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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 336 - Herbivorize || No More Predators?
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 335 - Ted and Elaina Spraker || The Alaskan Controversy
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 334 - Roundup 89 || Block Management, How To Collar A Python, Colorado Madness and More!
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 333 - Tim Boetsma || Doe Patrol
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 332 - Phillip Stutts || A 26-year hiatus from hunting
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 331 - Roundup 88 || Wolves, positivity, what it means to ‘herbivorize’ and more!
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 330 - Stephen Palos || Recreational Hunters of South Africa
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 329 - Adri Kitshoff-Botha || Custodians Professional Hunting Association of South Africa
Adri Kitshoff-Botha is the newly-minted CEO of Custodians Professional Hunting Conservation of South Africa. This new organization (they’re only 5 years…
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Episode 328 - James Nash || From Humble Beginnings
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 327 - Torin Miller || Issues around CWD in Mississippi
Torin Miller, Senior Policy Director of the National Deer Association, joins Robbie for a sobering conversation on the explosion of CWD across the ‘whitetail…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 326 - Roundup 87 || Herbivorize, Colorado Wolf Comment Period, Connecticut Black Bears And More!
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 325 - Blaine Calkins || Canadian Member of Parliament Discusses Trudeau’s Gun BanHunting
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…
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Episode 324 - Rich and Tori || Altruism, Egoism And The Approval Of Hunting
Robbie watched a 2021 Wildlife Society Conference presentation about the attitudes and potential common ground of college students on hunting and conservation…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 323 - Roundup 86 || Judging Fly Fishermen, Suing Governor Inslee, the ‘Kenai Rule’ and more!
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 322 - Kate Pate || Understanding The Neural Pathways Tied To Hunting
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 321 - Bo Nickal || UFC's Newest Hunter
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…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 320 - Roundup 85 || Wolves, Bears and (NOT) Banning Sunday Hunting!
Mark Hall, host of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast, joins Robbie and Cody for this week’s Blood Origins Roundup. The boys discuss an update from our friend…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 319 - Jess Caldwell || Living Wild and Kind
Jess Caldwell, founder of the Wildkind Academy, sits down with Robbie to talk about the radical idea of blending being wild with the idea of being kind - to…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 318 - Jim Heffelfinger || Wolf against Wolf
Arizona Game and Fish Wildlife Science Coordinator Jim Heffelfinger joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the Mexican wolf recovery project…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 317 - Dan Harrison || Go Hunt Big Game In Argentina
In this edition of our Go Hunt - Argentina series Argentina Hunting Outfitter Dan Harrison joins Robbie to give us the lay of the land and logistics of big…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 316 - Carl Jocumsen || An Aussie, a Bassmaster Elite Angler, and Hunter!
You may know Carl Jocumsen as the first Australian on the Bassmaster Elite Tour. Raised in a small town in Queensland, he was raised as a fisherman and hunter…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 315 - Roundup 84 || Happy New Year from the Blood Origins Family!
Robbie and Cody are joined by (almost) the whole staff of Blood Origins on the Roundup this week to ring in the New Year - including Grayson Wooton and Erin…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 314 - Ben Heath || Controlling The UK Deer Problem With Local Harvest And Small Business
Ben Heath is the CEO of Deer Box in the UK, a commodity product made from wild harvested venison in the UK, which produces a subscription box of venison for…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 313 - Daniel Torresan || Fighting the South Australia Bowhunting Ban
Daniel Torresan is a blue collar hunter and bow hunting fanatic out of South Australia who has taken it on himself to become a champion AGAINST the South…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 312 - Roundup 83 || It’s our CHRISTMAS Q&A!
The boys get together for yet another roundup. After reminiscing about kids (of the adult and child variety) from traveling in the snow to seeing it for the…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 311 - Michael Hunter || The Canadian Gun Fight
Michael Hunter is the co-owner of the Toronto restaurant, Antler. Michael and the Antler restaurant have been in the past the target of vegan activism - and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 310 - Father Stephen Gadberry || A Catholic Priest that Hunts.
Father Stephen Gadberry is a Catholic Priest out of Little Rock, AR who recently found himself in an Instagram post with Brent Reeves, cohost of the popular…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 309 - Roundup 82 || Been a busy month!
The Roundup is BACK ladies and gentlemen, and none too soon as Robbie and ‘The Cody’ have a fully packed show this week. The boys get into what we’ve been up…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 308 - Dee Dee Lantzy || Her First Kill and Why She Needed to Do It!
Dee Dee Lantzy is the COO of Field Craft Survival. She won the recent Supporter’s Program drive for the cow elk in Colorado, and as such Robbie got to witness…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 307 - Tanner Fogler || How to Hunt Argentina on a Budget!
Tanner Fogler reached out to us on the tail of our Go Hunt series about Argentina and New Zealand to share his personal experiences hunting in Argentina, along…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 306 - Michael Arnette || The Case Against High Fence
Michael Arnette, also known as Tall Tines Archery on Instagram, reached out to the Blood Origins team asking to respond to the ‘high fence issue’ and share his…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 305 - Pieter Nel || Regenerative Conservation
Pieter Nel is a ‘regenerative conservationist’ who works for the South African Wildlife Institute. Pieter’s job is to train people how to regenerate habitat…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 304 - Ian Berry || Hunting as a culture in the UK
Ian Berry - veteran, former game keeper and current forester for the United Food Trust out of the UK - joins Robbie from a stroll on the beautiful English…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 303 - David John Wyatt || A Vegan Joining The BO Family?
This is why we do this. David John commented on one of our posts - spoiler alert, he commented from the perspective of a curious vegan - and he got jumped on…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 302 - Wyatt Fettner || Importing Trophies From Around The World
Wyatt Fettner, owner of Safari Specialty Importers, joins the Blood Origins podcast to give us the inside scoop on the regulatory environment around trophy…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 301 - Todd Bumgardner || The Philosophy of ‘Failure’
Strength and conditioning coach (and avid hunter) Todd Bumgardner catches up with Robbie on the tail of an unsuccessful hunt in Alaska. The two have a short…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 300 - Roundup 81 || A BIG WIN for hunters in New Jersey!
In this non-traditional roundup, Cody and Robbie are joined by a panel of guests, Maria Davidson of Safari Club International, Brian Lynn of Sportsmen’s…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 299 - Go Hunt || Learn About New Zealand With Rolling Bones Outdoors
How to get there, what two do, what to hunt - these are all questions you may have if you’re thinking about hunting New Zealand. Luckily for you, Brian and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 298 - Go Hunt || Learn About Argentina With Rolling Bones Outdoors
Imagine, a quick overnight flight and you could be hunting some pristine wilderness in beautiful Argentina in some of the finest hunting lodges in the world…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 297 - Roundup 80 || Freezer space jenga, a challenge for new donors, and Argentina!
On the tails of the Blood Origins annual board meeting, Cody and Robbie catch up for this week’s Roundup. Together, the boys compare scorecards on rescuing…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 296 - Chantelle Graham || A Vegan Perspective
Chantelle Graham is a vegan with a unique, evolved appreciation of hunting. She joins Robbie to talk about her ideas on the state of the food system, why she…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 295 - Brandon Palaniuk || Bassmaster. Influencer. Loud and Proud Hunter.
Bassmaster Pro Angler Brandon Palahniuk, winner of 2022’s Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year, made it onto the Blood Origins radar after some…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 294 - Roundup 79 || Recorded Live ON LOCATION
Robbie did a little something different on this week’s Roundup, coming at us on the ground with guests DeeDee Lancey and Ryan Martin who won our Supporter’s…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 293 - Calvin Cottar || In The Blood
Calvin Cottar is a wildlife tourism guide in Kenya. He’s also a now-former hunter who is considering what the future of wildlife conservation means in Kenya…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 292 - Alex Oelofse || On Rhino Trade
Professional Hunter, guide and helicopter pilot Alex Oelofse, whose family runs Jan Oelofse Hunting Safaris, and the Mount Etjo Rhino Trust. Alex and the Trust…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 291 - Roundup 78 || Muzzleloader scopes, elk and more elk!
With Robbie out with a bad case of the man flu, Cody takes charge on this week’s roundup with guest (and long time listener) Marty! The boys discuss Cody’s…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 290 - Travis Thomspon || A 5th Generation Florida Hunting Perspective
5th generation Floridian Travis Thomspon, the founder of the All Florida conservation foundation and mastermind behind the Cast and Blast Florida podcast…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 289 - Cam Speedy || New Zealand Sika Foundation
Cam Speedy is a biologist from New Zealand’s North Island. He joins Robbie to talk about his involvement in the Sika Foundation, one of many organizations…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 288 - Roundup 77 || Guests, Grizzlies and Great Debates
After a week of Robbie scouting locations for a documentary, guest cancellations, technical difficulties, and a stressed out producer Darryl ‘The Man’ Carver…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 287 - Bill Vanderheyden || The Lethality Of Arrows
Bill Vanderhayden, Founder and CEO of Iron Will Outfitters, is famous for archery innovation when it comes to hunting, especially with the engineering…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 286 - Nate and Jason || Showcasing The Science Behind Missouri’s Black Bear Hunt
Robbie sits down with Jason Sumner of the Missouri Department of Conservation and Nate Bowersock the new bear biologist for the state of Missouri. This follow…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 285 - Roundup 76 || Cow tipping, tick bite fever, MORE wolves in Colorado, and Tajikistan with Aly Mahaney!
The boys are joined by returning guest Alyssa Mahaney on this week’s roundup. Robbie has a senior moment while reminiscing about having tick bite fever, Cody…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 284 - Ramsey Russell || Go Hunt Argentina
Ramsey Russell - also known as ‘GetDucks.Com’ - is a fanatic duck hunter who is also arguably the individual that has spent the most time hunting, exploring…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 283 - Responding To A Radio Interview On South Australia Bowhunting
This is not your traditional podcast. Recently, we were sent an interview by Dr. Susan Close, the new Deputy Premier and Minister of Climate, Environment and…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 282 - Roundup 75 || The Band Is Back Together Again
Cody’s BACK and Erin joins this week’s roundup as well. Together, the crew tackle Cody’s curmudgeonly view on the phrase ‘adult onset hunter’, a politician’s…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 280 - Joel Gay || New Mexico E-Plus - The Pro-Reformation Perspective
Joel Gay is one of the leading voices advocating for the reformation of the E-Plus Program in New Mexico. The Chapter President of New Mexico Backcountry…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 281 - Kyle Jackson || New Mexico E-Plus - The Pro-E-Plus Perspective
New Mexico land manager Kyle Jackson discusses the private landowner’s perspective around the New Mexico E-Plus debate. In this short, but sharp, conversation…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 279 - Kerrie Romero || New Mexico E-Plus - Outfitters and Guides Perspective
The first in a series of podcasts about the New Mexico E-Plus System. Robbie is joined by Kerrie Romero, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Council of…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 278 - Roundup 74 || Huskies, Wolves, Oh My!
While Cody is off galavanting at football practice, Robbie and guest Jim Curcuruto of Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation get down to the nitty gritty…
The Origins Foundation PodcastEpisode 277 - Shauna Pickin || Former Vegetarian to Honest Hunter
Hailing from the small island of Tasmania off the coast of Australia, Shauna Pickin is what she would call an ‘honest hunter’. A former vegetarian and jeweler…