Episodes

  • Ep. 853: Turkeys Break the Internet, Tungsten Ammo Gets Expensive, and Black Bear Politics Flare
    Mar 26 2026

    Steven Rinella and the MeatEater crew discuss: Clay’s “12 in ‘26” Utah mountain lion hunt; the Bear Grease YouTube channel; our Spring Turkey Giveaway; how to pronounce “Neanderthal”; correcting Steve on the Open Fields Doctrine; how a U. of Michigan Wolverines player may actually fish more than he plays basketball; Tony experiences WI’s turkey tag system meltdown; the price of tungsten and TSS skyrocket; what’s behind proposed changes to black bear seasons in OK, WA, and AZ?; AK bottom trawling; professional golfer Rory McElroy is fueled by elk; and more.

    Outro credit: "The Screaming Song" written by George Alan Sparhawk

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Ep. 852: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCIX
    Mar 25 2026

    Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Corinne Schneider, Nate Mason, Roman Schnobrich, and Jon Montressor.

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    44 mins
  • Ep. 851: The Promise and Controversy of American Prairie
    Mar 23 2026

    Steven Rinella talks with Alison Fox, CEO of American Prairie.

    Topics discussed: The history of American Prairie and its aim to create one of the largest land preserves in the country; plains for buffalo; land acquisitions; funding structure; grazing permits and the BLM; block management, hunting on American Prairie lands, access; and more.

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Ep. 850: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCVIII
    Mar 18 2026

    Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Maggie Smith, Nate Mason, and Laura Mascari.

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    43 mins
  • Ep. 849: Fur Bans, Gonad Jerky, and Connor “Bass Head” Hellebuyck
    Mar 17 2026

    Steven Rinella and the MeatEater crew discuss: Mark Kenyon’s upcoming new podcast; Kimi Werner’s cookbook: Kimi's Kitchen; clarifying what a porterhouse cut is; an interview with Olympic Gold Medal-winning ice hockey goalie, Connor "Bass Head" Hellebuyck; how you can’t hunt turkeys close to church in Mississippi; gonad jerky; the multiple uses of Cornell University's e-Bird; beavers as fish; getting arrested for breaking a wooly mammoth tusk; Colorado's fur ban; South Atlantic states to manage red snapper; frog and toad surveys; getting "seal finger" from a grizzly bear; watch "Steve and Seth Get Rich on Bobcats"; the financial implications of the recreational economy; Save Tuckertown!; and more.

    Outro credit: "The Screaming Song" written by George Alan Sparhawk

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Ep. 848: How America Almost Lost Its Birds
    Mar 16 2026

    Steven Rinella talks with writer James McCommons.

    Topics discussed: McCommon's new book, The Feather Wars and the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds; who did and didn't want The Migratory Bird Act; the commercial bird hunting era and how tweety birds were heavily exploited; the MeatEater office's punt gun; population level declines; the caviar and Marilyn Monroe pun; oology and nidology; just how small number 12 shot is; how some species disappeared; how many different groups came together to protect birds; and more.

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Ep. 847: Neanderthal Love, Mule Deer Eradication, and Mink Eyelashes
    Mar 12 2026

    Steven Rinella and the MeatEater crew discuss: How Jani hasn't gotten a mountain lion this year; Brody's new tattoo and whether the tattoo industry faces a bleak future; Spencer's 2026 America The Beautiful Pass; MeatEater's Time Capsule Clovis Hunter hoody and tee; Corrections!; neanderthals getting it on and Randall as a neanderthal; Catalina Island mule deer eradication; Texas' Rattlesnake Roundup; mink eyelashes; and more.

    Outro credit: "The Screaming Song" written by George Alan Sparhawk

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Ep. 846: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCVII
    Mar 11 2026

    Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Cory Calkins, Max Barta, and Hanzi Deschermeier.

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    44 mins