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The MeatEater Podcast

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Building on the belief that a deeper understanding of the natural world enriches all of our lives, host Steven Rinella brings an in-depth and relevant look at all outdoor topics including hunting, fishing, nature, conservation, and wild foods. Filled with humor, irreverence, and things that will surprise the hell out of you, each episode welcomes a diverse group of guests who add their own expertise to the vast world of the outdoors. Part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.

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The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 177: Poison vs. Choppers
Steven Rinella talks with Carter Smith and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: College epiphanies; a wrong turn at Waco; social ecologist Steve Kellert and…
Jul 15, 2019·1h 46m
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Ep. 176: You Can’t Start a Convo with F-You
Steven Rinella talks with Travis Swartz, Miles Nolte, Sam Lungren, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Steve’s field trip to the graveyard and the fishy…
Jul 8, 2019·2h 9m
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Ep. 175: If Cabbages Had Legs I’d Hunt Them Too
Steven Rinella talks with Doug Duren, Randall Williams, Matt Rinella, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Nip ripping stories; the essays of historian…
Jul 1, 2019·1h 57m
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Ep. 174: Bo Jackson’s Smoked Raccoon
Steven Rinella talks with Bo Jackson, Matt Cook, Guy Zuck, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: The gar pike exists and Steve is way wrong; Bo Jackson’s…
Jun 24, 2019·1h 34m
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Ep. 173: Here’s What You Oughta Do
Steven Rinella talks with Becky Humphries, Spencer Neuharth, Ryan Callaghan, Joe Ferronato, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Joe Ferronato as Vanna…
Jun 17, 2019·1h 56m
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Ep. 172: Wrath of the Birders
Steven Rinella talks with Pat Durkin, Spencer Neuharth, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Steve's death at the mic; why, exactly, do deer lose their…
Jun 10, 2019·2h 11m
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Ep. 171: Let Them Wear Pink
Steven Rinella talks with Land Tawney, Ben O'Brien, Matt Rinella, Ryan Callaghan, and Janis Putelis at Backcountry Hunters and Anglers North American…
Jun 3, 2019·1h 47m
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Ep. 170: Emotional Rainbow
Steven Rinella talks with Maggie Smith, Tracy Crane, Seth Morris, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: what happens when the Latvian Eagle locks his jaw…
May 27, 2019·1h 45m
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The MeatEater Podcast Presents: Cal's Week in Review, Episode 2
The MeatEater Podcast introduces the best thing to hit the internet--our network's new podcast, "Cal's Week in Review." This week, our very own Ryan "Cal"…
May 20, 2019·22m
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Ep. 169: Gut You Like A Fish
Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan, Ben O’Brien, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Gashed nipples and the saga of Scarface; Texas and it’s love for…
May 20, 2019·1h 38m
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Ep. 168: Satan's Decoy
Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan, Ben O’Brien, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Making soap with wild game fat; turkey hunting in the Texas Hill…
May 13, 2019·2h 13m
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Ep. 167: Mauled by a Grizzly
Steven Rinella talks with Amber Kornak and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: The polite way to address someone who has suffered a bear “tragedy”; Janis's…
May 6, 2019·1h 34m
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Ep. 166: Hunting with Teeth
Steven Rinella talks with Diane Boyd and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Cyclone fences; swapping a motorcycle for a first wolf experience; Wolf rendezvous…
Apr 29, 2019·2h 9m
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Ep. 165: Whole as Hell
Steven Rinella talks with Jimmy Doran, Sam Lungren, April Vokey, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Houdini, the Moore Theater, and a tragic death; Jimmy…
Apr 22, 2019·1h 39m
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Ep. 164: It Shall Be Delicious
Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan, Ben O'Brien, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: all about Janis; in defense of not loving Shakespeare; getting…
Apr 15, 2019·1h 48m
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Ep. 163: Wildcatters
Steven Rinella talks with Adam and Brenda Weatherby, Ryan Callaghan, Spencer Neuharth, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: hot marriage advice from…
Apr 8, 2019·2h 8m
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Ep. 162: Landscape of Fear
Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Kevin Monteith, Dr. Matt Kaufmann, Jared Oakleaf, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: genetics that rewrite our understanding…
Apr 1, 2019·2h 50m
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Ep. 161: Only in Texas
Steven Rinella talks with chef Jesse Griffiths, Danielle Prewett, Dr. Karl Malcolm, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Texas high fence; drunk designated…
Mar 25, 2019·1h 41m
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Ep. 160: Lust and Greed
Steven Rinella talks with Seth Berglee, Ryan Callaghan, Sam Lungren, Ben O'Brien, and Janis Putelis. Subjects Discussed: More on the world’s most expensive…
Mar 18, 2019·2h 11m
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Ep. 159: Swimming Naked
Steven Rinella talks with his big brother Matt Rinella, along with Matt Drost, Ron Boehme, Mark Kenyon, and Janis Putelis. Subjects Discussed: Latvian hellos…
Mar 11, 2019·1h 36m
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Ep. 158: Noxious Stimuli
Steven Rinella talks with Sam Lungren, Miles Nolte, Seth Morris, Ryan Callaghan, and Janis Putelis. Subjects Discussed: Where Jani’s marriage advice falls…
