Cordyceps
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Sep 10, 2026
Adam SchellGUEST
We grow all our own mushrooms.
Adam SchellGUEST
So Chaga, Reishi, Cordyceps, Lion's Mane, uh, adaptogens, uh, about ten different adaptogens, nine different amino acids in a base of ceremonial cacao and Ceylon cedar.
Adam SchellGUEST
So you can do it-- It's, it's, it's really the ultimate complement to microdosing in terms of like a, a deep mitochondrial and neurological, um, array of supplements to benefit your, your microdose.
Adam SchellGUEST
We have had some people-
Adam SchellGUEST
We grow all our own mushrooms.
Adam SchellGUEST
So Chaga, Reishi, Cordyceps, Lion's Mane, uh, adaptogens, uh, about 10 different adaptogens, nine different amino acids in a base of ceremonial cacao and Ceylon cedar.
Adam SchellGUEST
So you can do it-- It's, it's, it's really the ultimate complement to microdosing in terms of like a, a deep mitochondrial and neurological, um, array of supplements to benefit your, your microdose.
Adam SchellGUEST
We have had some people-
speaker_2NARRATOR
The soil has its own clock, and fungi are among its most attentive readers.
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Cordyceps fungi grow from insects in astonishingly precise ways.
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In mountain regions and forests, some fungi complete their life cycles through the bodies of insects.
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The details vary by species, but the pattern can be extraordinary.
LeonHOST
Number nine, what is the name of the deadly fungal infection in The Last of Us? I've never actually played the game, but I love the TV series.
LeonHOST
Cordyceps.
LeonHOST
C-O-R-D-Y-C-E-P-S. Cordyceps.
LeonHOST
Number ten, Top Gear is set to return to TV.
LeonHOST
Which former co-host was seriously injured in a crash while filming the programme in 2022? Freddy Flintoff.
CarrieHOST
yeah
JillHOST
so it's like probably came from a far far away and then they're trying to like push the infection out so once you're infected like the hive mind is like talking to you and trying to convince you to go infect people like nadira was saying like hey don't let me near him because I want to infect him but I want to stop like I don't want to do that like she knew she was getting told through like the hive the hive mind of the mycelium and then that reminded me of Fallout Fallout what's the one that they made what's that show that they made it's based on a video game but they said it was like Cordyceps which is like come on dudes yeah Cordyceps
CarrieHOST
is good for you
JillHOST
Yeah, but the zombie one, what's that called?
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
[laughs] All right, round 11.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
What are victims of the second stage of the Cordyceps infection known as in The Last of Us universe?
Greg MillerHOST
Oh, man.
Greg MillerHOST
[buzzer]
Andy CortezHOST
Runners.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
That is incorrect.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
What are victims of the second stage of the Cordyceps infection known as in The Last of Us series? This is from the Mike episode of Insert Coin to Continue.
Andy CortezHOST
The Last of Us.
Suzie PreeceHOST
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Suzie PreeceHOST
Greg? Cordyceps that infect what? Mammals? Humans? You know how improbable that sounds.
Suzie PreeceHOST
Yeah, Mike, but I'm telling you, I saw it.
Suzie PreeceHOST
My friend, Dr. Jair de Ma...
Hannah ByczkowskiHOST
Come on, Mike.
Hannah ByczkowskiHOST
What about the ribosome Mufasa syncoma?
Suzie PreeceHOST
Cordyceps? Come on.
Suzie PreeceHOST
Cordyceps.
Nicolette MieleHOST
So, yeah, so if you purchase cordyceps, it's probably not going to be the heavy metal cordyceps that, that grow through insects, but rather cultivated on grain.
Nicolette MieleHOST
This is a longterm tonic.
Nicolette MieleHOST
Cordyceps' traditional use is deeply connected to high altitude environment, and, and it's so cool, because that's where it grows.
Nicolette MieleHOST
It's native to the Himalayas, and it's used by people who maybe live in high altitude elevations where the air is scarce-
Deborah LevineHOST
Mm-hmm
Nicolette MieleHOST
... get it on.
Nicolette MieleHOST
So, but the cool thing about it, when you think of herbs like this, these herbs are stimulants.
Nicolette MieleHOST
Cordyceps is not a stimulant.
Bob NovellaHOST
Yeah.
Bob NovellaHOST
Cordyceps?
Steven NovellaHOST
It is a cordyceps.
Bob NovellaHOST
See? See? It's always a cordyceps.
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Steven NovellaHOST
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Steven NovellaHOST
this is from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Steven NovellaHOST
They developed a flexible living textile based upon caterpillar fungus or Cordyceps militaris.
Steven NovellaHOST
Uh, and they said-
Leigh Erin ConnealyGUEST
But other turkey tail is really good for the immune system.
Leigh Erin ConnealyGUEST
Cordyceps is great for the energy.
Leigh Erin ConnealyGUEST
Lions make great for memory.
Leigh Erin ConnealyGUEST
So, yeah, there's a great place for mushrooms.
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