Steven Rinella talks with Evan Hafer , Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: ice fishing is not a crime; exactly how big is a big blood transfusion?; let’s sort out addiction issues later; ass goblins; Bergmann's rule and Allen's rule; negligent discharges; pissing out your car door and into your ice hole; Black Rifle Coffee Company ; growing up outdoors; why it’s called MeatEater; having more degrees than intelligence; back-slapping, pleated-Dockers-wearing, back-nine D-bags; accli...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 42 min
Steven Rinella talks with Phil Taylor, Ryan Callaghan , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Steve's violated sense of artistic sensibility; Cal gets robbed by meth heads; is it okay to kill someone for stealing your shit?; how everyone knows the sound of their own truck; stick 'em up!; Steve’s elaborate vengeance fantasies; making the perfect batch of turkey stock; prepping vs. supporting your community; how Cal borrowed Steve's dehydrator and will not return it during this time of need; hunti...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 30 min
Steven Rinella talks with Michael Chamberlain , Brody Henderson , Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Just how much is a unit of blood?; packin' tourniquets; how Jani's wife won't give Steve weasel trapping permission; etymology; hunting turkeys with dogs; the kee-kee run; how many critters kill and eat turkeys?; the wild turkey Bermuda Triangle; more things that make a turkey gobble; mesomammals; lies your daddy told you about wildlife; song meters and gobbling data; some big tu...
Mar 30, 2020•2 hr 22 min
Steven Rinella talks with Miles Nolte , Brody Henderson , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: The things that won the war; melting your wedding band into your finger; chap ass and irritated sphincters; getting a tater on your thing; Dumpster Diver Cal; manipulating a briefcase full of pike decoys; a golf ball with an eyelet through it; thrusting spears into fish; hot tips for making fish cakes; the myth that old folks know what’s up; is it bad when you positively ...
Mar 23, 2020•2 hr 4 min
Steven Rinella talks with Chad Mendes , Ryan Callaghan , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: the Total Putelis-Total Rinella Dinner; eating Jani’s baby moose; a whiffle ball bat for a leg; getting paid a couple thousand for a couple minutes’ work; Chad getting picked on in high school and then beating the guy’s ass; getting disciplined through hunting; lost in the woods; redlining your body multiple times per day; Finz and Featherz ; down to the peanut; fad diets; getting knocked out; the UFC ...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 49 min
Steven Rinella talks with Dan Ahdoot , Brody Henderson , Phil Taylor, Corinne Schneider, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Steve and Janis as the J-Lo and Shakira of the hunting world; merfolk and mermaid’s purses; Janis pushing past his limits on the dance floor; using a baby's umbilical cord as fishing bait; a tarantula rehabilitation program; how to make wild game kosher; an Iranian Jew and an Iraqi Muslim as hunting buddy BFFs; Long Island game wardens; having a bone to pick with duck hu...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 50 min
Steven Rinella talks with Josh Carney , Ryan Callaghan , and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: How Josh is mean to Steve about his turkey calling; putting a rasp on it; living in town with 15 hunting dogs; skinning raccoons; a small game family; how turkey hunting is like dating at a bar; a 2 at 10 and a 10 at 2; not being tuned into hunting and fishing laws; what it feels like to be hit by buckshot; how it can all be taken away in a moment; dying on the operating table, twice; how you don't know w...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Steven Rinella talks to Jim Heffelfinger , Ryan Callaghan , and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: an epidemic of llama losses; Grandpa Half-a-Finger and other stories of loss; does killing big bucks screw up deer genetics?; the difference between blacktail deer and whitetail deer, and where they came from; a whitetail fossil from the Pleistocene; Cowz, Cooze, and Couse; telekinetic levitation; why do deer lose their antlers?; Steve's disappointment with having less-than-average Neanderthal genes; w...
Feb 24, 2020•2 hr 11 min
Steven Rinella talks to Dr. Justin Schmidt , Li Schmidt, Corinne Schneider, Ryan Callaghan , and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: A quick Chinese love song; developing the Schmidt Pain Index ; lying down on an ant hill; camouflage in the animal world; what Steve thought when he got stung by a bullet ant; poisonous defense systems; hitching a ride on a mosquito; how science progresses one coffin at a time; bot flies; having a furry proboscis; hell hath no fury like a horsefly; the big 5 of ants; th...
