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Cal of the Wild

Cal of the Wild

MeatEater

502 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Cal of the Wild has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 502 episodes. That works out to roughly 240 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 3 days ago, with 60 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 105 episodes published. Published by MeatEater.

Episodes
502
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. 499: Bear Deterring Zombies, the Grand Teton Ball Game, and a Wildlife Area Reborn

Oct 5, 202619 min

Ep. 498: Future Wild - Are Hunters and Anglers Meeting the Moment? With Hal Herring

Sep 30, 20261h 5m

Ep. 497: Hybrid Sheep, Salmon Lice, and Overlanding

Sep 28, 202629 min

Ep. 496: Wile E. Coyote, Predator Statues, and a River Runs Through It

Sep 21, 202626 min

Ep. 495: Future Wild - The Future of the American West’s Great Hoofed Beasts with Kevin Monteith

Sep 16, 20261h 33m

Ep. 494: Data Centers, Duck Numbers, and Helicopter Hunting Headaches

Sep 14, 202622 min

Introducing: Gunfighters, with Bryan Burrough

Sep 8, 20262 min

Ep. 493: A Yosemite Land Swap, Feral Cats Trash Houses, and the Sage Grouse Decline

Sep 7, 202635 min

Ep. 492: Future Wild - A Public Lands Report Card with Tracy Stone-Manning

Sep 2, 20261h 9m

Ep. 491: Travel Management, YouTube Poachers, and a Python Pyromaniac

Aug 31, 202625 min

Ep. 490: Turtle Poaching, Disaster in Big Bend, and What's Next for the Boundary Waters

Aug 24, 202629 min

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
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