On today’s show, we cover how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting spring hunting seasons across the country, and we're joined by MeatEater’s Danielle Prewett to tell the story of her first turkey hunt. We also cover Danielle's guide to beak-to-fan eating for our favorite wild bird. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystu...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 11 min
On today's show, we're joined by MeatEater's Joe Ferronato to finally select the winner of the 2020 Great Hand Turkey Contest. In the interview portion of the show, we're joined by Clay Newcomb to discuss his shooting a deer from a mule, his approach to quarantine, and a life fueled by family and the outdoors. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheart...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 36 min
On today’s show, we’re joined by MeatEater’s Miles Nolte and Sam Lungren to talk about how most hunters and anglers are more than prepared for a pandemic, the woes of the outdoor economy, and to recap a September elk hunt that went awry for the strangest of reasons. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listene...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Settle in, grab a drink, and forget all of your troubles. Today's Quarantine-Cast covers the wildest documentary in some time: Netflix's "Tiger King." Seth Morris , Annie Raser, and Phil Taylor join Ben for a happy hour discussion of a story you'll never forget. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 53 min
On today's Quarantine-Cast, we take a look at a possible new leader in the Great Hand Turkey Contest, learn how Steve is handling his quarantine, and hear what Janis is cooking up. We also recap the Coues deer hunt in Sonora, Mexico, that became the very first episode of this podcast. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omn...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 50 min
On today's Quarantine-Cast, Ben helps Phil calculate how long his toilet paper will last and the guys announce the future of the daily podcasts. Ben is joined by legendary big wave surfer Shane Dorian and photographer Sam Soholt to tell the story of their first trip to the Hawaiian island of Lanai to chase axis deer. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 21 min
On today's Daily Quarantine-Cast, we're joined by Get Hushin founder Casey Butler to talk about Ben's new addiction to wearing a robe, Casey's approach to being quarantined with his family, how to make YouTube a career, and the amazing new Netflix documentary "Tiger King." Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 41 min
On today's show, we're joined by First Lite's Kevin Harlander to hear the story of "The Heartbreak Bull" and recount one hell of a turkey hunt on public land in eastern Oregon. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 26 min
On today's THC Daily Quarantine-Cast we're joined by Cole Kramer, the most handsome hunting guide in Alaska, and DJ Bell from Austin, Texas. The guys talk big giant blacktail bucks, frozen rivers, 100-pound packs, and a few desperate nights stranded in frigid temperatures on Kodiak Island. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Se...
Mar 20, 2020•1 hr 25 min
On today's Quarantine-Cast we're joined by Ryan "Cal" Callaghan to talk about buying a rifle with your stimulus package money, the best mindset for quarantine living, getting Lyme Disease, and chasing axis deer in Texas. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 5 min
On today's daily quarantine-cast we're joined by the great and powerful Remi Warren to talk about how his social anxiety is useful during a global pandemic, hunting spring bears, and falling in love with New Zealand. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 10 min
On today's daily quarantine-cast we're joined by Wired to Hunt's Mark Kenyon to talk about life in quarantine, getting vasectomies, the story of Uno the One-Legged Beaver, soil health in America, and life on the Back 40. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min
In light of the COVID-19 quarantine in much of the US, we're rounding up our favorite hunting stories for a slate of daily podcasts. First up, Sam Soholt helps us recount an epic moose hunt in British Columbia with Joe Rogan and guide Mike Hawkridge. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 23 min
On this week's show, Ben and Phil are joined by a bunch of MeatEater crew members to decide the Find 'Em and Grind 'Em contest in a winner take all competition. In the interview portion of the show, we're joined by environmentalist Rob Greenfield to talk about his year-long experiment of not consuming any industrially-produced foods. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choic...
Mar 10, 2020•2 hr 6 min
On this week's show, Ben and Phil choose the winner of the THC turkey call contest, and Ben travels to Maryland to chase rabbits with his friend Charles "The Rabbit Man" Rodney and his six beagles. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 51 min
On this week’s show, Ben and Phil are joined by Seth Morris , Janis Putelis , Joe Ferronato , and Spencer Neuharth to call a listener that just got engaged and vote for the best illustration of Phil’s voice face. In the interview segment, Ben talks with Ryan Holiday from the Daily Stoic about why every liberal millennial should go hunting. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad...
Feb 27, 2020•2 hr 11 min
On this week's show, Ben O'Brien and Phil the Engineer let listeners in on the deadline to enter the episode 100 giveaways, talk about Phil's trip to the NWTF Convention, introduce the THC Book Club, and react to actor Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar acceptance speech. In the interview portion of the show, author Bryce Andrews joins the show to talk about his time as a city boy turned Montana rancher and how he's helping others live with grizzly bears. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instag...
Feb 18, 2020•2 hr 4 min
On this week's show we're celebrating you, the listener, with an insane slate of giveaways from some of our favorite partner brands including YETI, Vortex, Worksharp, Weston, First Lite, and more. Listening to this podcast is the only way to find out how to win. MeatEater's Janis Putelis , Ryan Callaghan , and Joe Ferronatto also join the conversation to cover PETA's newest plea to free Punxsutawney Phil, Mercy the rescued Chicago coyote, and Disney's new CGI Bambi remake. Enjoy! Connect with Be...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 23 min
In this week's episode, Ben and Phil are joined by Steven Rinella , Annie Raser, Kylee Archer, and Corinne Schneider from the MeatEater crew for a blind taste test featuring plant-based meat versus wild game. In the interview portion of the show, we're joined by author Rachel Carrie from the United Kingdom to talk about the threats hunting faces across the pond. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch L...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 53 min
On this week's show, MeatEater's Miles Nolte and Joe Ferronato drop in to close out the discussion on the two Pennsylvania teenage hunters charged with animal cruelty, talk about a dad who strangled a coyote that had just attacked his son, and argue about the apparent arrival of the controversial lab-grown meat industry. We're also joined by author, actor, and philosopher James A. Swan PhD to talk about the twists and turns of his career in show business, his books, and the historical ties betwe...
Jan 28, 2020•2 hr 18 min
On this week's show, we're joined by Anthony Licata and Joe Ferronato from the MeatEater crew to talk about Phil's backstabbing appearances on another podcast, two Pennsylvania hunters charged with animal cruelty, and winning a hunt in New Zealand with Ben. In the interview portion of the show Cornell ethicist James Tantillo talks about the tragic wisdom hunting provides and how it can help us understand death. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Faceb...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 47 min
On this week’s show we’re finishing off the “Best of THC” series with volume four. This week it's the outdoor legends we've had on our show including Dr. Valerius Geist, Col. Tom Kelly, and Jim Posewitz. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 14, 2020•2 hr 20 min
On this week’s show we’re rolling out the third volume of “Best of THC” with the wildest bear attack stories from our show. Those include Todd Orr's viral video from Montana, Brad Jameson's gruesome encounter on Afognak Island, and Barrie K. Gilbert's Yellowstone attack from the 1970s. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See om...
Jan 07, 2020•2 hr 13 min
On this week's show we're rolling out the second volume of "Best of THC" with listener picks for the top moments of our show. Those include Steven Rinella learning about Game of Thrones, Cameron Hanes doing a pack dump and talking about The Bachelor, and when Ben traveled to Berkeley, Calif., to interview an animal rights activist and a vegan philosopher. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn mo...
Dec 31, 2019•2 hr 33 min
This week we're rolling out our very first "Best of THC" podcast featuring some of our favorite characters from almost two years of conversations on hunting and life. In this episode you'll hear from Texas photographer, biologist, and predator hunter Wyman Meinzer on his upbringing, and photographer Dusan Smetana on escaping communist Czechoslovakia and finding his way to Montana. To wrap things up Charles "The Rabbit Man" Rodney talks about coming up as a sharecropper's son in segregated Louisi...
Dec 24, 2019•2 hr 8 min
On this week’s show, we’re joined by Ryan “Cal” Callaghan and Phil the Engineer for a conversation on why we’re annoyed by Christmas, how to mentor new hunters, and where Phil might go for his first hunt. In the interview portion of the show we’re in Princeton to meet up with author and conservationist Tovar Cerulli to talk about his shift from vegan to hunter, his book “The Mindful Carnivore,” and what it means to accept change. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater o...
Dec 17, 2019•2 hr 22 min
This week on this show, Ben O’Brien and Phil the Engineer take a closer look at the reaction (both good and bad) to Episode #89 with Dr. Carolyn Finney. In the interview portion of the show, Ben is joined by Brianna Pobiner, a paleoanthropologist at the Smithsonian studying the evolution of the human diet. After a walk through “The Hall of Human Origins,” they discuss how eating meat has contributed to our humanity. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , ...
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr 28 min
On this week's show, I'm joined by MeatEater's Joe Ferronato and Maggie Smith to hear the story of Maggie's first deer. We also check in on a fledging YouTube controversy involving a big giant buck and a young gun hunter that wasn't wearing his orange. In the interview portion of the show, we're joined by Andy Anderson and Bill Roden for a discussion on marketing in the outdoors and how storytelling is effecting our future. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and MeatEater Ben on Instagram MeatEater on Inst...
Dec 03, 2019•1 hr 34 min
On this week’s show, MeatEater’s Miles Nolte and I discuss the issue of race in the hunting community and consider the idea of increasing diversity within and among hunters. For the interview segment, I’m joined by Dr. Carolyn Finney , a storyteller, author, and cultural geographer who wrote the book, Black Faces, White Spaces , which addresses the relationship of African Americans to the outdoors. It’s an incredibly difficult and important conversation for us all. Enjoy. Connect with Ben and Me...
Nov 26, 2019•2 hr 13 min
On this week's show, Phil the Engineer and I read some listener emails and tie up the loose ends from past episodes. We also put Skimpy McWeakstache to rest for good. In the interview segment we're joined by Taylor Collins, Robby Sansom, and Marshall Seedorf from Force of Nature Meats to explore regenerative agriculture, how we can better consume meat on a large scale, and the power in our soil. Enjoy. You can also check out Roam Ranch and Force of Nature for more. Connect with Ben and MeatEater...
Nov 19, 2019•2 hr 17 min
