Steven Rinella talks with Jared Outlaw , Taylor McCall , Drew Loschke , Dirt Myth , Chester Floyd , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: The upper decker; the portable mud jug spittoon ; how to listen to Taylor McCall’s new album, “Black, Powder, Soul” ; Dirt Myth getting famous because of Brad Leone’s Bon Appetit video ; the trifecta and insane amounts of tobacco use; taking a sip of a dip spit cocktail; snail mail; Go Fish! Rough Fish Edition; Steve’s dad’s identification of most bird spe...
Sep 27, 2021•2 hr 15 min
Steven Rinella talks with Jason Phelps , Samantha Bates, Dirt Myth , Seth Morris , and Chester Floyd . Steve and Jason harvesting black walnut tree that will spawn the Line One turkey call; how this podcast made a baby; Steve recalls The Juice’s ride in the white Bronco; the need for a MeatEater book on fishing etiquette; palpating cloacas and sexing beavers on the daily; $5,000 for Chester to come to your door and sing the "hoo yip, hoo yip!" song; Steve's suspicion about the connection between...
Sep 20, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Steven Rinella talks with Fred Gould , Chester Floyd , Phil Taylor , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Jani rehabbing a target; the vegetarian GMO expert who used to live in a hippie van; bison garum and koji mold; MeatEater Campfire Stories and old dads giving life; asking for your ball joint back after a hip replacement surgery; the link between The Tox and entrepreneurship; strontium and a woolly mammoth that loved to walk; learning from spider mites; bitter cucumber peels due to Cucurbit...
Sep 13, 2021•2 hr 15 min
Steven Rinella talks with Paul Hessburg , Rick Hutton , Brody Henderson , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: How Jani doesn't like growling bear rugs; the coyote on the couch; second degree kindred; FHF's upcoming gear launches ; Brody's three and a half legged bear; Jani drawing his first bighorn tag; all the math required to pack well; redemption: the FUODS calendar sold out in 24 hours ; Season 10 of MeatEater on Netflix dropping on September 29th ; Ep. 258: "Th...
Sep 06, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Steven Rinella talks with Ted Franklin Belue , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Jani's trouble with pant zippers; majoring in Boone and minoring in Kenton; dropping out of school to play the banjo; Ted being an extra in Last of the Mohicans; fashion forward longhunters; Boone's "tick licker"; the difference between a long rifle and a musket; making your own powder with your urine; the importance of basic diplomacy and not reveling in war; the first long hun...
Aug 30, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb , Spencer Neuharth , Chester Floyd , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Our new series, Pardon My Plate ; Spencer's bumper pool ta ble; watch How to Clean a Sea Cucumber with Steve; echinoderms; what Steve found beachcombing after Japan's tsunami, including his USS Jimmy Carter submarine hat; fucosylated glycosaminoglycan; a sea cucumber sting op; BBQ fetus tasting notes; human foot meat and huevos rancher-toes; hyenas s...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Steven Rinella talks with Andrew Radzialowski , Ryan Callaghan , Seth Morris , Kelsey Johnson , Chester Floyd , and Danielle Lopez . Topics discussed: The proper way to propose to your mate; the wolves of the Alexander Archipelago; Recovering America's Wildlife Act; Missouri's wildlife program as the envy of the nation; how conservation bills make folks in government feel good; Ryan "Ol Cal" Cal-iente Callaghan; citizen science and state-sponsored trail cams in Wisconsin; being force fed salmon ...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Steven Rinella talks with Tucker Carlson , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Spencer Neuharth , Seth Morris , Garrett Long , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: MeatEater's audiobook out ranking about Matthew McConaughey's audiobook; no more bear hunting in New Jersey; solvent traps and drilling your own holes; Grumpy Middle Aged Me n; the color of spider blood and the deepest lake in America; 47,000 ticks on one moose; tarpon fishing being based on luck; why you might want ...
Aug 09, 2021•2 hr 25 min
Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Ed Ashby , Garrett Schlief , Todd Smith , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: a doctorate in eyeballs; how young bull rhinos will not breed as long as old bulls are holding territory; hunting and eating anything that moved in East Texas; shooting apples off someone's head with a bow and arrow; buying into the compound bow wave; a grain is 1/7,000th of a pound; the cryptocurrency called Bear Grease, trading in eeles; resistance quadruples as spe...
Aug 02, 2021•2 hr 24 min
Steven Rinella talks with Kevin Gillespie , Danielle Prewett , Spencer Neuharth , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: a walnut expert in Walnut, Kansas; more on "macrofrutation" and macro fructification; when an Italian count dies from eating a fly agaric and sets off an amateur mycology boom; Steve's Grand Theft Cattle idea; trout on meth; killer wolves in the Middle East and global numbers on wolf-human attacks; tasting notes of dirt; eating 50,000 year old ...
