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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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United States

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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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@meateaterTV

Language:

English


Episodes
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Ep. 739: Sunday Hunting and Sage Grouse | MeatEater Radio Live!

7/25/2025
Hosts Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Corinne Schneider chat Seth and Corinne's return from Africa, talk with Pennsylvania BHA's Adam Eckley about the recent lift on PA's Sunday hunting ban, run through a bucket list hunt Top 3, discuss all things sage grouse with Ted Koch of North American Grouse Partnership, and have YOU choose the winner of a fishy Hot Tip-off. Watch the live stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel. Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:23:10

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Introducing: Back 40

7/23/2025
Back 40 dives deep into the world of whitetails, one burning question at a time. In each episode, host Jake Hofer sits down with multiple seasoned whitetail experts to tackle a whitetail conundrum facing hunters today. From controversial tactics to evolving strategies and mindset-shifting opinions, this is where perspectives collide. Whether you're managing your first forty acres or hunting whitetails in the big woods, the Back 40 podcast delivers real-world insight, straight from the minds of those who live it. One question. Eight answers. Endless insights. Connect with Jake Hofer and MeatEater MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:01:51

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Ep. 734: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXIV

7/23/2025
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Tate Morgan, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Alyssa Smith, and Logan Dove. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and YouTube Clips Subscribe to MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Trivia Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:56

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Ep. 737: A Life Changing Hunting Experience in Africa

7/21/2025
Steven Rinella talks with Morgan Potter, George Dodds, Seth Morris, and Garrett "Dirt Myth" Smith. Topics Discussed: Watching a new moon get full; last chance to get a raffle ticket for the TRCP turkey hunt with Steve and Janis; how African game animals just taste better; slow moving puff adders and truck-denting black mambas; tons of antelope species; burning to open up the landscape; the terrible tsetse fly and sleeping sickness; the magic of trackers; the honey guys; how wearing military style camouflage is illegal in Tanzania; how wealth is stored as livestock; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:47:26

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Ep. 731: Work, Workouts, and Worms | MeatEater Radio Live!

7/18/2025
Hosts Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, and Cory Calkins have one last dispatch before Janis' big race in the Crazy Mountain 100, chat with habitat manager Jared Van Hees about his work in Michigan, discuss the fitness it takes to be a hunter, talk with Ashley Morgan-Olvera of the Texas Invasive Species Institute about all things worms, and peruse the MeatEater Menu. Watch the live stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel. Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:15:15

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Ep. 735: Dispatches from Africa - Skinnin’ For A Livin’

7/17/2025
Steven Rinella talks with the Senior Skinner of Robin Hurt Safaris. Topics Discussed: Being in the skinning business for over 35 years; thick and thin hides; a highly skilled trade; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:17:15

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Ep. 734: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXIII

7/16/2025
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Maggie Hudlow, Cory Calkins, and Nate Mason. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and YouTube Clips Subscribe to MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Trivia Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:52

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Ep. 733: Dispatches from Africa - Anti-Poaching With A Side Of Black Mamba

7/15/2025
Steven Rinella talks with Joash Vomo, Executive Director of the Robin Hurt Wildlife Foundation and Anti-Poaching & Community Coordinator. Topics Discussed: Buy a raffle ticket for the chance to win TRCP’s annual turkey hunt with Steve and Jani; subsistence poaching vs. selling poached game meat on the black market; snares big enough to catch a cape buffalo; homemade muzzle loaders; the punishment for poaching a giraffe, Tanzania’s national animal; how a poacher becomes an anti-poacher; community-based conservation; patrolling waterways; how black mambas can stand on their tales, chase cars, and kill you in a matter of minutes; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:23:22

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Ep. 732: Predator Management, California Style

7/14/2025
Steven Rinella talks with BHA's Western Policy and Conservation Manager Devin O'Dea, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics Discussed: Steve gets the short end of the stick with a wafer cone, twice; a hot tip on using hydrogen peroxide to remove blood from fabric; an organic mass; subscribe to The MeatEater Kids Podcast feed to catch our fresh drop of Season 3; a crawfish Oedipus complex drama; mountain lions killing six times more deer because black bears steal their; the highest density concentration of bears in the world; more bear-human conflict; how the Humane Society of the US shockingly has police powers; California's screwy laws against hunting bears and the effort to fight them; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:54:43

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Ep. 731: East Coast Fishing and Killing Oaks | MeatEater Radio Live!

7/11/2025
Hosts Spencer Neuharth, Ryan Callaghan, and Mark Kenyon discuss Cal and Mark's recent trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in addition to some recent outdoor legislation, play a round of 1-Minute Fishing with Bradley Pooler (@FindAndFish), wish they could spin that giant wheel in a game of MeatEater Price Is Right, and find out what article of clothing Cal will share with the class in MeatEater Show-and-Tell. Watch the live stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel. Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:11:18

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Ep. 730: Dispatches from Africa - So You Wanna Be A Professional Hunter?

7/10/2025
Steven Rinella talks with Apprentice Professional Hunter George Dodds. Topics Discussed: Ginormous termite mounds; growing up on a ranch in Kenya; how elephants hate bees; the resident lions and leopards; Kenya's 1977 ban on hunting; 250-pound Nile Perch; the misery that tsetse flies unleash; the fashion combo of shorts and cute gaiters; what it takes to become a Professional Hunter in Tanzania; harvesting honey on the Luganzo Tongwe Game Reserve; eating Steve's Cape Buffalo; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:18:44

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Ep. 729: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXII

7/9/2025
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Sarah Delany, and Max Barta. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and YouTube Clips Subscribe to MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Trivia Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:45:48

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Ep. 728: Dispatches from Africa - Tracking Dangerous Game

7/8/2025
Steven Rinella talks with Senior Tracker Eliamani Marugwe. Topics Discussed: How to read signs on the ground; how to tell whether a track is old or new; sneaking up on game; poaching as a child and hunting cape buffalo with poison arrows; lighting restorative bush fires; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:17:46

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Ep. 727: Backpack Hunting for Alaskan Black Bears

7/7/2025
Steven Rinella talks with Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours, Rick Smith, Seth Morris, Austin "Chilly" Chleborad, and Conrad Piper-Ruth. Topics Discussed: Chilly’s a rifle man; all of Rick’s nature filming credentials; flipping your day because darkness never comes; getting sticky at night; don’t drink the till; how the Fiirst Lite Brooks Down Vest packs to the size of a man’s scro; training dogs to hunt morels; Evan Felker’s cool cowboy guitar; Evan performs "The Red River" by the Turnpike Troubadours; and Season 3 of our Kids podcast is out, so subscribe to the feed and listen, thanks! Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:34

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Ep. 726: East Coast Fishing and Killing Oaks | MeatEater Radio Live!

7/4/2025
Hosts Janis Putelis, Spencer Neuharth, and Austin "Chilly" Chleborad discuss the outdoor win in Pennsylvania and Jani's upcoming 100 mile run, chat with Tony Jackson about the bite in NC, play another round of Fake News, and talk with Jacob Hernandez and Bo Hendrickson of the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program about the oak work they're doing on Jani's Wisconsin property. Watch the live stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel. Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:17:58

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Ep. 725: Dispatches from Africa - Steve's in Tanzania!

7/3/2025
Steven Rinella talks with Morgan Potter, preparing for their hunting expedition in the remote Luganzo Tongue Game Reserve. Topics Discussed: Tanzania's land management system; how regulated hunting in Game Reserves directly contributes to wildlife conservation and local communities; review their day of hunting; pursuing Cape Buffalo bulls; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:28:30

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Ep. 724: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXI

7/2/2025
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Cory Calkins, Nate Mason, and Tressa Croaker. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and YouTube Clips Subscribe to MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Trivia Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:39:23

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Ep. 723: Dangerous Game

6/30/2025
Steven Rinella talks with Morgan Potter, Seth Morris, Austin "Chilly" Chleborad, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics Discussed: An Australian’s blatant refusal to perform the American accent; the book “Thunder Without Rain”; how Steve really wants to get charged by a Cape buffalo in Tanzania; the full year of the Roosevelt Safari; Chilly’s New Zealand tar hunt; when you don’t notice that a gator’s bitten your arm; a man-eating croc; shooting 'em in the smile; when the perfect shot is through the shoulder bone; surviving a black mamba bite; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:37:41

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Ep. 722: All Hands for Public Lands! (Part Deux: Redux) | MeatEater Radio Live!

6/27/2025
Hosts Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Cory Calkins catch up with former Vermont forester and owner of Greenfire Enterprises, Michael Snyder, to chat logging and deer management, throwback to favorite memories on our public lands, get a roundtable fishing report, hold the inaugural MeatEater Pond Punch-out in a competition between Seth and Cory, and pick the winner of the Moultrie trail cam photo contest. Watch the live stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel. Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:02:41

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Ep. 721: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXX

6/25/2025
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Janis Putelis, Seth Morris, Maggie Smith, Cory Calkins, and Roman Schnobrich. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and YouTube Clips Subscribe to MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Trivia Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:42:50