Mar 05 2025 56 mins 1
Oli Genn-Bash is one of the most interesting guests I’ve had the privilege to interview. He’s a fungi fanatic and a mycology maestro; aka he loves mushrooms!
In this deep dive episode into the true role of functional mushrooms in our drinks, Oli doesn’t hold back. He tells us what these fascinating fungi actually do in our bodies, how to identify quality suppliers and the truth about whether they’re actually having any impact when used inside low/no drinks.
This is definitely one of those episodes where I’m inviting you to strap on your listening ears and come along and learn with me.
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WE CHAT ABOUT
0:00 Coming up...
2:45 Oli's story
5:20 Historical & cultural use
7:01 Introducing the "Big 5"
7:28 Over-popularisation of Lion's Mane
9:57 Reishi: The mushroom of immortality
11:08 Motivation & energy from cordyceps
14:33 Olympic doping
15:35 Medicinal uses of cordyceps
17:31 How to consume functional mushrooms
20:38 Are there any side effects?
23:00 Are they effective in low/no drinks?
25:35 Zero regulations
26:27 How mushroom powder is made
28:14 Extract ratios
31:29 Will the laws change?
34:06 Turkey Tail: pharmaceutical grade cancer treatment
35:06 Chaga: not a true mushroom
37:04 Magic mushrooms for the psychotropic curious
41:41 Micro-dosing: What is it?
47:31 Why I invited Oli on the pod
48:31 The Fungi Consultancy
50:48 Find Oli
51:30 The BBQ-Q
53:39 Keep mycology alive
FIND OLI
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