FungipediaConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1200, Segment 2
Sep 30, 2021 • 24m
Fungi can be dangerous and mysterious. It was once believed that mushroom were the defecated scat of stars, or that they opened doors to fairyland. Mushrooms have been venerated as the children of gods, or as a gift from the gods. Could the mana that Jews ate as they crossed the wilderness have been a species of mushroom?
Guest: Lawrence Millman, author of “Fungipedia, A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore”