Season 7 · Episode 93 · 30 Jan 2026
93 - John Brown
With John Brown
“"We should have mushrooms blazoned on T shirts and fungi hotly debated in Parliament as a natural wonder of the world. They are extraordinary things and right now I'm obsessed!"”
Reflections
Q1: Place
If we could do a flypast on any part of the world that is significant to you, which place, city or country would it be and why?
Turkey
Q2: Life
Give us a glimpse into your life story so far with an emphasis on what you are doing currently?
My life story actually all revolves around the point at which I found my wife and had two magnificent children and moved down to Cornwall. Everything else before that was gearing up to that moment. I'm seeing where I can take some very fortunate skills that I've managed to gain around creativity and activism and combine it with some extraordinary people.
Q3: Reset
Where on earth is your place or reset or re-charge?
A beach in Mevagissey in Cornwall
Q4: Wonder
What wonder of the natural world excites you the most?
I love mushrooms and becoming a little obsessed with them. Inspired by Merlin Sheldrake's book called 'The entangled life'. The delicate, entangled web that is pulsating with life that is also used to solve depression and provide nutritional benefits and aid gut health...
Q5: Hopefulness
What is your story of hopefulness (not your own) about a person, business or non-profit who are doing amazing things for the world?
The Longford Trust which was set up to help prisoners find a route to redemption and a new life.
Q6: Insight
As we prepare to re-enter, what insight, wisdom or question would you like to share with us?
Location
Flyover
Guest
🇹🇷 Cornwall UK
Mentions
The Longford Trust