KK the Plant Biologist with a Thirst for Mycology

Flora Funga Podcast

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Let's get down N nerdy with plants and fungi on Flora Funga Podcast. I'm all about bridging the gap between plants, fungi, and humans. Come listen to the underrated nerdy topics of flora and funga. Everything's connected above and below ground. Feel free to contact me at www.florafungapodcast.com/contact

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KK the Plant Biologist with a Thirst for Mycology

Episodes

76: BONUS| I Met William Padilla-Brown at SW Funga Fest! 09.08.2023 13:51

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Hello my Scientists, welcome to a unique version of Flora Funga Podcast with KK. THANK you to all the amazing humans I met this past weekend. SW Funga Fest changed my life as well as the trajectory of this podcast. I MET WILLIAM PADILLA-BROWN ! Thank you to @CentralTexasMycologicalSociety for going LIVE during @Mycofest and showing off Hamilton Mo...

75: Get Your MIND BLOWN by Rhizophagy Cycles 02.08.2023 1:24:49

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week Flora Funga Podcast is MINDBLOWN by all the knowledge nuggets James White drops during the podcast. Rhizophagy is the plant’s ability to farm and attract the beneficial microbes they need to survive. Check out my YouTube channel to watch this weeks episode. All Resources will be on my website: www.florafungapodcast.com/75 I got a new...

74: BONUS| NEW Corpse Flower Merch, New INPERSONS, Fairy Rings, and Unboxing Updates 26.07.2023 12:31

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Welcome to a unique version of Flora Funga Podcast! Inpersons included: Darryl the fruit "farmer" and Gibbs "Anyone can be a scientist" I went shark tooth hunting! FLORA FUNGA PODCAST HAS NEW MERCH: Learn all about the Corpse Flower Happy Birthday Kevin I have FB lives every Sunday 7:30PM Eastern time Future Interviews: Fairy R...

73: (INPERSONS) Anyone Can Be A Scientist--My Sister Joins Flora Funga Podcast 20.07.2023 57:38

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week we have a special in person guest--it's my sister Karleen Kuehn aka Gibbs. She has been going back and forth with her passions and finding a path that suits her future self. We discuss how anyone can be a scientist and more fun deep topics. Make sure you watch this version on my YouTube channel All resources are on my website: www.f...

72: BONUS|I Was on the Front Cover of the Daily Sun and I'm Going to SW Funga Fest with Alan Rockefeller 05.07.2023 14:59

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Take a listen to this weeks unique version of Flora Funga Podcast. THANK YOU JOHN at Safe Ship hooking my Podcards up! Thank you to my NEW Patreon, Lacey!! Go listen/watch my newest episode with Joey from Crime Pays Send me your merch ideas @florafungapodcast Send me your nature/science memes! @florafungapodcast Submit a "WTF is this?" t...

71: Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't--a Crass Approach to Ecology and Evolution 28.06.2023 1:20:53

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't joins Flora Funga Podcast today! Joey and I chat about various topics from what got him into a low brow Chicago Italian approach to ecology and evolution to stealing rides from the railway system and fungi acting like flowers. Please enjoy this amazing episode on my YouTube channel as well. Resources mentioned wi...

70: BONUS| Beachday Drama with RainyDayz & Taydayz 21.06.2023 15:38

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Enjoy this week's BONUS episode with KK. All resources mentioned will be on my website: https://www.florafungapodcast.com/70 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...

69: Cultivating Success: Hydroponic Hemp Award Winning 1:1 Ratios 14.06.2023 41:56

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week we chat with Erich Maelzer and David Miller, leads in an indoor hydroponic hemp cultivation, FlowGardens. FlowGardens believes in cultivating health and happiness through premium quality cannabis. The crew is apart of some ground breaking research and development in East Tennessee with their main focus being, growing superior strains tha...

68: BONUS| You Get to Pick my Next Tattoo! 07.06.2023 14:36

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Lets dive into this weeks episode filled with Shoutouts and Updates. All resources are found on my website: https://www.florafungapodcast.com/florafungapodcast/68 THANK YOU for supporting the podcast! Support the show Text (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture...

67: "Kelp me!" Kelping out the World's Underwater Forests 31.05.2023 44:15

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week we chat with Brooke Weigel, a marine ecologist studying the symbiotic relationship between microscopic microbes and canopy-forming kelp. Weigel aims to understand how these microbes impact kelp growth and nutrient acquisition. Her research focuses on the productivity and nutrient cycling within kelp forest ecosystems. Today we cover all...

66: BONUS| The Search for Mush Bellies in NYC, Updates, Shoutouts, Future Greenhouse Tours! 24.05.2023 16:20

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Welcome to this weeks unique version of Flora Funga Podcast! Lets cover some fun updates and shoutouts. Sovereignty: Try the NEW Purpose blend Go watch or listen to the new inpersons: 65 Florida Herbal Conference Please take 1-3 min to fill out Flora Funga Feedback Survey Join our weekly FB lives Watch the inpersons at The Villages Grown The Villa...

65: (INPERSON) Florida Herbal Conference: Making Plant People Feel More ALIVE 17.05.2023 46:45

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week Flora Funga Podcast attended the 2023 Florida Herbal Conference . Thank your Rita and other staff from the event that greeted us with open arms. I had the pleasure to interview various festival goers and vendors to share why they attend this conference and an experience they've had with plants or fungi. This is an inperson interview...

64: Bonus| "Why is this Nipple Waving in the Wind?" & I've Gone Peach Pickin 10.05.2023 22:29

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Flora Funga Feedback Survey ** WIN A PRIZE. This week we tackle some updates and other fun stuff like mushroom nipples and peaches. All resources mentioned at https://www.florafungapodcast.com/florafungapodcast/64 Support the show Text (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collec...

