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Ep. 954: A Public Land Warrior Nov 02, 2026

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Steven Rinella talks with journalist and activist Hal Herring about the past, present, and future of America’s public lands.

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Ep. 953: You Can’t Afford Not To Fish Oct 29, 2026

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Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew discuss: Only Fins Katie; livescope effectiveness; the commercial panfish fishery; Ted Cruz’s cormorant control bill; tough titties; Alaska Native and U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola; and more.

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Ep. 952: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXL Oct 28, 2026

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Mark Kenyon guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Spencer Neuharth, Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Omar Lopez, and Laura Mascari.

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Ep. 951: Will The Colorado River Run Dry? Oct 26, 2026

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Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Melanie Thornton about the water crisis on the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers.
Melanie Thornton is the Senior Director of Western Water for The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. Find her work and more at https://www.trcp.org/

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Ep. 950: Getting Paid to Hunt Deer on an Island Oct 22, 2026

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Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: an Appalachian Ginseng poaching bust; Nantucket will pay you to kill (and donate) deer; Trump copied our Land Access Initiative concept (just kiddin’); Turns out green decoys are real; New Mexico is gonna change who gets elk tags and who don’t; and more!

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Ep. 949: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXIX Oct 21, 2026

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Randall Williams guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Jordan Sillars, Cory Calkins, Omar Lopez, and Logan Dove.

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Ep. 948: MeatEater’s American History: The Alaskans Oct 19, 2026

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Steven Rinella is joined by Randall Williams to discuss the latest edition of MeatEater’s American History. Topics include: the Klondike Gold Rush; mobster movies, flappers, and fine fur; suicide by snare; fighting the Japanese on American soil; how World War II forever changed Alaska; living off the land on the Final Frontier; the nastiest muskrat recipe in the world; and more.

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Ep. 947: Are You Happy to See Me or Is That a Bird in Your Pants? Oct 15, 2026

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Steven Rinella and the MeatEater Crew Discuss: a songbird smuggler; are you smoking drugs or calling ducks?; the Chai Vang Massacre; a bobcat poaching ring; Steve as a big time anti-hunter; is Ambler Road the right move right now; and more.

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Ep. 946: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXVIII Oct 14, 2026

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Janis Putelis guest hosts MeatEater Trivia with Spencer Neuharth, Brody Henderson, Mark Kenyon, Randall Williams, Laura Mascari, and Matt Miller.

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Ep. 945: Larry the Cable Guy Oct 12, 2026

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Steven Rinella is joined by Dan “Larry the Cable Guy” Whitney in his box seat at the Nebraska Cornhuskers homecoming game. They discuss: making the perfect venison hot dog with a meat scientist; Larry’s favorite one-liners; pig farming and bucking bulls; bass fishing; the “git-r-done” origin story; behind the scenes of his comedy central roast; being Tow Mater from Cars; and more.

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