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The Origins Foundation Podcast
The Origins Foundation podcast has hard hitting conversations about wildlife, hunting, and sticky topics in our sustainable use space. Its a rare podcast that isn't afraid to have the hard conversations with people inside and outside our community.
Episodes
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 276 - Joe Goergen || The African Wildlife Consultative Forum
Robbie is joined by Joe Goergen, the conservation manager for Safari Club International Foundation, who also focuses on the AWCF or African Wildlife…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 275 - Roundup 73 || Meet Cale Matthews, Assistant Curmudgeon
Cale Matthews, the host of the popular Solid 7 podcast, joins the boys for this weeks Roundup as Cody’s ‘Assistant Curmudgeon’. Together, the boys talk about…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 274 - Ryan Dalton || A Non-Hunter Confronts Trophy Hunting
You could consider him somewhat of an ‘anti-hunter’. Hailing from a wildlife and zoology background, Ryan Dalton is a UK comedian who has never hunted before…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 273 - Robby Sansom || Force Of Nature Meats
Long overdue for a conversation in the ‘meat space’, Robbie is joined by Force of Nature Meats CEO Robby ‘with a Y’ Sansom. Robby joins to talk about…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 272 - Roundup 72 || COVID, African trophy hunting, a BIG win and more
Outdoor Industry veteran and Carbon TV CEO Julie ‘Jules to her friends’ McQueen joins this week’s roundup! Together, they speculation Cody’s COVID status, talk…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 271 - Peter Flack || Hunting Is His First Love, Writing Is His Second
We’re really excited to bring you the legendary South African writer Peter Flack - who FINALLY joins the Blood Origins podcast to catch up with Robbie for a…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 270 - Andrew Winwood || QDM for Tasmania’s ’New Natives’?
Tasmanian native Andrew Winwood joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the small Australian island-state’s Quality Deer Management (QDM) approach to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 269 - Roundup 71 || Our Friends At John X Join The Roundup!
Carl from John X Safari’s joins the boys on this week’s roundup. Together, they talk about Cody’s fall from grace as an elite shooter on his recent Africa…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 268 - G&H Decoys || The Future Of Duck Hunting
Ray Penny and Carlos Gomez join Robbie from the legendary G & H Decoys. As waterfowls will know, G & H Decoys is the oldest decoy manufacturer in the United…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 267 - Australian Senator Robert Borsak || On Hunting Culture In Australia
Australian Senator, and Leader of the Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers Party from New South Wales Robert Borsak, joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 266 - Roundup 70 || Moose hunting, Colorado OTC tags, a new wolf lawsuit, and more!
While Robbie is off galavanting in Europe, Cody and Cody are back at it, and this time they are joined by Lane Walter! Together, the boys talk about Lane’s…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 265 - Christina Pittman || A Hispanic Woman Leading A Trophy Hunter’s Association?
Christina Pittman is the President and CEO of the Texas Trophy Hunter’s Association. Already an anomaly as an hispanic woman who is leading such a group…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 264 - Greyling Van Der Merwe || 1 Man. 2 Million Acres.
Greyling ‘Grey’ Van Der Merwe is a former French Legionnaire who now runs the anti-poaching unit for Mayo Oldiri in Northern and Eastern Cameroon. This is a…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 263 - Roundup 69 || I Archery hunting lethality, Peach Street blues, mountain lions in Texas, Gordon Ramsay and more!
The boys are joined by Bill Vanderhayden, best described by Robbie as ‘a scientist who is just enamored by the idea of lethality of broadheads’. Bill is the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 261 - Happening Now || Ben Masters with the Texas For Mountain Lions Coalition
You could say Ben Masters is ‘in the news’ right now. He’s a member of the Texas For Mountain Lions Coalition that recently submitted a petition to Texas Parks…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 262 - Happening Now || Against The Texas Mountain Lion Petition
It’s the ‘other side of the coin’ regarding the Texas mountain lions petition. Greg Simons of Wildlife Systems (along with a number of other companies) is a…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 260 - Aurelia Skipwith || The International Order of T Roosevelt
Former Director of US Fish And Wildlife Service and current Executive Director of the International Order of T Roosevelt Aurelia Skipwith joins Robbie to talk…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 259 - Roundup 68 || We know, you’ve missed us!
We know you’ve been missing them - and they’re back at it this week. Cody and Robbie bring you an action packed Roundup. Together, the boys catch up on what…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 258 - Cal Hendrick | Texas High Fence #6
In the last of our High Fence series of podcasts, Cal Hendrick, owner of the Kickback Ranch in West Texas, finishes out our Texas High Fence podcast series…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 257 - Clay And Stephen || Texas High Fence #5
Clay Abernathy and Stephen Meiser are cousins. Their grandfather, ‘Daddy Jack’, bought the Tequesquite in Southwest Texas. These cousins who run this…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 256 - Wayne King | Texas High Fence #4
Wayne is the general manager of Tequesquite Ranch in Southwest Texas. The epitome of an old school Texas rancher, Wayne continues our Texas High Fence podcast…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 255 - Kaitlin Hendrick | Texas High Fence #3
Kaitlin is the daughter of a very experienced hunter and comes from a family in the outdoor industry, running a high fence operation west of San Angelo, Texas…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 254 - Nic De Castro || LandTrust
On last week’s roundup, frequent guest and certified pistol Matt Rinella called out LandTrust, an organization that seeks to connect private landowners and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 253 - Kyle Lang | Texas High Fence #2
Continuing our Texas High Fence podcast series - Robbie is joined by Kyle Lang, a west Texas helicopter pilot. He works as an ‘eyes in the sky’ for high fence…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 252 - Amy Hendrick | Texas High Fence #1
A high fence operation with 32 exotic species, known for their phenomenal whitetail hunting, the Hendrick’s are 3rd and 4th generation texans on the property…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 251 - Charles Admire || A True Ambassador of Hunting
Just an average ‘Joe Blow from down the street’, you’ve probably never heard of Charles Admire. He joins Robbie, though, to talk about his personal initiative…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 250 - Roundup 67 || A Rivalry Of Accents On The Roundup!
Brent Reaves of the Bear Grease podcast joins the boys for this week’s roundup! After a rousing discussion on zoom backgrounds (this is an audio medium…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 249 - Erin Butler || Blood Origins Translocating Pronghorn Antelopes With Arizona Game And Fish!
Erin Butler, the terrestrial program director for the Kingman Region of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, joins Robbie to talk about a recent project she…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 248 - Billy Molls || The Modern Mountain Man
Moving up to Alaska 25 years ago with big dreams of hunting the moose, the caribou, and the other big game of the Alaskan wilderness - it might shock you to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 247 - Roundup 66 || Matt Rinella is BACK on the roundup
Friend of the podcast and irredeemable contrarian Matt Rinella is back on this week’s roundup. Together, the boys catch up on everything from Matt’s emotional…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 246 - Nephi And David || The Radical Center
Nephi Cole and David Willms are the hosts of the podcast ‘Our Mountain’. They join Robbie for a hard hitting conversation on everything from state wildlife…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 245 - Alexandra Nicole || This food is out there
Artist and wildlife biology degree holder Alexandra Nicole was a non-hunter two months ago - no longer. She sits down with Robbie and shares her experience…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 244 - Roundup 65 || Counting Crows, Private Property Poaching In Florida, PA Sunday Hunting and more!
Cody and Alaska are BACK for the last ‘When The Cat’s Away...’ Installment of our Roundup. After an inauspicious start to recording, the boys talk about some…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 243 - Doug Duren || On CWD And Sharing The Land
Best known for his frequent guest appearances on the hit Netflix hunting show Meateater, Doug Duren joins the Blood Origins podcast to discuss two important…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 242 - Bryan and Hannah || Sporting Lead Free
Robbie catches up with Bryan and Hannah, the cofounders of ‘Sporting Lead Free’, an organization dedicated to promoting the voluntary use of non-lead tackle…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 241 - Roundup 64 || Pet Peacocks, Pittman-Robertson controversy, Pretty Obvious Press Bias and more!
Cody and ‘Alaska’ Cody are back at it on this week’s roundup. The boys discuss Alaska’s pet peacock Waylon, the recent attempts to repeal the Pittman-Robertson…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 240 - Lydia and Jimmie || Hunters Of Color
Lydia and Jimmie, co-founder of the group ‘Hunters of Color’, join Robbie to talk about who they are, their history and what Hunters of Color is all about…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 239 - Michael Croston || Hunt and Release?
Michael Croston, founder of the ‘Hunt and Release’ method - think ‘CnR’ for hunters - about what it is and where he got this idea, which may seem strange to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 238 - Roundup 63 || When the cat’s away, the mice will play - part TWO!
Robbie is still off for the week, but Cody and returning guest and Blood Origins team member Erin have you covered with the weekly roundup. Cody and Erin catch…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 237 - Luke Hilgemann || Increasing the voter bloc that is ‘hunters’
Robbie catches up with Luke Hilgemann, President and CEO of Hunter Nation, sits down with Robbie for a wide ranging discussion on the mandate of Hunter Nation…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 236 - Land Tawney || Backcountry Hunters And Anglers
Land Tawney, Executive Director of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, catches up with Robbie and Cody on the history and purpose of the organization, his…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 235 - Roundup 62 || When the cat’s away, the mice will play!
