The MeatEater Podcast

Janis Putelis hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, and Penn State students Sean Farrell, Allen Clapp, Levi Haines, and Tyler Kasak.

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We're back for Season Two of MeatEater Kids, the educational, fun, and engaging podcast for kids. Segments include a science and history segment called "Why It's the Way It Is,” an animal vocalization segment called "Guess that Critter,” and "Kids Trivia."

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Steven Rinella talks with Rosie, Aina, Mable, Haddie, and Janis Putelis. 

Topics discussed: Youth hunting; how to keep your spot a secret; killing a big buck on your first ever hunt; and more. 

Outro song "Bull Mountain Blues" by Evan Fogle

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Welcome to MeatEater Radio Live! Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Spencer Neuharth, Steve Rinella, Janis Putelis, and Phil Taylor. 

Guests: Renown whitetail photographer Matt Hansen and journalist Mitchell Black with the Post and Courier.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams,  Cory Calkins, Alyssa Smith, Matt MIller, Tressa Croaker, and Nate Mason.

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Steven Rinella talks with Ron Kendall, Brody Henderson, Cory Calkins, Corinne Schneider, and Phil Taylor.

Topics discussed: More on cowboy hats in airports; spearfishing in Montana; explaining environmental toxicology; the treats to the Bobwhite quail; the boll weevil; coveys of quail; buzz bombs; the art of wing shooting; fire ants; Operation Idiopathic Decline; eye worms; mating inside the eye; caecal worms; surpassing the cycle; Quail Guard; and more. 

Outro song "Hunters and Hounds" by Allen Wayne

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Welcome to MeatEater Radio Live! Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Steve Rinella, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, and Phil Taylor. 

Guests: John Koprowski (aka The Squirrel Doc) mammalogist, Dean and Professor of the Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming, Gaspar Perricone, Co-Chair of Colorado’s Wildlife Deserves Better, and wildlife capture specialist and hunting guide Cody Fahrion.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams,  Cory Calkins, Chilly Chleborad, Collin Fopma, Nate Mason, Sam James, and Sarah Delany.

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Steven Rinella talks with Arthur Lawson, Renee Lawson, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Corinne Schneider, and Phil Taylor.

Topics discussed: An inter-tribal arranged marriage; pre-chewed meat, the epidemic of food pouches, and weak jaws; drinking mother’s milk and a way to have cannibalism that isn’t bad; when a mysterious religious group squats on public land and erects a fence up; watch MeatEater's new series, "Rough Cuts" on the Outdoor Channel or MeatEater’s YouTube channel; hunting on Wind River reservation for tribal members only; tribal ID cards and blood quantum; how tribal lands are still considered war zones by the federal government; the Feral Horse and Burrow Protection Act; Wind Riveras the first reservation that created a wilderness area; getting your impounded horses back; bringing the buffalo back; getting tribal youth involved; and more. 

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Welcome to MeatEater Radio Live! Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Ryan Callaghan, Cory Calkins, Corinne Schneider, and Phil Taylor. 

Guests: Jeff Crane, CEO of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Bob St. Pierre, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, and Reed Barganier of ReedsPianoNews.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Tressa Croaker, Max Barta, Logan Dove, Cory Calkins, Nate Mason, and Christine Sawicki.

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Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Clay Newcomb, Brent Reaves, Randall Williams, Corinne Schneider, and Phil Taylor.

Topics discussed: The hardest working states; reciprocity; benefits of in-state residents; hypocritical arguments about fair chase; presidential hopefuls trying to establish their hunting and fishing bona fides; squirting milt; how bull redfish are actually females; Randall catching a huge bull redfish; Cal catching an alligator gar on accident; shrimp bait as just feeding fish; alligator gar as living fossils; cooking stingray; low yield creatures; "on the half shell'; and more.

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Welcome to MeatEater Radio Live! Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Randall Williams, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Phil Taylor. 

Guests: Curt Scheewe of British Columbia, Canada, Mark Kenyon, Jason Phelps, and Smallmouth Bass record holder Dante Piraino. 

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Randall Willams guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Clay Newcomb, Brent Reaves, and Chilly Chleborad.

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Steven Rinella talks with Tony Peterson, Mark Kenyon, Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Corinne Schneider, and Phil Taylor.

Topics discussed: When Steve fell out of the boat; Pat’s column getting scolded by Uncle Ted; complaining that the youth hunt kills all the big bucks; cowboy LARPing and wearing spurs at the airport; would Fawn Doe Buck and Bridger Boone Buck work as baby names?; fried in earl; trail cam reports; bait piles on public land; a wall of sea trout; mad fishing skills; and more. 

Outro song "Nature is a Show" by kid grunge band, Largemouth.

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Welcome to MeatEater Radio Live! Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Spencer Neuharth, Ryan Callaghan, Seth Morris, and Phil Taylor. 