Jul 26, 2021•2 hr 28 min
Steven Rinella talks with Cathy Raven , Carmen Vanbianchi , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: MeatEater's Campfire Stories and a sociopathic elk poacher; when you're a scientist hitchhiking to the grocery store and you have a run in with a total creepster; what the hell are mesocarnivores; collecting data points from kill sites; how you catch and collar coyotes; why skunks stink; Carmen's new non-profi t, Homera nge; eagles and sexual dimorphism; monogamy and h...
Jul 19, 2021•2 hr 40 min
Steven Rinella talks with Taylor Keen , Clay Newcomb , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Denisovan DNA and scooped teeth; Clay on The Joe Rogan Experienc e; Montana Farm and Ranch Hunter Access Appreciation Sweepst akes; the effect of drought and heat on wildlife in the west; a 2nd Amendment tax in San Jose; the death of Bruno the Bear; how Steve slept in a cave in WY that was slept in by a crazy cowboy who ate people; Clovis Hunters; when smallpox wipes out...
Jul 12, 2021•2 hr 31 min
Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Alan Lazzara , Danny Bolton, Brody Henderson , Spencer Neuharth , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider , Topics discussed: Spencer the Cat Lady; F'd Up Old Deer Stands fine art coffee table book as a calendar; AZ's new trail cam ban; the story of York encapsulating the evil of slavery; how Steve isn't into getting a Lewis and Clark expert on the podcast; finding morels in interesting places; "macrofructation," a word made up by Steve; how to pack out a ...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 49 min
Steven Rinella talks with Brad Leone , Senator Martin Heinrich , Ryan Callaghan , Spencer Neuharth , Chester Floyd , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: Vinny's bluefin; using the word "untoward'; Brad's show, "It's Alive!" ; fermentation and umami; challenging the FDA; the abundance of deer in New Jersey; fish tails vs. fish bodies; pedicles and peduncles; more on Spencer's rockhounding hobby, loving agates, and a petrified tree chimney; Chester the Investor becomes Chester ...
Jun 28, 2021•2 hr 39 min
Steven Rinella talks Scott Giltner , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Jani's first marathon, kind of; skullets and Phil's Flock of Seagulls hairdo; corrections!; alpine parrots pecking at your kidney fat; what it means for a wildlife species to be naturally uncommon; one last good cyst story; buying Alaska and the myth of "Seward's Folly"; Steve's forthcoming anti-Shakespeare book; "Hunting and Fishing in the New South" ; the antebellum and post-Emancipatio...
Jun 21, 2021•2 hr 19 min
Steven Rinella talks with Ya Yang, Brody Henderson , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: pin bones and bet losing; is that a morel or a beehive?; Americans wanting Australia to ban their kangaroo hunting; wolves, hunters, and deer-vehicle collisions; eagles wiping out lambs; America's new New Gorge National Park ; a "massive" fish poaching operation in Michigan; who are the Hmong?; hunting for sustenance; cooking up homemade ammo; recognizing your fellow Hmong i...
Jun 14, 2021•2 hr 10 min
Steven Rinella talks with Rachel Schmidt , Sam Lungren , Brody Henderson , Spencer Neuharth , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: testing our interest meter; engorged cloacas and Steve's son interrupting turtle sex; Spencer's first tattoo of South Dakota's state tree; Rachel's collection of fly tattoos; gumbo areas and the Bermuda Triangle of turkey spots; Steve's tip to celebrities: you'll get the right attention if you talk about eating squirrels; the Tower of Power, Steve'...
Jun 07, 2021•2 hr 25 min
Steven Rinella talks with Michael Punke , Spencer Neuharth , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider , Topics discussed: Go get Michael Punke's new book, "Ridgeline" ; a gun that ain't a firearm; when brain matter splatters; how Michael and Steve were both going to write a book about the Nez Perce War; cicadas are a turkey hunter's best friend; free hunting and fishing licences for getting vaccinated; how mountain lions have an unlikely predator; happy endings to raptor rescues; critter vs. human fa...
May 31, 2021•2 hr 14 min
Steven Rinella talks with Jacob Broussard , Mike Chamberlain , Brody Henderson , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: How The Wild Turkey Doc is also a Wolf Doc; the attempted recovery of the red wolf and why there are only 10 left in the wild; in the absence of wolves, coyotes; red hot radio collar action; ravens destroying young livestock and deer; when you pop open a prosecco bottle and a turkey gobbles back; dying from yellow perch; a reminder about the Wis...
May 24, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Steven Rinella talks with Kimi Werner , Justin Turkowski , Ryan Callaghan , Seth Morris , and Chester Floyd . Topics discussed: A hodgepodge of Japanese and Hawaiian fish names; poaching a wolf; a Meatcrafter knife goes for huge cash on Ebay; getting baptized in a sous vide tank; getting bit by sea turtles; the ocean louse that kills your tongue and then replaces it; social distancing from wildlife; putting food on the table by spearfishing; what does it mean to spearfish for a living?; how Kimi...
