Bozeman, Montana. Steven Rinella talks with Jeff Sposito, Pete Muennich, Chris Gill, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed include: organic masses; bringing meat and ammo through TSA checkpoints; the writing of Duncan Gilchrist; 2% for Conserva

Ep. 035

May 13th, 2016 1h 27m

Seattle, Washington. Steven Rinella and Janis Putelis talk with guests Matt Elliott of Benchmade Knife Company and environmental historian Randall Williams. Subjects discussed: getting hunting spots from people who’ve moved far away; the federa

Ep. 029

Feb 19th, 2016 1h 30m

Paducah, Kentucky. Steven Rinella and Janis Putelis talk with Kevin Murphy, a small-game aficionado. Subjects discussed: shotguns vs rimfires for squirrel hunting; chasing swamp rabbits; training up a squirrel dog; a toothpick trick for extract

Ep. 023

Dec 4th, 2015 1h 48m

Cazenovia, Wisconsin. After whitetail deer hunting opening day on the Duren family farm, Steven Rinella talks with Doug "Buckman" Duren, Brittany Brothers, Helen Cho, Janis Putelis, and Mahting Putelis. Subjects discussed: blaukš!, or the Latvi

Ep. 418: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XLIX

Mar 1st, 2023 42m 49s

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steve Rinella, Megan Denean, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Maggie Hudlow, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 320: Rut, The Dating App

Mar 14th, 2022 2h 6m

Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis, Kevin Gillespie, Sean Weaver, Maggie Hudlow, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.Topics discussed: MeatEater's dating app idea called "Rut"; bison as livestock or wild game; when critters know damn well t

Ep. 319: Stuffed

Mar 7th, 2022 2h 40m

Steven Rinella talks with John Hayes, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.Topics discussed: An interest in falconry spurred by sorcery and Dungeons & Dragons; the artist vs. the shady taxidermist who

Ep. 306: An Alder Choked Hellhole

Dec 27th, 2021 1h 58m

Steven Rinella talks with Pamela Groves, Daniel Mann, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.Topics discussed: running rivers full of bones in the name of science; Mike Kunz, the Forest Gump of Archae

Ep. 302: You Had Me at Bass

Dec 6th, 2021 2h 45m

Steven Rinella talks with Brandon Palaniuk, Carl Jocumsen, Hayden Sammak, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, Corinne Schneider, and Janis Putelis. Topics discussed: the first Aussie to grace the podcast studio and the first Aussy to ever make it to the

Ep. 284: The Archer's Paradox

Aug 2nd, 2021 2h 24m

Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Ed Ashby, Garrett Schlief, Todd Smith, Corinne Schneider, and Janis Putelis. Topics discussed: a doctorate in eyeballs; how young bull rhinos will not breed as long as old bulls are holding territory; hunting and e

Ep. 088: Conservation Through Eradication

Oct 30th, 2017 1h 56m

The Delmarva Peninsula, MD- Steven Rinella talks with wildlife biologist Steve Kendrot of the Chesapeake Bay Nutria Eradication Project, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: back nipples; all about nutria; why an

Ep.087: The Meat Tree, Part 2

Oct 23rd, 2017 1h 24m

Afognak Island, AK- Steven Rinella talks with Remi Warren, Dirt Myth, Ridge Pounder, Pat O’Connel, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: the brown bear attack story continues; the feeling of your life flashing before your

Ep. 086: The Meat Tree, Part 1

Oct 16th, 2017 1h 26m

Afognak Island, AK- Steven Rinella talks with Remi Warren, Dirt Myth, Ridge Pounder, Pat O'Connel, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: The sprawling distribution of Ursus arctos; binomial nomenclature, the Linnaean class

Ep. 085: Afognak Island Elk Hunt

Oct 9th, 2017 1h 31m

Afognak Island, AK- Steven Rinella talks with Remi Warren, Dirt Myth, Ridge Pounder, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: the impeccable sound quality of the MeatEater Podcast; Dirt Myth's fancy chew; Night Moves; the big

Ep. 084: Grizzlies in Camp!

Oct 2nd, 2017 1h 43m

Caribou camp, AK- Steven Rinella talks with Doug Duren, Mark Kenyon, Dirt Myth, Brody Henderson, Ridge Pounder, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: hunting the 40-Mile Herd; herd mortality from wolves, grizzlies, humans,

Ep. 083: What The Hell's In Your Backpack

Sep 25th, 2017 1h 52m

Seattle, WA. Steven Rinella and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew discuss Janis's complete gear list for a 7-day backcountry archery hunt. Subjects Discussed: Steve's emotional distress over his son fishing with another man; Steve's special J

Ep. 082: Whitetail Freaks

Sep 18th, 2017 1h 46m

Tok, Alaska- Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt, Doug Duren, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: Whitetail guys and big game generalists; the seasonality of deer hunting; Steve's dad's impressively la

Ep. 081: Live from Bozeman

Sep 11th, 2017 1h 37m

Steven Rinella talks with his big brother Matt Rinella, Ryan Callaghan, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: Cormac McCarthy's brutal code of morality as it relates to Steve's marital advice; the illegitimacy of stand-up

Ep. 080: The Fish Shack

Sep 4th, 2017 1h 48m

Steven Rinella talks with Dirt Myth, editorial contributor Brody Henderson, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: Dirt's dad's activewear; cheaters; the straight dope version of Dirt Myth's wounded eye saga; Steve's jealou

Ep. 079: From Taxes to Trout

Aug 28th, 2017 2h 11m

Steven Rinella talks with fisheries program manager Mike Ruhl, the pizza magnate Jimmy Doran; and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: therapeutic wheat cutting in Montana; the end of establishing new non-native populations o

Ep. 077: African Hunting

Aug 14th, 2017 2h 5m

Steven Rinella talks with author Thomas McIntyre, along with Michelle Jorgensen and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: Writing for television; Tom McIntyre, Hemingway, and the nuns; stepping on a butterfly while hunting din

Ep. 076: The Impossible Hunt

1 Aug 10th, 2017 2h 18m

Steven Rinella talks with Kurt Racicot and Pete Muennich of Stone Glacier Packs, along with Brittany Brothers and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: Ultralight backpacks; being alone in the woods for a long time; more on th

Ep. 074: Gray Wolves

Jul 27th, 2017 2h 4m

Steven Rinella talks with John Oakleaf, Vicente Ordonez, and Karl Malcolm of the US Forest Service, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: Mexican gray wolves; taxonomic lumpers and splitters; historic sub-species of

Ep. 073: Advanced Wild Game Cooking

Jul 20th, 2017 2h 9m

Steven Rinella talks with Chef Josh Skenes, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects Discussed: how to cook beaver tail; industrialized food versus "real" food; Saison: the focus is purely on taste; closed-loop agricultural syste

Ep. 072: American Wilderness

Jul 13th, 2017 1h 51m

Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Karl Malcolm, Bjorn Fredrickson, and Jerry Monzingo of the U.S. Forest Service, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: The National Wild and Scenic Rivers Systems; the Cascades as a nex