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The MeatEater Podcast

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Building on the belief that a deeper understanding of the natural world enriches all of our lives, host Steven Rinella brings an in-depth and relevant look at all outdoor topics including hunting, fishing, nature, conservation, and wild foods. Filled with humor, irreverence, and things that will surprise the hell out of you, each episode welcomes a diverse group of guests who add their own expertise to the vast world of the outdoors. Part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.
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Episodes

Ep. 323: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia VI

Spencer Neuharth hosts another round of MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella , Brent West , Janis Putelis , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Seth Morris , Chester Floyd , Michael Kmon, and Phil Taylor . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 23, 202243 min

Ep. 322: Better Hunting and Fishing For America

Steven Rinella talks with Brent West , Janis Putelis , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Seth Morris , Chester Floyd , and Phil Taylor . Topics discussed: the flea story; how to make maple sugar; marrying for the environment; the Poop-Trailhead Index; Steve's strong opinion about Thoureau; Fly Rod Crosby; the last caribou in Maine; when Eisenhower talked about flyfishing on D-Day; Federal Ammunitition sends 1 million bullets to Ukraine; mail carriers "terrorized" by wild turkeys in California; ...

Mar 21, 20222 hr 29 min

Ep. 321: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia V

Spencer Neuharth hosts another round of MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella , Janis Putelis , Kevin Gillespie , Brody Henderson , Sean Weaver , Maggie Hudlow , and Phil Taylor . Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 16, 202242 min

Ep. 320: Rut, The Dating App

Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis , Kevin Gillespie , Sean Weaver , Maggie Hudlow , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: MeatEater's dating app idea called "Rut"; bison as livestock or wild game; when critters know damn well that hunting season is on and go hide; how Steve wants to use Covid masks to make a goose down quilt; mapping CWD across the United States ; refunding wolf tags in WI; a scientific study demonstrating the association between eating meat and good heal...

Mar 14, 20222 hr 6 min

Ep. 319: Stuffed

Steven Rinella talks with John Hayes , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: An interest in falconry spurred by sorcery and Dungeons & Dragons; the artist vs. the shady taxidermist who takes your money, doesn't make your mount, then disappears; eagles and lead; Missoula as the Paris of West-Central Montana; when dogs attack wild game and Brody catches a bunch of shit about it; Southerners from southern Illinois give Steve shi...

Mar 07, 20222 hr 34 min

Ep. 318: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia IV

Spencer Neuharth hosts another round of MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella , Tom Miranda , Katie Hill , Hayden Sammak , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 02, 202232 min

Ep. 317: Super Slammin' with Tom Miranda

Steven Rinella talks with Tom Miranda , Spencer Neuharth , Katie Hill , Hayden Sammak , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: 20/15 vision; Tom Miranda , the rare book collector; the archery Super Slam; Cutting the Distance with Jason Phelps and Friends ; go get our limited edition Line One Pot Call ; Chester's big sturgeon ; a half million cysts per pound; "One State Might Expand Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Seasons" ; science news click bait; when your ex tattles...

Feb 28, 20222 hr 2 min

Ep. 316: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia III

Spencer Neuharth hosts another round of MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella , Michael Waddell , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Feb 23, 202241 min

Ep. 315: On a Prayer with Michael Waddell

Steven Rinella talks with Michael Waddell , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Spencer Neuharth , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: tiddlers and winkers; the real meaning of "whistling dixie"; Mike Waddell, pecan farmer ; data points to consider regarding ice fishing and prositution; Captain Cook and Captain Hook; a squirrel's nut and chatter score; the yew plant being pretty for landscaping but deadly for elk; when a moose ravages your sled dog team; when win...

Feb 21, 20222 hr 4 min

Ep. 314: Skip the Flip

Steven Rinella talks with Stu Miller , Brody Henderson , Rick Hutton , Seth Morris , Chester Floyd , and Phil Taylor . Topics discussed: Danny Rinella's theory about Bill Clinton and bike helmets; Stu's educational videos at Coon Creek Outdoors ; on whether you can be a Southerner in a state where people ice fish; explaining how to tube skin; fur handling as a dying trade; Seth and Stu, Top Lot rivals; double proxy weddings in Montana; it's raining iguanas in Florida; how you ought not shoot a t...

Feb 14, 20222 hr 25 min

Ep. 313: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia II

Spencer Neuharth hosts another round of MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella , Jay Scott , Jason Phelps , Paul Lewis , Garrett Long, and Phil Taylor . Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Feb 09, 202231 min

Ep. 312: The Shaded Side of The Mountain

Steven Rinella talks with Jay Scott , Jason Phelps , Paul Lewis , Garrett Long, Ryan Callaghan , and Phil Taylor . Topics discussed: Colburn and Scott Outfitters ; FHF's cool new rifle sling coming soon! ; divorcing your wife because she sends your kids skiing instead of ice fishing for 9 Saturdays in a row; Jani’s big bobcat and Steve’s tiny bobcat; go watch MeatEater's Season 10, Part 2 on Netflix ; why Cal looks like a turtle without a shell when he’s wearing a wetsuit; Phil's full head of ha...

Feb 07, 20222 hr 15 min

Ep. 311: Clovis Hunters and Fluting Nipples

Steven Rinella talks with Metin Eren , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Spencer Neuharth , Chester Floyd , Hayden Sammak , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: The meaning of the name, Metin; putting the "spear" back into "experimental"; how Clovis points aren't the bazooka we want them to be; knocking out channel flakes; Hayden's burbot liver smoked trout pate; how Seth and Chester are getting closer to securing a walleye boat and sponsor; Steve's irritation with folks stan...

Jan 31, 20223 hr 2 min

Ep. 310: An Eight Second Encounter

Steven Rinella talks with John Miller, Janis Putelis , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Chester Floyd , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: Steve becoming a minister; someone else standing for you at your own wedding; Season 10, Part 2 of MeatEater on Netflix coming at ya!; a call to submit your pictures to our F'ed Up Old Taxidermy calendar project; easily offended golden retriever owners; an angry letter about the European model vs. the North American model; when a badger...

Jan 24, 20222 hr 6 min

Ep. 309: Battered and Fried

Steven Rinella talks with Jay Siemens , Mandy Uhrich , Seth Morris , and Chester Floyd . Topics discussed: Steve not being about batter; where Seth's side hustle ends and his little side hustle begins; how the boys need a walleye tournament boat; a correction on the use of tampons to treat gunshot wounds; the real fear of pooping one's own pants; memorials to extinct birds; Utah nixes trail cams and thermal night vision optics; putting the kibosh on drone use for hunting purposes; North Dakota u...

Jan 17, 20222 hr 5 min

Ep. 308: The Crawfish Pond

Steven Rinella talks with Ronnie Collins , Jean Paul Bourgeois , Bud Guidry, Seth Morris , and Chester Floyd . Topics discussed: A hand-built bayou cruise ship; when your first job was boiling crawfish and shrimp; Bud's personal crawfish pond; when you're the Frog Champion of the World; a roadkill-eating vegan; acknowledging probable cause vs. being chap-assed and anti-game warden in Pennsylvania; more on what's Chethical; harassment of hound hunters, hounds hurting humans, and domestic dogs hur...

Jan 10, 20222 hr 4 min

Ep. 307: Talking About Things That Are Not Sexy to Talk About

Steven Rinella talks with Doug Duren , Jim Heffelfinger , Richie Baker, Ross Copperman , Sean Weaver , Brody Henderson , Spencer Neuharth , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: The Doug Duren Fact-Checking Alert App; Jim's sticker and the correct pronunciation of "coues"; Steve as a punt gun enthusiast; "rice breast" ducks; how Steve, Jani, and Corinne share the world's greatest doctor; very late duck migrations in 2021; canada geese benefitting from urbanization; how Cal was ...

Jan 03, 20222 hr 41 min

Ep. 306: An Alder Choked Hellhole

Steven Rinella talks with Pamela Groves , Daniel Mann , Janis Putelis , Ryan Callaghan , Brody Henderson , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: running rivers full of bones in the name of science; Mike Kunz, the Forest Gump of Archaeology; the Mesa Site; when you find a 50,000+ year old polar bear skull just sitting on the beach; the hybridization of brown and polar bears; horses as the most numerous large animal during the Ice Age; how you can't just collect paleontological a...

Dec 27, 20211 hr 59 min

Ep. 305: Game On, Suckers!

As The MeatEater Podcast's holiday gift to you, Steven Rinella hosts Trivia Showman Spencer Neuharth , Brody Henderson, Sean Weaver , Hunter Spencer , Seth Morris , Chester Floyd , Hayden Sammak , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis in a merry game of holiday trivia! Gather ‘round and join us for some festive play! Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad...

Dec 21, 20211 hr 4 min

Ep. 303: All Up In Your Airspace

Steven Rinella talks with Papa Janis, Nephi Cole , Dave Willms , Phil Taylor , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Papa Janis praises Jani for being a good dad; lobbyists; explaining the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Wildlife Federation ; the death of Otto Schneeloch's parents and the life of his triangular shaped bullet idea; who's got Steve's old Winchester Model 94?; shooting sports injuries on par with that of billiards; the number one rule of safe gun handling; how ...

Dec 13, 20212 hr 35 min

Ep. 302: You Had Me at Bass

Steven Rinella talks with Brandon Palaniuk , Carl Jocumsen , Hayden Sammak , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: the first Aussie to grace the podcast studio and the first Aussy to ever make it to the top 100 bass anglers in the world in America ; Chester's family's Old Fashioned kit ; three Janises out of ten Latvians; the cancellation of Spring Bear season in WA and just how outrageous it is; native bull trout vs. invasive lake trout; when coll...

