Ep. 694: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXI

Summary

Episode Summary: The MeatEater Podcast – Ep. 693: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXI

Release Date: April 23, 2025

In Episode 693 of The MeatEater Podcast, titled "Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXI," host Spencer Newhart brings a lively and engaging twist to the show with a special edition of MeatEater Trivia. This episode transforms the podcast into a dynamic game show, featuring Spencer alongside beloved guests Clay, Mark Giannis, Randall Brody, Brent, and Tressa. The competition spans 10 rounds, each delving into the core verticals of hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. The stakes are high, with $500 donated by MeatEater to the conservation organization of the winner's choice.

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Introduction and Setup [00:00 – 00:38]

Spencer kicks off the episode with enthusiasm, introducing Spencer Newhart as the host and outlining the trivia format. The participants are briefed on the four verticals—hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking—and the grand prize, emphasizing MeatEater’s commitment to conservation.

Spencer Newhart [00:00]: "Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins."

Behind the Scenes and Banter [00:38 – 07:04]

The initial minutes are filled with light-hearted banter among the guests. They share anecdotes about their time in Bozeman, discussing activities like sledding and handling unexpected snowfalls.

Mark Giannis [00:46]: "Man, we've been doing lots of stuff. Meat eater roast, meat eater experiments."

A playful tension arises when discussing a MeatEater roast, hinting at past rivalries and camaraderie.

Spencer Newhart [02:01]: "Because we did a meat eater roast. Jani said that we can reveal the ingredient."

Trivia Rounds Highlight

Round 1: Hunting – Gunstock Wood [07:22 – 09:05]

The first question dives into hunting, challenging participants on the best wood for gunstocks as per a 2013 NRA article. The consensus gravitates towards walnut, with all but Brody affirming it.

Spencer Newhart [09:05]: "Walnut is the favorite of gun makers because of its durability, color, and grain pattern."

Notable Quote:

Mark Giannis [08:19]: "I’ve already written down an answer. Do you mind if I slip out and just grab my coffee cup?"

Round 2: Conservation – Dinosaur National Monument [09:37 – 11:33]

Participants are asked to name one of the two states housing Dinosaur National Monument. Most correctly identify Colorado and Utah, showcasing their knowledge in conservation.

Spencer Newhart [11:33]: "About 80% of Dinosaur National Monument’s 200,000 acres are in Colorado."

Round 3: Woodsmanship – Plant Disease [11:45 – 14:53]

The challenge shifts to botany with a definition requiring recognition of a plant disease characterized by lesions and withering. Blight emerges as the correct answer, with Randall Brody confidently nailing it.

Spencer Newhart [14:53]: "The correct answer is blight."

Round 4: Fishing – Spinning Lure Brands [16:00 – 19:03]

A trivia question about fishing lure brands tests the participants’ brand recognition. Despite the complexity of the clue—a brand combining a type of cat and a man's name—the correct answer, Panther Martin Spinner, is revealed, highlighting the depth of their fishing knowledge.

Spencer Newhart [19:03]: "Panther Martin was founded in 1958 and has sold over 125 million lures since then."

Round 5: Cooking – Butterflying a Bird [19:53 – 23:33]

The cooking segment challenges contestants to define the culinary technique of butterflying a bird. The term spatchcock is correctly identified by most, demonstrating their adeptness in wild cooking methods.

Spencer Newhart [22:58]: "Spatchcocking is done to make a bird cook more evenly."

Round 6: Hunting – Sitcom Reference [26:00 – 30:54]

A question intertwines pop culture with hunting, referencing a sitcom episode where a character intentionally misses a buck. “That '70s Show” is identified as the correct sitcom, blending humor with hunting trivia.

Spencer Newhart [30:25]: "The correct answer is That '70s Show."

Round 7: Cooking – Native Fruit [31:17 – 35:38]

Participants identify the muscadine grape, known as the grape of the South, used in making jelly and wine. Clay secures the correct answer, emphasizing his expertise in wild foraging and cooking.

Spencer Newhart [33:14]: "The correct answer is muscadine."

Round 8: Fishing – Tributary Question [35:38 – 37:09]

A geography-based fishing question asks about the main river to which the Tennessee, Kentucky, and Cumberland rivers are tributaries. The correct answer, Ohio River, is swiftly acknowledged by all except Brent.

Spencer Newhart [37:09]: "The correct answer is the Ohio River."

Round 9: Conservation – Tragedy of the Commons [37:30 – 39:34]

A theoretical question probes understanding of environmental economics, specifically the Tragedy of the Commons. Randall Brody answers correctly, reinforcing his dominance in the game.

Spencer Newhart [39:08]: "The correct answer is tragedy of the commons."

Round 10: Woodsmanship – Toxic Plant [40:29 – 43:36]

The final question tests botanical prowess with a query about the most toxic plant in North America. Despite the challenge, none correctly identify hemlock, concluding the trivia segment.

Spencer Newhart [43:01]: "The correct answer is hemlock."

Key Interactions and Highlights

Throughout the trivia, the episode is peppered with humorous exchanges and friendly ribbing. Participants exhibit camaraderie and competitive spirit, making the episode both informative and entertaining.

Notable Moment:

Randall Brody [42:43]: "A paralysis-inducing plant, hemlock is no joke."

The banter around responses, such as Mark Giannis’s playful accusations and Clay’s storytelling flair, add depth and personality to the episode.

Outcome and Conclusion [43:36 – 45:32]

As the trivia concludes, Randall Brody emerges triumphant with nine correct answers, narrowly missing a perfect score. He earns the right to have MeatEater donate $500 to his chosen conservation organization, the Gunnison Wildlife Association.

Clay [43:58]: "I'd like to donate my $500 to the Gunnison Wildlife Association."

Spencer wraps up the episode by praising Randall’s expertise and teasing future trivia episodes, ensuring listeners are hooked for upcoming challenges.

Spencer Newhart [45:32]: "Visit us next week for more Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins."

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Spencer Newhart [00:00]: "Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins."

• Mark Giannis [00:46]: "Man, we've been doing lots of stuff. Meat eater roast, meat eater experiments."

• Spencer Newhart [09:05]: "Walnut is the favorite of gun makers because of its durability, color, and grain pattern."

• Spencer Newhart [14:53]: "The correct answer is blight."

• Spencer Newhart [19:03]: "Panther Martin was founded in 1958 and has sold over 125 million lures since then."

• Spencer Newhart [22:58]: "Spatchcocking is done to make a bird cook more evenly."

• Spencer Newhart [30:25]: "The correct answer is That '70s Show."

• Spencer Newhart [37:09]: "The correct answer is the Ohio River."

• Spencer Newhart [39:08]: "The correct answer is tragedy of the commons."

• Spencer Newhart [43:01]: "The correct answer is hemlock."

• Clay [43:58]: "I'd like to donate my $500 to the Gunnison Wildlife Association."

