Welcome back, citizen! Now in its third year, the Fungus Olympics has become a popular event. In episode 15 and episode 18 of Fungi Town, I spoke with some of the contestants of the very first competition. In Part 3, I catch up with two of my guests to talk about the ups and downs of being Fungus Olympians. Dr. Derreck Carter-House from the Stajich lab spoke with me from California and Dr. Ilkka Kronholm joined me from Finland!  If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Official Fungus Olympics Website Great article from the University of Adelaide about their participation (pics and video) The Stajich Lab Rhizopus stolonifer Phycomyces sensory perception University of Jyväskylä (apologies for mangling the pronunciation!) Neurospora crassa If you’re like me and want to see videos of fungi navigating the Olympic mazes, check out @FungusOlympics on Twitter! Thank you to my guests, Dr. Carter-House and Dr. Kronholm for agreeing to chat with me again. Thanks to Fungi Town’s newest patron, Alyson! If you’d like to support the show, please check out the great rewards here. A transcript of this episode will be available soon. Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe.  You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the YouTube channel for fungi videos! 

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Episode 24: The Fungus Olympics Part 3

Welcome back, citizen! In this follow-up episode, Fungi Town welcomes back Dr. Roo Vandegrift from the University of Oregon. Last time, Dr. Vandegrift shared his enthusiasm for Xylaria, a group of fungi with a unique lifestyle. This time, he’ll talk about his upcoming documentary Marrow of the Mountain and the urgent need to stop a new mining development in the most biologically diverse place on the planet. *This bilingual episode is presented in Spanish and English. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Marrow of the Mountain Movie Trailer OMASNE - Elisa Levy’s organization Reserva los Cedros (Facebook) Rainforest Information Center’s call for protection of the reserve Bryn Detinger’s Lab Tobias Policha’s Blog Cornerstone Capital Resources Canadian mining company Thank you to Dr. Vandegrift for his time and to Sarah Prentice for her help connecting with Roo. Deepest gratitude and appreciation goes to Laura Briseno Cazares for translating this episode! A transcript of this episode is coming soon. Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter promo code "FUNGITOWN" to get a 10% discount on your order. A percentage of sales goes to support the show! Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. The Ecuadorian national anthem, Salve, O Patria, was provided by Wikipedia. You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the YouTube channel for fungi videos!

Episode 23: Richer Than Gold II

Welcome back, citizen! In this episode of Fungi Town, I chat with author, illustrator, and documentary filmmaker Roo Vandegrift from the University of Oregon about his work with Xylaria fungi in the Ecuadorian cloud forests. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Endophytes Xylariaphilia - Dr. Vandegrift's site Richer than Gold paper Marrow of the Mountain Kickstarter Van Bael Lab at Tulane University David Grimaldi - American Museum of Natural History   Thank you to Dr. Roo Vanegrift for his time and to Sarah Prentice for suggesting this episode’s guest. You can access a transcript of this episode coming soon. Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter promo code "FUNGITOWN" to get a 10% discount on your order. A percentage of sales goes to support the show! Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Romantic background music is: Magic Eye (Ants Smoove Groove Mix) by Ant (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/YSE/16379 Ft: Frank Carter III You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email: fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the YouTube channel for fungi videos!

Episode 22: Richer Than Gold

Welcome back, citizen! What sounds make you think of summer? For me, the sound of cicadas is a big one. These are fascinating insects on their own, but my guest, Dr. Matt Kasson from the University of West Virginia, has discovered something even more fascinating about the fungi that infect them. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Dr. Matt Kasson’s paper in Fungal Ecology Protea Bioscience What is Khat? (LiveScience.com) Thank you to Dr. Matt Kasson for his time and past guest Kristin Wickert for suggesting our topic. Also, thanks go to Fungi Town's patrons for their support! You can access a transcript of this episode soon, on the transcript page. Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter promo code "FUNGITOWN" to get a 20% discount on your order. A percentage of sales goes to support the show! You can also get 20% off of Zen Hen chicken treats by entering coupon code "Fungi Town." Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Sound effects: ice cream truck by ciccarelli, skateboard by situational, and ocean waves by Eelke were all found on Freesound.com. The cicada sounds are via Wikipedia Commons. You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the YouTube channel for fungi videos! Don't forget to become a patron and support the show!