Guests: Fish Ecologist and Professor Solomon R. David of The GarLab at the University of Minnesota, Chester Floyd, and Danielle Prewett. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Chilly Chleborad, Tressa Croaker, Reva Hansen, and Nate Mason.

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Steven Rinella talks with Chuck Black, Emily Lian, Danielle Prewett, Kelsey Rae Morris, Brent Reaves, Max Barta, Corinne Schneider, and Phil Taylor.

Topics discussed: Phelps' Cutting the Distance episode with Luke Combs; Brent Reaves straight off the World Squirrel Cookout; the Arizona raffle; MeatEater and Sig Sauer’s new collab ammo; MeatEater’s Wild + Whole cookbook by Danielle Prewett; pheasant feet; the Junior Duck Stamp competition; winning the Federal Duck Stampcompetition as the highest honor for an artist; the five birds you can paint; surpassing the $1 billion dollar mark since the Federal Duck Stamp Program began; when art means conservation storytelling; studying the Fibonacci Sequence; collecting stamps; starting with pet portraits; the carrier image; waiting for the hen to arrive; and more. 

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Welcome to our brand new MeatEater Radio Live! podcast.

Today, we're coming to you from Cypress Cove Marina in Venice, Louisiana. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channelor catch the audio version of the show right here.

Today's episode is hosted by Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Mark Kenyon, and Tony Peterson, and Phil Taylor, with guest Chester Floyd.  

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Janis Putelis guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Spencer Neuharth,  Randall Williams, Brody Henderson, Corinne Schneider, Nate Mason, Tressa Croaker, and Alec Zimmer.

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Steven Rinella talks with Wyatt Brooks, Aaron Brooks, Malcolm Brooks, Ryan Callaghan, Chester Floyd, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Patience and willingness to be out the longest; oison oak monoculture; ticks in the ear and up the nose; depredation permits; the public perception of predators; management deficiencies; when you’re out shed hunting and run into a lion; how it won't back down even though you hit it in the face with your pack;  losing a brother, losing a son; Malcolm’s article in The New York Times Magazine; and more. 

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Welcome to our brand new MeatEater Radio Live! podcast. Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Spencer Neuharth, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, and Phil Taylor. 

Guests: Dr. Bronson Strickland from Mississippi State University, Janis Putelis with Rene Cross of Cypress Cove, Corinne Schneider, andRyan Beierman of Wisconsin. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Alyssa Smith, Garrett Long, and Logan Dove.

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Steven Rinella talks with Diane Boyd, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Diane Boyd’s new book A Woman Among Wolves; a tame pet pigeon with the bird sitter; when Diane was on Ep. 166: Hunting with Teeth; it’s MeatEater's Whitetail Week!; F*cked Up Old Shitters calendar is here; a good use for a tandem outhouse; "a retraction never gets the traction of the reaction to the original action"; Sonoran hotdogs; if you could snap your finger and get rid of CWD, would you?; the first wolf reintroductions; lady wolf trapper; where are wolves tolerated?; bringing home any Mexican wolves that wander out of their area; being a lumper of a splitter; why wolves generally don’t kill people; the average age of wolf death; high running feelings about wolf management vis-a-vis deer hunting; re-listing wolves on the ESA?; wolves in Colorado; ballot box biology; and more.

Outro song: "Fever" by Pick & Howl on Instagram

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Welcome to our brand new MeatEater Radio Live! podcast. Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, and Brody Henderson, and Phil Taylor.

Guests: Patrick Berry, CEO of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Papa Janis Putelis Sr., and Wyatt Seep of Old Northwest Timber & Habitat. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Randall Williams, Brent Reaves, Seth Morris, Max Barta, Tressa Croaker, Cory Calkins, Matt Miller, Christine Sawicki, and Phil Taylor.

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Steven Rinella talks with Brandon Maddox, Grace Sturdivant, Lukas VanLaeken, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Garrett Long, Matt Miller, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: How everything is surpassed everywhere else but in the US; our 2025 F*cked Up Old Shitters calendar is out; scratch and sniff; the black market for big game tags; laws about crossing state lines with skulls; bent or ejected hair cells from within the ear; decibels and pressure on your ear drums; how ear plugs are only going to do so much to protect your ears; and why you should double up; the Hearing Protection Act; legal for ownership in 42 states and legal for hunting with in 41 states; sonic crack and muzzle blast; a game warden opinion poll on suppressors; the now short waiting period for suppressors; the 3DB Rule; the brand new MeatEater-Silencer Central Suppressor https://www.silencercentral.com/products/meateater/; a muzzle break in a suppressor; get your Otopro hearing protection; and more. 

Outro song: "Tired and Branded" by Bard Edrington V

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Welcome to our brand new MeatEater Radio Live! podcast. Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Spencer Neuharth, Janis Putelis, and Randall Williams.  

Guests: Chester Floyd, Cory Calkins, MeatEater contributor Pat Durkin, fishing guide Chris Weber, and chef Yia Vangof Vinai.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Randall Williams, Will Tschetter, Connor Prokop, and Brady Bush at the University of Michigan.

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Steven Rinella talks with Guy Groenewold, Randall Williams, Brent Reaves, Spencer Neuharth, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Buying all the furs off the Hudson Bay Company when it went under; watch our brand new “MeatEater Radio Live!” show on our Podcast Network YouTube channel live on Thursdays at 11am MT and listen as an audio drop here on Fridays; how Steve goes to yoga once a year with his wife; start your mornings off with the new MeatEater Crossword Puzzle; how following the simple rules of a landowner will earn you hunting permission for years to come; the link between big bucks and growing good tomatoes; the polyester threat; playing cowboy; mercury and The Mad Hatter; the number of Xs means the percent of beaver fur used; the tremendous difference in bobcat fur quality; deer tail used in hats; all about whitetail deer hides on MeatEater’s American History: The Long Hunters; the difference between wild mink and ranch mink; and more.

Outro song: "Rabbit Chase" by Spencer Roberts 

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Welcome to our brand new MeatEater Radio Live! podcast. Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Brent Reaves, Seth Morris, and Max Barta.

Guests: Jake and Riley DeBow of New England Naturals and wildlife geneticist Dr. Phil Lavretsky with the Population and Evolutionary Genetics Lab at the University of Texas at El Paso.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Max Barta, Alyssa Smith, Tressa Croaker, and Anthony Finissi.

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Steven Rinella talks with Heather Douville and Seth Morris.

Topics discussed: How to pronounce Tlingit; setting halibut hooks in competitive pairs of two; drying fish over spruce sticks; putting good energy into what you’re doing; “do the best you can, your friend is coming to fight you”; salmon as a part of a way of life; only take what you need even if the law says you can take more; wearing seal; the sea otter fur trade; Heather’s small business, Coastal Fur and Leather; how sea otters eat 25% of their body weight in seafood a day; how there’s more hair on one square inch of a sea otter than there is on an entire German shepherd; soft gold; shooting off hand out of the boat; supporting the cause; restrictions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act; how kids are sacred; get Heather's handmade fur items here; and more.

Outro song: "The World To Me" by Jared Hicks 

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Welcome to our brand new MeatEater Radio Live! podcast. Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Brent Reaves, Brody Henderson, and Seth Morris.

Guests: The New Montana state record holder for Chinook, Jim Fauth, and retired game warden Chris Powell. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Maggie Smith, Chilly Chleborad, and Collin Fopma.

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Steven Rinella talks with the one and only Will Primos, Janis Putelis, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

The importance of the attitude; zero negativity; crooked pinkys; prophylactics; the size of the pallet; the time when our very own Cory Calkins guided Will; Steve’s belief in being able to train up wildlife cinematographers on hunt acumen; patience is a good hunter; if you know you oughta do something, don’t; Will’s new book, “Straight Shooting for Hunters”; the nuances of shooting things flying through the air; the eye trick; when the hammer falls, the dragon breathes fire; don’t keep an eye on the bead; gun fit; shooting too hot; a shared love of "Jeremiah Johnson"; and more. 

Outro song "My Dogs" written by Ron Boehme, host of The Hunting Dog Podcast, and sung by Michael Daggett.

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Welcome to our brand new MeatEater Radio Live! podcast. Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Spencer Neuharth, Janis Putelis, and Randall Williams.

Guests: Seth Walk of Hauling' Ass Backcountry and Alaska grizzly attack survivor Tyler Johnson 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Clay Newcomb, Mark Kenyon, Jordan Budd, Brent Reaves, Maggie Hudlow, KC Smith, Tyler Jones, Tony Peterson, and Jordan Sillars.

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Steven Rinella talks with Danny Rinella, Jamie Fitzgerald, Andrew Radzialowski, and Seth Morris. 

Topics discussed: Roommates; augering a hole through the butter; the first halibut Danny Rinella ever caught; making mac and cheese for hundreds of people; stocking super salmon; never forgiving your small town outdoor columnist for blowing up your fishing spot; the leader dog that kept destroying tomatoes; rotten tuna behind drywall; MeatEater Radio Live! Is live; fishing like Communists; how the cod disappeared for a decade; why Seth’s glad his A-frame was hit by a tree; how halibut can sit frozen for a few years and it’ll make no difference on the eating experience; octopus abundance after the sea star die off; my halibut substitute teacher; finding geocaches; not dating the meat you put in the freezer; scraping the slime off; the year of the cod; and more.

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Welcome to our brand new MeatEater Radio Live! podcast. Join Steve Rinella and the rest of the crew as they go LIVE from MeatEater HQ every Thursday at 11am MT! They’ll have segments, call-in guests, and real-time interaction with the audience. You can watch the stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel, or catch the audio version of the show on Fridays.

