Mycopreneur

Tatyana Voloshin of Unidelics is a Russian Ukrainian Amanita muscaria mushroom educator who grew up steeped in the tradition of this iconic and enigmatic mushroom. She educates us on the role of Amanita in traditional cultures around the world, and shares how her upbringing and connection to healers using this mushroom informs her current practice mentoring people in best practices for connecting with the 'Fly Agaric' fungi.Please rate and review this episode ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexandra Plesner is the Founder of Psychedelics Design, a media and community platform exploring the integration of the principles of psychedelics—into design; whilst also offering design knowledge for the psychedelic industry.We talk about her path from growing up in a tiny village in the Austrian Alps where psychedelics were completely stigmatized, to her graduate studies in London and journey into the world of professional design, on through her first psychedelic experiences and up to today where she has established a globally reputable platform for the intersection of Psychedelics + Design.Please rate and review wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Chioffi is a mushroom supplement industry veteran who joins us on the podcast today to discuss the meteoric rise in popularity of mushroom supplements in North America and Europe, the company culture behind industry pioneers Real Mushrooms, and much more.Please consider rating and reviewing this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oli Genn-Bash is The Fungi Consultant, a steward of the UK mushroom and psychedelic community who joins me today to discuss a number of different juicy topics on the intersection of mushrooms and society.Please rate and review this podcast wherever you're listening - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin and Melissa are the Founders of Twisted Tree Nursery , a Southern California based company that makes substrate for mushroom cultivation among many other myco projects. Twisted Tree has quickly become one of the most trusted vendors and community builders in the mushroom space, and today we take you on a tour of their backstory and current projects in the mushroom world.Please rate and review wherever you're listening ( : and share with a friend or two Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jashid and Prithvi are the founders of Nuvedo, the leading mushroom startup in India. They return to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share updates from their mycopreneurial journey over the last year since I joined them at Shroom Sabha, the first mushroom festival in India. Their recent achievements include appearing on Shark Tank India, being featured in Condé Nast, producing a documentary on fungi in remote Northeastern India in collaboration with the world renowned Fungi Foundation, and much more.Please rate and review wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Latin is the founder of Healing Herbals , purveyor of legal entheogens. Today Rob joins us on the podcast for the second time to discuss his recent acquisition of a Kava bar on Long Island, New York, as well as to detail the extensive selection of legal entheogens available on the Healing Herbals website. We discuss the trials and tribulations of navigating compliance in the plant medicine space, the role of various entheogens across cultures, and much more.Pleas rate and review this episode wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob Hoffman is a professor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and an editor / peer-reviewer of various academic journals. We dive into the history of Reishi in China, it's reference in ancient Chinese Pharmacopeias, the etymological origins of Reishi, and much more.Please rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Carroll is the lead herbalist at Real Mushrooms, pioneers in the functional mushroom industry with 40+ years experience. Lee joins us for the second time to discuss the nutritional benefit of mushrooms in regards to fighting inflammation in the body and reducing cellular stress. He discusses the often overlooked importance of Ergothioneine, an amino acid found mainly in mushrooms, as well as the importance of honoring tradition in our relationship with mushrooms.Use code Lee for a discount on your purchase from Real MushroomsPlease rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Molly Hickey is a psychedelic neuropsychopharmacologist with experience working at one of the biggest psychedelic drug developers in the world. We discuss the clinical applications of psilocybin as an 'asset' in a biopharma company portfolio, her career arc into science communication, and her ongoing workin Madagascar.Please rate and review this episode ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kat Murti is the Executive Director of SSDP, Students For Sensible Drug Policy, an advocacy org working to end the War On Drugs and ensure access to research and civil liberties. She joins us today to raise public awareness of the proposed scheduling of DOI and DOC by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. DOI and DOC are two research chemicals that are vitally important to psychedelic research - SSDP is taking the DEA to court to ensure that these two chemicals remain unscheduled, a process which we discuss on the episode today in addition to covering a lot of ground around drug policy reform and the War On Drugs history and aims at large. Please rate and review this episode wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cullen Clark of Aether Apothecary joins us to present his pioneering research into "The Lost Muti" , a hypothesis which explores the untold story of fungi in Southern Africa including potential use of entheogenic and medicinal mushrooms by ancient indigenous tribes in the region. Cullen shares his on the ground experience interviewing tribal elders and analyzing 300 plus petroglyphs and cave paintings over the last 6 years, and also shares the story of documenting two new to science - yet likely old to the local cultures - psilocybin mushroom species in Lesotho and South Africa.Please share, rate, and review this episode ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maddalen Pasini is the Vancouver-based founder of YAWN, a psychedelic lifestyle and educational movement that just launched the first psychedelic card game WARPED. Maddalen shares insights from the last several years to today where the card game she launched, to promote destigmatization, creativity and a positive mental state, is now sold in over 200 Urban Outfitters locations across the US and available globally on yawntogether.comPlease rate and review this podcast wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irene Antonez is a mushroom artist working across a variety of mediums - paint, film, music, and many more - with fungi being the central theme tying all of her artistic pursuits together. We talk about her upbringing in Russia, the recent Czech film she starred in about her work with mushrooms, and much more.Please rate & review wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Skye Chilton of Real Mushrooms returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share intel from his recent trip to visit the Real Mushrooms farmers and partners in China, as well as to distinguish between fruiting body extracts and myceliated oats. We talk about mushrooms for dogs, unique fungi that are commercially available and productized in China and not in the U.S. or Canada, and much more.Please rate and review this episode wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mycolove Farm is a boutique mushroom farm and mushroom extract purveyor based in Colorado. They are pioneers in the development of ultra premium mushroom products using ultrasonic extraction, a technique which subjects mushrooms to high power, low-frequency sound waves to unlock their highest medicinal potential without compromising the active compounds in the process. We also talk about product development, the contributions of citizen scientists to the mycology space, testing standards for mushroom products, and much more.Please rate and review this podcast wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fungi artist and researcher Phil Ross joins us today to talk about Open Fung, an artist and scientist led organization that fosters deep engagement with fungi through applied research and the arts. Open Fung is inaugurating its research program in partnership with Stanford University’s Department of Bioengineering and the Drew Endy Lab, and envisions a future where humans engage with fungi so that life snd the planet may flourish. Please consider parting, reviewing, and sharing this episode ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephanie Karzon Abrams is a neuropharmacologist, policy advocate, and record label head who is the Founder of Beyond Consulting. Beyond Consulting draws from a deep reservoir of personal and professional experience in the clinical, pharmaceutical and experiential realms to bridge science with spirit in the emerging psychedelic field. Stephanie shares intel about her recent trip to Sacramento with the Microdosing Collective to lobby for policy reform around microdosing psychedelics. She also shares her perspective on efficacious clinical trial design, the importance of celebrating and uplifting psychedelic culture through music, and much more.Please rate and review this episode wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aziza from Sikstar art is a celebrated mixed media artist working in the Bay Area. They incorporate their passion for wild mushroom foraging and medicine making into artistic creations spanning a variety of mediums ands celebrating psychedelic culture. Today we discuss how mushroom medicine and foraging in nature have helped after Aziza's experience with a brain tumor recently.Please rate and review this podcast wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Schecter is the Founder of Blue Magic Alchemy, a breath work facilitation practice that teaches people how to embrace the power of breath for transformative experiences and as an addendum to journeying in altered states. I'm a big fan of this individual and encourage everyone to connect with him and learn more about the power of breath work as an adjunct to psychedelic experiences. Please consider rating and reviewing this podcast wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Dave Rabin is the Founder of Apollo Neuro, a wearable neuro tech device which uses frequency modulation to stimulate grounded states of awareness and presence. Dr. Dave also has a successful clinical practice where he draws on cutting edge research and insights into personalized medicine via psychedelic therapy and holistic medicines to help people live optimal, energized and balanced lives.Please rate and review this episode wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Quinn is the Founder of Fungstrate , a premium medicinal and exotic mushroom substrate purveyor. He is one of my absolute favorite people operating in the mycoverse, and it's a true pleasure to host him on his first Mycopreneur Podcast appearance.Please rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening - and share it with a friend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Batuhan Bintas is a London-based technologist and philosopher who returns to the Mycopreneur podcast to share intel from his incredible work at the vanguard of psychedelics and advanced technologies - Batu is a force of nature, and it's an honor to witness his rapid evolution at the intersection of technology, society, drugs, and culture.Please rate and review this podcast wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shadi Ramey is an acclaimed mushroom entrepreneur leveraging the incredible vitalizing power of fungi to help customers and clients streamline their path to vitality through food. She has prouduced team-building events centered around fungi for major international companies such as Hewlett-Packard, and regularly functions as a private chef channeling her Persian roots to provide vitalizing food with an ethnic inspiration for events. She also walks us through the product design process for several of the offerings from Vital Fungi, which can be found at https://www.vitalfungi.com/Please rate and review this episode ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cesar Marin is the radiant and energetic Founder of Cultivating Wisdom and Microdosing Over 50. He draws from his extensive professional background as a producer for CNN to help evolve the perception of psychedelics and mushrooms among people in his demographic - corporate executive types who have avoided psychedelics for years due to societal stigmas around them. At the age of 55, Cesar overcame career burnout and exhaustion by discovering the power of mushrooms, and now he travels the country educating people about the potential benefits of microdosing and intentional psychedelic consumption. Check out Cesar's brand new book herePlease rate and review this episode wherever you're listening ( : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.