
2025/04/18
GUEST:    https://www.instagram.com/foxamongbears/   https://www.patreon.com/foxamongbears   MENTIONS:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_oryzae   https://www.bioc.co.jp/en/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbamele   https://www.consciousacrefarm.com/morelfest   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Koji Saving Lives   Aspergillus oryzae   Process of Fermentation   Finding Creativity in Limitations   Capturing Enzymes in Fermentation   Safety & Nutrient Density in Mushroom Extracts   Better Farming with Fermentation   Safety & Nutrient Density in Mushroom Extracts  Developing Better Medicinal Mushroom Extractions with Fermentation   Bioavailability and Bio-efficiency   Myco-molasses   Shaking up the Medicinal Mushroom Extract Industry
Ep. 189: Mycota Labs - Documenting the Fungal Biodiversity of North America (feat. Dr. Stephen Russell)
2025/02/17
GUEST:    https://mycota.com/   MENTIONS:    https://www.mycoportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=274169   https://www.inaturalist.org/   http://ww.calalive.org/   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:    Passion for Mushroom Cultivation   Wild Mushroom Identification   DNA barcoding vs. Whole Genome Sequencing   Sanger Sequencing & Nanopore Sequencing   DNA Sequencing Process from Specimen to Final DataAI & Algorithms Interpreting Genetic Data   Creating Foundational Data Sets   Unidentified Fungi All Around Us   Expanding from Indiana Across North America   Genetic Data Making Better Field Mycologists   What is a “Species”?   The Species Problem in Medicinal Mushroom Research   Becoming a Contributor to Mycota Labs Projects   Bioinformatics & Scaling Biodiversity Studies
Ep. 188: The Female Forager - Mushrooms Changing Medicine & Amanita Alleviating Addiction (feat. Alexandra Lea)
2025/02/07
GUEST:    https://www.instagram.com/the_female_forager/   https://www.facebook.com/thefemaleforager/   MENTIONS:    https://www.facebook.com/groups/MushroomSpottersUK/?locale=en_GB   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomitopsis_betulina   https://hifasdaterra.com/en/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria   https://www.amanitadreamer.net/   MUSHROOM HOUR:    https://welcometomushroomhour.com    https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/    TOPICS COVERED:     Drawn to Fungal Medicine   Birch Polypore   Proper Mushroom Preparation   Conscious Communion with the Forest   Lowering Cortisol Levels   Alleviating Stress, Alleviating Suffering   Blending Allopathic and Holistic Healthcare   Science Communication and Medicinal Mushroom Research   Analytical Chemistry of Mushroom Supplements   Medicinal Compounds in Wild vs Cultivated Mushrooms   Amanita muscaria   Research on Addiction Treatment with Amanita muscaria   Evolution of Modern Medicine

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4.8 out of 5
223 reviews
★★★★★
Freespiritheidi 2024/10/25
LOVE!!
This podcast is so incredibly well done and has been one of my favorite podcasts since it came out. Each episode has consistently remained fascinating...
★★★★★
Whathefungus 2024/02/04
Essential
If you are interested in Mycology, you MUST explore this podcast.
★★★★★
yoyoyorambler 2023/11/19
Thoughtful, curious and fascinating interviews
This is one of my favorites not because I’m totally into mycology—though I do find the subject fascinating—but because of how thoughtfully the intervi...
★☆☆☆☆
shyborg.madrobot 2023/04/04
Platformed someone who spreads eco-fascist propaganda
it’s possible that this podcast just doesn’t vet their guests but it’s also possible they platformed Olga from smugtown mushrooms specifically because...
★★★★★
Nickmo720 2023/02/20
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My favorite mushroom podcast by a long shot!!
★★★★★
Ohla00 2022/03/08
Nerd it!
This is one of my favorite science podcasts out there (ok it is my favorite, but I really like learning about mushrooms). This one is top notch. I als...
★★★★★
HeidiSB76 2021/10/21
Fantastic!
I love this podcast - such varied topics within the field, interesting guests, and so informative. Thank you!
★★★★★
the Cordy kid 2021/09/13
Best podcast on subject!!!!
This is by far my favorite podcast with really amazing guests and info! Host is very knowledgable, well spoken and asks great questions. I’m always ex...
★★★★★
LorelleMorel 2021/05/10
11/10 Give this a listen!
Darren is a beautiful conversationalist who gracefully communicates with all guests no matter their background (forager to scientist to chef). I appre...
★★★★★
Houseofpearl 2021/05/05
Very educational
I love the in-depth interviews in this podcast. The guests are so interesting & have great info to share. Very enjoyable podcast!
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