Stalker was tipped off to a podcast that may interest those of a mycological bent. Breaking the Mould is an episode of the Reasons to be Cheerful podcast by Ed Milliband, former leader of the UK LAbour party and Geoff Lloyd. It’s a podcast about ideas to fix the world - a grand podcast, so.
The episode mentioned above is all about fungi and includes interviews with Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled Life.
The blurb for the podcast says: “Fungi are everywhere, but most of us have never given them much of a second thought. From mushrooms to moulds, they may have the power to help with some of our trickiest problems. We talk to Merlin Sheldrake about why ignoring fungi is dangerous and what we can learn from them. Dr David Erritzoe from Imperial College discusses the potential therapeutic applications of psilocybin on depression and Fern Freud tells us about her passion for foraging for mushrooms on her doorstep.”
Well worth a listen to, on whatever app one uses to consume podcasts.
