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More of our Lichens foray in Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve with lichenologist Vanessa Ryan. We check out lichens under UV light, see their “battle zones” and learn about their many unique properties.

The Sporopod delves into the fascinating world of lichens! We are joined by the very knowledgable amateur lichenologist Vanessa Ryan as we walk through subtropical rainforest, noticing lichens and learning about these intriguing little ecosystems.

It's time for The Great Aussie Fungi Hunt! For the month of October 2024, you can join Fungimap's Australia-wide survey of fungi and friends. We show how easy it is to take part - no experience required. Do it for the fungi!

We make our own skin serum using Tremella fuciformis, also known as white jelly fungus or snow fungus. Our "Sporopod Beauty Cream" is enhanced with home-made Reishi tincture: we discuss the beneficial properties of these and other fungi.

It's lab coat time in the Sporopod test kitchen! We're creating a Reishi tincture using Australian Reishi - Ganoderma steyaertanum.

A foray in one of our favourite foray spots. Plenty of fungi sightings and an update on the invasive orange pingpong bat fungus - Favolaschia calocera.

A fungi foray in Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve. Join Catherine and Theresa as they photograph, prod, explore and attempt to identify fungi in this beautiful rainforest remnant.

Mycology May - now in its third year - held in Orange, NSW is a fungi-focused annual event. Workshops, talks, fungi surveys and a book launch for Alison Pouliot’s Underground Lovers are just some of the events that made this year’s experience so enjoyable!

Cathy’s in a wheelchair after a leg injury so she and co-host Theresa check out what it’s like to do a fungi foray on four wheels.

Tremella fuciformis is also known as white jelly fungus or snow fungus. Cathy finds some specimens on a rotting log in her garden and after a discussion of this fascinating parasitic fungus, she and Theresa head to the kitchen to try out some snow fungus recipes.

Amanita muscaria, the fly agaric mushroom, is one of the world’s most recognisable fungi. In this episode we talk folklore, toadstools, toxins and weedy fungal species.

The Sporopod - it’s all about fungi!

Join Theresa and Cathy as they talk about what’s coming up in this show about fungi and fungi people! Growing and eating mushrooms, foraying and foraging, research, art and fabrication, folklore, saving the planet and more - tune in for some fungus in your ears!