The MeatEater Podcast

Steven Rinella  talks with John Nores and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Cartels growing pot on public land; wildlife poisoning by weed growers; Vietnam War-style punji pits in Shasta National Forest; special ops game wardens; pink death; concealing man tracks with fake cow prints and carpet slippers; Phoebe, the one-in-a-million K9 lifesaver and her 900+ arrests; secret attack commands; 445...

Steven Rinella  talks with David J. Meltzer and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Understanding radio carbon dates; crossing the Bering Land Bridge; who were the first Americans? ; the early human aversion to incest; ecotones, or where a bunch of good shit comes together; glyptodons and 3-ton ground sloths; a big extinction on one fine Tuesday; Rambo; the tidy appeal of the blitzkreig hypothesis...

Steven Rinella  talks with  Carter Smith and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: College epiphanies; a wrong turn at Waco; social ecologist Steve Kellert and sociobiologist E.O. Wilson; private land in Texas; what happens when critters cross international borders; Aldo Leopold; thriving in order; Texas’ massive population growth; everybody's deer; capture related myopathy; hitting hogs with cars; ...

Steven Rinella  talks with Travis Swartz , Miles Nolte , Sam Lungren , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Steve’s field trip to the graveyard and the fishy circumstances surrounding the death of John Bozeman; Reel Recovery ; where Travis ends and Hank Patterson begins; fishing etiquette infractions; aural deception and ham juice; fair trade flies; offing the head; keeping fishing holes secret...

Steven Rinella  talks with Doug Duren , Randall Williams , Matt Rinella, and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Nip ripping stories; the essays of historian Elliott West; a dead man’s brother packs him in brandy; shooting out the windows; Steve’s interview with R. Kelly; Matt’s three favorite foods; Randall's missing pituitary gland; the hunting sadness; 1SHOTJJ; Doug’s morel village; monster tru...

Steven Rinella  talks with  Bo Jackson , Matt Cook, Guy Zuck, and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: The gar pike exists and Steve is way wrong; Bo Jackson’s lessons for parents and married people; hunting chickens on Saturday; Tarzan as inspiration; speed like a spooked deer; Bo’s beloved momma; George, the hunting mentor; a visit to the hog barn; the protective brain cushion of a woodpecker; Bo...

Steven Rinella  talks with Becky Humphries , Spencer Neuharth , Ryan Callaghan , Joe Ferronato , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Joe Ferronato as Vanna White; 8-inch beards; nail files; the Lacey Act; swapping turkeys for zebras; West Nile, bird flu and the pox; over-the-counter tags vs. tag draws; Steve’s genius idea for the NWTF ; a pretty aggressive female name; anti-shaming; how to be...

Steven Rinella  talks with Pat Durkin , Spencer Neuharth , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Steve's death at the mic; why, exactly, do deer lose their antlers; buying ice fishing bait at 2AM; Rick "Radio" Krueger; finding dead people with sonar and psychics; Isle Royale’s inbred wolves; how hunters remember the deceased; Pat's love of a good obituary; wrathful birders; Gordon Lightfoot, liv...

Steven Rinella  talks with Land Tawney , Ben O'Brien , Matt Rinella , Ryan Callaghan , and Janis Putelis  at Backcountry Hunters and Anglers North American Rendezvous in Boise, ID. Subjects discussed: Seeing through the bullshit; BHA’s insidious plot to destroy America; tying a tuna to the back of your girlfriend's car; missing fingers, biting tongues, and man-eating house cats; the perils of gett...

Steven Rinella  talks with Maggie Smith, Tracy Crane, Seth Morris , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: what happens when the Latvian Eagle locks his jaw; driving under the influence of turkeys; peacocks; the trials and tribulations of hunter's safety; eye patches and left-eye dominance when shooting; the impressions of a first-time hunter; hanging at the gun range; Maggie's emotional rainbow;...

The MeatEater Podcast introduces the best thing to hit the internet--our network's new podcast, "Cal's Week in Review." This week, our very own Ryan "Cal" Callaghan brings you cool facts about old poop, fish, birds, ticks, poachers, snakes and a bunch of other cliff notes from the world of wildlife and conservation.   Connect with Steve  and  MeatEater Steve on Instagram  and Twitter MeatEater on...

Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O’Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Gashed nipples and the saga of Scarface; Texas and it’s love for exotic wildlife; more doggin' on Texas; Texas game wardens and drunk folks; the #metoo movement and waffles; a flying squirrel fetish; sandbaggin’; pedicures before hunts; and more.   Connect with Steve  and  MeatEater Steve on Instagram...

Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O’Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Making soap with wild game fat; turkey hunting in the Texas Hill Country; how to call shitloads of turkeys; how many showers is too many?; what’s the temperature in hell, and why is Steve headed there?; why turkey hunts never end up the way you imagine; a new hunting mantra; and more.   Connect with St...

Steven Rinella talks with Amber Kornak and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: The polite way to address someone who has suffered a bear “tragedy”; Janis's chicken egg business; what it’s like for female wildlife biologists; hair snares; the precise moment when you realize you’re about to be attacked by a grizzly; where to carry bear spray and how to hose a grizz with it; biophilia; tattooing bear...

Steven Rinella talks with Diane Boyd and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Cyclone fences; swapping a motorcycle for a first wolf experience; Wolf rendezvous sites and snagging a wolf in a blind set; wolves killing wolves; wolves and border security; the myth of the super-wolf; did the wolf reintroduction need to happen?; how old is an old wolf; what, if anything, should Colorado do about wolves...

Steven Rinella talks with Jimmy Doran , Sam Lungren , April Vokey , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Houdini, the Moore Theater, and a tragic death; Jimmy Doran as ageneralist Seattleite outdoorsman; an excise tax that sticks it to non-hunters and non-anglers; fishing for ducks; how to stay married; killing marine mammals to save marine mammals; preg checking cows and freezing whole salmon;...

Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: all about Janis; in defense of not loving Shakespeare; getting rich for killing fish; corn starch vs. chapass; Indiana’s wimpy approach to poachers; the lowly Florida hunter; freezing crab; can you freeze then thaw then re-freeze meat?; carrying around another man's tooth; Oregon's new road kill law; I...

Steven Rinella talks with Adam and Brenda Weatherby , Ryan Callaghan , Spencer Neuharth , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: hot marriage advice from Weatherby; love stories and reasons not to die; adventures that give you sweaty palms; when steel shot pellets meet MRI machines; Spencer Neuharth scores the antlers from Bambi’s dad; high ballistic bullets; are short mags out of fashion?; fire...

Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Kevin Monteith , Dr. Matt Kaufmann , Jared Oakleaf , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: genetics that rewrite our understanding of animals; big game guts; learning how to migrate; who pays for wildlife research?; brain scrambling, extreme sports, and wildlife capture; advancing modern wildlife management; how the rut kills bucks and bulls; the strange and far-ran...

Steven Rinella talks with chef Jesse Griffiths , Danielle Prewett , Dr. Karl Malcolm , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: Texas high fence; drunk designated drivers and other wildlife news; nilgai meat and their defecation piles; coyote attacks; wild game dishes you never want to eat again; a shocking example of erectile dysfunction in the animal kingdom; why grizzlies don’t live in the easte...

Steven Rinella talks with Seth Berglee , Ryan Callaghan , Sam Lungren , Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects Discussed: More on the world’s most expensive fish; disservicing Robert Service; Canadian pride; talking someone on to something; shooting effectively; what good marksmen have in common; being process oriented versus outcome oriented; how to be deadly with a bow; Daniel Boone’s ol' Ti...

Steven Rinella talks with his big brother Matt Rinella , along with Matt Drost, Ron Boehme , Mark Kenyon , and Janis Putelis . Subjects Discussed: Latvian hellos; beach access and the end of summer; deer season in review; elite deer hunters; summing up Michigan in a single word; Uncle Ted and Uncle Bobby; drinking frozen Boone’s Farm; detaining beavers and other shenanigans; are crossbows ruining...

Steven Rinella talks with Sam Lungren , Miles Nolte , Seth Morris , Ryan Callaghan , and Janis Putelis . Subjects Discussed: Where Jani’s marriage advice falls short; hanging trophies in the living room; forty dollar underwear vs. expensive beer; “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee”; trouble in North Dakota; the case for banning banana peels; the psychological burden and c...

Steven Rinella talks with Remi Warren , Gray Thornton of the Wild Sheep Foundation , along with Ryan Callaghan ,  Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis . Subjects discussed: getting a gun (kind of) pulled on you; presentism and Jack O'Connor; the 12-hour rule; the severe consequences of fingering your rifle; re-squeaking cheese curds; tamales and the mystery tooth; can you have another man's taxidermy i...

Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan , Ben O'Brien , and Janis Putelis  at The MeatEater Podcast LIVE from Sacramento. Subjects discussed: poaching a great white shark with a .22; the peculiarities of California; trading “smokies” for taxidermy, selling walleye fillets, and other details of an Ohio's wild game racketeering case; Lazarus species; step ladder diplomacy and fishing for monsters;...