The What Podcast
The What Podcast
Barry Courter and Bryan Stone
The Musician Who Plays Mushrooms
40 minutes Posted Sep 30, 2026 at 3:15 pm.
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Modern Biology's Tarun Nayar
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How do you play a mushroom? This week we're joined by Tarun Nayar of Modern Biology, a Vancouver-based musician who uses bioelectric signals from mushrooms, plants, and other living organisms to create music. Using custom-built devices and synthesizers, Tarun translates biological activity into musical information, creating performances that blend science, technology, improvisation, and art.