The MeatEater Podcast

The MeatEater Podcast

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.

Episodes

July 10, 2025 • 18 mins

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 Tong...

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Sarah Delany, and Max Barta.

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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.

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Steven Rinella talks with Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours, Rick SmithSeth 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...

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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.

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Steven Rinella talks with Professional Hunter Morgan Potter of Robin Hurt Safaris on Day 1 in the Luganzo Tongwe Game Reserve.

Topics Discussed: Tanzania's land management system; how regulated hunting in Game Reserves directly contributes to wildlife conservation and local communities; pursuing Cape Buffalo bulls; and more.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Cory Calkins, Nate Mason, and Tressa Croaker.

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June 30, 2025 • 97 mins

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 do...

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Hosts Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Cory Calkins catch up with former Vermont Forest, Parks, and Recreation Commissioner 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 ...

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody HendersonJanis Putelis, Seth Morris, Maggie Smith, Cory Calkins, and Roman Schnobrich.

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Steven Rinella talks with Will Primos, Ryan Callaghan, Cory Calkins, Randall WilliamsPhil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics Discussed: Taking a swig of pickled castor; turkey strategy and the turkey you can't seem to kill; how you keep fish nice; sharp breasted vs. round breasted; etiquette on tipping hunting and fishing guides; Will Primos' Purdey shotguns are up for auction to benefit conservation; Will'...

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Hosts Randall Williams, Janis Putelis, and Cory Calkins field your questions in this pre-recorded show with some help from special guests Jason Phelps, Chester Floyd, Rich Froning, Tyler Jones, and Jordan Budd.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Janis Putelis, Max Barta, Alec Zimmer, and Sarah Delany.

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Steven Rinella talks with Danny Thompson, Jeremy Smith, Tony Peterson, Brody Henderson, Seth MorrisPhil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics Discussed: Getting stung by a lion fish; collared doves; backing in; debating live sonar; the future of using tech in fishing; and more. 

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Hosts Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Cory Calkins chat with Danny Bolton about off-roading in Hawaii, throwback to some memorable times had in f*cked up old trucks, reminisce about Father's Days of the past, and meet Captain Josh Miller and his one-of-a-kind co-captain.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Janis Putelis, Reva Hansen, Collin Fopma, and Alyssa Smith.

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Steven Rinella talks with Lake Pickle, Kate Lospinoso, Maggie HudlowPhil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics Discussed: "Old" young trapper Kate; Lake Pickle’s new podcast, "Backwood's University," is out now on our network; Maggie's article on Why You Should Consider a Mutt as Your Next Hunting Dog; poaching turkey in a cemetery; buying someone else’s taxidermy; the origin of Lake’s name and fishing...

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Hosts Spencer Neuharth, Janis Putelis, and Randall Williams recap Jani’s bear hunt and Randall’s turkey hunt, chat with Owen Bachhuber about Project RattleCam, review the modern slapstick hit Hundreds of Beavers, throw a fishy Hot Tip Off, and are rejoined by Kristine Fischer for some 1-Minute Fishing redemption.

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Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Tressa Croaker, Hanzi Deschermeier, and Logan Dove.

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Steven Rinella talks with Matt James, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Randall WilliamsPhil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: The ascendancy of Dr. Steve, PhD.; are dire wolves back?; cracked robin eggs; our book Catch A Crayfish, Count the Stars is out now in paperback; alligators killing people; skull morphology; similarities between grey wolves and dire wolves; how similar a carrot is to a human...

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