Today's episode is hosted by Steve Rinella, Janis Putelis, and Randall Williams.

Guests: Heather Douville of the Lingít tribe and John Hayes of Hayes Taxidermy in Libby, MT.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Clay Newcomb, Mark Kenyon, Jordan Budd, Brent Reaves, Maggie Hudlow, KC Smith, Tyler Jones, Tony Peterson, and Jordan Sillars.

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Steven Rinella talks with Charles Whitman and John Stallone of HOWL, Ryan Callaghan, Maggie Hudlow, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Our new video series, Whitetail EDU with Mark and Tony; tune into our brand new, live-streamed podcast, ME Radio, Live!; Turks and Caicos walks its law back; two different correct pronunciations of “Roosevelt”; bipartisan support for the expansion of nuclear power; Chetiquette on how to deal with a nuisance turkey; a wolf saga in Wyoming and wanting to see ethical predator management; being a tree-hugging hippy redneck; how you can’t bring a harvested mountain lion from another state into California; the problem of ballot box biology; Sarah McLachlan’s hits; manipulative anti-hunter billboard campaigns; conservation vs. convenience; the Land Back Movement; coming from different angles but landing at the same conclusion; the difference between feral and wild horses; management practices and balance; the merits of salvage requirements; and more.

Outro song “Wildlife Song” by Ryan Posh

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Steven Rinella talks with Hanzi Deschermeier, Tony Peterson, Janis Putelis, Seth Morris, Brent Reaves, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Watch MeatEater Rough Cuts coming in November on the Outdoor Channel and MyOutdoorTV; bears messing with trail cams; how you can’t use processed food as bear bait; the challenges of making video content of trapping; Coach Tony; the hero story; calling the moose to the airstrip; filming an entire hunting show in half a day; how Clay wants to open up a sweet corn stand when he retires; rattling in 22 bucks; awesome buck footage; bucks power-slapping the decoy; how Brent's This Country Life podcast is about relationships; the real fish heist; and more. 

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Randall Williams guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Spencer Neuharth, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Cory Calkins, Tressa Croaker, Reva Hansen, Logan Dove, and Alec Zimmer.

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Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Don’t perpetuate the misinformation spread; more of “Steve Reads Books So You Ain’t Got To”; can you really breed CWD-resistance into deer?; the importance of a healthy, balanced deer population on the hunting experience; more arguments for and against governor's tags and raffles; equal right vs. equal opportunity; grease; are governor's tags un-American?; what's actually better for the resource; no more auction allocation for tags in Arizona; Cal's mic drop; and a sneak peek story from our new Campfire Stories 3: Discoveries, Revelations & Near Misses.

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Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon, Tony Peterson, and Brent Reaves.

Topics discussed: First Lite's new reengineered whitetail system; Elevation, angles, leaning, positions; chasing specific deer; when you can’t chose the perfect tree; stalking the spot you wanna be in; number one reason why folks miss or wound deer; never shooting under and always missing high; target panic; the wait time to expiration; hot tips of before and after the shot; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, MacKenzie Elmquist, Maggie Smith, Anthony Finissi, and Matt Miller.

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Steven Rinella talks with Chris Denny, Charlotte Crosmer, Ryan Callaghan, Tony Peterson, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Austin "Chilly Chleborad," Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Please support Chris Denny's new album HERE; a terrible duck hunting accident; Steve’s favorite song, “Ride On” by Chris and his album, "If the Roses Don't Kill Us"; cautionary tales about drinking; why you shouldn't trade the first shotgun you ever bought yourself for a guitar; Koe Wetzel lickin’ his finger; Tony Peterson's note on why you need to stop believing you live in a big buck black hole; animal moms attacking Coloradans; the Makah tribe finally gets a waiver under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to exercise their treaty right to hunt grey whales again; how JT Van Zandt used to be Chris Denny’s manager; life is forgiving and time heals; the ace up his sleeve; too much hiking for the poodle; vulnerable talk about addiction and recovery; having masters degrees in chamber music and violin; a live performance; how to contribute to Chris' kickstarter campaign; and more.

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Welcome to our brand new podcast, MeatEater Kids! It's a fun, educational, and engaging podcast for all of you outdoor kids. Learn about science and history from Steve's "Why It's the Way It Is" segment and impress your friends with your newfound knowledge, develop your ear for animal vocalizations with our "Guess that Critter" segment brought to you by Katie Rinella, and play long during "Kids Trivia" with host Spencer Neuharth.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Max Barta, Corinne Schneider, Cory Calkins, Matt McCormick, Brady Davis, and Nate Mason.

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Steven Rinella talks with Tracy Collins, Ronnie Collins, Greg Fonts, Asa Jackson Clark, and Austin Chleborad. 

