The Mushroom Hour Podcast

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Ep. 102: The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible & The Psilocybin Chef Cookbook (feat. Dr. K Mandrake & Virginia Haze) Nov 12, 2021

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All the information discussed in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only! We do not encourage the use of any illicit and/or regulated substance.
Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we have the honor of speaking with authors Virginia Haze and Dr. K. Mandrake. Dr. Mandrake is a proponent of psychedelics from both a scientific and personal growth perspective. His long and varied education has mostly centered on biology, toxicology and mycology, culminating in a PhD in microbiology, which greatly influenced his home mushroom growing methods. Virginia Haze is a prolific writer and photographer with many books under her belt. She’s a regular contributor to publications that focus on recreational drugs and her photography has appeared in many books. She learned to grow mushrooms under the tutelage of Dr. K. Mandrake, has co-authored two books on the growing and use of shrooms, and has since become a fierce proponent of psilocybin decriminalization and the dissemination of science-backed information relating to psychedelics. I’m excited to speak with these two myconauts today about the two works they’ve written together, “The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible” and “The Psilocybin Chef Cookbook”.
TOPICS COVERED:

Discovering Psilocybin - UK Prohibition & Thai Milkshakes
First Attempts at Cultivation
Impact of Local Climate on Cultivation
Precautions in Exploring Cultivation
Sourcing Spores
Cultivation Hardware & Equipment
Contending with Contamination
Cultivation Cycle
Substrate Recipes
Monotub & Different Teks
Strains & Testing of Psilocybe cubensis
Dehydration & Preparation Methods
Magic Mushroom Recipes
Impact of the Books

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Psilocybin Mushroom Bible IG: https://www.instagram.com/themushroombible/
The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible (Book): https://bookshop.org/books/the-psilocybin-mushroom-bible-the-definitive-guide-to-growing-and-using-magic-mushrooms/9781937866280
The Psilocybin Chef Cookbook (Book): https://bookshop.org/books/the-psilocybin-chef-cookbook/9781937866419
Shroomery: https://shroomery.org
Spore Works: http://sporeworks.com/
Alexander Shulgin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Shulgin
David Nutt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt
Flammulina velutipes (fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enokitake

Ep. 101: Queendom Fungi - Mycology as a Queer Discipline (feat. Dr. Patricia Kaishian) Nov 02, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by freethinker, activist and mycologist Dr. Patricia Kaishian. Dr. Kaishian received a B.A in Biology with a concentration in Environmental Studies in 2013 from Wheaton College, MA. In August 2020, she defended her Ph.D. in Forest Pathology & Mycology from SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry. She is broadly trained in the taxonomy of macro and micro fungi, with considerable field experience in the Neotropics. Currently, she is working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Aime Lab at Purdue University where she is serving as curator of fungi at the Arthur Fungarium & Kriebel Herbarium. Beyond more traditional scientific work, Dr. Kaishian also works in the realms like the philosophy of science, feminist bioscience, ecofeminism and queer theory, exploring how mycology and other scientific disciplines are situated in and informed by our sociopolitical landscape. She is a founding member of the International Congress of Armenian Mycologists, a research organization comprised of ethnically Armenian mycologists who seek to simultaneously advance mycological science and Armenian sovereignty and liberation.
TOPICS COVERED:

Childhood Embracing Nature in NY State
Activism & Science Intertwined
The Practice of Science & the Institution of Science
Western Eurocentric Perspectives Embedding into Modern Institutions
Historical Dynamics Between Institutional Science, Institutional Christianity, Agriculture & Colonization
Agro-Heterosexuality
Queer Theory & Queer Ecology
Mycology as a Queer Science
Upliftment of Marginalized People & Organisms
Influence of Dr. Robin Kimmerer
Armenian Advocacy
Link Between Biodiversity & Indigenous Sovereignty
Dr. Kaishian’s Research on Laboulbeniales & Rust Fungi

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Dr. Kaishian Twitter: https://twitter.com/queendom_fungi
Dr. Kaishian ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Patricia-Kaishian
"Mycology as a Queer Discipline" Paper: https://catalystjournal.org/index.php/catalyst/article/view/33523
Dr. George Hudler “Magical Mushrooms Mischievous Molds”: https://www.amazon.com/Magical-Mushrooms-Mischievous-George-Hudler/dp/0691070164
"Queer Ecologies": https://www.amazon.com/Queer-Ecologies-Nature-Politics-Desire/dp/0253222036
"The Mushroom at the End of the World": https://www.amazon.com/Mushroom-End-World-Possibility-Capitalist/dp/0691178321/
"Braiding Sweetgrass": https://www.amazon.com/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567/
Tiokasin Ghosthorse: https://www.humansandnature.org/tiokasin-ghosthorse
International Congress of Aremenian Mycologists: https://icarmenian-mycologists.github.io/
Entoloma salmoneum: https://www.mushroomexpert.com/entoloma_quadratum.html

Ep. 100: Mycoworks - Mycelium Leather, Reishi & the Future of Fashion (feat. Phil Ross) Oct 22, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of interviewing Phil Ross of MycoWorks. A pioneer in cultivating living materials for art and design, Phil began using mycelium in the 1990s as a medium for sculpture. Almost three decades on, Phil and his team of artists are now complemented by engineers, biologists, production specialists and material scientists in bringing the first Fine Mycelium™ material, Reishi™, to the world. Anyone who sees his work or hears him speak, can’t help but have their mind set alight by a spark of inspiration. Phil is one of those unique individuals who can take something ancient, like fungi, and derive novel uses for it that not only shift how we see fungi, unlock new ideas and new fields of discovery, but really expand humanity’s entire “realm of the possible”. His lifetime of work with mycelium hints at the vast ocean of infinite opportunities that await humanity as we explore kingdom fungi.
TOPICS COVERED:

Cooking as a Primer on the Practicum of Biotechnology
Push and Pull of Tropisms
Fungi as a Cypher to Understand Nature
From Forests to Graffiti - Learning to “Read” the Environment
Polypore Inspirations for Reishi™ Fine Mycelium Leather Products
Indigenous Use of Mycelium Leather
Medicinal Qualities of Reishi Mushrooms
Cultural Responses to the Gross and the Grotesque
Fashion as a Means of Communication
How MycoWorks Creates Reishi™ Fine Mycelium Leather
Mycelium Sheet Polymer & Leathercraft Learning Curves
Scaling Up to the Future of MycoWorks
The Transformation of Phil Ross
Future of Mycelium Materials

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Mycoworks website: https://www.mycoworks.com/
Mycoworks IG: https://www.instagram.com/mycoworks/
Louis Pasteur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur
Claude Levi-Strauss "The Raw and the Cooked": https://www.amazon.com/Raw-Cooked-Mythologiques-Claude-L%C3%A9vi-Strauss/dp/0226474879
Rudy Rucker "Ware Tetralogy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ware_Tetralogy
Carl Woese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Woese
Susan Oyama "Evolution's Eye": https://www.amazon.com/Evolutions-Eye-Systems-Biology-Culture-Cultural/dp/0822324725
Ganoderma lucidum (fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma_lucidum
Lenzites betulina (fungus): https://www.mushroomexpert.com/lenzites_betulina.html

Ep. 99: Fungi for the People - Understanding Bioremediation & Engaging Fungal Allies (feat. Ja Schindler) Oct 12, 2021

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Today on the Mushroom Hour we are excited to have the chance to learn from Ja Schindler. Ja is a fungi researcher/ teacher/ activist/ farmer based in the Southeast Cascade Mountains of Oregon on traditional lands of the Kalapooya peoples. Motivated by desires to challenge issues of environmental injustice, Ja founded Fungi For the People in 2010, which serves as an outlet for collaboratively developing appropriate methods for cultivating and problem solving with people and fungi. As a hands-on cultivator and community organizer he is a focal point of the inspiring community science movement. I can’t wait to hear his take on the role community mycology can play in empowering people and helping us develop a more balanced relationship with our environment.
TOPICS COVERED:

Early Inspirations from the “Rebound Ecology” of Detroit
Moving West, Working with Applied Mycology
Community Evolution of Fungi for the People
Ecological Restoration & Mycoremediation
Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae
Advantages of Site-Based Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Bioremediation Work in Contaminated Mining Sites
Advice on “Skilling Up” for Bioremediation Projects
Background on the EPA and How it Works
How EPA Regulates & Facilitates Environmental Cleanups
Engaging with Institutional & Regulatory Frameworks
Working with Ectomycorrhizal and Endomycorrhizal Fungi at Home
Decentralized Future of Medicinal Mushroom Cultivation
Impact and Upside of a Parkinson’s Diagnosis

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Fungi for the People Website: https://fungiforthepeople.org/
Fungi for the People FB: https://www.facebook.com/FungiForThePeople
Fungi for the People IG: https://www.instagram.com/fungiforthepeople/
EPA "CLU-IN" Resource: https://clu-in.org/
"Mycoremediation: Fungal Bioremediation" (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Mycoremediation-Fungal-Bioremediation-Harbhajan-Singh/dp/047175501X
Fomitopsis pinicola (Fungus): https://www.mushroomexpert.com/fomitopsis_pinicola.html

Ep. 98: Hips & Haws Wildcrafts - Ireland's Wild Mushrooms, Herbal Medicines & Explorations of Amanita muscaria (feat. Courtney Tyler) Oct 03, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of speaking with Courtney Tyler. Courtney is the founder of Hips and Haws Wildcrafts, based in the Wicklow mountains of Ireland. Hips and Haws is a project all about wild food, fermentation, folk herbalism, fungi, foraging and wildcrafting- which is making food or medicine from plants and mushrooms sourced from the wild. She is a keen forager and spends much time wandering the hedgerows and forests of Ireland, searching for wild edibles to preserve as food or medicine or to add to her collection of fermented food and drinks. She passes her knowledge on through her foraging walks and tours, workshops, crafting and recipes. Her passion, knowledge, and her clarity in explaining and sharing her excitement inspires us to re-kindle our connection to the wild around and within us.
TOPICS COVERED:

Modernity Fatigue, Seeking Connection & Escaping to Nature
Finding Solace in Herbalism & Natural Medicine
Developing a Connection to Ireland in the Wilds of Wicklow
Foraging as a Physical & Spiritual Practice
Forage Seasons in Ireland
Resurgence of Wild Food Appreciation
Forest Composition in Ireland
Sitka Spruce Plantations & Groves of Porcini
Amanita muscaria Culinary & Medicinal Uses
Destigmatizing Amanita muscaria
Woodland Wizard Fergus Drennan
Creative Preparations of Medicinal Plants & Mushrooms
Magic of Koji
Future Vanlife Adventures

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Hips & Haws Website: https://www.hipsandhaws.com/
H&H Wildcrafts IG: https://www.instagram.com/hipsandhawswildcrafts/
H&H Wildcrafts FB: https://www.facebook.com/hipsandhawswildcrafts/
Wicklow County Ireland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicklow
Amanita muscaria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
Fomitopsis betulina (Birch Polypore): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomitopsis_betulina
Inonotus obliquus (Chaga): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inonotus_obliquus
Fergus Drennan: https://www.instagram.com/fergustheforager/

Ep. 97: Mushrooms of the Mountain Ranges & High Meadows of California (feat. Thea Chesney) Sep 26, 2021

