In this episode of Voices of Esalen On the Road, our intrepid correspondent Greg Archer took a jaunt to the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, where the film "Fantastic Fungi: The Magic Beneath Us" was having its California premiere.

While he was there, he spoke to renowned filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg about the mysteries and magic of mycology. Together they discussed Louie’s unique stop-motion filmmaking technique he's been employing for the better part of 40 years, the healing potential of mushrooms, how psychedelic mushrooms may be our allies, and much more.