Topics discussed: What a bayou is; fishing oysters by hand; Steve’s self-improvement; ways to catch turtles; sacks of oysters; how water source changes the flavor of the oyster; oyster thieving; shrimp heads falling away; looking for the po’ boy spot in the hospital; when a porpoise flips you a fish; the snail situation; getting digested in stomach bile and then sucked out of your shell; a special gumbo recipe without sausage; eating over a dozen dozen oysters in an oyster-eating competition; and more.

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Welcome to our brand new podcast, MeatEater Kids! It's a fun, educational, and engaging podcast for all of you outdoor kids. Learn about science and history from Steve's "Why It's the Way It Is" segment and impress your friends with your newfound knowledge, develop your ear for animal vocalizations with our "Guess that Critter" segment brought to you by Katie Rinella, and play long during "Kids Trivia" with host Spencer Neuharth.

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Shelby Huber guest hosts MeatEater Trivia, Wives Edition, with Jennifer Jones, Katie Finch, Carrie Henderson, Kelsey Rae Morris, Samantha Bates, Adrienne Taylor, Sydney Williams, Alex Eigen, and Sarah Calkins.

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Steven Rinella talks with Josh Smith of Montana Knife Company, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Brody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Our new collab MKC x MeatEater Stubhorn Knife; Salty Phil; how Boudin changed Steve’s life; vats of hot sauce; it's an insult sandwich; Steve reads books so you ain’t got to--excerpts on Alaskan hunters, anglers, and trappers; becoming a journeyman smith at 15 and master blade smith at 19; the 90-degree bend; throwaway blades vs. passing down heirloom knives; the BLM revokes its permit for the proposed Ambler Road; Heffelfinger’s issues with  bringing back mammoths; Larry challenging Steve on muskies; no more OTC archery tags for non-residents in CO; more on wolves; legislative wins in Michigan; First Lite’s brand new whitetail line coming July 30th!; how metal loses its magnetism when heated to a certain temperature; the Rockwell Score; how to properly sharpen a knife; edge geometry; hair farmers; and more.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Mackenzie Elmquist, Cory Calkins, Garrett Long, Chilly Chleborad, and Anthony Finissi.

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Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Mark Kenyon, Brody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Jani and Cal's perfectly average results in Sig Sauer’s shooting competition; how Jani shot a target a mile away; subscribe to our new MeatEater Podcast Network Youtube Channel; a steelhead burned onto a tie dyed hoody; our gnome shirts are back in stock and where was the mermaid hooked?; another call for your outro music submissions; the noises Dirt makes while eating; how Steve’s the OG freeze dried expert and his face is on the new collar Peak Refuel freeze dried American buffalo meal pack; no to captive cervids, yes to bison ranchers; how many notches in Steve’s spoon?; join Mark Kenyon’s Working for Wildlife Tour in August; calling Doug Duren for acorn advice; saving horses by hunting ground squirrels; sharing vasectomy stories; “Steve reads books so you ain’t got to”; eating rats; and more.

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Welcome to our brand new podcast, MeatEater Kids! It's a fun, educational, and engaging podcast for all of you outdoor kids. Learn about science and history from Steve's "Why It's the Way It Is" segment and impress your friends with your newfound knowledge, develop your ear for animal vocalizations with our "Guess that Critter" segment brought to you by Katie Rinella, and play long during "Kids Trivia" with host Spencer Neuharth.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Chester Floyd, Hanzi Deschermeier, Chilly Chleborad, Mackenzie Elmquist, Christine Sawicki, Alyssa Smith, Cory Calkins, and Logan Dove.

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Steven Rinella talks with Larry Ramsell, Ryan Callaghan, Chester Floyd, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Books by the reel musky expert; the man at the end of the line; if we didn’t have catch and release for muskies, we’d have fried them all; all muskies all the time; two different species?; the best way to handle a musky; the world record wars; contextualizing and challenging the "musky manifesto"; photometry; how live sonar can educate; standing against spearing and catching through the ice; tiger muskies; and more. 

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Janis Putelis guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Spencer Neuharth, Tony Peterson, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Max Barta, Christine Sawicki, Reva Hansen, and Chester Floyd.

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Steven Rinella talks with Tony Peterson, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, Brody Henderson, Janis Putelis, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Steve reads "A Vaquero of the Brush Country" so you don't have to; terrorizing the neighborhood with a slingshot; listen to our new HOUNDations podcast covering all things dog with Tony Peterson on Cal's podcast feed; reading entries for the first MeatEater Podcast essay contest; what's happened to the Gulf; the future Fish Shack South; join Steve and the crew for some fishing with MeatEater Experiences in Venice, LA and waterfowl hunting with MeatEater Experiences in Kansas; Jani's Gould's turkey; a public service announcement for hunters in New Mexico; hog hunting bans; bonus points for kids; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Tony Peterson, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Corinne Schneider, Hilary Byrne, Cory Calkins, and Hanzi Deschermeier.

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Steven Rinella talks with Matt James of Colossal Biosciences, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan,  Brody Henderson, and Randall Williams. 

Topics discussed: Explaining de-extinction; bringing back the woolly mammoth, dodo bird, and Tasmanian tiger; bringing back Mingus, or Mingus 2.0; watch our Bull Boat race video between Steve and Cal; gene editing with CRISPR; how do you manage habitat for an animal that hasn’t been around for 400 years?; nature-based solutions for restoring ecosystems; developing technologies to create artificial wombs; eradication; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Mark Kenyon, Justin Gaethje, Mark Healey, Josh Smith, Patrick Hanley, Luke Caudillo, Scottie Lago, and Troy Hellman.

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Steven Rinella talks with Shayne Burke, Chloe Burke, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan,  Brody Henderson, and Randall Williams. 

Topics discussed: When your wife is an EMT and is there to help when you get mauled by a grizzly; when you go from catching and selling pigeons to raising baby pigeon chick pets; shed hunting and getting a stick in your eye; brain surgery; a honeymoon in WY; a momma bear with cubs; biting down on bear spray; a confiscated can; getting saved off the mountain; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steve Rinella, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Mackenzie Elmquist, and Max Barta.

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Steven Rinella talks with independent presidential candidate for the 2024 election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

Topics discussed: Brain worms and bonding over parasites; getting mercury poisoning from eating all the fish you harvest; raising homing pigeons at age 7; being a master falconer; fighting polluters to keep water clean; making a list of every bad thing you ever did; focusing on what matters to people; government-subsidized vs. free market energy sources; Secret Service security; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Christine Sawicki, Max Barta, Alyssa Smith, and Logan Dove.

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Steven Rinella talks with Doug Duren, Karl Malcolm, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, and Randall Williams. 

Topics discussed: The Aldo Leopold Foundation; a diamond anniversary; how “A Sand County Almanac” remains powerfully relevant today; celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Gila Wilderness; Aldo Leopold quotes; the object and its shadow; get a chance to be part of our MeatEater Podcast recording by joining ME Experiences in Cypress Cove; our Trivia board game is back in stock; when the kid has a bully body; It’s-Better-When-You-Don’t-Get-One-Jani; bird watching with opera glasses; Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work; how you can’t put Aldo Leopold in a box; killing the things we love; Doug’s non-profit organization, Sharing the Land; pulling that saw; and more.

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Steven Rinella speaks with Patrick Hanley and Daniel Horner from Sig Sauer, Janis Putelis, Garrett Long, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: When a guy dares to do a "stick 'em up" robbery of your dad's veterinarian business; getting schooled at shooting competitions; the Sig Cross; the "man bun" caliber; left-handed Clovis hunters; how Steve just wants a folded stock; MOA or MIL; the new long range record holder; image stabilizing binoculars and rangefinders; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Maggie Smith, Cory Calkins, Max Barta, and Reva Hansen.

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Steven Rinella speaks with Brad Leone, Ryan Callaghan, Jordan Sillars, Spencer Neuharth, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Boiling muskrats; recalling our episode on GMOs; Steve’s beaver blanket; Brad’s shows on YouTube; super salad; the cheek sleeve; a bag of dogs; when Brad and Cal cooked up trapping bait; Brad’s YouTube shows; the gluteal crease; when kids get chased off from fishing HOA ponds with guns and knives; jorts; the launch of our MeatEater Kids Podcast; you’re only a resident of one state; why you need to weigh fish on dry land; “Commercial Carl”; what killed the goose?; out of the roost; diving in the shallow for tautogs; the Vinasphere; air pockets in bread; aging fish;  and more. 

Outro music "MeatEater" by Brad Pike.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Doug Duren, Karl Malcolm, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Garrett Long, and Tressa Croaker.

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In this exclusive interview, Steven Rinella talks with otter mauling victims, Jennifer Royce, Stephanie Johnson, and Leila Pavolich. Janis Putelis and Spencer Neuharth join.

Topics discussed: FTO and missing half your ear; the frequency of otter attacks over time; donate to the Bob Patten Endowment for the Kent State University Experimental Archaeology Laboratory so you can see more bison butchery experiments with Clovis points; the bison skull with a bullet hole at the MeatEater flagship store in Bozeman, MT;  Jani’s "Unga Bunga Test"; our interview with the American hunters facing potential prison time in Turks and Caicos; different views on Governor tags; finding a husband for Stephanie; floating on inner tubes down the Jefferson River; when otters wereyour favorite animal; doing a body roll; the importance of dry bags; just how thankful you are when SOS works on your phone; the landowner and the trooper to the rescue; hundreds of stitches; lingering emotional trauma; having a sense of humor about it as a way to help heal; strapping on the dive knife for next time; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brad Leone, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Corinne Schneider, Collin Fopma, and Mackenzie Elmquist.

