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.
Podcasting since 2019 • 217 episodes
Mushroom Revival Podcast
Latest Episodes
Mushrooms on Empathy with Cory R. Weissman
Do mushrooms make you more empathetic and social? Today we sit down with Cory Weissman to discuss his latest paper "The effect of psilocybin on empathy and prosocial behavior: a proposed mechanism for enduring antidepressant effects". We talk a...
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Cultural History Of Shrooms with Andy Letcher
Today we sit down with Andy Letcher to dive into the ethnomycological history of humans and psychedelic mushrooms. Andy published the book "Shroom: a cultural history of the magic mushroom" in 2006 and we chat about common myths ...
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Mushroom Robots with Organic Robotics Lab
Could mycelium power robots to solve large scale problems? Today we sit down with Rob Shepherd & Anand Mishra of Organic Robotics Lab at Cornell University to talk about their new mycelium powered robots and all the fun things they can do. ...
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The Death of Mycelium with Katlyn Beidler
What happens when mycelium dies in the soil? Mycelium stores up to 70% of carbon in the soil but what happens to the carbon when the mycelium eventually dies? We explore this transformation event with Katlyn Beidler in todays episode. Tune in a...
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Meet the 9 Year Old Genius - Sean the Science Kid
Sean the Science Kid is a 9 year old genius with a 160 IQ, who is an inspiring neurocardiosurgeon, a STEM educator, a mensa member since he was 4 years old, and overall fun guy. Come geek out with us, celebrate Sean's birthday and support all t...
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