Our Guests

Kristina Ellery

Kristina is the founder and head minister of Sacred Earth Sanctuary, a church for natural plant entheogens, with their primary sacrament...

Martin Bridge

Martin is an artist, educator, avid mycologist and Permaculture designer living in the hills of Western Mass...

Nicolas Hamlin

Born and raised in Portland Maine, Nicolas served in the Army as a Biomedical Equipment Technician. After 11 years and 2 deployments...

Greg Marley

Greg Marley has been collecting, studying, eating, growing and teaching mushrooms for over 45 years. He spreads his knowledge...

BJ McCollister

From the State House to the White House, BJ McCollister is a political strategist with a track record of delivering wins for his clients...

Dana Sawyer

Dana Sawyer is professor emeritus of philosophy and world religions at the Maine College of Art and author of biographies of both Aldous Huxley...

Sean Padraig O'Donoghue

Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue is an herbalist, Vegetalista, writer, poet, teacher, and an initiated Priest in two traditions...

Michaela Wood

Michaela Wood grew up in Scarborough and currently works in the Emergency Department as a registered nurse...

Meagan Sway

Meagan Sway is Policy Director at the ACLU of Maine, where she advocates at the state and local level for policy that advances civil rights...

Alexandra Arellano

Hailing from the Deep South, by way of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Alexandra is a Tejana with familial roots that stem...

Louis Giller

Originally from Chicago, Louis was studying environmental science at the University of Denver when his interest in mushrooms began...

Jon Carver

Jon is a co-founder and Head Mycologist at North Spore. Jon grew up foraging wild mushrooms with his father in the Green Mountains...

Tanya Donatelli

Tanya Donatelli currently works at North Spore making tinctures, packing dried mushrooms, and managing inventory...

Jacob Shearer

Born and raised in Hays Kansas, in the heart of cattle country. Jake grew up being an avid outdoorsman and nature lover...

Sophie Strand

Sophie Strand is a writer based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology....

Stephan Mitman

Stephan is a contemporary studio artist who lives and works in the woods of Western Maine. Mitman’s studio practice is centered on...

Margi Flint

Margi owns and operates EarthSong Herbals, a busy family practice and clinic in Marblehead. Her filters of wisdom include over 20 years of...

Bruce King

Bruce King is the Co-Executive Director of Maine Inside Out. His focus is on the leadership, growth and community outreach for MIO...

Melanie Rose Scofield

Melanie has a background in nutrition, herbs, and energy medicine. In 2005 she completed her nutritional consultant training...

Clare Beverage

Clare is a member of the tremen-dous team at North Spore. She spends her time there at work in the laboratory, culturing mushroom...

David Pontbriand

American sitarist David Pontbriand began his journey with the sitar in 1973. His story is an exception to the rule, in that he is entirely self-taught...

Lazzlo Family Band

The Lazzlo Family Band bring a unique blending of americana and gospel to the stage in support of natural medicine.

Juliana Goldfield

Juliana is a Ceritifed Somatic Sex Educator, Sexological Bodyworker, Doula, and Pleasure Activist. She is passionate about supporting...

Dustin Sulak

Dustin Sulak, D.O. is an osteopathic physician, licensed in Maine as a general practitioner. He is an expert in integrative medicine...

Selma Holden

Selma Holden, M.D., M.P.H. is an integrative family physician who offers legal psychedelic assisted psychotherapy...

CJ Spotswood

CJ Spotswood (PMHNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse practitioner and educator specializing in psychiatric mental health...

Jonah Fertig-Burd

Jonah Fertig-Burd is a facilitator, consultant, coach, farmer, cook and artist. Over the past 20 years, Jonah has built deep, collaborative...

Scott Guzman

Scott Guzman is passionate about reshaping our relationships: with the land, with each other & with the cycles of energy that drive society...

Ragtime Rebellion

Ragtime Rebellion is your "soundtrack for public indecency and civil unrest." playing a unique combination of original and vintage ragtime, bluegrass, Americana, swing, punk, reggae and everything in between.