63: Mush Bellies: Growing Bacon with Mushrooms 03.05.2023 59:17

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Flora Funga Feedback Survey ** WIN A PRIZE. This week we chat with Adam Heinze, director of operations at My Forest Foods, and we discuss creating sustainable, and healthy bacon that's accessible to everyone. Adam shares his background in science and how he became interested in mushrooms, expressing My Forest Foods' mission to change th...

62: Aging is a Disease: How to Live to be 120 years old with Tucson's #1 Mycologist 19.04.2023 1:10:04

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Flora Funga Feedback Survey ** WIN A PRIZE. This week we chat with @Desert_alchemist (a guest recommendation from Katie from AZ). Hernan Castro has ethically wildcrafted and sustainably foraged mushroom and herbs. He is also Tucson's #1 mycology influencer/mycopreneur. We cover all topics like: how to regenerate your brain using mushrooms, ho...

61: BONUS| Fantastic Fungi Recap and Why We LOVE Paul Stamets 12.04.2023 22:16

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Flora Funga Feedback Survey ** WIN A PRIZE. This week I go over my review of Fantastic Fungi and other amazing updates. Listen, maybe you'll be shouted out as well. Thank you to... Howard Sprouse Paul Stamets Fantastic Fungi Fungi Magazine Amy Stewart Podfest Global New YouTube Subscribers My Patreon Subscribers The Villages Grown AND MUCH MO...

60: The Villages Grown: If it Doesn't Walk, Swim, or Fly...WE'LL GROW IT (An Inpersons & My NEW Employer) 05.04.2023 50:39

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Please fill out Flora Funga Feedback and WIN a PRIZE ** This week we have a special inperson interview with Drew Craven the Executive Director of The Villages Grown. (My NEW Employer!) Grown is all about feeding their residents fresh and nutrient dense produce here in The Villages, Florida. They believe that healthy living begins with healthy eati...

59: BONUS| The Last of Us recap and I MET ALEX & ALLYSON GREY! 29.03.2023 30:39

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review ***Fill out this Survey to WIN A PRIZE*** This week I cover the Last of Us True/False and some other exciting shout outs and updates. Flora Funga Podcast is GROWING. Go watch to 58: The Way of Water is in a Crisis . Go follow him on Twitter . I have a FB group where I go LIVE every Sunday at 730PM EST. (Next week topic is on how to consume cannab...

58: The Way of Water is in a Crisis featuring a Soil Scientist 22.03.2023 1:08:47

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Flora Funga Feedback Survey |This week we chat with a soil scientist, Mriganka De, from Minnesota State University-Mankato. He got his BS and MS in Soil Science in India and a Ph. D. degree in Soil and Water Science from the University of Florida. After finishing his Ph. D., he continued his academic career as a postdoctoral research associate at...

57: BONUS| Sneak Peak to Florida Herbal Conference 2023 & Other Stuff that's Making Me Happy 15.03.2023 17:28

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week is a unique episode where I give some more updates, shout outs, and a sneak peek into the Florida Herbal Conference 23. I will be posting the final Florida Herbal Conference episode COMING SOON. Some resources mentioned: My website (Join the Newsletter + 10% merch) My new Merch (10% off in the newsletter) Flora Funga Feedback survey Flor...

56: Breaking the Binary: Teaching Repetitive DNA Biology and STEM Equity as a Trans Scientist 08.03.2023 54:20

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week we chat with Robin Aguilar, a PhD candidate in the Beliveau and Noble Labs at UW Genome Sciences. Their research is focused around repetitive DNA biology, microscopy, and genomic technology development. They play a big role in justice-centered learning spaces in STEM for minoritized and marginalized students. We discuss topics around the...

55: BONUS| Nerdy Jobs: An inside look into the diverse and captivating display of careers in plant and fungi science 01.03.2023 17:51

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review Hello my Scientists, this week we have another bonus episode covering shout outs, updates, and my new project called "Nerdy Jobs." A huge thank you to all the people that comment on my content ( Instagram , Facebook , YouTube , Patreon ). If you know someone who would be a perfect fit for Nerdy Jobs please share this episode to them or m...

54: Mushroom Hunters Tarot: Welcome to a space where Mycology and Mythology Meet 22.02.2023 54:34

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week we chat with Joe Buckley, the creator of the Mushroom Hunters Tarot deck. Joe started as an artist who was deeply passionate about mythology and now has created a funga tarot deck that aligns with both. Soon he will be traveling for the upcoming Mushroom Hunter’s Odyssey project. In this episode we cover topics like: What got him into...

53: BONUS EPISODE: I Took Notes so YOU don't have to--My Top 10 Take Aways from Podfest2023 (Updates, Shoutouts, and Engagements) 10.02.2023 27:18

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review New Style of FLORA FUNGA PODCAST where I do house keeping/ Shout outs/and ENGAGE! In this episode I also cover my top 10 take aways from Podfest 2023 1. Thumbnails and Hooked Titles 2. Press kit for monetization 3. Email Marketing 4. Make 10 min vids as well as 1 min shorts 5. Chat GPT anything! 6. Get out of your comfort level 7. Build your brand...

52: OMFGummies: Tasty Slurry, Alzheimer Remedies, and Supplement Graveyards 08.02.2023 55:18

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a Review This week we chat with Elana Dussé from OMFGummies. Oh My Fungi Gummies are tasty adaptogenic gummies for brain health, immunity and sleep. Years and years of research, they were convinced by the efficacy and clinically proven health benefits of these funga. OMFgummies has the purest and most potent functional mushrooms in the world to make a mus...