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Thea Chesney is a lifelong Sierra Nevada foothill resident and naturalist. She has had an interest in mushrooms (and plants, and the rest of the natural world) since early childhood, which gradually became an obsession. She holds a B.S. in forestry from UC Berkeley, with an emphasis in botany and natural sciences. During her time at Berkeley, she spent plenty of time working and hanging out in the Berkeley mycology labs and continues to return to campus to provide specimens for and aid in teaching their mushroom ID course. She worked on a mushroom survey crew for the U.S. Forest Service around Mt. Shasta for several seasons, which allowed her to become intimately familiar with the fungal inhabitants and ecology of the area. Since then, she has continued with the Forest Service as a botanist for a long-term California-wide meadow monitoring project. She teaches occasional workshops in mushroom and plant identification, both for work and independently. She has also been involved with the California Rare Fungi Working Group since its inception. Her fieldwork and her own studies of plants and fungi are centered in the Sierra Nevada and other mountains of California, and she is currently working on a field guide to mushrooms of these understudied regions with Noah Siegel and Christian Schwarz.
TOPICS COVERED:

Mycology Lineage & Childhood Immersion in Nature
Underexplored Mountain Ranges of California
Diversity of Bioregions in Mountain Ranges
Mycorrhizal Mushrooms & Tree Hosts
Montane Water Cycles, Plant Ecology & Fungal Diversity
High Meadows Ecosystems & Their Mushrooms
California Rare Fungi Working Group
The Future of Documenting Fungal Diversity
Fire-Following Fungi
Morel Habitat & Ecology in California
Tips for Finding Morels
Thea’s Lifelong Connection to the Sierras
Klamath Mountains – The Most Biodiverse Pocket of California?!
Future Work with Christian Schwarz & Noah Siegel

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Thea Chesney iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/theachesney
Thea's Talk on Fire Fungi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V9Irj0GtTE
Thea's Talk on Mycorrhizal Fungi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PISk9C6FAds
Prof. Ralph Emerson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Emerson_(botanist)
Klamath Mountains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klamath_Mountains
Rare Fungi of CA National Forests: https://www.scribd.com/document/432145073/Rare-Fungi-of-California-National-Forests
William Bridge Cooke: https://www.mykoweb.com/articles/PDF/William%20Bridge%20Cooke,%201908-1991.pdf
Caloscypha fulgens (fungus): https://www.mushroomexpert.com/caloscypha_fulgens.html
Hygrophorus goetzii (fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrophorus_goetzii

Ep. 96: Hyphae Labs - The First Annual Oakland Psychedelic Conference (feat. Reggie, Ian and Tomás from Hyphae Labs) Sep 17, 2021

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Get Your Tickets for the 1st Oakland Psychedelic Conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-psychedelic-conference-tickets-169188460239?ref=eios

Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are beyond blessed to be joined by three members of Oakland’s own Hyphae Labs, Ian Bollinger, Tomás Garret and Reggie who has joined us on the podcast previously.

Inspired by early-life transformative experiences with psilocybin-containing mushrooms, Reggie has had a lifelong passion for mycology and now consults with the largest mushroom cultivators in the world. He is a also member of the Advisory Board for Decriminalize Nature and an avid activist for police reform and an ally of The Movement for Black Lives

Ian Bollinger is a dedicated researcher, scientist and host of the Understanding Entheogens Podcast. Advising for harm reduction through education by working with the entheogen decriminalization movement in the SF Bay Area; Ian dedicates his time to churches, non-profits, and public benefit corporations to bring scientific insights from the growing entheogen space to the public through his writings, podcast, and outreach

Tomás is the head of operations for Hyphae Labs. His background is in analytical chemistry that began with food and drug testing in Wisconsin. He moved to California in 2018 and began pesticide and solvent testing for the cannabis industry. Over the past few years he has become intertwined like mycelium with the vibrant Oakland psychedelic community.

