The Origins Foundation Podcast

Robbie is joined for this week’s roundup b y the boys from FieldCraft Survival. Chief Marketing Officer Rob Parsons and Chief Medical Officer Nate Jones join us on location from Salt Lake City, UT for this week’s show. The boys cover show season shenanigans, what brought them to FieldCraft Survival, Robbie’s medical troubles in Africa last year resulting in a FieldCraft custom built medical kit fo...

Peter Jones, the founder of the Capreolus Deer Stalking Club in the United Kingdom (UK) joins Robbie to discuss the world of deer hunting in the UK. With an exploding deer population greater since the Roman Empire, Robbie and Peter tackle the myths and misconceptions about deer hunting in the UK and discuss what it really takes to get started and why it is so crucial to the health of the United Ki...

Mark Hall, founder of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast out of Canada returns to Blood Origins to talk about First Nations hunting issues in Canada. An incredibly complex issue wrought with centuries of historical context, he and Robbie explore the intersection of First Nation rights and title specifically and where they meet and diverge with wildlife management.  Want to increase your success wi...

Australian TV star, stunt person and survival expert Ky Furneaux joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to breakdown the litany of recent controversies in the hunting space in Australia, from bowhunting to duck hunting to processing your own game meat; they cover the issues, the people behind them, and why we as hunters need to take note. Want to increase your success with your Grand Slam turke...

Lecturer and author Bracy Hill from Baylor University joins Robbie to talk about his newly released book. An academic look at the philosophy, perceptions and morality around hunting, and comes at it from an incredibly unique and academic viewpoint. A great book and an incredible conversation. Want to increase your success with your Grand Slam turkey hunting this Spring? Get access to private land...

The boys recap the SCI show at the new location in Nashville (gotta get that sunlight in, according to Robbie!), discuss a shed hunting debate in Utah, Cody stealing the herbivorize episode’s thunder, more about the Matt Rinella and Land trust Controversy (upcoming episodes on that), and bowhunting controversies in South Australia. Want to increase your success with your Grand Slam turkey hunting...

Andrea Bogard, CEO of the Lady Shooter Journal, joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to discuss her unlikely foray into hunting. Starting from a vegan/vegetarian perspective, she became a hunter very late in life and now has an incredible understanding of this lifestyle we love so much. Want to increase your success with your Grand Slam turkey hunting this Spring? Get access to private land t...

Billy Offland is the second person in the UK to have visited every country on the globe - and he did it from the unique lens of sustainability and conservation. After learning what hunting was doing for the people of Pakistan during one of his many trips and getting to know Robbie, Billy joins to give his uniquely broad point of view on hunting as someone who has seen it around the world but as a...

Robbie and the film crew from Slots Media recorded this week’s roundup on location from SCI Nashville. NO articles are discussed this week, but the boys do catch up on their filming and talk about the art of storytelling from the perspective of the crew that brings our amazing films to life. From their favorite thing each of the team have filmed to behind the scenes insights, this is a can’t miss...

Stijn Bruers and Adam James Davis of the ‘Herbivorize Project’ join Robbie for this much-anticipated installment to discuss an unheard-of goal, to completely ‘herbivorize’ predators and ‘abolish unintentional suffering’. Robbie approaches it in his classic, completely-open-minded style and ask the tough questions on the ‘what’, ‘why’, and above all ‘HOW’ of their movement. Want to increase your su...

Ted Spraker (former Alaska Game and Fish Board Member and Chair) and Elaina Spraker, an aide to Alaska’s US Senator Dan Sullivan, join Robbie to discuss the ‘Kenai Rule’ controversy and give an in-depth historical accounting of the fight and what it means for Alaskans and sportsmen nationwide.  Want to increase your success with your Grand Slam turkey hunting this Spring? Get access to private lan...

The boys are joined by Dan Gates for this week’s roundup and tackle a slew of new controversies surrounding the podcast, announce some upcoming episodes tackling block management and public lands (and our much-anticipated HERBIVORIZE episode comes out this week) and another VERY SPECIAL debut, Commissioner Mark Williams of the Georgia DNR starts the #FreeCody movement, and Colorado expert Dan Gate...

