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**Mushroom Revival Podcast**

A podcast devoted to the wonderful world of fungi. Our eclectic show covers fungi in health & wellness, technology, science, culture and more. Welcome to the Mushroom Revival.

Latest Episodes:

Functional Mushrooms 101 Jul 28, 2022

Show notes

We kick off the first episode of season two with a deep dive into Functional Mushrooms with Alex Dorr

The evolution of fungi on planet earth
The development of functional compounds as defense mechanisms
Co evolution of humans and mushrooms
Alex Dorr’s introduction to mushrooms
The History of Mushroom Revival’s Organic Cordyceps militaris farm
A rundown of 10 famous functional mushrooms everyone should know
Mycelium vs fruiting bodies 101
The life cycle of mushrooms
How to extract mushrooms and which solvents pull which compounds
False labeling tactics to look out for in the industry
A comparison of beneficial compounds between mycelium vs fruiting bodies
Future of the functional mushroom industry
Finding new species of
Future of mycology as a whole

www.mushroomrevival.com

We are a functional mushroom company and make 100% certified USDA Organic and Vegan mushroom supplements. We are transparent with our lab results, and use actual fruiting bodies aka mushrooms! We provide our supplements in tincture, capsule, powder, and delicious gummy form.

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.

End of Season One Feb 22, 2022

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Mushroom Revival Podcast is saying farewell to our beloved co-host, Lera Niemackl. Nearly three years running, our show has evolved and blossomed in ways we did not think possible when we launched.
Season 2 will still have the host and founder of Mushroom Revival that we know and love, Alex Dorr. As we transition to this new era in podcasting, episode frequencies will fluctuate as we figure out how to best produce the show with new team members. Thank you all for being part of this journey and making this podcast thrive.
Show notes:
Support Lera's mushroom endeavors: https://www.patreon.com/mycotalabs/
Mushroom in Every Language: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n8TfPMjLcLa8oVwFKMmgPuvbieakmB-6jd9stiLZ6xI/edit#gid=0
www.mushroomrevival.com

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.

Fire Loving Fungi Feb 16, 2022

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Burn sites create unlikely food for today’s fungal topic: pyrophilous— or fire-loving, fungi. Today on the show we welcome Dr. Monika Fischer, who has been studying fungi that thrive in post-fire ecosystems. We discuss how wildfires change ecosystems, the roles that fungi play in their recovery and protection, and how scientists go about studying them.

Topics Covered:

What makes a fungus a fire-adapted species?
Current state of wildfire events
Organisms and ecosystems that rely on fire
Variations in wildfires and how various fungi respond
Mycological properties of fire-adapted fungi
How fire-loving fungi are germinated and cultivated in the lab
Mycoremediation and fungal enzymology of fire-adapted fungi

Show Notes:

Dr. Monika Fischer Website: https://sites.google.com/view/monikafischer/home
Dr. Monika Fischer Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonikaSFischer
NY Times “This Fire-Loving Fungi Eats Charcoal”: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/28/science/fungus-wildfire-charcoal.html
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=RDJjNPAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

www.mushroomrevival.com

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.

How Fungi & Bacteria Interact Jan 18, 2022

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Fungi have a microbiome. Bacteria live in and on fungi, and their presence has been shown to be impressively influential on the ecology as a whole. Their co-evolution has shaped the trophs, genetics, metabolisms, vitality and more within these two kingdoms of life. Be prepared to reimagine fungal vigor and success as a communal effort.
Today we welcome the eloquent and brilliant Dr. Jessie Uehling from Oregon State who has been pioneering much of the research in the field.

