MUD/WTR: Trends with Benefits

Scott Norton ( @swhnorton ) is a venture capitalist and MUD\WTR board member. He previously co-founded Sir Kensington's—the brand that's best known for making condiments with character. At Sir Kensington's, he raised over $20 million from investors, guiding the company to a successful acquisition by Unilever in 2017. Scott has been named one of Fast Company's "Most Creative People in Business" and...

There's something about putting pen to paper that helps us separate the wheat from the chaff. Journaling helps us track what is working in our lives and what needs to change, bringing both our fears and dreams into the light of awareness. Know all this, but you're still not doing it? Here are some tips to get you started with a consistent journaling habit.  Try this journaling exercise: Designate...

Zac Cirivello is the Operations Manager of Fly Ranch, a 3,800-acre ranch 12 miles north of Burning Man's Black Rock City home base in Northern Nevada. Abiding by Burning Man's 10 core principles, Fly Ranch is an alternative community which hosts campouts, work days and more than 700 public nature walks. Projects are organized by hundreds of volunteers and tend to focus on reconnection, healing, hu...

Imagine if you were able to get exactly what you wanted sexually because you knew how to communicate it clearly.  Imagine giving someone mind blowing pleasure because you could hear and respond like a sexual black belt. Would you like to know more? (See how I just checked for consent?) Listen in and learn how. If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less tha...

William Padilla-Brown ( @mycosymbite ) is a citizen mycologist and author of the Cordyceps Cultivation Handbook. He's also one of the most verbally fluid, big thinking, paradigm-rocking mother truckers I've ever met in all of my nine lives! Will swung by MUD\WTR to teach a mushroom cultivating workshop and we featured his new film, The Fungal Fortunes of William Padilla-Brown . If you dig this pod...

Shane Heath ( @somanypossibilities ) is MUD\WTR's founder & CEO. He's also my boss. So, I'd like to take a moment to talk about his biceps. They're like pythons, or wet rope. And lately he's been looking extra youthful, like a baby. A super-jacked baby with vision. I think it's because of his new hyperbaric chamber, which we discuss in this episode. It almost killed him because he didn't read the...

Turns out peer pressure isn't just for school kids—even adults get labeled as untrustworthy buzzkills for opting out of that last shot.  But why do our friends take it so personally when we make choices about our own bodies? This episode explores why the pack takes it so personally when we defy convention by choosing to stay sober. :mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality a...

Chris Keener is one of my favorite creative collaborators in the whole wild world. He's the head of MUD\FILMS, and I get to write scripts with him by day, then philosophize with him by night: To be, or not to be? Are we alone in the universe? Vanilla or chocolate milkshake at In-n-Out? He's a breathwork coach and every Wednesday leads our team through a lil' guided breathwork session. A master sto...

Jealousy can really harsh our mellow, spiraling us into fear and humiliation and pain and paranoia. But it's time to make friends with the green-eyed monster by getting clear on how it shows up, why and what we can do to soothe its worried little heart. In this episode, we'll explore the following questions: What makes you feel jealous? Where is jealousy located in your body? Does it have movement...

Collagen is touted as a bone builder, muscle enhancer, hormone balancer and beauty aid. Is it worth the hype or more of a hoax? Sara's on a collagen quest to pull a Geralt of Rivia and go full Witcher in her biohacking. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion's mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail,...

Dr. Jim Fadiman is considered America's wisest and most respected authority on psychedelics and their use. In 1974 he co-founded the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, and has since continued to explore potential medical and creative uses of psychedelic drugs. In his book, The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic and Sacred Journeys, he provides insight into safe and correct uses o...

Are you willing to face your own death? What about the death of loved ones? Have you made a plan for how to handle death? If you'd like to know how to make friends with the Big Unknown, it's time to turn toward the hard questions we prefer to avoid. Who are you in this body? When this body dies, who is left? What do you believe about death? How do you accept the next stage—for you and for others?...

Curious about fasting? Although it's experienced a surge in popularity recently, fasting dates back centuries as a way to benefit body and soul. And guess what? You're already doing it while you sleep. Today's episode will show you an easy way to start cultivating the science-backed benefits while awake. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powd...

In this listener response episode we explore what it's like to rebuild trust with yourself and your partner once you learn that, unfortunately, your fears weren't all in your head.  Here's how to recover and recenter when the bottom drops out. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion's mane, cordyceps, chag...

Chef Will Goldfarb says, "There's about 5,000 years of oral and written history of the world's most advanced civilizations taking care of each other with food. And if you're interested in food history, it's impossible to separate it from food as medicine." Your morning beverage is an important daily ritual that determines the quantity and quality of your energy. Today we explore why drinking delic...

Biohacking is part science, part self-experimentation. It's a systems-thinking approach to track what makes us tick, driven by a desire to be our best selves.  Not sure where to start? Here are some easy launch points to create small changes for big gains. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion's mane, co...

Sometimes life shocks us and absolutely shatters our illusion of control. It can be tempting to want to curl into the fetal position or run around shouting at the sky about how unfair it all is. But both waste a lot of time and energy. Instead, here are three things you can do to take care of yourself after life doesn't go the way you planned. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity,...

Jesse Gould is founder and president of the Heroic Hearts Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pioneering psychedelic therapies for military veterans. After being deployed as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan three times, he founded the Heroic Hearts Project in 2017 to spearhead the acceptance and use of ayahuasca therapy as a means of addressing the current mental health crisis among veterans. The Heroic H...

A good movie can "help you feel more prepared to tackle life's challenges and be a better person," according to a study by Ohio State University. They help us cope with difficulties and inspire us to set new goals. Sound like something you want? Then watch The Biggest Little Farm. Like, now. It won't just help you, it may just save the planet. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity,...

Parenting can feel like captaining a crew, and sometimes the crew mutinies.  In this episode Sara talks about how to not go down with the ship, never abandon a crew mate, and sail through the eye of the storm. Spoiler: it's about not adding more trauma by punishing yourself and those you love for how long it takes to heal. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental...

Shelby Hartman is the co-founder and CEO of DoubleBlind, a media company covering all things pertaining to the psychedelic movement. Her work has appeared in VICE, Playboy, Quartz, LA Weekly, the Huffington Post, Thrillist and Rolling Stone. DoubleBlind Magazine Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion's ma...

Which kinds of secrets are OK and which are dealbreakers? When does a desire for privacy turn into a secret turn into a lie? Today we get curious about the good intentions behind the not-so-great behavior of withholding information. Plus, we'll make a plan for how to recover, whether you're the one giving or receiving less than the truth. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vita...

Humans are ultra-social animals, which means when we lose our place around the fire the consequences can be devastating. Whether you need a crew or feel lonely in a crowd, it's critical to prioritize creating both quantity and quality in your social relationships. Here are the first steps to take. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a...

Ben Horton ( @benhortonphoto ) has based his career on being able to go places that other people either cannot—or don't want to—go. From thousands of feet underwater to the most remote regions in the arctic, Ben's passion is to use photography as a means to inspire people to take stewardship of the planet. Ben started his career with National Geographic by telling the story of the sharks of Cocos...

Robin Wall Kimmerer tells us in Braiding Sweetgrass, "In some Native languages the term for plants translates to 'those who take care of us.'" What would it mean for humanity if we acknowledge not just the ways plants nourish us, but teach us, as well?  In today's episode, we go out on a limb (because that's where the fruit is) to explore the consciousness of plants. Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is h...