Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb , Kevin Harlander , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: double-battered buttermilk squirrel; shit on a shingle; fell, or the skin under the skin; Kevin raising Steve's hog; MeatEater and First Lite as kissing cousins; anteater boots; say no to flip flops; when a boy horse and a girl donkey do it; doggin' on traditional bows; the time when Clay's arrow touched a bear's nose; what is meant by "fair chase"; Oklahoma bear oil; and more. Connect with Steve a...
Aug 26, 2019•2 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks to Jesse Griffiths , Corinne Schneider, and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: tons of audience death stories; flounder gigging in Texas; the human egret; more about Long Tong Jani; frying fish with a passion; Steve's strong dislike of batter; the smallmouth bass’ trashy cousin, the largemouth bass; titillation; trapping feral hogs; the garlic-tipped fork; custom ordered feral cow sausage; Jesse's first book and his upcoming book on cooking feral hogs; and more. Connect wit...
Aug 19, 2019•2 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Jason Phelps , Dirk Durham, Ryan Callaghan , Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Purple Nurple; swimming with a fairly attractive aunt; more on hunting from the Bible; Steve and Seth’s Southwest Montana nuisance beaver removal; Jason Phelps and American elbow grease; how to call in non-stop big giant bulls; plenty of latex; Dirk Durham, six-time world champion elk caller; glunking; lost calves; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instag...
Aug 12, 2019•3 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Doug Emlen , Sam Lungren , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Character above all else; good shit for a tombstone; fighting WW4 with sticks and stones; saber tooth cats and supination; a simple definition of evolution; a third generation biologist; GMO mosquitos; do does really go for big antlers?; animal arms races; Janis’ love for a good shirker; a fish that starts as a female and switches to a male; beetle battles ; and Doug’s Animal Weapons . Connect with Steve...
Aug 05, 2019•2 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with John Nores and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Cartels growing pot on public land; wildlife poisoning by weed growers; Vietnam War-style punji pits in Shasta National Forest; special ops game wardens; pink death; concealing man tracks with fake cow prints and carpet slippers; Phoebe, the one-in-a-million K9 lifesaver and her 900+ arrests; secret attack commands; 445 miles of poly pipe; DIY dams; Silicon Valley science camp; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater...
Jul 29, 2019•2 hr 44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with David J. Meltzer and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Understanding radio carbon dates; crossing the Bering Land Bridge; who were the first Americans? ; the early human aversion to incest; ecotones, or where a bunch of good shit comes together; glyptodons and 3-ton ground sloths; a big extinction on one fine Tuesday; Rambo; the tidy appeal of the blitzkreig hypothesis; Clovis points; cross examining conventionalisms; snacking on bison tongue; and more. Connect with S...
Jul 22, 2019•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Carter Smith and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: College epiphanies; a wrong turn at Waco; social ecologist Steve Kellert and sociobiologist E.O. Wilson; private land in Texas; what happens when critters cross international borders; Aldo Leopold; thriving in order; Texas’ massive population growth; everybody's deer; capture related myopathy; hitting hogs with cars; CWD and local economies; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter Mea...
Jul 15, 2019•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Travis Swartz , Miles Nolte , Sam Lungren , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Steve’s field trip to the graveyard and the fishy circumstances surrounding the death of John Bozeman; Reel Recovery ; where Travis ends and Hank Patterson begins; fishing etiquette infractions; aural deception and ham juice; fair trade flies; offing the head; keeping fishing holes secret; getting arrested; effete anglers; why fly fishing is so parody-able; and more. Connect with Steve a...
Jul 08, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Doug Duren , Randall Williams , Matt Rinella, and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Nip ripping stories; the essays of historian Elliott West; a dead man’s brother packs him in brandy; shooting out the windows; Steve’s interview with R. Kelly; Matt’s three favorite foods; Randall's missing pituitary gland; the hunting sadness; 1SHOTJJ; Doug’s morel village; monster trucking chicken wings as a matrimonial bonding experience; hunters according to Looney Tunes and the an...
Jul 01, 2019•2 hr 58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Bo Jackson , Matt Cook, Guy Zuck, and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: The gar pike exists and Steve is way wrong; Bo Jackson’s lessons for parents and married people; hunting chickens on Saturday; Tarzan as inspiration; speed like a spooked deer; Bo’s beloved momma; George, the hunting mentor; a visit to the hog barn; the protective brain cushion of a woodpecker; Bo Knows loyalty; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on...
