The New Reality: Oct. 7

They are not always magical but the power and versatility that fungi wield is not to be taken lightly. Although many cultures have recognized the amazing properties of mushrooms, North America is only beginning to tap into the amazing potential they have. And it goes beyond the exotic varieties we are buying and cooking up and the rise of psychedelics. On this week’s episode of The New Reality, Sophie Lui found out how fungi are being used to make music and help fight environmental damage. Plus, the impacts of the climate crisis are encroaching on more Canadians each year, so it’s no surprise our anxiety is the rise. As the planet gets hotter, wildfires rage, and flooding alters the landscape, we investigate the ways in which people are coping and reenergizing their spirits by creating communities to deal with our new reality. As Farah Nasser reports, eco-grief is a new term to describe a serious global issue – not about what to do about climate change, but rather about what it is doing to us.