No Robbie this week - but we’ve doubled up on the Cody! Joining Cody on this week’s roundup is the other Cody - also known as Alaska here at Blood Origins -…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 234 - Lauren Tonelli || Inside Ontario’s Feral Pig Controversy
Lauren Tonelli is the Resource Management Specialist for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. What may surprise you is how deftly she sways Robbie…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 233 - Phillip Uzzel || Night Vision And The Hunting Industry
Phillip Uzzel, CEO of Night Vision Rentals, talks about his career in the night vision business, and his plans to help out the Eco Defense Group in their…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 232 - Nathan And Sean || Professional Hunting - A Tool For Holistic Conservation In Cape York, Australia
Previous guest and feral pest management contractor Nathan Ravencroft out of Queensland, Australia hops back on the podcast today - and invited his friend Sean…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 231 - Barry And Sean || Shedding Light On The Aussie ‘Meat Sharing’ Controversy
Barry Howlett and Sean Kilkenny, two of the Aussies most knowledgeable about the hunting industry in Australia, join Robbie to discuss an issue that’s…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 230 - Dr. Jen Chatfield || A Veterinarian's Perspective on Hunting
Dr. Jen Chatfield is back! You first heard this double board certified veterinarian on Roundup 54 (episode 208) giving her opinions about all the latest news…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 229 - Roundup 61 || Government trapping, Yellowstone bison as an endangered species, the peach street quest heats up and more
The boys are joined by Aly on this week’s roundup. Aly is a recently-resigned government trapper with USDA APHIS Wildlife Services that comes to talk about her…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 228 - Happening Now || Inside New Mexico’s Big Horn Sheep Controversy Part 2
You heard from Kerri Cox-Romero, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Guides and Outfitter’s Association on the New Mexico sheep tag allocation controversy…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 227 - India || Could Hunting Make A Comeback In India?
India: one of the poorest countries on the planet, which also boasts the highest incidences of human-wildlife conflict. Ryan Lobo and Peter Smetacek join…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 226 - Roundup 60 || Bison And Bear Conflicts, Ricky Gervais, And More with Erin Merrill!
Erin is back on the roundup! The ball is threatening to start rolling on the Peach Street Distilleries Mission, Cody reads off text messages from fans, a ban…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 225 - Dave Gittleson Returns || A Hard Hitting Conversation On Wolf And Cow Co-Existence In Colorado
Dave Gittleson, the first rancher in Colorado to have a cow confirmed killed by reintroduced wolves, returns to the Blood Origins podcast to give us a breaking…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 224 - Damien Mander || From Bullets and Biceps to Hearts and Minds
International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) CEO Damien Mander joins Robbie to talk about his journey from military man to conservationist and what this…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 223 - Roundup 59 || Elephants, Feral Cats, Hunters and Gun Control
Doug Duren of Meateater fame joins this week’s roundup. Cody makes progress on the Peach Street whale by officially earning his influencer designation, Robbie…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 222 - Kerrie Romero || New Mexico Bighorn Sheep - Resident Vs Nonresident Tag Allocations
New Mexico Guides And Outfitters Association Kerrie Romero joins Robbie to discuss some breaking news surrounding bighorn sheep tag allocations in New Mexico…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 221 - Paul McCarney || On California’s Black Bear Controversy
Scientist Paul McCarney runs the Hunt to Eat podcast and regularly engages with Blood Origins about the issues surrounding hunting and how we message on it. In…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 220 - Roundup 58 || Correcting red wolves, the Peach Street quest, Yellowstone wolves and more with Big D!
Big D joins this week’s roundup. Together, they dive deep into the mystery of exactly why Cody skipped last week’s roundup, a point of clarification for Cody…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 219 - Owen Bartruff || ‘The Black Death’ As Your First Bowhunt
Already well known among spearfishermen in his native Florida and beyond, Owen Bartruff recently stepped out of his comfort zone to become a bow hunter. And he…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 218 - Arkansas Black Bears || Donate Now To Win Big!
Executive Director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Austin Booth joins the podcast to talk about our ongoing black bear collaring research fundraiser -…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 217 - Roundup 57 || Robbie's wife - the horror writer, turkey reaping, The Hunt In Common, Arkansas bear project update and more!
Ben O’Brien joins the roundup in Cody’s absence. In this week’s fully-packed schedule, we get the skinny on Robbie’s wife and address everyone’s burning…