May 17, 2021•2 hr 38 min
Steven Rinella talks with with Whit Fosburgh , Ryan Callaghan , Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: The deer of the NJ turnpike; Joe Cermele's IG handle and B-Side Fishing ; Steve's kids get their first turkeys; the time when a retracting bike kick stand made a turkey gobble; New Mexico's trapping ban and challenging the hypocrisy of its grounds; estate sales and the laws of selling taxidermy; what would you do if your dog drowned a fawn?; more on whether snapping turtles will bi...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 57 min
Steven Rinella talks with Ronnie Boehme , Clay Newcomb, Brody Henderson , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , Hayden Sammak , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Infanticide among house cats; Ronnie as Steve's most impactful employer; Clay Newcomb's new Bear Grease podcast ; your pistol getting you in trouble with the TSA; Tiddlywinks and meat raffles; "Mingus" by Trampled by Turtles ; Clay's big apology about fox hunting; blood tracking dogs and recovery statistics; coons and dogs duking it out...
May 03, 2021•2 hr 10 min
Steven Rinella talks with meat scientist Dr. Chris Calkins , Rick "Nature is Metal," Spencer Neuharth , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: An alternate explication of "Arkansasing"; Steve's opinion that the 1980s is too recent a decade from which to pluck pop culture references; cleaning up in your shrimp pot; what happens, physiologically, when an animal freezes to death and can you eat it?; and what about by electrocution?; when lighting strik...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Steven Rinella talks with Robert Abernethy, Rick Smith , Chris Gill , Seth Morris , and Chester Floyd . Topics discussed: How you need to watch Joe Cermele 's B-Side Fishing ; caught on trail cam: tractor driver hangs out of tractor to defecate ; Steve's tooth improvement and a mountain goat hunting dentist; the impulse to make everything a competition; how Robert Abernethy has been shot twice; incident vs. accident; Chester's daily Bitcoin Liquid Index report; MeatEater's House of Oddities Auct...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 55 min
Steven Rinella talks with David J. Meltzer , Ryan Callaghan , Spencer Neuharth , Corinne Schneider , and Phil Taylor . Topics discussed: Making sure that your local humane society is not The Humane Society of the United States; Jim H. encouraging hunters to be true to the message of conservation and favor wolf recovery even if it costs them a few extra elk tags; Covid vaccines for mink and great apes; Spencer saves bird lives; spotting an arrowhead by the side of the road as a bus driver holding...
Apr 12, 2021•2 hr 12 min
Steven Rinella talks with Congressman Mike Simpson , Eric Crawford , Ryan Callaghan , Chester Floyd , and Phil Taylor . Topics discussed: Phil's parfait and Cal's Covid shot; Buck Bowden's burl bowls; energy consumption and Bitcoin; would someone just give Chester a free boat already?; a reminder to get all the right permits and licenses and extra stuff when you hunt, fish, or trap; caught on (trail) cam; the prevalence of same sex behavior in the animal kingdom; icy hotspring monkeys as kind of...
Apr 09, 2021•2 hr 7 min
Steven Rinella talks with Jon Mooallem , Gaspar Perricone , Brody Henderson , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Papa Jani's wish to have guests introduced at the beginning of the show; how Ronny B. got Steve in trouble, and a correction about raccoons duking it out with dogs inside barrels; moss balls and zebra mussels; Tonka trucks and tularemia; "Wild Ones," "This Is Chance!" and the great Alaska earthquake of 1964; Richter as a nudist; th...
Mar 29, 2021•2 hr 11 min
Steven Rinella talks with Mike Ruhl, Jeremy Romero , Kevin Murphy , Seth Morris , and Chester Floyd . Topics discussed: Has the Bitcoin boat sailed?; a hot tip on using tampons dipped in vaseline as a fire starter; proof of the albino porcupine; one hairy-assed deer eyeball; feeding grizzly bears (ahem, moose!) in your backyard; cloning black footed ferrets; the death of the last passenger pigeon; that time when a squirrel hefted up his dead buddy into a tree; how ibex hunting came to be a thing...
Mar 22, 2021•2 hr 5 min
Steven Rinella talks with Preston Pittman , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , Samantha Bates, and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: The caviar of the south; the story of Cal's forearm scar; is there such as thing as a Covid tweaker?; the champ has been shot twice, but doesn't call the cops; the beautiful Grim Reaper choking noises that Steve makes when trying to gobble; Jani's talent; David Letterman; breaking down tag team competitive calling scenarios; how life's too damn shor...
Mar 15, 2021•2 hr 3 min
Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb, Seth Morris , Chester Floyd , Rick Smith , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: The story of a deer called Moose; sturgeon spearing in Wisconsin on the Fur Hat Ice Tour ; bartering services for caviar, then serving the caviar in a restaurant; NY's squirrel hunting tournament going strong; an ear-tagged squirrel traveling 62 miles; the dachshund (weiner dog) and Steve's pronunciation attempts; what it means when you hang a painting on the ceiling; the abun...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 59 min