Formed by citizen scientists like these, Hyphae Labs works to connect cultivators and consumers to knowledge, data, and education that supports their community through harm reduction. They are currently engaged with research around Tryptamine content in entheogenic organisms, providing lab and analytical support for the Psilocybin Cup. I am excited to learn more about their collective, their vision and the upcoming Oakland Psychedelic Conference.
TOPICS COVERED:

Hyphae Connection Between Ian, Tomás and Reggie
Mission and Purpose of Hyphae Labs
Why is Testing Entheogenic Compounds Important?
Testing Compounds in Psilocybin-Containing Mushrooms
Legality of Testing Entheogens in Oakland
Connection Between Testing & Decriminalization
Wading into the Chemistry of Tryptamines
MAOIs in Mushrooms
Effects of Compounds Other than Psilocybin
The Hyphae Potency Spectrum
Inspiration & Goals of the Oakland Psychedelic Conference
Featured Speakers at the Conference
Building Community & Embracing Diversity
Future of Hyphae Labs as Psychedelics Go Mainstream

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Tickets for Oakland Psychedelic Conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-psychedelic-conference-tickets-169188460239?ref=eios
Oakland Hyphae: https://www.oaklandhyphae510.com/
Oakland Hyphae IG: https://www.instagram.com/oakland_hyphae/
Ian Bollinger IG: https://www.instagram.com/eyepsychonaut/
Understanding Entheogens with Ian Bollinger: https://www.critical.consulting/blog
Dictyonema(Fungus/Lichen): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictyonema

Ep. 95: Spiritual Impulses, the Ecological Self & a Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom (feat. Dr. Andy Letcher) Sep 12, 2021

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Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we have the distinct privilege of being joined by Dr. Andy Letcher. Dr. Letcher is a writer, performer and scholar of religion who began life as an ecologist, completing his D.Phil in Ecology at Oxford University. After a spell as an environmental activist during the 90s, especially during the anti-roads protests, he moved across to the humanities, completing a PhD at King Alfred’s College Winchester. He is an expert on contemporary alternative spiritualities, especially modern Paganism, neo-shamanism and psychedelic spiritualities. He is especially interested in the tangled and sometimes tortuous relationship between science and spirituality, and in so-called dark green religion. He has written papers on: the distribution of mammals across continents; fairies; mysticism; and psychedelic spirituality. Andy is also the author of the comprehensive work “Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom” that examines enthnomycological research, legends and myths surrounding humanity’s relationship with psychoactive fungi.
TOPICS COVERED:

Ecologies, Environmentalism and Cries to the Moon
What is Spirituality?
Sensory and Cultural Inputs Birthing Religious Traditions
Defining the Self
Exploring “Semi-Permeable Self”, “Ecological Self”, “Community Self”
Consciousness Fields, Panpsychism & Animism
Symbiosis and Sympoiesis
Are Psilocybe Mushrooms Guiding Human Culture?
Are Psychedelics Going to Save Us from Ourselves?
What does a Psychedelic-Informed and Ecologically Self-Aware Society Look Like?
How Large a Role did Psychedelics Really Play in Ancient Cultures, Religions, Rites and Secret Societies?
Are We Part of the Most Psychedelic and Mycologically Inspired Culture Ever?
We are the Mushroom People
Psychedelics in Druidry and Other Future Research

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Andy Letcher Website: http://andy-letcher.blogspot.com/
Andy Letcher Writings: https://independent.academia.edu/AndyLetcher
"Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom": https://www.amazon.com/Shroom-Cultural-History-Magic-Mushroom/dp/0060828293
Schumacher College: https://campus.dartington.org/schumacher-college/
William Blake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake
Victor Turner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Turner
Terence McKenna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna
Carl Jung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung
Donna Haraway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Haraway
Huston Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huston_Smith

Ep. 94: Medicinal Mushrooms - Boost Immunity, Improve Memory, Fight Cancer, Stop Infection & Expand Your Consciousness (feat. Dr. Christopher Hobbs) Sep 06, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by internationally renowned herbalist Dr. Christopher Hobbs. Dr. Hobbs is a fourth-generation herbalist, licensed acupuncturist, herbal clinician, research scientist, consultant to the dietary supplement industry, expert witness, botanist and mycologist with over 35 years of experience. He is also a prolific writer and has authored or co-authored over 20 books, including the new “Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms, the Essential Guide.” Christopher has lectured on herbal medicine world-wide. He earned his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley with research and publication in evolutionary biology, biogeography, phylogenetics, plant chemistry, and ethnobotany. Time to dive deep into medicinal mushrooms!
TOPICS COVERED:

