We take a deep dive into taxonomy to learn how a fungus gets its name, how scientists attempt to group these enigmatic organisms into "family" "genus" or "species" and how these efforts, married with the efforts of amateur naturalists, are central to fungal conservation with accomplished mycologist Else Vellinga!
The mystical, and oft maligned, world of Psilocybin mushrooms opens up before us as we are guided on a journey to understand, cultivate and create culinary delights using "magic mushrooms" with authors and researchers Dr. K Mandrake and Virginia Haze!
We wade into vast swathes of history and analyze cultural perspectives as we examine the roots of western, institutional "Science", how new concepts like "queer theory" and "queer ecology" inform scientific discourse and how mycology can be considered a queer discipline, with activist and scientist Dr. Patricia Kaishian!
