Mycopreneur

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 ( :

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.

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 ( :

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 ( :

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.

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 ( :

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 ( :

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 ( :

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.