The MeatEater Podcast

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Tressa Croaker, Max Barta, and Seth Morris. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia Merch Use code MEATEATER to get 15% off your first order at athleticbrewing.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Reva Hansen, Maggie Smith, and Seth Morris. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia Merch Use code MEATEATER to get 15% off your first order at athleticbrewing.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Brad Floeter, Clair Overby, Mary Gibson, Cody Dinsmoor, Michael Rietveld, Logan Williamson, and Keith Anspach. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Brad Floeter, Clair Overby, Mary Gibson, Cody Dinsmoor, Michael Rietveld, Kyle O'Connell, Logan Williamson, and Keith Anspach. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Becky Humphries, Suze Orman, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.  Topics discussed: It's Tax Day; bigger is not better; when two ladies in a small boat beat all the boys; from "Money Lady" to the "Fishing Girls"; the incredible expense of a fishing; you can donate your tax refund to conservation and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership; a Michigan-pissed hunter; your last chance to attend MeatEater’s Live Tour and BHA x MeatEater Trivia Pint Nights; the wolf that was killed in southern Michigan and how coyote management has changed in the state; the incredible challenge of finding common ground; how elections shape conservation policy; and more. Outro song "Huntin' Land" by Emmy Lou Howard Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Hampton Sides, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.  Topics discussed: Hampton's new book, The Wide, Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook is now out; Hampton's oeuvre; Ep. 298: Cooking Captain Cook; where Captain Cook got killed in Hawaii; get our last "fresh set of eyes finds new beans" t-shirt before they're gone; the scientific paper from our Bison Butchery with Clovis Points video has been published--read the full paper here, as well as Steve's summary on our website; book your spot with MeatEater Experiences to join Steve and the crew on a fishing trip in Louisiana and a waterfowl hunting trip in Kansas; confusing Captain Cook with Captain Hook, Captain Kirk, and Captain Crunch; a skilled map maker; avoiding scurvy on the exploration by eating hunted and foraged foods; the Earl of Sandwich; the first written account of massage; an obsession with iron; eating cockroach excrement and a ton of turtle; body parts; and more.  Outro song by Wes Aikens Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Brendan Runde, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: The musky manifesto; get tickets to our Live Tour and reserve your spot with Steve, Jani, Cal, and Clay for MeatEater Experiences; the controversy around spearing pike in MN; the very long halflife of mercury; scrubbing emissions; the BLM’s proposal for land to be developed for solar; all the places you can put solar panels; fishing around a wind turbine; 24 wind turbines currently producing power in the Atlantic Ocean; scour protection in the form of a a rubble donut; creating habitat; the aesthetics of wind farms; investigating the whale argument; impact of offshore wind on fish species; The Nature Conservancy making public lands; Runde TNC; turn your lights off and stop buying balloons; and more.   Outro song by Kenny Leiser Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Rene Cross of Cypress Cove, Janis Putelis, and Seth Morris.  Topics discussed: Reserve your spot now with Steve, Jani, Clay, Cal and the rest crew at our very first ME Experiences offering this year--fishing in Louisiana and waterfowl hunting in Kansas; First Lite's new Walnut and Cerca color patterns are available now; enter TRCP's Spring Sweepstakes for a chance to win a turkey hunt with Steve and Janis; the sun doesn't set on Tabasco sauce; cooking wild duck for the first time; the return of the "Deep Drop Boyz" show idea with Steve and Seth; what fish makes a good poke bowl; how the biggest bluefin was caught in Cypress Cove; how sheepshead is fun to catch; power pluckers; known for crawfish; and more.  Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Dan Gates, Connor Smith, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, and Phil Taylor.  Topics discussed: When you’re ruined for elk hunting at the age of 16; Conner getting the 39th biggest bull elk ever in Montana; the trials and tribulations of Mingus the hound; when you further up the upper limit of what you’ll spend on your dog at the vet; a citizen initiative to ban certain kinds of hunting in Colorado and why you need to pay attention to this if you care about hunting, period; activating ballot initiatives vs. entrusting state game biologists to determine how to best handle wildlife; fallacies and lies; naming bucks because you want to get them; hug a hunter; “Save the Hunt” and DONATE HERE; calling all outdoor recreationists; and more.  Outro song by Kenny Leiser Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella,  Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Danielle Prewett, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, and Brendan Runde. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Jesse Griffiths, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.  Topics discussed: Jesse Griffith’s brand new cookbook, The Turkey Book, is out so order it now on the MeatEater website; look out for our auction house of oddities for this DU sword; how Jeff Foxworthy trained himself to drink black coffee; listen to Luke Combs on our God’s Country podcast; the MeatEater 2024 Live Tour and Skootin’ Newton who used to live at The Wilma in Missoula, MT; when Steve’s “fresh set of eyes” saying was used by an attorney who was trying to sniff out hunters among the jury; get our limited edition “Fresh Set of Eyes” t-shirt at the MeatEater store now; how black phase squirrels are the offspring of gray and fox squirrels interbreeding; the Scythians who made quivers from human hide; explaining elk herds and the concept of depredation funds; 400 pages on how to cook a turkey; how to fry wild turkey; celery seeds as the secret special ingredient; breasts and lobes; the debate over cooking turkeys whole; the time when Jesse cooked dinner for Jacques Pépin; Gaston in the lap; harvesting an old banded turkey; getting shot at while turkey hunting; and more.  Outro song by ReedsPianoNews Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special Turkey Week bonus episode of The MeatEater Podcast, our beloved Jani "The Latvian Eagle" Putelis brings us poignant stories from the turkey woods. He attended NWTF's annual convention, where he interviewed dozens of hunters. Here, Jani shares the ones that hit home the most. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella,  Clay Newcomb, Jason Phelps, Brent Reaves, Hunter Spencer, Dave Smith, Paul Lewis, and Brad Cochran. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb, Dave Smith, Brad Cochran, Jason Phelps, Paul Lewis, and Jen Lewis.  Topics discussed: It's Turkey Week at MeatEater so head to our website and check out  all of our turkey season offerings; how Dave is deaf as shit; Clay's high school art drawing, Machine Gun Hog; being a turkey decoy purist; DSD's Mating Hen decoy as a stable plane; the Jake Strutter decoy and the ten steps to strutting; Phelps and Clay rip on calls to trick the Merlin App; owl hoot competitions; calls to illicit a shock gobble; the ins and outs, and challenges and pride of "Made in America"; the nicest duffle bag ever made by man, according to Steve, by Paul Lewis of FHF; the Apex Belt as all you'll need in the turkey woods; and more.  Outro song: "Bo$$ Tom" by Jesse Collins. Listen to "Bo$$ Tom" and other songs by Jesse HERE. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb about Clay's trip to trap wolves in Alaska and the film MeatEater made out his adventure.  Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Max Barta, Christine Sawicki, and Corinne Schneider. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with comedian Jeff Foxworthy. Topics discussed: Foxworthy’s best work according to Steve, “The Incomplete Deer Hunter”; moo shu matzo balls; deer shot during Mardi Gras; a correction on Steve’s use of the word “crescendo”; eclipsing the apex of one’s splendor; when Foxworthy met Bruce Springstein; when the Beverly Hills Dodge dealership won’t actually sell you a truck; when deer needed to be brought into Georgia; the huge market for blue collar and redneck comedy; meeting your career and your wife five minutes apart; mountain lion sightings; how Jeff has sold more comedy records than anyone who’s ever lived; becoming a bowhunter; managing the farm for wildlife; arrowhead hunting meth heads; when Jeff found a 7,000-year-old pipe; when you’re old enough to derive happiness out of being involved in another person’s hunt; still not knowing exactly what folks are going to laugh at; and more. Outro song: "Raccoon Pecker" by Matt Baric Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Randall Williams, Maggie Hudlow, Chester Floyd, Mackenzie Elmquist, and Hanzi Deschermeier. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with author CJ Box, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Cool stage names; Three Inch Teeth, the 24th Joe Pickett game warden novel out now; when a CJ Box book mentions Steve and MeatEater; novels with an honest portrayal or time and place; how CJ’s wife was called to be on the jury for the Wyoming corner crossing case; get our limited edition “Fresh Set of Eyes…” t-shirt at the MeatEater store now; Clay Newcomb’s high school drawing of a future man with a sci-fi gun pointed at a wild hog; how the next Joe Pickett novel should center around a great vault toilet rescue; audience variations on Steve’s beans saying; NSFW (not safe for work) bird names; how the groundhog can’t tell the weather; hardwired to be a writer; and more.  Outro song: "Mo' Beans" by Raynor Johnson Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Rinella talks with Paul Neess, Jason Phelps, Matt Cook, Janis Putelis, and Seth Morris. Topics discussed: The “whitetail industrial complex" and Jani cutting down trees to create a little wildlife nest; Dirt’s grandfather’s chapstick of choice: his very own earwax; Bible verses that reference hunting and trapping; playing it safe with God and the Old Testament; the correlation between reported Bigfoot sightings and bear populations; BLM land opened up to solar energy development; Steve’s plan to use imminent domain to seize urban areas and sports stadiums for solar development instead of on undeveloped landscapes; controversy around how the king salmon of the Gulf of Alaska are headed for an ESA listing; how orcas pull on America’s heart strings; upset around listing sturgeon; the “buck a day” mantra in Sonora, Mexico; DIY steps for how to make a turkey foot giving the middle finger; and more.  Outro song: "Flash in the Pan" by Lane Farrar  Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.