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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 605 - Wicus Diedericks || Rhino Horn Trade Back On After 50 Years?
Wicus Diedericks, owner of Rockwood Conservation, dropped a bomb on the rhino conservation world on Friday, when a court ruled that he can trade in rhino horn…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 604 - Jon Flocchini || State Of Bison
In celebration of National Bison Day (November 1st), Jon Flocchini, the generational farmer of the Durham Bison Ranch, joins Robbie to give a State of the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 603 - Tony Schoonen || The Dark Numbers Of Poaching In The US
When one thinks of poaching, the mind often turns to Africa—snares, and people involved in the illegal bushmeat trade. Few would think of poaching occurring in…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 602 - Leon & Sanjay || Eat Wild In The UK
The beauty of The Origins Foundation podcast is that you have no idea who we are going to speak with or what topic we’ll be exploring. If you look around the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 601 - Ted Koch || Grasslands - Our Most Endangered Habitat
When you think of wildlife and biodiversity conservation in this world, the most fundamental element of wildlife conservation is habitat. In North America, the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 600 - Solutions For Madikwe?
You have seen lots of recent discussions, talking heads, and articles about Madikwe, a nature reserve in the North West Province of South Africa, and its…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 599 - Corina Jordan || Protecting Game In New Zealand
Robbie connects with Corina Jordan, the new CEO of the Game Animal Council of New Zealand—a statutory authority that provides advice to the Minister of Hunting…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths 24 || What Can You Hunt In South Africa?
Your favorite short truths series are back. The short truths are a short pieces of information that you can listen to, digest, and talk about. Today’s Short…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 161 || Weekly Roundup with Ashlee Smith and CSF's Fred Bird
Ashlee and Fred work through some spotty recording issues to tackle the news this week, including how the current Government Shutdown affects our wildlife and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 598 - Hawk Newsome || Civil Rights & Guns
Ashlee is joined by Civil Rights activist and founder of the Black Lives Matter New York City chapter to discuss the 2nd Amendment, living in the Bronx &…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 597 - Mark Hall || Project Grizzly Balance
Mark Hall, Director of Wild Origins Canada, joins The Origins Foundation podcast to talk about his upcoming Project Grizzly Balance. After many years of a ban…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 596 - Sean Kilkenny || Big Wins For Australian Hunting
Sean Kilkenny, advocacy lead for the Australian Deer Association, joins the podcast to talk about the huge hunter-opportunity wins they are fighting for right…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 160 || Ohio Deer Mortality, Anti-Hunters Sabotaging Florida Black Bear Season, Goldfish, Dissolving BLM
On the Origins Roundup this week, Robbie and Ashlee dive into all sorts of news updates. Ashlee and Robbie discuss last week's trials and tribulations of…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 595 - Richard York || Delisting Bontebok At CITES
Richard York, CEO of Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA), joins Robbie to talk about WRSA’s proposal to delist the bontebok—an endemic species to South…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 594 - Pieter Swart || Delisting Giraffes From CITES
Pieter Swart, the President of the South Africa Taxidermy and Tanners Association, joins Robbie this week to discuss a recent proposal by the organization to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 593 - Landon Lee || Your First African Hunt
Robbie is joined on location by one of his best friends and the man who introduced him to hunting as an adult, Landon Lee. Landon has never been to South…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 592 - Charles Cagnat || French Whiskey And Deer
Whiskey distiller and deer farmer Charles Cagnat from southeastern France joins Robbie to talk about French whiskey and deer—a perfect combination in his eyes…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 159 || Opening hunting season, VT black bears, USDA roadless rule, record-breaking Atlantic halibut
In an especially raucous Weekly Roundup, Robbie and Ashlee discuss their past week in South Africa and Montana, opening hunting season in a number of states…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 591 - Paul Hubbard || A History Of Ivory Trade In Africa
Returning guest—archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (basically a knower of all things)—Paul Hubbard joins Robbie to discuss the history of the ivory…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 590 - Rick Bichel || Hunting Ethics In Australia
Rick Bichel, President of the Sydney branch of the Australian Deer Association, sits down with Robbie this week to dive deep into the ethics of hunting…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 589 - Robert Mahaffey || South Dakota Antelope Foundation
Robert Mahaffey, the chair of the fairly new South Dakota Antelope Foundation, joins the podcast to talk about his passion for antelope, the origins of the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 588 - Wildlife Ranch Solutions || Ranching With Exotics
