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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 433 - Gray Thornton || Does Hunting Need to Be ‘Sanitized’?
Robbie is joined this week by Gray Thornton, the President and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation. Gray returns to the podcast to discuss a controversial recent…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 10 - Are White-tailed Deer Endangered?
This week’s question: Are white-tailed deer endangered? Robbie desperately wanted to answer this one with a flip ‘have you lived in the United States at all?’…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 432 - Rich Froning || Mr. CrossFit Himself
Rich Froning, the man synonymous with the CrossFit Games, and Cross Fit as a lifestyle, has switched his entire mindset as a member of Blood Origins. Raw…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 431 - Guav Johnson || An African Success Story
Guav Johnson, a legend among the top tier professional hunters in Africa, joins the podcast. Everything about him speaks to his quiet, unassuming nature, from…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 116 || Catching Up With Zimbabwe Professional Guides on location!
Robbie is joined LIVE on location in Zimbabwe with the men from Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Zimbabwe Professional Guide Association - to discuss the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 9 - Who Is Bob Marshall?
Who is Bob Marshall? You may have heard of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area, or the Bob Marshall knife from Montanan Knife Company. But do you actually know…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 429 - Semi Bird || How To Fix The Hunting Conundrum That Is Washington State
Most people have probably never heard the name of Semi Bird, but Semi is a former green beret who is running for Governor of Washington in 2024. He catches up…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 115 || Canada’s Trophy Import Ban
Mark Hall, Executive Director of Blood Origins CANADA and our sister show at the Hunter Conservationist Podcast joins this week’s podcast to talk about…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 8 - Why Do Hunters Hunt Old Males?
The question that was posed was - why do you guys always hunt old males? The question was indirectly why do you always hunt the things with the biggest horns /…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 428 - The Wild Origins || Could - SHOULD - Hunting Come Back To India?
The three young men behind Wild Origins, a new group out of India, join today’s podcast to discuss their efforts to tackle wildlife conservation in India…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 427 - Josh Hartwick || Connecting The Dots On Nilgai
Josh Hartwick, CEO of Feathers and Sheds Unlimited, joins Robbie on this week’s show to be a part of the first of our ‘Connecting The Dots’ content series…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 7 - Was Hunting Created By White Rich Dudes?
Trophy hunting. Is it only for ‘rich white dudes’? Proponents of sweeping bans on the sport will often say trophy hunting by rich and wealthy individuals that…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 426 - Glen Eberle || From Olympic Beginnings
You might not even know the name ‘Glen Eberle’ or Eberlestock - the outdoor apparel brand he founded. But you can get to know him, who he is, why he chose to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 425 - Tim Fallon || The Critical Ethics Of Long Range Shooting
Owner-Operator of FTW SAAM, a West Texas long range shooting course, with courses ranging up to a mile that held a shooting school Robbie attended (and where…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 114 || Record Short But Still Sharp As Ever!
In this extra short Roundup, Robbie and the Buffalo Nickel team recap a recent weekend trip to interview NASCAR legend Richard Childress, and a recap of the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 6 - How Many Big Tuskers Are There?
The question? Are there only 40 ‘big Tusker’ elephants left in Africa. To answer, we need to define what a big tusker is - which is an Elephant typically…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 424 - Cliff Gray || Access & Opportunity In The West
Cliff Gray joins the podcast to discuss his interesting views on wildlife management formed during his decades spent afield as a hunter, outfitter and guide…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 5 - Are Rhino’s Decreasing Because Of Hunting
Rhinos are one of the most endangered species on the planet that are still hunted in places. Oh man! How can you do that? How can you hunt an endangered…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 423 - Eric Jackson || Professional Snowboarder And Brand New Hunter
An athlete that has been around on the professional snowboarding circuit most of his adult life, Eric Jackson is also a newly minted hunter. He joins host…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 113 || On Pushing The Stone Up The Mountain
While Cody is off chasing dreams as a fly fishing guide in Colorado, Robbie brings the heat solo once again. On the docket, our first fundraising dinner in…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 4 - What is the status of Leopards in Namibia?
Hunting has to be driven by the best available information, and the best available science. Ensuring sustainable take with population estimates is a good way…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 422 - Lindsey Leitelt || A Nonhunter On’Naked And Afraid’?