Topics Covered:

The primary ways fungi and bacteria interact
Co-evolution of bacteria and fungi
The implications of fungal-bacterial interactions with human life and ecosystem health
Brief discussion on fungal-fungal interactions
Diversity of fungal-bacterial interactions
Mechanism of hyphal invasion
Antibiotics and their effects on endosymbionts
Fungal mating and how endosymbiotic impact reproduction
How these relationships are studied in the lab

Show Notes:

Dr. Jessie Uehling's website: http://jessieuehling.com/
Uehling Lab: https://uehlinglab677064000.wordpress.com/
Endosymbionts protect their fungal hosts from nematodes: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/37/e2110669118.short
Fungal endosymbionts metabolites: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16939276/
Mechanisms of hyphal invasion: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25182414/
Bacterial on the ‘Fungal Highway’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnsYh6511Ic , https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26432804/
Fungal endosymbionts control host fungal sexuality: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02052-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308579/
Reinfection of fungal hyphae with laser tweezers: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982207011438
The search for the fungal immune system: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1006578
Black fungus outbreak in India: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/20/world/asia/india-covid-black-fungus.html

www.mushroomrevival.com

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Mushrooms & China Dec 30, 2021

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We owe homage to the East, especially China, for our knowledge in the mushroom space. Today on the show we are meeting with a fellow cultivator from Forij Mushrooms, Jennifer Dou. Jennifer has extensive experience with cell culture and is first generation Chinese American, where fungi played a potent role in daily life. Now a lead mycologist for a company called Forij Mushrooms, Jennifer's background offers much needed perspective in the field.

Topics Covered:

Market economy of functional mushrooms. What does it look like in China and where does the United States stand in comparison?
Sinophobia in the Western world, especially in the world of mycology and functional supplements
Mushroom culture and mushroom cultivation in China
Parallels in the lab between cell culture and mycology

Show Notes:

Forij Mushrooms: https://forij.life/
Podcast on Alex’s Trip to China: https://www.mushroomrevival.com/blogs/podcast/international-functional-mushroom-conference-china-recap-episode-34

www.mushroomrevival.com

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.

Encore: Is Santa on Shrooms? Dec 21, 2021

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Today we have a holiday special. Is the true spirit of Christmas a mushroom? Today's special edition holiday episode is all about Amanita Muscaria and it's profound interweaving with the Sami people of Lapland. We are joined by our friend Eric Puro from Finland to ruminate on how the mushroom may have influenced many of our hallmark Christmas traditions.
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Eric Puro is an outdoor log mushroom grower, lecturer, Executive Committee member of the International Medicinal Mushroom Society, Founder and Managing Director of KÄÄPÄ Biotechnology, and a father of two. He lives by a lake in Karjalojha Finland, where he is currently looking over Europe's largest outdoor medicinal mushroom farm and building a log house. His company KÄÄPÄ Biotechnology is working with all types of fungi for many various applications. This inspires Eric to get out of bed every day, take his cordyceps and Chaga and explore the wonderful and awe inspiring world of fungi.
www.mushroomrevival.com

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.

Mycelium Wassonii Dec 14, 2021

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Valentina & Gordon Wasson had a major influence on western mushroom culture. The Russian-born mycophile married the then mycophobic Gordon Wasson, a theme which quickly spun into a mutual passion for all things fungal. This important and delightful story was put into an illustrated book by the talented Brian Blomerth under the title Mycelium Wassonii.
Today on the show, we discuss the story as well as the congenial details that made this wonderful book happen. Enjoy some behind the scenes information about Brian and his life as an artist, some golden nuggets hidden within the book, unlikely factoids and delightful details.
Topics Covered:

Valentina's influence on Gordon and ultimately catalyzing their trek to Mexico that shaped our culture today
Brian's work flow as an illustrator and the finer things considered in his work
How Brian conducted research for an underrepresented story
Hidden gems to look for in Mycelium Wassonii

Show Notes:

Get a copy of Mycelium Wassonii: https://shop.mexicansummer.com/product/brian-blomerth-mycelium-wassonii/
Brian's website: https://www.brianblomerth.com/
Mushrooms, Russia, and History: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/8683958-mushrooms-russia-and-history
Blood Spore: https://harpers.org/archive/2013/07/blood-spore/
Bicycle Day: https://www.printedmatter.org/catalog/53650/

www.mushroomrevival.com

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.