Chuck Dye and Joe Bailey of Wildlife Ranch Solutions in the Texas Hill Country join Robbie to talk about the world of ranching exotics in the United States…
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Roundup 158 || Weekly Roundup with Ashlee and Lake Pickle
Ashlee is joined by special guest and host of Meateater’s Backwoods University podcast for this week’s Roundup. They discuss the hit show Hunting Wives, a…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 587 - Drake White || Hunting Is Healing
Country music star Drake White nearly lost everything after a life-threatening stroke—but hunting brought him back. His story proves how time outdoors, the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 586 - Minister James Meager || The World’s Only Hunting And Fishing Minister
New Zealand Parliamentarian, the Honorable James Meager, has a very specific designation—the first of its kind, in fact—in the world: Hunting and Fishing…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 585 - Pierre Barau || Rhino Poachers vs. Dogs
Pierre Barau is a dog handler from Réunion (a former French colony), an island off the coast of Southern Africa. He currently serves as a dog handler for…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 584 - Peet Van Der Merwe || Hunting Benefits The Economy
Peet Van Der Merwe, a professor in the School of Tourism Management at the University of the Northwest, joins Robbie to nerd out on the science behind a paper…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 157 || Hunting accident in South Africa, guided crocodile hunting in Australia, bear baiting and more!
Join Robbie and Ashlee for this week’s Roundup as they discuss the tragic hunting accident in South Africa, the connotations around the phrase “trophy…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 583 - Mike Arnold || Bringing Back The Wild
Mike Arnold, a conservation geneticist, professor, and lifelong hunter from Texas, was blown away by the conservation ethic and benefits he witnessed during a…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 156 || Rewilding, Blondie The Lion, and More
On this week’s Roundup, Robbie and Ashlee discuss the IL “Rewilding” bill that was just signed into law, the controversy surrounding the take of “Blondie” the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 582 - Marco Pani || Elephant Management In Zimbabwe
Marco Pani, Director of International Programs for Conservation Force, joins Robbie to discuss their behind-the-scenes conservation work on wide-ranging…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 581 - Travis Thompson || Alligator Alcatraz and Florida Black Bear Hunting!
Ashlee, with the Origins Foundations, discusses the conservation impacts of Alligator Alcatraz and whether Florida is about to get a real bear season for the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 580 - Mike Toft || 4,000 Rhino Dehornings And Counting
While Robbie was in Zululand starting to film a docu-series on rhinos, sustainable use of rhinos and all of the controversy around the trade in rhino horns…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 155 || We Have Big News!
Big News - We’re growing and our name has changed! Blood Origins is officially The Origins Foundation. Tune in to hear why. Do you have questions we can…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 579 - Cullen Kelly || A Family Tradition of Conservation
Cullen Kelly is one of the brothers now in charge of Garry Kelly Safaris. Garry Kelly Safaris (or GKS) is one of the oldest safari companies in South Africa…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 578 - John Luyt || Limpopo Elephant Hunting Update
John Luyt is one of the professional hunters that works in the APNR - the Associated Private Nature Reserves of the Kruger National Park. These reserves were…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 154 || DSC, “Green” Vs Conservation Rhino Hunts, the new Global Care Fund and more!
Tune in to the weekly Roundup as Ashlee and Robbie discuss the latest news in the hunting and fishing arena over the past couple of weeks, including their…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 577 - Tarquin Millington-Drake || Fighting For The Moorlands, Part 2
Tarquin Millington-Drake is a UK-based photographer and founder of a communications hub around grouse shooting and moorlands. He and some other former podcast…
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The Last Wild Islands - A Zambian Radio Interview
Robbie in releasing The Last Wild Islands was connected to Michie. Michie is Zambia's Sweetheart" Zulu on Phoenix FM where she is an extremely popular radio…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 576 - Emily Graham and Ian Coghill || Fighting For The Moorlands, Part 1
Grouse hunting on moors is likely one of the most heated hunting topics in the United Kingdom. Every year the industry comes under attack, and they have to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 575 - Andy Fraser || The Next 56 Hours Of Madness
We’re back for PART II of our miniseries covering the historic cheetah relocation that The Origins Foundation has undertaken from South Africa to Mozambique…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 574 - Andy Fraser and Maria Caiado || The First 56 Hours Of Madness
You have no doubt heard about the historic cheetah relocation that The Origins Foundation has undertaken from South Africa to Mozambique. This is the first of…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 573 - Angi Bruce || Let’s Do It The Right Way!