Lindsey Leitelt of ‘Naked and Afraid’ fame and comes to the podcast by way of friend of the show (and fellow ‘Naked and Afraid’ cast member) Kaila Cummings!…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 421 - Candy Ken || Just Google Him!
Go ahead and google ‘Candy Ken’, a TikTok influencer originally of Austria. He joins the Blood Origins podcast to have a conversation about hunting, raw and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 112 || Catalina’s deer problem, California mountain lion hunting and more!
Cody is back from fishing Colorado rivers and taking absolutely terrible photos of big brown trout and graces us with his presence on this week’s roundup. The…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 3 - What Is ‘Ethical’ Hunting?
Can you explain how YOU define ‘ethical’? Ethics often comes up in conversations within the hunting community and with fingers pointed at the hunting community…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 420 - Travis Thompson || Debating Sustainable Use Of Python And Iguana
Travis Thompson, Executive Director of All Florida, returns to the Blood Origins podcast to discuss a difference of opinion with Robbie on a recent trip to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 419 - Sean Kilkenny || All About Australian Deer Management
Robbie is joined by Sean Kilkenny, the advocacy and deer management director for the Australian Deer Association to talk about the Australian National Feral…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 111 || Flying Solo With Robbie!
Robbie is outright DITCHED by Cody this week so he can galavant around Colorado catching and taking absolutely terrible photos of brown trout. In his absence…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 2 - Canned Hunts
Our new Short Truths Podcast content series is back and Robbie is answering one of the most common questions we field at Blood Origins. What do you think of…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 418 - Lake Pickle || South African High Fence - Ethical or No?
Lake Pickle, formerly of Primos and now of OnX, and a member of the ‘Blood Origins family’ from the very beginning, joins Robbie to talk about his recent South…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 417 - Ben Jones || Why should you care about a Ruffed Grouse??
Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society CEO Ben Jones joins Robbie and the boys get into a bit of a nerdy, science-based discussion on ruffed…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 110 || West Texas With The Two Matt’s!
Robbie is joined by ‘cameraman’ extraordinaire Matt Henry of Saw Box out of Dallas,Texas and Matt Land, one half of Land Unlimited. The boys recount their…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 1 - Do Hunters Choose Violence?
In this first episode of our new Short Truths Podcast content series, Robbie is answering a commonly asked question - or rather, challenge - that hunters are…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 416 - Tyler Minton || A Nutritionist’s Perspective
Tyler Minton, a nutritionist for UFC fighters and proud hunter has an interesting platform in the public eye and perspective of hunting from the nutritionist’s…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 415 - Barry Howlett || Palace Intrigue Around Australian Duck Hunting Inquiry
Barry Howlett, the communications director for SSAA and man with the finger on the pulse of the Victorian duck hunting debacle in Australia, joins Robbie on…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 109 || EVERYTHING you need to KNOW about Colorado Lion Ban with Dan Gates
Friend of the show and Colorado hunting policy expert Dan Gates joins the Roundup this week to talk with the boys to clear the air about some misinformation…
The Origins Foundation PodcastShort Truths Ep. 0 - Welcome to the Short Truths
In this new Podcast content series, Robbie will answer questions that we recieve. You cannot begin to imagine the kinds of questions we get through all sorts…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 414 - Yaari Walker || ‘You must not waste, and you must share.’
Yup’ik native Alaskan Yaari Walker joins Robbie for a riveting discussion of these traditions that bind us all together and her perspectives as an Alaska…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 413 - Anonymous L || An ‘Anonymous’ Take
We’re breaking the mold here a bit and bringing you an ‘anonymous’ podcast by ‘L’. ‘L’ is the wife of a professional hunter in South Africa who does not hunt…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 108 || Back to your regularly scheduled Roundup programming
The boys are BACK with the roundup you all know and love. After catching up on Cody’s fly fishing guiding adventures, they tackle cat hunting in Colorado…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 412 - Kaila Cummings || Naked And Afraid
Knife-maker and survivalist and 4-time Naked and Afraid contestant Kaila Cummings joins the show to discuss what happens to people when they’re stuck in a…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 411 - ‘Mace’ Curran || Fighter Jets and Hunting - An Unlikely Pair.
