TiL: Paul Stamets (of Discovery) is a real life mycologist here on earth!

He, however, is straight. My homosexuality was a creative writing decision.

There is also an episode of Hannibal where a killer is burying people alive and growing mushrooms out of them. They consult a doctor called Stamets in that episode. It seems to be a running gag to name any mushroom related person in a show after the real life mushroom dude.