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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 68 Master of Mycology
Description:
I have been fascinated with fungus since I was a wee little tyke. I think it started with Egon Spangler cited collecting spores, molds, and fungus as his favorite hobby. My grandmother was notorious for cutting the mold off cheese and proclaiming “It’s fine!”. Well, it wasn’t fine. Actually it was safe to eat, but what she didn’t realize what that the mold had infiltrated the entirety of block of cheese, and was getting ready to reproduce. Cutting off the mold simply ensured it had to grow a new sporing mechanism.
I sat down w...