Reflecting on 2021: Mycology, Eco Systems and the World Beyond Identities with Stephen VanNortwick

Julian sits down with his old friend Stephen VanNortwick to reflect on the past year and explore our places in the cosmos within, without, and right here on Earth. *this is episode 93 of A State of Mind podcast* Music: 'Through the Dark' by Ruby Begay with Jon Sousa: rubybegay.com, Instagram @Ruby.Begay Relevant Links: Star Trek Discovery | Lieutenant Stamets Succed To Quickly Create Spore Drive USS Discovery Enters the Mycelial Network To Save Tilly | Star Trek: Discovery https://ifst.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ijfs.13522 https://fungi.com/blogs/articles/beta-glucans-and-the-seven-pillars-of-immunity https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59473960 Paul Stamets: https://instagram.com/paulstamets?utm_medium=copy_link http://paulstamets.com/news/society-for-the-protection-of-underground-networks-spun Topics (in chronological order): 0:00 Introduction and holiday wishes 6:02 Music: 'Through the Dark' by Ruby Begay with Jon Sousa 10:20 Conversation with Stephen begins Mycology, university research 12:20 Myco-remediation, energy 15:20 Environmental purpose for mushrooms, causes and human impact on resources, biofuels vs electrics 18:00 Cultural supply vs demand, environmental cost 19:00 Soil, horticultural, farm practices, food preservation 22:00 Bacteria, fermentation and probiotic process 24:00 Digestive systems, processed vs nutrient dense food 26:00 Mushroom connections and as a medicine 27:00 Foraging morels and other wild mushrooms 28:00 Fungal connection to trees 30:00 Gourmet mushrooms and cultivation 32:00 Garden integration with mushrooms 33:00 Mycelial networks and communication within nature 35:00 Gourmet vs medicinal 37:00 Ideas of centralized vs de-centralized intelligence 38:00 Flow, present moment, and surrender 39:00 Appreciation of nature 40:00 Global anxiety, hope perspective, nihilism 44:00 Mycology and information eco-systems 45:00 Star Trek 46:00 Space, science, and networks 49:00 Cycles of nature, symbiosis of mycology 51:00 Nutrition, health, and mis-information 55:00 Vaccines and polarization in society 60:00 Vaccine status 62:00 Anti-vax social party 63:00 Exploring and resetting through the pandemic A State of Mind Podcast: www.astateofmindpodcast.com Somatic Trauma Informed Therapy, Psychedelic assisted Therapy, Meditation training & more: www.astateofmindcounseling.org Support the show: www.patreon.com/astateofmind