The MeatEater Podcast

Steven Rinella talks with Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke.

Topics discussed: Being red, white, and blue; from the military to politics; the fight for public lands; migration corridors; the Roadless Rule; delisting grizzlies; and more.

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Hosts Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, and Jordan Sillars talk with Mike Kautz of American Prairie about a recent land access victory, throwback to whitetails of their past, chat with Tyler Freel of the Tundra Talk Podcast about cartridge choice when hunting big game, and share their dream whitetail hunts.

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Steven Rinella talks with Cornell University student Aaron Chin. 

Topics discussed: Skinning and butchering a black bear in the communal kitchen of your college residential hall; putting in the work to scout smart; when your first big game animal is a black bear on public land in New York State; lots of consideration and a careful clean up job; getting support from the Cornell University community; good 'ole American elbow gre...

Steven Rinella talks with Benji Backer, Ryan Callaghan, and Randall Williams.

Topics discussed: How wilderness is (or should be) non-partisan; pulling a B&E at Doug’s place; the latest anti-hunting crusade over Florida’s bear hunt; knocking on doors for candidates at age 10 and starting a PAC at 18; becoming disillusioned and starting Nature Is Nonpartisan; what we define as a conservation “win”; politic...

Hosts Spencer Neuharth, Randall Williams, and Max Barta talk with taxidermy historian Brant MacDuff, throw a Hot Tip-Off, discuss the 2010 documentary Elephant in the Living Room for the MeatEater Movie Club, and dig into the 2025 Sasquatch Calling contest with organizers Cheryl Putorti and Paul Bartholomew.

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Steven Rinella talks with Mark Ruder, Michael Chamberlain, and Ryan Callaghan. 

Topics discussed: The premier of MeatEater Sheds; back to the 101 of what CWD is and the myths surrounding it; it’s just not a hoax; the slow, cryptic nature of the disease; are we still going to be able to grow old, big deer?; how there's no test for live deer; filling up space in the brain stem; high prevalence rates; how the skeptical...

Hosts Brody Henderson, Ryan Callaghan, and Randall Williams talk with Brian DeBolt from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department about a series of cascading roadkill incidents in the state, get a wide ranging Rut Report from the elk woods, chat with Conservation Land Foundation CEO Chris Hill about the consequences of a Roadless Rule rescission, stew in some harsh truths about hunting, and get a sneak peek a...

Steven Rinella talks with author Wright Thompson.

Topics discussed: Grab a copy of Wright's book, The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi; the history of a patch of ground; the Mississippi Delta as manmade land; the murder of Emmett Till; cotton; the sharecropper system; always referring to "The War"; what it means to be Southern; the connection between Chicago and Mississippi; learning history to know it;...

Hosts Spencer Neuharth, Ryan Callaghan, and Seth Morris speak with competitive birder Owen Reiser, talk gear in preparation for the fall season, soak in nostalgia for Throwback Thursday, and chat with Kip Adams of the National Deer Association about all things EHD.

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Steven Rinella talks with author Nathalia Holt, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Nathalia's new book, "The Beast In The Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda" is out!; get presale tickets for MeatEater's Christmas Tour 2025 starting 9/22; the epitome of the bear to find; Roosevelt as a good dad; an expedition to China by foot in an area of no roads...

Hosts Randall Williams, Ryan Callaghan, and Seth Morris talk with Mark Kenyon about the Roadless Rule rollback, find out which pair of underwear Cal brings to Show-and-Tell, throw a listener submitted Hot Tip-Off, chat with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Ben Batten about their conservation work in the Mississippi Basin, and choose a winner of the Moultrie Trail Cam Contest.

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Steven Rinella talks with Randy Brown.

Topics discussed: Steve and Randall's latest audiobook is available for presale; MeatEater's Tailgate Tour is back!; our favorite First Lite Navigator Hoody; sprouting weed out of dog shit on a roof; digging in other peoples' gut piles; what do harvest off a bear; frying caribou tongue; hunting wolves; Tolkien people; the biggest lesson; and more. 

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Hosts Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, and Brody Henderson recap Janis and Brody's trip to the fish shack, chat about Randall and Steve's latest audiobook project, The Buffalo Hunters, talk with Rich Froning about his new podcast, In Pursuit, go over their top 3 sounds to hear in the woods, and dive deep with guest Parker Hall on feral hogs in Florida. Brought to you in part by MTN Ops.

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