• Spencer Newhart [45:32]: "Visit us next week for more Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins."

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Conclusion

Episode 693 of The MeatEater Podcast masterfully blends education with entertainment, offering listeners a captivating journey through trivia that spans hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. The interactive format, coupled with the hosts' and guests' engaging personalities, makes this episode a standout. With Randall Brody's impressive performance leading to a charitable donation, the episode not only entertains but also reinforces MeatEater’s dedication to conservation efforts.

For those passionate about the outdoors and eager to test their knowledge, this episode serves as both a fun competition and a testament to the community’s commitment to preserving nature.

Transcript

[Spencer Newhart]

Foreign welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newarth. And today we're joined by Clay, Mark Giannis, Randall Brody, Brent and Tressa. This is a 10 round quiz show with questions from meat eaters. Four verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. And there is a prize in. Meat eater will donate $500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing. The no stats IFAQS are housekeeping this week because we've got some of my favorite people in the studio today.

[Clay]

Thank you.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, we never get to talk to them. Besides Randall, Clay, Mark, Brent, welcome to the show. What are you boys doing in Bozeman this week?

[Mark Giannis]

Man, we've been doing lots of stuff. Meat eater roast, meat eater experiments.

[Randall Brody]

Radio live.

[Mark Giannis]

Radio live. It has been a whirlwind.

[Brent]

You guys frolic in the snow together.

[Mark Giannis]

Man.

[Clay]

I told Clay sledding.

[Mark Giannis]

It started snowing the other night. I'm like, bro, we ain't got any milk. We ain't got any bread. We'll be dead before.

[Spencer Newhart]

Did you look at the weather before you came to Montana?

[Mark Giannis]

Yes.

[Spencer Newhart]

You had to. Do you have enough clothes?

[Mark Giannis]

Oh, yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Mark Giannis]

Yeah.

[Tressa]

If you happen to be at Rose Hours, our local grocery store, that evening it starts snowing. Brett and Clay were in there just filling up grocery carts full of food, Frantic.

[Mark Giannis]

It's bread and milk. All you have to have is bread and mil.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, just those two things.

[Brody Henderson]

I was pushing the cart. Brent was getting this stuff, what he calls light bread.

[Spencer Newhart]

What is light bread?

[Brody Henderson]

Light bread.

[Mark Giannis]

Light bread. It's.

[Tressa]

What is light white bread.

[Clay]

White bread.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's not the bread.

[Brody Henderson]

He hadn't got the memo yet.

[Brent]

Are you guys mad at each other? You're sitting awful far apart.

[Brody Henderson]

I love this guy.

[Randall Brody]

Things. Things were tense yesterday between those two.

[Mark Giannis]

It was.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah, it was.

[Mark Giannis]

Oh, yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

Because we did a meat eater roast. Jani said that we can reveal the ingredient. Think this was kind of mean to you. Arkansas. Oklahoma boys. What was the ingredient?

[Brody Henderson]

Oklahoma.

[Mark Giannis]

Oklahoma.

[Brody Henderson]

My grandmother was from Oklahoma.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, see, same thing.

[Clay]

He's going back the family tree.

[Spencer Newhart]

I thought Brent claimed some Oklahoma roots. No, never, sir. Okay. I thought. I thought some point.

[Brody Henderson]

Oklahoma is one of my favorite states, though, besides Arkansas.

[Mark Giannis]

I love Oklahoma, but I ain't.

[Spencer Newhart]

We'll scrub that part. What?

[Brody Henderson]

What revealed the meat? It was Halit. Which.

[Clay]

Which.

[Mark Giannis]

And I'm like, what the hell is that?

[Brody Henderson]

This man right here is a commercial fisherman.

[Spencer Newhart]

Huh?

[Brody Henderson]

I mean, like a licensed commercial fisherman. So he knows how to handle fish?

[Spencer Newhart]

Yep.

[Brody Henderson]

I. I Love halibut. It's actually my favorite fish. So I didn't feel totally caught off guard. I mean, I'm not saying I'm good at it or Brent's. Well, Brent's good at frying fish.

[Mark Giannis]

Well, I'll tell you what the deal was. The only. What was crazy is the only time I ever have eaten halibut was at his house. Oh, one time.

[Spencer Newhart]

Who cooked it, though?

[Mark Giannis]

Clay did.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, okay. Clay.

[Randall Brody]

Did he do better that time?

[Mark Giannis]

Oh, yeah, it was great.

[Randall Brody]

Okay.

[Mark Giannis]

Yeah, it was good.

[Spencer Newhart]

And I heard there was a rule. A rule I disagree with. Yeah, what was that rule?

[Brent]

Yanni's giving away the whole show now.

[Spencer Newhart]

Well, listen, I'm.

[Tressa]

That's fine.

[Spencer Newhart]

I want to watch this after I've heard all this information. So what was the one rule?

[Mark Giannis]

We couldn't deep fry it.

[Spencer Newhart]

Couldn't deep fry? Is that what you two would have done?

[Brody Henderson]

No.

[Mark Giannis]

Yes, Brent.

[Tressa]

Yes, cl.

[Brody Henderson]

I need a pan fried and butter.

[Spencer Newhart]

Just.

[Mark Giannis]

Just that thing would have come out there, look like it come from.

[Tressa]

What was very interesting and quite serendipitous is that I invited Randy Newberg to be one of our judges.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Tressa]

And as we started the show, within the first minute, he proclaimed himself a halibut snob.

[Mark Giannis]

Oh, no pressure.

[Spencer Newhart]

Wow. Yeah. And so the other judge was Marcus. Marcus, say something nice about each of their dishes without, like, saying who the winner was. Oh, man.

[Randall Brody]

I gotta think hard on that one, though. I would say that Brent had a very surprisingly tasty side dish, pretty simple, which has a nice twist on sweet potato something.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, all right. And say something nice about Clay.

[Randall Brody]

It's gonna be hard to talk about. He tried hard, but he had a great jalapeno infused corn bread dish of sorts.

[Spencer Newhart]

Wow.

[Brody Henderson]

That we called a hush puppy brother.

[Randall Brody]

I'm trying to keep things mysterious. Still not giving way too much.

[Brody Henderson]

Okay, I gotcha. I got you.

[Clay]

Phil, can we cut that?

[Tressa]

No time.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yanni, when's that episode coming out? Like a month?

[Tressa]

No idea.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay. No idea.

[Mark Giannis]

Whatever.

[Spencer Newhart]

Just watch the YouTube channel. Yeah, you boys were busy this week. You know, at espn, if you're like. If you were Nicola Jokic won the MVP and NBA championship and you went to Bristol, Connecticut, you'd be on their 7:00am show, then their 9:00am show,. Then their noon o'clock show, then their 8:00pm show. That's called going through the car wash. We've put you through. We put you three through the car wash this week at Meat Eater.

[Brody Henderson]

It's been great.