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Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan, Clay Newcomb, Randall Williams, and Phil Taylor.

Topics discussed: Experiences had in and around The Wilma Theater; morels in moose tracks; “Ole Slew Foot” performed by Clay and Phil the Quiet Man of Talent on the harmonica; banning sonar in WI?; drones and hunting; traditional use vs. technological advancement; what would the long hunters say?; poison arrows; genuine snake oil rendered off a Burmese python; habitat selection methods applied to hunters wearing GPS; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Ryan Callaghan, Clay Newcomb, Randall Williams, Chilly, Marco Gill, and Ryan Thompson.

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Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb, Spencer Neuharth, Austin Chelaborad, Phil Taylor.

Topics discussed: What side of the bed do you sleep on?; wonderstone; the erogeny of mountains; how Clay wants a timber rattlesnake; getting bit by cobras and recalling the Schmidt Pain Index; how to correctly pronounce “Roosevelt” and other corrections; a lot of musky talk; Johnny Cash and a pile of pole beans; Cam Hanes’ hog hunt video and Clay Matthews’ duck hunt videos are live; remember to reserve your hunting or fishing trip with MeatEater Experiences; AZ votes to eliminate Governor’s tags; the power of raffles; how Phil woke up at 5:30am to go to Disney Land during a half day break on the MeatEater Live Tour; how you feel hunting out of a state vehicle; how you’re only a resident of one state; and more. 

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Steven Rinella talks with the two American hunters, Ryan Watson and Bryan Hagerich,  currently detained on the Caribbean island nation of the Turks and Caicos. They face potential 12-year prison sentences for having accidentally left hunting ammunition rounds in the tourist luggage they brought with them on vacation to the island. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Taylin Tomlinson, Cory Calkins, Keith Anspach, and Logan Dove.

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Steven Rinella talks with Peter Stark, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Being an adventurer and then an adventure historian; Peter's many books; the beaver in the tile work of Astor Place; how young Washington was a screw up; how exasperated Steve gets listening to Attenborough, God bless him; dinosaurs in the snow; land back scenarios; mapping out old water ways; checking out narwhals with Inuit hunters; how far north can you go?; different ways to die; box jellies and black mambas; the lost Pacific Empire of Astor and Jefferson; young Washington; Tecumseh; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Chilly, Alyssa Smith, Roman Schnobrich, and Keith Anspach.

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Steven Rinella talks with Brody Henderson, Janis Putelis, Alyssa Smith, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: At long last, MeatEater’s Outdoor Cookbook is here; whooping on an octopus; from elaborate show stoppers to elevated backcountry camp meals; how chimichurri goes on everything; why frying fish should only be an outdoor activity; smoking devilled eggs; counting the number of pulses applied to the fish cake mixture; arguing about what a monograph is; other words for hobo pie; how the char is perfect once the octopus legs have curled; cooking stuff on sticks; juicy blue cheese and bacon jam stuffed burgers; chowing down while podcasting; and more.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Tressa Croaker, Max Barta, and Seth Morris.

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Steven Rinella talks with Becky Humphries, Suze Orman, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: It's Tax Day; bigger is not better; when two ladies in a small boat beat all the boys; from "Money Lady" to the "Fishing Girls"; the incredible expense of a fishing; you can donate your tax refund to conservation and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership; a Michigan-pissed hunter; your last chance to attend MeatEater’s Live Tour and BHA x MeatEater Trivia Pint Nights; the wolf that was killed in southern Michigan and how coyote management has changed in the state; the incredible challenge of finding common ground; how elections shape conservation policy; and more.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Reva Hansen, Maggie Smith, and Seth Morris.

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Steven Rinella talks with Hampton Sides, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Hampton's new book, The Wide, Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cookis now out; Hampton's oeuvre; Ep. 298: Cooking Captain Cook; where Captain Cook got killed in Hawaii; get our last "fresh set of eyes finds new beans" t-shirtbefore they're gone; the scientific paper from our Bison Butchery with Clovis Points video has been published--read the full paper here, as well as Steve's summary on our website; book your spot with MeatEater Experiences to join Steve and the crew on a fishing trip in Louisiana and a waterfowl hunting trip in Kansas; confusing Captain Cook with Captain Hook, Captain Kirk, and Captain Crunch; a skilled map maker; avoiding scurvy on the exploration by eating hunted and foraged foods; the Earl of Sandwich; the first written account of massage; an obsession with iron; eating cockroach excrement and a ton of turtle; body parts; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Brad Floeter, Clair Overby, Mary Gibson, Cody Dinsmoor, Michael Rietveld, Logan Williamson, and Keith Anspach.

