Episode 122 - ADHD and Mushrooms - Brains, Networks, and Zombie Ants 🍄🧠

Welcome back to ADHDville. Population: Us, and the 1,600 football pitches of fungus we apparently live on top of.

This week, Ex-Mayors Martin and Paul finally answer the question you’ve all been asking: What do mushrooms have to do with ADHD?

Spoiler: It’s not just about pizza toppings.

We dive deep (and by deep, we mean we read some articles and then immediately got distracted) into the weird and wonderful world of fungi. Martin drops some knowledge on the gut-brain connection and how inflammation in your biome might be messing with your dopamine. Meanwhile, Paul reveals that he spent his time in Italy stalking mushroom hunters and laughing at them.

In this episode, we discuss:
- ADHD and the Gut: Is your second brain sabotaging your first one?
- The Humongous Fungus: The 2,400-year-old network in Oregon that thinks like an ADHD brain.
- Zombie Ants: The fungus that takes over ant brains (and why it’s strangely fascinating).
- Neurospicy Connections: Why we click with strangers so fast (and why it’s not always romantic).
- Microdosing Research: The Ivy League is studying this—but does it actually help us focus? (Spoiler: It’s complicated).

PLUS: Was Paul’s on the back page of The Sun with Telly Savalas? We need to talk about it.

If you’ve ever been told you think like a mycelium network, or you just really like mushrooms on your steak, this is the episode for you.

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