Apr 2025

Healing with Mushrooms: Psilocybin's Promise Against Heroin Addiction

The opioid epidemic continues to devastate families and communities across America, leaving researchers and clinicians desperately searching for new treatment approaches. What if a compound found in mushrooms could help break the cycle of addiction? In this riveting conversation, ... Show More

50m 48s

Mar 2025

Mushrooms in Lithuania with Tomas Baltušis

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 woods while looking for mushrooms. We sit down with Tomas Baltušis, an avid mushroom hunter to take us on a gastronomic and fungal dive ... Show More

37m 8s

Feb 2025

Mycogastronomy of Mexico with Ireri and Joaquin

Today we travel to Mexico with Ireri Monter and Joaquin Cardoso to explore the exquisite gastronomic delicacies of the mushroom world. What is the anthropological history of mycophagy in Mexico? What is the diversity of mushrooms and dishes across many different regions of Mexico ... Show More

57m 48s

Jul 2023

The Magic of Mushrooms

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the secret world of fungi, hidden beneath our feet. They are joined by biologist Merlin Sheldrake and mycologist Katie Field. They hear about the hidden life of fungi, including their hundreds of mating types, predatory behaviour and crucia ... Show More

42m 31s

Feb 2022

Magic Medicinal Mushrooms

Mushrooms provide some of the most amazing nutrients, not found anywhere else in the plant kingdom. This episode features audio from Medicinal Mushrooms for Cancer Survival and White Button Mushrooms for Prostate Cancer. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor’s notes re ... Show More

11m 26s

May 2023

Plants of the Gods: S4E8. Part 1 — Mushroom Magic with Giuliana Furci

Today's episode features world-renowned mycologist Giuliana Furci. Giuliana is the founder of the Fungi Foundation, the first NGO in the world solely dedicated to Fungi. This two-part discussion between Giuliana and Dr. Plotkin covers everything from her experiences in the field ... Show More

33m 32s

May 2023

Plants of the Gods: S4E9. Part 2 — Mushroom Magic with Giuliana Furci

Today's episode features world-renowned mycologist Giuliana Furci. Giuliana is the founder of the Fungi Foundation, the first NGO in the world solely dedicated to Fungi. This two-part discussion between Giuliana and Dr. Plotkin covers everything from her experiences in the field ... Show More

25m 38s

Jul 2024

PT534 – Exploring the Fungal Kingdom: Cultivation, Connection, and the Potential of Permaculture, with Jasper Degenaars

<p>As many mushroom enthusiasts will attest: the more you learn about the fungal kingdom, the more you see how important mushrooms are to every ecosystem they're a part of – and how life-changing a relationship with them can be.</p> <p>In this episode, Joe interviews Jasper Degen ... Show More

1h 6m

Jan 2024

Mushroom Power

Many mushrooms have medicinal properties that may surprise you. This episode features audio from: Dietary Sources of the “Longevity Vitamin” Ergothioneine Medicinal Mushrooms for Cancer Survival White Button Mushrooms for Prostate Cancer Visit the video pages for all sources and ... Show More

16m 23s

Aug 2022

The power of fungi

Tim Hayward takes a journey into the world of fungi. There’s a global wave of interest in the potential uses of fungi right now - and businesses are catching on and playing their part.Tim starts at the Fungarium in Kew Gardens, the world’s biggest collection of dried fungal speci ... Show More

19m 15s

Feb 2024

Plants of the Gods: S5E10. The Mushroom Moment

<p>In this season finale of Plants of the Gods, join host Dr. Mark Plotkin as we learn about everything mushrooms, which are truly having a moment! Drawing from an article he published in HerbalGram, Dr. Plotkin provides an overview of how our daily lives are transformed by fungi ... Show More

19m 42s

Finding New Mushroom Species in Colombia...