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Steven Rinella talks with Brendan Runde, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: The musky manifesto; get tickets to our Live Tour and reserve your spot with Steve, Jani, Cal, and Clay for MeatEater Experiences; the controversy around spearing pike in MN; the very long halflife of mercury; scrubbing emissions; the BLM’s proposal for land to be developed for solar; all the places you can put solar panels; fishing around a wind turbine; 24 wind turbines currently producing power in the Atlantic Ocean; scour protection in the form of a a rubble donut; creating habitat; the aesthetics of wind farms; investigating the whale argument; impact of offshore wind on fish species; The Nature Conservancy making public lands; Runde TNC; turn your lights off and stop buying balloons; and more.  

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Steven Rinella talks with Rene Cross of Cypress Cove, Janis Putelis, and Seth Morris. 

Topics discussed: Reserve your spot now with Steve, Jani, Clay, Cal and the rest crew at our very first ME Experiences offering this year--fishing in Louisiana and waterfowl hunting in Kansas; First Lite's new Walnutand Cerca color patterns are available now; enter TRCP's Spring Sweepstakes for a chance to win a turkey hunt with Steve and Janis; the sun doesn't set on Tabasco sauce; cooking wild duck for the first time; the return of the "Deep Drop Boyz" show idea with Steve and Seth; what fish makes a good poke bowl; how the biggest bluefin was caught in Cypress Cove; how sheepshead is fun to catch; power pluckers; known for crawfish; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Brad Floeter, Clair Overby, Mary Gibson, Cody Dinsmoor, Michael Rietveld, Kyle O'Connell, Logan Williamson, and Keith Anspach.

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Steven Rinella talks with Dan Gates, Connor Smith, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, and Phil Taylor. 

Topics discussed: When you’re ruined for elk hunting at the age of 16; Conner getting the 39th biggest bull elk ever in Montana; the trials and tribulations of Mingus the hound; when you further up the upper limit of what you’ll spend on your dog at the vet; a citizen initiative to ban certain kinds of hunting in Colorado and why you need to pay attention to this if you care about hunting, period; activating ballot initiatives vs. entrusting state game biologists to determine how to best handle wildlife; fallacies and lies; naming bucks because you want to get them; hug a hunter; “Save the Hunt” and DONATE HERE; calling all outdoor recreationists; and more. 

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella,  Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Danielle Prewett, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, and Brendan Runde.

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Steven Rinella talks with Jesse Griffiths, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Jesse Griffith’s brand new cookbook, The Turkey Book, is out so order it now on the MeatEater website; look out for our auction house of oddities for this DU sword; how Jeff Foxworthy trained himself to drink black coffee; listen to Luke Combs on our God’s Country podcast; the MeatEater 2024 Live Tour and Skootin’ Newton who used to live at The Wilma in Missoula, MT; when Steve’s “fresh set of eyes” saying was used by an attorney who was trying to sniff out hunters among the jury; get our limited edition “Fresh Set of Eyes” t-shirt at the MeatEater store now; how black phase squirrels are the offspring of gray and fox squirrels interbreeding; the Scythians who made quivers from human hide; explaining elk herds and the concept of depredation funds; 400 pages on how to cook a turkey; how to fry wild turkey; celery seeds as the secret special ingredient; breasts and lobes; the debate over cooking turkeys whole; the time when Jesse cooked dinner for Jacques Pépin; Gaston in the lap; harvesting an old banded turkey; getting shot at while turkey hunting; and more. 

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In this special Turkey Week bonus episode of The MeatEater Podcast, our beloved Jani "The Latvian Eagle" Putelis brings us poignant stories from the turkey woods. He attended NWTF's annual convention, where he interviewed dozens of hunters. Here, Jani shares the ones that hit home the most. Enjoy.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella,  Clay Newcomb, Jason Phelps, Brent Reaves, Hunter Spencer, Dave Smith, Paul Lewis, and Brad Cochran.

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Steven Rinellatalks with Clay Newcomb, Dave Smith, Brad Cochran, Jason Phelps, Paul Lewis, and Jen Lewis. 

Topics discussed: It's Turkey Week at MeatEater so head to our website and check out  all of our turkey season offerings; how Dave is deaf as shit; Clay's high school art drawing, Machine Gun Hog; being a turkey decoy purist; DSD's Mating Hen decoy as a stable plane; the Jake Strutter decoy and the ten steps to strutting; Phelps and Clay rip on calls to trick the Merlin App; owl hoot competitions; calls to illicit a shock gobble; the ins and outs, and challenges and pride of "Made in America"; the nicest duffle bag ever made by man, according to Steve, by Paul Lewis of FHF; the Apex Beltas all you'll need in the turkey woods; and more. 

Outro song: "Bo$$ Tom" by Jesse Collins. Listen to "Bo$$ Tom" and other songs by Jesse HERE.

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