Recently retired F16 fighter pilot, keynote speaker and author Michelle ‘Mace’ Curran joins Robbie on this week’s show to talk about her life outdoors, from…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 410 - Paul Rosolie || What Is Wildlife Conservation?
Robbie is joined by wildlife conservationist Paul Rosolie for a conversation . Two different individuals from two different elements of the wildlife…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 409 - Marilet Louw || Down To The Wire
Down To The Wire co-founder Marilet Louw joins the podcast this week to share the DTTW story, from a kitchen floor in South Africa with her mates to what it is…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 408 - SIKA Foundation || Hunter-led Conservation In New Zealand
Cam Speedy is a force of nature in New Zealand. The heartbeat of the SIKA Foundation, he volunteers his time to go into the mountains where the Sika deer were…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 407 - Rachel Nuwer || Africa’s Conservation Conundrum
Brooklyn Journalist Rachel Nuwer joins Robbie to discuss a lengthy piece on trophy hunting in Africa and what 4 years of research into the sport yielded her…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 107 || Invasive Species Leather And Python Hunting
Robbie, the Slots Media boys and fellow hunter Francesca Ritchie bring this week’s roundup to you from sunny south Florida, an absolute sauna to the Slots…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 406 - Wapiti Foundation || The New Zealand Elk
Roy Sloan (the new Executive Director) and Adam Fairmaid (the Chairman of the Board) of the Fjordland Wapiti Foundation out of New Zealand join the podcast to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 405 - Ben Chapple || What If Wildlife Tourists Stopped Visiting Africa Tomorrow?
Ben Chapple, a PhD student with the Zoological Society of London, joins Robbie to discuss his thesis of the effects of climate change and tourism on wildlife…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 106 || 'Mad as a bag of bees' with Slots Media
Slots Media boys are back by popular demand, joining on location from Florida with Robbie. The Boys discuss New Mexico, Robbie’s obsession with Cinnamon Toast…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 404 - Bowhunting Only || Lunch, Goats, and Milo Sandwiches!
Nick Morton and Jack Crick, two Australians (and Blood Origins supporters!) who run a brick and mortar store outside of Newcastle in New South Wales called…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 403 - Francesca Cuell || A Kitchen Detox
Francesca Cuell is a nutritionist out of the UK who runs the Kitchen Detox, focusing on the intersection of health, food and nutrition. Francesca believes a…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 105 || Celebrating The World Premiere of LION HEART
Cody and Robbie come at you recorded-live from just moments after the world premiere of Lion Heart. The boys discuss Cody’s menial tasks for the night, what it…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 402 - Zarek Cockar || Working, Living And Breathing Wildlife In Kenya
Zarek Cocker, a safari guide out of Kenya, joins Robbie on the podcast as someone who understands hunting and the hunting model while living in Kenya - where…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 401 - Wayne Van Den Bergh || Managing ‘Problem Elephants’ in Zimbabwe
Wayne Van Den Bergh of Nyamazana Safaris out of Zimbabwe joins the show this week. Wayne doesn’t own land or operate massive concessions with big fences, he…
The Origins Foundation PodcastRoundup 104 || Slots Media Shenanigans In Idaho
We may be missing Cody but the Slots Media boys have stepped in to give you another weekly dose of their Shenanigans from the road in Idaho, and are joined by…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 400 - Tim Curnew || Hunting In JAPAN?!
Tim Curnew, a supporter and listener from Japan, joins Robbie this week to talk about hunting in Japan. Sorry guys, as a foreigner you can’t hunt in Japan, but…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 399 - Dan Gates || Diving Deep On The Anti-Hunting Agenda In Colorado
Colorado is a hot spot of hunting controversy, led by a strong and ingrained anti-hunting element in the state and shifting attitudes. In this episode, Cody is…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 398 - Roundup 103 || Announcing the WORLD premier of Lion Heart!
Cody is BACK from his extended hiatus, mostly due to all of your harassment. He and Robbie nerd out over the upcoming world premier of Lion Heart (our first…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 397 - John Ralley || The Bush River Kitchen
Chef John Ralley out of Sydney, Australia, is a well known pastry man, and an accomplished hunter who revels in the harvesting and foraging side of…