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Wood Fired Herping is a podcast about herping, life outdoors, and the food that brings it all together. Hosted by chef, photographer, and lifelong herper Zeev Nitzan Ginsburg, it blends field herping adventures with deep conversations, wild landscapes, and meals cooked with purpose.
Equal parts storytelling and campfire chatter, this show is for anyone who’s ever successfully chased a snake through the thorny underbrush, pulled off the highway for a promising stretch of habitat only to find nothing at all, or cooked something that made the whole day worth it anyway.
At its heart, Wood Fired Herping is about intersections: wild and quiet, instinct and ritual, science and soul.
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Send us a text Wood Fired Herping is back. In this relaunch episode, host Zeev explores what herping means today; from snakes and field ethics to food, conservation, and the culture that ties it all together. Whether you’re into reptiles, amphibians, road cruising, or just love stories from the field, this is where science, storytelling, and community intersect. But this isn’t just a checklist of topics, it’s a fire. A second fire sparked from ashes you thought were cold. A fire that lives i...
Send us a text In this second part of our conversation with Greg Schechter of Schechter Natural History, we talk about his excellent field guide app, his youtube channel, and cook up a delicious Middle Eastern egg dish. Recipe – “Shakshuka” Ingredients – · 6-8 roma tomatoes · 18-20 cloves garlic · One yellow onion · Red Pepper flakes · &n...
Send us a text Today we welcome another guest to the podcast! This friend of ours has been on a whole array of adventures with us, all over Southern California. We’re going to talk to him about some of those adventures, some adventures of his own, and his work with his field guide app and YouTube channel. It’s going to be a good time, so let’s get into it! We had way too much fun talking to Greg Schechter to keep it to one episode, so we're splitting it in to two parts! This par...
Send us a text Today we’re broadening our focus from any one particular trip or place, and taking a look at the region we do most of our herping and exploring in; Southern California. We’re going to take a look at the incredibly diverse habitats that make up SoCal, some of the coolest herps we have to offer, the beautiful, vast nature to explore, and of course, we’re going to feature just about the most typically Millennial, California recipe we could come up with. When we starte...
Send us a text Rosy Boas, Wildlife Rehabbing, and Ethical Herping with Danny Arthur On today’s episode, we’re doing something a little different. Rather than talk about a trip we took, we’re going to be focusing a little deeper on a specific species. We’ll talk a little bit about finding them, about why we think they’re pretty neat, and hopefully convince you they’re pretty neat too! We’re also excited to be welcoming our first guest on the show! We’re going to have a good time, and as alway...
Send us a text For this episode, we’re throwing it way back to the Pre-‘Rona times. In summer of 2019, we took a really cool trip to the very northwestern corner of the continental united states, where we marveled at the incredible nature, beautiful seasonal produce, warm people, and yes, even came across a snake or two. Links to topics we discussed can be found at the bottom. Recipe – Seared Lamb loin with a roasted scallion, garlic and mint “chimichurri” and garlic smashed potatoe...
Send us a text In our introductory episode, we keep things short and sweet. What is Wood Fired Herping? Who are we? What are we going to be talking about over the course of this podcast? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @woodfiredherping for more. Follow & connect: @woodfiredherping on Instagram, @z_e_herping for photography, join the Wood Fired Herping Podcast group on Facebook, or visit www.woodfiredherping.com Share the show, leave a review, and keep the fire burning.
Send us a text EPISODE ONE - SPRING IN THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT - RIBEYE WITH CORN AND PEACH In our first full episode, we take you along with us as we explore California's Eastern Mojave Desert, turning up some cool creatures (Like the Great Basin Gophersnake and Mojave Desert Tortoise), discovering some amazing places, and wrap it up with a delicious steak dinner cooked over our campfire. Recipe can be found below! GRILLED RIBEYES WITH CHARRED CORN AND GRILLED PEACH SALSA. ...
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