Ep. 642: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLIV

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Rick Hutton, Maggie Smith, Randall Williams, and Hayden Sammak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Juni 202339min

Steven Rinella talks with Michael Snyder, Ryan Callaghan, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics include: The day Phil died; Michael's book, Woods Whys; why conifers are shaped like cones; a hot tip on pickup lines that work; the maple syrup business; the Wyoming corner crossing victory; when Hunter Biden becomes an unlikely poster child for the Second Amendment; tree weight to fruit weight ratio; how trees aren't throwing off more "akerns" to help critters get through a tough season; 43560; flat vs. hilly; old forests and being defined by function; sap wood, heart wood, and fat wood; why paper birch trees are white; how the injury response of trees causes burls in wood; how Smokey Bear lied a little; being disconnected from our daily consumption of wood products; and more.  Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19 Juni 20232h 17min

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with the kids of MeatEater: Jimmy Taco, Rosemary Slim, Matty Meatball, Teddy, Aina, Mabel, Con Man, and Gobbler Fever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Juni 202358min

Steve Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb, Randall Williams, Dirt Myth, Seth Morris, and Chester Floyd. Topics include: The infinity house with a missing porch; get your book signed by Steve at MeatEater's Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars Book Tour event; when you get in trouble for handling a baby bison in Yellowstone National Park; where Chetiquette ends and philosophy begins; buck ball bag shift covers; are you morally obligated to give access to landlocked public land through your private property?; how Steve wants a full mustang suit; bears feeding from the mussel tree; how Southerners get two syllables off the word "hen"; Clay's general ambivalence toward instructions; when putting on your wetsuit initiates a panic attack; so many seals; listen to Clay's Bear Grease episodes on The Education of Little Tree and David Crockett; and more.  Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Juni 20231h 19min

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Cory Calkins, Hayden Sammak, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Logan Dove, Mackenzie Elmquist, Alyssa Smith, and Austin "Chilly" Chleborad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Juni 202344min

Steve Rinella talks with Roger Hurt, Morgan Potter, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics include: The guy who's had a hunting license for over 60 years; recalling the Roosevelt Safari; when you guide Roosevelt and then Hemmingway in Africa; convalescing after a run-in with a cape buffalo; cut-up elk sheds strewn across the land; when the Edmund Fitzgerald photobombs your dad's picture; running into a mob of 500 kangaroos; defining a “concession” in Tanzania; how a great tracker is both born and made; different kinds of poachers; homemade muzzleloaders for which AA batteries serve as slugs; the government official attached to every hunt party; how the Cecile the Lion debacle undermined hunting across Africa; a delicate balance of lion coalitions; the 22-month gestation period for a female elephant; discussing the play-to-play model; defining "safari" as a journey; the double men; what being a true professional hunter entails; pith helmets; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Juni 20232h 31min

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Ryan Callaghan, Christine Sawicki, Chester Floyd, Hilary Byrne, and Randall Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Maj 202343min

Steve Rinella talks with Kimi Werner, Cameron Kirkconnell, Errol “T” Thurston, Dirt Myth, and Justin Turkowski. Topics include: Debating what makes a good freeze dried meal; T's fear of snakes; pre-order our latest book, "Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars"; a scientific paper on the high rate of flit knapping injuries; how Florida may Constitutionalize the right to hunt and fish; how soap can make humans more attractive to mosquitos; how burning coals inside an old, dry coconut is the best skeeter repellent; when Kimi rejected a job offer to be a mermaid; a Moulin Rouge outfit in Paris and claiming that snakes can't swim, when they can; corrections on the fastest wind speeds; ciguatera, the toxin found in large reef fish that makes you sick; when Kimi called Seth a liar; country fried turtle steak; is conch harvesting unsustainable in the Bahamas?; mushy meat; bonefish being too much work; flashlights in the hole; the elusive cubera; and more.  Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Maj 20232h 15min