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Cal of the Wild

Cal of the Wild

MeatEater

491 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Cal of the Wild has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 491 episodes. That works out to roughly 230 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 22 min and 28 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Sports show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 49 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 105 episodes published. Published by MeatEater.

Episodes
491
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
25 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Welcome to “Cal of the Wild” where you can join Ryan “Cal” Callaghan each week for his unique brand of outdoor news and interviews designed for folks who need to know what’s going on and those who want to pretend they do. Also, get your dose of dog and dog training tips from Tony Peterson’s Houndations podcast. Both part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.

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Ep. 489: Future Wild - Building a Life Close to Water and Wildness with Riverhorse Nakadate

Aug 19, 20261h 14m

Ep. 488: Fictional Graves, Fracking in Ohio, and Fights over Tungsten

Aug 17, 202620 min

Ep. 487: Ivy League Game Processing, Backyard Deer Feeding, and a Wolf-Hunter Bounty

Aug 10, 202621 min

Ep. 486: Future Wild - Are Caribou Going the Way of the American Buffalo?

Aug 5, 20261h 26m

Ep. 485: Catfish Cancer, the Elk Wars, and Pre-Historic Bucket Biology

Aug 3, 202626 min

Ep. 484: Hostage Negotiation, Base Jumper Rescue, and Ticks on the Menu

Jul 27, 202626 min

Ep. 483: Future Wild - How Hunters, Anglers, and the Outdoor Adventure Community Can Unite to Save Public Lands with Fitz Cahall

Jul 22, 20261h 5m

Ep. 482: Shark Sightings, Shrunken Monuments, and Deer Sniffing Dogs

Jul 20, 202634 min

Ep. 481: A Front Country Calamity, Legislation We're Tracking, and Bear vs. Lint Roller

Jul 13, 202623 min

Ep. 480: Future Wild - A Brighter Future for Trout, Salmon, and Anglers with Chris Wood

Jul 8, 20261h 19m

Ep. 479: Trash Bandits, Trojan Trout, and Very Old Dad Jokes

Jul 6, 202619 min

Ep. 478: Scout Pythons, Public Land Funding, and Bear-Dar

Jun 29, 202620 min

Ep. 477: Future Wild - The Triumphant Return of the American Buffalo and Prairie with Scott Heidebrink

Jun 24, 20261h 24m

Bonus Drop: Ryan Callaghan on Public Lands and Conservation on The MeatEater Podcast 892

Jun 22, 20262h 14m

Ep. 476: Deer Dives, Screwworm, and a New Lab Puppy

Jun 22, 202622 min

Ep. 475: Policy Chaos, a Record-Breaking Hunting Access Expansion, and a Beaver in the Big Apple

Jun 15, 202622 min

Ep. 474: Future Wild - A Case for Wildness with David Quammen

Jun 10, 20261h 19m

Ep. 473: City Rat Hunting, Mini Bunnies, and a Dog Fires Off a Shotgun

Jun 8, 202630 min

Ep. 472: A Foxy Stowaway, Public Land Controversies, and Baby Boy Callaghan

Jun 1, 202624 min

Ep. 471: Future Wild - The Simplest Approach to Fishing, Adventure, and Saving Our Home Planet with Yvon Chouinard

May 27, 202657 min
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