Feb 17, 2020•2 hr
Steven Rinella talks with Alex Messenger , Corinne Schneider, Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: The 29th day ; even more titillation; walleyes as an easy-to-clean fish; thinking in fathoms and rods; a 600 mile canoe trip; breaking down canoe strokes; bear poppers and spray; group dynamics in the wilderness; an exponential sense of peace; being scared of musk ox; everyone's got a plan until they get punched in the face by a griz; playing ‘possum; doing the trip you're dealt; and ...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 58 min
Steven Rinella talks with Spencer Neuharth , Corinne Schneider, Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: fact checking; does hunting half-tame pen-raised critters count as hunting?; oviparous vs. viviparous; do you really lose all that body heat through your head? ; measuring turkeys as trophies; getting rich selling taxidermy to big-assed box stores ; does gutting an animal really make your farts smell like guts? ; Phil catching the second fish of his life; and more. Connect with Stev...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Steven Rinella talks with Kevin Sloan, Anthony Licata , Seth Morris , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: A Viking funeral for a severed finger; pressure washing bear meat out of your sinuses; Anthony's cartel run-in; Steve's almost negligent shittiness at speaking Spanish; where persistence meets movement; Kevin seeing the shine off a deer’s nose; the half-wild dogs of Sonora and the one that stole Steve’s heart; pickles; MeatEater's live tour ; and more. Connect...
Jan 27, 2020•2 hr 3 min
Steven Rinella talks with Roman Dial , Anthony Licata , and Ryan Callaghan . Topics discussed: the death of a son ; dip-netting salmon; quitting climbing for marriage; playing the long game in child rearing; scaring yourself; being aware of what's dangerous; out dates; deadly snakes; the helplessness of modern humans; getting kicked out of the search for your own son; documentary tv vs. reality tv; the stink in the room you no longer notice; weeping through writing; and more. Connect with Steve ...
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Steven Rinella talks with Whit Fosburgh , Phil Taylor, and Ryan Callaghan . Topics discussed: Steve's perspective on why Jani isn't a true outdoorsman; Euro-mounting your amputated arm; why is a doornail dead?; New Mexico's stream access laws; S. 47 ; haggling over the Farm Bill ; what CRP fields are; pollinators; testifying before Congress; Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson ; migration corridors ; fisheries; Steve's kids attending seminars; ethanol as bad for your boat motor; and more. Conn...
Jan 13, 2020•2 hr 18 min
Steven Rinella talks with JT Van Zandt , Jesse Griffiths , Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Lola and Stone Age chewing gum; how Texas is the highest of the high and lowest of the low; hunting nilgai; poop piles; how Steve shot the top of a nilgai's heart out and then saw it run off like it was carrying the mail; electro-tenderizing meat using a car battery; fish-spotting abilities; flounder gigging; appreciating silence; when dolphins join your hunt; and more. Connect with Ste...
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr 47 min
Steven Rinella talks with Kylee Archer, Samantha Bates, Maggie Smith , Tracy Crane , Brody Henderson , Kevin Harlander, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Brody's elk and trout-infested house is for sale; Kevin's hog-fattening business; Pfeilstorch, which is German for a stork with an arrow stuck in it; crying after butchering; bring the scope to your eye and not the other way around; Cal's bowel movements; how to be a good hunting mentor; hot tips on making jerky; and more. Connect with Stev...
Dec 30, 2019•2 hr 24 min
Steven Rinella talks with Anthony Licata , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor, Mark Kenyon , Samantha Bates, Corinne Schneider, Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Trippin' on nutmeg; cutting corn with Doug Duren ; Cal as the ultimate elf; how MeatEater's Whiskey makes the best eggnog in the world; Christmas hunting and fishing traditions; why you should buy Kenyon’s new book, "That Wild Country" ; Santa reads a hunting poem; Latvian lead throwing as a way to predict your future; and m...
Dec 23, 2019•2 hr
Steven Rinella talks with Director of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Martha Williams , Greg Lemon, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: A fancy playdate that includes some deer stalking; different names for your fish and game agency; death to blue laws; hunting with an atlatl; regular science vs. social science; what does it mean to love a resource to death?; when science is weaponized; rainbow v. walleye; inflatable swans; will GYE grizzlies ever be delisted?; and more. Connect with Steve ...
Dec 16, 2019•2 hr 43 min
Steven Rinella talks with New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, Cody Fahrion, Rick Smith, Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: All those home runs; the value of a high ass; Steve and Jani’s disagreement over “natural”; shooting a duck on the ground and a turkey in the air; chocolate milk, squats, and yodel-sounding farts induced by chocolate milk; what it feels like to win a million dollars, meet Seinfeld, and then hunt with Steve; Pete's first buck; and more. Connect with Stev...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 50 min
Steven Rinella talks with Buddy Levy and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Jumping out of planes with sacks of cash; the outlaw Claude Dallas as both an asshole and a good book subject; a crash course on David Crockett ; the Labryinth of Ice ; promiscuity on the frontier; eating spuds basted in human fat; flossing out a bullet hole with a silk handkerchief; that time when Steve mistook a communal sink for a urinal; bumpkin pride; Jani eating dehydrated placenta pills; and more. Connect with Stev...