Episode 21: Flying Salt Shakers of Death

Welcome back, citizen! In this episode, we peek over the fence, looking for fowl play. It's all about backyard chickens! The makers of Zen Hen join me to talk about their chicken treats and share how they're using fungi to improve the health of hens. My guests are two enterprising entrepreneurs, Craig Rouskey and Doug Manofsky, founders of Pando Nutrition. They'll talk about biotech, how to spot a healthy chicken, and the innovative ways they're utilizing fungi. You'll even hear a special discount code, just for Fungi Town citizens. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Pando Nutrition Zen Hen Real Vegan Cheese Backyard Chickens.com How Soy Sauce Is Made [National Geographic] The Strange Allure of Pioneer Living [The Atlantic] Thank you to my guests Craig Rouskey and Doug Manofsky from Pando Nutrition. A transcript of this episode will be available soon. Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter promo code "FUNGITOWN" to get a 10% discount on your order. A percentage of sales goes to support the show! Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. The theme music is by the awesome Athens, Georgia band Shehehe.  You can find Fungi Town on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the YouTube channel for fungi videos!

Episode 20: No Bad Yolks

Welcome back, citizen! You've seen fungi, you've likely eaten fungi, but have you heard fungi? In this episode, you'll get to do just that and learn how two artists have discovered how to collaborate with our nonhuman friends. Trust me, it's mind-blowing. My guests this time are: Tosca Teran and Andrei Gravelle of Nanotopia.  If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Aquarian Hydrophone Energy Bending Lab Humus Sapiens MIDI Sprout Monophonic Moss Piglet Tosca Teran was recently awarded a bio art residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto which runs through the summer. If you're in Toronto, you can check out Nanopod's workshops.  Thank you to Tosca Teran and Andrei Gravelle for sharing their incredible music with us and to patron William Denton for suggesting this episode. You can access a transcript of this episode coming soon. Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter promo code "FUNGITOWN" to get a 10% discount on your order. If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. $1 level gets you access to bonus mini episodes + a Fungi Town vinyl sticker $5 level gets you all of the above + a "Follow Me to Fungi Town" bumper sticker $10 level gets you all of the above + your choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy! Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe.  You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpodor email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway!

Episode 19: Musical Mycelium

Welcome back, citizen! Today, we revisit the exciting Fungus Olympics event and take a short trip around the world to talk to some competitors. This is part 2 of the series, where I speak with the contestants before they've run their fungi through the obstacles. In parts 3 and 4, we'll check in with our competitors to see how their fungi fared. If you missed part 1, check out episode 15 for a rundown of the event. My guests this time are: Dr. Shiv Kale at Virginia Tech Dr. Daniel Henk at the University of Bath Dr. David Peris from the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology in Spain   Learn more about the episode topics: The Fungus Olympics Wild Yeasts found in Patagonia Thank you to Dr. Kale, Dr. Henk, and Dr. Peris for telling me all about their fungus Olympians! and to my mom for helping me spread the word about Lichen Landscapes (get 10% off your order with code: FUNGITOWN). Check back in a few days for a full transcript of this episode. Are you a musician? Would you like to have your funky version of Fungi Town featured on the show? Send your .mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com.   If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. $1 level gets you access to bonus mini episodes + a Fungi Town vinyl sticker $5 level gets you all of the above + a "Follow Me to Fungi Town" bumper sticker $10 level gets you all of the above + your choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy!   Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Sound effects and other background music accessed via a Creative Commons license. You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway! Thanks for listening!

