The Mushroom Man!

John Cage, Stony Point (c.1955)/Photo credit: David Gahr

Here's a little find!  A short interview with Laurette Reisman, former student of John Cage's Mushroom Identification class at the New School in 1962, talking about Cage, mushroom walks, and the conception of the New York Mycological Society.  This story was produced by Aasim Rasheed for National Public Radio's "Storycorps Digital Storytelling" program.  Reisman, interviewed by Rasheed, calls John Cage "The Mushroom Man."

Thanks to Rasheed for providing the interview in both recorded and transcribed form to the ever-growing archives of the John Cage Trust!

Laura Kuhn