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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 559 - Shahid Zaman || A State View of Pakistan’s Wildlife Conservation
Shahid Zaman is the Secretary of Forests, Climate Change, and The Environment for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province in Pakistan. Shahid has worked for the State…
The Origins Foundation PodcastOur Voice 8: Baobabs, Zimbabwe, and the Front Lines
Willy Pabst is an outspoken German who fell under Africa's spell as a young man and decided he needed to make it a part of him. Over the intervening years, he…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 558 - Ben Hudson || Vegan Farmer VS. Hunting
Ben “The Vegan Farmer” Hudson and Robbie were introduced to each other when Robbie was tagged into one of his posts where he noted "hunting is not…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 557 - RJ and Aubrey Cianciarulo || Thinking Will Save Hunting
At the same time that Robbie met Ralph and Vicki, he was introduced to RJ and Aubrey. RJ and Aubrey Cianciarulo are the son and daughter-in-law of Ralph and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 556 - Ralph And Vicki Cianciarulo || The Old Guard Of Hunting
Robbie and Ralph and Vicki have been in each others social circles for quite sometime, but it wasn't until the DSC Convention earlier this year that they…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 555 - Paul Booyens || Captive Lions To Wild Lions?
Robbie was fortunate to cross paths with Paul during the initiation of our Panyame Cheetah Conservation project. When Robbie first met Paul - he noted that…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 554 - Salim Khan || The Pakistan You Had No Idea About
Salim Khan, a Pakistani native who has been hunting in the country for 53 of his 57 years of life, is an outfitter who has been involved in the hunting game…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 553 - Ryan Darby || It’s Okay To Talk.
Ryan Darby - who the average listener wouldn’t know from a bar of soap - sits down to explore with Robbie the intersection of mental health and hunting. Ryan…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 150 || Wildlife Surveillance, Food Sovereignty, And More With CSF’s Fred Bird!
In this week’s roundup while Robbie is off galavanting again, Ashlee is joined by Fred Bird of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation. And luckily, in…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 552 - Dr. Jeannetta Selier || Are There Too Many Elephants in Kruger?
In response to news of a BAN on “exotic animal skins” in London’s fashion week, Robbie is joined by Christy Plott Gilmore, a 4th-generation crocodile and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 551 - Christy Plott Gilmore + Patrick Aust || Use It Or Lose It
In response to news of a BAN on “exotic animal skins” in London’s fashion week, Robbie is joined by Christy Plott Gilmore, a 4th-generation crocodile and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 149 || The Slots Boys Are BACK in South Africa
Robbie and the Slots Boys are back with more South African shenanigans that we all love from their latest road trip. From the back of the trusty old rig…
The Origins Foundation PodcastOur Voice 7: New Zealand
Sam “The Trapman” Gibson is a lifelong hunter and trapper out of New Zealand. After leaving a long career with the department of environmental conservation in…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 550 - Ed Stoddard || A Human Rights Travesty, Part 2
In this follow-up episode to Part 1 (if you didn't listen to Part 1 - go back and listen to it) - Robbie wanted to talk to someone else that has been on the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 549 - Mike Labuschagne || A Human Rights Travesty, Part 1
There is big news coming out of the Zambian - Malawi Border this past week. A relocation of 263 elephants into Kasungu National Park has led to a human rights…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 548 - Barry Cromhout || The Business Card
Barry Cromhout is a total unknown to both Robbie and our listeners - but after listening to Robbie on Andy Stump’s Cleared Heart podcast describing his…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 547 - Rob McCanna || For The Record, What Is The Future Of DSC?
There have been significant rumors and discussions about DSC's future since the Atlanta show in January of 2025. The show was not a success, and as such there…
The Origins Foundation PodcastBONUS - David Willms || Is It Time To Amend The Endangered Species Act?
