

The MeatEater Podcast
MeatEater
Building on the belief that a deeper understanding of the natural world enriches all of our lives, host Steven Rinella brings an in-depth and relevant look at all outdoor topics including hunting, fishing, nature, conservation, and wild foods. Filled with humor, irreverence, and things that will surprise the hell out of you, each episode welcomes a diverse group of guests who add their own expertise to the vast world of the outdoors. Part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.
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May 15, 2023 • 2h 24min
Ep. 440: Glassing for Sheds
Steve Rinella talks with Ben Dettamanti, Chester Floyd, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics include: Phil's flat top; Chester's "not a ballsack" tattoo; the best song ever written by man and tribute to Gordon Lightfoot; how Steve wants his remains to be consumed by wild animals; when you grease your boots with your own belly fat; Wisconsin's excessive drinking; more on hunting kangaroos in Australia; a real Chetiquette stumper; having the shed eye; illegal shed stash piles; Pennsylvania's laws against settling antlers; remembering Jim Phillip's shed antler castle; Shed Crazy's 50 state shed hunt; how Utah is number one in green jello consumption; "The Stuff in My Pockets" episode from Brent Reaves' "This Country Life" podcast; 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.

May 10, 2023 • 42min
Ep. 439: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LIX
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Brody Henderson, Janis Putelis, Seth Morris, Hayden Sammak, Randall Williams, and Mackenzie Elmquist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 8, 2023 • 2h 24min
Ep. 438: Big Bird Good to Eat
Steve Rinella talks with Craig Harper, Jason Phelps, and Seth Morris. Topics include: Tree stand accidents; season delays; the special little tree cuts and our Line One turkey call; managing habitat for hunting; the launch of The Element's "Buck Truck" series; MeatEater and Jani's new gear giveaway; Chat GPT's anti-hunting bias; the various turkey slams; tasing turkeys; when your uncle claims your deer as his own; adaptive resource management; long spurs and selectivity; when the the objective is the quality of the herd; the debate over early vs. later season; initiating the nest and when multiple hens lay in the same spot; being on the curve and turkey reintroduction; historic highs; the need to define "wildlife" and managing with specificity; the edge and the interior; being where they wanna go; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 3, 2023 • 39min
Ep. 437: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LVIII
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Hayden Sammak, Seth Morris, Chester Floyd, Randall Williams, Tressa Croaker, and Morgan Jacobsen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 1, 2023 • 2h 21min
Ep. 436: Getting Revenge with Jack Carr
Steve Rinella talks with Jack Carr, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics include: Opinions on eavesdropping; when you're a New York Times Selling Best Author every time; go get "Only the Dead," Jack Carr's latest novel; novelizations and when a prequel sequel of a movie is a book; show business lessons; when 18,000 dairy cows die in an explosion at a Texas dairy farm; wolverine sightings in Oregon for the first time in three decades; K-leather; conservation surveys; when a flunking soap opera actor narrates your book and you have to wait ten years to re-record it yourself; going into the cave; when you legitimately consider yourself an author; waning accountability; history of war lessons; the Taliban as a guest of Afghanistan; Hemmingway's typewriter; heavy with acronyms; Chapter 10 of “MeatEater” narrated by Steve; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 26, 2023 • 47min
Ep. 435: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LVII
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis Clay Newcomb, Danielle Prewett, Jordan Budd, Tyler Jones, Mark Kenyon, Tony Peterson, and Phil Taylor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 24, 2023 • 2h 10min
Ep. 434: My Mule Deer Can Kick Your Whitetail’s Ass
Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis, Clay Newcomb, Brent Reaves, Tony Peterson, Jason Phelps, Jordan Budd, and Phil Taylor. Topics include: Phil's haircut; when the time comes for butt probes; trail cam bans and folks caught peeing; the new podcast on our network, “This Country Life with Brent Reaves"; bear meat vending machines in Japan; akern shortages; the story behind Steve's sighting of the hairy belly fanny pack; the punishment for mistaking a husky pup for a wolf; the time when Clay raised deer; the fish doorbell; beating the system; arguing over hunting mule deer vs. whitetail; dumpin' carrots as habitat improvement; Jani and Jordan’s "Gear Talk" podcast; raffle and sweepstakes law; Legoland; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 19, 2023 • 45min
Ep. 433: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LVI
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Brody Henderson, Rick Hutton, Ryan Callaghan, Cory Calkins, Corinne Schneider, Paul Lewis, Ian Fraizer, and Phil Taylor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 2023 • 2h 13min
Ep. 432: Hit 'Em Where They Ain't with Ian Frazier
Steve Rinella talks with Ian Frazier, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Steve Rinella talks with Ian Frazier, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics include: Frazier's bajillion books and articles in The New Yorker; the Lakota word, ichipasisi; Steve's piece about fishing in the turbine, which led to his big break; the "weights in fish" guys plead guilty; a correction on a correction about Dale Hollow Lake; rewards for turning in bands and the million dollar phesant; a note to the hater; how many pythons are really out there; circumpolar distribution; globigerina ooze; Steelhead Joe; the Chukchi hunters; seal liver with angel hair pasta; not wanting to live near other writers; hog distribution maps overlaid with voting maps; the Bronx; the in between-ness of a place; steamboat explosions; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 14, 2023 • 1h 9min
Ep. 431: “Chetiquette” with Luke Combs
Steven Rinella and Luke Combs bring you a special episode of “Chetiquette” with Chester Floyd and the rest of the MeatEater crew. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.