It's not often that Robbie is able to geek out around the thing that he spent half his life studying - that is wetlands. If you didn't know, Robbie has his…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 572 - James Green || Wetlands, Ducks And United Kingdom
It's not often that Robbie is able to geek out around the thing that he spent half his life studying - that is wetlands. If you didn't know, Robbie has his…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 571 - Leland Brown || To Lead Or Not To Lead - What Bullet Is Best?
Leland Brown is a PhD student who has worked for some time on the idea of lead-free ammunition. Leland and Robbie cover the start of the lead-free controversy…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 570 - North American Pronghorn Foundation || A New Nonprofit
Robbie sits down with some of the board members of the newly birthed North American Pronghorn Foundation, one of the newest nonprofits in the conservation…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 569 - Daniel Workman || BEARDOGS
Cinematographer, storyteller and director Daniel Workman has worked on his project, BEARDOGS, for ten full years. Following a bear hunter in Appalachia, the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 568 - Therese Marie Becker || A French Perspective On Hunting
Therese Marie “T” Becker is a Belgian hunter currently residing in Southeast France. She’s a businesswoman, business coach, and avid hunter (who is amazingly…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 567 - Chris Comer || SCIF New Work: Carnivores from the U.S. to Africa
Chris Comer, the Director of Conservation for Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF), joins Robbie on today’s podcast to discuss driving the conservation…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 153 || Cheetah’s, Connecticut Sunday Hunting, And Australia’s Hunting Expansion!
Now that Robbie is back from traveling and Ashlee is over another bout of COVID, they got together to bring us all the news fit to print about hunting around…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 566 - Paul Hubbard || The History Of Hunting In Zimbabwe
Robbie and Paul first met each other almost 3 years ago when Robbie attended his first Zimbabwe Professional Guides Association meeting in Victoria Falls. At…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 565 - Fiona Tande || Kenyan Anti-Hunting VS. Hunting
Robbie met Fiona Tande randomly in South Africa on what can only be described as a “crazy journey” tied to the Panyame Cheetah Conservation Project. During…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths 23 || Are Elephants In Africa Doing Okay?
Today’s Short Truths question is, “Are elephants in Africa doing okay?” And the answer is different than if they’re endangered or not - because it speaks to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 564 - Evan Siembida || Nerding Out On Knives
Evan Siembida is a knife maker out of Ohio that Robbie got to know through Instagram. Evan generously provided an incredible custom knife for the Blood Origins…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 563 - Dr. H. S. Pabla || Killing People to Save Wildlife
Robbie travelled to India earlier this year to get an on-the ground perspective of human wildlife conflict in the very remotest and rural places in India. At…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 562 - Quail Covey Coffee || Hunters for Hope Coffee!
Andrew and Katie Leventis are longtime podcast listeners who reached out to pitch their coffee company, a specialty blend for a specific project with Quail…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 561 - Elena Rubino || Trophy Hunting Perceptions
While searching the interweb for Rhino documentaries, Robbie came across a TED talk by a professor from the Uiversity of Arkansas Monticello called Elena…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 152 || Cheetah Project Update, Black Bears + Donuts, And More
Robbie and Ashlee get into it in this Roundup episode - diving first into some good news about our ongoing Cheetah conservation project, expansion of hunting…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 560 - Robert Borsak || Hunting In The Australian Government
The Honorable Robert Borsak is a repeat guest on the Blood Origins podcast. He is a member of the upper house of the New South Wales Government in Australia…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 151 || Public Land Selloff, DOGE, Cheetah Conservation And More!
In this week’s roundup Robbie and Ashlee reunite to cover a more “doom and gloom” than usual Roundup. Aside from chaos at the federal level - including…