Tim Boetsma, founder of the movement ‘Doe Patrol’. Originating during the height of the COVID-era, Doe Patrol was a project with the Boys and Girls Club of America in Holland, Michigan to provide meals and badly needed protein to kids in the program. He sits down with Robbie to share his mission of feeding the less fortunate by stacking food pantries and charitable organizations with healthy venis...

Author and marketing agency founder Phillip Stutts takes a break from big name programs like Gary Vee, Fox News, and others and joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about his recent foray into hunting with his daughter, Parker, and what it meant to rediscover this passion and community again after a 26 year hiatus. Want to increase your success with your Grand Slam turkey hunting this...

The boys talk about a recent controversy with our old friend Matt Rinella, woodworking in Cody’s shop, a quick preview of the herbivorize discussion coming soon, our upcoming film release, and more on the wolf discussions in Colorado (stay positive, guys and gals!). Want to increase your success with your Grand Slam turkey hunting this Spring? Get access to private land through www.landtrust.com -...

Confederated Hunting Associations of South Africa (CHASA) CEO Stephen Palos joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk shop. The ‘last domino’ of all the hunting dominoes in South Africa, he represents the recreational hunter’s interests in the nation - you know them, the guys who are just trying to put some meat and biltong in their freezer. Robbie and Stephen catch up about his history in the hunti...

Adri Kitshoff-Botha is the newly-minted CEO of Custodians Professional Hunting Conservation of South Africa. This new organization (they’re only 5 years young!) broke away from the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa at the founding and have slowly been building their mandate since. Adri joins Robbie to answer the tough questions about where what Custodians is, where they’re going, a...

6 Ranch Outfitters and 6 Ranch Outfitters Podcast proprietor James Nash joins Robbie to talk about their long history - beginning with their mutual first ‘show season’ together that began a friendship at ATA 2018. From ethics to llamas and everything in between, nothing is off limits. Want to increase your success with your Grand Slam turkey hunting this Spring? Get access to private land through...

Torin Miller, Senior Policy Director of the National Deer Association, joins Robbie for a sobering conversation on the explosion of CWD across the ‘whitetail states’ and most recently decisions around CWD in Mississippi. The two touch base on the possibilities for Mississippi state policies after the detection of CWD and Robbie asks the tough questions regarding the National Deer Association’s pol...

Robbie is back on this week’s roundup with special guest Charlie Whitwam from Howl For Wildlife and do we have some explosive announcements for you. First, Robbie announces an upcoming podcast with a biomedical research group trying to ‘herbivorize’ the world’s carnivores, an upcoming podcast on the Kenai Rule with Senator Dan Sullivan, an exploding black bear population in Connecticut, and more o...

MP Blaine Calkins is the Conservative representative for Red Deer and Lacombe in the House of Commons of Canada. He’s also what’s known as the ‘shadow minister’ for hunting, fishing and conservation for the Conservative Party - meaning he is the official opposition party’s choice for that role. We connected with his Chief of Staff, and reached out to have a conversation about the Canadian gun issu...

Robbie watched a 2021 Wildlife Society Conference presentation about the attitudes and potential common ground of college students on hunting and conservation and knew he wanted to have this conversation. Rich and Tori join Robbie and the Blood Origins podcast to discuss their paper and their findings tied to this incredible survey. After interviewing 17,000 students across the country, Rich and T...

With Robbie away at SHOT Show you’re stuck with Cody and Cody again for this week’s roundup. The boys tackle the ‘Kenai Rule’ controversy in Cody’s home state of Alaska, the just-announced lawsuit against Governor Inslee of Washington for stacking the Commission with anti-hunters, the Cody’s started reservations about fly fishing culture, and more! See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/Blood...

Dr. Kate Pate is a neurophysiologist that is doing important work in the military mental health space. If you’re asking yourself why we invited a neurophysiologist to a podcast about hunting - Kate is a new member of this tribe of ours! Having recently become a hunter and after posting her first hunt, she naturally got caught up in the social media sphere when discussing and showing you are a hunt...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you may have heard of incoming UFC prospect Bo Nickal. Bo is also a hunter, and posts regularly about his outdoor adventures and lifestyle. He joins Robbie to talk about his commitment to hunting, even as someone who is about to enter the public eye in a very real way, and the ‘why’ of his hunting lifestyle. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodO...