Flora Funga Podcast

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review In 2025, Flora Funga Podcast didn’t just grow—it spread : according to my Spotify for Podcasters + YouTube Studio stats, 26 people had Flora Funga as their #1 show , 310 had it in their Top 10 , and 186 had it in their Top 5 —plus 5% hit play within 24 hours and 25% of you binged 2+ episodes a day (mycelium behavior). The biggest Spotify breakout...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review  “Zero sugar” doesn’t always mean zero impact. 👀🥤  This week on Flora Funga, I break down a 1-year aspartame study in mice that found something wild: the mice got leaner (less body fat)… but researchers also saw signs of heart remodeling and changes in brain metabolism , with subtle differences on a memory/learning test (Barnes maze).  Full arti...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Shout out to our friend Cyrus who created this art installation @fungi_lighting All resources available on florafungapodcast.com/198 Support the show Text (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs  Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga Podcast GoFundME If you like the podcast please think...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Take a few minutes to fill out 2025 NOMINATIONS! @the_flying_fungi Also if you are interested in trying to Flora Funga Calm and Collected Extract .. Support the show Text (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs  Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga Podcast GoFundME If you like the podca...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review I interviewed Jasper from Fungi Academy at this years Telluride Mushroom Festival! All resources are on florafungapodcast.com/196 Support the show Text (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs  Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga Podcast GoFundME If you like the podcast please think of...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review We chat with Britt Bunyard the Co-director of Telluride Mushroom Festival, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Fungi Magazine. He has studied the interactions and co-evolution of higher fungi (primarily mushroom fungi) with insects (primarily true flies). A recent book I published "Lives of the Fungi"  We get some updates on what 2026 TMF c...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review We are at Ohio Mushroom Festival with  @ChicoryChickadee   we talk about the Midwest and some invasive species that need to be... Support the show Text (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs  Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga Podcast GoFundME If you like the podcast please think of...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Edward Crowe joins KK to explore his deeply personal relationship with psychedelic mushrooms—spanning visionary experiences, ceremonial practices, and the role fungi play in his creative and healing journey. Edward shares vivid stories from his psychedelic visions, including cultural and ancestral imagery, and explains how these experiences have s...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Luna Stower is an award-winning educator, activist, and thought leader at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, and culture. With a Master’s in Teaching and over 15 years shaping the legal cannabis market, she is known for helping decriminalize entheogens in Oakland and for curating fungi and flora conversations at the Hyphae Psychedelic Con...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review New research from Taiwan revealing a rare forest fungus with remarkable anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Discovered growing on the endangered stout camphor tree, this cultivated mushroom produces a compound called N50 F2 , a sulfated galacto-glucan that blocks inflammation signals and halts cancer cell proliferation—particularly in lu...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Benjamin Ashpole is founder of NourishCap.com, the first marketing agency in the United States to focus exclusively on the unique needs of the mushroom sector. He also runs PromoterMotor, a marketing agency that has served the nonprofit sector for over a decade, and an accomplished computer scientist. Personally, Ben is a licensed mushroom forager...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Giovanni, founder of the Shatter Foundation and organizer of the Shatter the Stigma 5K, shared his mission to raise awareness and funds for psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans and first responders. His foundation, nonprofit, partners with the Florida International University Society of Psychedelic Science ( FIU SPS ) and plans to expand to o...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Enjoy this Birthday In PERSON interview with my mom, Beth Moravek. Finally checking this interview off my list and Finn River Cidery is a MUST visit! HAPPY  BIRTHDAY MAMAB!  HAPPY HALLOWEEN YALL! GET YO SPOOK ON I got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos! 727-477-5974 Support the show Text (727) 477-5974 Flora Fung...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Enjoy this science filled episode where we get down N nerdy  Tremella: Cognition/memory clinical trials https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37836504/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29319408/ Skin barrier https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32531816/ https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/10/3/82 Cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31030755/ https://pubmed.ncb...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review New studies shows: Psilocybin delays aging, extends lifespan, new Emory study suggests .. In this episode I break down this juicy news.  Please follow my NeW Backup Youtube Channel or Rumble AND video is UP on Patreon Support the show Text (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs  Flora Funga: Calm & Co...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review MY YOUTUBE WAS BANNED--TRYING TO GET IT BACK...watch full episode on my Patreon ... Iosellev “Josie” Castaneda Morales, is a modern day Curandera. At an early age she was introduced to the practice of Curanderismo, as a way of life. Today, Josie serves her Miami Community as a Yerbera, one who works with herbs. She shares her knowledge with depth,...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Fungitarian is a wellness movement and brand founded by Johnny James, built on his personal journey of healing through mushrooms after struggling with burnout and addiction. Their team of mycologists, scientists, and wellness advocates creates high-quality functional mushroom products—tinctures, gummies, and extracts—made from organic, U.S.-grown...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Elspeth dives into the surprisingly sexy world of nuts and trees, unpacking the botanical definition of nuts while highlighting the ecological power of oaks as keystone species. She gets detailed with acorns—flour, starch, oil, and even liqueur—exploring their culinary versatility and cultural history. The conversation branches out into the rise a...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review  Join me for an exclusive conversation with renowned mushroom expert Paul Stamets as he shares his insights and expertise on the fascinating world of fungi. With a career, spanning decades, Paul Stamets has become a leading voice in the field of mycology, and his work has inspired a new generation of mushroom enthusiasts and researchers. Paul Stam...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review In this episode of Flora Funga Podcast , we dive into the powerful healing potential of shiitake mushrooms—specifically a compound called lentinan , a purified β-glucan found in these fungi. Recent studies have shown that lentinan can significantly boost the immune system and fight off tumor growth in mice, even when given by mouth. In one study,...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Lets go through the process of how cacao transforms into the delicious treat we all know and love - chocolate. From the cacao tree to the chocolate bar, learn about the fascinating journey of chocolate making. What makes cacao turn into chocolate? Find out in this video as we explore the history, science, and art behind chocolate production. Get r...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week we visit the University of Florida's Fungarium in Gainsville with Matthew Smith the Professor of the department of Plant Pathology at UF. We cover the importance of his research and a full tour of the Culture lab, Molecular Lab, and the Fungarium. We also have a soundbite from Tyler Hacking on why University Fungariums are not alway...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Join me as I dive into the wild world of fungi to uncover just how similar they really are to us humans! Fungi are often seen as these alien-like organisms that pop up in your kitchen when you forget about that old bread. But, believe it or not, they have some pretty fascinating connections to humans. From their complex networks to their weird and...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review True Crime meets Flora Funga Podcast...In this episode, we dive into the chilling real-life case of Erin Patterson , who was convicted in 2025 for murdering three of her in-laws by intentionally serving them Death Cap‑laced Beef Wellington in July 2023. Despite her claims that the deadly fungi were included by accident—due to cross-contamination w...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review In this episode, Zach and I dive into how he went from 27 years in kitchens to hiking through the mountains of Mexico hosting culinary myco-adventures with his wife. From psychedelic beginnings in the '90s to micro-tourism magic in Oaxaca, Zach shares stories of barbacoa under the stars, discovering 51 orchid species on a mushroom survey, dye...