Dec 06, 20212 hr 46 min

Ep. 301: It Ain’t Just Chickens That Are Dinosaurs

Steven Rinella talks with Jack Horner , Ryan Callaghan , Spencer Neuharth , Seth Morris , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: Is Jack Horner sick of hearing about Jurassic Park?; subscribe to MeatEater's Youtube channel and watch all of our video content, like Sourced , B-Side of Fishing , and One Week in November ; Steve one-upping Spencer with his own fabulous rock story; Gordon Lightfoot's muse; the Squirrel Doc's signed book, dinner at Kevin Gillespie's Gunshow restaurant...

Nov 29, 20212 hr 22 min

Ep. 300: Should've Been Clay

Steven Rinella talks with Jordan Budd, Clay Newcomb, Dirt Myth, and Chester Floyd. Topics discussed: Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill; "it should have been me," the hot new joint from Clay Newcomb; Dirt Myth's myth about WD 40; The MeatEater Store on Black Friday; All-Set-Chet; a rumble in Vermont over houndsman using dogs to pursue bears; getting lambasted for knocking on doors and issuing apologies; catching a cod with a gold nugget in it; why don't folks eat squirrel balls?; the silly hysteria over...

Nov 22, 20211 hr 26 min

Ep. 299: Poppin' Heads with Evan Hafer

Steven Rinella talks with Evan Hafer , Dirt Myth , Seth Morris , Chester Floyd , and Samantha Bates. Topics discussed: Steve and Seth doing a bed-in; eating tranquilized bear meat vs. being tranq-ed yourself; skunk tail lift regulating skunk spray dispersion; the novelty trade driving skunk pelt prices; a hot tip on containing funky critter essence odors; the amazing scientific finding that California condors can procreate through parthenogenesis, when an egg develops into an embryo without fert...

Nov 15, 20211 hr 23 min

Ep. 298: Cooking Captain Cook

Steven Rinella talks with Hampton Sides , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: Where Captain Cook died in Hawaii; blaming everyone and taking statues down in the future; the beauty of youth deer season; bullpen vs. arm bar; hermaphroditic parrot fish making our beaches by pooping out sand; Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos; when a gray wolf takes a 1,000 mile walk from Oregon to Southern California; the greatest American survival story of all time that no one kn...

Nov 08, 20212 hr 7 min

Ep. 297: Crap No!

Steven Rinella talks with Sean Weaver, Dylan Graves, Max Barta, and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: "Steve, Cal, and Rorke Denver walk into a tiki bar...;" guiding in Kansas; eating Bugles with Cheez Whiz and olives; the inseparable duo of Sean and Max; shooting Sean's upcoming waterfowl show, Duck Lore; even more oddities to be auctioned off; old-timey names; eating a deer with that deer's own teeth; throwing your kids into the deep-end of the internet; cremating a racoon; a collared deer mount;...

Nov 01, 20211 hr 29 min

Ep. 296: When Death Comes for You

Steven Rinella talks with Pat Durkin , Tracy Crane, Clay Newcomb , Seth Morris , Chester Floyd , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: Being close to death; app-controlled hearing aids; Pat's tattoos; the story behind the Blair Witch snowman in Episode 4 of Season 10 ; the correlation between being tox pos and getting into car accidents; Steve testing a small core of his own meat for our internal trichinosis longitudinal study; more talk of Chester the Divestor'...

Oct 25, 20212 hr 2 min

Ep. 295: A Soft Spot for Outlaws

Steven Rinella talks to Sam Lawry , Paul Lewis , Ray Lockard, Brody Henderson , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: F'd Old Deer Stands is back in stock ; Chester the Divester's Book of Outdoor Etiquette, aka Chetiquette; Auction House of Oddities continues with original gnome art, Brody's black bear baculum, and a chance to win a seat at the MeatEater Podcast Trivia table; MeatEater women hunting specklebelly geese ; Yellowstone's wolves or Montana's wolves?;...

Oct 18, 20212 hr 23 min

Ep. 294: A Decade of BLAUKŠ!

Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb , Seth Morris , Chester Floyd , Spencer Neuharth , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics discussed: The French Getup; MeatEater's Season 10 t-shirt and "Fox in a Box" t-shirt ; Buckman Juice and a Dirt Squirt slurry for the MeatEater Auction House of Oddities ; Steve setting the high school principal straight about a gun in his truck; spitting chew in the seats of your school bus; Corinne's first antelope hunt story ; an unidentifiable broadhead lodg...

Oct 11, 20212 hr 20 min

Ep. 293: Snakebite

Steven Rinella talks with Jordan Budd , Ryan Callaghan , Phil Taylor , Corinne Schneider , and Janis Putelis . Topics discussed: A squirrel poaching story from Missour i ; Clay Newcomb's method of dunking and skinning squirrels ; Jani's big sheep hunt; is it a dick move to shoot a collared animal?; MeatEater's Auction House of Oddities is stacked: A Bucky Bowl, Jani's first pheasant tail, Luke Combs' signed guitar, and many other way cool originals; an ancient projectile point found inside a Mis...

Oct 04, 20212 hr 17 min
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