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Ep. 530: Turkey Week - Gobblers Made in America Mar 11, 2024

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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.

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Ep: 529: BONUS DROP - Steve and Clay Talk Alaska Wolf Trapping Mar 07, 2024

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Steven Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb about Clay's trip to trap wolves in Alaska and the film MeatEater made out his adventure.

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Ep. 528: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CII Mar 06, 2024

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams , Seth Morris, Max Barta, Christine Sawicki, and Corinne Schneider.

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Ep. 527: Finding the Funny in Stuff with Jeff Foxworthy Mar 04, 2024

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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

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Ep. 526: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CI Feb 28, 2024

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Randall Williams , Maggie Hudlow, Chester Floyd, Mackenzie Elmquist, and Hanzi Deschermeier.

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Ep. 525: Game Wardens and Grizzlies with CJ Box Feb 26, 2024

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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

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Ep. 524: BONUS DROP - A Buck-A-Day South of the Border Feb 23, 2024

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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

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Ep. 523: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia C Feb 21, 2024

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Mark Kenyon, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams , Chester Floyd , Seth Morris, and Corinne Schneider.

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Ep. 522: Hammering Hogs with Cam Hanes Feb 19, 2024

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Steven Rinella talks with Cam Hanes, Max Barta, Seth Morris, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Getting bested by an armadillo; calling in a pissed off javelina; soft, malleable mettle; how Seth’s antler rattling sequence on the podcast possibly called in a deer; RIP “Floppy”; how you really need professional help to neuter a cat; would you want 43,000 monkeys living next door?; stuff gets out in Texas; is Bigfoot a vector for trichinosis?; getting your ammo thrown in the trash vs. getting arrested; being mostly good at many things or being great at one thing; maintaining awareness of all the arguments against wild pigs, while sticking with your treatment of them as a game animal; how having blood on your hands doesn’t mean you don’t care; the theory that we’re governed by a fear of death; no baby named “Steve”; old folks are mentally tougher than young folks; Cam on ultra marathons and how our bodies are incredible; how the weekly mileage you put in helps you run a single race of that length; being 100% focused on getting that elk; running a marathon per day; how elk are very susceptible to stalking; always looking at the numbers; how hunting teaches that an optimistic mindset is almost better than anything else; lights out; and more.

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Ep. 521: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XCIX Feb 14, 2024

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Brody Henderson hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Mark Kenyon, Spencer Neuharth, Randall Williams, Chester Floyd, Mackenzie Elmquist, and Maddie Lehman.

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