The Origins Foundation Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 455 - Leo Kroger’s .416 Rigby || A Gun, 30 Years Gone. Found. Feb 29, 2024

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Robbie recounts the story of finding his grandfather’s .416 Rigby - gone for thirty years - during his November trip to South Africa and interviews the man that had the gun all this time after Robbie bought the gun back from him.

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Episode 454 - McKenna Noata || A Black Professional Hunter In SA Speaks Up Feb 27, 2024

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McKenna Noata is a black African professional hunter in South Africa. There are not many black PH’s in South Africa, and so Robbie delves into the ‘why’ of McKenna getting involved in wildlife conservation, starting his career as a black PH, his upbringing as it pertains to wildlife, and how he perceives the future of getting more black South Africans into being professional hunters.

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Episode 453 - Audrey Mayes || Big Green x Audrey Mayes Feb 22, 2024

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We bring you this conversation recorded on-location at the Remington Ammunition factory between Robbie and Audrey Mayes, the marketing specialist of Remington Ammunition (and host of their new podcast!), as the two talk about hunting, the Big Green Brand and legacy, and so much more!

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Episode 452 - Adam Bender || ‘Hashtag Conservation’ with Adam Bender Feb 21, 2024

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Adam Bender, the official first employee and Development Director of the Cabela Family Foundation, joins to talk about his new role, what the Cabela Family Foundation is planning and doing, how we at Blood Origins are teaming up with them, and more!

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Episode 451 - Michael Arnette And Bob Bourland || Are Traditional Bows more Ethical? Feb 15, 2024

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Robbie is joined by traditional bowhunters Michal Arnette (who has been on the podcast before) and Bob Bourland, to have a conversation about the traditional bowhunting wing of bowhunting in direct response to the long range rifle conversation of an earlier episode with Gunwerks in 2023.

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Episode 450 - Kendall Long || Q&A from a Non-Hunter “Bachelor” Cast-Member Feb 13, 2024

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Kendall Long, formerly of ‘The Bachelor’ fame, came to the defense of hunting in a recent Instagram spat - and as such Robbie invited her - unbeknownst to the reason behind her social media following - to talk about hunting, the perceptions around it, and the reasons behind hunters’ pursuit of game afield. She comes on to get ALL her hunting related questions answered - from conservation to trophy hunting to book recommendations by Robbie!

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Episode 449 - Charlie And Will || Two Nonhunters On The Recent Tanzanian Elephant Controversy Feb 09, 2024

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Charlie Dunn and Will Fortescue are non-hunters, one of Robbie’s favorite type of guest. Self-identifying as ‘not anti-hunters, but pro-conservation’ and ecotourism operators in the photography space in Kenya, that are weighing in with Robbie on a recent controversy regarding two elephants in Tanzania.

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Episode 448 - Ian Nowak || Bad Journalism is Bad for Wildlife Feb 06, 2024

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Ian Nowak, the head game warden of Bulule Game Reserve, which is part of Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) on the West side of Kruger National Park in South Africa. Ian joined Robbie to talk about his recent elephant hunt controversy that Balule had to fight tooth and nail to have their side of the story told, and the effect bad journalism has on the lives of those living on the ground.

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Episode 447 - Anthony Roe || From Feral to Resource - Deer in Australia Feb 01, 2024

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Anthony Roe is the owner-operator of Dama Dama Free-Range, a venison distribution business in Victoria Australia. Anthony joins Robbie to discuss the amazing mechanism he has optimized through which he can share his ethically wild harvest meat with the rest of the world and how we can all use this example to better share wild game meat in Australia and beyond. Its a eye opening episode that truly showcases how a species like deer can be move from being non-native (sometimes classified as feral or invasive) to an incredible resource

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Episode 446 - David Howe || Chasing Predators With A Predator Jan 30, 2024

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Anthropologist/Archaeologist David Howe was introduced to the show via Correy Hawk (@organic.archer on instagram). He specializes in ethnocynology - the study of ancient humans and their dogs. In light of Colorado’s ballot initiative banning cat hunting with dogs, David brings his perspective on the history of using dogs for hunting and answers the tough questions about where we’ve come from, where dogs have come from, and whether or not hunting with dogs is something new or should be frowned upon.

Support our Conservation Club Members:

Visit Canada North Outfitters https://www.canadanorthoutfitting.com/

Hunt with African Bowhunting Adventures https://africanbowhuntingadventures.com/

Visit Aru Game Lodges here https://arugamelodges.com/

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Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io

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