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Ever wonder what happened to the hundreds of thousands of buffalo that used to call the eastern United States home? Or what caused the rise and fall of bobwhite quail? Backwoods University, hosted by me Lake Pickle, is the latest addition to the beargrease feed on Meat Eaters Podcast Network. Together we will seek out a deeper understanding of wildlife, wild places, and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. After all, you can't love what you don't understand. Search Beargrease on Apple, iHeart, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. And hit that follow button to enroll in Backwoods University now.
Spencer Newarth
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 Brody, Cory, Nate and Tressa. 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. Now, this episode is Brody v. Jabronis. That means it'll be the winningest meat eater trivia player of all time going up against three jabronis. Corey, Nate, Tressa, Brody, how do you feel about your chances?
Brody
Oh, pretty good, I guess.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, I guess.
Corey
You hear that? He's nervous.
Spencer Newarth
Jabronis, how do you feel about your chances?
Corey
So good.
Nate
Never better. Yeah, I was planning on beating them by myself.
Spencer Newarth
Oh, okay.
Nate
And then you assembled the super team.
Spencer Newarth
You don't need Corey and Tressa.
Nate
No, I might.
Spencer Newarth
You were discussing everyone's role in the team. Tell listeners what those roles are.
Nate
Tressa is gonna get every question that pisses off Brody, like, oh, it's a country singer, man.
Spencer Newarth
Yep.
Nate
Corey's gonna get the real in depth hunting ones like bear teeth, numbers and the like.
Spencer Newarth
And Corey and Tress also fly fishing. They got that coming.
Nate
I know, exactly. That's my. That's a big hole in my game.
Corey
Yeah, we're Brody and then you.
Spencer Newarth
What do you do for the team.
Brody
I have no idea what.
Nate
Supervise and refine.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, got it. Now, who's going to be the captain among you three? Because here's how we'll do this. I will ask the question. Brody will come up with his answer. When he's done, his answer is locked. And then you three can discuss aloud what you want your answer to be. So who's. Who's going to be the captain? Who writes down the answer for you?
Corey
My votes for Tressa.
Nate
Me too.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, Tressa, you've been elected. Brody v. Jabronis. Now for our stat of the week. This week we're looking at the last time we did Randall v. Jabronis. In that episode, it was 690. When Randall took on six jabronis, the jabronis bested him, winning by two points. Randall had six that game, while the jabronis had eight. 8.
Brody
Did you play by the same rules?
Spencer Newarth
Same rules, yep. Six was a little overwhelming though for Randall. So we. We dialed it back.
Brody
That's a lot of people.
Spencer Newarth
There was a lot of brains there. Everyone knew something. So we're going to try three today. Three of with it with some of the top playing Jabronis.
Corey
Half the number of brains.
Spencer Newarth
Were you Jabronis here when we did that? Jabronis v. Random. Okay. No, Nate. Nate's new to the game.
iHeart Podcast
I would have only gotten one.
Spencer Newarth
Now here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia related question for our crew, send it trivia the meat eater.com with the subject line IFAQ. Jeff Hilton says, hey, you forgot to do the correct answer review again.
Corey
Oh, get out of here.
Spencer Newarth
Now this is a problem. The listeners get really annoyed when I forget to do this. I get annoyed when I forget to do this. It's been a real flaw Lately I've been doing this too much. So here's what we're going to do. For every episode, I forget to do the correct answer review. I'm going to join a new conservation org. I'm currently part of five, but I'm making this punishment retroactive. So starting last week, just this morning, I joined my sixth group, American Rivers. This way, at least if I fail the listeners to do the correct answer review, there's some good that comes from that error.
Nate
The punishment fits the crime.
Spencer Newarth
There we go.
Corey
Nice.
Spencer Newarth
Now, listeners, call me out on it. Phil, you call me out on it. Players, you call me out if this. If we get to question 10. I have done the correct answer review. Sound the alarm and I will pay my Penalty. This is either going to fix the problem or I'm going to be a member of like 20 conservation orgs. By the 20 by the end of the year, we'll see what happens. All right, no Shelby index today. Excuse me? No housekeeping today. But the Shelby index 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. I need to know what I stand to win. Everything. How's that?
Nate
Just tend to win everything.
Corey
Game on, suckers.
Spencer Newarth
As a reminder, Brody will write down his answer first. That will be locked in. And then our jabronis will have a chance to discuss question one. The topic is conservation, and this will be multiple choice. Which of these agencies employs the most people? Is it U.S. forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, or Bureau of Reclamation? Which of these agencies employs the most people? Is it the forest Service, blm, Park Service, or Bureau of Reclamation? Brody now going to his whiteboard, keeping it a secret from the jabronis. Nate has wrote down an answer. Brody, how do you feel about your answer?
Corey
Where your head's at?
Nate
I think we kind of.
Tressa
Shut up.
Brody
I think that's a tough question.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, again, your four choices. U.S. forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Rec. Brody's answer locked in.
Brody
Was this stat pre doge cuts or post doge cuts?
Spencer Newarth
This. This was as of 2025, so I don't know if it was pre or post doge cuts. All right, Brody's answer is locked in. Jabronis, you discuss. Now, what do you think the correct answer is?
Nate
Well, I think we should talk about our methodology. Like, I don't want to influence your answer, but that's the whole point.
Spencer Newarth
Off the rip.
Nate
Off the rip, dude.
Corey
Yeah, as a Montana we just. Just thinking how much national forest we have.
Nate
This is where I'm at.
iHeart Podcast
These are my two guesses.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, so we really. Corey. Corey, what do you think it is?
Corey
I think it's a forest service.
Spencer Newarth
And Nate, he put one park service, two forest service. Tressa put down her two as the forest service as two, and the park service as well.
Corey
Like the park service have their own like trail crew.
Nate
See, I don't. That's. I'm an east coast boy, so I just think of parks. I don't think of the giant forest out there.
Spencer Newarth
Again, the four choices. U. S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation. Which of those agencies employs the most people?
Nate
What do you think?
Brody
I got a lot of questions.
Corey
Could Be BLM too.
iHeart Podcast
Does the national park?
Brody
Like, do contracted employees count housing in it?
Corey
Well, yeah. Like, there's Mammoth, Wyoming. There's a bunch of federal. Like there's like the lawyers and judges and Jabronis.
Spencer Newarth
We're gonna need you to park an ants.
Corey
We're neater ladies.
iHeart Podcast
Yeah.
Nate
I say flip a coin, dude.
Spencer Newarth
Oh, wow. Flip a coin. Who carries those around anymore?
Nate
Got one right here, dude.
Spencer Newarth
Oh, he found a coin. Okay, tell us what's what here.
Nate
Is this what we want to go with, Captain?
iHeart Podcast
Okay. Oh, I'm the captain. Oh, I don't know.
Spencer Newarth
Wow, Tressa. A lot of pressure.
Corey
I don't like that we're putting this to chance.
Nate
Most of my big decisions use some.
Brody
Kind of reason here.
Corey
Yeah, we got six halves of brains.
Tressa
That's not how we do things.
Spencer Newarth
Jabronis, what are we thinking?
Corey
Brody, what are you thinking? He's thinking this.
Spencer Newarth
This is easy.
Nate
He gets. He's got one.
Spencer Newarth
That's not even one of these four choices. Forest Service, blm. Park Service, Bureau of Rec.
Nate
All right, Tressa.
Spencer Newarth
Tressa, what are we going with?
Corey
I think we should go with our guts.
Nate
Which is?
Corey
Which was.
Spencer Newarth
I don't think.
Nate
Okay.
Corey
National Park.
Nate
Do U.S. forest Service. But she's got one and two. She got us.
Corey
Oh, wait, you got a two and one. Oh, so you think too then. Let's go for it then. I could blame you. They are settling based on my history.
Spencer Newarth
Their answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the jabronis saying the National Park Service. Brody says the Bureau of Land Management. That could be the correct answer. Is the U.S. forest Service. Nobody got it right. Corey didn't lobby hard enough. There are 35,000 Forest Service employees, 20,000 National Park Service employees, 10,000 Bureau of Land Management employees, and 5,000 Bureau of Reclamation employees. The National Park Service heavily relies on volunteers, of which there are138,000 of.
Nate
We were closer than Brody.
Spencer Newarth
Yeah. So it's forest service at 35,000. Park service at 20,000. Question two. The topic is fishing. This next great question is via Ryan Lilly. Paddling magazine defines this four letter word as, quote, the cross beam in the boat's center connecting the starboard and port sides.
Brody
How many letters?
Spencer Newarth
Four letter. Paddling magazine defines this four letter word as the cross beam in the boat's center connecting the starboard and port sides.
Nate
I have a different one, but I like that. I like yours better.
Corey
Here's the picture I drew.
Spencer Newarth
So Corey has a four letter answer and Nate has a four letter answer. We're set up for another argument on question two?
Corey
Yeah, I got. We'll wait.
Spencer Newarth
Obviously maybe we got too big of jabronis in the room.
Nate
That's what I'm saying. Yeah.
Spencer Newarth
Alpha jabronis. Brody is still thinking for the four letter word. Four letter word? The cross beam in the boat's center.
Nate
I think you're right.
Spencer Newarth
The starboard and port sides.
Nate
Yeah, I think you're right.
Corey
I think so. Yeah.
iHeart Podcast
What'd you put?
Corey
I drew a picture and it turned out very provocative.
iHeart Podcast
I think it's that one.
Spencer Newarth
Well, did you see what you show the camera?
iHeart Podcast
Yeah.
Spencer Newarth
Let's see what your picture is.
iHeart Podcast
I've never heard of that word. I got my sailing license in Greece.
Spencer Newarth
Oh, wow. A sailing license in Greece.
Tressa
It's a new Tressa tribute. Some Tressa lore.
Spencer Newarth
Tell us about that.
iHeart Podcast
Oh, I studied abroad in Greece and we had sailing every morning at 6am on the Mediterranean Sea.
Nate
That is so cool.
iHeart Podcast
Beautiful.
Spencer Newarth
What does that sailing license get you?
iHeart Podcast
I can be a skipper.
Spencer Newarth
Oh, okay.
iHeart Podcast
I can trust myself now. Yeah, that's great.
Spencer Newarth
Paddling magazine defines this four letter word. Cross beam in the boat center connecting these.
Brody
Oh, you gotta wait for me.
Nate
But if.
Brody
See, this is the problem. When I gotta think for a long.
Spencer Newarth
Time, they're also thinking. They're just not arguing yet. So they're thinking as well.
Nate
If I got like my captain's license in like Somalia, would I be good?
iHeart Podcast
I think it depends on like the certification, the accreditation.
Nate
They probably only accredit pirates.
Spencer Newarth
You'd have an international boat. You'd have fishing guide. Corey. Okay, Brody has locked in his answer. All right, Nate, what do you have down?
Corey
I got hole.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, and Corey, what do you have down?
Corey
I put keel.
Nate
I think it's keel.
Spencer Newarth
Tressa, Skipper. Tressa. Any input?
Brody
I don't think either of those are right.
iHeart Podcast
I've never heard of teal. I don't know, but I have no idea what the answer is.
Nate
I was thinking transom, but that's a lot of letters.
Spencer Newarth
Four letter word bow.
Nate
That's three.
Corey
Boat's hole is down there.
Spencer Newarth
This could be another zero percenter. Brody doesn't like his answer. Our Jabronis are in disagreement.
Corey
I can't tell if Spencer's giving us anything.
Tressa
Yeah, you lead the witness here. What are you doing?
Nate
I know, dude. What do you think, Tressa? Tiebreaker.
iHeart Podcast
Oh, that didn't go well last time. I've never heard of that word. That wouldn't trust me again.
Spencer Newarth
Corey says keel, Nate says hall, which he has crossed out.
Nate
I prefer keel.
iHeart Podcast
Yeah, you cross that Out. So we'll go with Corey's.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the jabroni saying keel and Brody says spar. The correct answer is yoke. Nobody got that one right.
Nate
How's it feel?
Spencer Newarth
Brody for two.
Nate
Welcome.
Spencer Newarth
The yolk. Does that sound familiar now? A yolk. Yeah, Y. Okay. The yolk provides structure to a canoe and is also used during portage. According to rei, the ideal yolk is padded and has some contour that makes it easy to rest on your shoulders. The yolk. Question 3. Let's see if we can get this one right. The topic is nature. This 2017 hurricane which caused catastrophic flooding in Texas is the second costliest hurricane in American history.
Brody
I don't know how you can keep track all these hurricanes.
Corey
No kidding.
Brody
I just don't.
Spencer Newarth
Well, it was the second costliest hurricane in American history, so maybe just remember two of them and you'd know this one. This 2017 hurricane which caused catastrophic flooding in Texas is the second costliest hurricane in American history.
Nate
Could you give us the letter?
Spencer Newarth
Not giving you any hints, it seemed.
Corey
Like you were pretty confident a second.
Nate
Ago I started writing down hurricanes.
Spencer Newarth
Brody, is your answer locked in?
Brody
Yeah, I mean, I have no idea.
Spencer Newarth
Jabronis, you can now discuss what you think it is.
Corey
Yeah, it's not Katrina because that was. That was New Orleans.
Nate
Yeah.
Corey
I mean it probably affected Texas.
Nate
Yeah, it's not. It was like earlier.
Corey
Oh, look at you two. Got the same. That's a great guess. I remember my brother in law went down to Houston to try and help.
Nate
Out with hurricane Helene.
Corey
Couldn't tell you the name. Sounds good though.
Nate
That's my best guess.
iHeart Podcast
We both had it.
Corey
Yeah, I know, it's great to be know.
Spencer Newarth
Jabroni's locking in with Helene. All right, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the Jabroni saying Helene and Brody says Irene.
Nate
I thought that was New York.
Spencer Newarth
The correct answer is Hurricane Harvey. We are oh for three. This has never happened before. Based on 2024 adjusted costs, Hurricane Harvey caused 160 billion in damage, which is second only to Katrina at 201 billion. Harvey is followed by 2022's Hurricane Iron. Did I put that? That must be wrong. Ian at 119 billion. 2017's Hurricane Maria at 115 billion. In 2012's Hurricane Sandy at 89 billion.
Nate
Sandy was the other one I was thinking of.
Corey
That was up in New York, New Jersey.
Spencer Newarth
Question four. Let's try cooking. Hey. This two word Spanish term roughly translates to grilled meat. Brody looks confident. For the first time this game, this two word Spanish term roughly translates to quote, grilled meat. All right, jabronis. Brody's answer is locked in. What do you think it is?
Nate
I mean, yeah, I know it's one word. It's just what came to mind. I don't know.
Spencer Newarth
I wrote it down to clarify that last one. It was Hurricane ian. That was third place at 119 billion from 2022.
Nate
I think it's gotta be that.
Corey
I'm pretty sure.
Spencer Newarth
What are you deciding between jabronis, carne asada and barbacoat?
Nate
No, carne asada.
Corey
Carne asada.
Nate
Yeah.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, locked in. Por favor, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the jabroni saying carne asada and Brody saying carne asada. They got it. The correct answer is carne asada. Carne asada is typically made with skirt steak or flank steak, but any cut of meat can be used. It's usually marinated and then charred over a very hot grill. For a deer inspired version, check out Maggie Hudlow's recipe on the meat eater.com called venison carne asada. Question 5. The topic is cooking. This next great question is via Kyle Schwalbe.
Tressa
You mean hunting?
Spencer Newarth
I think you said hunting. I'm sorry. The topic is hunting for question 5. Primary Arms defines this word as, quote, an optical phenomenon in which an object appears to shift in position when viewed from different angles. Primary arms defines this word as an optical phenomenon in which an object appears to shift in position.
Nate
I got your back.
iHeart Podcast
Don't worry.
Spencer Newarth
Viewed from different angles. All right, Brody has locked in his answer. He looks like he knows it. And now Nate has shown his board to Tressa. Tressa wrote down illusion. Nate wrote down parallax. What are we going with? Jabronis.
Nate
It's the only optical issue thing I know of.
Corey
Agreed?
iHeart Podcast
Yep.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the jabronis and Brody saying parallax. They got it. The correct answer is parallax. The spelling on that is P A R A L L A X. I.
Brody
Got the spelling right there.
Nate
You wrote an e over there, dude. You said parallax.
Spencer Newarth
Parallax. When you move your eyes or head position while looking through a scope at a target. When not accounted for, it can create missed shots to see what to see what it can mean for accuracy. Go watch our video on the meat eater clips YouTube channel called Does Parallax Adjustment Matter? All right, Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia of jabroni B. Brody, give us A scoreboard update.
Tressa
Well, it's a close game. We can say that about it. We got Brody with two points and the jabronis with two points.
Spencer Newarth
They're on the same path right now. Started 0 for 3 and then got the next two right. Ugh.
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Spencer Newarth
Question six. The topic is wildlife. Who runs the website all about birds.org? brody confident again. Who runs the website all about birds.org? brodY has put his wife down. He's locked in his answer. All right, Jabronis, discuss what you think it could be.
Brody
I can't change mine.
Spencer Newarth
Oh, well, we. They haven't said anything yet. You. Could you. Could we give you another minute? Yeah, they haven't said anything yet. Who runs the website all about birds.org?
Nate
Oh, I don't know, dude.
Spencer Newarth
We'll give you a chance here, Brody.
Brody
No, no, I wrote it down. Let's keep it.
Spencer Newarth
Okay. Brody's gonna stick with his answer, even though he's having second thoughts. I'm having big jabronis. What do you think it could be?
Corey
See, I said the Audubon Society smelled incorrectly.
Nate
Cornell.
Corey
Now, Cornell isn't that. They do that.
Nate
They do the Merlin thing.
Corey
Think it's the same thing.
Nate
I don't know, dude.
Spencer Newarth
Who runs a website?
Corey
I mean, it's about pretty amazing people over there.
Nate
It's a dot org, which I think both of our little All About Birds.
Corey
Oh, it's one of these two.
Spencer Newarth
Again, this is question Six. Skipper. Tressa may have to be the tiebreaker. Here we have Nate saying, corey, you're literally a captain.
Nate
We're calling you.
Spencer Newarth
That saying audible.
iHeart Podcast
I think. No, captain's a much higher.
Nate
Oh, really?
Spencer Newarth
Yeah.
Nate
Oh, my dad would be disappointed. He's in the Navy.
Spencer Newarth
Bronies are not very passionate, though, about their answers.
iHeart Podcast
Well, I have zero idea.
Nate
Dude, it's a coin toss.
Corey
Your answer. I don't like mine.
Nate
It's coin toss.
Brody
Dude, at some point, you guys gotta stand up and we gotta flip a coin.
Corey
Don't flip a coin.
Nate
I just want to flip a coin.
Spencer Newarth
Before we could pause the show and you two could wrestle over it.
Tressa
Oh, we would not pause that. Cameras would be rolling.
Corey
We'd break a lot of stuff.
Nate
Dude, I haven't. I haven't wrestled someone in too many months. Too many months, man.
Corey
All About Birds.
Spencer Newarth
Who runs the website all about birds.org?
iHeart Podcast
Did you. Have you seen the movie the Big Year?
Spencer Newarth
Not that.
Nate
When they go find a bunch of birds.
iHeart Podcast
Yeah, it's really good. I just watched it.
Nate
The door, Clooney.
Tressa
It's like. It's like Jack Black, Steven Martin, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson.
Nate
That's a great cast.
Tressa
I've never seen it. It looks charming.
Nate
Dude, I don't know. You just gotta pick one, Skipper.
Spencer Newarth
Tressa, what are you gonna go with? Oh.
iHeart Podcast
Use the coin.
Nate
Oh, that's what I'm talking about.
Brody
She's determined.
Nate
What do you want? You want heads? Yeah. It's tails. Okay, Cornell.
Spencer Newarth
Tails means they're going with Nate's.
Corey
Brody just fist bump. Fist pumped the air.
Brody
No, no, no. Like, he's just excited. Which one do they go with?
Spencer Newarth
They. They said they're going with Nate's. Nate's was tails, right?
Nate
Yep.
iHeart Podcast
Okay.
Spencer Newarth
Okay.
Brody
I'm saying this before I flip mine. I think Corey's right.
Spencer Newarth
Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the Brony is going with Cornell and Brody going with Cornell.
Corey
Come on. Coin.
Spencer Newarth
The correct answer is the Cornell. Let's go. Got it. Right.
Lake Pickle
Thank you.
Nate
I told you, Ham Lincoln, most of my best decisions.
Spencer Newarth
All About Birds.org is an online guide to birds and bird watching. And often one of the first results when you Google a type. Cornell Lab is also who owns the Merlin bird app that can ID birds by their sound?
Nate
Love those guys.
Spencer Newarth
Question 7. The topic is hunting what six letter insect in maggot form is sometimes found in the navel passage of deer. Oh, everyone's confident in this one. Brody's answer's locked in.
Tressa
If you never.
Brody
If you've never Seen this cutting a deer open. It is disgusting.
Corey
Never have.
Brody
Oh man.
Spencer Newarth
Dude, there's nothing like videos form is sometimes found in the naval passage of deer. We have Corey and Nate in agreement this time on bot fly. Go ahead and reveal your answers. The jabronis and Brody say bot fly. They got it. The correct answer is bot fly. Have you seen this in person?
Brody
Well, on one mule deer buck.
Nate
One.
Brody
Only one. They see him all the time down Mexico. And those coos deer but one. And this was in like November. And they're way. I was cutting the thing's head off. They're way down in its throat. Big squirmy ass.
Spencer Newarth
Oh, what state were you in?
Brody
Colorado. The only time I've ever seen it.
Spencer Newarth
Bot flies will spray eggs onto a deer's face. The deer will then transfer the eggs to their nasal passage by licking their nose. The flies stay there and grow into large maggots until they fall out and finish maturing on the ground. Biologists say bot flies are harmless to deer and do not affect the venison. I've never seen it in person, but it looks wildly uncomfortable. Oh yeah, those things. Yeah, like you, you'd think that the deer, it's not going to make them dead, but they'd want to be dead. Just feeling those.
Brody
Imagine having those things squirming around your throat, your nose all day long. Oh my God.
Nate
You think that's worse? Or the parasite that replaces the tongue.
Spencer Newarth
Oh, that one on fish.
Brody
Yeah, I don't think fish give a shit about those things. I don't.
Spencer Newarth
Yeah, they barely have a brain.
Corey
Yeah, they don't have eyelashes.
Spencer Newarth
Question 8. The topic is conservation. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Austin White for sending this great question. Austin is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win the listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia atthe meat eater.com. all right, this is an audio question. Phil is going to play you Smokey Bears catchphrase that was used in public Service announcements from 2008 to 2023. You need to tell me who the Oscar nominated actor is that's voicing Smokey. Take it away, Phil.
Corey
Good work.
Spencer Newarth
Only you can prevent wildfires. Oh, oh, okay. Give it to us a few more times there, Phil. And give everyone a good chance to soak that in.
Nate
Yep, yep, that's it.
Corey
Now is that our ex colleague Austin White, do you know?
Spencer Newarth
I don't know. Not sure.
Nate
Oh, he's cracking, dude.
Spencer Newarth
Oh no. Can prevent Wildfire.
Nate
I bet he can see his face, but he can't remember his name.
Corey
That's him.
Brody
I got an answer written down. I was just double checking.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, Brody has his answer locked in Nate and Corey. What do you think it is?
Corey
Sam Elliott.
Nate
Yep.
Spencer Newarth
They are going with Sam Elliott one more time.
Brody
Oh, you guys weren't done yet?
Corey
Well, there's a process.
Spencer Newarth
The Jabronis and Brody say Sam Elliott. They got it. The correct answer is Sam Elliott. Was that almost not going to come to you, Brody?
Brody
No. No. I knew it. But I just want to listen one more time.
Spencer Newarth
For 15 years, Sam Elliott delivered Smokey's famous line in forest service commercials, only you can prevent wildfires. Coincidentally, he was born the same day that Smokey was created. Others who have voiced Smokey include Stephen Colbert, Jeff Foxworthy, Betty White, and Al Roker.
Brody
I think Sam's the best choice out of those.
Nate
He's that guy. You ever watch Parks and Rec?
iHeart Podcast
No.
Spencer Newarth
That's your familiarity with Sam Elliott.
Nate
Yeah.
Spencer Newarth
What did he do in Parks and Rec?
Nate
He was like the antithesis to Ron Swanson.
Tressa
Yeah, he was. He worked for, like, a neighboring cities.
Nate
Parks and rec department, like the nice part.
Brody
Been around a long time. And his best role ever is as Patrick Swayze's sidekick in the original Roadhouse.
Corey
No way, man.
Spencer Newarth
The Big Lebowski. Phil, what do you. What's your.
Tressa
I mean, my, my. My. My first is. Is the Big Lebowski. That's what I think of first. But he was also really good. I mean, for a recent role in the. In Bradley Cooper Star is Born movie.
Spencer Newarth
That's what he got his Oscar nomination for. He did not win. It was for supporting actor. All right, Phil, we got two questions left. Give us a scoreboard update.
Nate
Oh, man.
Tressa
Brody and the Jabronis have all gotten the same questions right and the same questions wrong.
Spencer Newarth
Amazing.
Tressa
So they are tied up still, but now they have five points a piece.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, two questions left.
Corey
This is way more fun without Randall.
Nate
Yeah, dude. Question. Germany.
Spencer Newarth
Right. The topic is fishing. This next great question is via Joe Chadic. This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River. This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River. Brody looks stumped. Nar bronies look stumped.
Nate
I got an answer.
Spencer Newarth
Good.
Nate
But it's just.
Spencer Newarth
Now you come up with an answer. Cory, so you guys can fight.
Nate
No, no, you got.
Corey
I'm not great in the South Arkansas.
Spencer Newarth
Well, this river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas.
iHeart Podcast
River.
Spencer Newarth
Our four players did not look optimistic. Anybody in here ever been on the Arkansas River? I'm sure Brody has. Yeah.
Brody
The upper part of it.
Spencer Newarth
Looking for its longest tributary, which is named after a country. Corey is looking at a map in his head. Nate wrote down an answer immediately and has not revised it, so he must like what he has.
Nate
I'm just thinking through all the countries and seeing if it kind of flows off my tongue.
Corey
Okay, Nate.
Spencer Newarth
Probably the most well traveled. Yeah. Player here today. How many countries you been in, you think? Oh, 20.
Nate
Probably close. No less.
Spencer Newarth
Higher or lower?
Nate
Lower. Like 15, probably.
Spencer Newarth
This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River. And this is question nine.
Nate
But world traveler Tressa, boat captain extraordinaire.
Corey
Boat skipper, Grecian skipper.
Spencer Newarth
You got more or less countries in 20, Tressa.
iHeart Podcast
Probably between 15 and 20.
Nate
I was. So when I. I had to get rid of my official passport and all my stamps. Gone.
Spencer Newarth
You had to get rid of it?
Nate
Yeah. Like, when you're out, you're like you.
Spencer Newarth
Brody looks stumped. He has his whiteboard pressed against his temple.
Corey
It's more a geography question. There are fish in the arsenal calling it fishing.
Spencer Newarth
This river, which is named after a country, is the longest.
Brody
What kind of fish are in this.
Spencer Newarth
River to the Arkansas River? Not gonna give you any hints.
Corey
Good question.
Spencer Newarth
Phil had to go get himself a cord before we started recording today. What cord did you need?
Tressa
Oh, for the. The hard drive that I record the video onto.
Nate
You know, this brings up a question I've had. I feel like when. When the heavyweights, the non jabronis, are a little stumped, you give them a.
Corey
Lot more time than the rivers. I've never heard of any of these.
Nate
I don't know. It just seems to roll off.
Spencer Newarth
You just know some countries exist.
Corey
I was really hoping you were bringing it closer to home.
Nate
No, no, no, no, no, no. I just. I can't imagine, like, I don't know, the Mongolian river feeding into.
Corey
Right, right.
iHeart Podcast
That was what I was.
Nate
I don't even.
Spencer Newarth
This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary. Arkansas River.
Nate
I was going the wrong direct.
Spencer Newarth
How you feeling about your process over there?
Brody
No, not good. No, let's just go.
Spencer Newarth
Okay. He's now picking his answer. Brody's answer is locked in jabronis. What are you thinking? Oh, man.
Nate
All right, I'm thinking. I'm thinking countries, like the people they were exploring from. So just. Just say them. Say them and see what feels right.
Spencer Newarth
None of them.
Nate
We didn't say Any out loud.
Corey
Well, okay. The French river, the Spanish river, the Canadian river, the Portuguese river.
Nate
I think Canadian and Spanish sound the best out of that.
Spencer Newarth
There's a Canadian, but.
Nate
Man, that's what I got.
Spencer Newarth
This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas river.
Nate
Spencer was laughing. Like with real laughter. Like real mirth in his eyes, which makes me think none of these are right.
Spencer Newarth
It's because Brody said. Oh, wait.
Nate
Too late. Toasted gun to my head. I'd go Canadian.
Corey
That's.
Spencer Newarth
Does anybody have a gun around here?
Corey
Yeah, not too far away.
Spencer Newarth
Nate, what are your four choices again?
Nate
Canadian, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, skipper. Tressa, what do you think?
Tressa
Do we have a four sided coin we can flip?
Nate
Yeah, give me that 20 sided die.
Tressa
I don't have my bag of dice here.
Corey
French river, Germany river.
iHeart Podcast
Corey, I'll let you decide this one.
Nate
Oh, wow. Send it off to her lieutenant. Her? Bose. What? Her. What's the second in command guy?
Spencer Newarth
Skipper. Skipper.
iHeart Podcast
Skipper. I don't know.
Tressa
What does a bosun do?
Nate
Boson's mate. I don't know.
Tressa
Okay.
Spencer Newarth
All right. You brony?
Corey
I don't know. Let's go Canadian.
Nate
Yeah, dude, let's do it.
Corey
I don't think brownies either.
Brody
That's what I got.
Spencer Newarth
And it ain't saying the Canadian river. And Brody is saying the Canadian river. Oh, hey.
Nate
Makes me feel better.
Spencer Newarth
Crossed out. What'd you cross out?
Brody
I was trying. There's a Mexico, but it's a different. I was trying to think of something.
Spencer Newarth
The correct answer is the Canadian river. Okay. At 906 miles long, the Canadian river is the 13th longest river in America. It flows through Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. The French explorers who named it in 1820 thought it flowed northward into Canada. So there you go. Good. Good reason you're carrying.
Brody
I've been on the Canadian river. I have a hard time picturing it, how it's a tributary to Arkansas.
Spencer Newarth
Not only is it the longest tributary, it's the 13th longest river in the USA.
Nate
I didn't even know it was a real river.
Spencer Newarth
All right, here's a correct answer review so far. One, was U. S. Forest Service. Two, yoke. Three, Hurricane Harvey. Four, carne asada. Five, parallax. Six, Cornell Lab. Seven, bot fly. Eight, Sam Elliott nine, Canadian River. Going into question 10, we have the jabronis and Brody tied up with six points each.
Corey
Hot dog.
Spencer Newarth
Here's question 10. The topic is cooking. Tasting table declared this the worst tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname dog salmon.
Nate
Yo, this is Still a fishing question.
Spencer Newarth
Okay, Brody very quickly locked in. So now our three jabron have a chance to discuss. Tasting table declared this the worst tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname dog salmon. Go ahead, Jabronis. You can discuss aloud what you think it is, but I know it's not.
Corey
See, that's what I guess.
