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Sam Believ is the founder of LaWayra Ayahuasca Retreat, the highest-rated ayahuasca retreat in South America with over 730 five-star reviews on google. A former offshore engineer, he left the oil industry after a life-changing experience with ayahuasca and moved to Colombia to build an affordable, authentic retreat with indigenous shamans. He also hosts the Ayahuasca Podcast and works to make plant medicine more accessible and understood worldwide.

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Today’s episode is supported by Schedule 35. As always, please do your own research, know your local laws, and make informed choices that are right for you. This is adult-oriented content, and nothing we share here is medical advice or a recommendation to use any substance. Schedule 35 is part of the larger conversation happening around mushrooms, plant medicine, and changing cultural perspectives. For listeners in places where their products are legal and appropriate, you can learn more through Schedule 35 and use code FLORAFUNGA for 15% off.

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Molly Quade studies fungi at Washington State University that kill mites to help reduce the death of our honeybee population. We cover how bees are NOT native BUT we treat bees as livestock for our agriculture. She also helps out some of Paul Stamets research with Fungi Perfecti.

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KK sits down with Derek of D&D Meadery to explore the ancient, flavorful, and surprisingly approachable world of mead-making. Derek shares how mead, often considered the oldest fermented beverage, begins with the simple combination of honey, water, and yeast, but becomes deeply complex through fermentation, yeast selection, local honey sources, seasonal variation, and careful quality control. Together, KK and Derek discuss the history of mead, from its ritual and celebratory roots to its reputation as a drink once reserved for nobility, while also breaking down the modern process of creating traditional honey wine.

Derek walks through the importance of using high-quality raw honey, clean water, sanitation, and thoughtful fermentation practices, while explaining how different ingredients can shape the final flavor. The conversation touches on fruit meads, maple meads, dry and sweet styles, back-sweetening, stabilizing, and the creative possibilities of pairing honey with ingredients like coffee, cacao, and buckwheat honey. Derek also shares the story behind D&D Meadery’s German family crest, their award-winning traditional mead, and their growing wholesale presence across Northeast Ohio. From ancient fermentation to modern meadery expansion, this episode is a warm and educational introduction to the craft, culture, and creativity behind making mead

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This episode was such a fun, open-minded wander through fungi, philosophy, psychedelics, podcasting, and the weird little threads that connect us all. KK sat down with Joel and Jacob from The Open Minded Podcast to talk about their journey as curious young hosts exploring psychology, religion, consciousness, and the big questions of life. The conversation drifted into mushrooms, plant medicine, psychedelic experiences, ego, perception, and how these moments can change the way we see ourselves and the world around us. They also dug into what mushroom culture looks like in the UK compared to the U.S., touching on stigma, underground communities, and how normalized alcohol is while fungi still gets side-eyed. It was a thoughtful, funny, and curiosity-filled chat about growth, awareness, and staying open to the mystery. 

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 In this episode of Flora Funga Podcast, KK sits down with Victoria to explore the complicated intersection of mycology, social media, AI moderation, and content creator survival. They discuss why mushroom-related accounts and cultivation content are increasingly vulnerable to automated takedowns, how AI-driven platform policies can misread educational mycology content as harmful, and why creators need stronger backups, clearer disclaimers, platform-specific strategies, and community advocacy. Victoria also shares practical insight into account recovery, algorithmic bias, AI governance, and how mushroom educators can stay resilient while continuing to spread fungal awareness online. 

 This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Any discussion of mushrooms, mushroom cultivation, social media policy, account recovery, artificial intelligence, or platform moderation is not legal, medical, financial, or professional advice. Listeners are responsible for understanding and following the laws, regulations, and platform policies that apply in their location and on the platforms they use. Flora Funga Podcast does not encourage illegal activity, policy evasion, or unsafe mushroom practices. Our goal is to support education, awareness, responsible communication, and better understanding of how mycology content is treated online. 

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Meet Lois Duncun...She has a pretty wild and beautiful healing story. After going through systemic lupus, which is medically documented, she credits so much of her healing to plants, Indigenous medicines, mindset work, and Gene Keys. She feels like she’s lived a lot of lives in this one, and some of those chapters were really hard.

Through trauma, trial and error, and lessons learned the long way, she found her way back to radical accountability, purpose, and a deeper connection with herself. She learned how to turn pain into power, and now she really strives to live what she teaches.

She only guides people in spaces where she has true lived experience, where she’s done the work, and where she can speak from the heart. She is living proof that healing is possible. Not perfect, not always linear, but real — and that true peace in the soul is something we can come back to.

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Meet Laura Hartman a friend I've met at Cannadelic last year. She is a board certified functional medicine practitioner who empowers people towards healthier lives. She always is doing the most to advocate for everyone especially Veterans that don't always receive the best help.

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Oli Genn-Bash is a UK-based writer, educator, and cultural practitioner working at the intersection of functional mushrooms, mycotherapy, psychedelics, and contemporary wellness culture. His work sits between research, lived experience, and creative practice, with a focus on education and the responsible development of psychedelic and mushroom spaces.

He has several years’ experience researching and teaching the therapeutic potential of medicinal and functional mushrooms, including Lion’s Mane, Reishi, Cordyceps, Turkey Tail, and Chaga. He is the creator and lead educator of multi-month mycotherapy training programmes, including practitioner-level courses for clinicians and prescribing professionals in the UK and Southern Africa, and teaches on the Microdose For Healing course, exploring the role of functional mushrooms in wellbeing and recovery.

He has written for Leafie, Chemical Collective, Mycostories, Mycopreneur, Seed Sistas, and Microdose For Peace, exploring psychedelics, mycology, spirituality, philosophy, chronic pain, creativity, and emerging therapeutic paradigms through a blend of science, culture, humour, and personal reflection.

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Allen L. Davies III, known as Allen the Fun Guy, has spent over 15 years immersed in mushrooms, fermentation, and culinary innovation. With a deep respect for food as a cultural cornerstone, he views it as both sustenance and medicine—capable of nourishing, healing, and driving meaningful change through sustainability and accessibility.

An expert in Koji (Aspergillus oryzae), Allen has expanded its use far beyond traditional applications. Since 2020, he has cultivated over seven tons of Koji across diverse substrates, exploring its enzymatic potential in miso, amazake, garum, and functional extractions. His work bridges fermentation, mycology, and bioactive mushroom extraction, pushing Koji into new territory.

Through fermentation and functional fungi, Allen is on a mission to make mushrooms more accessible and shift how they’re perceived.

That vision comes to life with Mycopop—a mycofunctional beverage blending cordyceps and lion’s mane with the refreshment of an energy drink or seltzer. Inspired by his collaboration with citizen scientist William Padilla Brown, Mycopop bridges function and flavor, making mushroom-powered wellness part of everyday life.

From pioneering fermentation techniques to crafting functional foods and beverages, Allen continues to redefine fungi—not just as food, but as tools for nourishment, transformation, and cultural evolution.

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