Today on the pod we’re very fortunate to host the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of a company doing big things to advance the conversation around psychedelics and what it means to live a meaningful, healthy, integrated and thoughtful lifeEverybody please give a warm welcome to Ronan Levy of Field Trip HealthRonan and Field Trip have been on my radar since day one of this podcast as someone we hoped to engage in discourse with, and we made it happen On today’s pod we’re going to dive into the psychedelic finance end of the mycopreneurial spectrum, we’ll be using some big words like submarine patent, which I totally didn’t have to google what those mean during our conversation, we’re also going to unpack what the FDA approval process looks like in the context of psilocybin and synthetic derivatives thereof, we’ll look at the FT-104 novel molecule that Field Trip is currently developing and readying for the global market, and we’ll touch upon the existing dialogues and relationships between psychedelics companies and pharmaceutical companies on the world stage, and how psychedelic companies and mycopreneurs and the world at large could potentially benefit from leveraging the existing infrastructure built by pharmaceutical companies to scale psychedelic medicines and therapies to reach more people around the world I’ve fucking pumped that this little podcast that could is hosting world class disruptors like Ronan side by side with women mycopreneurs in Uganda and people living in the hills of Jamaica, so many more folks around the world leveraging the power of fungi to solve problems big and small, and to create healthier, happier lives of prosperity and abundance  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we are joined by the Founder & CEO of a United Kingdom-based mycopreneurial venture that combines two of our favorite traditions -Adaptogenic Mushrooms and Craft Beer!Everybody in the house please give a warm welcome to Zoey Henderson of Fungtn In today’s episode Zoey and I dive into the origin story of Fungtn, as well as some of the strategy behind getting a functional mushroom product out of the drawing room and onto shelves around the world - we also unpack the growing trend of alcohol-free craft beer, as well as the specific mushroom and beer flavor profile combinations that define the current Fungtn line up of beers -We examine the fungi culture of the UK in comparison to the United States, and we examine the workflow of the solo Mycopreneur in launching and scaling a functional mushroom product for the global market  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we’ve got the Founder & CEO of the world’s most reliable psilocybin and functional mushroom microdosing outfit -Adam Brlamlage of Flow State MicroMicrodosing psilocybin and functional mushrooms has conferred tremendous benefit to people from all walks of life, from professional athlete’s currently using the Flow State Microdose protocol to achieve a competitive edge to Silicon Valley executives and even Adam’s own 73 year old mother!Today we’re going to talk about Adam’s journey from treatment resistant depression to vitality and wholeness via an intentional and focused psilocybin mushroom micro dose protocol, we’re going to tap into the dosing range and how much psilocybin constitutes a micro dose, we talk about the perceptual nature of the micro dose, also the relationship between microdosing and enhanced athletic performance at the highest levels, alsothe rapidly evolving legal landscape of psilocybin mushrooms and psychedelic medicines, and so much moreAdam is an extraordinarily gifted communicator and has developed into one of the world’s foremost authorities on safe and effective psilocybin microdosing In addition to offering micro dose supplement subscriptions, 1 x 1 coaching and community support available directly through the Flow State Micro website He’s partnered with Double Blind Magazine to host the “How To Microdose" course - I’m also going to be personally working with Adam Bramlage and Flow State Micro on my first ever microdosing protocolAnd I can let you all know how the rubber meets the road at a practical level beyond theory and hearsaySo let’s get down to business!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we’ve got a highly spirited individual who occupies an extremely important and underserved niche of the mushroom universe -It’s a subject I know very little about but that I have tremendous respect for,and I think everybody should be aware of the service and devotion this gifted human is sharing with our world Let’s give a warm welcome to Omolewa, The Entheogenic MidwifeToday Omolewa is going to share some background, context, and best practices for helping expectant mothers and families safely deliver their babies in a natural and holistic capacityWe’re going to talk about her journey from urban Detroit to the hills of Jamaica And we’ll learn about her relationship with Baba Kilindi Iyi, among other thingsIn this era of hyper-commercialization, corporatized health care and standardized medical procedures,Omolewa represents an earth-centered approach and spirit-led approach to childbirth and vitality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we’ve got an extraordinary individual who is leveraging his extensive background in the corporate world to oversee the launch of the first global functional and psychedelic mushroom brand.Let’s give a warm welcome to Mr. Douglas K. Gordon, Chief Executive Officer of Silo WellnessToday Mr. Gordon is going to drop some intel on how he arrived at his current position as CEO of one of the worlds most prolific psychedelic companies, he’s going to share a little bit