Nate
Was it a shooka king salmon or.
Corey
Is it a silver salmon?
Brody
Is there a c. Lot of salmon out there.
Nate
Lot of salmon.
Corey
Yeah, there is. Kokanee salmon.
iHeart Podcast
Oh, coconut.
Spencer Newarth
Tasting table declared this the worst tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname dog Cocaine. Brody was annoyed that this was too easy, and now he's amused. Yeah, that you guys are arguing.
Nate
Dude, See, this is you even. You even cloaked the fishing question in the guise of cooking.
Spencer Newarth
Tasting table declared this the worst tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname dog Salmon.
Corey
Dog salmon.
Tressa
My two boys are split on how they enjoy salmon. One of them hates it, the other one loves it. And the one that hated it asked the one who loved it, why do you like it so much? And the one who loves it says, because it tastes like salty dog food.
Nate
Wait, this salmon, there's an endorsement?
Tressa
No, just salmon in general. He was only six years old.
Spencer Newarth
Salty, dude.
Tressa
That's why he likes it.
Nate
I've had sockeye salmon from Costco. Doesn't taste as good as the other salmon. The farm raised stuff.
Lake Pickle
It's all really good.
Corey
So the weight of the worst tasting salmon is obviously relative.
Nate
See, I just got a hint though, because he's all up in arms of the socket.
Brody
Like, if you think wild sockeye salmon does not taste as good.
Nate
I didn't say sockeye salmon.
Brody
That's the only sockeye you're going to get.
Nate
Okay, well, there you go. More evidence.
Brody
I don't think that gross farm raised stuff that's like diseased and fed dog food and grown in a pen.
Spencer Newarth
That's just warm water.
Brody
Oh, so.
Spencer Newarth
So what's.
Nate
What's worse than that? What salmon's worse than that?
Brody
The farm race stops bad as it gets tasting.
Corey
I don't think this is.
Spencer Newarth
Declared this the worst tasting salmon is.
Corey
My.
Spencer Newarth
Well goes by the nickname.
Nate
I probably wouldn't put that then.
Tressa
Cory, Corey wrote down kokanee for the audio.
Spencer Newarth
Nate, what do you have wrote down there, Nate?
Nate
Dude, I just. The salmon that I know. Chinook, sakai, coke, co. You don't even have. Yeah, don't even have it on my board. See, so we know it's not Brody.
Spencer Newarth
Brody's in a good mood.
Nate
What else? What other salmon?
Tressa
The game is still Tied, Brody.
Brody
I'd like to remember.
Nate
You gotta pull your way, brother. This is your spot.
Corey
Ever since that first worm, it's all been you.
iHeart Podcast
Is it Atlantic?
Corey
See Atlantic salmon, the worst taste of.
Brody
Salmon out there goes by the different kinds of sand.
Nate
That sounds better. I mean, I know it's not chinook, sakai or kokanee, thanks to Brody.
Spencer Newarth
All right.
Brody
Is the most expensive by. Well, King. And then sakai is the most expensive.
Spencer Newarth
He's really in a good mood.
Nate
Yeah, man. Keep the conversation going.
Brody
To tell you something.
Spencer Newarth
They're narrowing in. What are we going to go with? Jabronis.
Corey
What's on top there?
Nate
Atlantic.
iHeart Podcast
I don't even know if that's.
Corey
Could be.
Nate
You said silver. I don't know what that is.
Corey
That's a nickname to one of them.
Nate
Which one?
Corey
We don't have too many of them in Montana. We have this one in Montana and there's some what Chinooks in Four Pack.
Lake Pickle
But I hear they're pretty good.
iHeart Podcast
Maybe you guys choose nose goes.
Corey
I mean, have you ever seen a male? They look like dogs.
Nate
Well, it's not that one. He said it's not on my board.
Corey
Oh, really? He did?
Nate
Yeah.
Brody
A kokanee is a landlocked version of a sockeye.
Nate
Ah, see, man, Just throwing bones left and right.
Corey
Erase this bone, man.
Spencer Newarth
He's going to tell you the answer here if we drag this out any longer.
Tressa
I don't think they're.
Brody
They could talk all day. They're not going to.
Nate
Well, I don't think it's Atlantic because he's still talking trash.
Corey
He's trying to mess us up now.
Spencer Newarth
Jabronis. We're gonna use the Atlantic.
Brody
Ocean is nasty.
Nate
Any other salmons out there?
Spencer Newarth
Any at all?
Nate
Dude.
Spencer Newarth
Hello.
Nate
Hello.
Spencer Newarth
Please. Tressa, what are you thinking?
Corey
What's your captain? Mine's Atlanta.
Nate
Skipper, please.
Spencer Newarth
Please.
iHeart Podcast
I'm gonna ride Atlantic. I don't even know if that's a.
Corey
Real kind of sandwich.
Nate
It's better than what I got.
Spencer Newarth
Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the jabroni saying Atlantic and Brody saying chum Brod. The correct answer is the chum salmon or the keta salmon or the silver bright.
iHeart Podcast
We should have said silver.
Spencer Newarth
Silver. We would, because silver is more of a. If you just said silver, that'd be what it's fair. Coho. So again, it's the chum. The keita or a silver.
Brody
That keita and silver bright is like a. One of those marketing names for a fish.
Spencer Newarth
Have you had a chump salmon before, Brody? I have what did you think of it?
Brody
It's not great.
Spencer Newarth
Okay.