[Spencer Newhart]

Coming out cleaner than ever.

[Mark Giannis]

And we're judging A roast as soon as this is over.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay. And Yanni showed up with blood on his hands from gathering and ingredients.

[Tressa]

We have fresh meat.

[Clay]

A secret ingredient.

[Spencer Newhart]

Tell us what it is. No one in here is competing.

[Tressa]

Cottontail rabbit.

[Spencer Newhart]

Cottontail rabbit.

[Mark Giannis]

Bum, bum, bum.

[Tressa]

But we're also going to the main. See we had a plan B because I've been trying to have this thing with fresh rabbits and I'll probably revisit this when somehow I figure out how to get fresh rabbits consistently. Today I ended up with one that's extremely fresh. But our plan B was that Clay brought squirrels from Arkansas.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh. Flew with him on it. Which I did. Okay.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah, I brought squirrels.

[Spencer Newhart]

What are they cooking with squirrel or rabbit?

[Tressa]

So was I not.

[Clay]

Was that in your check or carrying?

[Tressa]

No, no, you're fine.

[Brody Henderson]

Okay.

[Tressa]

I just didn't understand why you had to say like reiterate that. Were you Clay splaining.

[Mark Giannis]

That is a lexicon.

[Randall Brody]

So glad you mentioned that on a podcast. That will become a thing now.

[Tressa]

So now plan A has become Clay squirrels. That will be the main protein and then I'm going to use a single rabbit and some sort of a bonus.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, bonus feature. That'll be a fun one.

[Tressa]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

So we. We put you boys through the car.

[Mark Giannis]

Wash about an hour to get that done yesterday.

[Tressa]

We're going to give them a little more time today since squirrels can take a. Take a bit, you know, to tender those squirrels.

[Spencer Newhart]

I've already said. I've already sent an email yesterday to the meat eater suits and I said we need to get these three boys and the. Our out of towners in the. In the office more because we can do a lot of fun content with them. So we're going to get you boys back this summer.

[Mark Giannis]

Thanks a lot.

[Spencer Newhart]

Maybe. Maybe you didn't want that invite. No, absolutely. Now you.

[Mark Giannis]

It's cool. We're up here and Tress is taking me fishing.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, okay.

[Mark Giannis]

She just got told about it.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, there you go. That's it. Appreciate the invite to. To Brent Tressa. And next time here I'm going to do the same thing. Mark, you're going to host Meat Eater Trivia and I'll host a wire to hunt. How about we do a home and home.

[Randall Brody]

I like that idea.

[Spencer Newhart]

Do that.

[Randall Brody]

I love that idea.

[Clay]

You want to write a book?

[Spencer Newhart]

No, you stay over there. All right, let's get on with the game of Trivia. The Shelby index for today is a three, so our winner should get six correct answers. And with that, we're on to the game of Trivia Play the drop, Phil.

[Mark Giannis]

Look, I need to know what I stand to win.

[Spencer Newhart]

Everything. How's that?

[Mark Giannis]

Just tend to win everything.

[Spencer Newhart]

You got that down, Brent.

[Brody Henderson]

Game on, suckers.

[Spencer Newhart]

Question 1. The topic is hunting. This first great question is via Hunter Hobsden. And as always, the first question will be multiple choice. A 2013 NRA article declares this type of wood the best and king of gunstocks. A 2013 NRA article declares this type of wood is the best and king of gunstocks. Those are words that you're going to.

[Phil]

Give the multiple choice directly used.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah. Your options are birch, walnut, maple, and ash.

[Tressa]

I've already written down an answer. Do you mind if I slip out and just grab my coffee cup?

[Brody Henderson]

Are you gonna call somebody?

[Clay]

Let's leave your phone here.

[Tressa]

My phone is out there. I left it out there. I might have to go take a. Yeah, please.

[Spencer Newhart]

2013 NRA article declares this type of wood is the best and king of gun stocks. Birch, walnut, maple or ash. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Mark saying walnut. Giannis, Walnut. Tressa. Walnut.

[Tressa]

Brody.

[Spencer Newhart]

Everybody says walnut except Brody. Brody says maple. The correct answer is walnut.

[Brody Henderson]

Wow.

[Spencer Newhart]

Start for Brody Henderson. Walnut is the favorite of gun makers because of its durability, color and grain pattern. One custom stock maker says it so popular because despite it being a hardwood, it's easy to saw through and work with. In James how's 1941, the modern gunsmith Book, he states, quote, the forests of the whole earth have paraded their finest growths, only to have it firmly demonstrated that walnut is the king of them all. Question 2.

[Brody Henderson]

They're walnuts. Montana.

[Brent]

I like plastic myself.

[Spencer Newhart]

Does anybody have a walnut aesthetic?

[Clay]

Man, no.

[Brody Henderson]

I've got a lot of walnut trees on my. My property.

[Tressa]

Oh, you do?

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah.

[Tressa]

You chop any money makers?

[Brody Henderson]

Well, I think they need a little bit more, but they're black.

[Spencer Newhart]

Is the money maker right? That's the one people we care about up Missouri.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah.

[Mark Giannis]

That's big walnut in stock country.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah. Question cut one down one day.

[Spencer Newhart]

Question two. The topic is conservation. Name one of the two states that's home to Dinosaur National Monument. Name one of the two states that's home to Dinosaur National Monument. That national monument goes into two states. You need to name one of them. Brent, do you know where Dinosaur National Monument is?

[Mark Giannis]

No.

[Brent]

Doesn't look like clay does.

[Spencer Newhart]

Based on what? Brody?

[Clay]

They're just writing flat on the table is an innovation.

[Brody Henderson]

Well, I'm gonna use this. I'm gonna take this out.

[Spencer Newhart]

Erase it. You want. You want to cheat or Clay. Take this opportunity to remind Brody that you have a one point lead on him right now.

[Brody Henderson]

That's true. It probably is going to go away.

[Spencer Newhart]

Name one of the two states.

[Brent]

I'm just making an observation.

[Spencer Newhart]

National monument or Brody is sabotaging those.

[Clay]

Of us who also got the first question correct. He doesn't want Clay to fall behind.

[Brody Henderson]

Well, we'll see what happens.

[Spencer Newhart]

Everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Mark saying Colorado. Giannis, Colorado. Tressa, Nevada.

[Clay]

Claire, you're gonna say thank you.

[Brent]

Pulled it off.

[Spencer Newhart]

Randall says Colorado. Clay, Utah. Brent, Utah. Brody, Colorado.

[Brent]

What you have down originally, buddy?

[Brody Henderson]

Nevada.

[Spencer Newhart]

The two states are Colorado.

[Brody Henderson]

Thank you.

[Spencer Newhart]

And Utah. About 80% of dinosaur national monuments, 200,000 acres are in Colorado. The federal land is famous for its ancient history, from dino bones that are 150 million years old to petroglyphs that are a thousand years old. It's also where the Yampa river meets the green river. Question three. The topic is woodsmanship. You had a 1 in 25 chance getting that right. There's two states. Topic is woodsmanship. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Austin Radcliffe for sending this great question. Austin is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win our listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia the meat eater.com Merriam Webster defines this six letter word as, quote, a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering and death of parts. This is question three. The topic is woodsmanship. Brody and Mark and Randall already have an answer. Merriam Webster defines this six letter word as a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering and death of parts. Our other four players have not picked up their whiteboard yet. Mark, you have this one right?

[Randall Brody]

I think so.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, Randall, Brody, you both finally pays off, right? You boys have this one right as well.

[Brent]

The answer's not Nevada.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Randall Brody]

Nor is it maple.

[Brody Henderson]

Brody's got it too. Do you have it, Randall?

[Spencer Newhart]

Six letter word. A disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering and death of parts.

[Mark Giannis]

Oh.

[Spencer Newhart]

How you feel about that answer, Clay? Low odds.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, wait.

[Spencer Newhart]

A disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering and death of parts.

[Brent]

I think from the time the first person writes their answer down, the clock should start ticking.

[Clay]

Oh, that's an interesting. Yeah.

[Brent]

In other words, get a move on.

[Phil]

As if the clock actually has any sort of power over.

[Tressa]

I mean, we've never really set A time. No, no, no.

[Phil]

Clearly just for effect. Just for color.

[Spencer Newhart]

Giannis, I think we're waiting on you.

[Clay]

The ad people probably wouldn't be happy about a str.

[Spencer Newhart]

That's right. Clay declared that he knows it, but doesn't know it.

[Mark Giannis]

I can fly a plane.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah.

[Mark Giannis]

I can't fly one.

[Spencer Newhart]

Six letter word. A disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of legions, withering and death of parts. Yanni, we're waiting on you.

[Tressa]

I'm not gonna come up with one.

[Spencer Newhart]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Oh, we have Mark saying blights. Giannis and Tressa without an answer. Randall says blight. Clay abscess. Brent Wither, Brody, blight. They got it. The correct answer is blight.

[Mark Giannis]

Good job, boys.

[Spencer Newhart]

Most blights are caused by bacterial or fungal infestations and spread by insects, wind and water. They will commonly hit gardens, infecting tomatoes, potatoes and apples. A parasitic fungal blight from Asia is also what nearly drove the American chestnut to extinction. Question 4.

[Tressa]

I've got some aspens with some blight. I don't know.

[Spencer Newhart]

How do you know? You're just. Visually, they're not.

[Tressa]

Yeah, the leaves pop out. They look great for a couple, three weeks, and then they have some.

[Spencer Newhart]

Anything you can do about it?

[Tressa]

Lesions and withering.

[Clay]

I've got that.

[Spencer Newhart]

Anything you can do about it?

[Tressa]

Right now, they're like. It comes from stress.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, yeah.

[Tressa]

They're just.

[Spencer Newhart]

You got to be nice.

[Tressa]

They're just in a weird place.

[Spencer Newhart]

Question for the topic is fishing. This brand, whose name combines a type of cat and man's name, claims to make, quote, the world's best spinning lures. This brand, whose name combines a type of cat and man's name, claims to make the world's best spinning.

[Brody Henderson]

You got it over there?

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, yeah, buddy.

[Brody Henderson]

How do I always know when Brody has it?

[Phil]

He's like, I think we should get a decibel meter, put it in the middle of the table. Whoever can slam their board loudest wins.

[Spencer Newhart]

Steve would win. Sheer confidence. Steve would be the trivia goat. Brody, the only confident player on question.

[Tressa]

Four, best spinning lures.

[Spencer Newhart]

This brand, whose name combines a type of cat and man's name, claims to make the world's best spinning lures. Brody, can you say anything about this brand?

[Brent]

No, I'm not saying a word.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, okay.

[Mark Giannis]

Come on.

[Spencer Newhart]

Saying. Where's my word?

[Mark Giannis]

That little cheater. We need him in there.

[Tressa]

The other six players, Max is really. Is not a cheater.

[Mark Giannis]

He just talks. He talks out loud, though.

[Brody Henderson]

Hey, I. I don't think I got It.

[Tressa]

Right.

[Brody Henderson]

But I may have come up with a great. Okay.

[Spencer Newhart]

You have a type of cat and a man's name.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, good. We'll be entertained at the very least.

[Brody Henderson]

I mean, it. It actually could be something for us. I'm. I'm thinking about not putting it on there.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Mark Giannis]

Just put a little copyright thing.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah, good idea.

[Spencer Newhart]

We could get it copyrighted before this episode comes out in, like, five days.

[Tressa]

I can only think of one type of cat right now.

[Spencer Newhart]

His brand. Whose name combines a type of cat and.

[Tressa]

Man, I hadn't thought of that one. That's the one I was looking.

[Clay]

Yeah, I'm going through all of the. The types of spinning domestic cats that I. I.

[Tressa]

Maybe it's not a domestic.

[Clay]

I could name all of. I could name more characters from the musical Cats than I could actual house cats.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay. Name all the characters from cats.

[Clay]

Magical Mr. Misto.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, there's something.

[Mark Giannis]

Just don't tell Random.

[Spencer Newhart]

There's one. You got one.

[Clay]

The Rum Tum Tiger.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, Phil, I trust that you would catch him if he gets one wrong.

[Phil]

No, I do not like.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, okay. Nobody likes. Good for you, Bill. That's kind of the thing about the play Cats is nobody likes it.

[Phil]

Nope. Kind of. Yeah.

[Mark Giannis]

People.

[Clay]

People scorched that movie. I haven't seen the movie.

[Brent]

I thought Phil just. Many didn't like Cats in general.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, no.

[Phil]

I can't publicly say that or else I'll have to file for divorce.

[Clay]

Oh, I like the song.

[Phil]

I do not like Cats the musical.

[Clay]

I like the song moonlight, but I don't think that's a name of a cat.

[Phil]

That's. That's. You're thinking of memories.

[Clay]

Oh, memories. That's right. Maybe moonlight is a cat.

[Phil]

Memories are all alone in the moonlight. That's a lyric.

[Clay]

Isn't there a. Yeah, that's right.

[Spencer Newhart]

One more time. The question is this brand whose name combines and man's name claims to make the world's best.

[Clay]

Tugger. Not the Tiger.

[Mark Giannis]

It's.

[Phil]

It's Tugger.

[Spencer Newhart]

Does everybody give up?

[Clay]

Give me some more, Phil.

[Spencer Newhart]

Give up Mungo Jerry and reveal your answers. We've got.

[Randall Brody]

Dang it, Brody.

[Spencer Newhart]

I knew that. An ant. No, he says the Siamese. Spencer Giannis says Blue Fox. Tressa. Tom. Tom. I like that. That's navigation. Randall says panther. Martin, did you know that one or did you just come up with it at the last second?

