The Mushroom Hour Podcast

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Position in the Nature chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#96#190JunJulAugSep

#21

all-time peak

259

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Ep. 202: Fungal Pharmacology – Ergothioneine, Beta-Glucans & Real Science Behind the Supplements (feat. Lee Carroll)

GUEST: https://leecarrollherbalist.com/ https://www.instagram.com/leecarrollherbalist/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergothioneine https://en.wikip

Aug 21
1 h 00 min

Ep. 201: Hiro Technologies - Plastic-Eating Fungi & Nature's Favorite Diaper (feat. Tero Isokauppila)

GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/iamtero/?hl=en https://hirodiapers.com/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pestalotiopsis_microspora MUSHROOM HOUR:

Jun 5
54 min

Ep. 200: Mycorrhizal Community Assembly, Soil Carbon and Fungal Necromass (feat. Dr. Peter Kennedy)

GUEST: https://cbs.umn.edu/directory/peter-kennedy https://cbs.umn.edu/kennedy-lab MENTIONS: https://plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu/people/tom-bruns http

Apr 14
1 h 12 min

Ep. 199: Natural Navigator - How to Read Trees, Water and Sky Footprints (feat. Tristan Gooley)

GUEST: https://www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-library/ https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/thenaturalnavigator MENTIONS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1146

Apr 4
1 h 01 min

Ep. 198: Red House Architecture – Pioneering Mycelium Materials in Namibia, Cleveland & Outer Space (feat. Christopher Maurer)

GUEST: https://www.redhousearchitecture.org/ https://www.instagram.com/redhousestudioarchitecture MENTIONS: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A6Ud3q0A

Feb 20
1 h 02 min

Ep. 197: Mycocosmic - Underworlds, Hope, Poetry & Fungal Intelligence (feat. Lesley Wheeler)

GUEST: https://lesleywheeler.org/mycocosmic/ https://www.wlu.edu/profile/wheeler-lesley MENTIONS: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Venus-of-Willendorf MUSHR

Nov 23 2025
54 min

Ep. 196: Think Fungi - Ottawa's Crown Lands & the Great North American Fungi Quest (feat. Robert Courteau)

GUEST: https://thinkfungi.org/ https://www.instagram.com/thinkfungi/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrolepiota_procera https://en.wikipedia.org/w

Oct 12 2025
1 h 00 min

Ep. 195: Oaklore - Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees (feat. Jules Acton)

GUEST: https://x.com/julesacton?lang=enhttps://shop.woodlandtrust.org.uk/oakloreMENTIONS: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/

Aug 24 2025
58 min

Ep. 194: The Bristol Fungarium - History, Science and Healing Potential of Fungi

GUEST: https://bristolfungarium.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bristolfungarium/ MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma https://en.wikipedia.org/w

Jul 21 2025
59 min

Ep. 193: Appalachian Forager - Go Forth and Forage (feat. Whitney Johnson)

GUEST: https://bookshop.org/p/books/go-forth-and-forage-a-guide-to-foraging-over-50-of-the-most-common-edible-medicinal-north-american-mushrooms-whitney-johnson/21618

Jun 21 2025
57 min

Ep. 192: Wildwise Botanicals & Mycology in the Ozarks (feat. Michael Snyder)

GUEST: https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wildwisebotanicals/ MENTIONS: https://momyco.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Missouris-Wild

Jun 7 2025
59 min

Ep. 191: Mycoventures - Celebrating Culinary Mushrooms in Community (feat. Julie Schreiber)

GUEST: https://chezjulies.com/ https://www.instagram.com/chezjuliesconsultingwinemaker/ MENTIONS: http://www.mycoventures.com/ https://www.somamushrooms.org/

May 5 2025
58 min

Ep. 190: Myco-Molasses, Mushroom Extracts and the Powers of Fermentation (feat. Wade Fox)

GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/foxamongbears/ https://www.patreon.com/foxamongbears MENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_oryzae https://www

Apr 18 2025
55 min

Ep. 189: Mycota Labs - Documenting the Fungal Biodiversity of North America (feat. Dr. Stephen Russell)

GUEST: https://mycota.com/ MENTIONS: https://www.mycoportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=274169 https://www.inaturalist.org/ http://ww.calalive.org/ MU

Feb 17 2025
58 min

Ep. 188: The Female Forager - Mushrooms Changing Medicine & Amanita Alleviating Addiction (feat. Alexandra Lea)

GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/the_female_forager/ https://www.facebook.com/thefemaleforager/ MENTIONS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MushroomSpottersUK/?

Feb 7 2025
57 min

Ep. 187: Richer than Gold - The Fungal Biodiversity of Ecuador (feat. Daniel Newman)

GUEST: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Newman10 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10326184/ MENTIONS: https://college.lclark.edu/department

Jan 20 2025
43 min

Ep. 186: High-Impact Technology - Mobile Mushroom Farms, Electro-Chemical Fuel Cells (feat. Inventor Michael)

GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/inventor_michael/ https://www.cleantecsystems.com/ MENTIONS: https://www.instagram.com/mr_fungitarian/ https://www.instagra

Nov 29 2024
1 h 14 min

Ep. 184: Ergosterol, Ergothioneine and Mushrooms Supporting Pregnancy (feat. Dr. Anna Sitkoff)

GUEST: https://www.drannasitkoff.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drannasitkoff/ https://lucidummedicinals.com/MENTIONS: https://bastyr.edu/ https://en.wikipe

Nov 10 2024
56 min

Ep. 185: A New Soil Paradigm: "Kiss the Ground" and "Common Ground" (feat. Ryland Engelhart)

GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/lovebeingryland/ https://www.bigfoolishproject.com/ MENTIONS: https://kissthegroundmovie.com/ https://commongroundfilm.org/

Nov 10 2024
55 min

Ep. 183: Cheerful Apocalypse, Biological Abstraction & Creating Art from Within (feat. Stephanie Kilgast)

GUEST: https://www.stephaniekilgast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/petitplatMENTIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia MUSHROOM HOUR: https://welco

Aug 18 2024
57 min

Chart positions

Where The Mushroom Hour Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 9, 2026).

#60 ▼ 15 Nature US

What listeners say

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This podcast is so incredibly well done and has been one of my favorite podcasts since it came out. Each episode has consistently remained fascinating with the wide variety of information and subjects within mycology. Thank you for being so delightful and sharing so much knowledge!! Love from the PNW! 🍄‍🟫❤️

Freespiritheidi · Oct 2024

This is one of my favorites not because I’m totally into mycology—though I do find the subject fascinating—but because of how thoughtfully the interviews are done, and what amazing guests come on the show. The curiosity and humbleness of this podcast is just wonderful and I always feel uplifted and educated after each episode. Can’t recommend it highly enough. Keep up the great work!

yoyoyorambler · Nov 2023

This is one of my favorite science podcasts out there (ok it is my favorite, but I really like learning about mushrooms). This one is top notch. I also listen to Allie Ward and Talk Nerdy To Me. Every time I listen I feel like my brain is exploding with so much information. It weaves organic chemistry, culture, botany, community, food, foraging, medicine, bioremediation, cultivation… all of this into the realm of fungi. I love this podcast. The host does a phenomenal job asking questions and you can tell he’s engaged and just as curious as the listener. He’s great. Thank you for all your hard work and getting really thoughtful and smart, so smart, guests. It’s been such a pleasure getting to listen to this gem of a podcast! My world is brighter because of it. Thank you 🍄

Ohla00 · Mar 2022

This is by far my favorite podcast with really amazing guests and info! Host is very knowledgable, well spoken and asks great questions. I’m always excited when a new episode pops up. David

the Cordy kid · Sep 2021

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