#180 - Paul Stamets: The Mycelial Web of Burning Man

At Burning Man 2025 inside the Playa Alchemist Pyramid, I sat down with legendary mycologist Paul Stamets to explore mushrooms, mycelium, and the cosmos. Through scratchy playa dust voices, we connected fungal intelligence with Burning Man culture, random acts of kindness, and the future of psychedelic medicine. Our conversation ranged from Stamets’ new book Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural…