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Ep. 530: Turkey Week - Gobblers Made in America

Steven Rinella talks 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 Belt as 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. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 11, 20241h 57m

Ep: 529: BONUS DROP - Steve and Clay Talk Alaska Wolf Trapping

Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb about Clay's trip to trap wolves in Alaska and the film MeatEater made out his adventure. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 7, 202450 min

Ep. 528: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Max Barta, Christine Sawicki, and Corinne Schneider. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 6, 202448 min

Ep. 527: Finding the Funny in Stuff with Jeff Foxworthy

Steven Rinella talks with comedian Jeff Foxworthy. Topics discussed: Foxworthy’s best work according to Steve, “The Incomplete Deer Hunter”; moo shu matzo balls; deer shot during Mardi Gras; a correction on Steve’s use of the word “crescendo”; eclipsing the apex of one’s splendor; when Foxworthy met Bruce Springstein; when the Beverly Hills Dodge dealership won’t actually sell you a truck; when deer needed to be brought into Georgia; the huge market for blue collar and redneck comedy; meeting your career and your wife five minutes apart; mountain lion sightings; how Jeff has sold more comedy records than anyone who’s ever lived; becoming a bowhunter; managing the farm for wildlife; arrowhead hunting meth heads; when Jeff found a 7,000-year-old pipe; when you’re old enough to derive happiness out of being involved in another person’s hunt; still not knowing exactly what folks are going to laugh at; and more. Outro song: "Raccoon Pecker" by Matt Baric Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 4, 20241h 26m

Ep. 526: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CI

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Maggie Hudlow, Chester Floyd, Mackenzie Elmquist, and Hanzi Deschermeier. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 28, 202448 min

Ep. 525: Game Wardens and Grizzlies with CJ Box

Steven Rinella talks with author CJ Box, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Cool stage names; Three Inch Teeth, the 24th Joe Pickett game warden novel out now; when a CJ Box book mentions Steve and MeatEater; novels with an honest portrayal or time and place; how CJ’s wife was called to be on the jury for the Wyoming corner crossing case; get our limited edition “Fresh Set of Eyes…” t-shirt at the MeatEater store now; Clay Newcomb’s high school drawing of a future man with a sci-fi gun pointed at a wild hog; how the next Joe Pickett novel should center around a great vault toilet rescue; audience variations on Steve’s beans saying; NSFW (not safe for work) bird names; how the groundhog can’t tell the weather; hardwired to be a writer; and more. Outro song: "Mo' Beans" by Raynor Johnson Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 26, 20241h 46m

Ep. 524: BONUS DROP - A Buck-A-Day South of the Border

Steven Rinella talks with Paul Neess, Jason Phelps, Matt Cook, Janis Putelis, and Seth Morris. Topics discussed: The “whitetail industrial complex" and Jani cutting down trees to create a little wildlife nest; Dirt’s grandfather’s chapstick of choice: his very own earwax; Bible verses that reference hunting and trapping; playing it safe with God and the Old Testament; the correlation between reported Bigfoot sightings and bear populations; BLM land opened up to solar energy development; Steve’s plan to use imminent domain to seize urban areas and sports stadiums for solar development instead of on undeveloped landscapes; controversy around how the king salmon of the Gulf of Alaska are headed for an ESA listing; how orcas pull on America’s heart strings; upset around listing sturgeon; the “buck a day” mantra in Sonora, Mexico; DIY steps for how to make a turkey foot giving the middle finger; and more. Outro song: "Flash in the Pan" by Lane Farrar Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 23, 20241h 22m

Ep. 523: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia C

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Mark Kenyon, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Seth Morris, and Corinne Schneider. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 21, 202454 min

Ep. 522: Hammering Hogs with Cam Hanes

Steven Rinella talks with Cam Hanes, Max Barta, Seth Morris, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Getting bested by an armadillo; calling in a pissed off javelina; soft, malleable mettle; how Seth’s antler rattling sequence on the podcast possibly called in a deer; RIP “Floppy”; how you really need professional help to neuter a cat; would you want 43,000 monkeys living next door?; stuff gets out in Texas; is Bigfoot a vector for trichinosis?; getting your ammo thrown in the trash vs. getting arrested; being mostly good at many things or being great at one thing; maintaining awareness of all the arguments against wild pigs, while sticking with your treatment of them as a game animal; how having blood on your hands doesn’t mean you don’t care; the theory that we’re governed by a fear of death; no baby named “Steve”; old folks are mentally tougher than young folks; Cam on ultra marathons and how our bodies are incredible; how the weekly mileage you put in helps you run a single race of that length; being 100% focused on getting that elk; running a marathon per day; how elk are very susceptible to stalking; always looking at the numbers; how hunting teaches that an optimistic mindset is almost better than anything else; lights out; and more. Outro by Reed's Piano News Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 19, 20241h 31m

Ep. 521: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCIX

Brody Henderson hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Mark Kenyon, Spencer Neuharth, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Mackenzie Elmquist, and Maddie Lehman. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 14, 20241h 3m

Ep. 520: What's the Play? Bass or Bluegills with Clay Matthews

Steven Rinella talks with former Green Bay Packers linebacker and Super Bowl winner Clay Matthews, Ryan Callaghan, Max Barta, Chester Floyd, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Attending Packers games in blaze orange; when you lose a fight to an octopus; ever-bigger Super Bowl rings; why MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775) has two narrators; lipstick on a pig; the beans before the frank; when a mountain lion attends your wedding; the Matthews Family football dynasty; what's the most hunting-est and fishing-est of the professional sports?; Clay's first duck hunt; recalling Trivia with Pete Alonso and the New York Mets; perfecting your celebratory move; Steve’s mom, the major Chicago Bears fan; listening to the play-by-play on the radio; “When the Packers were playing, you could hunt anywhere you wanted!”; freak accidents; Clay's perfectly line up chestnut trees; nerding out on biochar; getting ducks stuffed; the MeatEater crew argues about which fish Clay should stock in his pond; and more. Outro song: “Where ‘Dem Duckies At?” by Collin Peterson Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 12, 20241h 41m

Ep. 519: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCVIII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Corinne Schneider, Sam Bates, Garrett Long, and special guest, Rich Froning. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 7, 202446 min

Ep. 518: Trapping Lynx on the Home Range

Steven Rinella talks with Carmen Vanbianchi, Brooklyn Stevens, Jen Lewis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: Starting your euro mount business at 17 because you like saving other peoples’ memories; babysitting the skull and and using dental picks; get your skull cleaned by Brooklyn at 406.boneworks; when the crazy driver who passes you on the road is Cal hauling a trailer; the Apex Belt system and the best duffle bag ever made by FHF; coining the term “bob kitten”; culling barred owls; are you invasive if you move somewhere on your own?; how lynx can end up in weird places; how old man faces and baby faces are the same; tail differences; the hurt on the lynx population; critters escaping fire; looking for tracks at high speed; when the community comes together to help you get road kill deer to lure lynx; the strong smell of gusto; males vs. females going into traps; how getting a mortality signal from a collar makes your heart sink; minimizing stress; K-holes; how a fisher can whoop a lynx; Steve’s list of gripes; how to play Home Range's Trap-a-Cat fundraiser game; and more. Outro music: "The Ballad of Steven Rinella" by Jon Theis. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 5, 20242h 44m

Ep. 517 Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCVII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Ryan Callaghan, Reva Hansen, and Roman Schnobrich. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 31, 202441 min

Ep. 516: Huntin' Ducks and Bussin' With The Boys

Steven Rinella talks with Bussin' With The Boys hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, Ryan Callaghan, Max Barta, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Bussin’ With The Boys podcast hosts, Taylor and Will, go duck huntin’; getting moved into the classic rock category; intro-ing our outro; elk bugles in metal music; opening presents; Clovis tipped hunting spears; mast year impacts on deer harvest; why you should get acquainted with your state anti-hunter harassment laws; the new MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook is now available for pre-order; when you get knocked out and come to all emotional; Will and Taylor’s love story; bad roommates; when the turkey gobble sounds like, “pow!”; how being a pro athlete translates well into being a good hunter; serious workin’ man Steve; the one day you leave your pocket knife in the hotel room; leveling up; the incredible number of hours Cal has put into Snort; point with your eyes, not your hands; who you wanna spend time with in a duck blind; bringing the locker room to life; the bus that doesn’t move; speaking of pubes; and more. Outro music by Jesse Collins of Montana. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 29, 20241h 44m

Ep. 515 Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCVI

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Hilary Byrne, Maggie Smith, Cory Calkins, and Tressa Croaker. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 24, 202436 min

Ep. 514: Glassin' In God's Country

Steven Rinella talks with Dan Isbell, Reid Isbell, Jordon Isbell, and Katie Finch. Topics discussed: Subscribe and listen to MeatEater’s brand new podcast, “God’s Country,” with Dan and Reid Isbell; the Mississippi cold shoulder; the Nashville song writing scene; “Fresh Set of Eyes” becomes a country song; smashing your finger while rattling because you forget to cut off the brow tines; advice from a TSA agent about hiding pocket knives at the airport; interesting hunting strategies while hunting town deer; the aspirational town hunter; getting back with an ex-girlfriend to gain access to a big buck, then breaking up with her the day after you shoot it; when a trapper gives CPR to a marten; burping your pet raccoon; land > trucks; when you’ll only let Jesus hunt your land; the place that outdoor living occupies in country music; writing and singing about what you know; growing up singing in church; major hustle in ten-year town; selling your struggles; the song called, “Big, Huge, Giant Bucks”; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 22, 20241h 53m

Ep. 513: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCV

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Chilly, and Taylin Trafton. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 17, 202447 min

Ep. 512: The Texas Hog Hunt, Live

Steven Rinella talks with Seth Morris, Ridge Pounder, Dirt Myth, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Hog hunting while podcasting; our gift chapter at the end of the episode from MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775); lots of whispering; DSD's fight-postured buck decoy; rattling in 21 bucks in three days; turn and burn; hitting 'em with that grunt; a nice muzzle break to Steve's already impaired ear; the coveted pregnant sow; hunting position strategy; the tail tucked in like a G-string; the dog that gobbled up the tarsal glands; St. Anthony, the saint of lost items; that big 'ole bull; Steve's childhood cats, Maude and Fig; the link between cat ownership and developing schizophrenia; stats on wolves killing hunting dogs; naming subdivisions after the characteristics of the land they've replaced; getting into the illegal golden and bald eagle business; Reed's Piano News original outro song for the show; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 15, 20241h 49m

Ep. 511: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCIV

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Mackenzie Elmquist, Hanzi Deschermeier, Chester Floyd, and Logan Dove. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 10, 202447 min

Ep. 510: On Nature and Suffering with Werner Herzog

Steven Rinella talks with filmmaker and writer, Werner Herzog. Topics discussed: Werner Herzog’s latest memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All; writing text in your native tongue; “The nets were set the night before”; mattresses stuffed with fern; when the first time you ate an egg was a feast; having no tolerance for the culture of complaint; the value of food as something to be honored; determining how you live but not telling others how to live; taking self responsibility for getting your own food; grabbing trout out of the creek with your bare hands; the people who seem miserable but are happy and dignified in Herzog’s film Happy People; how Timothy Treadwell was undoubtedly a very good outdoorsman; the Disney-ization of nature; how the story behind Grizzly Man stumbled into Werner; the need to protect the privacy of death; surviving a plane crash from 15,000 feet and then knowing how to get by in the jungle; how the birds scream in agony; loving all of your films; when you use a phone for the first time at the age of 17; the afterlife; acting in The Mandalorian and playing a character on The Simpsons; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 8, 20241h 22m

Ep. 509: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCIII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Ryan Callaghan, Chester Floyd, Christine Sawicki, Cory Calkins, and Alyssa Smith. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 3, 202441 min

Ep. 508: Not Your Daddy's Farm

Steven Rinella talks with Will Harris, Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Will's new book, A Bold Return To Giving a Damn; go visit and explore the White Oak Pastures farm; ask a farmer; 6th generations; Jani’s daughter’s first buck; tears of joy; when you're eager to see what's in the stomach; dry firing on everything; a write in from a surveyor and how corners aren't usually accurate; a link between smaller jaws and sleep apnea?; from calf to cooked; "supper" over "dinner"; a closed cyclical system; the dung beetle as MVP; natural chicks with large testicles; slaughtering your own herd year round; managing for the benefit of one animal may be to the detriment of another; greenwashing; peanut shells in huge compost piles; and more. Outro music: “Selling The Farm” by Houston, Texas group Polecat Rodeo. Music by Mark Meent, lyrics by Dan Fields, arrangement by Mark Meents and Blake Abbott. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 1, 20242h 5m

Ep. 507: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Ryan Callaghan, Tressa Croaker, and Reva Hansen. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 27, 202343 min

Ep. 506: The Future of Alaska Hunting

Steven Rinella talks with Tyler Freel, Brent Reaves, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Phil kissing; Tyler's Tundra Talk podcast; loud sandhill cranes; bull moose grunting; when Chris McCandless dies in your family's hunting camp bus; the crap people leave on public land; how the walleye cheater is also a deer poacher; cause for reflection on the things you did as a kid that were big no-nos; confessions; paying hunters to harvest bears in Japan; bounty fishing for pike minnow and winning $100,000; explaining "subsistence" hunting and who qualifies; the complexities surrounding land and resource management in Alaska; ANILCA; the Brooks Range; state vs. federal; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 25, 20232h 5m

Ep. 505: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCI

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia: Family Feud Edition with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Corinne Schneider, Hanzi Deschermeier, and Cory Calkins. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 202342 min

Ep. 504: Lions and Ditch Cougars on The MeatEater Tour Bus

Steven Rinella talks with Brent Reaves, Janis Putelis, Spencer Neuharth, and Chester Floyd. Topics discussed: Shaking in your tent; sleeping on the tour bus; what you want to have happen to your body when you die; family cemeteries; missing Gettysburg because the bus driver only drives at night; send us your original songs; the man with three lips; kid Steve's mismatched sneakers; what's appropriate to submit for our trail cam segment; hog claims; how everything changed with the freezer; mistaking house cats for real cougars; why taking photos of photos on computer screens make no sense; summer bobcats and poor spot quality; the black holes that Steve won't get into, like Chess; when Steve took his landlord to small claim's court; wolverines under ESA protection; hiding pocket knives in the drop ceiling of the airport bathroom; "moss is unclimbable"; Evan Felker's song lyrics and that Belgian-made Browning; some hard Chetiquette; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 20231h 31m

Ep. 503: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XC

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, and Hanzi Deschermeier. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 13, 202351 min

Ep. 502: Hunting with Barstool’s Sydnie Wells

Steven Rinella talks Sydnie Wells, Brady Davis, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Max Barta, Austin “Chilly” Chleborad, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Greasy traps and American elbow grease; blowing your middle three toes off; not being complacent about safety; hunter and dog safety; remove your duck tongues and submit them for science with DU's and The Lavretsky Lab's collab project, Duck DNA; gray areas in waterfowl regulations; Pat Durkin’s wolf-rational perspective and his article on a WI trail cam survey on deer and wolves; the new noodling: urbanites hunting rat with dogs; how nothing sounds better than your own jet boat and nothing sounds worse than someone else’s jet boat; never scoring your deer; would a blank kill a blank?; getting poison ivy from handling squirrels; Sydnie’s origin story; getting studio-shamed; critters on Sydnie’s hunt wish list; accidentally getting a big one; a horrific spearing accident; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 11, 20231h 47m

Ep. 501: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXIX

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Cory Calkins, and Hanzi Deschermeier. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 6, 202357 min

Ep. 500: The Rodeo Life with Zeke Thurston

Steven Rinella talks with Zeke Thurston, Ryan Callaghan, Janis Putelis, Brady Davis, Garrett Long, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: being a world champion saddle bronc rider; screwing up decoy placement; the canadian bronc scene; pre-order MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775); renaming birds; deer birth control; feedback about Catalina Island's mule deer; Chetiquette: to check or not to check someone else's trail cam footage on public land?; wolverines protected under the Endangered Species Act; how to judge and score riding; the horse that loved riding so much; half the kickin' horses are mares; born into rodeo; the earnings conversation; focus on the neck; all the injuries; cheer Zeke on at the National Finals Rodeo; the myth of the synched testicles; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 4, 20232h 16m

Ep. 499 Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXVIII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Clay Newcomb, Seth Morris, Cory Calkins, Roman Schnobrich, Max Barta, Hilary Byrne, Logan Dove, and Alyssa Smith. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 29, 202345 min

Ep 498: Hunting, Singing, and Going Dry with the Turnpike Troubadours

Steven Rinella talks with Evan Felker, Janis Putelis, Hunter Spencer, Randall Williams, Maggie Hudlow, Max Barta, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Knowing how to conduct a vault toilet rescue from having listened to The MeatEater Podcast, Ep. 377: The Great Outhouse Rescue; Phil kissing; the dead-alive fish dish; ménage-à-frog; pig leases in timber country; First Lite’s new Stormy Kromer cap; how Evan’s dad is a fanatical hunter; cowboy-ing; Johnny Horton playing Jimmy Driftwood; how Cal thinks that “The Bird Hunters” song is the best hunting song ever written; an anapodoton; bean sayings from our audience; quitting drinking; NA beer; going to rehab and rewiring your entire being; trustworthiness and how no one would actually show up to ice fish at 7am the next morning; watching the lake give birth; writing prompts; buy Turnpike’s new album, “A Cat in the Rain,” and go see them in concert; a live performance of “The Bird Hunters”; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 27, 20231h 39m

Ep. 497 Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXVII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Ryan Callaghan, Hanzi Deschermeier, Mackenzie Elmquist, Christine Sawicki, Sam James, Chilly, and The Ghost of Chester Floyd. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 22, 202357 min

Ep. 496: A Game Warden on Otter Attacks and Being Your Referee

Steven Rinella talks with Adam Pankratz, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: When the Tough Book laptop shatters the porcelain urinal; when you’re an outfitter and a game warden moves in across the street; get your protein and your vaccine at the same time; Chester the Midwester is performing at The MeatEater Live Tour; where’s Colorado getting its wolves for relocation; the attempt to ban mountain lion and bobcat hunting in Colorado; when your dad’s a vegetarian trapper in Alaska; the snowmobile that said “law enforcement” on it; herbicide; how, “I didn’t know I needed a license,” doesn’t cut it; how Adam doesn’t want to be your referee; getting charged by critters; investigating animal conflicts; when the feds want the state to have management authority; planning hunts to avoid bear areas; otter attacks; humans displacing wildlife; how you shouldn’t fight animals without legs; commercial harvest; the illegal “private menu” that might feature bear paw soup; unknowingly committing a crime while talking to a game warden and then getting ticketed; teaching vs. ticketing; entrapment and not trying to make people into poachers; creating good interactions between the public and game wardens; when you see something, say something; 1-800-TIPMONT; turning in poachers for cash or limited draw tags; listener Peter Block's "Fish and Game" outdo song; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 20, 20232h 40m

Ep. 495 Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXVI

Randall Williams guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brian Harman, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Ryan Callaghan, Cory Calkins, Hunter Spencer, and Corinne Schneider. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 15, 202352 min

Ep. 494: Golfing with Brian "The Butcher" Harman

Steven Rinella talks with Brian Harman, Danny Bolton, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Hunter Spencer, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Whisper-yelling at your kids; Jimmy dickin’ around with a fossilized clam, then fwap! right in the neck; how the Brits invented the game; why Steve hates golf; “take a breath, be a predator”; when you can tell who's a snorer; an old trophy that holds two and a half pints of Guinness; the Ciguatera tracking website; face-to-face with a goliath grouper; the cycle of mercury intake; how Brian's dad hates golf more than Steve hates golf; the golfer’s relationship with the caddy; the difference between being in good golf shape and being in good athletic shape; farming during the off season; what the land gets out of it; how every hunt becomes a hog hunt; golf ball accidents; Clay getting grind shamed; a heart-to-heart problem; fixed or mechanical blades?; piles of wood ducks; the movie about moving a boat; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 13, 20231h 47m

Ep. 493: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXV

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Christine Sawicki, Hunter Spencer, and Alyssa Smith. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 8, 202354 min

Ep. 492: Fishing and Films with Rob Lowe

Steven Rinella talks to Rob Lowe, Spencer Neuharth, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: The Trivia board game is available at last!; Spearing and fileting mahi; when you have a law degree and a commercial fishing license; being into the technical fishing scene; how Rob’s mom studied under Faulkner; tough-assed feet; filleted squirrel; when picking up live lobster gives you the shivers; the fish grooming the turtle’s head; Rob’s quiz show, “The Floor,” coming in 2024; just how badly Steve wants to be a contestant on Rob’s show; hive mentality; one of the ten sexiest men alive who is not recognized for that sexiness; wilderness movie trivia with Rob Lowe; tapping, slapping, or dinging quickly; seeing “Goldfinger” in the theater; “Jeremiah Johnson” as the most un-Sydney Pollock ever made; when the guy in the movie doesn’t fill his pronghorn quota; writing in a game warden character; when the star of the film is a duck stamp painter; a fluff of down; the invertebrates square; go listen to Rob’s podcast, “Literally!"; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 6, 202357 min

Ep. 491: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXIV

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Max Barta, Corinne Schneider, Phil Lavretsky, Brady Davis, and Matt McCormick. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 1, 202343 min

Ep. 490: Duck DNA: Are “Wild” Ducks Really Wild?

Steven Rinella talks with Phil Lavretsky, Janis Putelis, Matt McCormick, Brady Davis, Max Barta, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: The open-faced sandwich; a red stag hunt in Scotland and skull plates; when you have a genetics lab named after you; “field to gene"; Flying V like the Army Corps of Engineers; get tickets for the MeatEater Live Tour; how the New Jersey black bear hunt is back on; the Cal Pouch and the waterfowl system from FHF, DSD’s waterfowl decoys like fine art, and Phelps duck and geese calls; Montana artist Chuck Black wins the Federal Duck Stamp competition for 2024; when all of the extinct species are in the same drawer; be as good or better than everyone else; how genetic analysis plays into management; releasing pen-raised mallards is a thing; so much hybridization; the Ming Dynasty as the first to domesticate ducks; when you send your wife out to track known game farm mallards; game farm duck DNA mixing with wild duck DNA; Oh, Jersey!; back-crossing; physiological and morphological shifts; volunteers are needed for the new waterfowl research project; calling all duck hunters to apply today to be a citizen scientist!; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 30, 20232h 43m

Ep. 489: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXIII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Maddy Lehman, Mackenzie Elmquist, and Hunter Spencer. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 25, 202340 min

Ep. 488: The Wyoming Corner Crossing Lawyer Finally Speaks Out

Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Semerad, Ryan Callaghan, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: Political figures who pose as hunters; island biogeography and culling mule deer on Catalina; when you follow a girl to Wyoming; law doggin’; driving a turtle cross country to reunite with another turtle; when you thought checkerboard is where you play chess; philosophical, moral, and legal; the fence builder, his employee, the truck repairman, and the highschool band director; property lines as arbitrary and what people kill each other over; when the case went from state to federal court; "it looked elk-y"; can't touch the T-post; value of the property trespass; the irony of having exclusive access to public land; how you should maybe be mad at your real estate agent; not guilty on the criminal case; the conditions around airspace trespass; listening to supreme court arguments while you’re out on your morning jog; legal risk; physically identifying the stake; the wider implications; will this case go to the Supreme Court?; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 23, 20232h 2m

Ep. 487: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXII

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Max Barta, Anna Borgman, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, and Kevin Pearson. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 18, 202352 min

Ep. 486: Steve Finally Gets a Giant Moose

Steven Rinella talks to Clay Newcomb, Dirt Myth, and Seth Morris. Topics discussed: At long last it’s here–watch MeatEater’s Season 12 now; our new “Complain About Dirt Myth Hotline’; audience edits on Steve’s saying about beans; Dirt and Clay; come out for MeatEater’s Live Tour kicking off in December 2023; write us and send your photo to [email protected] with ‘TRAIL CAM MYSTERIES’ in the subject line; Clay’s “skill” at detecting American black panther prints; the Dirty Dozen 2024 calendar; Steve’s elk in the Yellowstone National Park buffer zone; the unanswerable riddle of why a raccoon and squirrel would run up the same tree; prioritizing opportunity over quality; how everyone beats Steve at ping pong; the 16.5 species that Steve, Kimi, and Cam speared in the Bahamas episode; the epic wetsuit black bear hunt; calling a moose in from two miles away; how a moose grunt sounds like the noise you make when you get a nut tap in the brush; the Champagne Supernova bull; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 16, 20231h 17m

Ep. 485: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXXI

Steven Rinella hosts MeatEater Trivia with Spencer Neuharth, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Tressa Croaker, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Seth Morris, and Kevin Pearson. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 11, 202359 min

Ep. 484: Cooking Noodles and Catching Permit with David Chang

Steven Rinella talks with David Chang and Randall Williams. Topics discussed: Eating David Chang's ramen in an area that no one has ever eaten David Chang's ramen; why Dave named his company Momofuku; the Korean guy who fly fishes the flats in Mexico; pregnancy frogs; the massively irresponsible dumping of 800,000 pogies; how Dave used to be a competitive golfer; when all the sales reps at your dad's golf store are hunters; permissions!; how inheriting success is a curse; a restaurant in Japan that’s been open for over 400 years; a 14th generation farmer probably knows what he’s doing; cooking turtles; the history of ramen; hard work as the greatest equalizer; how working in that kitchen was like working in a coal mine; the overbearing shuffling of plates; balance as being simultaneously committed to two things equally, all the time; opening the original Momofuku restaurant in NYC; permit fever; trout fishing to practice permit fishing; and more. Shop Momofuku goods at THIS LINK for a generous 20% OFF from Dave Listen to and watch The Dave Chang Show with guest Steven Rinella Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 9, 20231h 42m

Ep. 483: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXX

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Levi Morgan, Nick Pinizzotto, Steven Rinella, Brody Henderson, Maggie Hudlow, Randall Williams, and Corinne Schneider. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 4, 202341 min

Ep. 482: Flinging Arrows with Levi Morgan

Steven Rinella talks with Levi Morgan, Nick Pinizzotto, Maggie Hudlow, Chester Floyd, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Competing against your future wife as a kid; white-tailed deer; Chester performing at all of the MeatEater Live Shows; Phil the Engineer’s live show; The MeatEater Podcast saving lives again; Test My Meat with the Warner Bratzler Shear Force Tender Tester; just how tender a yearling backstrap really is; check out all of our great whitetail content on The MeatEater website; play in the Caliber Battle brackets on themeateater.com; watch Wildtail: America’s Wildest Conservation Story, produced by the National Deer Association in partnership with state fish and game agencies; how an archery tournament works; when you’re the walking rangefinder; staying in the 10 and aiming in the 12; stable platforms; how target panic still rears its head; one pin on a mover; how some competitive archers can't hit a deer to save their lives; a big mistake is to aim where you want to hit; ducking to run; picking a hair on the deer; so many failure stories; representing your country at the world cup; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 20231h 52m

Ep. 481: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXIX

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Maddy Lehman, Cory Calkins, Seth Morris, and Tressa Croaker. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 27, 202339 min