What It Feels Like When You Eat a Deadly Mushroom
b'There\\u2019s a distinct pleasure to eating wild foods that you forage yourself\\u2014unless you pick the wrong thing. Imagine the horror you\\u2019d feel upon realizing that the risotto you cooked for your dinner party was made with *Amanita phalloides*, a.k.a. the death cap. You\\u2019d found the fungi off a trail near your home, sure they were common meadow mushrooms. But you were mistaken. Now you and your friends are in the hospital, fighting for your lives. In this classic episode from our archives, we put you, the listener, in a survival scenario that will leave you forever mindful of what you harvest out there.'