When I was first starting the Mycopreneur Podcast in 2020, one of the first things I did was go online and research which mushroom podcasts were already out in the world. To my surprise, only a handful of shows registered.
It was early in the Pandemic, and the ‘Shroom Boom’ was just starting to take off. In the six years since then, the mushroom media landscape has grown considerably, with an ever-expanding index of new podcasts and newsletters run by diligent professionals with a keen focus on creating accessible and engaging educational and promotional content focusing on fungi.
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Mushrooms have continued to surge in profile and now represent two of the top five most used ‘psychedelics’ in the United States according to a report published by the RAND Corporation global think tank in January of 2026 – Psilocybin mushrooms are the top used psychedelic in the U.S., with an estimated 11 million adults consuming them last year, while Amanita muscaria mushrooms also cracked the top five with 3.5 million people consuming them in 2025.
While mainstream media coverage of mushrooms has seen a massive uptick in recent years, the coverage is scattered and often homogenous across platforms, with a focus on state policy developments and clinical psilocybin use. To really keep one’s finger on the pulse of what’s actually happening in the mycoverse, the best bet is to direct attention towards the growing number of dedicated mushroom podcasts and newsletters that are actively covering the space. Here are a number of currently active, key contributors to the mushroom media landscape.
Top Mushroom Podcasts
Amanita Effect Podcast
The Amanita Effect is the only podcast dedicated to covering the science, history, and anecdotal experiences of people with the psychoactive Amanita muscaria mushroom. Host Christian Rasmussen is the founder of Amentara, one of the largest importers and distributors of the fabled red and white mushroom in the United States. Amanita muscaria has been trending massively upwards thanks to its omission from the Controlled Substances Act, distinguishing it as a ‘legal magic mushroom’.
In the recent RAND report on psychedelic use in the United States published in January 2026, Amanita muscaria was ranked as one of the top five most used psychedelics in the United States. The Amanita Effect Podcast is one of the only dedicated media platforms covering this enigmatic and enchanted fungus and the people who consume it.
Flora Funga Podcast
Flora Funga Podcast is one of the most active and prolific podcasts covering mushroom science with an emphasis on bridging the gap between plants, fungi, and humans. Host Kaitlyn Kuehn, known to listeners and friends as ‘KK’, draws from her experience as a plant biologist with a professional background that includes a previous stint working at the Mayo Clinic to provide a well-informed, science-forward lens for connecting with the mushroom kingdom. With over 200 episodes and counting published across platforms, Flora Funga Podcast has definitively carved out its own lane in the growing mushroom media space.
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Into the Multiverse
Into the Multiverse is hosted by Supermush founder Alli Schaper and has reached over 300k downloads. The show features scientists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders working at the intersection of functional fungi, psychedelic medicine, and beyond. Into the Multiverse and the Supermush network have a tremendous reach across pop culture and the world of entrepreneurship, helping to spread the spores in remarkable venues such as the Austin City Limits music festival and Bonnaroo, among many others.
Mycopreneur
As the host of Mycopreneur Podcast, I’ve been publishing weekly episodes since January 2021, and continue to release new long-format interviews with different mushroom entrepreneurs and researchers each week. The podcast has exceeded 100k downloads and has platformed mushroom entrepreneurs from over 50 countries. Mycopreneur currently has the most episodes published of any mushroom podcast at over 240 episodes and counting. The show primarily focuses on innovative startups and frequently collaborates with the best-in-market mushroom companies like Full Canopy Genetics and Real Mushrooms, among many others.
Top Mushroom Newsletters
Inoculate The World Newsletter
Inoculate The World is one of the premier spore vendors, and mycology supplies outfits active today, and their newsletter covers a tremendous amount of ground from topics like the ‘Renaissance of Indigenous African Mushrooms’ to controversial figures in psychedelic history and much more. Inoculate The World also offers a huge library of mushroom genetics sourced from around the world on its site. This team is definitely one to sync up with if you’re interested in staying on top of the mushroom universe.
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Fungi Academy Newsletter
With almost 50,000 subscribers, the Fungi Academy Newsletter has one of the biggest reaches in the mushroom newsletter space. The Fungi Academy is a mushroom cultivation and education project located on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, and its newsletter provides updates about the organization and the international mushroom community that it serves as a connector for. Many mushroom cultivators and enthusiasts around the world have been a part of the Fungi Academy online and in-person courses, which continue to attract mycophiles of all ages and backgrounds.
Mycopreneur Newsletter
Mycopreneur Newsletter covers the global mushroom innovation space from the inside. It’s an outlet that gathers insights and foresights directly from key players in the global mushroom space through the network accrued over six years of covering the world of mushroom entrepreneurs. Published every Thursday, the Mycopreneur Newsletter has a track record of being ahead of trends and covering under-the-radar entrepreneurs and startups in the mycosphere.
MycoStories Hy-Five
MycoStories covers the global mushroom startup and business sectors with a polished panache and a lens informed by founder Marc Violo’s background as a director of startups in tech and sustainability. MycoStories is deeply embedded in the mushroom business world internationally and serves as an advisor and network partner to various prolific projects such as The Future Is Fungi Award. The platform is particularly well-known for its ‘mushroom industry maps’ that chart the global fungi research and business ecosystem.
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Shroomer
Shroomer is a weekly newsletter that covers the science of mushrooms. This newsletter reaches an audience of over 24,000 weekly readers, making it one of the more popular newsletters in the fledgling mushroom media space. Writer Shannon Ratliff does a great job of breaking down clinical studies related to mushrooms into digestible phrasing that non-clinicians can understand and appreciate.
As mushrooms continue to grow in popularity, the information and education ecosystem around them continues to develop alongside them. The different platforms listed here present a valuable opportunity to connect with different perspectives and angles that collectively map out a nuanced and broad overview of the fungi kingdom. This overview is by no means a complete representation of the fledgling mushroom media landscape, but it’s a strong foundation of highly engaged and active contributors that merit recognition as top podcasts and newsletters in the space.
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