[Clay]

I knew that one. I had to get there.

[Spencer Newhart]

Clay says trademarked tiger.

[Brody Henderson]

Dance, Bill. Dance, Bill.

[Spencer Newhart]

Dance.

[Brody Henderson]

Got it?

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah. Okay, Tiger.

[Brody Henderson]

You mean to explain that to You?

[Spencer Newhart]

No.

[Mark Giannis]

Here we go.

[Randall Brody]

Here he goes again.

[Tressa]

Pretty soon. Here, a couple dollars.

[Brody Henderson]

He's a famous fisherman. And then Tiger is the type of.

[Tressa]

Cat when he does.

[Brody Henderson]

Then I found $20.

[Mark Giannis]

His hand goes like this.

[Spencer Newhart]

And we have Brent without an answer and Brody saying, panther Martin, he got it. And Randall got it. The correct answer is Panther Martin Spinner. Panther Martin was founded in 1958 and has sold over 125 million lures since then. Their famous design features a blade that's mounted directly on the lure's wire shaft. They claim it's one of the world's top lures for catching trout, sal bass, pike, muskie, and crappie, as well as a variety of saltwater species. Question.

[Brody Henderson]

They see the old tiger dance. Spinner.

[Spencer Newhart]

Question 5. The topic is cooking. Food and Wine magazine defines this action as, quote, butterflying a whole bird so that it opens up like a book and lays flat. Clay and Brent are getting their mojo back. They both seem like they know this one. It's question five. Food and Wine magazine defines this action as butterflying a whole bird so that it opens up like a book and lays flat. What was his question?

[Clay]

Brent. Brent, I like this. This is a new innovation as well, is telling the competition that it's the wrong number of letters when the number of letters aren't specified.

[Brody Henderson]

Help me spell it right. I had an extra letter in there.

[Spencer Newhart]

Food and Wine magazine defines this action as butterflying a hulk bird so that it opens up like a book and lays flat.

[Clay]

I don't want to be accused of cheating, but I've seen Clay write all of his answers. I just want to disclose that.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Clay]

For the viewing audience.

[Brody Henderson]

I think I got it right.

[Spencer Newhart]

I think you've answered first so far. Yanni, do you have this one right? Yes. Okay. Meat eater. Host. Roast. Knows the answer.

[Brody Henderson]

Chickens.

[Mark Giannis]

Oh, you watch Clay when he goes to do that Clay splain thing. This is the hand.

[Clay]

Is it silencing the other speakers?

[Mark Giannis]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newhart]

I think Clay's just being a good podcaster. Yeah. When he does, he's a storyteller explaining. That's right. He's very good, Clay. Don't let them stop you.

[Brody Henderson]

Thank you. That's exactly what I needed yesterday around the table. It was like an intervention. They were like, no, you.

[Spencer Newhart]

You relapse, Clay. You get right back into it.

[Brody Henderson]

I'm on it. That's just what I needed. When I do my hand like that, I feel like I'm pushing down the competition under the water.

[Clay]

Yeah, that was like a drowning.

[Brody Henderson]

That Was a little thrash, and I don't let up.

[Spencer Newhart]

We're gonna get a scoreboard update from.

[Brody Henderson]

Phil the engineer pushing down the ignorance.

[Spencer Newhart]

Mark, are you ready?

[Clay]

Yeah.

[Tressa]

It's like a baptism.

[Randall Brody]

Having one of those things where it's like the letters I have, like, the sounds in my mind, but, like, the words not coming together. It's like dyslexia of some kind.

[Spencer Newhart]

I think we're waiting on you.

[Brody Henderson]

This.

[Randall Brody]

All right, hold on.

[Brody Henderson]

Give him a good tip.

[Randall Brody]

It's gonna be wrong.

[Brody Henderson]

This is a fun word.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Clay]

They're all fun words, Clay.

[Randall Brody]

You know what?

[Spencer Newhart]

I think it is a fun word. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Marcus saying spitchcock.

[Tressa]

Come on.

[Spencer Newhart]

Letter on. Yeah. Tressa says spotch. Randall, Clay, Brent, and Brody say spatchcock. What do you guys think about Mark? Come on.

[Randall Brody]

One letter.

[Tressa]

That's spelling.

[Brody Henderson]

Mark reads way too much. He didn't know that.

[Clay]

How many points does he have?

[Randall Brody]

People would give this.

[Spencer Newhart]

I think, being one letter off, I think I'd give it to him.

[Mark Giannis]

Spelling doesn't count.

[Clay]

Then the noises are.

[Brent]

It's like spelling. If it. Like, that's not. That's a different word.

[Brody Henderson]

Well, when Brent told me it had six letters, I actually spelled spatch right. I had it splatchcock. I was like, you know what? You're right, Britt.

[Spencer Newhart]

The correct answer was spatchcock.

[Clay]

Sounds like a vanilla.

[Tressa]

Yeah, that's a good point. If you can look at the answer and phonetically get to the way that it's pronounced.

[Phil]

Exactly.

[Tressa]

Then I think that it should be correct.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's probably the second closest vowel to being.

[Phil]

But it's. But it's not the same word. This is the argument, like Giannis just explained it.

[Randall Brody]

Here's the way.

[Tressa]

Clay.

[Randall Brody]

Clay and I would say the same word, but if you heard the way he says it, you would spell it differently than the way you might spell.

[Brody Henderson]

It, given how I would say split in Michigan.

[Randall Brody]

No, but there's no l in this.

[Spencer Newhart]

I'm saying we're going to give it to Mark.

[Mark Giannis]

I agree. Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

Spatchcocking is done to make a bird cook more evenly. It also allows the meat to cook faster, get crispier, and add more flavor through seasoning or smoke. To see the process, go watch Cal's video on the meat eater.com called how to Spatchcock a Duck. Then check out Danielle's recipe called Spatchcock Pheasant.

[Brent]

Or buy our cookbooks.

[Spencer Newhart]

There you go. Buy a cookbook and then do it.

[Mark Giannis]

For your Thanksgiving file to protest.

[Clay]

Simplify your life.

[Spencer Newhart]

Bill, give us a scoreboard update. We're halfway through the game of trivia.

[Phil]

Sure thing. We've got Grizabella with four, Rumple Teaser with three. Jelly. Oh, sorry, those are characters in the musical Cats.

[Mark Giannis]

No, he's cussing us in Spanish.

[Phil]

We have Tressa with one point. Giannis, Clay and Brent are tied up with three points a piece. Mark and Brody have four. And in first place with five points and a perfect game, it's Dr. Randall Williams.

[Clay]

I didn't realize Mark had four.

[Brent]

Yeah, like, come on, buddy.

[Mark Giannis]

You handed you had a point and I see it now.

[Spencer Newhart]

Question six.

[Brent]

Be regretting that around question nine or ten.

[Clay]

Not if I run it out.

