Ep. 718: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXIX

Summary

The MeatEater Podcast Episode 718: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXIX Release Date: June 18, 2025

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Introduction to MeatEater Trivia

[02:04] Spencer Newharth welcomes listeners to MeatEater Trivia, describing it as the only game show where conservation always wins. He introduces the eclectic group of participants: Giannis, Brody, Randall, Alec, Max, and Sarah. The game comprises ten rounds covering four key verticals—hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking—with a $500 donation to the conservation organization of the winner's choice as the grand prize.

Celebrating Brody Henderson's Milestone

A significant highlight of this episode is the celebration of Brody Henderson achieving 50 career wins, making him the first player in MeatEater Trivia history to reach this milestone. Spencer acknowledges Brody's consistent performance, noting, "Brody Henderson has become the only player in MeatEater trivia history and the first player to achieve 50 career wins. That's almost as many as Steve and Randall have combined. So well done, bro." ([02:43])

Brody humbly responds, "But how did that happen? I lost the last time I played." ([02:43]) sparking playful banter among the participants about updating win trackers and Brody's impressive streak.

Game Structure and Rules

[02:04] The game is structured into ten rounds, each featuring questions from the four verticals. Participants earn points based on their correct answers, with the Shelby index determining the score required to win each round.

Round-by-Round Breakdown

Round 1: Trapping

Question: According to the Beaver Institute, what is a beaver's least favorite tree? (Options: pine, willow, aspen, cherry)

• Participants' Answers:

  • Giannis, Alec, Max, and Brody chose pine
  • Sarah and Randall selected cherry

• Correct Answer: Pine
  Spencer explains, "Beavers tend to avoid conifers such as pines... Their preferred species include... Willow." ([09:16])

• Notable Quote:

  • Randall muses, "I think they're very pro beaver to the point where they don't like trappers trapping beavers." ([09:43])

Round 2: Fishing

Question: Located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the Bay of Blank has the highest tides in the world.

• Participants' Answers:

  • All chose Fundy

• Correct Answer: Bay of Fundy
  Spencer elaborates, "The Bay of Fundy has such extreme tides because the waves oscillate almost perfectly in sync with the lunar cycle." ([12:54])

• Notable Quote:

  • Brody reflects, "I feel like that happened, like once a year." referring to unexpected wildlife sightings. ([06:21])

Round 3: Wildlife

Question: According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, what is the most widespread turtle species in North America?

• Participants' Answers:

  • Giannis and Sarah chose painted
  • Max selected painted
  • Brody opted for soft shell

• Correct Answer: Painted Turtle
  Spencer shares, "Painted turtles are found in 45 states and eight provinces. They are also the most common state reptile in America." ([15:15])

• Notable Quote:

  • Randall jokes about his limited knowledge, "I just remember a question that made me think, I don't know that much about turtles." ([13:43])

Round 4: Gear

Question: This Minnesota boot brand shares its name with a professional hockey team.

• Participants' Answers:

  • Giannis, Randall, Alec, Max, and Brody answered Red Wing
  • Sarah selected Red Wing

• Correct Answer: Red Wing
  Spencer clarifies, "The Red Wing Boot Company is named after Red Wing, Minnesota, where the brand is headquartered." ([18:31])

• Notable Quote:

  • Randall expresses surprise, "No hesitation." upon seeing his correct answer. ([17:25])

Round 5: Cooking

Question: According to the New England Aquarium, one in two million lobsters are this color.

• Participants' Answers:

  • Giannis and Max answered painted
  • Sarah, Randall, Alec selected blue

• Correct Answer: Blue
  Spencer explains, "Blue lobsters have sold for prices between $500 and $1,000 due to their rare coloring." ([20:22])

• Notable Quote:

  • Brody humorously wonders, "Do they turn red when you cook them?" ([20:22])

Round 6: Conservation

Question: Which Republican president signed the Endangered Species Act into law in 1973.

• Participants' Answers:

  • Giannis, Sarah, and Randall chose Nixon
  • Alec selected Teddy Roosevelt
  • Max answered Ronald Reagan
  • Brody also chose Nixon

• Correct Answer: Richard Nixon
  Spencer notes, "When Nixon signed the bill, he said, 'Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.'" ([26:17])

• Notable Quote:

  • Brody acknowledges, "Nixon. To get more credit for being a..." highlighting Nixon's conservation efforts. ([26:36])

Round 7: Woodsmanship

Question: Merriam-Webster defines this six-letter word as, "the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest."

• Participants' Answers:

  • All correctly answered canopy

• Correct Answer: Canopy
  Spencer elaborates, "It also provides habitat for squirrels, bats, raccoons, owls, sloths, frogs, lemurs, parrots, and more." ([28:35])

• Notable Quote:

  • Max shares environmental insights, "Instead of the sunlight hitting the canopy, it will now hit the forest floor, allowing everything that's in that seed bank to flourish." ([28:49])

Round 8: Cooking

Question: Breadcrumbs, milk powder, and soy meal are examples of this type of ingredient added to sausage to make the meat stick together.

• Participants' Answers:

  • Giannis answered bonding agent
  • Sarah, Randall, Alec, Max, and Brody chose binder

• Correct Answer: Binder
  Spencer clarifies, "Binders also prevent shrinkage and help with moisture retention." ([32:02])

• Notable Quote:

  • Giannis notes, "They're pretty essential for meatballs." emphasizing the practical use of binders in cooking. ([32:37])

Round 9: Hunting

Question: Ducks Unlimited refers to these as, "decoys that imitate species you don't intend to shoot but are often found hanging around waterfowl."

• Participants' Answers:

  • Giannis, Alec, Max, and Brody answered confidence decoys

• Correct Answer: Confidence Decoys
  Spencer explains, "Confidence decoys are meant to add realism to spreads and make waterfowl feel safer about landing." ([34:52])

• Notable Quote:

  • Sarah shares a personal touch, "When I was growing up, I was a big proponent of like blue heron decoys or a swan decoy." ([35:20])

Round 10: Biology (Final Question)

Question: The California Department of Public Health defines this 10-letter word as, "a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings, or saliva of wild rodents."