Dec 02, 2019•2 hr 20 min
Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Lawrence C. Todd and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: kill sites; the meaning of an artifact; taphonomy: the study of death; possum that took up residence inside of a dead buck; big-assed tongues; Larry's "it's not my problem, I'm retired" ethos; humans as the most invasive species; catch and release archaeology; high elevation corridors ; the argument against Steve’s argument that people should leave wilderness alone; a child-like curiosity; and more. Connect with...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 53 min
Steven Rinella talks with Rick Smith , Danny Morrison, Sean Weaver, Ryan Callaghan , Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Steve's favorite thing to talk about: swiping right for love; how Danny blew off two of his toes while goose hunting; South Dakota's historic flooding and underwater highways; how fish eggs can survive in bird shit; Cal’s voyeuristic tendency to watch salamanders make love; Matt Rinella's "Trespassers Welcome" sign; shooting ducks over wasted tofu; and more. Co...
Nov 18, 2019•2 hr 10 min
Steven Rinella talks with Adam Weatherby , Landon Peterson , Stewart Peterson , Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: A shot so bad it didn’t even spook the buck; Wyoming’s Region G; magic mountains and crooked skies ; animosity toward your mentor; horses vs. mules as hunting equipment; riding horses on steep-assed cliffs; is it unsportsmanlike to shoot bedded bucks?; Janis shooting a buck in self defense; wanting to become a cowboy; adopting butt pad technology; and more. Connect ...
Nov 11, 2019•2 hr 11 min
Steven Rinella talks with Maggie Smith, Ryan Callaghan , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: How willows grow toward the sound of water; Cal’s famous prehistoric bison tooth; more on Sneaky Pete the turkey ; Maggie as a brand new hunter ; R3 and R1.5; the slightly distorted reality of filming hunts ; when Steve's dad figured out his kids curse like holy hell; flying with firearms, ammo, and game meat; Steve's backcountry meal plan; the animals that get your blood pumping; and more. Connect wit...
Nov 04, 2019•2 hr 11 min
Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Alan Lazzara , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , and the spirit of Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: On missing Jani; the piranha of the north; the cadaver bone in Steve's mouth; is it really ok to use super glue to patch yourself up?; treestand falls and opening your scro on a hook; living to hunt another day; how to apply tourniquets ; chainsaw injuries; outdoor medical kits; how to save your friends from dumb hunting accidents; and more. Connect with Steve and...
Oct 28, 2019•2 hr 12 min
Steven Rinella talks with epidemiologist Timonthy Sly , Sam Lungren , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: The meaning of the word "epidemiology"; tularemia and rabbits; ashing deer meat; on being trichinosis positive; cannibalism; what’s up with eating raw freshwater fish?; beaver fever; ribbony tape in your feces; putting money in your mouth; having a third ex-wife; the alimentary canal; just asking to be eaten; sucking discs; the various -osis things that can happen to you; and more. Connect...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 44 min
Steven Rinella talks with Spencer Neuharth , Danielle Prewett , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Starting the rut by mixing corn and Viagra; fact checking the poisonous status of daddy long legs; what, exactly, is flavor?; appreciating the natural; paper towel budgets; how to properly brown ground meat ; theories on fat content; Ol’ Cal’s throat roast; the rules for applying salt; death bed wild game cooking advice; and more. Order MeatEater's Straight Bourbo...
Oct 14, 2019•2 hr 20 min
Steven Rinella talks with Danny Schmidt , Chris Gill , Rorke Denver , Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: More on the pros and cons of flip flops; getting your heel peeled off by an alligator’s back; Steve's annoyance with people being annoyed over people doing stupid things in a park; the immense hunting pressure in southern Colorado; strapping stuff to the outside of your truck; CO’s last grizzly; thru-hikers; elk feeds; the non-binary nature of hunting; and more. Connect wit...
Oct 07, 2019•2 hr 8 min
Steven Rinella talks with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Botching people’s names; blacksmithing; fishing with a single fly forever; 18 strands of white stallion tail; Steve being good at libraries; feeling the current with your testicles; taking kids fishing on the Crow reservation; riding out an avalanche and burying a dead friend; being an asshole when you start out and an asshole when you get back; Yvon in jail; Jani on karma; "Fuck Mars"; and more. C...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 56 min
Steven Rinella talks with Anthony Licata , Doug Duren , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor, and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: drinking curdled mother's milk from a calf's stomach; bluegills on dip; Steve's sebaceous cyst as fish bait; the Fort Keogh gate situation; clearing the air with Doug over CWD; Cal's bugles; crunch-pfff; what happens when an elk falls off a cliff; Matt “MacGyver” Rinella kills a bull with the button from his pants; hunting with a marching band; “it’s legal!”; and more. En...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 53 min