Episode 18: The Fungus Olympics Part 2

Welcome back, citizen! Join us for a micro-battle in the soil! This week, we'll get familiar with nematodes and learn about an incredible adaptation that some familiar fungi have. My guest this time is Dr. Greg Thorn with Western University in London, Ontario. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: The University of Nebraska at Lincoln - nematode page American Phytopathological Society - nematode page Medscape - Icky nematode-caused human diseases Dr. George Barron - University of Guelph The Atlantic - When Tulips Kill Thank you to Dr. Greg Thorn for teaching us about the tricky traps fungi set for their prey, to Rowen Cannon for providing transcription, and to the Mycological Society of America's Student Section. You can access a transcript of this episode here. Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter promo code "FUNGITOWN" to get a 10% discount on your order. Are you a musician? Would you like to have your funky version of Fungi Town featured on the show? Send your .mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com. If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. $1 level gets you access to bonus mini episodes + a Fungi Town vinyl sticker $5 level gets you all of the above + a "Follow Me to Fungi Town" bumper sticker $10 level gets you all of the above + your choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy! Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Defunked theme music is Fminor_Funk_BassGroove_100bpm by GRD-music used via Creative Commons license through Freesound.  Background music is Mycelium by Lookyan. The thumbnail image for this episode was provided by the scientific journal Paracite. You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpodor email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway!

Episode 17: Nematodes Beware!

Welcome back, citizen! What's got people so excited about the Great Lakes? A great discovery in the lakes is getting a lot of attention lately. So, I spoke to the researchers who plumbed the depths of the Great Lakes and brought up something surprising. My guests this time are Dr. Andrew Miller from the University of Illinois and Dr. Robert Cichewicz from the University of Oklahoma. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Science Direct article - “What Lies Beneath? Fungal diversity at the Bottom of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior” Illinois Prairie Research Institute article - "Scientists find new fungi at the bottom of the Great Lakes" Michigan Radio article -  "Could a fungus from the bottom of a the Great Lakes hold a cure for cancer?" What's In Your Backyard? citizen science project Thank you to Dr. Miller and Dr. Cichewicz for sharing their remarkable discoveries with me, to Rowen Cannon for providing transcription, and to Leslie Masson of the Mushroom and Lichen Dyers United group. You can access a transcript of this episode here. Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter promo code "FUNGITOWN" to get a 10% discount on your order. Are you a musician? Would you like to have your version of Fungi Town (like Funky Town) featured on the show? Send your mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com.  If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. $1 level gets you access to bonus mini episodes + a Fungi Town vinyl sticker $5 level gets you all of the above + a "Follow Me to Fungi Town" bumper sticker $10 level gets you all of the above + your choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy!  Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Defunked theme music is Fminor_Funk_BassGroove_100bpm by GRD-music used via Creative Commons license through Freesound.  Background music is Flammulina velutipes by Keiss. You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway!

Episode 16: The Great Lakes

Welcome back, citizen! Can fungi do acrobatics? sprints? backstrokes? Find out in this first episode of Fungi Town's four-part series on the Fungus Olympics! I'll talk to one of the organizers of the competition and several of the competitors to find out how the event got started and learn about the people behind the competition. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: The Fungus Olympics official site Slime Moulds playlist Wikipedia's entry on Microfluidics Neutrophil definition from National Cancer Institute Video of the hat-thrower fungus. Thank you to Dr. Daniel Irimia from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Derreck Carter-House, Jesus Pena, and Dr. Jason Stajich from the University of California at Riverside, Dr. Ilkka Kronholm from the University of Jyväskylä, and to Rowen Cannon for providing the transcript for this episode, which you can find here or in the transcripts tab.  Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter promo code "FUNGITOWN" to get a 10% discount on your order. Are you a musician? Would you like to have your version of Fungi Town (like Funky Town) featured on the show? Send your mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com.  If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. $1 level gets you access to bonus mini episodes + a Fungi Town vinyl sticker $5 level gets you all of the above + a "Follow Me to Fungi Town" bumper sticker $10 level gets you all of the above + your choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy!  Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. The fanfare sound is by bone666138, used via Creative Commons license through Freesound. Background music is Clavaria zolllingeri by Potential DiffereSE You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway!

Episode 15: The Fungus Olympics

Welcome back, citizen! Listen to this very special Halloween episode, where we'll talk about eerie glows, a mushroom that looks like a pumpkin, and fairy rings. My guest this time is Dr. Andrew Miller from the Illinois Natural History Survey. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Dr. Miller's co-authored article about Omphalotus The Mushroom Expert's "conspiracy" article Current Biology article about bioluminescence Wikipedia's entry on fairy rings Thank you to Dr. Andrew Miller from The Illinois Natural History Survey for sharing his expertise on Omphalotus, Dr. Marin Brewer for teaching us about fairy rings, and to Rowen Cannon for providing the transcript for this episode, which you can find here or in the transcripts tab.  Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter "FUNGITOWN" in the order notes. ***Update*** Fungi Town citizen, Leslie Masson, reached out to share some of her findings about this episode's fungi: "I have a foolproof way of distinguishing chanterelles from Jack o’lanterns - put them in hot water. Jack O’Lanterns are a dye fungi so the water will become orange. When put into hot water chanterelles produce a negligible color change. Below are photos of chanterelles (left & top)& jacks (right & bottom) in hot water."      Are you a musician? Would you like to have your version of Fungi Town (like Funky Town) featured on the show? Send your mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com.  If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. For $1 a month, you get access to exclusive mini episodes of the show, for a $5 montly contribution, you get one of my new Fungi Town bumper stickers, and now there's a $10 option that gives you a choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy!  Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Defunked theme music is Fminor_Funk_BassGroove_100bpm by GRD-music, evil monster laugher by maarten.tepaske, both used via Creative Commons license through Freesound.  You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway!

Episode 14: Halloween 2018

Welcome back, citizen! Life on Earth faces some serious challenges. In this episode, I'll go over some of the major events that have shaped life on our planet and talk about our current "extinction event." I'll also speak with Dr. Taegan McMahon about her efforts to save our amphibian species. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Mass Extinctions (American Museum of Natural History) Mass Extinctions (National Geographic) Cambrian Extinction (Live Science) Devonian Extinction (Encyclopedia Britannica) Anthropocene Extinction (Time) Amphibian Extictions (NZFrog) Thank you to Dr. Taegan McMahon from The University of Tampa for sharing her expertise on frogs and fungi, and to Rowen Cannon for providing the transcript for this episode, which you can find here.  Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter "FUNGITOWN" in the order notes. Are you a musician? Would you like to have your version of Fungi Town (like Funky Town) featured on the show? Send your mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com.  If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. For $1 a month, you get access to exclusive mini episodes of the show, for a $5 montly contribution, you get one of my new Fungi Town bumper stickers, and now there's a $10 option that gives you a choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy!  Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Defunked theme music is Fminor_Funk_BassGroove_100bpm by GRD-music, wildlife by conleec, bats by klankschap, and cane toads by bhobby all used via Creative Commons license through Freesound. Ominous music was Psathyrella Aquatica by Sobrio, also used through a Creative Commons license. You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway!

Episode 13: Frogs and Fungi

Welcome back, citizen! What do gangrene, witches, and LSD have in common? Find out when I talk to Dr. Anthony Glenn from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service about the plant pathogen known as ergot of rye. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Claviceps purpurea (Wikipedia) Ergot (American Phytopathological Society) Grass (Encyclopedia Britannica) Thank you to Dr. Anthony Glenn from The USDA for sharing his expertise on the show and to Rowen Cannon for providing the transcript for this episode, which you can find here.  Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter "FUNGITOWN" in the order notes. Are you a musician? Would you like to have your version of Fungi Town (like Funky Town) featured on the show? Send your mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com.  If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. For $1 a month, you get access to exclusive mini episodes of the show, for a $5 montly contribution, you get one of my new Fungi Town bumper stickers, and now there's a $10 option that gives you a choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy!  Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Defunked theme music is Fminor_Funk_BassGroove_100bpm by GRD-music, lawn mower by ainayave, baseball hit by AmishRob, and grasswalk by smaigin; all used via Creative Commons license through Freesound.  You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway!

Episode 12: Ergot A Better Title?