Brody
But when they like. The problem with them is they're already turning. When most people catch them, they start turning before they even go into fresh water.
Spencer Newarth
Yes.
Brody
And I think when they're caught out way out in the salt, they're. They're pretty good. Like when. When they're silver.
Spencer Newarth
The dog salmon nickname is because their teeth resemble canine teeth and because it was common food for dog sled teams. Taste of Home recommends using preservation cooking on chum salmon such as smoking, canning, pickling, or salt curing. Despite the less desir meat, their row is prized for its bright color and briny flavor. All right, Brody wins with seven. Correct answer. Pulling out at the last second. Brody, what are you gonna do with your 500 donation?
Brody
Well, since there's. They're rescinding that roadless rule in national forests, which are the headwaters of a lot of rivers and you just joined American Rivers. We'll donate it to America.
Spencer Newarth
There we go. When I went to their website to join, that was one of their top priorities was I'm talking about the roll this rule and how that will affect American waterways. $500 going to them. Well done, Brody. The first to defeat a team of jabronis. And we threw some heavy hitters at you today.
Nate
Well done.
Brody
Tough guys up front.
Spencer Newarth
All right, join us next week for more meat eater trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.
Nate
That was fun.
iHeart Podcast
Good game.
Corey
Yeah, that was well done.
Brody
Yeah.
Spencer Newarth
Spencer from South Dakota, he's the host.
Brody
Using those smooth metal tones, he lays them questions down. And he likes taking those two and three year old bucks. And he's an avid amateur rock hound.
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The MeatEater Podcast Episode: Ep. 724: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXI Release Date: July 2, 2025
In Episode 724 of The MeatEater Podcast, host Spencer Newarth invites listeners into the spirited and competitive world of MeatEater Trivia, a game show format where outdoor enthusiasts test their knowledge across four verticals: hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. This particular episode features a showdown between Brody, the reigning trivia champion, and the trio of challengers known as the Jabronis—Cory, Nate, and Tressa. The stakes are high, with a $500 donation to a conservation organization of the winner's choice at play.
Spencer kickstarts the trivia session by outlining the rules and introducing the contestants:
Spencer Newarth [02:03]: "Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins."
The game comprises 10 rounds, with questions drawn from the designated verticals. The format ensures a balanced challenge, promoting both individual and team dynamics.
Topic: Employment numbers among federal agencies.
Question: Which of these agencies employs the most people? U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, or Bureau of Reclamation?
Outcome:
Correct Answer: U.S. Forest Service (35,000 employees).
Neither Brody nor the Jabronis answered correctly.
Topic: Boat anatomy.
Question: Paddling magazine defines this four-letter word as "the crossbeam in the boat's center connecting the starboard and port sides."
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Yoke.
All participants missed the correct term.
Topic: Historical hurricanes.
Question: The 2017 hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding in Texas is the second costliest in American history.
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Hurricane Harvey ($160 billion in damages).
Both Brody and the Jabronis were incorrect.
Topic: Spanish culinary terms.
Question: This two-word Spanish term roughly translates to "grilled meat."
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Carne Asada.
All participants answered correctly.
Topic: Optical phenomena in scopes.
Question: Primary Arms defines this word as "an optical phenomenon in which an object appears to shift in position when viewed from different angles."
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Parallax.
All participants were correct.
Topic: Online bird resources.
Question: Who runs the website allaboutbirds.org?
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Cornell Lab.
Correctly answered by all.
Topic: Wildlife parasites.
Question: What six-letter insect in maggot form is sometimes found in the nasal passage of deer?
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Bot Fly.
All answered correctly.
Topic: Voice acting in PSA campaigns.
Question: Who is the Oscar-nominated actor voicing Smokey in public service announcements from 2008 to 2023?
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Sam Elliott.
All participants were correct.
Topic: River tributaries.
Question: This river, named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River.
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Canadian River (906 miles).
Both Jabronis answered correctly.
Topic: Salmon varieties.
Question: Tasting Table declared this the worst-tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname "dog salmon."
Outcome:
Correct Answer: Chum Salmon (also known as Keta or Silver).
Brody was the sole correct respondent.
With this victory, Brody outscored the Jabronis, securing seven correct answers to their six. As promised, MeatEater donates $500 to American Rivers, a conservation organization focused on protecting waterways and ensuring sustainable river habitats.
Brody [40:47]: "Since there's they're rescinding that roadless rule in national forests, which are the headwaters of a lot of rivers and you just joined American Rivers. We'll donate it to America."
Humorous Banter:
Corey [05:32]: "Game on, suckers."
Competitive Spirit:
Nate [26:57]: "I've never seen a male. They look like dogs."
Host’s Good-Natured Teasing:
Spencer Newarth [21:56]: "What do you want? You want heads? Yeah. It's tails. Okay, Cornell."
Episode 724 of The MeatEater Podcast masterfully blends humor, competition, and a passion for conservation. Through the engaging format of MeatEater Trivia, listeners not only enjoy the camaraderie and competitive edge among outdoor enthusiasts but also contribute to meaningful conservation efforts. Brody's triumph highlights the importance of knowledge in preserving our natural world, embodying the podcast's core belief that understanding the outdoors enriches our lives.
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Stay tuned for future episodes of MeatEater Trivia, where your knowledge can make a difference in conservation efforts. Whether you're a seasoned outdoorsman or a curious nature lover, there's always something new to learn and appreciate.
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