Jun 24, 2019•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Becky Humphries , Spencer Neuharth , Ryan Callaghan , Joe Ferronato , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Joe Ferronato as Vanna White; 8-inch beards; nail files; the Lacey Act; swapping turkeys for zebras; West Nile, bird flu and the pox; over-the-counter tags vs. tag draws; Steve’s genius idea for the NWTF ; a pretty aggressive female name; anti-shaming; how to be a good hunting mentor; the crawfish and snake diet; the beauty of saying "I don't know"; thighs and d...
Jun 17, 2019•2 hr 56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Pat Durkin , Spencer Neuharth , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Steve's death at the mic; why, exactly, do deer lose their antlers; buying ice fishing bait at 2AM; Rick "Radio" Krueger; finding dead people with sonar and psychics; Isle Royale’s inbred wolves; how hunters remember the deceased; Pat's love of a good obituary; wrathful birders; Gordon Lightfoot, live; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram ,...
Jun 10, 2019•2 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Land Tawney , Ben O'Brien , Matt Rinella , Ryan Callaghan , and Janis Putelis at Backcountry Hunters and Anglers North American Rendezvous in Boise, ID. Subjects discussed: Seeing through the bullshit; BHA’s insidious plot to destroy America; tying a tuna to the back of your girlfriend's car; missing fingers, biting tongues, and man-eating house cats; the perils of getting your wildlife news from ABC news; Appalachian confit; gender neutral hunting terms; jaguar recover...
Jun 03, 2019•2 hr 48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Maggie Smith, Tracy Crane, Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: what happens when the Latvian Eagle locks his jaw; driving under the influence of turkeys; peacocks; the trials and tribulations of hunter's safety; eye patches and left-eye dominance when shooting; the impressions of a first-time hunter; hanging at the gun range; Maggie's emotional rainbow; shooting in full strut; running down a wounded critter; and more. Ridge Wallet: RidgeWallet.com/meat...
May 27, 2019•2 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast The MeatEater Podcast introduces the best thing to hit the internet--our network's new podcast, "Cal's Week in Review." This week, our very own Ryan "Cal" Callaghan brings you cool facts about old poop, fish, birds, ticks, poachers, snakes and a bunch of other cliff notes from the world of wildlife and conservation. 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...
May 20, 2019•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O’Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Gashed nipples and the saga of Scarface; Texas and it’s love for exotic wildlife; more doggin' on Texas; Texas game wardens and drunk folks; the #metoo movement and waffles; a flying squirrel fetish; sandbaggin’; pedicures before hunts; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more ab...
May 20, 2019•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O’Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Making soap with wild game fat; turkey hunting in the Texas Hill Country; how to call shitloads of turkeys; how many showers is too many?; what’s the temperature in hell, and why is Steve headed there?; why turkey hunts never end up the way you imagine; a new hunting mantra; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and You...
May 13, 2019•2 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Amber Kornak and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: The polite way to address someone who has suffered a bear “tragedy”; Janis's chicken egg business; what it’s like for female wildlife biologists; hair snares; the precise moment when you realize you’re about to be attacked by a grizzly; where to carry bear spray and how to hose a grizz with it; biophilia; tattooing bears; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram ...
May 06, 2019•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Diane Boyd and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Cyclone fences; swapping a motorcycle for a first wolf experience; Wolf rendezvous sites and snagging a wolf in a blind set; wolves killing wolves; wolves and border security; the myth of the super-wolf; did the wolf reintroduction need to happen?; how old is an old wolf; what, if anything, should Colorado do about wolves; should we be hunting and trapping wolves; the emotional and monetary value of wolves; would you do...
Apr 29, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Jimmy Doran , Sam Lungren , April Vokey , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Houdini, the Moore Theater, and a tragic death; Jimmy Doran as ageneralist Seattleite outdoorsman; an excise tax that sticks it to non-hunters and non-anglers; fishing for ducks; how to stay married; killing marine mammals to save marine mammals; preg checking cows and freezing whole salmon; what exactly is a “huntress”; another problem with King salmon; an ethics conundrum; is bowhunting ...
Apr 22, 2019•2 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: all about Janis; in defense of not loving Shakespeare; getting rich for killing fish; corn starch vs. chapass; Indiana’s wimpy approach to poachers; the lowly Florida hunter; freezing crab; can you freeze then thaw then re-freeze meat?; carrying around another man's tooth; Oregon's new road kill law; Is there a difference between a crick and a creek; what the return of Washington’s wolves means for d...
