A MycoGeeky Classic: The Origins of a Longstanding Collaboration 🍄 ✨The MycoGeeky Podcast

In this remastered throwback from November 2022, MycoGeeky sits down with PhD Mycologist and former professor Edward Grand PhD (aka ED1K) for a lively and info-packed conversation that bridges mushroom ID, taxonomy, and cultivation science. Broadcasting from Thailand, Ed shares practical tips for identifying mushrooms to genus using dichotomous keys and spore prints, along with cultivation insights on monokaryon isolation, serial dilutions, and LC recipes. They dive into the biological species concept, DNA vs. morphology in taxonomy, and how home growers can adopt more scientific standards when naming and describing their own varieties. Along the way, the banter is unfiltered and hilarious—touching on gaming chairs, Wesley Willis, pressure cooker myths, puffballs vs. boletes, and Ed’s unconventional life story (including how he ended up with two kids in China). Whether you’re a cultivator, forager, or just myco-curious, this episode delivers laughs, learning, and serious mushroom geekery. 🌿 Support the MycoGeeky Community! Subscribe, Like, Comment, and Share to help us grow a stronger, safer myco space! 🍄✨ Visit https://www.mycogeeky.com – Your Hub for All Things MycoGeeky! 📩 Sign up for the mailing list and be automatically entered to win weekly contests! Don’t miss your chance to win spores, merch, and more! 👉 https://www.mycogeeky.com/ 🤝 Affiliate Links – Support the Show When You Shop: 🍄 Booming Acres: https://boomingacres.com/?r=27 – Premium cultivation supplies. 🍄 The Spore Store:: https://thesporestore.company.site/ – Mushroom Coffee & Tinctures! 🌿 Stay Connected with MycoGeeky: ➡️ Web: https://www.mycogeeky.com/ – Sign up for Giveaways !!! ➡️ Patreon:   / mycogeeky   – Get exclusive content! ➡️ Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/mycogeeky – Shop our latest merch! ➡️ Discord:   / discord   – Join the conversation! ➡️ Instagram:   / mycogeeky   – Follow for daily myco goodness! ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... – Connect with us! 📧 Contact: [email protected] 🎬 **Watch More From MycoGeeky:**👇 ▶️ John Workman and the APE That Changed Mycology –    • The Minds Behind Spore Works: John Workman...   ▶️ Dennis McKenna Tells All About His Early Years! –    • Dennis McKenna Tells All About His Early Y...   ▶️ MycoGeeky’s Mushroom Living [Official Music Video] –    • MycoGeeky - Mushroom Living [Official Musi...   💙 Join the Mushroom Movement !!! 👍 Like this video – It really helps us reach more people! 💬 Comment below – Let us know what you loved! 🔗 Share this video – Spread the myco love with your friends!