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[Spencer Newhart]

Hey, Spencer Newharth here to tell you about an exciting new project. I am thrilled to introduce Meat Eater wordle. It's a word game.

[Phil]

Wait, wait, wait. You can't call it that.

[Spencer Newhart]

Why?

[Phil]

Well, because of copyright stuff. That name is probably property of the New York Times or something.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, well, what should we call it?

[Phil]

I don't know. What is it exactly?

[Spencer Newhart]

Well, it's a lot like wordle. Players get six tries to solve a five letter word from categories like hunting, fishing, animals, nature. Then you get to compare your score to the scores from The Meat Eater crew and new games will drop every Monday morning on our website.

[Phil]

I think the perfect name would kind of sound like wordle. You know, have two syllables and end with le. Oh, and it has to be an outdoorsy word.

[Spencer Newhart]

Hmm. Introducing Meat eater. Turtle. It's like wordle but better. You can play it right [e-mail] games. Question 6. The topic is hunting. This next great question is via Kayla Pettison. Eric Foreman intentionally misses a 10 point buck during Wisconsin's deer season in a 2000 episode of this sitcom. What? Mark Kenyon, the only player to answer so far. This is question six. The topic is hunting. Eric Foreman intentionally misses a 10 point buck during Wisconsin's deer season in a 2000 episode of this sitcom. Tressa also has this one. Right. How about you, Randall?

[Tressa]

I don't know, Eric.

[Clay]

I know exactly what it is. I'm just blanking on the name of it.

[Tressa]

Okay, 2000.

[Spencer Newhart]

2000 episode of this sitcom.

[Mark Giannis]

Brody, I don't see you worried about the time over there.

[Brent]

I don't watch sitcoms.

[Spencer Newhart]

Me either.

[Mark Giannis]

I live in one.

[Spencer Newhart]

Phil, without giving anything away. Oh, do you love this show?

[Phil]

Did you love this at the time yet?

[Tressa]

That might be helpful though, right there.

[Randall Brody]

I think that would clue people in. Spencer.

[Phil]

Okay, as to my TV watching preferences. When I was nine years old.

[Spencer Newhart]

Phil. Like this show. Eric Foreman intentionally misses a 10 point buck during Wisconsin's deer season in a 2000 episode of this sitcom.

[Phil]

I'll also say I own several seasons of this on DVD in box sets.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay. Wow. And you still own those?

[Phil]

I do not know.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, some goodwill has.

[Phil]

I have not watched this show probably since then, to be honest, but it was, it was a good time at the time.

[Randall Brody]

I'm still holding on to box sets of old DVDs and stuff. I feel, I don't know why you.

[Mark Giannis]

Got a DVD player.

[Spencer Newhart]

You need to have an intervention. Clay's going to have an intervention for you about owning too many DVD box sets.

[Randall Brody]

I just feel bad throwing them away.

[Spencer Newhart]

Like Mark Clay, Newcombe. Do you know any sitcoms from the year 2000?

[Brody Henderson]

I don't know any sitcoms from the year 2025.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Brody Henderson]

I, I, yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

How about you, Brent?

[Mark Giannis]

I think I got it.

[Spencer Newhart]

You do?

[Mark Giannis]

I think I got.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, Randall.

[Mark Giannis]

There hadn't been a real.

[Clay]

I can tell you, I can tell you several cast members from this and characters.

[Spencer Newhart]

Wait for it. There's a hint for it.

[Mark Giannis]

There hadn't. There hadn't been a real good sitcom since Andy Griffith.

[Randall Brody]

So based on what Randall Said this is a sitcom that has more than one character. Yes, that's the tip.

[Spencer Newhart]

Brody, do you have a shot at this one?

[Brent]

Keep going. You guys Talked for like 15 minutes about these earlier questions.

[Spencer Newhart]

Brody, how many sitcoms from the year 2000 can you name?

[Brent]

Was Friends on then?

[Clay]

Oh.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay. Randall is going to his whiteboard now.

[Brody Henderson]

He remembered. He remembered.

[Spencer Newhart]

Intentionally misses a buck during Wisconsin's deer season in a 2000 episode of this sitcom.

[Mark Giannis]

I'm working.

[Phil]

Can I give it. Can I get. I know.

[Tressa]

Spencer.

[Clay]

Yes.

[Brent]

Thank you.

[Tressa]

Go ahead.

[Spencer Newhart]

Let's hold off on it. Let's hold off. Come on, Yanni. You should really love this. Wisconsin's deer season.

[Tressa]

I know.

[Mark Giannis]

Yeah, I think we should go. Move on.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, it's. Everybody ready?

[Spencer Newhart]

Go ahead.

[Tressa]

I gotta write something down.

[Spencer Newhart]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Oh, we have mark saying that 70 show. Yanni says parks and Rec. Tressa and Randall say that 70s show. Clay says friends. Brent says 70 show. Brody without an answer.

[Brent]

My wife used to watch that show.

[Spencer Newhart]

The correct answer is that 70s show.

[Clay]

All I could think of was Wilmer Valderrama and Dazed and Confused.

[Spencer Newhart]

Fez, close.

[Clay]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

The episode is full of campy moments that would make Brody Henderson roll his eyes. Some examples. The guns have absolutely no recoil. The family spits out BBs when eating a deer that was killed with a bolt action rifle. One buck's rack is from a mule deer, despite them being in Wisconsin. And another deer that runs through camp is a reindeer.

[Brent]

Nice.

[Spencer Newhart]

That 70s show.

[Brent]

That's the show where they used to smoke pot in the basement, right?

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah. And then they'd have a camera angle. Like if you put the camera in the center of this table and it'd look right at Brody. And then Clay says something to turn to Clay. There'd be a lot of smoke in the air. That's having to show. Question seven. The topic is cooking. This nine letter native fruit which is used to make jelly and wine, is known as the grape of the South.

[Tressa]

That's a bone.

[Spencer Newhart]

I would say this nine letter native fruit which is used to make jelly and wine, is known as the grape of the South. I don't know. I think having the Dinosaur National Monument question, maybe that's a bone for you Westerners or the Panther Martin question. Southerners. Those two didn't even know a panther Martin existed.

[Brent]

No, no, I'm pretty sure Panther.

[Tressa]

They're not anglers from New York.

[Brent]

Is that where they are? What's the company that makes them in? Oh, it's MEPs.

[Mark Giannis]

That's it.

[Spencer Newhart]

Program.

[Brent]

They're over, I think, but I think they're like, Matt Saglia is in Europe somewhere.

[Spencer Newhart]

Phil, what was your anecdote about that 70s show?

[Phil]

It wasn't an anecdote. It was just a. I was gonna say like a former guest of the Meat Eater podcast has guest starred on this show. This Teddy Nuggets. Ted Nugent was in an episode. I thought that might be too obvious. I think I would give it away.

[Tressa]

That would not have helped me.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yanni, Wisconsin fella. You should like that show.

[Tressa]

That show was supposedly in Wisconsin.

[Spencer Newhart]

That's why Marcus likes it so much. It's got a lot of Great Lakes pride, I imagine, right, Mark? I don't know. I just.

[Randall Brody]

My.

[Spencer Newhart]

That.

[Randall Brody]

That era of my life.

[Spencer Newhart]

This nine letter native fruit, which is used to make jelly and wine, is known as the grape of the South. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Mark saying muscatine. Giannis says muscadine. Tressa, Concord, Randall.

[Tressa]

If you have an answer without nine letters, I don't think it should be acceptable.

[Spencer Newhart]

Clay say muscadine.

[Tressa]

Brent says Clay does not say muscadine. Read his answer, please.

[Spencer Newhart]

Musadine.

[Brent]

That ain't nine letters.

[Brody Henderson]

I left out a.

[Tressa]

Okay.

[Spencer Newhart]

Brody and Brent say persimmon. The correct answer is muscadine. I think we'll give it to Clay. We'll give it to Mark.

[Clay]

Thanks to Chili's Hat.

[Tressa]

You're gonna give it to Clay. He.

[Spencer Newhart]

He knows what a muscadine is.

[Tressa]

Said nine letter.

[Brody Henderson]

I didn't even count. I was so confident. I didn't even count. Yeah, I wrote that answer down.

[Mark Giannis]

And I thought I never heard anybody making persimmon wine.

[Brent]

I'm sure there's people that do it.

[Spencer Newhart]

Muscadine have a rich color and thick skin with a sweet flavor that has a hint of tartness. Their native range stretches from Maryland to Texas. Cherokee people use them to make raisins, sweet drinks and medicine. And today it's estimated There are about 150 vineyards in the south that use them to make wine.

[Mark Giannis]

You find them in the woods. You will find the coons.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay. It's good to know. You got any muscadine on your property, Clay Newcomb?

[Brody Henderson]

No, I don't have. I've got some Mucilex. No, Musky. I love muscadine grapes. We. We just eat them wild because they're. They're going to be ripe in October. And many a times I've been riding my mule and just got a belly full of muscadines, just going through the woods eating Them, and you spit out the seed. There's a. I actually did a little tutorial one time on. On the correct way to eat a muscadine.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, okay.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

How many of your neighbors make muscadine wine?

[Brody Henderson]

I. I don't know any that. Dude. Now, I know plenty that make muscadine jelly.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah, that would be a thing.

[Tressa]

We drank some on an episode with Kevin Murphy. I believe we had muscadine wine at the meal scene.

[Spencer Newhart]

I can't remember if he brewed it.

[Tressa]

Or if one of his buddies brewed it, but it was great. It was, you know, reused great wine. Wine bottles, and the label was a chunk of duct tape. And then someone just took a ballpoint pen and wrote down, you know, Kevin Murphy came up with some crazy name for this one.

[Spencer Newhart]

Apparently, muscadine goes well with mules. Hearing from you.

[Clay]

And Clay, muscadine goes with wild fruit in your neck of the woods. What's the. What the other native fruit that we talked about?

[Brody Henderson]

Paw paws.

[Clay]

Yeah. Pawpaws.

[Spencer Newhart]

The custard banana.

[Clay]

Yeah.

[Tressa]

That's also native to Michigan.

[Spencer Newhart]

Question 8. The topic is fishing. The Tennessee River, Kentucky river, and Cumberland river are direct tributaries to what other river? The Tennessee River, Kentucky river, and Cumberland river are direct tributaries to what other river? Randall, Brody and Mark already have their answer. This is question eight. We'll get another scoreboard update from Phil after this. Tennessee River, Kentucky river, and Cumberland river are direct tributaries to what other this.

[Brody Henderson]

Brody never.

[Brent]

I got an answer. At this point, I can't win, so I don't.

[Spencer Newhart]

You know.

[Brody Henderson]

You think about just leaving?

[Brent]

Yeah, I mean, you know, I think.

[Clay]

About it all the time.

[Spencer Newhart]

You got tenure.

[Phil]

I don't want to be here anymore.

[Mark Giannis]

And you have.

[Brody Henderson]

You.

[Spencer Newhart]

Clay, do you have this one right?

[Brody Henderson]

I think so.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay. How about you, Brent?

[Mark Giannis]

I'm. I'm one leather, one letter either way here.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay. I think we're just waiting on. Yani.

[Brody Henderson]

If you. If spelling is an issue on this one, you may be on the wrong river.

[Brent]

Okay, there's a. Jeez, man.

[Spencer Newhart]

Go ahead and reveal your answer. Rocks. We have Mark saying Ohio. Giannis, Ohio. Tressa. Red. Randall says Ohio. Clay, Ohio. Brent. Mississippi. Brody. Ohio. The correct answer is the Ohio River.

[Clay]

Solid river.

[Spencer Newhart]

The Ohio river starts in Pittsburgh and travels across six states before dumping into the Mississippi near Cairo, Illinois. Measured by volume, it's the largest tributary to the Mississippi river, providing drinking water for 5 million people. Phil, let's get a scoreboard update before question nine.

[Phil]

Let's do it. Let me do some. Oh, yeah. Looks like Giannis Clay, Brent Trussa and Brody Henderson are all out of the running for the win. It is down to Mark Kenyon who has seven points and Randall Williams who has.

[Tressa]

Let's go, Mark. I'm going to start playing with Mark. These last two.

[Spencer Newhart]

Question nine. The topic is conservation. This four word term is defined as quote, a theory that explains how individuals acting in their own self interest can deplete a shared resource. Randall and Mark already writing down their answer. This probably won't change anything on the scoreboard based on their confidence. This four word term is defined as a theory that explains how individuals acting in their own self interest can deplete a shared resource. The topic is conservation. Brody, you have this one, right? Yep.

[Brody Henderson]

Mark knows it.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, I got it.

[Brody Henderson]

Really?

[Randall Brody]

Yes, sir.

[Spencer Newhart]

Does that surprise you, Clay?

[Brody Henderson]

Not really.

[Spencer Newhart]

Randall, do you know this one?

[Clay]

I do, I do.

[Spencer Newhart]

Four word term.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, I need Randall to slip up. Come on.

[Clay]

Tough question to ask.

[Spencer Newhart]

Environmental historian Spencer, who's the environmental historian? Oh, okay. Pointed at himself. Four word term is defined as a theory that explains how individuals acting in their own self interest can deplete a shared resource. Do our other players give up?

[Brody Henderson]

I mean I could ride something cute.

[Spencer Newhart]

Just not in the mood though.

[Brent]

Mark, you got an answer?

[Randall Brody]

Yes, sir.

[Spencer Newhart]

He said he's got a lizard, but.

[Brent]

All old Randy knows that.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, I was Dr. Environmental Historian.

[Clay]

I was first introduced to this term in the book A Plague of Sheep by the historian Eleanor Melville.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, yes, that's. I think that's quite a hint.

[Clay]

That was in 2007.

[Spencer Newhart]

All right, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Mark saying tragedy of the commons. Giannis and Tressa without an answer. Randall says tragedy of the commons. Clay and Brent without an answer. Brody says big dumb game hog. The correct answer is tragedy of the commons. The tragedy of the commons theory was introduced by an ecologist in 1968. It explains that if self interested individuals have unlimited access to public resources, then they'll become overexploited and everyone loses. This social dilemma can apply to hunting, fishing, foraging, forestry, water, pollution, min. Mining and grazing. Phil, let's get one last scoreboard Update before question 10.

[Phil]

Mark now has 8 points and Randall, still with a perfect game. And coming up for question 10 has nine points.

[Brody Henderson]

Randall, are your hands.

[Mark Giannis]

I learned something.

[Brent]

It looked like you were shaking over there.

[Spencer Newhart]

What'd you learn today?

[Clay]

The coffee and the absence of good food in my stomach.

[Randall Brody]

And has Randall had a perfect game before?

[Spencer Newhart]

Yep. Yeah, I'd say.

[Brody Henderson]

Randall, do you think your. Your hair helps you like hold in intelligence there's there's some historical reference to people with long hair.

[Randall Brody]

Samson.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah. Well, I did strength.

[Clay]

I had a. I had a sick mullet in high school.

[Spencer Newhart]

That's when he was at the strongest.

[Clay]

And I cut it off. And then the very next football game, I broke my leg.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, wow. Never again.

[Brody Henderson]

You learned your lesson pretty hard. Evidence.

[Spencer Newhart]

Question 10. The topic is woodsmanship. This great question is via Scott Waller. The USDA declares the water blank is the most violently toxic plant that grows in North America. The USDA declares the water blank is the most violently toxic plant that grows in North America. Brody, once you heard tragedy, the commons. Did you recognize that phrase? How about you, Clay Newcomb?

[Brody Henderson]

I did recognize it.

[Tressa]

Never heard it.

[Spencer Newhart]

The. Randall was talking about a sheep. What? A sheep grazing.

[Clay]

A plague of sheep.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yes. That's like the. The classic example.

[Clay]

Buffalo is also the classic example. I'm reading a. An article right now that's titled Are All Commons Tragedies.

[Spencer Newhart]

Again, we're question 10. The topic is woodsmanship.

[Clay]

I can only think of one plant that begins that.

[Spencer Newhart]

The US that's the only thing I can.

[Tressa]

I had that same thought.

[Spencer Newhart]

Water blank is the most violently toxic plant that grows in North America. We need Randall to get this wrong and Mark to get this right to go to overtime. Randall, do you think you have this one right?

[Clay]

Like I said, I. I've got one plant that begins with. I can think of a snake.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, that's.

[Clay]

That's toxic. That begins with water.

[Randall Brody]

I was hoping that was gonna be the question.

[Spencer Newhart]

Brody, do you have this one right?

[Brent]

I doubt it.

[Spencer Newhart]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Mark saying Crest.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh.

[Spencer Newhart]

Giannis says Lily. Tressa says Lily. Randall says water Lily. Clay. Lily. Brent, Lily. Brody. Lily.

[Clay]

Oh, geez.

[Spencer Newhart]

The correct answer is hemlock. Nobody got that one right. That means Randall is our winner with.

[Tressa]

You're thinking of water press.

[Spencer Newhart]

Though just a small amount of water hemlock will cause violent seizures and death. It's found across much of the country, growing in wet meadows and along banks of streams. The plant has small white flowers that form umbrella like clusters. Those who get poisoned by water hemlock are often foragers who think they're eating wild carrots. Water hemlock. Has anybody heard of that?

[Clay]

Hemlock.

[Mark Giannis]

Now, hemlock grows on the side of the highway in Arkansas. And there's another one, Queen Ann's Lace. It looks very similar. You can make jelly out of.

[Spencer Newhart]

Grab a water. Have a.

[Mark Giannis]

You can make jelly out of one and a funeral out of the other.

[Spencer Newhart]

Randall is our winner. Today, with nine correct answers, comes up short of the perfect game on question 10. What are you gonna do with your $500 today, Randall?

[Clay]

I'd like to donate my $500 to the Gunnison Wildlife Association.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, what should we know about them?

[Clay]

I received a message from John Kessler. He is a trivia connoisseur, history lover and firearm. Enthusiastic. And he's a devourer of cased meat. He also proclaims a real, real randomal. And they are. Yeah, he's one of the. He's part of the tribe. And they are fundraising to fund a paid position to expand their grassroots work for wildlife.

[Spencer Newhart]

One more time. What's it called? The Gunnison Wildlife Association 500 going their way. Randall was so confident that he was getting out his phone to look up that message while we were on question.

[Clay]

Well, I just needed the details.

[Brody Henderson]

The deets, I think they're. Randall's so good at this that there's the possibility of some corruption. Not on Randall's part.

[Spencer Newhart]

My part.

[Brody Henderson]

No, no, no. On the people's part. Like if I were out there and we're a conservation org, I would be like trying to buddy up with Randall and try to fund my organization.

[Clay]

Yep. I got.

[Brody Henderson]

I'd probably be sending him stuff in the mail. I'd be inviting him on hunting trips.

[Clay]

That's literally what this. I'm telling you, this is an Instagram message. Message.

[Brody Henderson]

Clay, that's. It's like that long.

[Clay]

I got another one lined up here for.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Brody Henderson]

I mean, it used to. Would have been Brody, but.

[Brent]

And it's never been you.

[Spencer Newhart]

Clay. Brent, thanks for joining us. We can do more trivia the next time. You visit us next week for more Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah, Spencer from South Dakota, he's the host. Using those smooth, mellow tones, he lays.

[Spencer Newhart]

Them questions down and he likes taking those two and three year old bucks. And he's an avid amateur rock hound. Hey, Spencer Newharth here to tell you about an exciting new project. I am thrilled to introduce. Meat Eater wordle. It's a word game.

[Phil]

Oh, wait, wait, wait. You can't call it that.

[Spencer Newhart]

Why?

[Phil]

Well, because of copyright stuff. That name is probably property of the New York Times or something.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, well, what should we call it?

[Phil]

I don't know. What is it exactly?

[Spencer Newhart]

Well, it's a lot like wordle. Players get six tries to solve a five letter word from categories like hunting, fishing, animals, nature. Then you get to compare your score to the scores from the Meat eater crew and new games will drop every Monday morning on our website.

[Phil]

I think the perfect name would kind of sound like wordle. You know, have two syllables and end with le. Oh, and it has to be an outdoorsy word.

[Spencer Newhart]

Hmm. Introducing Meat eater. Turtle. It's like Wordle, but better. You can play it right now at Themeater.com games.