{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Don\u2019t know what\u2019s in Mario\u2019s mushroom!","description":"You\u2019ve seen it in Mario, fairy tales, and weird Christmas merch - the iconic red mushroom with white spots. But did you know it\u2019s a real thing? And also a psychedelic? And possibly a religious relic? Oh, and people used to drink shaman pee to get high off it? Yeah. In this episode, we deep-dive into the strange world of Amanita muscaria (aka fly agaric), the real mushroom that inspired Mario\u2019s power-up. From Viking berserker legends to Siberian funeral rituals, Santa conspiracy theories, and shoutouts in the Rig Veda, this mushroom has\u2026 range. Also featuring: Bear Grylls slander, psychedelic etiquette, and the sentence \u201cplease pee on this mushroom for flavour.\u201d Important links: 1. Super Mushroom in Super Mario \u2014 https:\/\/mario.fandom.com\/wiki\/Super_Mushroom 2. \u2060Trees for Life on Fly Agaric in the Koryak Tribe \u2014 https:\/\/treesforlife.org.uk\/into-the-forest\/trees-plants-animals\/others\/fly-agaric\/fly-agaric-mythology-and-folklore\/ 3. \u2060Rituals of the Koryak Tribe \u2014 https:\/\/cosmovisions.shop\/blogs\/psychedelic-plants\/fly-agaric-and-the-path-to-the-spirit-world-inside-the-koryak-people-s-sacred-mushroom-rituals 4. \u2060\u201dHarvard Divinity School\u201d article \u2014 https:\/\/cswr.hds.harvard.edu\/publications\/psychedelic-intersections\/soma-question-gerety#section1 5. \u2060Wikipedia on Rig Veda \u2014 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soma_(drink) 6. \u2060Harvard Law School article on theft of psychedelic knowledge by the West \u2014 https:\/\/petrieflom.law.harvard.edu\/2024\/02\/27\/psychedelic-inequities-and-unexplored-risk-colonization-commercialization-and-regulation\/ Don\u2019t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who\u2019d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.  Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don\u2019t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week. Don\u2019t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen! ","author_name":"Don't Know, Do Care","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/591830","html":"