Mycopreneur

Paul Nolan is an international DJ, record producer, and mentor who is shaping the future of sound in psychedelic therapy. As the head of the forthcoming Microdose record label, Paul is helping to guide the roll out a number of different sonic expressions ranging from a better live audio system for immersive musical experiences to music for patients exploring psychedelic treatment options in clinic...

Raad Seraj is devoted to expanding access to pools of capital to a broader and more diverse set of Founders in the psychedelic space. He is the host of the Minority Trip Report Podcast, and is intimately involved in creating and executing deal flow between Founders and Funds in the emergent psychedelic medicine space. Today we discuss how Raad's upbringing in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia has helped...

Dr. Raj Mehra joins the podcast today to discuss the ongoing clinical trials that Seelos Therapeutics is conducting to investigate Racemic Ketamine as an effective drug candidate for treating patients with Acute Suicidal Ideation and Behavior - The suicide crises in the United States and beyond is an epidemic in itself, and Seelos Therapeutics is working towards delivering the worlds first FDA-app...

Haya Al-Hejailan joins us to discuss the future of psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy in the South West Asian North African Region - a decolonize term for the 'Middle East". We discuss Haya's \discovery of altered states, her public-facing advocacy for psychedelics as a tool with a serious future in the SWANA region, misconceptions about life in Sadi Arabia, and much more. Please consid...

Jason Ortiz is the Executive Director of Students For Sensible Drug Policy, an organization dedicated to framing a people-first approach to drug policy.  We talk about his experience participating in a direct action protest at the gates of the White House to hold President Biden accountable for his promise of cannabis clemency, the colonial occupation of his homeland of Puerto Rico, strategie...

Andi Astra is the creator of Spooky Girl art, a retro futurist project that has made waves in the psychedelic space and the professional art world. Andi joins us to talk about the process of becoming the artist they are today, the evolution of Spooky Girl, why you don't need expensive materials to flourish as an artist, and how online communities like Deviant Art and Tik Tok can empower young arti...

Darren Le Baron is a researcher and educator focusing on the history of plant technologies and psychedelic legacy in Africa. He joins us for the second time on Mycopreneur podcast to share updates on his pioneering research into this critical blindspot in global psychedelic culture, and to share insights about the developments to his expanded webinar series Psychedelics In Africa: The Untold Story...

Chris Aaron drops by the podcast to share insights from 26 years of mushroom cultivation and professional research. We tap into genetics, the future of mushroom grow bag technology, the current state of mushroom research in academia, the burgeoning psilocybin mushroom industry, potency testing, and more. Please consider rating and reviewing the Mycopreneur podcast wherever you're listening. Hosted...

Louie Schwartzberg is a filmmaker like no other. His 2019 masterpiece Fantastic Fungi helped audiences around the world to see fungi like never before, and he's back with another transcendental cinematic experience titled Gratitude Revealed. Today Louie and I dialogue about his 40 plus year career in motion pictures, the essence of visual storytelling, the health benefits of gratitude, Appalachian...

Danielle Ryan Broida returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to talk about her new book Healing Adaptogens that she's co-written with her colleague Tero Isokauppila, Founder of Four Sigmatic. Danielle draws from her decades of studying herbal medicine and the traditions of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine to compile a framework for combining ancient healing modalities with our stressful modern...

Wumbo Myco is a myco educator and genetics specialist. We dive into the world of psilocybin mushroom genetics, potency testing, afro jazz music, and more throughout this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte James is Co-Founder of The Ancestor Project and a force for collective liberation. She joins us today to discuss nakedness as a tool for self-liberation, her recent Ibogaine retreat experience, the importance of community in ceremony and vice versa, and ways that the psychedelic community can embrace anti-racism in practice. Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast wher...

Lulu Tsui is the Co-Founder of On The Revel and the User Experience & Research Head of Oakland Hyphae. Lulu joins us to describe how the principles of User Experience design can be leveraged to create a more inclusive and community-driven psychedelics ecosystem - an aesthetic that she knows well via her time advocating for inclusively and equity in the cannabis space. In this episode we dive i...

Farmboy Slim is a viral anonymous Tik Tok influencer who educates people around the world about psychedelic mushrooms. He joins us on the podcast today to drop intel on his journey into the limelight, the value of anonymity as a highly visible influencer, his musical craft, mushroom experience insights, and more - Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast wherever you're listening...

Mrs. Vicius is the Founder of Decrim Nature Hazel Park, and knows a thing or two about how to successfully organize a campaign to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. She joins us today on the podcast to speak about her experience successfully convincing the city council of Hazel Park to decriminalize mushrooms, and to share her backstory about how she came to embrace magic mushrooms as a tool for...

Andrew Langevin and his wife were busy professionals in Toronto's bustling film & television industry when the pandemic suddenly shut down their livelihoods and forced them to get creative. While experimenting with growing oyster mushrooms in their basement, a call to share the fruits of their labor with their local community led to the founding of Nature Lion Mushrooms -- and in the next two...

James from Baystaters joins us on the podcast to share insights from the collective's successful legal crusade to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms in multiple Massachusetts counties - He brings his expertise as a professional in the political arena to challenge our nation's draconian drug policy head on, with tangible results drawn from an effectively organized grassroots response to war on drug...

What's it like to go from being a high school dropout waiting tables for minimum wage to becoming a sustainability superstar with a globally renowned brand? Nobody can answer that question better than William Padilla-Brown, who returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to speak about the evolution of his Mycosmbiotics brand, as well as the personal changes on the horizon for his family. Will is an extrao...

Jacob Alvarez of Garden State Mushrooms is making momentous strides towards cultivating the Fistulina Hepatica, also known as the Beefsteak Fungus. Beloved among foragers for it's raw meat like texture and tangy citrus flavor profile, the Beefsteak Fungus presents as a promising sustainable meat alternative and a nutritious flavor punch. Jacob walks us through his progress in pioneering the develo...

Beckley Retreats Co-Founder & CEO Neil Markey joins us on the Mycopreneur Podcast today to talk about the launch of the company's comprehensive psilocybin-assisted therapy retreats. Neil shares the trajectory of his extraordinary journey through multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the U.S. military, on through his rise to C-level executive status in the corporate world,...

Today we're joined by the inimitable Seth Warner, the creative force behind MycoRising - Seth brings a cerebral and hyper-localized approach to mushroom education and community building, and shares perspective on his multi-year journey as a cultivator, educator and mycopreneur. We talk about 'hikrodosing', Seth's previous role as a leader of the San Francisco Psychedelic Society, the online fungi...

We're elated to host Roger Holden the wizard behind Mushroom Magic LLC - on today's odyssey, we explore the vanguard of functional mushroom extraction in the US, why high dose reishi may have a future in the mushroom product landscape, where gaps exist in the emerging domestic US mushroom and nootropic market, and much more Please rate & review the podcast wherever you're listening Hosted on A...

Today on the pod we're joined by Prithvi Kini and Jashid Hameed, Co-Founders of the mushroom company Nuvedo based in Bangalore, India. We cover a range of topics, including the cultural climate surrounding functional and medicinal mushrooms in India, why India needs more mushroom farmers, the enormous amount of agricultural waste that needs up cycling in India, and the ancestral fungi knowledge of...

Today we're joined by actress and podcast host Brook Burgstahler in a tour-de-force of charisma and some of her hot takes on the developing industry of psychedelics , as well as behind the scenes forays into her personal mushroom experiences and her role in the psychedelic ecosystem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew DeAngelo joins us on the pod today to discuss his work with social justice and drug policy reform by way of Last Prisoner Project, his views on a possible path forward for the mainstreaming of psychedelics into society, and to reflect on his younger days in San Francisco as a psychonaut. Please rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...