Encore Episode: Mycology 101 Dec 07, 2021

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Mycology, called a neglected mega-science, is gaining momentum with public interest. We are here to provide a stepping stone for beginners with our Mycology 101 episode. This is a quick and comprehensive episode on the basics of mushrooms and fungi.
Topics Covered:

Vocabulary basics
The life cycle of fungi
Where fungi are found and their roles in the ecosystem
Evolutionary history of fungi
The big and small ways that fungi shape our world
How fungi are distinctive from plants and other kingdoms of life
The Fungi Foundation and developing curriculums https://ffungi.org/
Cultural roles of fungi in the west and beyond
Innovative applications for fungi
The future of fungi

www.mushroomrevival.com

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.

The Mycorrhizal Market Economy - Toby Kiers Nov 30, 2021

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Mycorrhizal networks function like a market economy. There is a system of exchanging things of value in underground mycelial networks.. We are very honored to welcome with the brilliant and eloquent Toby Kiers, who has pioneered so much to our collective understanding of how mycorrhizal market economies work.

Topics Covered:

What is a market economy and how does it work in underground networks?
Mechanical descriptions of how these trade deals are made and what science can tell us so far about how exchanges are initiated and
How mycorrhizal networks work with multiple communities of plant species
How to track and quantify the chemical exchanges between species in the lab
Carbon sequestration of soil and mycorrhizal fungi
SPUN "The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks"

Show notes:

Toby Kier's Website: https://tobykiers.com/
TED Talk "Lessons from fungi on markets and economies": https://tobykiers.com/publication/
SPUN: https://spun.earth/
Press release SPUN Launch: https://spun.earth/press/

www.mushroomrevival.com

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.

Fungal Fragrances Nov 23, 2021

Show notes

Smell that? Could be a fungus. Aroma is everywhere, and much of that comes from microorganisms. Pheromones, toxins, attractants, hormones… chemicals are the language of fungi. Today we are joined by a mycologist and artist to discuss the olfactory world of fungi and how it is experienced by human beings. With an extensive array of scents, fungal fragrances inspired the first mushroom smell wheel created by Willoughby Arevalo and Isabelle Kirouac. Our conversation features stories around these unique aromas, the attempt to recreate the smells, the possible roles of these compounds in the ecosystem, and more!

Topics covered:

Our sense of smell and our human relationship with it
A brief overview of fungal aroma biotechnology
1-Octen-3-ol or “mushroom alcohol”
The Mushroom Smelling Wheel: the variety of smells such as garlic, watermelon, DMT, sperm, shrimp, crayons, wet sleeping bag, etc
Chemical communications and pheromones in mushroom forming fungi
Willoughby & Isabelle’s artist residency in Mexico and the development of fungal fragrance catalogue
Brief visitaitons on the sex life of fungi
Willoughby & Isabelle’s Art & Fungi Project

Show Notes:

Art & Fungi Project: https://artandfungi.org/

Walking The Mycelial Web: https://walkingthemycelialweb.org/

DIY Mushroom Cultivation: https://newsociety.com/books/d/diy-mushroom-cultivation?aff=20

Making Sense of Each Other Future Ecologies Podcast: https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-3-6-making-sense-of-each-other

The Mushroom Smelling Wheel: https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-3-6-making-sense-of-each-other

Fungal Aroma Biotech: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M9dG9bByudSDOvMXV2mF4sfQ7NEdLFr-?usp=sharing
www.mushroomrevival.com

Energy (Cordyceps): Need a little pick-me-up before a workout or when you’re picking up your kids from school? The Energy Cordyceps is the mushy match for you.

Focus (Lion’s Mane): Needing a little more focus in your daily life? Lion’s Mane is known to be the mushroom for the brain and may support cognitive function.

Calm (Reishi): Looking for some tranquility and zen in your life? Reishi will bring you into the zen state of mind you’ve been searching for.

Daily 10 (Mushroom Mix): It’s like having 10 bodyguard mushrooms fighting off all those bad guys. This is a good place to start as it contains all of the daily mushies you need.

Not sure where to begin? Take our mushroom quiz here.

Use code ‘PODTREAT’ for a 30% discount.