The Endangered Species Act has been helping bring species back from the brink of extinction for more than 50 years now… and depending on what you read, it’s…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 546 - John Ledger || A Blast From Robbie’s Past
This is a special podcast episode for Blood Origins - its essentially a full circle moment for Robbie. Robbie has always been interested in wildlife…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 148 || The WILDEST Legislative Session In Recent Memory
In this week’s roundup, Robbie is joined by returning guest Charles Whitwam to discuss what is shaping up to be one of the wildest legislative sessions in…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 545 - Glen Thurston || Pain, Suicide, And Guns
Glen Thurston is the founder of a mental health focused organization in New Zealand called ‘Mental Hunts’ - and today he shares his incredible story with…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 544 - Ned Makim | 5,510,384 Dead Pigs
Australia is home to likely the largest population of feral invasive species in the world. From all of the deer species, horses, camels, donkeys, buffalo - and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 543 - Jenny Lesieutre | Ground Zero For The Wild Horse Debate
There are certain topics in this world that are likely the most controversial - wolves, feral cats, and wild horses. Wild Horses for some reason evoke such…
The Origins Foundation PodcastOur Voice 6: Zambia
Bupe and Robbie are joined by Dimas Mulyandambo, the Chairperson for the Kasempa Community Association and Mutende Simwanza, a climate specialist to bring…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 147 || Animal VS Human Rights In India
Robbie and Ashlee chop it up about Robbie’s India trip now that he’s back stateside and the human-wildlife conflict the Blood Origins team witnessed during…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 542 - Kirsty Redman | Krugers Big Tuskers
Kirsty Redman has many titles but the two she is most proud of are - Emerging Tuskers Project Coordinator, as well as the Elephant Hall Museum Director in…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 541 - Gogo Nomsa Sibeko | What is a Sangoma?
Gogo Nomsa Sibeko, a traditional sangoma healer in South Africa, joins Robbie to talk about this rich tradition and - much like hunters - the many times…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 540 - Ian Harmer | The Future Of Rhino Conservation?
Ian Harmer, the foremost walking safari guide for rhinos in Matopos, and owner of African Wanderer Safaris out of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe joins Robbie on the show…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 539 - Luke Care | The Lion Of New Zealand
Luke Care, current Chairman of the New Zealand Tahr Foundation, joins Robbie on the podcast to dive deep into the subject of Himalayan Tahr and educate the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 146 || Policy Across America With Backcountry Hunters and Anglers!
On this week’s Roundup, Ashlee is being joined by co-hosts Chris Borgatti, the Director of Policy for the 36 states in the Eastern Region of North America for…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 538 - William McKinley | Chronic Wasting Disease #3
William McKinley, the Director of the Whitetail Deer Program for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks joins Ashlee on this episode in…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 537 - Bronson Strickland | Chronic Wasting Disease #2
Bronson Strickland is arguably one of the leading extension deer biologists in the entire country. Robbie and Bronson used to be in the same Wildlife and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 145 || North Dakota CWD Woes, Connecticut Bear Hunting, Oregon Lions And Hounds
Ashlee and Robbie chop it up this week on everything from our CWD-focused series release, where listeners can get educated on the threat of Chronic Wasting…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 536 - Doug Duren | Chronic Wasting Disease #1
Doug Duren of Blood Origins fame (kidding, but he is a frequent guest of ours and we love him!) joins us for the landowner perspective in Wisconsin - one of…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 535 - The Custodians of Professional Hunting in South Africa
Robbie is joined by Adri Kitzhoff-Botha, CEO of the Custodians of Professional Hunting South Africa and Craig Kelly-Maartens, the current chairman of the same…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 144 || Can Kids Paint, CWD ‘Zombie Deer’ Madness, Board Makeups In The Southwest, And More!
After the old folks catch up and compare notes on ‘back-in-my-day’ childhood home remodel assignments, Robbie and Ashlee discuss all the news fit to print…
The Origins Foundation PodcastOur Voice: Kenya, With Daniel Kobei
In this edition of Our Voice, the collaborative podcast highlighting indigenous voices and perspectives on wildlife conservation with CIC, Robbie and Bupe…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 534 - Andy Fraser || So You Want To Be A Wildlife Vet?
If you grew up in South Africa and loved wildlife you likely wanted to be a veterinarian. Robbie did, but quickly realized that to be a wildlife vet and not a…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 143 || Show Season Bugs, Wolves, A Weird Winter For Ducks, And More!
Robbie and Ashlee are back after a busy three weeks of travel for the entire Blood Origins crew, home renovation madness, recent conventions and, of course…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 533 - Richard Sowry || A Game Drive In Kruger
Richard Sowry, a 22 year veteran of Kruger National Park and current Pafuri section ranger in Kruger National Park, took Robbie on a game drive outside the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 142 || Sheep hunting, WA black bear conservation and more with Dana Dykema!