Mar 4, 2019·2h 7m
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Ep. 157: Bottle to Throttle
Steven Rinella talks with Remi Warren, Gray Thornton of the Wild Sheep Foundation, along with Ryan Callaghan, Ben O'Brien, and Janis Putelis. Subjects…
Feb 25, 2019·1h 34m
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Ep. 156: Battle Scars
Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan, Ben O'Brien, and Janis Putelis at The MeatEater Podcast LIVE from Sacramento. Subjects discussed: poaching a great…
Feb 18, 2019·1h 41m
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Ep. 155: Guns
Steven Rinella talks with Larry Keane and Mark Oliva of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, along with Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: Negligent…
Feb 11, 2019·2h 45m
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Ep. 154: Poaching
Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan, Pete Muennich, Ben O'Brien, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: what’s up with eating songbirds? a big…
Feb 4, 2019·1h 51m
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Ep. 153: Viva Mexico, Bro
Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon, Ryan Callaghan, Chris Gill, Rick Smith, and Janis Putelis. Subjects Discussed: Why we throw apple cores; dating apps…
Jan 28, 2019·1h 40m
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Ep. 152: The Nipple And The Funnel
Steven Rinella talks with Jon Edwards of Schnees, along with Ryan Callaghan, Ben O'Brien, and Janis Putelis. Subjects Discussed: Steve and Cal’s wild meat…
Jan 21, 2019·1h 39m
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Ep. 151: Body of Water
Steven Rinella talks with the author and poet Chris Dombrowski, along with Ryan Callaghan, April Vokey, and Janis Putelis. Subjects discussed: MeatEater's…
Jan 14, 2019·1h 41m
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Ep. 150: Tough Assed Questions, Vol. 3
Steven Rinella talks with Sam Lungren, Morgan Mason, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: the bird as a "Michigan hello"; quick thought…
Jan 7, 2019·1h 52m
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Ep. 149: Path of the Puma
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with author and wildlife biologist Jim Williams, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects discussed: The…
Dec 31, 2018·2h 5m
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Ep. 148: American Prairie Reserve
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Sean Gerrity, the founder of the American Prairie Reserve, along with Ryan Callaghan, Sam Lungren, Michelle Chandler…
Dec 24, 2018·2h 38m
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Ep. 147: Tough-Assed Questions, Vol. 2
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan, Ben O’Brien, Seth Morris, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects discussed: pony walls and…
Dec 17, 2018·1h 52m
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Ep. 146: Bigfoot
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with journalist and podcaster Laura Krantz, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: “Wild Thing”…
Dec 10, 2018·2h 11m
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Ep. 145: A Life of Service
Missoula, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore, the author and poet Chris Dombrowski, and Janis Putelis of the…
Dec 3, 2018·2h 20m
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Ep. 144: Tough-Assed Questions
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Outdoor Life’s shooting editor John Snow, Jon Edwards of Schnee’s, Pete Muenich of Stone Glacier, and Phillip Larson…
Nov 26, 2018·2h
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Ep. 143: Self-loathing and Guilt
Kalamazoo, Michigan- Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt, Guy Zuck, Chris “Ridge Pounder” Gill, Loren Moulton, Seth Morris and Janis Putelis…
Nov 19, 2018·2h 14m
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Ep. 142: Begging and Pleading
Grand Junction, MI- Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt, Chris “Ridge Pounder” Gill, Matt Cook, and Seth Morris and Janis Putelis of the…
Nov 12, 2018·1h 23m
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Ep. 141: Squirrel Brains, Stags, and the Fourth Wall
Delmarva Peninsula - Steven Rinella talks with Steve Kendrot, Ryan Callaghan, Loren Moulton, Brody Henderson, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects…
Nov 5, 2018·2h 13m
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Ep. 140: Getting The Most Of It
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with wild game experts Danielle Prewett and Eduardo Garcia, along with Chris “Ridge Pounder” Gill, Seth Morris, and Janis…
Oct 29, 2018·2h 7m
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Ep. 139: X Marks the spot
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Eric Siegfried, Matt Seidel, and Zach Sandau of OnX, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed…
Oct 22, 2018·1h 49m
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Ep 138: The Life and Times of a Squirrel Man
Steven Rinella talks with Parker Hall, Chris "Ridge Pounder" Gill, Seth Morris, Michael Lindemuth, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed…
Oct 15, 2018·2h 27m
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Ep. 137: Bulls, Bucks, and Pre-Chewed Meat
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Kurt Racicot of Stone Glacier, Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects…
Oct 8, 2018·1h 24m
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Locked Out
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt, Eric Siegfried and Lisa Nichols of OnX, Joel Webster of the Theodore Roosevelt…
Oct 1, 2018·1h 39m
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Ep. 135: Titillation
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew, along with Chris "Ridge Pounder" Gill, Loren Moulton, Seth Morris, and Kelsey…
Sep 25, 2018·2h 22m
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Ep. 134: An Object and Its Shadow
Anchorage, AK- Steven Rinella talks with his brother Danny Rinella, Army veteran Levi Meyer, Chris "Ridge Pounder" Gill, along with Dirt Myth and Janis Putelis…
Sep 17, 2018·2h 40m
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Ep. 133: You're a cool dude, Buck.
Anchorage, AK - Steven Rinella talks with Alaska Master Guide Buck Bowden, along with his brother Danny Rinella, Chris "Ridgepounder" Gill, Dirt Myth, and…
Sep 10, 2018·2h 24m
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Ep. 132: Sheep on the Mountain
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Gray Thornton, Garrett Long, and Clay Brewer of the Wild Sheep Foundation, along with Scott Peckham of the Confederated…
Sep 3, 2018·2h 15m
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Ep. 131: Calling Elk
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Jason Phelps of Phelps Game Calls, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: rippin' bugles…
Aug 28, 2018·1h 32m
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Ep. 130: Packing Gear
Steven Rinella talks with Kurt Racicot of Stone Glacier, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: the unique nature of Alaskan…
Aug 20, 2018·2h 21m
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Ep. 129: Live from Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN- Steven Rinella talks with the outdoor writer Patrick Durkin, along with First Lite's Ryan Callaghan, Mark Boardman of Vortex Optics, and Janis…
Aug 14, 2018·2h 1m
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Ep. 128: Outdoor Media
Minneapolis, MN- Steven Rinella talks with Mitch Petrie of the Outdoor Sportsman Group, along with Ryan Callaghan of First Lite, and Janis Putelis of the…
Aug 6, 2018·2h 1m
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Ep. 127: Grays Harbor
Grays Harbor, WA- Steven Rinella talks with the pizza magnate Jimmy Doran, Tony Colagrossi, and Tommy Eidson, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew…
Jul 30, 2018·1h 59m
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Ep. 126: Wild Horses
Tempe, AZ- Steven Rinella talks with Wild Horse and Burro Coordinator Dr. Tolani Francisco, along with wildlife ecologist Dr. Karl Malcolm, and Janis Putelis…
Jul 23, 2018·2h 22m
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Ep. 125: Live from Tempe
Tempe, AZ- Steven Rinella talks with his big brother Matt Rinella, Dr. Karl Malcolm, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: Neanderthal…
Jul 16, 2018·1h 52m
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Ep. 124: Live from Columbus
Columbus, OH- Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt, along with the world's greatest small game hunter Kevin Murphy, Ryan Callaghan, and Janis…
Jul 9, 2018·1h 38m
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Ep. 123: The Sportsmen's Alliance
Columbus, OH- Steven Rinella talks with Evan Heusinkveld, Brian Lynn, and Sean Curran of the Sportsmen's Alliance, along with Ryan Callaghan, Kevin Murphy, and…
Jul 2, 2018·2h 12m
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Ep. 122: Live from Denver
Denver, CO: Steven Rinella talks with Ryan Callaghan and Cody Lujan, along with Brody Henderson and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed…
Jun 26, 2018·1h 52m
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Ep. 121: A Man of the Law
Eagle, CO: Steven Rinella talks with game warden Bill Andree, along with Brody Henderson and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: a man of…
Jun 18, 2018·2h 1m
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Ep. 120: Adaptive Hunting and Fishing
Bozeman, MT: Steven Rinella talks with adaptive hunter and angler Chris Clasby; along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: adaptive…
Jun 11, 2018·1h 16m
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Ep. 119: Walking the Edge
Bozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with historian and religious scholar Bracy V. Hill, along with Michelle Jorgensen and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew…
Jun 4, 2018·2h 7m