• Participants' Answers:

  • Brody hesitated, Max guessed hantavirus, other participants' answers varied.

• Correct Answer: Hantavirus
  Spencer reveals, "Hantavirus is carried by mice, rats, and voles, with about 100,000 people globally getting infected each year." ([40:04])

• Notable Quote:

  • Randall humorously reflects on personal experiences, "We were just making jokes about hantavirus the other week when we were staying at a cabin." ([40:27])

Final Results and Victory

After an intense and closely contested game, Brody Henderson emerges victorious by accurately answering the final question, closely followed by Alec, Max, and others. His 51st win not only cements his status as the all-time winningest player but also triggers a $10,000 donation to his chosen conservation initiative, the Meteor Land Access Initiative.

Spencer celebrates Brody's achievement, saying, "You do have the closest answer, I'm not sure." and later, "Brody elected to go with no answer instead of just keeping." highlighting the competitive yet friendly atmosphere of the game.

Closing Remarks

The episode wraps up with humorous exchanges and tributes to Brody's remarkable achievement. Spencer invites listeners to join next week for more thrilling rounds of MeatEater Trivia, reiterating the show's unique blend of competition and conservation advocacy.

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Notable Quotes:

• "Brody Henderson has become the only player in MeatEater trivia history and the first player to achieve 50 career wins. That's almost as many as Steve and Randall have combined. So well done, bro." ([02:43])
• "Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed." - Richard Nixon when signing the Endangered Species Act. ([26:17])
• "Painted turtles are found in 45 states and eight provinces. They are also the most common state reptile in America." ([15:15])
• "Hantavirus is carried by mice, rats, and voles, with about 100,000 people globally getting infected each year." ([40:04])

Conclusion

Episode 718 of The MeatEater Podcast masterfully blends trivia competition with insightful discussions on wildlife, conservation, hunting, fishing, and cooking. Celebrating Brody Henderson's unprecedented 50 wins adds a layer of excitement and camaraderie, showcasing the podcast's commitment to engaging and educating its audience on vital outdoor and conservation topics.

Transcript

[Steve Rinella]

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[Spencer Newharth]

Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newharth and today we're joined by Giannis, Brody, Randall, Alec, Max and Sarah. This is a 10 round quiz show with questions from meat eaters 4 verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. And there is a prize. Meat eater will donate $500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing for the stat of the week. This week we're celebrating a meater trivia milestone. Brody Henderson has become the only player in Meater trivia history and the first player to achieve 50 career wins. That's almost as many.

[Brody Henderson]

But how did that happen? I lost the last time I played.

[Spencer Newharth]

Well, I hadn't updated the wins tracker. I went back and looked, I learned that. But he's become the first player to 50 wins. That's almost as many as Steve and Randall have combined. So well done, bro.

[Brody Henderson]

Thank you.

[Steve Rinella]

Thank you.

[Randall Williams]

I find that shocking.

[Spencer Newharth]

I think you're around 30 and Steve's around 20.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah. Steve's not.

[Max]

Steve don't play no more.

[Spencer Newharth]

That's right.

[Max]

I thought you would have brought some, like, flowers and streamers for Brody.

[Spencer Newharth]

Well, we're trying to get Brody's love for trivia.

[Randall Williams]

Long.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah, long in the tooth.

[Max]

I've been playing just as long as you, buddy.

[Giannis]

Just not as successful.

[Spencer Newharth]

That's right. Yeah. I think last week we Learned Brody has a 40 win rate, which across you know, the decades he's been playing, good enough to give him 50 wins.

[Sarah]

You're a smart guy, Brody.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Now here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia related question for our crew, send it to trivia@the meater.com with the subject line IFAQ. Tyler park says I'm tired of my kid making me listen to the same episodes of Meat Eater Kids. Please tell me more are on the way soon, Phil, give them an update.

[Phil]

Oh, sure, Tyler. We have five new episodes that are going to air starting June 30th. So just a couple weeks away. Five new episodes. There's going to be a couple of changes. Clay is taking over the why it's the way it is segments. You'll get some. Some Appalachian Southern perspective.

[Spencer Newharth]

Southern voice.

[Phil]

Exactly. We got Maggie Hudlow doing Guess that Critter this, and then, Spencer, you're still doing kids Trivia. That'll be five weeks in a row starting June 30th.

[Spencer Newharth]

And it's on the Meat Eater Kids podcast feed. That's very important. If you want to listen this, you have to go find. Just type in Meat Eater Kids on Spotify, I Hearts, Apple, wherever you're listening, Meat Eater Kids. You will find that feed. It's every Monday starting June 30th for five straight weeks.

[Sarah]

What are you doing, Randall?

[Randall Williams]

I'm doing my sandal grain call.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do it again.

[Randall Williams]

Oh, I lost it. I had a real nice spot on my board that was doing that.

[Spencer Newharth]

All right, we have some housekeeping. On our previous episode of Kids Trivia, I asked a question about which of these animals is not found in Lake Erie. The choices were alligator, Canada goose and largemouth bass. And of course, the right answer was alligator. But two weeks after that episode dropped, local news stations picked up an interesting story. Play the clip, Phil.

[Giannis]

All right, how about this one? Search still on for a small alligator in Erie, Pennsylvania was caught on video last week. My hometown, just off of the shore of Lake Erie. Yeah, lovely. It is lovely, right? And it's very unclear how this, what they're saying, three to four foot alligator ended up in Lake Erie. But I have a guess that it may have. Are you sure that's not a log? Looks like an alligator to me. They suspect it may have been. You see the eyeballs there? It's looking at you.

[Steve Rinella]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newharth]

Are we sure that's an alligator?

[Brody Henderson]

Bigfoot footage, man.

[Giannis]

Non native species into the wild. It's against the law here in Pennsylvania.

[Steve Rinella]

Looks like an area.

[Giannis]

No longer they don't want the animal.

[Spencer Newharth]

And a wildlife officials did search for that gator, and although they said they found tracks, they never actually caught the reptile. But more importantly, that means for that question of Meat Eater Kids trivia, there was no wrong answer. So retroactively, everyone got it right. The gator in Erie, Pennsylvania.

[Brody Henderson]

You're one of those people that all kids get a trophy, huh?

[Spencer Newharth]

Well, as soon as that local news station told me that there were gators in Lake Erie, they were all right. Brody, did you hear about that news being that was your hometown?

[Brody Henderson]

No, I did not, but I feel like that happened, like, once a year. One of those things pops up somewhere it's not supposed to be.

[Spencer Newharth]

Season 3 of Meat Eater Kids will be available on the Meat Eater Kids podcast feed starting June 30th. All right, the Shelby index for today is a four. So our winner should get eight correct answers. And with that, we're on to the game of trivia. Play the drop, Phil.

[Steve Rinella]

Look, I need to know what I stand to win. Everything. How's that? You stand to win everything. Game on, suckers.

[Sarah]

I'm so ready.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question one. The topic is trapping. And as always, this will be multiple choice. According to the Beaver Institute, this is a beaver's least favorite tree. Is it pine, willow, aspen or cherry? According to the Beaver Institute, this is a beaver's least favorite tree. Pine, willow, aspen or.

[Brody Henderson]

What'd you write down, Max?

[Sarah]

Same answer you did.

[Brody Henderson]

How do you know?

[Spencer Newharth]

You two like sitting next to each other. And I like that you guys like it.

[Brody Henderson]

I like his answer just because it's the same as mine, but I know he won't win, so it's okay.

[Sarah]

I hope I kick your butt today.

[Spencer Newharth]

Randall likes his baby billy shirt. That he wore it again this week.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah, two weeks in a row. Imagine that.

[Max]

Same shorts.

[Steve Rinella]

Pretty clean.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah, I'm still full from that ham sandwich I ate just prior to last week's episode.

[Spencer Newharth]

Randall wrote it rolled in with a container full of a ham sandwich. What was that specifically?

[Randall Williams]

Ham.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Randall Williams]

Swiss cheese, a little yellow mustard, little mayonnaise.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Randall Williams]

Cut diagonally.

[Phil]

Can't go wrong.

[Max]

Alec, are you trying to lose some weight today by wearing a rain jacket in this hot ass room?

[Steve Rinella]

It's actually not too bad.

[Randall Williams]

It breathes.

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah, come on. It's lightweight.

[Randall Williams]

Some cheap.

[Giannis]

Flash storm.

[Spencer Newharth]

It's a flash storm.

[Giannis]

New colors these days, I'm told.

[Max]

Maybe he knows something's about to happen that we don't know.

[Spencer Newharth]

According to the Beaver Institute, this is a beaver's least favorite tree. Pine, willow, aspen, cherry. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying pine. Sarah says cherry. Randall cherry. Alec, pine. Max pine. Brody, pine. The correct answer is pine.

[Steve Rinella]

Yes.

[Spencer Newharth]

Four of our.

[Max]

Brody. What a way to start.

[Brody Henderson]

I know it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Beavers tend to avoid conifers such as pines, spruces, firs and hemlocks because they have lower nutritional value and too much resin. Their preferred species include alder, aspen, apple, birch, cherry, cottonwood, poplar, and willow. Ranking lower on the list are the hardest hardwoods such as hickory, maple and oak.

[Brody Henderson]

The fact that there's a thing called the Beaver Institute is pretty.

[Spencer Newharth]

Beaver Institute. I don't think they would approve though, of what we like to do with beavers here. I think they're, they're very pro beaver to the point where they don't like trappers trapping beavers. I. I don't know that for certain. I think that's what they probably relocate.

[Max]

We're pro beaver too.

[Spencer Newharth]

We are a different way. Question 2. The topic is fishing. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Alex Frost presenting this great question. Alex is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win the list Listener question of the week, then send your question to [e-mail]. located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the Bay of Blank has the highest tides in the world.

[Sarah]

This is where I go downhill.

[Spencer Newharth]

Located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the B Blank has the highest tides in the world. Why do we think it was cherry on that last one? Randall decided to have too much flavor for him.

[Randall Williams]

I thought cherry was a harder wood than the others.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Brody Henderson]

He's just reeling from the loss last week.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah, I'm still having problems.

[Phil]

Sorry, guys. We get cell phones off the table, we're getting some fuzz.

[Randall Williams]

Oh, hell.

[Sarah]

Don't worry, Phil.

[Randall Williams]

Airplane Mode.

[Spencer Newharth]

Located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

[Brody Henderson]

Max doesn't care about at all.

[Spencer Newharth]

Has the highest tides in the world.

[Sarah]

Well, it's just. I don't have the answer yet.

[Randall Williams]

I was actually just reading about buffalo hunters making pegs for staking out their hides. And cherry was One of the woods that they like to split to make pegs. Somehow that informed my thinking.

[Brody Henderson]

Where were they getting that? Where?

[Randall Williams]

I don't know. They also a lot of times didn't know what they're talking about when they're writing something else.

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah, but I believe them.

[Spencer Newharth]

The beaver Institute, they said beavers are our partners in protecting and restoring the planet. Maybe it's choke. Our free beaver library has been crowdsourced for your benefit. From beaver basics to beaver history, information on beaver management and climate change. So I don't know what their stance is on anything.

[Randall Williams]

I think on that. I think based on that, you don't typically trap and skin your partners. Ecosystem restorations.

[Spencer Newharth]

Located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the bay of Blank has the highest tides in the world. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying fundy. Sarah says montreal, Randall Fundy, Alec, Queens, Max, Salmon, Brody, Fundy. The correct answer is fundy. The highest title range worldwide or the average title range worldwide is 3.3ft. But at the Bay of Fundy, it's 52ft. Has such extreme tides because the waves oscillate almost perfectly in sync with the lunar cycle. The inlet's funnel like shape also plays a role, creating the biggest tide swings at the back of the bay.

[Sarah]

It's pretty amazing.

[Spencer Newharth]

Two feet.

[Steve Rinella]

That's crazy.

[Giannis]

Big tide.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question three. The topic is wildlife. According to the u. S. Fish and wildlife service, this is the most widespread turtle species in North America.

[Max]

Oh.

[Spencer Newharth]

This is question three. Very quick answer from Max. He's not going to share his answer with Brody this time around.

[Steve Rinella]

No.

[Spencer Newharth]

According to the u. S. Fish and wildlife service, this is the most widespread turtle species in North America.

[Randall Williams]

Did we not have this question already?

[Spencer Newharth]

We did not. I know what you're thinking. We have not had this question.

[Sarah]

Oh. So maybe I'm thinking of that answer Spencer has.

[Phil]

Whenever anyone challenges you on the repetition of a question, has anyone ever been right? I'm pretty sure they have.

[Spencer Newharth]

No. Because I haven't repeated any questions. I go back and I check.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah, I just remember a question that made me think, I don't know that much about turtles.

[Spencer Newharth]

We can address that after this.

[Steve Rinella]

All right.

[Spencer Newharth]

According to the u. S. Fish and wildlife service, this is the most widespread turtle species in North America. Brody's still working on his answer over here.

[Max]

Do they have these turtles where you're.

[Steve Rinella]

Wondering how you know specifically?

[Giannis]

I don't know that many kinds of turtles.

[Brody Henderson]

Give us a. Give us a labrador example.

[Spencer Newharth]

Not gonna do that. Yeah, you say labrador that was your answer.

[Brody Henderson]

But dog ain't gonna cut it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Dog would know that. According to the Fish and Wildlife Service, this is green turtle species.

[Steve Rinella]

Start listing colors.

[Spencer Newharth]

America.

[Sarah]

Does this turtle have a shell? Does it live on land or water?

[Max]

Is this turtle have a hard shell?

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answer. We have Giannis.

[Giannis]

Is that a thing?

[Spencer Newharth]

Says painted.

[Max]

Painted. The right answer readier.

[Spencer Newharth]

Alex says painted. Max says painted. Brody says soft shell. And he crossed out painted.

[Randall Williams]

I crossed that box.

[Spencer Newharth]

The correct answer is painted turtles. All three. I'm not a heavy hitters.

[Steve Rinella]

I have one once.

[Spencer Newharth]

Painted turtles are found in 45 states and eight provinces. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife service separates them into four subspecies. The western, the eastern, the southern and the midland. It's also the most common state reptile in America. That was a trivia question at our Michigan event. It was what's the most common state reptile in America? The correct answer was the painted turtle.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah, that one I believe is the. Is a ready or a turtle?

[Spencer Newharth]

A readier slider. I think that is a turtle. Yes. That's like the one in Central park in New York.

[Steve Rinella]

Sick.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 4. The topic is gear. This next great question is via Justin Robar the Menace. This Minnesota boot brand shares its name with a professional hockey team. Max and Randall already have their answer. Max the Max with a little emphasis on his writing there. This Minnesota boot brand shares its name with a professional hockey team.

[Sarah]

I can't wait for a scoreboard update. More than one.

[Spencer Newharth]

Proud of you, jabronis. Getting that painted turtle question right.

[Giannis]

Max is an official confidence boost.

[Spencer Newharth]

We've, we've, we've widened the definition to jabroni to just not be more inclusive.

[Sarah]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Not one of the heavy hitters.

[Sarah]

There's like five or less wins.

[Spencer Newharth]

Sure.

[Sarah]

Or 10, maybe.

[Spencer Newharth]

Sure. There you go.

[Giannis]

10'S a lot of wins.

[Sarah]

10 is a lot of wins. One's a lot of win.

[Spencer Newharth]

This Minnesota boot brand shares its name with a professional.

[Steve Rinella]

I better get this one hometown.

[Randall Williams]

Let's quit talking.

[Steve Rinella]

Let's quit talking.

[Sarah]

What?

[Randall Williams]

Giving out a lot of hints.

[Brody Henderson]

What kind of boots?

[Giannis]

A pretty big hand, but.

[Spencer Newharth]

Sarah, do you have this one right?

[Giannis]

I think so.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Giannis]

It's a profession. I have a professional hockey team that also makes boots on my board, so.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. Randall, do you have this one right?

[Randall Williams]

Yes.

[Steve Rinella]

No hesitation.

[Spencer Newharth]

You don't, you don't like the small talk that's happening?

[Randall Williams]

I don't like. I feel like we're giving out a lot of time for what should be a no brainer.

[Spencer Newharth]

Either Yanni has now joined them. Yanni, do you like your answer?

[Steve Rinella]

Answer very much.

[Sarah]

Okay. Why don't you ask me if I like your answer?

[Spencer Newharth]

I'll ask you, Max, do you like Brody's answer?

[Sarah]

No.

[Spencer Newharth]

No. This Minnesota brand shares its name with a professional hockey team.

[Sarah]

When Spencer asks you that, I don't change my answer after the fact. I just roll with it.

[Randall Williams]

Be honest. Do you know where Alex from?

[Max]

Yeah, maybe.

[Giannis]

I have a General Geographic.

[Spencer Newharth]

I did not know that this was your hometown.

[Randall Williams]

He didn't totally give it away.

[Max]

I didn't know that either, actually, now.

[Randall Williams]

That I think about it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Go ahead.

[Steve Rinella]

I'm not saying anything.

[Spencer Newharth]

We have Yanni and Sarah and Randall and Alec and Max saying Red Wing. Brody says Bruins. The correct answer is Red Wing.

[Randall Williams]

No.

[Steve Rinella]

Minnesota.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah, as soon as I started asking about this. Wait a second. You lying?

[Spencer Newharth]

The Red Wing Boot Company is named after Red Wing Minnesota, which is where the brand is headquartered. The Detroit Red Wings are named after one of the team investors, childhood teams, the Winged Wheelers. The team was formerly known as the Cougars and the Falcons.

[Brody Henderson]

Max just claimed victory already.

[Steve Rinella]

No. No.

[Spencer Newharth]

Did he?

[Steve Rinella]

I did not.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 5. The topic is cooking. According to the New England Aquarium, one in two million lobsters are this color. Wow. Five players. Very quick to answer. Yanni is just observing. According to the New England Aquarium, one in two million lobsters are this color. Five confident players now. Giannis is joining them.

[Randall Williams]

I don't know that I'm confident.

[Max]

Yeah, okay. I'm not.

[Spencer Newharth]

Five players.

[Randall Williams]

One out of every two million lobsters.

[Spencer Newharth]

Very.

[Randall Williams]

How should I be aware of this? Sounds rather uncommon.

[Spencer Newharth]

According to the new aquarium, 1 in 2 million lobsters are this color. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Yannisang, white. Sarah says blue. Randall says white.

[Max]

Alec, white's not even a color.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody, say blue. The correct answer is blue. Four of our players got that one right. Fishermen believe that catching a blue lobster is a sign of good luck. The unique coloring is due to an overabundance of a certain protein that turns the red pigments blue. Blue lobsters have sold for prices between 500 and a thousand dollars.

[Brody Henderson]

Do they turn red when you cook them?

[Spencer Newharth]

I don't know about that. I don't think so.

[Steve Rinella]

Does that apply to crayfish, too?

[Spencer Newharth]

Probably not. Crazy Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update. Very eager.

[Sarah]

Give it to me.

[Phil]

Well, in last place with two points, we have Dr. Randall Williams.

[Randall Williams]

Clearly, there's something wrong with this game.

[Max]

Randall, you might consider cutting that T shirt up.

[Phil]

Bad luck two games in a row now.

[Randall Williams]

17 on it plus plus shipping and.

[Giannis]

Hand not baby Billy's Bible. Bonkers.

[Phil]

Giannis, Sarah and Brody have three points and tied up in first place, Jabronis, Alec and Max with four.

[Spencer Newharth]

Let's go guys.

[Brody Henderson]

I'd like to think they could keep it up, but I just don't. Question six for you Max and you two out.

[Spencer Newharth]

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[Spencer Newharth]

Question 6. The topic is conservation. This next great question is via Preston Dominique. This Republican president signed the Endangered Species act into law in 1973. Brody Randall, very confident in this one. Seems as though all of our players are quick to answer. This Republican president signed the Endangered Species act into law in 1973.

[Max]

It's not my strength here, okay? This, this falls under conservation.

[Spencer Newharth]

This is a conservation.

[Max]

My weakest.

[Phil]

That's why you weren't invited to BHA Yanni.

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah, that's right.

[Max]

And they know I'm not drinking beer. And they like to drink a lot of beer there this week.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh boy, do they.

[Max]

Are you going, Brody?

[Spencer Newharth]

No, Max wrote down the year old.

[Sarah]

Yeah, I'm trying to not.

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah, yeah. I don't.

[Steve Rinella]

I'm just.

[Brody Henderson]

I got other shit going on.

[Spencer Newharth]

This Republican president signed the Endangered Species act into law in 1973. Max wrote down an answer. He's now revisiting his answer.

[Steve Rinella]

Second thought Democrat.

[Randall Williams]

Well, if Clinton was a Democrat.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody and Alec are both watching him, putting a lot of pressure on Max.

[Brody Henderson]

He got the party.

[Giannis]

He also wasn't president in 1974.

[Randall Williams]

Oh, I know, but it's fun to think about Max. What if he was?

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, ready.

[Steve Rinella]

I'm not switching my answers.

[Spencer Newharth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis and Sarah and Randall saying Nixon. Alex's Teddy Roosevelt. Max. Ronald Reagan. Brody. Nixon. The correct answer is Richard Nixon.

[Sarah]

Yeah.

[Steve Rinella]

Now we go downhill.

[Spencer Newharth]

For very long. The landmark act had near unanimous approval by Congress. When Nixon signed the bill, he said, quote, nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.

[Brody Henderson]

Nixon. To get more credit for being a.

[Giannis]

Conservation, Clean Air and Water Act.

[Spencer Newharth]

He signed that one as well. Question 7. The topic is woodsmanship. Merriam Webster defines this six letter word as, quote, the uppermost spreading Branchy layer of a forest.

[Sarah]

I feel like we're flying through this episode.

[Giannis]

It's going quick.

[Spencer Newharth]

Are you feeling the pressure now?

[Brody Henderson]

Man threw Yan is a bone on this one.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, recent activity.

[Max]

Yes, I have been opening up the blank.

[Spencer Newharth]

Max is the only one still working on his.

[Brody Henderson]

I think you just gave Max the answer.

[Randall Williams]

I have an idea for trivia where we all just play in separate rooms.

[Spencer Newharth]

We could do Scantrons.

[Max]

Yeah, that sounds fun.

[Randall Williams]

Actually Scantrons would be great.

[Spencer Newharth]

I've heard that Scantrons are making a comeback because of all the cheating kids can do.

[Randall Williams]

Makes a ton of sense.

[Max]

I don't even know what.

[Spencer Newharth]

That's just like the thing where you fill in a bubble with a pencil.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, like when you took the sat? Yeah, yeah.

[Steve Rinella]

I don't know.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah, I haven't housed a Scantron in a long time.

[Steve Rinella]

That's why we have spell check.

[Sarah]

Yeah, we're just spell checking our answers over here.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do you have an answer, Max?

[Sarah]

I do have it, yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Again, we are on question seven. Miriam Webster defines this six letter word as the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest. Go ahead and reveal your answer. Everybody said canopy. Everybody 100. The correct answer is canopy.

[Randall Williams]

Come on, I need some tough questions so I can catch up with the.

[Brody Henderson]

Well, there's 200 percenters.

[Spencer Newharth]

This zone is also known as the over story. It serves critical functions such as rainfall, interception, light absorption, nutrient cycling and gas exchange. It also provides habitat for squirrels, bats, raccoons, owls, sloths, frogs, lemurs, parrots and more. Yanni, you're opening up the canopy in Wisconsin, huh?

[Brody Henderson]

Cutting back on that sloth population.

[Randall Williams]

Lemurs?

[Spencer Newharth]

What's that going to benefit for you?

[Max]

Well, instead of the sunlight hitting the canopy, it will now hit the forest floor, allowing everything that's in that seed bank to flourish.

[Spencer Newharth]

There you go.

[Max]

And actually I just got a report. My boys from the Bow and Jacob, they're helping me there from the U.S. fish and Wildlife Service. They were there walking it last week getting prepping. They needed to see what was going on so they could tell me what herbicide I need to show up with next week. And they said there are very few non natives.

[Sarah]

Very nice.

[Spencer Newharth]

That would have been a different report a few years ago. Before you started this project or.

[Max]

No, no, I think it would have been the same. But it's just, you know, no one knows, you know, until you do the cut and things start popping.

[Sarah]

Until you get a good.

[Steve Rinella]

A good buck.

[Max]

Oh yeah, someone gets a good buck out of there.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 8. The topic is cooking. Breadcrumbs, milk powder, and soy meal are examples of this type of ingredient which is added to sausage to make the meat stick together. Sarah, Brody, Randall all have their answers already. Bread crumbs, milk powder, and soy meal are examples of this type of ingredient which is added to sausage to make the meat stick together. Brody, did you like Max's answer?

[Brody Henderson]

I did.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Brody Henderson]

Max is really on top of it today, you know, and with that hint that Giannis gave him, it's.

[Steve Rinella]

He's got a chance.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yanni has a blank whiteboard for this one. Maybe you need to give him a hint here.

[Randall Williams]

Max, how about we not do any of this? Let's just get engaged.

[Phil]

I will say, as the points stand right now, this is probably the tightest game of trivia we've ever.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, I love it. Let's keep it going, okay?

[Max]

Randall's not having fun.

[Spencer Newharth]

Breadcrumbs, milk powder, and soy meal are examples.

[Giannis]

Over there. Max.

[Spencer Newharth]

Which is added to sausage to make the meat stick together. Yanni still has a blank whiteboard. Alec, do you have this one right?

[Steve Rinella]

I. I don't know.

[Spencer Newharth]

Maybe.

[Steve Rinella]

Okay. I don't know.

[Brody Henderson]

Hey, bro, I need to do big sausage.

[Randall Williams]

Brody, let me see what you got. Brody, let me see what you got. No, Max, let me see what you got.

[Brody Henderson]

Don't let him see.

[Sarah]

No, Randall.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, wow.

[Sarah]

All right.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do you two agree?

[Brody Henderson]

Max and I have a thing. Okay.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Randall Williams]

I just thought we could all gang up on Giannis.

[Brody Henderson]

I see your answer, so I don't.

[Randall Williams]

Feel as bad about my performance.

[Giannis]

Does that involve us throwing some questions so you can get level ground?

[Steve Rinella]

I don't know if that's gonna happen.

[Spencer Newharth]

Stumbling on question eight. Breadcrumbs, milk powder, and soy meal are examples of this type of ingredient which is added to sausage to make the meat stick together. Is everybody ready?

[Steve Rinella]

So. Good.

[Spencer Newharth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Yanis Sang, Bonding agent. Sarah says binding Randall. Binding Agent. Alec Binder, Max Binder, Brody Binder. The correct answer is binder. We'll give it to binding agent. I don't think we're gonna give it to Bonding agent.

[Sarah]

Close.

[Spencer Newharth]

People don't call it bonders. They do call it binders.

[Brody Henderson]

I don't know. Binding, bonding. It's kind of close.

[Sarah]

Tomato, tomato.

[Max]

Spelling usually doesn't matter. It's a difference.

[Spencer Newharth]

Besides getting the meat to bind to the fat, binders also prevent shrinkage and help with moisture retention. Without a binder, cased sausages are more likely to crumble when opened. Other than breadcrumbs milk powder and soy meal. Commonly used binders include cornstarch, cornmeal, oatmeal, carrot fiber, rice and eggs.

[Brody Henderson]

I feel like you really only need to add that stuff if there's not enough fat in there.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do you use a binder?

[Sarah]

I've used a binder sometimes, like when I'm making burgers sometimes.

[Giannis]

They're pretty essential for meatballs.

[Max]

Yeah, sometimes I like to get that meat to bond together so it doesn't crumble apart using a binder.

[Brody Henderson]

What's your favorite? Bonding.

[Phil]

James?

[Spencer Newharth]

Bill, we have two questions left. I'm excited.

[Max]

One letter off.

[Spencer Newharth]

Off.

[Randall Williams]

Who even knows what the score is anymore?

[Max]

That's a tight game there.

[Phil]

At question after question eight, everyone is still in the game. Giannis and Randall have five points. Sarah, Alec, Max and Brody are tied for first with six points.

[Brody Henderson]

We need to find out there's ever been a game where everyone's been in it this late.

[Randall Williams]

I doubt it.

[Spencer Newharth]

I don't think it's happened.

[Max]

I don't think.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 9. The topic is hunting. This next great question is via Produce. Ducks Unlimited refers to these as, quote, decoys that imitate species you don't intend to shoot but are often found hanging around waterfowl.

[Brody Henderson]

I got that one before Max. Max calls himself a duck hunter.

[Spencer Newharth]

He doesn't have an answer yet. Neither does Randall. Ducks Unlimited refers to these as decoys that imitate species you don't intend to shoot, but are often found hanging around waterfowl. Sarah, do you have this one right?

[Giannis]

Highly doubt it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Giannis]

Never even pointed a shotgun at a dog.

[Spencer Newharth]

Randall, do you have this one right?

[Randall Williams]

No.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. How about you, Alec?

[Brody Henderson]

Randall's not even in it, so we don't need to worry.

[Spencer Newharth]

He won't be if he gets this wrong.

[Randall Williams]

He's drawing pictures.

[Max]

Randall's making a joke over there. I can tell.

[Spencer Newharth]

Dogs Unlimited refers to these as decoys that imitate species you don't intend to shoot, but are often found hanging around waterfowl.

[Steve Rinella]

I think you're wrong.

[Randall Williams]

I think.

[Sarah]

Just kidding.

[Randall Williams]

This is how you play trivia.

[Sarah]

I think we're ready.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Yanni saying confidence. Sarah, turn your answer around, Sarah. What's that say, buddy? Decoys. Randall says decoy decoys. Alec and Max and Brody say confidence decoys. The correct answer is confidence decoy.

[Randall Williams]

Wow.

[Spencer Newharth]

Confidence decoys are meant to add realism to spreads and make waterfowl feel safer about landing. Examples of confidence decoys include swans, coots, herons, seagulls, crows, cranes and ducks. When you're goose hunting or geese. When you're duck hunting, you use a Max.

[Sarah]

When I was growing up, I was a big proponent of like blue heron decoys or a swan decoy, but now I don't. I wish there's some truth to it for sure.

[Spencer Newharth]

I wish other hunters would start using confidence equals. Like, imagine a turkey hunter who put a deer decoy.

[Steve Rinella]

Wow.

[Sarah]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Or like a deer hunter who had a turkey decoy out there strutting around. I'd like that. Here's the correct answer review so far. One was pine tree. Two, fundy. Three, painted turtle. Four, red wing. Five, blue. Six, Richard Nixon. Seven, canopy. Eight, binder. Nine, confidence decoys. But let's get another scoreboard update before question 10. Tight.

[Randall Williams]

Oh, geez.

[Phil]

Unfortunately, that last question has eliminated Dr. Raymond.

[Randall Williams]

I could have never come up with the word confidence today. Everyone else, last thing on my mind.

[Spencer Newharth]

Was this a Shelby. Next was eight. It was an eight on this one.

[Max]

God.

[Phil]

Oh, we're. We're right there. Because Giannis and Sarah have six points. And tied for first are Alec, Max and Brody with seven.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 10. The topic is biology.

[Steve Rinella]

Birds.

[Spencer Newharth]

Birds. The California Department of Public health defines this 10 letter word as, quote, a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings or saliva of wild rodents.

[Max]

Oh, my gosh.

[Spencer Newharth]

Nobody.

[Phil]

These are my favorite question tens, the.

[Sarah]

Stumpers, the spelling questions.

[Spencer Newharth]

We may have a zero percenter though, based on how our room looks, you.

[Randall Williams]

Know, unrelated to this question. Okay, there are those. There are those decoys for big game hunters that are like cattle. Oh, yeah, that's a confidence.

[Spencer Newharth]

Sure.

[Randall Williams]

I thought I add a little bit of value to this podcast.

[Spencer Newharth]

2D Antelope Decoy. Yeah, sneak behind. The California Department of Public health defines this 10 letter word as a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings or saliva of wild rodents. This could be a zero percenter. Nobody looks like they even have a prayer on this one.

[Randall Williams]

No, my guess was nine letters.

[Phil]

Phil.

[Spencer Newharth]

What? Have you gotten this right?

[Phil]

Absolutely not. No, no.

[Sarah]

Can I phone a friend.

[Steve Rinella]

Who would.

[Spencer Newharth]

Know this a lot about rats?

[Sarah]

I bet Steve would.

[Spencer Newharth]

Maybe. The California Department of Public health defines this 10 letter word as a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings or saliva of wild rodents. Remind me, Phil, if nobody gets this right, who is going to overtime this week?

[Phil]

Alec, Max and Brody.

[Sarah]

Yeah, Come on. Just don't put anything down, guys.

[Randall Williams]

Oh, Brody, just.

[Steve Rinella]

Brody.

[Randall Williams]

If Brody just cut them off of the knees right now, that would be fun.

[Giannis]

Brody's counting letters, so that's probably not good for the rest of Us?

[Randall Williams]

Well, he's counting letters and then he grabbed his chin and he's puzzled.

[Spencer Newharth]

So I think he might be a letter short or too many letters. A virus that spreads through the urine, droppings or saliva of wild rodents. It is a ten letter word. A real stumper.

[Steve Rinella]

Mm, mm, mm, mm.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do our players give up?

[Randall Williams]

I've got a joke. Answer again.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, we'll see if he gets a laugh this time.

[Randall Williams]

Yeah, I got one laugh last time.

[Spencer Newharth]

Was it from you?

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah.

[Brody Henderson]

One word.

[Spencer Newharth]

One word.

[Steve Rinella]

That's where. Damn it, I know.

[Spencer Newharth]

10 letter word. A virus that spreads through the urine, droppings or saliva of wild rodents.

[Sarah]

Come on. Time's up.

[Brody Henderson]

All right, let's go to a tiebreaker.

[Spencer Newharth]

Excuse me, Yanni, do you give up?

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers.

[Dan Flores]

I got an answer.

[Spencer Newharth]

Sarah, without an answer, Randall says ratatouille. Alec, without an answer, Max says pathogen.

[Brody Henderson]

I had tularemia, hantavirus. Tried making hydrophobia work?

[Spencer Newharth]

No answer. The correct answer is hantavirus.

[Brody Henderson]

You told me it was. Well, then you got to give it to me.

[Max]

No.

[Steve Rinella]

It'S not.

[Brody Henderson]

One. Come.

[Max]

Come on.

[Spencer Newharth]

Here's that. The cdc. Hantavirus. That's one word there. Mayo Clinic. One word.

[Brody Henderson]

Let's go to a tie break.

[Steve Rinella]

This is in the news.

[Randall Williams]

Recently, like.

[Spencer Newharth]

People have become infected with hantavirus when they breathe in particles of dried rodent droppings. The virus is carried by mice, rats and voles. With about 100,000 people globally getting hantavirus each year, the states with the most cases are Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. It's believed that hantavirus is what killed Gene Hackman's wife earlier this year.

[Randall Williams]

We were just making jokes about. I always called it hantavirus.

[Spencer Newharth]

I could be wrong. I don't know that we were just.

[Randall Williams]

Making jokes about that the other week when we were staying at a cabin.

[Steve Rinella]

A lot of droppings.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody. Brody elected to go with no answer instead of just keeping.

[Sarah]

I'm sorry, Brody.

[Giannis]

That's tough.

[Sarah]

I'll let you in.

[Spencer Newharth]

We're going to overtime. Play the drop, Phil.

[Steve Rinella]

Tiebreaker. You ain't first. You're last.

[Randall Williams]

Two out of three.

[Dan Flores]

I think just cut it at if you ain't first, your last, and then like go into other stuff.

[Spencer Newharth]

That's funny.

[Dan Flores]

I never liked it. Hey, Phil. Off, man.

[Spencer Newharth]

The tie breaking topic is hunting. This will be a numerical question. Whoever is closest between Brody, Max and Alec will be declared the winner. But the other three players will play along as well. Because if somebody gets it right on the nose, media will add an extra 100 donation to the end of the game. What was the cash prize for winning the 2024 World Elk calling Championship in the professional division? What was the cash prize for winning the 2024 World Elk calling Championship in the professional division? That competition took place about 30 miles from us in Big Sky, Montana.

[Randall Williams]

So maybe it's more money than I thought.

[Spencer Newharth]

What was the cash prize for winning the 2024 World Elk calling Championship in the professional division?

[Steve Rinella]

Was.

[Spencer Newharth]

The cabin you were staying in, did it have some mouse droppings around?

[Randall Williams]

It did.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. And you said, haha, maybe one of us will get hantavirus.

[Randall Williams]

That's exactly how it went down. We kind of make that joke every time we stay at a forest service cabin.

[Spencer Newharth]

What was the cash prize for winning the 2024 World Out Calling Championship in the professional division?

[Max]

It's a good reason not to do any sweeping. You can leave there. Don't feel bad about it because you don't want to get the dust flying closest to Alec.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do you have an answer?

[Steve Rinella]

I do.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. Brody has his answer. Whiteboard is down, headphones are off. He's still thinking about that question. 10 max.

[Sarah]

Yeah, I'll just stick with it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Yanni saying $10,000. Sarah says $125,000. Randall says $75,000. Our three players left. We have Alex saying 25,000. Max saying 30,000. Brody saying 10,000.

[Steve Rinella]

More money.

[Spencer Newharth]

They'll call.

[Steve Rinella]

We got kind of in the middle here.

[Spencer Newharth]

The correct answer.

[Sarah]

Oh my goodness.

[Spencer Newharth]

It's $5,000. Making Brody the winner of $10,000 comes.

[Max]

Back and gets the victory anyway.

[Giannis]

Wow, that's a heartbreaker.

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah.

[Randall Williams]

Five grand.

[Steve Rinella]

That doesn't seem like enough.

[Randall Williams]

That barely covers your stay in Big Sky.

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

The competition is held annually by RMEF. Tony Gilbertson of Oregon was the winner defeating 10 time champion Corey Jacobson and two time champion Bo Brooks. Gilbertson was using his Tony Gilbertson signature. Phelps call in the competition. Five thousand dollar prize. Brody was the closest by doubling it for $10,000. Brody, what are you gonna do with your 500 donation this week after defeating.

[Brody Henderson]

The Meteor land Access Initiative?

[Spencer Newharth]

500 going to the meat eater. Lai. Max, is that the closest? No. You've won before, Alec. That's the closest you've come, right?

[Steve Rinella]

That is the closest.

[Spencer Newharth]

What new. How'd it feel, Alec? Is that. Was that really defeating or are you like, damn, that was nice.

[Sarah]

No, Brody deserved it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah, he did.

[Steve Rinella]

That's my.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, wow.

[Sarah]

If I would have won gracious losers, I would have gave my winning to Brody.

[Brody Henderson]

Max is a real gentleman.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, I'd like you two boys to be a little more worked up.

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah, I don't think that's gonna happen.

[Randall Williams]

You allow all this collaboration and then you're surprised when they're on good terms at the end of a game.

[Spencer Newharth]

The all time winningest player, Brody, adds victory 51 to his resume.

[Steve Rinella]

One more.

[Spencer Newharth]

Join us next week for more Meat Eater trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Steve Rinella]

Yeah, Brody. Yeah. Spencer from South Dakota, he's the host. Using those smooth, mellow tones, he lays them questions down and he likes taking those two and three year old bucks.

[Brody Henderson]

And he's an avid amateur rock hound.

[Dan Flores]

Steve Rinella here. The American west with Dan Flores is a new podcast production on the Meat Eater Podcast Network. It's hosted by author and historian Dan Flores, who happens to be mine and our own Dr. Randall's former professor. By focusing on deep time wild animals, native peoples in the west, unique environments, Flores will challenge your understanding of the American west and he will help to explain why it is the way it is today. I count Dan Flores as a friend. We do not agree on everything, but he has had a massive impact on my understanding of American history and I invite you to get challenged by him in the same way that I have. Catch the premiere of the American west with Dan flores on Tuesday, May 6th on the meat Eater Podcast Network. Subscribe to the American west with Dan Flores On Apple, Spotify, iHeart or wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to Dan and it will stretch your brain all out. And I mean that in a very good way.

[Steve Rinella]

This is an IHEART podcast.