Welcome back, citizen! Invasive species are a hot topic these days. With pythons in Florida and Lion Fish at the Atlantic coast, they're making news everywhere. But what exactly is an "invasive species" and how do we control them? I'll answer those questions and talk to Kristen Wickert from West Virginia University about how she's learning to control an invasive tree. If you want to learn more about this episode's topics, here are some links: Kudzu (Atlantic Journal Constitution) Kudzu (Smithsonian Magazine) Lion Fish (NOAA) Lion Fish (Nature) Biolcontrol (Sciencing.com) Biocontrol (Biocontrol Journal) Cane Toads (National Geographic) Cane Toads (Australian Government) Mongoose (Hawaiian Government) Mongoose (MauiInvasive.org) Mongoose (BigIslandNow.com) Tree-of-Heaven (Nature Conservancy) Tree-of-Heaven (Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources) Tree-of-Heaven (USDA) A photo comparing healthy and infected branches: A photo showing the transfer of purple dye in Kristen's experiment: Thank you to Kristen Wickert from West Virginia University for sharing her expertise on the show and to Dr. Marin Brewer for her contribution to De-funked! You can read Kristen's paper titled, "Seed Production, Viability, and Reproductive Limits of the Invasive Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven) within Invaded Environments" here. Please check out my sponsor, Lichen Landscapes, for unique cards and prints and don't forget to enter "FUNGITOWN" in the order notes. Are you a musician? Would you like to have your version of Fungi Town (like Funky Town) featured on the show? Send your mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com.  If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. For $1 a month, you get access to exclusive mini episodes of the show, for a $5 montly contribution, you get a snazzy Fungi Town logo vinyl sticker PLUS access to the mini episodes, and now there's a $10 option that gives you a choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy!  Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Defunked theme music is Fminor_Funk_BassGroove_100bpm by GRD-music, eating apple by niwki, wind by InspectorJ, african-lion by soundbytez, ship horn by Grotelue, creaky dock by kev_durr, ship bell by CGEffex, pet shop by RTB45, boa constrictor by Kjell Persson, chopping wood by MAJ061785, chomp chew bite by bbrocer, tea by MC_Minnaar, gulp by brookmorgan, spray by WeeJee_vdH, squeak by Nakhas, and cane toad by bhobby; all used via Creative Commons license through Freesound. Photos were contributed by Kristen Wickert and used with permission. You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway! A transcript of this episode is available here.

Episode 11: Tree-of-Heaven

Welcome back, citizen! This episode is the long-awaited smut episode! But, no need to usher the kids out of the room, because I'm talking - of course - about a type of fungi. My guest, Dr. Marin Brewer of the University of Georgia's Plant Pathology department, will talk about the biology of Ustilago maydis. I'll also speak to Daniel Brooks from Licha's Cantina about cooking with huitlacoche, a.k.a. "corn smut".  Here are some articles about this episode's fungus: Food Republic Aqui es Texcoco restaurant PBS video NPR article Are you a musician? Would you like to have your version of Fungi Town (like Funky Town) featured on the show? Send your mp3 to fungitownpod [at] gmail [dot] com.  Very special thanks goes to Leah Churner, host of the Hothouse podcast, for helping me connect with Licha's Cantina. If you're interested in permaculture or just like to garden, check out her show on her website or wherever you get your podcasts. If you're enjoying the show so far, please consider becoming a patron. Just click the green "become a Patron" button on your screen (upper right corner) or go here. For $1 a month, you get access to exclusive mini episodes of the show, for a $5 montly contribution, you get a snazzy Fungi Town logo vinyl sticker PLUS access to the mini episodes, and now there's a $10 option that gives you a choice of any of three beautiful mushroom prints by Athens artist Maggie Baxter. If you've already become a patron and want to bump up a level for the new rewards, it's easy!  Fungi Town is written, directed and produced by Jen Parrilli and hosted on Podbean. Theme music is by the awesome Athens, GA band Shehehe. Defunked theme music is Fminor_Funk_BassGroove_100bpm by GRD-music, record scratch by luffy,  and smutty music by leehayeskerr, all used via Creative Commons license through Freesound. Photo was taken by Jen Parrilli. You can find Fungi Town on Facebook. Twitter, and Instagram: @fungitownpod or email at fungitownpod[at]gmail[dot]com. Check out the new YouTube channel! Once the channel hits 100 subscribers, I'll be doing a fantastic fungi giveaway!

Episode 10: Smut

Welcome to the amazing world of molds, mushrooms, and more!

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