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In this episode, Dr. Gordon Walker discusses his book 'Passport to Kingdom Fungi' and explores theoretical mycology questions.

Alright good people, welcome to episode #11. We have Dr. Fun Guy himself here, Dr. Gordon Walker, here and we're gonna ask him some Theoretical mycology questions ,but first we're gonna talk a little bit about his new book, “Passport to Kingdom Fungi”. So, as the name implies “Passport to Kingdom Fungi” is your gateway to all things Fungi. The world of mycology is always changing. , every decade or so, one of these really definitive books comes out and lets everybody know kind of where we're at right now as mycologists. And, you know, we really owe the authors of these types of books a huge debt of gratitude. It is incredibly important that these books even exist because, , wherever you're at in your pursuit of mycology, there's always something to learn. That’s probably one of the main reasons why a lot of us keep coming back to the never ending rabbit hole that is mycological science. This book reads like a college level textbook. It's got everything you would want to know about Fungi in one book, Accurate information delivered with photos, and also with illustrations and graphs that to really make it very obtainable information. If you do a brief Google search for Mycology…

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