A Fungus Among Us Enviro Show

A Fungus Among Us Enviro Show

From The Enviro Show by Don Ogden and Glen Ayers

December 30, 2025 · 34 min · Season 21 · Episode 9

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of invasive golden oyster mushrooms on native fungal biodiversity with guest Aishwarya Veerabahu.

Greetings Earthlings. We are bringing in the New Year with news of yet another invasive species; no it's not the present gold obsessed occupants of the White House but rather invasive golden oyster mushrooms or GOM. A new study finds it "is changing native fungal biodiversity as it invades. GOM has spread rapidly in North America and will continue expanding its range." (unlike MAGA that is losing its range by the day). Aishwarya Veerabahu, lead author of the study joins us to forage the facts. Our Enviro Show Quote of the Week...... “The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” ― Mark Twain The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am & Friday at 8am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/ . > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

People in this episode

Hosts: Don Ogden, Glen Ayers

Guest: Aishwarya Veerabahu

Topics covered

  • invasive species
  • golden oyster mushrooms
  • fungal biodiversity
  • environmental news
  • interview
  • foraging facts

Keywords

  • invasive species
  • golden oyster mushrooms
  • biodiversity
  • environment
  • fungi
  • Aishwarya Veerabahu
  • Mark Twain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, WMCB, WMNB-LP

Books & works: The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.

Places: Florence, MA, Greenfield

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