Apr 15, 2019•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Adam and Brenda Weatherby , Ryan Callaghan , Spencer Neuharth , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: hot marriage advice from Weatherby; love stories and reasons not to die; adventures that give you sweaty palms; when steel shot pellets meet MRI machines; Spencer Neuharth scores the antlers from Bambi’s dad; high ballistic bullets; are short mags out of fashion?; fire forming, wildcatting and the confusing world of naming cartridges; California's vineyard bucks; a fa...
Apr 08, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Kevin Monteith , Dr. Matt Kaufmann , Jared Oakleaf , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: genetics that rewrite our understanding of animals; big game guts; learning how to migrate; who pays for wildlife research?; brain scrambling, extreme sports, and wildlife capture; advancing modern wildlife management; how the rut kills bucks and bulls; the strange and far-ranging journeys of deer; the mule deer heyday; lighting a fuse and leaving the room; why scientists ha...
Apr 01, 2019•3 hr 50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with chef Jesse Griffiths , Danielle Prewett , Dr. Karl Malcolm , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Texas high fence; drunk designated drivers and other wildlife news; nilgai meat and their defecation piles; coyote attacks; wild game dishes you never want to eat again; a shocking example of erectile dysfunction in the animal kingdom; why grizzlies don’t live in the eastern US; can you make soap out of another man's fat?; Daniel Boone vs. Davy Crockett; pressure cooking...
Mar 25, 2019•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Seth Berglee , Ryan Callaghan , Sam Lungren , Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects Discussed: More on the world’s most expensive fish; disservicing Robert Service; Canadian pride; talking someone on to something; shooting effectively; what good marksmen have in common; being process oriented versus outcome oriented; how to be deadly with a bow; Daniel Boone’s ol' Tick Licker; the origins of getting skunked; the battle of Adobe Walls; big bore pistols; what exactly...
Mar 18, 2019•2 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with his big brother Matt Rinella , along with Matt Drost, Ron Boehme , Mark Kenyon , and Janis Putelis . Subjects Discussed: Latvian hellos; beach access and the end of summer; deer season in review; elite deer hunters; summing up Michigan in a single word; Uncle Ted and Uncle Bobby; drinking frozen Boone’s Farm; detaining beavers and other shenanigans; are crossbows ruining hunting?; emotional support dogs; things from childhood that sound way worse now; scoring trophy dee...
Mar 11, 2019•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Sam Lungren , Miles Nolte , Seth Morris , Ryan Callaghan , and Janis Putelis . Subjects Discussed: Where Jani’s marriage advice falls short; hanging trophies in the living room; forty dollar underwear vs. expensive beer; “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee”; trouble in North Dakota; the case for banning banana peels; the psychological burden and consequences of poaching a 400-pound tuna; Seth's ill-fated buffalo hunt of a lifetime; Narcissus’s d...
Mar 04, 2019•2 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Remi Warren , Gray Thornton of the Wild Sheep Foundation , along with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: getting a gun (kind of) pulled on you; presentism and Jack O'Connor; the 12-hour rule; the severe consequences of fingering your rifle; re-squeaking cheese curds; tamales and the mystery tooth; can you have another man's taxidermy in your home?; Steve's school of wild game freezer management; hot-buttered buck nuts; ewe hunts and c...
Feb 25, 2019•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis at The MeatEater Podcast LIVE from Sacramento. Subjects discussed: poaching a great white shark with a .22; the peculiarities of California; trading “smokies” for taxidermy, selling walleye fillets, and other details of an Ohio's wild game racketeering case; Lazarus species; step ladder diplomacy and fishing for monsters; naming one's rifle; shooting turkeys off the roost; the morality of stealing from a bird; kids are a ...
Feb 18, 2019•2 hr 42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steven Rinella talks with Larry Keane and Mark Oliva of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, along with Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Negligent discharges and the dark humor of the Marine Corps; button bucks and the Doppelkopf syndrome; the Colorado runner who choked-out a mountain lion; illegal ginseng harvest and methhead bears of Tennessee; the fatal grizzly bear attack of a Wyoming hunting guide; SHOT Show; on not shooting old appliances; both sides of the suppressors debate; backg...
Feb 11, 2019•3 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