Ashlee is joined by Dana Dykema, her counterpart (head of policy) at Blood Origins Canada for this week’s Blood Origins around the world roundup! The ladies…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 532 - Mike Schwartz || From Nat Geo to Blood Origins
Mike Schwartz is exactly the kind of podcast guest we’re famous for - a complete, unknown stranger to you, us, and everyone in our space. You see Mike came to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 531 - Nicole McKee || Mom to Cabinet Minister to Hunter
The Honorable Nicole McKee, member of New Zealand’s Parliament and cabinet member for NZ’s Prime Minister, and heads firearm policy in that role as the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 530 - Brian Melvin || World Record Bear
There are big black bears and then there are World Record Black Bears. You may or may not have heard of Brian Melvin and his amazing black bear out of New…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 141 || The Washington State Train Wreck, Show Season Madness, Pink Eye And More!
It’s just Robbie flying solo today since Ashlee is out with pink eye (sorry Ashlee, Robbie did you dirty on this roundup!) and after showing off his hat…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 529 - Tana Grenda || Women Who Hunt
Robbie and Tana have been in connection for a couple of years now. Tana and her family live up in Alaska, have a super unique household, fostered and adopted…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 528 - Wahine Wapiti || The Power Of The Outdoors
Wahine (AKA “woman” or “girl” in Maori, the native language of New Zealand) Wapiti, is a brand new woman’s outdoors program that takes women out in one of the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 140 || Show Season, Record Javelina’s, And Ashlee’s Technological Genius
After a few minutes of absolute technological genius by Ashlee and an update on the upcoming show season, Robbie and Ashlee take it to all the news around the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 527 - Douglas Cockroft || Is Taxidermy Doomed?
Robbie connected with returning guest Doug Cockroft, of Splitting Image Taxidermy, while he was in South Africa to talk about the recurring issue of trophy…
The Origins Foundation PodcastOur Voice Ep. 4 - Bupe Banda
CIC X BO Our Voice is back with a one-on-one discussion between Robbie and his cohost, Bupe Banda. Bupe is from Zambia and works hand in hand with local…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 526 - Chef Jean Paul Bourgeois || What Is A Duck Camp Dinner?
Chef Jean Paul Bourgeois and the Duck Camp Dinners Crew joins Robbie and the Blood Origins podcast to talk about his Youtube/television series, which is a deep…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 525 - Drew And Tyler || Louisiana Whitetail Record FALLS
Robbie was sitting down about to have a banquet at the Hunters Ball in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe when he received a text message. Now that is a feat unto itself…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 524 - Jared And Ashley || From Non-Hunter To Hunter
It has been a long time since Robbie talked to someone who decided to change their lifestyle and move from the non-hunter ranks to the hunter ranks. Its one of…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 139 || Whitetail Records, Wolves, Elephants, and SO MUCH MORE!
Robbie and Ashlee chop it up after a hectic Holiday Season, wrap up Robbie’s recent South Africa trip, talk about new deer records this season in the Deep…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 523 - Hunters 4 Hope || New Zealand
There are hunters giving back to communities all over the world. In discussions with our Conservation Club member, Monarch Hunting out of the South Island of…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 522 - Jeb Linscombe || the Greatest Conservation Success Story
Jeb Linscombe, is the alligator program lead for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Jeb and Robbie have been talking for some time about the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 138 || Post-Election Analysis, Current Legislation, And More!
Since Robbie is in South Africa working on some pretty big documentaries for the hunting community and has no phone signal, the roundup is taken over by Ashlee…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 521 - Benji Backer || A Conservative Environmentalist?
Benji Backer, author of ‘The Conservative Environmentalist’ and founder of the American Conservation Coalition, joins Robbie to talk about his middle ground…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 520 - Eric Michel || Minnesota Deer Fawns VS Coyotes
Eric Michel, Sam Oberfores, and Tyler Obermoller join the podcast to talk with Robbie about their Minnesota deer fawn survival study. Eric Michel and Robbie…
The Origins Foundation PodcastOur Voice Ep. 3 - Satau
CIC X BO Our Voice is back with Satau, of Botswana, to talk about his 17 years of community based natural resources management. In this episode, Robbie, joined…