about the emerging legal psychedelic mushroom industry in Jamaica and what that means for individual and collective prosperity in the Caribbean region and beyond - and we’re going to discuss the launch of the Marley One brand, the ethos behind it, and how the opportunity to collaborate with the Marley family on the launch of the first global functional and psychedelic mushroom brand came to fruition.It is the goal of the Mycopreneur Podcast to bring you the people behind the brands that are defining the mushroom revolution, and to provide a platform for discourse that demystifies the human narratives shaping the emerging psychedelic industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we bring you Kyle Buller, Co-Founder of the influential podcast and media platform 'Psychedelics Today'.Kyle is an early adopter of public facing advocacy for the healing and transformative value of psychedelic assisted therapy -And today he’s gonna drop some intel on how he came to occupy the position he currently enjoys as a stalwart of the emerging psychedelic media landscape, providing insight into the realms We’re gonna talk about some of his formative experiences studying botanical dimensions under the direction of Kat Harrison in Hawaii, we’re talking about macro doses in the context of visionary exploration and strategies for grounding and integrating the vision that one may receive via psilocybin-induced psychedelic initiation, we’re talking about optimization strategies for growing a successful podcast, which Kyle would know a thing or two about as Psychedelics Today recently hit the 2 million download mark, and a whole to more - Links to events discussed in the podcast: http://thoughtroompodcast.com/episodes/ep-6-kyle-buller-spiritual-emergency-near-death-experience-the-psychedelic-renaissance/http://psychedelicstoday.comhttps://www.psychedeliceducationcenter.com/p/navigating-psychedelics-for-clinicians-and-therapists/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we have the absolute privilege of hosting the Founder of the Church of the People For Creator and Mother Earth -- Shane NorteShane is a member of the Morongo Band Native American Tribe and he is also a National Board Member for the Decriminalize Nature organizationToday we talk about his work facilitating healing ceremonies on tribal land using psilocybin mushrooms, and doing so free of charge for the members of his church.We touch upon what ceremony means from an indigenous, ancestral perspective -- we talk about land autonomy and what the 'land back' movement looks like in the context of the 21st Century billion dollar tribe -- we talk about the American Indian Religious Freedom Act passed in 1978 that recognizes Shane’s and other indigenous healers legal right to continue the sacred ceremonies and practices they have employed for thousands of years before the occupation of their lands by the United States government -- And we're talking’ bout macro dose mushroom experiences! So buckle in and let’s get down to business !  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we’ve got Garrett from Unicorn Bags, one of the worlds leading wholesale manufacturers of mushroom grow bags.Unicorn Bags is in their 32nd year of business, and today they are as cost effective, adept, and popular a product as they have ever been in their long and celebrated history.Today Garrett and I talk about some of the more niche aspects of the Unicorn Bag performance standard -- from rigorous environmental testing in no less a plastic averse nation as Rwanda, to the difference between Biodegradable bags and Oxo-biodegradable bags, to some of the more recent product offerings under the Unicorn brand, to entomopathogenic fungi --What does that even mean? Find out in this episode - So all you science majors, please stand up -And for the rest of us, let’s take this as an opportunity to appreciate the craftsmanship and attention to detail that goes into the products we sometimes take for granted but that are absolutely essential in enabling our own Mycopreneurial pursuits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we’ve got Olga Tzogas, creator and operator of the community known worldwide as Smugtown Mushrooms.Olga is a well-known and beloved figure in the worlds of mycology, allyship, and environmental activism -- an intersection which she strongly feels warrants more attention and recognition in the scientific communityToday we’re going to talk about strategies for allyship and the dismantling of oppressive systems via mycelium network level activism and community, we’re going to talk about historical use of mushrooms in Olga’s ancestral homeland of Greece, we’re talking ongoing resistance struggles for indigenous land autonomy, we’re talking ‘bout the war on drugs and what decriminalization of psychedelic mushrooms means in the context of continued prosecution and incarceration of marginalized communities for drug possession, and more. It’s an honor to host Olga today, and it’s an honor to have you listening in to the discourse, so let’s get down to business! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we’ve got a legend of the Myco game -- Distinguished citizen scientist, author and mycopreneur - Permaculture Papi, AKA Mycosymbi, aka William Padilla-Brown.Today we talk about DNA Barcoding of fungi and the equipment that William uses to catalogue and contribute his finds to databases, we talk about the synergistic relationship potential between algae and fungi (phycology and mycology) -- we talk equity and access to fungi educatio), and in fact we pop into uncharted territory with a little dialogue about Will's forays into the world of marine fungi.This dude is on another level -- he’s the archetypal embodiment of everything a Mycoprener can be, and it’s an absolute privilege to host him today.I used to teach high school Multimedia Production at a world renowned Title 1 charter school in San Diego -- by definition a Title 1 school means that the majority of the students come from low income demographics, from communities of color and historically marginalized populations, and *I wish* that I had known Will back then because I firmly believe that environmental apathy, the pop culture machine, the click bait and trolling and attention deficit democracy and institutionalized racism baked into our world order are only thriving right now because science and education lack the swag factor, they lack the sexiness that they deserve when represented to young inquiring minds.That’s all starting to change thanks to Permaculture Papi and those like him at the vanguard of citizen science and the mushroom revolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we’ve got an extraordinary opportunity to have a discourse with Giuliana Furci, Foundress of the Fungi Foundation.Giuliana's accolades in the world of mycology and fungi diplomacy are globally renowned and meteorically impactful - Fungi Foundation is the world’s first NGO dedicated exclusively to the preservation and promotion of fungi conservation and education. One of the many crowning achievements of the foundation's work is getting the government of Chile to officially recognize the queendom of fungi in it’s environmental legislation, making it the First Nation globally to do so - we’re talk about what it means for fungi to receive government recognition and support, how to spearhead pro-fungi change in environmental policy and legislation, and we also talk about Fungi Diplomacy and how citizen diplomats and citizen scientists can effectively marshal change at institutional levels.We’re also talk about the Future is Fungi event that Fungi Foundation and it’s coterie of prolific advocates are hosting tomorrow, Saturday June 26th online worldwide — and what the future of fungi in educational curriculums around the globe looks like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we’ve got Danielle Ryan Broida, a classically trained herbalist and highly engaging raconteur who’s also the National Educator for a little mycopreneurial venture called Four Sigmatic.She's going to be educating us today about some of the pinning developments and innovations coming out of the Four Sigmatic laboratories - which in reality, are actually reimaginations and recontextualizations of ancestral knowledge and wisdom centered around leveraging fungi.What kind of mycopreneurial innovations slash reimaginations are we talking about here? Well how about mushroom-based edible skin care products that can double as a creamer in your Lions Mane coffee? Whaaaaat?!Danielle will also share some of her best practices for polysaccharide extraction and the process of medicinal mushroom tincture production, as well as home fungi cultivation -- we’re also exploring the intersection of consumer habits and the global supply chain, Four Sigmatic business ethos, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Dorr is the Founder and CEO of Mushroom Revival, one of the quintessential purveyors of premium quality functional mushroom products the world over. He is also the host of the #1 mushroom podcast in the world, called - wait for it - Mushroom Revival.And above and beyond all that, Alex is just a solid dude who is obsessed with the power of cordyceps and mushrooms in general.Alex has all kinds of mushroom juju and creative energies afloat, educating the world about the power and the efficacy of fruiting body tinctures and planting a tree for every single product sold -- more than 45,000 trees to date. Alex has a goal of planting one million trees via Mushroom Revival and their commitment to reforestation. I can also say Alex has been extremely supportive of the Mycopreneur Podcast and completely earnest in his willingness to support our own little corner of the mushroom universe here, and that means the world to us.Today we’re going to talk about his entre into the world of mushrooms, we’re talking mycoremediation and it’s vast potential (and also it’s practical limitations), we’re talking the science of cordyceps, we’re talking how he scaled mushroom revival, we’re talking transparency in business culture, a little bit of mushroom history, and a lot more juicy morels of mycopreneial wisdom and demystification. Please subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts! Hit us up on Instagram or YouTube and let us know who we should tap in with next! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Wyeth is an emotional wellness and spiritual life coach from New York City.He’s also an extraordinary songwriter and musician who has scaled the heights of the music industry, having played sold out shows from Tokyo to New York, From Sydney to Paris, and hundreds of cities In between while on tour with the band Hockey, which he founded and fronted for around a decade.( Ben sound bite)I personally saw Hockey at Coachella in 2010, and I still consider Ben’s performance to be one of the most impressive live vocal performances I’ve ever seen — Between 2009 and 2010, Ben became a fixture on the worlds worlds biggest stages, from major festivals like Glastonbury , Bonaroo, and Lolapalooza to sold out stadium concerts across Europe and the United States with major pop acts like Pink and Portugal the Man, to late night television performances on the Jools Holland show and Spin Magazine.As the relentless international touring, high stakes pressures of life in the spotlight, and the bands meteoric musical successes gradually gave way to Ben’s plummeting sense of confidence and self-worth, he unintentionally threw it all away. In the years since, he spent the better part of the last decade lost and searching for himself, and in doing so has undergone a profound personal and spiritual transformation.Today Ben is going to walk us through some of the insights he has gleaned from it all, with a special focus on strategies for living in the here and now, tapping into the flow state, and nourishing our innate creativity and emotional wellness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fungi Solutions Website: https://www.fungisolutions.com.auMycommunity Applied Mycology Lab -  https://myco.org.au/ This organization is a fantastic hub for community cultivators and great place for beginners to learn the ropes. They also conduct fantastic environmental conservation and citizen science projects. The Circle Awards - https://thecircleawards.com/anz/2021Link to vote in the People's Choice Award - https://bit.ly/3oiDbbuIn this episode we connect with Amanda Morglund, co-founder of Fungi Solutions. Fungi Solutions is a mycocycling and mycomaterials outfit based out of Melbourne, Australia.Amanda has an extensive background in biomaterials design and prototyping, including in the fashion industry where she pioneered a process called "Mycotailoring", which leverages the adaptive capabilities of fungi to create new mycelium-composite fabrics out of discarded textiles.This same principle of environmental remediation and transformation is the guiding ethos of Fungi Solutions - With fungi, landfill refuse and discarded resources can be broken down and rebuilt into circular packaging solutions and other useful products while capturing Carbon Dioxide, instead of emitting it.Today Amanda is going to walk us through some of the exciting research and development that is in full swing at the Fungi Solutions HQ, including their collaboration with an Australian charity to mycoremediate the environmental damage caused by the more than 7 billion cigarette butts that are discarded annually across the Australian continent.We’re also going to hear about the mycelium-composite modular acoustic treatment blocks that Fungi Solutions is outfitting recording studios and media production facilities with, as well as their goal to create clean social spaces with bio design.These are just a few of the impressive range of Fungi Solutions that we’re going to dive into on the 15th episode of Mycopreneur Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laboratory chemist and fungi fanatic David Poplin joins us on the pod today to talk about the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Process, the science of solvents and fungi extracts, mushroom genetics, and the bigger picture of citizen science and community service through the lens of mushroom cultivation and distribution. We also explore the intersection of music and psychedelic mushrooms, speaking about our personal experiences and adventures in the world of music production and performance on small doses of psilocybin mushrooms.David is of the most genuine, humble and intelligent humans you’re going to come across in this crazy world. He also happens to be a classically trained laboratory scientist with a diligent understanding of all aspects of mushroom and cannabis cultivation. He embodied everything a mycopreneur can be; community and service minded, resourceful, and always working towards answering his the mushrooms call for him to "be a better person". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode we’re honored to host the scintillating yet unassuming Doug Bierend, mycophile and independent journalist extraordinaire. Doug has written with a special interest in science, technology, visual and interactive media, food, sustainability and general subversiveness, for platforms like Wired, Vice, Outside Magazine, and many more.Doug has also recently been minted a first time author via his sensational debut book titled "In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and The Untapped Potential of Mushrooms"In the book, which should be required reading for all mycopreneurs, Doug profiles how the emerging mycological vanguard is exploring, innovating and advocating for fungi’s capacity to remediate contaminated landscapes and waterways, provide food and medicine, and demonstrate how humans might live in equitable and sustainable accord with nature, and with one another.This is a book that for me, like any great work, inspires more questions than it answers - the extraordinary amount of fungi-related innovation, research, development, and corporatization currently happening poses challenging and nuanced, open-ended questions regarding the ethics of patenting and profiting from mushroom technology and indigenous intellectual property.Is there a sweet spot between anarchomycology, which is a term Doug will shortly unpack for us, and the filthy money tech bro fungi capitalist practices demonstrated in the recent patent grabs and billion dollar IPO’s we’ve seen in the space?Who is represented at the table and in the corporate board rooms when the fungi pie is being divided into market shares?Who decides what effective mycoremediation practices look like, and is the urge to solve climate related problems with fungi innovation really just white savior complex and Neo-colonialism masked in eco-altruism?And perhaps most importantly, how do we know that the virtuosic guitar playing showcased on Doug’s Instagram is actually Doug playing, and not some kind of black magic deep fake technology?"Mycotopia is already all around us" - Doug Bierend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshua English of okom wrks labs is a regenerative materials researcher and designer who has developed the strongest mycelium composite on the planet. What does this mean, exactly?Well, it means harnessing the self-replicating wonders of mycelium in order to create 1:1 replacements for materials that have historically led to deforestation.It means building houses, furniture, boat hulls and even spaceship hulls out of mushroom mycelium instead of the increasingly rare tropical hardwoods, toxic industrial wares, etc. that are currently employed.Joshua has pioneered a patent-pending mycelium based biocomposite called 'zerø-frm' with structural, load bearing properties…a monumental leap forward in the field, to say the least.zerø-frm uses low-tech means of creating load-bearing, structural components from 3 simple ingredients: mycelium, hemp hurd, and organic cotton.I ask Joshua if it is a pie in the sky fantasy to imagine a future where the world is quite literally made out of mycelium - you paddle your mycelium-composite canoe down the canal, disembark and walk up your mycelium dock into your cozy little okom-wrks zerø-frm structural insulated panel derived cabin, and lay down on your mycelium bed to dream of sweet little birds singing in joyful harmony!Spoiler alert - No, it’s not a fantasy world we’re talking about here, it’s the future of regenerative design.As Joshua himself states, “Science fiction always drives science." The potential impact of this kind of revolutionary and truly regenerative building material cannot be overstated.In this episode we touch upon Joshua's adventures in the world of mycelium-based biocomposite design, the future of regenerative building materials, the need for regional and circular economies, and other key players in the world of mycelium-design including Ecovative and MycoWorks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darren Springer is an expert on Pan African and African Diaspora legacies and traditions, especially when it comes to their initiatory and ceremonial rites.Darren travels the globe providing insight into the legacy of mushroom use and other entheogenic technologies in Sub-Saharan and Kemetic Africa, Kemet being the native name of Ancient Egypt.This collective tradition of ritualized psychedelic use and advanced technology in ancient Pan African society is fundamental to the human race yet largely overlooked by conventional scholars and historians for reasons Darren will elaborate on in this episode - Ancient African entheogenic traditions are the well from which Abrahamic religion has drawn it’s own mythology and sacramental practices - the mysteries of Isis in ancient Kemet are the basis for the Eulysinian mysteries of the Greco-roman world, in which a Eucharist is consumed to facilitate communion with the divine - Sound familiar? We’re also going to touch base about the equity gap in psychedelics and how mushrooms and psychedelic experiences can serve as a lens through which to examine the wounds of colonization and to marshal a collective response to historical injustices and the extraction-oriented , violence-plagued state of the modern world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary Heferle and his wife Addie run Fresh From The Farm Fungi LLC out of their home and have mastered the art of cultivating dozens of different rare and exotic fungi including Cordyceps Militaris, Lions Mane, Bears Head, Chestnut, Pioppini, Shiitake, and over a dozen more varieties - Gary breaks down cutting innovations in the mushroom cultivation industry, including his current experiments cultivating wild mushrooms that have thus far largely eluded the grasp of commercial cultivation. We also dive into nascent opportunities for the hemp industry and the mushroom industry to link up and double down on closing the environmental loop together.Gary was a full-fledged member of the corporatocracy working in a lab environment for a number of years before fully dedicating himself to the mycopreneurial venture that is Fresh From The Farm Fungi, so we’re also going to pick his brain about the how and the why and the when of fully committing oneself to being a mycopreneur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach Kiser is a mushroom cultivator and educator who is the founder of Mushroom Cult.Mushroom Cult is a Denver, Colorado based Mushroom Cultivation and Education outfit which has been connecting people with "First Principles" of mushroom cultivation for several years as an established business. Zach conducts online and in-person cultivation seminars and is passionate about bridging the gap between home cultivation knowledge and people with non-laboratory or scientific backgrounds.In this episode, we touch on the origins of Mushroom Cult, innovation in home mushroom cultivation technology, the importance of cataloguing the genetics of wild mushrooms, the equity gap in mushroom cultivation and education, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Rockefeller is one of the foremost champions of Citizen Science in the world of mycology. Since 2001, he's been relentlessly photographing, researching, cataloguing, and discovering rare mushrooms around the world. He is a prolific contributor to iNaturalist and to Mushroom Observer, with over 20,000 observations and 4300 species identified to his credit.He has contributed to numerous peer reviewed mycology-related papers in scientific journals, named and described dozens of bioluminous mushroom species and a couple of psilocybes, and continues to operate at the vanguard of the mushroom revolution. We cover his forays in Mexico, molecular mycology and the importance of genetic sequencing of wild mushrooms, the shift towards increased academic and industrial focus on the world of mycology, bioluminescent mushrooms, and more.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josephine Nakakande is the Executive Director of Environmental Conservation and Agricultural Enhancement Uganda (Eco-Agric Uganda). Josephine teaches critically vulnerable and abjectly impoverished Ugandan women how to cultivate oyster mushrooms as a source of abundant and healthy protein, and also provides them with entrepreneurship training so that they can sell their harvests at market.In her own words, the women that Josephine works with "have absolutely nothing". Many of them live in regions that are historically subject to droughts and corrupt government bureaucracy that leave many residents of the rural villages with a livelihood of less than $1 U.S. per day. After receiving free mushroom cultivation training and entrepreneurship guidance from Josephine and Eco-Agric Uganda, these women are able to earn $4-6 U.S. per day and also achieve food security.Eco-Agric Uganda has trained over 600 women mycopreneurs to date, and over 400 of these women actively run mushroom cultivation operations.The trials and tribulations of Josephine and her community are in a historical blind spot to many in the developed world -- generations of Ugandans and Sub-Saharan Africans have been born into an extremely inequitable and challenging world, and the power of mushroom cultivation and education is a truly disruptive technology for thousands of people in the region already -- and hopefully many, many more to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jasper Degenaars is here to educate the world about mushrooms and normalize the use of Psychedelic Medicine. He is the director of the world-renowned Fungi Academy in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, and a passionate mycophile who believes that the power systems of the world can be redistributed among people and communities through appropriate leveraging of mycelial networks.Jasper and I had a chance to sit down together in person at the beautiful Fungi Academy campus in Tzununa, Guatemala -- a tiny village on the shores of Lake Atitlan, where Fungi Academy hosts in-person cultivation workshops and also broadcasts their online courses to a global audience.Over the course of our hour-long conversation, we touch on the bold new science of Mycofiltration, Jasper's personal macrodosing regiment, the draconian drug laws of the United States and the potential of mycology education outreach programs in the U.S. Penal System, the importance of home cultivation of mushroom food and medicine as a preventative measure against abusive and hierarchical systems of power, circular economies, and some of the abundant market opportunities that currently exist for Mycopreneurs.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Yugler is a depth psychotherapist and psychedelic integration coach from Portland, Oregon. In this episode we talk about how to navigate the emerging psychedelic therapy space, strategies for integrating a profound psychedelic experience, and the unscrupulous psychedelic medicine providers who peddle Neo-colonialism as new age wellness.We also wrestle with the ramifications of the liberalization of psychedelic medicine into the global capitalist market, observing the 'psychedelic gold rush' whereby profit-oriented companies are attempting to trademark client behaviors like lying down and smoking cannabis in a psilocybin therapy, as well as using soft furniture and holding hands. This episode will be of particular interest to anyone intent on moving into the psychedelic therapy space or pivoting their existing practice into a psychedelic integration program.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Mueller is a professional mushroom cultivator who runs Mueller's Mushrooms. Eric is a purveyor of specialty mushrooms and has mastered the science of cultivating the neurocognition enhancing Lions Mane mushroom, as well as immunity boosters like Turkey Tail and Reishi. Mueller Mushrooms started in true bootstrap mycopreneur fashion -- while still in high school, Eric cloned a wild oyster mushroom from a creek near his house in eastern San Diego and began selling fresh, locally endemic mushrooms to restaurants in his community. Mueller Mushrooms has grown to include a range of mushroom beef jerky made from dehydrated oyster mushrooms, as well as two stage extraction process tinctures made from Lions Mane, Reishi, and Turkey Tail. Eric also is hands on in the San Diego community, partnering with local high school science departments to teach mushroom science in public schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Veterans Walk and Talk is a private membership group that provides free psilocybin micro dose capsules and plant medicine therapy protocols to all military veterans. As Founder and Director Colin Wells states "Our wars have been going on for so long that no one even talks about them anymore"Yet the most dangerous theater for our military veterans is not in Kabul or Abu Gharib, but rather right here in the United States. Since 2001, over 120,000 U.S. Military Veterans have committed suicide -- a number that eclipses the amount of personnel that have been Killed In Action in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.Psilocybin therapy has shown tremendous potential to treat debilitating conditions such as PTSD and addiction, and Colin is on a mission to "empower veterans to take control of their healing journeys" and to connect our veterans to a safe and accepting private group that uses psychedelics, cannabis, exercise, and community to heal and restore people to wholeness.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.