Embracing Generational Tradition of Herbalism in a World of Toxic Notions
Discovering Mushrooms in the 1970s
Herbalist World View
Elevating Consciousness
Allying with Plant & Mushroom Spirits
Importance of Spiritual Wellbeing
What is Medicine?
Chemistry of Medicinal Mushrooms and the Immune System
One of Medicinal Mushrooms Biggest Benefits - Fiber
Effects of Beta Glucans & Ancient Receptors in the Body
Secrets of Medicinal Mushroom Products
Starch Testing our Mushroom Powders
Healing Powers of Reishi
Why Do We Put Up With It?

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Christopher Hobbs' Website: https://www.christopherhobbs.com/
Christopher Hobb's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drchristopherhobbs/
Christopher Hobb's IG: https://www.instagram.com/christopherhobbs1/?hl=en
"Christopher Hobbs' Essential Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms": https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Hobbss-Medicinal-Mushrooms-Consciousness/dp/1635861675/
"A Modern Herbal": https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Herbal-Complete-Margaret-Grieve/dp/1626542236/
"Back to Eden": https://www.amazon.com/Back-Eden-Jethro-Kloss/dp/0940985101/
Dr. Edward Shook: https://www.biblio.com/edward-e-shook/author/587245
Dr. John Christopher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christopher_(herbalist)
Dr. Michael Tierra: https://planetherbs.com/owners/dr-michael-tierra-l-ac-o-m-d/
Ed Smith: https://m.facebook.com/herbal.ed
Susun Weed: http://www.susunweed.com/
Rosemary Gladstar: https://scienceandartofherbalism.com/
Reishi (mushroom): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingzhi_(mushroom)
Boletus edulis (mushroom): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis

Ep. 93: Mycoviruses - Fungal Disease, Plant Resilience & Hypovirus Biocontrols (feat. Bryce Alex) Aug 29, 2021

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Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are joined by Bryce Alex, Doctoral Student at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Bryce is originally from Utah and he spent time working as a graduate student and Masters Candidate in the legendary Dentinger Lab at the University of Utah. His mycological research work has involved important players when it comes to fungal ecology that are largely invisible and many of us may have never heard of. He has worked on projects involving metabarcoding fungal propagules carried on bird feathers and mining transcriptomic datasets for hidden mycoviruses. He began his PhD in Plant Pathology at University of Wisconsin Madison in Fall 2020. I am excited for him to share his expertise with the emerging field of mycoviruses and how they relate to fungal, plant and even animal populations.

TOPICS COVERED:

Entering the World of Mycology by Chance
Research in Legendary Dentinger Lab
What is a Mycovirus?
How do Mycoviruses Effect Their Hosts?
Hypovirulence in Pathogenic Fungi
Cryphonectria parasitica
Mycovirus Transference to Plants & Animals?
Agaricus bisporous Dieback Disease
Theories on Origins and Evolution of Mycoviruses
Changing Paradigm of Virology
Bryce’s Current PhD Research
Advice for Pursuing Academic Mycology
Embracing the Mycology Community
Future of Bryce’s Work

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Bryce Alex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-alex-5799b8169
UW-Madison Rakotondrafara Lab: https://rakotondrafaralab.russell.wisc.edu/
Utah Dentinger Lab: https://www.biology.utah.edu/faculty/bryn-dentinger/
Cryphonectria parasitica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut_blight
"50-Plus Years of Fungal Viruses": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25771805/
"Five Questions About Mycoviruses": https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1005172
"Mycoviruses of filamentous fungi and their relevance to plant pathology": https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00503.x

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